Leicestershire County Cricket Club

[Kinowe Soorie]

A little bit of grit and determination, well done. Not the win, but I love to see that they didn’t give in.

[Harpenden Fox]

You sense if all the team were as determined as Parky we would be doing considerably better than we are. 

[HaroldBazBo]

A gritty performance by the lower order but a lot of change needed.

 

We made decent strides during Abbas’ first season and weren’t far off promotion but since then it’s been a slow drag backwards and we look a lot weaker than them.

 

Marcus Harris carried us last year.

 

Asad and Patel are doing ok but we are a batsman light and the form of the skipper is a real problem. Maybe Parkinson should step up to captain so that Ackerman can concentrate on his main role as he’s unfortunately becoming a weak link at the moment.

 

A number 4 should be targeting 1000 runs a season but apart from the Bob Willis in 2020 he’s had two seasons averaging mid 30’s and not touching 700 runs in between. He’s obviously out of nick but in most games this year the openers have stuck around long enough so that he has been protected from the new ball. Judging by who is scoring runs this year around the counties it appears the new dukes ball seam is making batting easier but he is making it look harder.

 

Playing in that terrible Hundred won’t get him back in the groove for the CC that’s for sure.

[CrawlingFox]

Nixon is going to have to make some big calls.

 

Dropping Ackermann and Hendricks probably the most imminent ones that need to be sorted. Evans is averaging 25 at a strike rate of 30 as well so whilst he's seeing off the new ball he's scoring unbelievably slowly and it's an issue. Though to be fair it may still be better than what the alternatives may offer.

 

Azad

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Patel

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Hill

Mulder

Swindells

 

For me there is two gaps in the top 7 that we need more from and Swindells and Mulder are nearer Ackermann and Evans than Patel and Azad at the moment too, though hopefully Swindells will gain confidence from his 50 today.

 

Unfortunately given the structure of the season it's not exactly easy from this point to drop anyone and allow them any 2nd xi cricket to find form as we're soon into the white ball window.

[Mark 'expert' Lawrenson]

Burgess at Warwickshire, Leicestershire reject doing very well, not sure if he was mentioned in the released players who have prospered elsewhere.

Also Billy Root Glamorgan  and Moores at Notts

Edited 16 May 2022 by Mark 'expert' Lawrenson

[SemperEadem]

1 hour ago, Mark 'expert' Lawrenson said:

Burgess at Warwickshire, Leicestershire reject doing very well, not sure if he was mentioned in the released players who have prospered elsewhere.

Also Billy Root Glamorgan  and Moores at Notts

Ollie Robinson also once of our parish.

[Stadt]

Is there anywhere you can find club specific averages for the season?

 

I'd drop Ackerman & Hendricks, give Hill or Parkinson the captaincy and bring Barnes & Kimber back in.

[CrawlingFox]

41 minutes ago, Stadt said:

Is there anywhere you can find club specific averages for the season?

 

I'd drop Ackerman & Hendricks, give Hill or Parkinson the captaincy and bring Barnes & Kimber back in.

https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=14570;team=1184;type=tournament

[Stadt]

15 minutes ago, CrawlingFox said:

https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=14570;team=1184;type=tournament

Mike, Barnes, Azad and Patel the few that can hold their heads high so far then!

[Kinowe Soorie]

Hendricks average for bowling 

[Mark 'expert' Lawrenson]

6 hours ago, Stadt said:

Mike, Barnes, Azad and Patel the few that can hold their heads high so far then!

Parky as well 

[Tommy Fresh]

6 hours ago, Stadt said:

Mike, Barnes, Azad and Patel the few that can hold their heads high so far then!

Add Rhodes to the list. Participation trophy.

[BoyJones]

Off to New Road Saturday. Hopefully we’ve started well over the first two days and well in the game.
 

Maybe a chance for the batsmen, Worcester have the least bowling points I believe. 

[Lako42]

10 hours ago, BoyJones said:

Off to New Road Saturday. Hopefully we’ve started well over the first two days and well in the game.
 

 

😆

[Mark 'expert' Lawrenson]

14 hours ago, BoyJones said:

Off to New Road Saturday. Hopefully we’ve started well over the first two days and well in the game.
 

Maybe a chance for the batsmen, Worcester have the least bowling points I believe. 

Loads of runs scored there this season 

[LBTufty]

Remote chance of a FC debut for our leggy this Thursday? Rehan Ahmed (along with Barnes) played in both Second XI T20 games yesterday but hasn't been included in today's game against Derbyshire. 

[MaidstoneFox]

2 hours ago, LBTufty said:

Remote chance of a FC debut for our leggy this Thursday? Rehan Ahmed (along with Barnes) played in both Second XI T20 games yesterday but hasn't been included in today's game against Derbyshire. 

Well the seamers aren't taking 20 wickets on that track so you may as well look at other options. Hopefully don't over-bowl him before the Blast starts.

[Sunbury Fox]

Looking forward to seeing our top 6 filling their boots on a batting friendly pitch. 

[HaroldBazBo]

Tom Harrison getting an absolute and thoroughly deserved shoeing in the press.

[SemperEadem]

 

[Graceroad]

1 hour ago, SemperEadem said:

 

So ,only 672 people out of 4000 were interested in free tickets and maybe 100 or them were Sussex fans saving a few quid.Not very encouraging  at all

 

 

 

 

[Voll Blau]

13 minutes ago, Graceroad said:

So ,only 672 people out of 4000 were interested in free tickets and maybe 100 or them were Sussex fans saving a few quid.Not very encouraging  at all

It's going to take some time if this initiative is to succeed. Could the numbers be better? Yes. But we were rank for most of that game and crucially looked miles out of it going into the weekend, when most would be looking to take advantage of that offer. Hopefully it picks up over the summer holidays, it's been great seeing the club getting back into schools and inviting the kids along again like they used to 20 years ago.

Edited 18 May 2022 by Voll Blau

[when_you're_smiling]

9 minutes ago, Graceroad said:

So ,only 672 people out of 4000 were interested in free tickets and maybe 100 or them were Sussex fans saving a few quid.Not very encouraging  at all

 

 

 

 

No they were handed out to specific groups. You couldn’t just pick them up.

 

I reckon that’s probably about normal for freebies, if not above average when you factor in some may have considered leaving it to go down on the Sunday only for the weather to then be crap. Depends on what groups they were handed to really and how much interest the people in cricket had in the first place. 

 

 

[Graceroad]

1 hour ago, when_you're_smiling said:

No they were handed out to specific groups. You couldn’t just pick them up.

 

I reckon that’s probably about normal for freebies, if not above average when you factor in some may have considered leaving it to go down on the Sunday only for the weather to then be crap. Depends on what groups they were handed to really and how much interest the people in cricket had in the first place. 

 

 

The tickets were available to everybody who emailed the club.Spoke to several Sussex fans on day 1'they all took up the offer of free tickets

[when_you're_smiling]

36 minutes ago, Graceroad said:

The tickets were available to everybody who emailed the club.Spoke to several Sussex fans on day 1'they all took up the offer of free tickets

Oh really? I didn’t realise you could just email. Thought Jarvis had tweeted a few days before that they’d all been sent out in advance of the game.