Leicestershire County Cricket Club

[harpendenfox]

and kudos to whoever is writing the daily reports on the LCCC website. Informative, honest, detailed and humorous. I hope they don't get the LCFC website bug and stop blathering on about the crowd being the 12th man blah blah blah

[Corky]

Away to Derbyshire next, this Thursday.

[LCFC_Playoffwinners2010]

Anyone here reckon promotion is a possibility? I have a really good feeling about this season, and White + Henderson have impressed me in the bowling department, and Taylor is as supreme as ever in the batting! With Hoggy as captain, anything can happen, but i'm looking forward to one of our best seasons for years.

[Fosse Boy]

Let's notcount our chickens, but for the first timein a few seasons I'm optimistic about the club's future.

[Corky]

Anyone here reckon promotion is a possibility? I have a really good feeling about this season, and White + Henderson have impressed me in the bowling department, and Taylor is as supreme as ever in the batting! With Hoggy as captain, anything can happen, but i'm looking forward to one of our best seasons for years.

Not sure about promotion, but we look set to have a better campaign by far.

[LCFC_Playoffwinners2010]

Really good start this morning, but we've just lost Nixon and Taylor after luch, but are still fairly comfortable on 126/3, with Jefferson having a good innings currently on 66. Hopefull we can get at least 250 to 300, then rip into them with our bowling attack!

[Corky]

Yes, looking pretty good right now.

[LCFC_Playoffwinners2010]

If Cobb gets going, then we have a really good chance of a big score. We just need someone to stay with Jefferson right now

[Dylan]

204/6 ... 56 overs at the moment.

[LCFC_Playoffwinners2010]

I still maintain that 250 would be a decent score, and its looking as though we might end up around there. Still, i reckon we have much better bowlers than them...

[LCFC_Playoffwinners2010]

Here's our chance to rip into their top order...

[Corky]

Off-topic, but Gloucs have been bowled out for 86 replying to Northants 186 all out.

Edited 15 April 2010 by Corky

[Fosse Boy]

To be fair scores like that don't surprise me given that it's pretty much still winter.

[Dylan]

Stumps Day1-

Leicestershire- 279

Derbyshire- 40/2

[Corky]

Those two early wickets are crucial, especially Rogers. Another couple early doors in the morning will be a huge boost.

[LCFC_Playoffwinners2010]

We're in a great position here, and if we can take the remaining 5 wickets, and then knock a quick 300 more runs, we'll easily win the game. Derbyshire: 73/5

[SMX11]

206 all out good effort from the lads with a 73 lead but we need to bat well and get around 230-250 which should be more than enough to put us in an unbeatable position.

[Corky]

206 all out.

[Corky]

Derbys 13-1, chasing 403 to win.

We're in a very good position.

[Samu]

Derbys 13-1, chasing 403 to win.

We're in a very good position.

Rogers out for a duck is a massive wicket, especially considering what he did last week against Surrey!

[LCFC_Playoffwinners2010]

We haven't made any progress so far this morning, and we need to get Madsen out soon otherwise that could be it for two wins on the bounce. If we don't win, i reckon its because we didn't declare earlier. I know White wanted a century, but to be honest, a 350 lead would have been fine with me. Oh well, at least it looks like we will be unbeaten...

[Samu]

We haven't made any progress so far this morning, and we need to get Madsen out soon otherwise that could be it for two wins on the bounce. If we don't win, i reckon its because we didn't declare earlier. I know White wanted a century, but to be honest, a 350 lead would have been fine with me. Oh well, at least it looks like we will be unbeaten...

Yeah true. We scored far too slowly yesterday too.

[SMX11]

Two quick wickets are needed after lunch then it's game on. Probably should have had ore time at them last night tbh. We could have had them 2 or 3 down which would have put one nail in the coffin.

[Samu]

3 down now, is there enough time still?

[Corky]

166-6 at tea.

Come on boys, four to get