Surrey vs Sussex @ The Oval - Day One

[CHAPPERS]

Surrey
S A Newman, R S Clinton, M R Ramprakash, (capt), G P Thorpe, J N Batty, (wkt), A D Brown, R Clarke, I D K Salisbury, Azhar Mahmood, M Akram, J Ormond,

Sussex
I J Ward, R R Montgomerie, M H Yardy, M W Goodwin, C J Adams, (capt), M J Prior, (wkt), T R Ambrose, J D Lewry, R S C Martin-Jenkins, R J Kirtley, Mushtaq Ahmed,

Umpires: B Dudleston, J W Lloyds


Sussex won the toss and are batting

1/0

 

[Uncle Buck]

Batting down to 8, looks like Yardy is going to have to perform with the bat and ball.

 

[Pevenseagull]

no room for Look Right or THE HARD HITTING Mark Davis

 

[Pevenseagull]

I HATE AKRAM

BUT WARDY LOVES HIM

26/0 Ward going at a run a ball

 

[CHAPPERS]

Ward pays the price as Ormond picks him up for 22.

Sussex 39/1

 

[Gwylan]

51-2 now.

Not so good

 

[Pevenseagull]

the ship is steadying

84/2

Yardy & Minty doing that old left hander/right hander thing

 

[Meade's Ball]

I could almost spit my way to the Oval. I should really go after work, innit.

 

[the right footed denilson]

Is anyone else a little worried about our lack of signings this year?
Cottey hit some usefull runs last year and we are relying on Ambrose to find his form (after a shocker last year) and Yardy to turn promise and potential into consisitency.

If Prior gets involved in the England set up we could be a few runs short.

And on the bowling side? Untill Rana gets here (and considering Mushy gets about 90% of wickets in the latter stages of the season) we have to hope Lewry. RMJ and esp Kirtley improve dramatically from last year.

Or am i just pessimistic?

 

[CHAPPERS]

Maybe a bit pessimistic.

We do look a bit weak on the bowling side of things, a lot of faith is being put in Yardy. Wright is also an option with the ball. We seems to bat a long way down this year but we do need to find 20 wickets a game from somewhere.

Akram gets Goodwin the TURNCOAT FUCKFACE.

102/3

 

[Parson Henry]

Maybe a bit pessimistic.

We do look a bit weak on the bowling side of things, a lot of faith is being put in Yardy. Wright is also an option with the ball. We seems to bat a long way down this year but we do need to find 20 wickets a game from somewhere.

Akram gets Goodwin the TURNCOAT FUCKFACE.

102/3

What you mean Murray or Mo?

 

[Uncle Buck]

Maybe a bit pessimistic.

We do look a bit weak on the bowling side of things, a lot of faith is being put in Yardy. Wright is also an option with the ball. We seems to bat a long way down this year but we do need to find 20 wickets a game from somewhere.

Akram gets Goodwin the TURNCOAT FUCKFACE.

102/3

Once the pitches bake a bit you are going to have Davies in there and the overseas bowler will need a place, so all of a sudden Yardy and Ambrose could be out and our batting does not look as long.

 

[the right footed denilson]

Maybe a bit pessimistic.

We do look a bit weak on the bowling side of things, a lot of faith is being put in Yardy. Wright is also an option with the ball. We seems to bat a long way down this year but we do need to find 20 wickets a game from somewhere.

Akram gets Goodwin the TURNCOAT FUCKFACE.

102/3

akram is a !!!!

Im not sure about Yards although he bet a mutual friend of ours 50 quid he'd be an England oneday player in 5 years ( that was about 4 years ago though).

i think Ambrose really needs to show this year- i thought he looked better than Prior when they first played but last year he was woefull- if he finds form he has a 1000 runs in him. But as you say- its wickets we need...bring on Rana!!!

 

[Gwylan]

120-4 now.

Grizzly gone cheaply.

Still, I remember two years ago, we were 20-4 and ended up losing very narrowly. after Goodwin, Ambrose and Tucker added a few and Mushy threw the bat.

 

[CHAPPERS]

akram is a !!!!

Im not sure about Yards although he bet a mutual friend of ours 50 quid he'd be an England oneday player in 5 years ( that was about 4 years ago though).

i think Ambrose really needs to show this year- i thought he looked better than Prior when they first played but last year he was woefull- if he finds form he has a 1000 runs in him. But as you say- its wickets we need...bring on Rana!!!

Prior keeping wicket in this game too, probably because he's close the the international set up but possibly to help Ambrose get his form with the bat back?

 

[CHAPPERS]

139/4 at tea.

I see Kent are teaching the stoodents from Cardiff a thing or two. Kent are currently 104/6.


CLOWNS.

 

[ILOVEBHA]

Does anyone know how the points system works this year.

 

[CHAPPERS]

I know it's 5 bonus points for 400+ nowadays.

 

[Pevenseagull]

Yardy's put in a good performance today, along with some typically swift scoring from THE GREAT MATT PRIOR we've ended up 171/4 in a rain affected day

Yardy-y 44
Priory 34

50 partnership up just before STUMPS

 

[the right footed denilson]

Prior keeping wicket in this game too, probably because he's close the the international set up but possibly to help Ambrose get his form with the bat back?

i think Prior has to keep wicket every game- the guy is a real prospect who will be an England regular IF we allow him to develop as a keeper not a fielder.

anyway, im happy with todays effort- hundreds from Prior and Yards tommorow and the games ours! tehehe.