Super Posted July 28, 2021 Report Share Posted July 28, 2021 Shame it stopped raining..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILINFRANCE Posted July 28, 2021 Report Share Posted July 28, 2021 2 hours ago, TomF said: If we lose to Glamorgan we might as well resign from all forms of cricket. A bit harsh, especially as Glamorgan have only lost a few of their first choice eleven to the 100 or the Test team - we have lost 10, including Jack Leach! With all due respect to the team playing today, we are currently Somerset youth or 'reserves', and we most certainly got the wrong end of the toss - on, off, on throughout our innings. Nevertheless, we got an ultimately very respectful 180 - from only 37 overs, remember - and currently have Glamorgan at 57/4; three of the wickets having been taken by our young bowlers, all of whom are debutants in 50 over cricket. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted July 28, 2021 Report Share Posted July 28, 2021 Fine win. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midred Posted July 28, 2021 Report Share Posted July 28, 2021 Staying cool til the end! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearded_red Posted July 28, 2021 Report Share Posted July 28, 2021 Ten missing players. No overseas. What a win. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphindevon Posted July 28, 2021 Report Share Posted July 28, 2021 I know it’s only Glamorgan but that’s a brilliant win from the 2nd Xl, some really good performances, the usual never give up attitude and calmness under pressure. The future is bright for the team, I just wish it was as bright for county cricket 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted July 28, 2021 Report Share Posted July 28, 2021 Just now, ralphindevon said: I know it’s only Glamorgan but that’s a brilliant win from the 2nd Xl, some really good performances, the usual never give up attitude and calmness under pressure. The future is bright for the team, I just wish it was as bright for county cricket Anthony Gibson who was commentating for 5Live today was extolling how wonderful our Academy system is. He went through the whole team and gave chapter and verse on where they cam from. There are an awful lot of Devon lads there (and a couple of Cornish) so we must be doing some pretty good scouting down here. I guess being the westernmost first class county doesn`t hurt either. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphindevon Posted July 28, 2021 Report Share Posted July 28, 2021 1 minute ago, Lanterne Rouge said: Anthony Gibson who was commentating for 5Live today was extolling how wonderful our Academy system is. He went through the whole team and gave chapter and verse on where they cam from. There are an awful lot of Devon lads there (and a couple of Cornish) so we must be doing some pretty good scouting down here. I guess being the westernmost first class county doesn`t hurt either. I didn’t hear what Gibbo said but he knows his stuff. Devon plays a massive part in SCCC, we seem to have been supplying around 40% of the team since I moved back to England in 2014. And something I hadn’t realised until I moved to Devon is the county supplies a pretty big percentage of fans too. In short, Devon plays a huge part in Somerset’s success and I don’t think it’s always recognised as much as it should be 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphindevon Posted July 28, 2021 Report Share Posted July 28, 2021 1 minute ago, ralphindevon said: I didn’t hear what Gibbo said but he knows his stuff. Devon plays a massive part in SCCC, we seem to have been supplying around 40% of the team since I moved back to England in 2014. And something I hadn’t realised until I moved to Devon is the county supplies a pretty big percentage of fans too. In short, Devon plays a huge part in Somerset’s success and I don’t think it’s always recognised as much as it should be I’ve just realised I put *we* when talking about Devon, I’m Somerset born and bred Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILINFRANCE Posted July 28, 2021 Report Share Posted July 28, 2021 3 hours ago, TomF said: Nice to see George Drissell get a wicket too. Bedmee down lad I believe. As it turned out, an extremely important wicket as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted July 29, 2021 Report Share Posted July 29, 2021 4 hours ago, TomF said: This randomly popped up on my Facebook feed. Took a lot of resistance not to reply.. Let me guess......it begins with a C ? County, am I right, or partially so ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted July 29, 2021 Report Share Posted July 29, 2021 Glos needed 16 from the last over to beat Durham. Jack Taylor says "hold my beer" 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Dazzler Posted July 29, 2021 Report Share Posted July 29, 2021 Just finished watching Glos with a last over win against Durham and Scarborough. Cracking innings from Jack Taylor to finish the match, 49 from 29 balls. Well done lads! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Dazzler Posted July 29, 2021 Report Share Posted July 29, 2021 3 minutes ago, Port Said Red said: Glos needed 16 from the last over to beat Durham. Jack Taylor says "hold my beer" Great decision not to run on the 1st ball of that over. Seemed to be a few Glos fans in the crowd. I really thought the game was up with 5 overs to go. Good to see Bracey get 90 in 72. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted July 29, 2021 Report Share Posted July 29, 2021 Might have JUST kept us in with a bit of interest ! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphindevon Posted July 29, 2021 Report Share Posted July 29, 2021 Great result Glos and another cracking game in the 50 over competition. It really is one of the great formats and no surprise that Somerset are about to sell out for their next match. You need to defend, you need big hitters, you need to be accurate bowling over 10 overs, it’s all done in one day, oh and we’re world champions at it! Remind me again why it’s been relegated to a 2nd XI 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordy62 Posted July 29, 2021 Report Share Posted July 29, 2021 Wow. This hundred business is brilliant. Trent Rockets scoring at a blistering run a ball. That’ll attract new customers. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted July 29, 2021 Report Share Posted July 29, 2021 38 minutes ago, Fordy62 said: Wow. This hundred business is brilliant. Trent Rockets scoring at a blistering run a ball. That’ll attract new customers. Having watched a few overs the other day, now I know what my non cricketing friends and family see when I am trying to get them intersted in a real game. It's just some player throwing a ball at another player who either hits it or misses it. No passion, no tactics, no history to the teams, nothing to get enthused by. