ralphindevon Posted August 13, 2023 Report Share Posted August 13, 2023 9 minutes ago, Fordy62 said: Who’s the Bowler Thomas? Everyone getting completed carted to all parts, he goes for 6 an over and doesn’t get his full allocation. Crazy stuff. To be fair that’s a very Somerset thing to do, maybe it’s his turn to escape the misery of getting clattered in the later stages, I don’t know. He’s an 18 year old Kings College student Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearded_red Posted August 13, 2023 Report Share Posted August 13, 2023 Just now, slartibartfast said: You aught to ask Mr Lansdown for a loan of some of that £25m as your squad is obviously paper thin ! You’re right mate, having 24 professional players and missing sixteen of them is quite difficult. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordy62 Posted August 13, 2023 Report Share Posted August 13, 2023 4 minutes ago, bearded_red said: Bracey is clearly a good county player isn’t he. They’ve got 11 bowlers missing, James Bracey being too good for a bunch of teenagers isn’t exactly a surprise. It was tongue in cheek really. But to answer your question, he can’t buy runs this season. I imagine his average this season is the same as Rew’s minus 80. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordy62 Posted August 13, 2023 Report Share Posted August 13, 2023 1 minute ago, ralphindevon said: To be fair that’s a very Somerset thing to do, maybe it’s his turn to escape the misery of getting clattered in the later stages, I don’t know. He’s an 18 year old Kings College student Nothing more depressing than being absolutely smashed all over the place by people leagues above you. I’ve been there and done it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted August 13, 2023 Report Share Posted August 13, 2023 Just now, Fordy62 said: Nothing more depressing than being absolutely smashed all over the place by people leagues above you. I’ve been there and done it. When did you play for Somerset ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearded_red Posted August 13, 2023 Report Share Posted August 13, 2023 Just now, Fordy62 said: It was tongue in cheek really. But to answer your question, he can’t buy runs this season. I imagine his average this season is the same as Rew’s minus 80. He may not be able to buy a run, but the last three double hundreds in this competition are all against Somerset. At the end of today they will have won 2 out of their last 18 games in this tournament, it really isn’t any surprise when they get hammered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphindevon Posted August 13, 2023 Report Share Posted August 13, 2023 1 minute ago, Fordy62 said: Nothing more depressing than being absolutely smashed all over the place by people leagues above you. I’ve been there and done it. I think it’s great blooding a youngster in a competition like this as long as your surrounded by Craig Overton and Josh Davey or whoever. This is bordering on cruel and could knock their confidence for good 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordy62 Posted August 13, 2023 Report Share Posted August 13, 2023 1 minute ago, ralphindevon said: I think it’s great blooding a youngster in a competition like this as long as your surrounded by Craig Overton and Josh Davey or whoever. This is bordering on cruel and could knock their confidence for good I think what annoys me the most is that the bbc cricket page has absolutely no mentioned of the ODC… every article is about the cuntdred. Absolute nonsense. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphindevon Posted August 13, 2023 Report Share Posted August 13, 2023 To add to the annoyance of it all, we wouldn’t be a bit better if we had our full team, we’d be favourites to win it like we did the last time everyone was allowed to play in 2019. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordy62 Posted August 13, 2023 Report Share Posted August 13, 2023 Just now, ralphindevon said: To add to the annoyance of it all, we wouldn’t be a bit better if we had our full team, we’d be favourites to win it like we did the last time everyone was allowed to play in 2019. Well just for you’ll have to put up with being the second best team in the West Country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphindevon Posted August 13, 2023 Report Share Posted August 13, 2023 Just now, Fordy62 said: Well just for you’ll have to put up with being the second best team in the West Country. I reckon there would be a few club teams that could beat this young Somerset team, so I’ll take 2nd best. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted August 13, 2023 Report Share Posted August 13, 2023 Who cares its a nothing competition with reserve teams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphindevon Posted August 13, 2023 Report Share Posted August 13, 2023 5 minutes ago, Super said: Who cares its a nothing competition with reserve teams 4 or 5 teams, including Gloucestershire have only lost 2 players Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted August 13, 2023 Report Share Posted August 13, 2023 At least we`re giving it a go. We`ll probably lose two or three wickets for about ten in a minute though. And there`s the first one. Thankyou ECB for destroying a great competition in favour of your vanity project. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted August 13, 2023 Report Share Posted August 13, 2023 43 minutes ago, ralphindevon said: 4 or 5 teams, including Gloucestershire have only lost 2 players Yes for them it's worthwhile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted August 13, 2023 Report Share Posted August 13, 2023 1 hour ago, Fordy62 said: I think what annoys me the most is that the bbc cricket page has absolutely no mentioned of the ODC… every article is about the cuntdred. Absolute nonsense. What I've also noted on the BBC cricket site.........................there are no comments availability on anything Hundred ! I wonder why that could possibly be ? