ralphindevon

He might well be a relative but I don’t think a close one as I think we’d have heard about it by now

Nobody knows what’s on its way but the strength of feeling for the county game is huge. Somerset sold out today, despite 10 players being out and the crap weather. In their last game they had 450,000 interactions on their live feed. It ain’t one man and his dog

Much as I dislike the 100, seeing all these debuts for the young cricketers has been great, I’ve lost count now and they’ve all done well. I’m both excited and worried about the future of county cricket. I’m sure Somerset will be ok but it’d be sad to see any county go

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

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.

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.

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

I’ve just realised I put *we* when talking about Devon, I’m Somerset born and bred ?

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 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

We’ll never beat the famous commentary from his fathers time- “The bowler’s Holding the batsman’s Willey ”

Yes and a very enjoyable day it was too. Always exciting to see a sporting team with a mixture of experience and youth, in Hildreth we had probably one of the top 3 most experienced players on the circuit, 2 making their Somerset debuts and 3 making their list A debuts. Sonny Baker looked a real talent, Aldridge too. The highlight was Hildreth bringing up his century by hitting a 6. Sadly though he already had a runner because of what looked like a pulled hamstring, after hitting the 6 he seemed to pull the other one and could barely celebrate. Hope it was just cramp. I notice that 40 years ago today I was at Lords watching Somerset beat Surrey to win the B & H cup, a great day and James Hildreth wasn’t even born……….I’ve really got to stop pretending I’m in my 30s because that’s made me feel old

This game emphasises what I mean, the partisan Headingly crowd are having to cheer a local rival, Stokes and not their local hero, Bairstow who's playing for Wales or whatever they're called It's fine if it's abroad somewhere like the IPL but just daft and unnecessary here

I’ve enjoyed the women’s matches a lot more than the men’s. the women’s teams struggled a bit for identity before this so it hasn’t made a difference plus they needed the boost in promoting their game and it’s worked. The men’s is just very similar to T20 but with fewer fans. People clearly playing for new teams and not having the bond they do with their county teammates shows I think. As for not having the West Country represented and all it’s doing to undermine the county game, well………

I was just peeping to see if anyone has started a 100 thread, thankfully no. I did have a quick look and had a laugh when they said it’s a simplified form of cricket so young people can understand, the next 5 minutes of commentary none of them seemed to have a clue what was happening…..including me

What a guy, all the time he played for us, which wasn’t that long, we knew we wouldn’t be able to keep him but we enjoyed it while we could. Speedy recovery.

Ha, yes good point. of course the one we should worry about is Liam Livingston

Presuming it’s a full house allowed, you’ll have to look out for ticket details, there should be few after members available but you won’t get much choice on stands. It’s a 7pm start so no worries re the sun

Presume he’ll be playing in the test match

Should have played a 100 or more games, very strange. Especially when they’ve signed expensive, overseas players who’ve rarely lived up to there promise

If we lose it looks like Notts away awaits in the quarter final……….again!

that drop could be costly

Don’t fret Glos fans, that’s only a par score and we’ve all seen how easy it is to score when you’re in the groove.

Well the top order made it look like a 150 pitch, Lammo has made it look like a 200 pitch

Lammo is making the earlier batters look daft