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted July 29, 2021 Report Share Posted July 29, 2021 2 hours ago, ralphindevon said: Remind me again why it’s been relegated to a 2nd XI Is it, I know the final isn't at Lords ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted July 29, 2021 Report Share Posted July 29, 2021 1 hour ago, Port Said Red said: Having watched a few overs the other day, now I know what my non cricketing friends and family see when I am trying to get them intersted in a real game. It's just some player throwing a ball at another player who either hits it or misses it. No passion, no tactics, no history to the teams, nothing to get enthused by. Caught a bit of commentary on 5Live earlier and they were banging on about `power sweeps` whatever the **** they are but seem to be a hundred `shot`. Presumably a normal sweep with an electric motor in the bat or something. Load of bollocks. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 Gibbo said on comms this morning that the side playing Notts had an average age of 22.8 years which is the youngest Somerset side ever to play a first class match. Take Steve Davies` & James Hildreth`s 71 combined years out and I dread to think what it would be - about 12! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphindevon Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 22 hours ago, slartibartfast said: Is it, I know the final isn't at Lords ? When you’ve got 10 players out because of the hundred and tests like Somerset, some counties have more, there’s nowhere to go but 2nd XI. As Tom said, the ECB promoted it as a development tournament, which to be fair has been great for the youngsters but not to have a major 50 over trophy and not to have any first XI cricket to watch throughout the school summer holidays is heartbreaking. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Maesknoll Red Posted July 30, 2021 Admin Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 I know I’ll be black balled from the thread, if not the whole forum, but I have enjoyed watching some of these 100 games, busy as hell with work, long days, a bit of something easy to watch that you don’t have to think about or have any ties to, so watching as a neutral. It’ll never take the place of one day and test cricket, but there seems to be plenty of kids in the grounds, if it gets them interested, maybe it will achieve something. I appreciate they could have done similar with 20/20 but this is what there is and being on terrestrial TV is no bad thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 1 hour ago, Maesknoll Red said: I know I’ll be black balled from the thread, if not the whole forum, but I have enjoyed watching some of these 100 games, busy as hell with work, long days, a bit of something easy to watch that you don’t have to think about or have any ties to, so watching as a neutral. It’ll never take the place of one day and test cricket, but there seems to be plenty of kids in the grounds, if it gets them interested, maybe it will achieve something. I appreciate they could have done similar with 20/20 but this is what there is and being on terrestrial TV is no bad thing. Yeah, but it ain't cricket ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphindevon Posted July 31, 2021 Report Share Posted July 31, 2021 (edited) 10 hours ago, Maesknoll Red said: I know I’ll be black balled from the thread, if not the whole forum, but I have enjoyed watching some of these 100 games, busy as hell with work, long days, a bit of something easy to watch that you don’t have to think about or have any ties to, so watching as a neutral. It’ll never take the place of one day and test cricket, but there seems to be plenty of kids in the grounds, if it gets them interested, maybe it will achieve something. I appreciate they could have done similar with 20/20 but this is what there is and being on terrestrial TV is no bad thing. Nothing wrong with enjoying it, it’s good cricketers playing a form of cricket, what’s not to like? Plus it’s been brilliant for the women’s game. it’s the long term effect it’ll have on the county game, which I know is complex. Plus the fact the West Country has been ignored completely. Edited July 31, 2021 by ralphindevon 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted July 31, 2021 Report Share Posted July 31, 2021 1 hour ago, ralphindevon said: Nothing wrong with enjoying it, it’s good cricketers playing a form of cricket, what’s not to like? Plus it’s been brilliant for the women’s game. it’s the long term effect it’ll have on the county game, which I know is complex. Plus the fact the West Country has been ignored completely. Yes, what were they thinking, lumping us in with Wales , don't they realize we don't get on ? It may have been more acceptable had it been Western Fire, and played a couple of games in Bristol and Taunton . Now we have a situation where ,at best, we don't care and worst we want them to lose every ****** match ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphindevon Posted July 31, 2021 Report Share Posted July 31, 2021 42 minutes ago, slartibartfast said: Yes, what were they thinking, lumping us in with Wales , don't they realize we don't get on ? It may have been more acceptable had it been Western Fire, and played a couple of games in Bristol and Taunton . Now we have a situation where ,at best, we don't care and worst we want them to lose every ****** match ! Exactly, iirc it was originally supposed to be like you say but they’ve made it known since, Welsh fire are definitely a team representing Wales. Luckily for them they can play the Covid card for the lack of fans 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted July 31, 2021 Report Share Posted July 31, 2021 3 hours ago, ralphindevon said: Exactly, iirc it was originally supposed to be like you say but they’ve made it known since, Welsh fire are definitely a team representing Wales. Luckily for them they can play the Covid card for the lack of fans So, they've got ONE first class (sic) county and we've got TWO ! The "great and good" have always treated us both like Minor counties, t'was ever thus ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calculus Posted July 31, 2021 Report Share Posted July 31, 2021 Going to Taunton tomorrow for the match vs Yorkshire. Any ideas about reasonable places to park? Thanks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordy62 Posted July 31, 2021 Report Share Posted July 31, 2021 Another massive scoring game this evening I see. FFS. It’s just not cricket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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