CC Div 1 - Sussex v Middlesex @ Lords

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joyce gets to 50

 

[Uncle Buck]

Ollie Rayner will be loving this. Serves us right for not standing by our homegrown talent and replacing them with overpaid journeymen.

How did we not stand by Rayner?

When Mushy retired in 2008 Rayner played and did little. In 2009 he was the front line spinner and ineffective, so they had to bring Chawla in. So he had about a season to stake his claim and either did not have the talent or application to achieve this.

 

[Storer 68]

Could be worse.

Derbyshire bowled out for 95 in Div 2 before lunch on the first day!

 

[Storer 68]

How did we not stand by Rayner?

When Mushy retired in 2008 Rayner played and did little. In 2009 he was the front line spinner and ineffective, so they had to bring Chawla in. So he had about a season to stake his claim and either did not have the talent or application to achieve this.

COuld be Middlesex offered him better terms than us, a definite starting place, and the opportunity to play regulalrly at Lord's (albeit in Div 2 last year)

What is there not to accept!

 

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Could be worse.

Derbyshire bowled out for 95 in Div 2 before lunch on the first day!

Also Durham all out for 102.

 

[Simster]

146/5 now. In some ways this is not good. Perhaps a nice tidy batting wicket for Middlesex to exploit tomorrow or tonight.

 

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147/6 joyce 77

 

[CHAPPERS]

147/6

never post when things are going well

 

[Simster]

147/6

never post when things are going well

I know.

SCHOOLBOY.

 

[Kumquat]

Hmm I was hoping this would go to three days at least. I'm off Friday.

 

[Rodney Thomas]

Highest averages Player Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 0 4s 6s
LJ Wright 2* 3 1 136 81 68.00 261 52.10 0 2 0 18 0
CD Nash 8* 11 1 432 128 43.20 616 70.12 1 2 1 52 4
MJ Prior 3 2 0 86 86 43.00 83 103.61 0 1 1 5 4
EC Joyce 7* 11 3 299 108* 37.37 637 46.93 1 1 1 40 2
MH Yardy 7* 10 2 262 110 32.75 441 59.41 1 1 0 28 0
JS Gatting 8* 10 3 228 72* 32.57 374 60.96 0 1 0 25 8
LWP Wells 6 6 0 187 108 31.16 498 37.55 1 0 0 22 0
JE Anyon 7* 7 3 91 22* 22.75 213 42.72 0 0 0 9 0
SJ Magoffin 6* 5 1 75 41* 18.75 145 51.72 0 0 1 10 0
Naved Arif 6* 6 0 97 46 16.16 268 36.19 0 0 2 10 0
A Khan 4 3 0 46 28 15.33 103 44.66 0 0 0 4 1
BC Brown 6* 7 0 90 42 12.85 214 42.05 0 0 1 9 0
MW Goodwin 7* 10 0 113 74 11.30 289 39.10 0 1 2 12 0
LJ Hatchett 1 2 1 1 1 1.00 33 3.03 0 0 0 0 0
MS Panesar 7* 4 1 2 2 0.66 17 11.76 0 0 2 0 0
CJ Liddle 1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
MW Machan 1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
KO Wernars 1

And Wells can't get a game

 

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163/6 at tea

 

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Also Durham all out for 102.

With Lancashire 13/3 in reply.

 

[maltaseagull]

I'm sure the pitch is a bowlers paradise, what with the pitch dried out after no rain for a week and there being not a cloud in the sky for the 5th day running.

So 33/4 is a great score under the circumstances.

And who chose to bat first?

 

[Uncle Buck]

COuld be Middlesex offered him better terms than us, a definite starting place, and the opportunity to play regulalrly at Lord's (albeit in Div 2 last year)

What is there not to accept!

Thanks Mr Cut and Paste.

My point was he has had his chances at Sussex at not taken them, so him moving on is one of those things.

 

[Storer 68]

Thanks Mr Cut and Paste.

My point was he has had his chances at Sussex at not taken them, so him moving on is one of those things.

Altho I got the impression the club were keen to keep him, but he just wanted to move on. Nothing wrong there - he just has a bit more ambition than we did.

 

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A batting point! Good, considering the start of the innings.

 

[Simster]

Watch Middlesex rack up 500 tomorrow and Saturday.

 

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With Lancashire 13/3 in reply.

Lancs now 33/4

 

[Uncle Buck]

Altho I got the impression the club were keen to keep him, but he just wanted to move on. Nothing wrong there - he just has a bit more ambition than we did.

He would have been second choice to Monty at best.

England spinner with nearly 150ish test wickets, or lad who turns up to the County Ground on a skate board?