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Not in the ODI squads so we've got him for the next month, but likely to be absent for large parts of June with Lions (and reasonable chance of the same for Hameed unless he makes his main team selection case more obvious before then).

 

Nevertheless, great start to the season - would have loved to have got over the line in either of the first 2 games, but looking around it's hard to see a much better team out there so should be a good year.

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When did a capless captain last win a county championship match for Lancs? (Don't know the answer...)

 

Maybe Archie MacLaren v Yorkshire in 1893?

He was captain for the match and club captain the following season.

His first appearance was as an 18 year-old in 1890.

Although he topped the averages in 1892 he did not play regularly as he was working at the District Bank, so he may well not have been capped.

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Couple of Kolpak signings made today.

Shivnarine Chanderpaul and South African international wicketkeeper Dane Vilas.

Also looking to sign a big name for the T20.

Big name signed for the T20......Jayawardene the Sri Lankan...

 

Great signing.

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Good win for the Red Rose Express.

 

That target we chased down under the Dickhead/Lewis system wants some looking at.

 

I'm scratching my napper trying to work that figure out.

 

Derbyshire batted in the expectation of facing many more overs than they did, and saved wickets to no great benefit.

Lancs knew how many overs they might face and therefore could risk wickets to chase runs.

Therefore the target was (far) more than Derbyshire scored.

But as D & L are both Lancastrians it is fair - really.

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Derbyshire batted in the expectation of facing many more overs than they did, and saved wickets to no great benefit.

Lancs knew how many overs they might face and therefore could risk wickets to chase runs.

Therefore the target was (far) more than Derbyshire scored.

But as D & L are both Lancastrians it is fair - really.

Idea makes some sense, but occasionally I do think it needs tweaking.

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Idea makes some sense, but occasionally I do think it needs tweaking.

 

It almost certainly does (I'm sure it has been updated at least once).

You may find "Duckworth Lewis: The Method and the Men behind it" by Frank Duckworth and Tony Lewis of interest.

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