meashambear wrote:

ExiledBrummie wrote:

Not just the management etc, I do wonder if some of our players are just not as good as we think they are. For example, Hain aside would you ever trust any of our batters in a tough situation? We need better quality/attitude.

Yes, I agree but that too comes down to the management as it is them that recruit & hand out the contracts. Cricket has a much smaller pool of players and clubs than football but if the coach & DOF (and therefore should know the players characters well enough)at one of the biggest clubs in the country were constantly getting hammered when in the knock out stages of competitions they would be out on their backsides. This is not good enough for Warwickshire.

Bears fans deserve better. We are a test match ground county and are always outbid on the recruitment front by the likes of Notts and Surrey.

Robinson has taken us as far as he can I'm afraid. He needs to go at the end of the season. I would also jettison Rhodes and bring in a quality middle order batsman who can captain.

That batting display was frankly embarrassing.

Was reported to be dead by Henry Olonga. Thankfully he is still alive.

Davies will be the subject of more discussion after making just 2 off 5 balls.

Mikkyk wrote:

I've not watched any of today, but looking at the scorecard they were 200-6 after 42.5 overs, and finished on 275 - how did that happen?

They certainly had three big double figure overs off Lintott, OHD and H Brookes.

Still no Country Membership option. Shame.

275 looks a bit under par.
Barnard bowled a superb spell first up. OHD looking a little laboured today, perhaps down to fatigue. H Brookes produced some absolute filth and was expensive yet again. He surely doesn't get near our best XI. Thankfully Rhodes took the last over himself and bowled nicely.
Smith was very tidy keeping and two smart run outs.

Just another 50 overs of commentator Clive Eakin's irritating sharp intakes of breath left to suffer!

Smith in for Burgess behind the stumps. Briggs for Miles.

Davies clearly divides opinion but he is a good cricketer and we should try and give him our support.

Bring Hamza back in for Davies and give Booth another go instead of Miles or H Brookes.

The ODC continues to produce tight finishes. It is such a great competition.
Barnard deserved to be on the winning side but it wasn't too be.
Of the 16.4 cohort, Davies understandably looked rusty, Bethall is such a joy to watch but is frustrating when he gets himself out, H Brookes as always too many four balls and his wickets come at a high price.
Why didn't Rhodes bowl? I'm never confident in Miles being economical. Norwell would be a game changer if we can get him on the field..Any news on him?

Match was a bit of a farce but glad we came out on top. I was surprised we didn't use a spinner after Kerrigan had success, but our seamers bowled great lines to them. I thought the umpires called a few harsh wides against OHD and Brookes.
Fingers crossed for a home semi final.

If Gary Barwell has to prepare a wicket that close to the Pershore Road side, it is obvious that Edgbaston cannot cope with this amount of cricket. What was the boundary... about 40 yards? The infield circle was so close the rope.

A debut for Tazeem Ali. Bethell and H Brookes in. Smith, Booth and Miles make way.

BosworthBear wrote:

The Povey era was pretty disastrous all round.

Marginalisation of the members, ludicrous branding of Edgbaston and creation of the awful Birmingham Bears.
Not to mention the Povey Pavilion, that concrete Citadel where the sun doesn't shine.

I don't follow the 16.4 so have no idea who is playing and who isn't. Anyone who isn't playing should be available for county selection, in my opinion.
Has there been any word from the club on Norwell?

The Country Memberships got me interested in going regularly and I remember feeling disenchanted when Povey removed it.
Ironically, it was Povey who initiated the outground experiment at Rugby School, although that may have been something to do with his son being privately educated there at the time.

I think that was the most one-sided game I've ever witnessed. The Pears were totally abject. No answer to the opening spells of OHD and Barnard.
Booth looked promising and deserved a least one wicket.
4 from 4. Another couple of wins and we will be in the knockouts.

Well played the openers today. OHD the star with the ball again. Booth looked like he took some tap... it seems we are still searching for the new Stefan Piolet.