Briggsey
International Coach
Good game, nice easy win for you there, hopefully a sign on things to come for the Lancs (apart from against Yorkshire of course! 
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Story -- Full County Season -- Lancashire CCC -- [C2005] --
- Thread starter S_Harmison
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m_vaughan
Chairman of Selectors
That was some win. Led by the captain once again, Lancashire have now made it two rather comprehensive wins in the new season.
And yes, one would have to be really brave to bet against the Lancashire Lightning from winning the twenty20 after the aggressive and attacking display shown here.
But tougher times lie ahead - you still havent played Warks!
Go the Bears!
And yes, one would have to be really brave to bet against the Lancashire Lightning from winning the twenty20 after the aggressive and attacking display shown here.
But tougher times lie ahead - you still havent played Warks!
Go the Bears!
S_Harmison
International Cricketer
Good to see some rivalry, Totesport roundup from around the counties up soon!!
S_Harmison
International Cricketer
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Totesport National League Divison's 1 and 2 Round-up:
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Division 1
Rose Bowl
Hampshire Vs Essex
Essex won by 72 runs
Essex hammered a huge total of 272/6 with opener W.Jefferson thumping 77 from 108 balls.
Danesh Kaneria was the main wicket taker claiming 4/49 from 7 overs as Hampshire were bowled out for 200.
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Division 1
Trent Bridge
Nottinghamshire Vs Middlesex
Middlesex won by 12 runs
Middlesex did well to win the match after being bowled out for 219 with Graham Swann taking 4/47.
Nottinghamshire wouldnt keep the momentum going as they fell short by 13 runs with D.Bicknell top scoring (40)
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Division 1
County Ground
Northamptonshire Vs Worcestershire
Worcestershire won by 6 wickets
Northants made 245 with all thier batsmen getting a start but not bulding on it.
Worcestershire chased this down with ease in 43 overs, Vikram Solanki hammered 65 from 39 balls including 13 fours and 2 sixes.
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Division 2
The County Ground
Derbyshire Vs Kent
Kent won by 6 wickets
Derbyshire finished up with 172 from 40 overs before being bowled out, Steve Stubbings top scored with 34 from 72 balls.
Walkers half century helped Kent on their way to a six wicket win, he was dismissed on 52 by John Moss.
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Division 2
Grace Road
Leicestershire Vs Durham
Durham won by 55 runs
Durham scoreed 228/9 after 45 overs which should have been an achievable total for the Foxes but Hamiltons 4/32 meant that they could only reach 173.
Mike Hussey top scored for Durham with 33, the same figure was reached by the Foxes top scorer Nixon
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Division 2
Edgbaston
Warwickshire Vs Somerset
Somerset won by 10 wickets
Somerset made hard work of chasing down the lowest total of the league so far, they knocked off the 156 runs in 41 overs without losing a wicket.
Graham Smith and Marcus Trescothick both finished on 73 with Smith facing 120 balls including a six and Trescothick facing 129 without.
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Division 2
The Oval
Surrey Vs Yorkshire
Surrey won by 30 runs
S.Newman made 67 on the way to a big total of 268 for Surrey, Yokrshire put on a spurt at the end but lost by a healthy margin. Harbajan doing the damage with 4/48 from his 9 overs.
Matthew Wood and Philip Jaques both made half centurys at the top of the order but the lower order couldnt hack it and they were bowled out in 41 overs.
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Totesport National League Divison's 1 and 2 Round-up:
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Division 1
Rose Bowl
Hampshire Vs Essex
Essex won by 72 runs
Essex hammered a huge total of 272/6 with opener W.Jefferson thumping 77 from 108 balls.
Danesh Kaneria was the main wicket taker claiming 4/49 from 7 overs as Hampshire were bowled out for 200.
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Division 1
Trent Bridge
Nottinghamshire Vs Middlesex
Middlesex won by 12 runs
Middlesex did well to win the match after being bowled out for 219 with Graham Swann taking 4/47.
