[Cricket] Vitality Blast First Week: Hampshire vs Sussex Sharks at Ageas Bowl 7PM

[jakarta]

As we aren't very good at the proper form of the game, maybe we will be better at the children's version?

Sussex Sharks squad:

Luke Wright (c), Will Beer, Danny Briggs, Ben Brown (wk), Laurie Evans, Harry Finch, Rashid Khan, Tymal Mills, Delray Rawlins, Ollie Robinson, Phil Salt, Aaron Thomason, Reece Topley, David Wiese

Hope the weather improves...

 

[blockhseagull]

Was looking forward to going down tonight to watch this, but not looking likely at the moment

 

[Frankie]

Bogey team, can't even remember beating them at this lark

 

[Dick Swiveller]

Saw it was on TV - saw weather forecast - decided to make other arrangements.

 

[Sarisbury Seagull]

Currently in my office 10 minutes from the ground and it’s not looking promising! So dark and miserable. They do have great drainage there though. Think I’m still going to chance it unless they abandon before.

 

[Titanic]

 

[blockhseagull]

Looks like it gets even sh*tier after 6pm then.

 

[the right footed denilson]

Poor Reece Topley. Only 25!

 

[Hiney]

I'm sat at home, about a mile from the Ageas Bowl.

There is no way this is going ahead

 

[Sussexscots]

No Jofra, no van Zyl, no Carey, no Jordan, no Garton.

Brown, who is not a white ball cricketer, will have to keep wicket as there's no one else.

If the pitch is damp, Mills won't be risked in case he slips and hurts himself.

Oh, and Mills and Luke Wright have been drafted by teams in the 'Euro T20 slam' which runs from 30 August to 22 September which impacts our last group game plus QF/SF/Final.

Just Great.,,,

Escape from Southampton with a point looks a fair crack at the moment

 

[vegster]

Looks like a good result for the Sharks then, one point each.

 

[Luke93]

No Jofra, no van Zyl, no Carey, no Jordan, no Garton.

Brown, who is not a white ball cricketer, will have to keep wicket as there's no one else.

If the pitch is damp, Mills won't be risked in case he slips and hurts himself.

Oh, and Mills and Luke Wright have been drafted by teams in the 'Euro T20 slam' which runs from 30 August to 22 September which impacts our last group game plus QF/SF/Final.

Just Great.,,,

Escape from Southampton with a point looks a fair crack at the moment

Regarding the Brown situation, letting Burgess go was criminal. Should have been selected as a batter in the county championship. He scored runs in D1 last week!

 

[Mackenzie]

I’d definitely take the point today, this lot always beat us.

 

[Sarisbury Seagull]

I’m here, it’s not looking hopeful! Will take the point though.

 

[jakarta]

20:15 start for a 14 over per side game, even our batsmen should make it to 14 overs...

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

No Jofra, no van Zyl, no Carey, no Jordan, no Garton.

Brown, who is not a white ball cricketer, will have to keep wicket as there's no one else.

If the pitch is damp, Mills won't be risked in case he slips and hurts himself.

Oh, and Mills and Luke Wright have been drafted by teams in the 'Euro T20 slam' which runs from 30 August to 22 September which impacts our last group game plus QF/SF/Final.

Just Great.,,,

Escape from Southampton with a point looks a fair crack at the moment

WTF is “Euro Slam”

T20 is eating itself.

 

[vegster]

20:15 start for a 14 over per side game, even our batsmen should make it to 14 overs...

Oh arse ! that's now a certain one point thrown away.

 

[Luke93]

WTF is “Euro Slam”

T20 is eating itself.

Ridiculous if you ask me. Hosted by Ireland, Scotland and the Netherlands. 6 franchise teams. Shahid Afridi, Martin Guptill, Rashid Khan, Brendon McCullum, Eoin Morgan and Shane Watson were announced as the six icon players. Babar Azam, JP Duminy, Chris Lynn, Luke Ronchi, Dale Steyn and Imran Tahir were announced as the six marquee players. Not happy this is clashing with the Vitality blast. Sussex lose Rashid, Wright and Mills if we go deep in this competition.

Sussex won the toss. Sussex to bowl until rain stops play for the evening.

 

[jakarta]

We win toss and decide to chase leather...

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Ridiculous if you ask me. Hosted by Ireland, Scotland and the Netherlands. 6 franchise teams. Shahid Afridi, Martin Guptill, Rashid Khan, Brendon McCullum, Eoin Morgan and Shane Watson were announced as the six icon players. Babar Azam, JP Duminy, Chris Lynn, Luke Ronchi, Dale Steyn and Imran Tahir were announced as the six marquee players. Not happy this is clashing with the Vitality blast. Sussex lose Rashid, Wright and Mills if we go deep in this competition.

Sussex won the toss. Sussex to bowl until rain stops play for the evening.

This needs to stop, surely.

The ICC needs to step in and say enough.

It’s going to turn people off cricket - why would you buy tickets for the later Sussex games? Why did Sussex agree to it?