County Cricket Championship - DOWN DOWN, DEEPER THAN DOWN.

[The Subhuman]

Great win from Hants, didn't really give Somerset a sniff in the end, gonna be an interesting final.

[The Subhuman]

Amazing end to the final, Lancs fans still moaning apparently. But what a fight back from the boys, Lancs were cruising but got tied down brilliantly by the Hants spinners then Ellis finished it off

[whiteswan]

Yes, congrats to Hants. Glad they beat that lot from the other side of th pennines. I watched the Yorks/Lancs game and Yorks seemed to hand it to them in the first few overs of Lancs innings. Might have been a different story had Root, Rashid and Bairstow been playing of course.

[whiteswan]

Amazing end to the final, Lancs fans still moaning apparently. But what a fight back from the boys, Lancs were cruising but got tied down brilliantly by the Hants spinners then Ellis finished it off

Why would Lancs be moaning. I've just watched the end of the match, it was what it was.

[The Subhuman]

Why would Lancs be moaning. I've just watched the end of the match, it was what it was.

For some reason they think a) the second run was completed and b) we didn't have 4 in the circle. Bit rich as they got away with it in our innings at the end..

[The Subhuman]

Hants also got hosed on the caught behind appeal v their captain, DRS showing an edge, you could hear it plainly yet given not out

[1964white]

Congratulations to Hampshire (My step-father team, loved his cricket)

Hardly surprising they are doing well in the league & cups as their squad is not decimated by International call-ups

[The Subhuman]

York’s/Hants started today…..not saying a word

[1964white]

York’s/Hants started today…..not saying a word

Losing interest in county cricket tbh, as Yorks continue to play on an uneven playing field due to the crazy international set-up

Hants will slaughter us, probably be over after three days.

Men v boys

[Haighy]

Losing interest in county cricket tbh, as Yorks continue to play on an uneven playing field due to the crazy international set-up

Hants will slaughter us, probably be over after three days.

Men v boys

I'm with you 64.
The game at Scarborough starting today will be the first I've missed at Scarborough for over 20 years..
The ridiculous fixture list, I was there 2 weeks ago for the Surrey game, and the fact that it's basically Yorkshire second team playing.
The good old ECB have done a fine job in killing off the County Championship..

[1964white]

I'm with you 64.
The game at Scarborough starting today will be the first I've missed at Scarborough for over 20 years..
The ridiculous fixture list, I was there 2 weeks ago for the Surrey game, and the fact that it's basically Yorkshire second team playing.
The good old ECB have done a fine job in killing off the County Championship..

I declined a lift to Scarborough today (only 20 miles for me), I thought sod that, I want to see our best players play, I can go watch 2nd rate cricket in Driffield for free. I was there last week. Local standard of cricket here is very good.

Oh dear, just checked the score

As I posted earlier, men v boys or in Patto case our captain, men v players past the best. I feel sorry for Patto, a great servant leading a depleted team, he must despair.

[The Subhuman]

Think you opted to bat first v maybe the best attack in county cricket. Abbas can be unplayable on a seaming wicket, Abbot just ruthlessly accurate, Barker swings the ball as a left armed. Then all rounder Holland get a few, he’s dangerous. Fuller is our quickest, a wicket taker. Then we have the top class Dawson and his left arm spin and finally Organ a right arm spinner who can do a job. Our excellent leggie Mason Crane can’t get a look in

[The Subhuman]

To be honest when KP first signed for Hants I knew he’d hardly play for us. Once you have that central contract you’re not really a county player in anything but name only… Vince and Dawson should both be part of the England set up, Dawson for me a much better Leach, probably on a par as spinners but Dawson could score you a century down the order and he’s key in the field for us… Even when we’re strong the ECB seldom looks our way.

[Haighy]

6 down..

[The Subhuman]

And raining

[The Subhuman]

Nice fight back from York’s, we had trouble with Bess last time too

[Overman]

6 down..

I think the weather could well play an important role in our survival this season. The squad is depleted and our attack is pretty toothless against most decent sides. We are embedding a lot of our youth and it's a difficult transition for them. The ECB haven't helped our cause either.

[1964white]

Think you opted to bat first v maybe the best attack in county cricket. Abbas can be unplayable on a seaming wicket, Abbot just ruthlessly accurate, Barker swings the ball as a left armed. Then all rounder Holland get a few, he’s dangerous. Fuller is our quickest, a wicket taker. Then we have the top class Dawson and his left arm spin and finally Organ a right arm spinner who can do a job. Our excellent leggie Mason Crane can’t get a look in

Abbot (South Africa) & Abbas (Pakistan) are both test match bowlers, Fuller is a South African. Seems like a ruthless formidable attack of bowlers.

I believe Hants have an American cricketer in the ranks.

Do Hampshire blood any young players?

[1964white]

Nice fight back from York’s, we had trouble with Bess last time too

Hants will make it look easy against our bowlers.

[1964white]

6 down..

This match was over before it started, Haighy.

Scarborough is made for decent experienced batsmen, easy to score 4s & 6s on that short boundary.