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.

Dunno much about em but they come across as similar to the bwfc twatterati

Cracking match at OT. Josh Bohannon leading the fight back. Matty Parkinson had a 5 fer as well. Draw more than likely now. 

15 minutes ago, BobyBrno said:

Cracking match at OT. Josh Bohannon leading the fight back. Matty Parkinson had a 5 fer as well. Draw more than likely now. 

A good draw

Indeed, after being quite a way short after first innings.

Too many required to win i think in the time remaining.

Ageless Anderson done his former captain again, this time for a duck.

Not sure ther is enough time left to win, but a good performance nonetheless.

That was some knock by tom Hartley, 73* off 50 balls, 5 sixes and 7 fours. The moreso as he is really a bowler who can bat a bit, rather than an all-rounder.

[I've known his father for over 60 years!]

1 hour ago, MalcolmW said:

That was some knock by tom Hartley, 73* off 50 balls, 5 sixes and 7 fours. The moreso as he is really a bowler who can bat a bit, rather than an all-rounder.

[I've known his father for over 60 years!]

J R Hartley?

Just now, Traf said:

J R Hartley?

WJ

On 16/04/2023 at 21:50, MalcolmW said:

WJ

Its his sister that commentates on the England women iirc. She's good, adds a bit of humour.

8 hours ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

Its his sister that commentates on the England women iirc. She's good, adds a bit of humour.

I doubt it, She is from East Lancashire but Tom and his father Bill are from Ormskirk area, where the family have been market gardeners for decades.

4 hours ago, MalcolmW said:

I doubt it, She is from East Lancashire but Tom and his father Bill are from Ormskirk area, where the family have been market gardeners for decades.

Cheers.

Dunno where I'd heard that- maybe a confused pundit elsewhere?

She's still very good!

33 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

Cheers.

Dunno where I'd heard that- maybe a confused pundit elsewhere?

She's still very good!

She also plays for Lancashire, was shagging Alex Davies. Maybe that's what's confused you?

Met her in Hobart last year. Thanked her for letting me get served before her at a bar. (I was there first) In fact I think I thanked her 3 times.😊 Lovely girl. Had a chat with her, Steve Finn and Andy Zaltzman (Stato)

13 hours ago, jeep said:

She also plays for Lancashire, was shagging Alex Davies. Maybe that's what's confused you?

Oh aye, I know she plays for the women's team.

Not sure how her shag partner would have led me to think she was Tom's sister though. 😁

Anyway, as an aside, the new ground could be sort of starting fairly soon- just the problem of some potentially nesting birds currently in the way of what will be the wickets!

Could grab a tremendous win at Trent Bridge. 

4 hours ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

Could grab a tremendous win at Trent Bridge. 

but didn't. Hartley and Croft put on a swift 91 to rescue Lancs and set a demanding target.

Notts were 55/6 but Clarke and Hutton took them to 122/7 (needing to reach 295 to win).

Stuart Broad took anchor with Anderson bowling from one end and Hartley from the other, scoring 3 off 50 balls.

Hartley took a wicket with the first ball of the final over but Olly Stone (tweaked hamstring in the field) came in and saw out the remaining 5 balls.

Played 4 drawn 4, so only in 7th position in the table.

Followed it.

One bastard wicket.

Going down to OT tomorrow. Disappointed when we elected to field as I thought we’d probably be batting and I’d miss Jimmy 🐐 bowling. Looks like the weather has changed that. 
Forecast much better tomorrow though.

We’ve clearly had better weather than Manchester today; not unknown

57 minutes ago, globaldiver said:

We’ve clearly had better weather than Manchester today; not unknown

Went on the SCG tour in Feb. The tour guide said that, on average, they had more cricket matches affected by rain than Manchester. Bit of trivia.

1 minute ago, BobyBrno said:

Went on the SCG tour in Feb. The tour guide said that, on average, they had more cricket matches affected by rain than Manchester. Bit of trivia.

10 minutes ago, globaldiver said:

😊 I’ll look for a link.😉

Didn’t take long. It’s from the Mail so who knows.😊

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/cricket/article-11605239/amp/Cricket-fans-call-New-Years-Test-taken-AWAY-Sydney-wet-weather.html

'Fittingly for a city which loses more Test cricket to rain than Manchester,
 

I was actually there on the fifth day and it was sunny and about 30deg. 🤷‍♂️

Edited May 11, 20233 yr by BobyBrno

15 minutes ago, BobyBrno said:

Didn’t take long. It’s from the Mail so who knows.😊

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/cricket/article-11605239/amp/Cricket-fans-call-New-Years-Test-taken-AWAY-Sydney-wet-weather.html

'Fittingly for a city which loses more Test cricket to rain than Manchester,
 

I was actually there on the fifth day and it was sunny and about 30deg. 🤷‍♂️

I’ve only had one day at the SCG, which was rain shortened, so 100% for me.

Had plenty at OT.

https://wisden.com/stories/county-cricket/county-championship-2023-county-cricket/watch-five-maidens-three-drops-two-wickets-every-ball-of-james-andersons-latest-immaculate-new-ball-spell/amp

Have a watch at the video- human metronome.