Leicestershire County Cricket Club

[MaidstoneFox]

Alex Evans playing for Kent seconds against Sussex seconds today, got a couple of wickets, hopefully get his bowling back on track.

[Cakey]

5 hours ago, Beagle said:

So who will take his place?

Barnes or Scriven. I'd go Scriven. May be Parky but 

Edited 11 April 2023 by Cakey

[CrawlingFox]

I'd go Scriven as well and move him to 8.

 

If Mulder is ready to bowl then Parky may have a stronger case I think if Nixon isn't confident in Ahmed and Ackermann to either take advantage of a helpful surface or tie up an end.

[MaidstoneFox]

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/apr/12/the-foxes-are-no-longer-on-the-run-they-have-joined-the-hunt-for-glory

 

Nice piece about Rishi Patel.

[CrawlingFox]

 

46 minutes ago, MaidstoneFox said:

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/apr/12/the-foxes-are-no-longer-on-the-run-they-have-joined-the-hunt-for-glory

 

Nice piece about Rishi Patel.

Thanks for posting. He's clearly worked hard over the Summer and great to hear about the impacts of Handscombe and James Taylor.

[Lako42]

2nd inspection due to 'damp' outfield 

[Mike the Metal Ed]

Lot of wandering around and rollers, not a lot of information.

Not looking great, is it?

[Mike the Metal Ed]

50s ago
11.15 BST
Division Two table after round one
Worcs 22

Leicestershire 22

Sussex 21

Glamorgan 12

Gloucestershire 8

Yorkshire 7

Durham 6

Derbyshire 5

Glamorgan and Sussex rest for round two.

 

We. Are. Going Up.

 

[LBTufty]

It's one thing to have the nearby, massively funded test grounds at Edgbaston and Trent Bridge start on time while our players have their feet up but another when 30 miles down the road, Northants are playing and rapidly running through the Middlesex line-up (11-4 as I write this) 

[Lako42]

The Weather is glorious for cricket...

[Lako42]

https://twitter.com/leicsccc/status/1646471523476070400?s=20

Edited 13 April 2023 by Lako42

[LBTufty]

2.15pm start

 

Edited 13 April 2023 by LBTufty

[lanefox]

[Voll Blau]

Budinger's not fvcking about, it he?

 

Nixon was saying on the Talksport cricket podcast the other day that Azad was let go because we can only afford all-formats players, with the aim of replacing him with guys like Budinger as a result.Guess the test of how true that is as a policy will come if Lilley lines up for us later on this summer...

[Tommy Fresh]

18 minutes ago, Voll Blau said:

Budinger's not fvcking about, it he?

 

Nixon was saying on the Talksport cricket podcast the other day that Azad was let go because we can only afford all-formats players, with the aim of replacing him with guys like Budinger as a result.Guess the test of how true that is as a policy will come if Lilley lines up for us later on this summer...

Talking out his arse I imagine, like during that weird Q & A they did where he had one reason for Harris not coming back and Henderson said something different.

[Tommy Fresh]

Enjoying watching Budinger though, so much so I'm finding it annoying when he takes a single and we have to watch Hill blocking

[CrawlingFox]

Good knock from Budinger at a s/r of 120 too, you see lower in t20 sometimes. Some change from tortoise pairing Evans and Azad last year!

Edited 13 April 2023 by CrawlingFox

[Tommy Fresh]

Middlesex having a honking start to the season with the bat

[Tommy Fresh]

Anyone know if Jamie Porter or Sam Cook have ever been called up to a test side? Think Porter maybe but didn't play (against India) ? Don't think Cook has though but he's been with the Lions before

Edited 13 April 2023 by Tommy Fresh

[Lionator]

5 minutes ago, Tommy Fresh said:

Anyone know if Jamie Porter or Sam Cook have ever been called up to a test side? Think Porter maybe but didn't play (against India) ? Don't think Cook has though but he's been with the Lions before

Isn’t Cook a bit of a trundler, like his first class record is outstanding but England aren’t going to be interested in people who barely top 80mph given they’d be destroyed on Australian, sub continent pitches. 
 

I may be wrong though. 

Edited 13 April 2023 by Lionator

[CrawlingFox]

3 minutes ago, Tommy Fresh said:

Anyone know if Jamie Porter or Sam Cook have ever been called up to a test side? Think Porter maybe but didn't play (against India) ? Don't think Cook has though but he's been with the Lions before

Think you're right on both counts. If and when Anderson and/or Broad pack it in I hope England look very closely at Cook. More than 200 first class wickets at less than 20 and still 25 so approaching his peak.

[Lionator]

Bit of a daft shot from Budinger. 

[LBTufty]

68.7% of the innings (90 out of 131/2) made up of boundaries. Foxball is alive and well.

[Tommy Fresh]

40 minutes ago, Lionator said:

Isn’t Cook a bit of a trundler, like his first class record is outstanding but England aren’t going to be interested in people who barely top 80mph given they’d be destroyed on Australian, sub continent pitches. 
 

I may be wrong though. 

Seems a bit strange to bother with him for the Lions then, but he could easily be an option during home series.

[lanefox]

Going at just over 4 an over , Ackermann and Hill building a good partnership