English Domestic Cricket

[Aislabie]

England have had to replace and entire squad. Kent did too. Derbyshire and Essex abandoned after a positive test.

But Freedom Day next week.

Doubts grow over viability of county competitions as clubs face difficulty putting out sides

Covid-related withdrawals and Hundred call-ups have decimated county squads

www.espncricinfo.com

Well this is promising

 

[wasteyouryouth]

Doubts grow over viability of county competitions as clubs face difficulty putting out sides

Covid-related withdrawals and Hundred call-ups have decimated county squads

www.espncricinfo.com

Well this is promising

Wouldn't be surprised if they cancelled the Royal London Cup. The India series and The Hundred are the top priorities.

 

[Aislabie]

Wouldn't be surprised if they cancelled the Royal London Cup. The India series and The Hundred are the top priorities.

Yeah I can't really see it happening to be honest. And while I understand why, if I had a choice between the two I'd rather have the Royal London than the Hundred, but that's hardly something you wouldn't already have guessed

 

[Aislabie]

With friends like these? A Hundred reasons why the ECB has failed the game

In their quest for Eldorado, English cricket may have saddled itself with fool's gold

www.espncricinfo.com

 

[wasteyouryouth]

With friends like these? A Hundred reasons why the ECB has failed the game

In their quest for Eldorado, English cricket may have saddled itself with fool's gold

www.espncricinfo.com

Was just about to share this, not surprised to see you already have.

 

[wasteyouryouth]

Tom Lammonby has played a blinding innings for Somerset. 73 for 4 when he came in in the 13th. He got 90 from 36 to get them to 183 including 89 partnership, of which van der Merwe contributed 5.

 

[Aislabie]

I've been really enjoying watching these First-Class County vs Minor County matches; even as fringe first-teamers have field days, some of the minor counties are still putting out really very good sides.

If only the ECB had invested in an FA Cup-style T20 knockout with as many games on free-to-air as possible, rather than the silliness of the Hundred.

Spoiler: Running an imaginary competition because I'm a tiny bit bored

All draws and match results will be done with Random.org because I am inherently lazy

Spoiler: Preliminary Round

Eastern Knights () vs Staffordshire
Bedfordshire vs Herefordshire
Northern Knights () vs Caledonian Highlanders ()
Hertfordshire vs Wales Minor Counties
Cornwall vs Northumberland
Munster Reds () vs Cheshire
Dorset vs Oxfordshire
Devon vs Lincolnshire
Cumberland vs Wiltshire
Leinster Lightning () vs Berkshire
Shropshire vs Cambridgeshire
Norfolk vs MCC Young Cricketers
North West Warriors () vs Buckinghamshire
Suffolk vs Western Warriors ()

Spoiler: Round One

Lancashire vs Kent
Gloucestershire vs Northamptonshire
Essex vs Northumberland
Surrey vs Warwickshire
Middlesex vs Wales Minor Counties
Caledonian Highlanders () vs Staffordshire
MCC Young Cricketers vs Berkshire
Oxfordshire vs Glamorgan
Suffolk vs Devon
Bedfordshire vs Derbyshire
Munster Reds () vs Durham
North West Warriors () vs Cumberland
Nottinghamshire vs Leicestershire
Sussex vs Hampshire
Somerset vs Yorkshire
Worcestershire vs Cambridgeshire

Spoiler: Round Two

Kent vs Glamorgan
Berkshire vs Warwickshire
Essex vs Gloucestershire
Derbyshire vs North West Warriors ()
Caledonian Highlanders () vs Sussex
Somerset vs Nottinghamshire
Devon vs Wales Minor Counties
Worcestershire vs Durham

Spoiler: Quarter-Finals

Sussex vs Essex
Nottinghamshire vs Worcestershire
Devon vs Derbyshire
Glamorgan vs Warwickshire

Spoiler: Semi-Finals

Glamorgan vs Derbyshire
Worcestershire vs Essex

Spoiler: Final

Derbyshire vs Essex

 

[Jack7]

I've been really enjoying watching these First-Class County vs Minor County matches; even as fringe first-teamers have field days, some of the minor counties are still putting out really very good sides.

If only the ECB had invested in an FA Cup-style T20 knockout with as many games on free-to-air as possible, rather than the silliness of the Hundred.

Spoiler: Running an imaginary competition because I'm a tiny bit bored

All draws and match results will be done with Random.org because I am inherently lazy

Spoiler: Preliminary Round

Eastern Knights () vs Staffordshire
Bedfordshire vs Herefordshire
Northern Knights () vs Caledonian Highlanders ()
Hertfordshire vs Wales Minor Counties
Cornwall vs Northumberland
Munster Reds () vs Cheshire
Dorset vs Oxfordshire
Devon vs Lincolnshire
Cumberland vs Wiltshire
Leinster Lightning () vs Berkshire
Shropshire vs Cambridgeshire
Norfolk vs MCC Young Cricketers
North West Warriors () vs Buckinghamshire
Suffolk vs Western Warriors ()

Spoiler: Round One

Lancashire vs Kent
Gloucestershire vs Northamptonshire
Essex vs Northumberland
Surrey vs Warwickshire
Middlesex vs Wales Minor Counties
Caledonian Highlanders () vs Staffordshire
MCC Young Cricketers vs Berkshire
Oxfordshire vs Glamorgan
Suffolk vs Devon
Bedfordshire vs Derbyshire
Munster Reds () vs Durham
North West Warriors () vs Cumberland
Nottinghamshire vs Leicestershire
Sussex vs Hampshire
Somerset vs Yorkshire
Worcestershire vs Cambridgeshire

Spoiler: Round Two

Kent vs Glamorgan
Berkshire vs Warwickshire
Essex vs Gloucestershire
Derbyshire vs North West Warriors ()
Caledonian Highlanders () vs Sussex
Somerset vs Nottinghamshire
Devon vs Wales Minor Counties
Worcestershire vs Durham

Spoiler: Quarter-Finals

Sussex vs Essex
Nottinghamshire vs Worcestershire
Devon vs Derbyshire
Glamorgan vs Warwickshire

Spoiler: Semi-Finals

Glamorgan vs Derbyshire
Worcestershire vs Essex

Spoiler: Final

Derbyshire vs Essex

The hundred will be fire.

 

[Aislabie]

The hundred will be fire.

As in trashfire

 

[Jack7]

As in trashfire

Straight fire.

 

[ddrap14]

Middlesex vs Wales Minor Counties

 

[Aislabie]

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I mean, Wales MC did beat Glamorgan yesterday. And Middlesex are so committed to underperformance that I could see them playing a half-strength side against Wales and losing

(But yes this meme is accurate)

 

[Aislabie]

Trent Rockets sounds like a porn star

I'm sure he has quite the middle stump

 

[wasteyouryouth]

One thing's for sure Trent Rockets will bat long and like to take it deep.

 

[wasteyouryouth]

Northern Superchargers finally playing a match at Durham tonight.