Inside-edge wrote:

Mikkyk wrote:

I saw only a couple of weeks ago that he was taking up a new role as Director of Cricket at Sussex. The financial difficulties they are in must be very much un-resolved if he's had a change of heart so soon.

I did also see that Lancashire finishing second bottom was their worst ever finish! Two other counties have never finished bottom since the Championship expansion in 1895 - can anybody name them?

Surrey and Middlesex?

Correct - well done

I saw only a couple of weeks ago that he was taking up a new role as Director of Cricket at Sussex. The financial difficulties they are in must be very much un-resolved if he's had a change of heart so soon.

I did also see that Lancashire finishing second bottom was their worst ever finish! Two other counties have never finished bottom since the Championship expansion in 1895 - can anybody name them?

Ah, a historic double for Somerset with both the men's and women's player coming from them, despite neither team winning anything.

Andy wrote:

ITE7376 wrote:

GerryShedd wrote:

PS - a moan from me - Sam Hain doesn't get into the BBC team of the season:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/c6dx01807d1ro
But because it was decided by public vote, maybe those of us who didn't vote are to blame.

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looks like all of Abell, Clarke and Bedingfield scored more runs than he did, to be fair

The latters just gotta get thru this...

I was waiting for someone else to do that rather than me...

The BBC article pre-voting didn't seem to distinguish between Division 1 and 2, and despite what some of the posters on the BBC said Division 1 runs still carry much more weight than Division 2, so for that reason Hain should have been ahead of Daniel Bedingfield (and David Bedingham).

They dedicated (for once) a section to us on the Wisden cricket weekly podcast - I enjoyed the bit on Rob Yates' slip catching by Nick Friend

He was a really great, timely signing and no doubt contributed to the title success. So congratulations to him and the recruitment team/process.

I would however like to see Taz Ali be given a proper go in red ball next season over an overseas spinner.

With his batting positions in the seconds, i.e. opening, and being played as a specialist batsman in the ODC, my take is they're viewing him as a bit of a project with the bat to be a genuine all rounder next season.

Absolutely no need for us to push the score along. 350 in 110 overs is very manageable and it doesn't look like a pitch where there is 'a ball with your name on it'.

Bat long and slow... Hain got the memo, let's hope someone else got it

Inside-edge wrote:

https://x.com/bbctms/status/2098466319888941558?s=61&t=ce_j8EVfISY_eSiF63-Y0w

My question is mirrored in the comments - how is an Ashes game twice as expensive cost wise as a Pakistan test match game?

They are 27-6 now, incredible. 19 wickets down in one day at Trent Bridge - pitch questionable still?

Yeah the flipside to him batting 7 is he's against an older ball and more tired bowlers. That's not taking anything away from the fact he's been a bit of a revelation.

Earlier in the season I said it would be nice if some of the tight victories could be more comprehensive. Well that's two very comprehensive wins in a row and we're benefiting by getting extra rest days.

This thread will presumably turn into Somerset and Notts watch for the next two days.

Yeah, both Notts and Somerset have plenty of time to bat twice and bowl oppo out. The only thing it does do is mean their games will go three days at least you'd think. Whereas hopefully we can get our game done quicker than that and get some extra rest in - especially important with the short turnarounds.

That is an absolute stinker against OHD, i'm not sure it would've hit three sets of stumps!

Big leg spinner from round the wicket to a left hander to which he's got a big stride down to.

It's going to be tough to score many batting bonus points but we desperately need to, to stay in touch

Andy wrote:

Didn't realise Leicestershire suddenly had so many injuries, Davey, Scriven, B. Green, Holland etc

Hull not playing either, it really is a poor side they've put out for this match

8-0-52-0 in first spell

Us, Notts and Somerset all lost the toss and have all so far had the the better of the play

Coincidentally I watched a Youtube video about the laws around dimensions of a cricket ground

If Leicestershire are getting penalised then Notts should be in trouble too with the state of this

Somerset fans not thrilled with this one. They'll be even less thrilled if he gets a hatful of wickets!