Specsavers Championship, Monday, June 5, 2017

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3rd & 7 37yd

Northants tried it a few years back. It didn't work and created some bad feeling.

by Sam Inglis 6/5/2017 2:14:34 PM
Steady rain where I am now, just a few miles from the Ageas.

by Matt Warwick 6/5/2017 2:13:51 PM
WICKET: Somerset 101/3 (28.3 ov, lead by 186 - 2nd inns) v Middlesex
JC Hildreth c †Simpson b Stirling 26 (26) Partnership: 42 (7.5 ov)
PR Stirling 0.3-0-4-1 TB Abell 36* (90)

by ESPNcricinfo Live 6/5/2017 2:13:29 PM
TEAM 100: Somerset 101/2 (28.1 ov, lead by 186 - 2nd inns) v Middlesex
JC Hildreth 26* (24) TB Abell 36* (90)

by ESPNcricinfo Live 6/5/2017 2:12:18 PM
As a Somerset fan, having never won the Champ, I might well be tempted to buy the title through Kolpaks. Would obviously rather win it with 11 local lads

by dave 6/5/2017 2:11:00 PM
Right, I'm off, the rapidly refreshing adverts are making this page unusable for me. Sort it out.

by StaggerBreaths 6/5/2017 2:10:52 PM
I'd be happy Dave. Of course I'd prefer if they were more English players, but my attachment to the county is greater than my attachment to the individual players.

by Matt Warwick 6/5/2017 2:10:36 PM
Unless they were all rubbish Kolpaks, Glamorgan-style, in which case I'd embrace the underdog tag.

by StaggerBreaths 6/5/2017 2:10:07 PM
I'd probably change county Dave. I've done it before. :P

by StaggerBreaths 6/5/2017 2:09:26 PM
@DaveKnibb Both of Hants' biggest young english talents are away with the Lions at the moment. Both would definitely have been in this team. Most county teams have a mixture of young english players and older pro's who have either finished with international cricket or never played. I don't really see why it matters if the older players are England qualified or not. We have a good set of young english talent in Vince, Dawson, Crane, McMannus among others.

by jacobnorton 6/5/2017 2:08:33 PM
Just for arguements sake, if your county, whoever it may be, could win the title with just 2 or 3 english qualified players, would you be happy with winning it or not?

by Dave Knibb 6/5/2017 2:08:29 PM
Arguably the main reason they're making a good go of it is that real problem. Take away Abbott's wickets, leave in every other Kolpak if you like, and the situation's much bleaker.

by StaggerBreaths 6/5/2017 2:06:56 PM
Decent side Hants now, Yes lots of the talent in bought in and I have had my fun with that but I will probably judge it more on what happens at the end of the current Kolpaks contracts. If the side has established England qualf players and then replacements are more young talent then its done a job if Hants just sign more 'overseas' then its been a failure. Also think its awful if Carbs is pushed out

by nickcricket 6/5/2017 2:06:22 PM
UPDATE: Play due to start at 3:05pm, Northamptonshire 44/1 (12 ov, target: 205) v Durham

by ESPNcricinfo Live 6/5/2017 2:03:12 PM
On the 1.3 million, The Money Yorkshire needed for the new stand dwarfed it all that money financed privately with the council watching over it. The ECB seem to have halved their reserve to pay for it will need a big TV deal to keep it going

by nickcricket 6/5/2017 2:03:12 PM
Agree with that Matt W

by Mugshot120 6/5/2017 2:02:57 PM
We shouldn't be in Div 1, but we are, and I am just pleased we are making a good go of it.

by Matt Warwick 6/5/2017 2:01:04 PM
I agree SB, it's very sad and worrying at the same time.

by Dave Knibb 6/5/2017 2:00:44 PM
Arguably Hants shouldn't even be in Div 1.

by Sam Inglis 6/5/2017 2:00:21 PM
Only the same ones that have been reiterated ad nauseam Dave. Abbott the real problem for me: ought to have been playing England in the Test series, not chewing through Division 1.

by StaggerBreaths 6/5/2017 1:58:35 PM
I didn't know Ervine bowled spin.

by Sam Inglis 6/5/2017 1:57:32 PM
Just over 50% of Hampshire's runs and 50% of the wickets taken were by non-english qualified players. Any thoughts?

by Dave Knibb 6/5/2017 1:57:14 PM
lol Dave, spot on

by Dave Knibb 6/5/2017 1:55:40 PM
@DK, not the most sensible move by him. Could go as far as saying he didn't analyse the situation very well...

by dave 6/5/2017 1:54:51 PM
All being well (I.e. no ridiculous collapse) Somerset will be of the foot of the table tonight. Get a win next week and we'll be above Lancs hopefully and all will be well again in the world...

by dave 6/5/2017 1:54:02 PM
On the plus side, by booking now, Warks will save on hotel rooms in Derby and Leicester next season.