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted August 13, 2023 Report Share Posted August 13, 2023 1 hour ago, ralphindevon said: 4 or 5 teams, including Gloucestershire have only lost 2 players Wonder why that is ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphindevon Posted August 13, 2023 Report Share Posted August 13, 2023 3 minutes ago, slartibartfast said: What I've also noted on the BBC cricket site.........................there are no comments availability on anything Hundred ! I wonder why that could possibly be ? It would break the swear filter 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1960maaan Posted August 13, 2023 Report Share Posted August 13, 2023 Don't know if anyone saw this but ...... Sorry , I don't get the chance too often 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted August 13, 2023 Report Share Posted August 13, 2023 Good luck to Glos hope they win this nothing competition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearded_red Posted August 13, 2023 Report Share Posted August 13, 2023 You can hate the hundred, or you can laugh at this Somerset team. It can’t actually be both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lager loud Posted August 13, 2023 Report Share Posted August 13, 2023 1 hour ago, bearded_red said: You can hate the hundred, or you can laugh at this Somerset team. It can’t actually be both. Agreed. As a Glos fan who was there today…I hate The Hundred. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearded_red Posted August 13, 2023 Report Share Posted August 13, 2023 6 minutes ago, lager loud said: Agreed. As a Glos fan who was there today…I hate The Hundred. I’m fully aware that any Somerset fan is going to be accused of being bitter for making the obvious points in relation to todays result, but genuinely I don’t want to take anything away from Bracey or Gloucestershire (same as Shaw and Northants in the week), they played great, we got battered and Gloucestershire have a side which should be aiming to win this competition. But there is an elephant in the room that so many people choose to ignore. This isn’t a Somerset point, this comes from a place of loving county cricket. I’ve seen Somerset get well beaten in white ball cricket at Nevil Road plenty of times, it’s nothing new. One of my earliest sporting memories is us losing at Lords to Gloucestershire.. in the early days of T20 I remember Gloucestershire giving us an absolute hiding at Taunton thanks to a masterclass from the genius that was Ian Harvey. It’s fine, if you grow up supporting Somerset and City you can cope with your team losing! But today, and all of the results in the last three years of this competition, is different. I’m not even disappointed, just resigned, every August (as long as we’re a decent T20 team) we’ll just about find an eleven to fulfil the fixtures and send a team of kids out to get beaten. If you wanted to be harsh, it barely even qualifies as professional sport. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordy62 Posted August 13, 2023 Report Share Posted August 13, 2023 4 hours ago, bearded_red said: You can hate the hundred, or you can laugh at this Somerset team. It can’t actually be both. Is there a cricket fan who doesn’t hate the hundred? Forming teams where no one knows who to support is one of the most ridiculous ideas there’s ever been in sport, let alone cricket. 3 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Red Posted August 14, 2023 Report Share Posted August 14, 2023 https://wisden.com/stories/two-doubles-in-five-days-somersets-bowling-attack-is-taking-a-hammering-but-is-county-cricket-the-real-loser/amp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bard Posted August 14, 2023 Report Share Posted August 14, 2023 On 13/08/2023 at 13:23, ralphindevon said: For the Gloucestershire fans who are thinking Somerset’s bowling attack minus their Hundred players is rubbish…. Our bowling attack minus them would include, Josh Davey, Sonny Baker, Alfie Ogborne, Jack Brooks and Jack Leach. All injured. This is our 3rd/youth team attack. It looked like it. That tall left armer looked so out of depth it was painful. Just serving up a load of pies to get spanked all over the place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted August 14, 2023 Author Admin Report Share Posted August 14, 2023 20 hours ago, 1960maaan said: Don't know if anyone saw this but ...... Sorry , I don't get the chance too often Like Rovers beating City U18s I guess? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted August 14, 2023 Author Admin Report Share Posted August 14, 2023 Is anyone interested in two FREE tickets for Somerset vs Glamorgan this Sunday? I can't go now but if anyone is interested in them please let me know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphindevon Posted August 14, 2023 Report Share Posted August 14, 2023 1 hour ago, The Bard said: It looked like it. That tall left armer looked so out of depth it was painful. Just serving up a load of pies to get spanked all over the place He's a 17 year old college boy. Fine to give a game to when surrounded by experience and quality, not so much in that circumstance. Hope his enthusiasm hasn't completely disappeared after that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted August 14, 2023 Report Share Posted August 14, 2023 Points West tonight, loved what your chief bloke said about the 100, he slated it good and proper...............................it's about time someone in some authority spoke out, it's killing the game ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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