English Domestic Cricket

[ste_mc_efc]

Tell me about it...its approaching 10 years since my GCSEs!

Wonder if you'll get to see Freddie play - let us know how he looks if you do!

I read yesterday that he wasn't in the squad, unfortunately.

 

[ParkedTheBus]

Somerset have signed Groenewald.. A decent signing, someone who is pretty young and still has a wealth of experience.

 

[MUFC1987]

He's 30, that's not exactly pretty young. It looks a decent signing on paper though and we could sure use some experience to back up Thomas, with Kirby being injured a lot. Just hope we keep faith with the young guys (when they're fit) because Gregory and Craig Overton have done very well in the Championship. Just gotta hope Groenewald can make the step up to the top of the domestic game.

 

[ParkedTheBus]

By "pretty young" I meant someone who can offer 5-6 years of solid service.

 

[MUFC1987]

Do you think so? I'd say there aren't that many bowlers who can keep going at those ages. Fair enough, Thomas does, but he didn't bowl that much earlier in his career, whereas we've seen with Kirby that players with a lot of County Cricket behind them can be bowled into the ground. I think it's a decent signing, but he needs to show that he can step up, because the younger guys certainly have done so far this year. A replacement for Thomas is more likely though from him, I imagine.

 

[ParkedTheBus]

It is not like Groenewald is going to be our spearhead. He will most likely be a back-up option and that is why I am happy with this signing.

 

[MUFC1987]

You don't sign players for the next 3 and a half years as a backup option though. That would make no sense when we have plenty of younger guys doing well and he's bound to be earning a lot more than they are. He's been brought in to be one of the main bowlers, no doubt about it. Like I said, I can just see Thomas stepping down from First Class cricket next year.

 

[PolkyPls]

Good to see Lancs have declared on 650-6 and Ashwell Prince was 257 not out!

 

[SpitfiresKent]

That must be the first time this season that Lancashire have passed 300 runs in a innings.

Derbyshire struggling against us, Adam Riley continues to bowl well.

 

[ferg512]

County cricket is so weird, just saw Tredwell is playing for Sussex, apparently he plays championship cricket for them but the limited overs stuff for Kent. Truly bizarre, especially after a season ago he was the Kent captain.

 

[ste_mc_efc]

might go to another t20 soon seeing as flintoff is back.

 

[SpitfiresKent]

just saw Tredwell is playing for Sussex, apparently he plays championship cricket for them but the limited overs stuff for Kent.

Correct. He's lost form with the red ball and at the moment we have a much better off spinner in Adam Riley.

Truly bizarre, especially after a season ago he was the Kent captain.

Yeah he should never have had the captaincy last season. He didn't even feature that much because he was playing for the national side.

 

[War]

Fred Reflects On Return - Lancashire County Cricket Club

 

[SpitfiresKent]

I wonder if we'll see Flintoff in the next IPL...

 

[Lebanna]

First Lancs v Notts and now Essex v Hants. These games are showing how exciting the county championship can be.