Specsavers Championship, Tuesday, September 12, 2017

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3rd & 7 37yd

Would replace Footitt who left midseason no?

by NemoUKS 9/12/2017 2:08:08 PM
Who would he replace at Surrey though? Surely Gilo won't let anyone outbid him anyway?

by dez dezzy 9/12/2017 2:07:32 PM
@DaveKnibb I always forget there is a salary cap

by nickcricket 9/12/2017 2:07:29 PM
Morkel won't have 18 offers, he'll have about 3. How does the Salary Cap work again? Because I think there's one or two Counties seem to circumnavigate it.

by Dave Knibb 9/12/2017 2:06:33 PM
Durham will be prohibited from signing him by some obscure ECB regulation no one has ever heard of

by Mark Ofield 9/12/2017 2:06:31 PM
Morkel got Surrey written over him, they got plenty of dosh and he fits a bit of a gap in the 4 day team. Lancs might be interested as well now Finn has re-signed with Middlesex

by nickcricket 9/12/2017 2:06:17 PM
You have got to feel for SA though, so many players are going kolpack they don't seem to be able to stop it. Completely understand from the players perspective but hey

by Mark Ofield 9/12/2017 2:05:21 PM
If there's a county who wouldn't be interested they're fools.

by NemoUKS 9/12/2017 2:04:30 PM
I know his agent has met with Matt Maynard but I imagine he's met with a lot of counties

by Will Colwell 9/12/2017 2:03:47 PM
Yeah who wants to bowl at Taunton its a road

by Mark Ofield 9/12/2017 2:03:40 PM
Wouldn't want him anyway, he's no Tim Groenewald.

by SDHoneymonster 9/12/2017 2:03:40 PM
If Morkel does go Kolpak I imagine he'll have 18 offers and ours won't be the best of them. More than welcome mind.

by NemoUKS 9/12/2017 2:03:06 PM
Hahaha if only hey Will?

by Mark Ofield 9/12/2017 2:02:26 PM
a fine battle between former Somerset legend Fakhar Zaman and future Somerset Kolpak Morne Morkel

by Will Colwell 9/12/2017 2:01:56 PM
Indian spinner Ravi Ashwin is still striving for his first breakthrough and is wicketless after 15 overs at Worcester. Mark Cosgrove is continuing to bat with great authority after Joe Leach ended a stand of 104 with Aadil Ali (40) by claiming his 60th Championship wicket of the season.

by David Hopps 9/12/2017 2:01:36 PM
This Tweet did not age well
Four. Four.

What a start to the game. What a start to Fakhar Zaman's T20I careerhttps://t.co/aTV8FCmj8G #PAKvWXI
— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) September 12, 2017

by nickcricket 9/12/2017 2:01:07 PM
INDIVIDUAL 50: AG Salter 53* (100)
Glamorgan 187/6 (56.1 ov, won the toss) v Northants

by ESPNcricinfo Live 9/12/2017 2:01:05 PM
WICKET: Gloucestershire 180/2 (62.3 ov) v Kent
GH Roderick c Crawley b Claydon 10 (40) Partnership: 39 (12.3 ov)
ME Claydon 10.3-4-21-1 CT Bancroft 103* (201)

by ESPNcricinfo Live 9/12/2017 1:59:38 PM
wonder how many points Middlesex will get docked for this wet field fiasco?
— Mike ???? ???? (@mikebirty) September 12, 2017

by nickcricket 9/12/2017 1:58:17 PM
All Around The World by Oasis, Be Here Now is Faf's favourite Oasis album.

by SDHoneymonster 9/12/2017 1:57:52 PM
INDIVIDUAL 50: NJ Dexter 50* (50)
Leicestershire 209/5 (61 ov, won the toss) v Worcs

by ESPNcricinfo Live 9/12/2017 1:57:22 PM
Ordinary World by Duran Duran surely?

by NemoUKS 9/12/2017 1:57:08 PM
Into the tail, can't have another gun player...oh

by nickcricket 9/12/2017 1:56:57 PM
Poor shot from Stoneman to get out, bit of an Ian Bell dismissal. Great knock though.

by SDHoneymonster 9/12/2017 1:56:50 PM
With his International ambitions, i'm suprised Adam Lyth didn't call his daughter Trevor...

by Dave Knibb 9/12/2017 1:56:38 PM
Wonder what anthem the World XI sing - a medley of the lot?

by dez dezzy 9/12/2017 1:56:10 PM
WICKET: Surrey 233/2 (56.4 ov, won the toss) v Yorkshire
MD Stoneman c Marsh b Bresnan 131 (171) Partnership: 55 (15.5 ov)
TT Bresnan 10.4-1-40-1 R Patel 15* (46)

by ESPNcricinfo Live 9/12/2017 1:55:39 PM
I think Ruby is rhyming slang. Ruby Murray = a flurry of balls outside off stump all nicked to 3rd slip

by Will Colwell 9/12/2017 1:55:36 PM
Bancroft has scored runs, quick get underground the world must be about to end!

by nickcricket 9/12/2017 1:55:21 PM
INDIVIDUAL 100: CT Bancroft 100* (197)
Gloucestershire 174/1 (61.1 ov) v Kent

by ESPNcricinfo Live 9/12/2017 1:54:35 PM
TEAM 200: Leicestershire 201/5 (60 ov, won the toss) v Worcs
LJ Hill 6* (21) NJ Dexter 45* (45)

by ESPNcricinfo Live 9/12/2017 1:53:58 PM
TEAM 200: Somerset 200/4 (57 ov) v Lancashire
SM Davies 56* (84) TB Abell 42* (91)

by ESPNcricinfo Live 9/12/2017 1:53:48 PM
I notice Adam Lyth has named his new daughter Ruby. Short for Rhubarb?

by NemoUKS 9/12/2017 1:52:42 PM
Mr Maynard, was it really necessary to call Adam Hose "a horrible little slug"?

by Will Colwell 9/12/2017 1:52:32 PM
Totally honest release statements through time could have been fun: KP from Nottinghamshire would have been a decent read

by NemoUKS 9/12/2017 1:51:41 PM
I just thought it was amazing that there was an actual honest statement rather than the usual meaningless sentiment that comes with a players departure!

by Jessica Lewis 9/12/2017 1:50:17 PM
He'll be hoping for a wicket to get his first class average back down into double figures...

by NemoUKS 9/12/2017 1:50:08 PM
@NemoUKS I think he still bowls Leg and Off spin as he feels

by nickcricket 9/12/2017 1:50:00 PM
Yeah he changed his action over the winter

by NemoUKS 9/12/2017 1:49:29 PM
@WillColwell Noticed he was -1 on Fantasy Cricket

by nickcricket 9/12/2017 1:49:18 PM
Liam Livingstone is definitely bowling offies here

by Will Colwell 9/12/2017 1:48:39 PM
@nickcricket - he was playing virtually every match for the 1st team actually, but didn't like it that Stewart couldn't 'guarantee' him a top 3 spot in all 3 formats! What coach in their right mind would have done that, unless he was Virat Kohli or someone?!

by dez dezzy 9/12/2017 1:48:14 PM
Unless they think Colly is Craig Overton...

by nickcricket 9/12/2017 1:48:01 PM