by Sam Inglis 6/5/2017 1:51:48 PM
I think Dave, that Simon 'the anylist' Hughes forgets that the Cricketer has a circulation of 22,000 and that the 'disgruntled' members are the people that buy the magazine.

by Dave Knibb 6/5/2017 1:50:51 PM
Hurrah!

by Mugshot120 6/5/2017 1:49:46 PM
Decent game for Ervine. 203 runs and 3/22.

by Matt Warwick 6/5/2017 1:49:41 PM
RESULT: Hampshire won by an innings and 94 runs
Warwickshire 167 all out (64.4 ov, trail by 94 - 2nd inns) v Hampshire

by ESPNcricinfo Live 6/5/2017 1:49:10 PM
Look out of my window, see rain, look back and the final wicket is down!

by Matt Warwick 6/5/2017 1:49:05 PM
Well done Hampshire!

by Will 6/5/2017 1:49:01 PM
WICKET: Warwickshire 167 all out (64.4 ov, trail by 94 - 2nd inns) v Hampshire
Sukhjit Singh lbw b Ervine 0 (6) Partnership: 8 (2.0 ov)
SM Ervine 5.4-4-1-2 KHD Barker 27* (83)

by ESPNcricinfo Live 6/5/2017 1:48:24 PM
Simon "the analyst" Hughes? Most commentators I get, or at least get why they are commentating, but never been able to pinpoint why Hughes has made it so fair.

by dave 6/5/2017 1:47:11 PM
WICKET: Somerset 59/2 (20.4 ov, lead by 144 - 2nd inns) v Middlesex
D Elgar c Rayner b Helm 33 (55) Partnership: 58 (20.1 ov)
TG Helm 4.4-1-16-1 TB Abell 22* (68)

by ESPNcricinfo Live 6/5/2017 1:45:06 PM
I suppose his two previous first class innings were 0 and 0, with a grand total of 4 balls faced.

by Matt Warwick 6/5/2017 1:44:23 PM
God Nick, please don't mention the 1.3 million, it gets me going... In this month's Cricketer, Simon Hughes was all for the new T20 competition and said "The gains will be much greater than the losses of a few thousand disgruntled county fans". How dare he...

by Dave Knibb 6/5/2017 1:44:10 PM
fair point, might see him batting at 10 next week

by dave 6/5/2017 1:43:32 PM
I'd hope so but he made 16* of 56 balls in the first innings.

by Matt Warwick 6/5/2017 1:43:02 PM
you know your number 11 is a walking wicket if Rankin is batting at 10

by dave 6/5/2017 1:42:24 PM
WICKET: Warwickshire 159/9 (62.4 ov, trail by 102 - 2nd inns) v Hampshire
WB Rankin b Ervine 4 (18) Partnership: 5 (6.4 ov)
SM Ervine 4.4-3-1-1 KHD Barker 19* (77)

by ESPNcricinfo Live 6/5/2017 1:41:28 PM
WICKET: Nottinghamshire 349 all out (93.3 ov, lead by 215 - 2nd inns) v Derbyshire
HF Gurney c Thakor b Mendis 0 (11) Partnership: 23 (4.5 ov)
BMAJ Mendis 25.3-2-96-4 CMW Read 74* (86)

by ESPNcricinfo Live 6/5/2017 1:38:54 PM
RESULT: Sussex won by an innings and 7 runs
Worcestershire 260 all out (86.1 ov, trail by 7 - 2nd inns) v Sussex

by ESPNcricinfo Live 6/5/2017 1:38:06 PM
WICKET: Worcestershire 260 all out (86.1 ov, trail by 7 - 2nd inns) v Sussex
JD Shantry c Finch b Philander 5 (13) Partnership: 7 (3.1 ov)
VD Philander 12.1-2-30-3 NM Lyon 5* (12)

by ESPNcricinfo Live 6/5/2017 1:37:42 PM

COUNTY FIXTURES
COUNTY RESULTS

Essex v Yorkshire at Chelmsford - Sep 25-28
Essex 227 & 111/2 (40.1 ov) Yorkshire 111

Gloucs v Derbyshire at Bristol - Sep 25-28
Derbyshire 456/8 (114.2 ov)

Kent v Glamorgan at Canterbury - Sep 25-28
Kent 302 & 47/5 (23 ov) Glamorgan 229

Lancashire v Surrey at Manchester - Sep 25-28
Surrey 201/8d & 24/0 (4.3 ov) Lancashire 268

Leics v Northants at Leicester - Sep 25-28
Leics 128 Northants 157/2 (43.2 ov)

Somerset v Middlesex at Taunton - Sep 25-28
Somerset 236 & 145/3 (55.2 ov) Middlesex 142

Sussex v Notts at Hove - Sep 25-28
Sussex 565 Notts 85/5 (19.4 ov)

Warwickshire v Hampshire at Birmingham - Sep 25-28
Warwickshire 188 Hampshire 66/5 (21.3 ov)

Worcs v Durham at Worcester - Sep 25-28
Worcs 335 Durham 64/3 (22.2 ov)

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