[Cricket] Sussex v Lancashire.

[Gwylan]

Except that those guys had it harder batting on UNCOVERED pitches.

They did so it's not an accurate comparison with modern day cricketers. But, even so, averages in the teens and low-twenties were not great for specialised batsmen. I just a had a quick look at the averages for a few batsmen of that era and found that all of them (none of them were test players) had averages in the low 30s.

Let's take a look at neighbouring county Hampshire. Besides Greenidge and Richards (surely two of the best overseas players ever), they had Turner (av 31), Jesty (av 32) and Gilliat (av 29). They also had two very handy all-rounders in Peter Sainsbury and John Rice. That's just one county: there'd be a similar story at Middlesex, Surrey, Kent etc (and we won't even talk about Yorkshire).

 

[Titanic]

The end is nigh... 284-8

 

[Titanic]

Sussex 316 all out, lost by an innings and 51 runs

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Its hard to believe with only 2 wins and 100 points we are still in it!

 

[studio150]

Its hard to believe with only 2 wins and 100 points we are still in it!

With Northants Durham and Middlesex all likely to win their current games and jump above us. When combined with our inability to gain even one batting point from recent games, we must be thankful that we are currently 23 points above bottom place Leicestershire

 

[Surf's Up]

With Northants Durham and Middlesex all likely to win their current games and jump above us. When combined with our inability to gain even one batting point from recent games, we must be thankful that we are currently 23 points above bottom place Leicestershire

Not for long I suspect.

 

[CheeseRolls]

Ranks alongside the signing of a new reserve goalkeeper for the women's team, as most irritating use of social media.

Tweet - all over innings defeat #GOSBTS


What possible benefit is there to adding a hashtag? and we'll tell them all that standing was too much of a bother?

I get it's a free service that you can opt out as well as opt in, but people get paid a salary to produce this irritating shit and somehow their output and professional opinion is beyond approach.

Grrrrrrrrr

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[Horton's halftime iceberg]

At least we lent England one of our match winners. #Sacrifice

 

[timbha]

At least we lent England one of our match winners. #Sacrifice

Can you bat anywhere between 1 and 5 by any chance?��

#desperatemeasures

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Can you bat anywhere between 1 and 5 by any chance?��

#desperatemeasures

No my Dad could have, but I would struggle to bat as 12th man