Penultimate Game: Yorkshire at the Oval 20-23 September

According to Alex Stewart at Northampton last week Lawes  is almost certain to play.

Chinaman wrote:According to Alex Stewart at Northampton last week Lewes  is almost certain to play.

Hi Chinaman - I was surprised Lawes didn't play at Northampton. Do you know why?

Chinaman wrote:According to Alex Stewart at Northampton last week Lawes  is almost certain to play.

Stewie also said the spinners would get games later in the season.

guildfordbat wrote:

Chinaman wrote:According to Alex Stewart at Northampton last week Lewes  is almost certain to play.

Hi Chinaman - I was surprised Lawes didn't play at Northampton. Do you know why?

Yes, apparently some slight hamstring problems so they decided not to play him. He did come on as a sub fielder later in the game though.

Well if the spinners get a game it'll have to be next week, Old Trafford often takes spin, but it's a looking a bit wet. I still say Virdi/Moriaty won't play a game though.

Here's my preview: http://www.ovalworld-online.com/prevsuryorcc2022.htm

guildfordbat wrote:

Chinaman wrote:Yes, may be a small risk with no spin, but we've not needed it so far. Not sure who you would drop anyway to get Steel in. Maybe Clark if they think it might turn a bit. Difficult one.

Steel was in the last match and I suspect he'll keep his place. Pope, Foakes and Overton replacing Geddes, Smith and Atkinson with Lawes remaining benched would be my guess.

Do you mean that Lawes will be 12th man?

Yorks win toss and bowl.

Teams:

Surrey:

1 17 RJ Burns (c)
2 26 RS Patel
3 1 HM Amla
4 32 OJD Pope
5 7 BT Foakes (wk)
6 44 CT Steel
7 8 J Clark
8 30 TE Lawes
9 88 J Overton
10 66 KAJ Roach
11 40 DJ Worrall

Yorks:

1 9 A Lyth
2 33 FJ Bean
3 18 GCH Hill
4 32 T Kohler-Cadmore
5 31 WAR Fraine
6 12 JA Tattersall (c) (wk)
7 47 DM Bess
8 44 JA Thompson
9 8 BWM Mike
10 10 BO Coad
11 17 SA Patterson

Kent are 1 down already ....

Awful audio and there's no scorecard yet. Thought we were better than this

This stream doesn't seem like our usual coverage. I don't hear Churchie - although I can only hear one of the commentators and he's far too loud.

Alex! wrote:Awful audio and there's no scorecard yet. Thought we were better than this

They’ve decided to go for the “stream commentary” option rather than simulcasting BBC Radio. And I don’t think that works.

Maybe it’s partly because I like Mark Church, and whilst I do like a good “TV commentary”, this coverage isn’t exactly Athers and Hussain.

Kent 2 down ....

RB wrote:

Alex! wrote:Awful audio and there's no scorecard yet. Thought we were better than this

They’ve decided to go for the “stream commentary” option rather than simulcasting BBC Radio. And I don’t think that works.

Maybe it’s partly because I like Mark Church, and whilst I do like a good “TV commentary”, this coverage isn’t exactly Athers and Hussain.

It's like listening to Athers and Hussain without being able to hear Hussain. Which might not be a bad thing ....

To be fair they've got Adam Collins in, who's an excellent commentator/journo. Hope they sort it soon.

Kent shitting the bed doesn't change what we've got to do...

Jedrich wrote:

RB wrote:

Alex! wrote:Awful audio and there's no scorecard yet. Thought we were better than this

They’ve decided to go for the “stream commentary” option rather than simulcasting BBC Radio. And I don’t think that works.

Maybe it’s partly because I like Mark Church, and whilst I do like a good “TV commentary”, this coverage isn’t exactly Athers and Hussain.

It's like listening to Athers and Hussain without being able to hear Hussain. Which might not be a bad thing ....

All I meant was that I watched a lot of the Bob Willis Trophy final last year purely because I could listen to those two all day together.

Burns failing again...

Alex! wrote:Burns failing again...

Given he was blameless on the two dismissals at Wantage Road it’s not yet a “concern”.

What is a concern is he needs 267 from 3 innings to make 1,000 CC runs. If he doesn’t do it it’ll be the first time since 2013 (England duties notwithstanding) that he’ll have failed to do so.

Really hope Patel can cash in with Amla now gone...

Well Kent clearly aren't going to do us any favours so it looks like we'll have to win this one ....

Hampshire are the jammiest club. Kent have no Crawley,
Billings or Denly.

Right before lunch? Oh for fuck sake

That's the Steel I'm used to

Steel’s Championship innings this year:

22, 1, 5, 48, 0

Average 15.60. If I’m being a wag then I might suggest Virdi would be batting better than that…

Well maximum batting points is looking a long way off ...

Blessed be the Pope