Nottinghamshire wouldnt keep the momentum going as they fell short by 13 runs with D.Bicknell top scoring (40)
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Division 1
County Ground
Northamptonshire Vs Worcestershire
Worcestershire won by 6 wickets
Northants made 245 with all thier batsmen getting a start but not bulding on it.
Worcestershire chased this down with ease in 43 overs, Vikram Solanki hammered 65 from 39 balls including 13 fours and 2 sixes.
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Division 2
The County Ground
Derbyshire Vs Kent
Kent won by 6 wickets
Derbyshire finished up with 172 from 40 overs before being bowled out, Steve Stubbings top scored with 34 from 72 balls.
Walkers half century helped Kent on their way to a six wicket win, he was dismissed on 52 by John Moss.
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Division 2
Grace Road
Leicestershire Vs Durham
Durham won by 55 runs
Durham scoreed 228/9 after 45 overs which should have been an achievable total for the Foxes but Hamiltons 4/32 meant that they could only reach 173.
Mike Hussey top scored for Durham with 33, the same figure was reached by the Foxes top scorer Nixon
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Division 2
Edgbaston
Warwickshire Vs Somerset
Somerset won by 10 wickets
Somerset made hard work of chasing down the lowest total of the league so far, they knocked off the 156 runs in 41 overs without losing a wicket.
Graham Smith and Marcus Trescothick both finished on 73 with Smith facing 120 balls including a six and Trescothick facing 129 without.
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Division 2
The Oval
Surrey Vs Yorkshire
Surrey won by 30 runs
S.Newman made 67 on the way to a big total of 268 for Surrey, Yokrshire put on a spurt at the end but lost by a healthy margin. Harbajan doing the damage with 4/48 from his 9 overs.
Matthew Wood and Philip Jaques both made half centurys at the top of the order but the lower order couldnt hack it and they were bowled out in 41 overs.
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m_vaughan
Chairman of Selectors
Can you post the league tables?
S_Harmison
International Cricketer
Will do, they will be next!!!
S_Harmison
International Cricketer
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The League Tables So Far:
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The League Tables So Far:
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S_Harmison
International Cricketer
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Sixes League
This years Sixes League sponsored by Sky Sports will contain small alterations from last years, firstly the monthly awards have been done away with and an end of season award will be presented to the winner of each league (Totesport and Twenty20), also a trophy will be awarded to the player who hits the most sixes overall.
There is also a change to the running of the competition, previously it has been judged on a sixes hit to balls faced ratio, this year, in the event of a tie, the batsmen will be seperated by how many runs they have scored in each competition and overall. I believe this will make the competition fairer because the tailenders could hit two sixes from two balls then get out, wheras batters up the order work more systematically and they work harder for thier sixes.
Here are the standings so far:
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Sixes League
This years Sixes League sponsored by Sky Sports will contain small alterations from last years, firstly the monthly awards have been done away with and an end of season award will be presented to the winner of each league (Totesport and Twenty20), also a trophy will be awarded to the player who hits the most sixes overall.
There is also a change to the running of the competition, previously it has been judged on a sixes hit to balls faced ratio, this year, in the event of a tie, the batsmen will be seperated by how many runs they have scored in each competition and overall. I believe this will make the competition fairer because the tailenders could hit two sixes from two balls then get out, wheras batters up the order work more systematically and they work harder for thier sixes.
Here are the standings so far:
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S_Harmison
International Cricketer
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Frizzel County Chamionship Divison's 1 and 2 Round-up:
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Division 1
The Hove
Sussex Vs Hampshire
Sussex won by an innings and 45 runs
Hampshire were bowled out for 116 after 49 overs, thanks to 4/24 from Mushtaq Ahmed.
M.Goodwin scored 118 forSussex before Mullally dismissed him.
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Division 1
Canterbury
Kent Vs Warwickshire
Warwickshire won by 3 wickets
A Pretorious 5/69 during the second innings helped seal a good win for Warwickshire.
Geraint Jones scored 57 and 1 respectively for Kent in either innings.
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Division 1
Lords
Middlesex Vs Nottinghamshire
Match Drawn
D Bicknell scored centuries in both innings making 108 and 111 respectively to put Nottinghamshire on the verge but both teams batted for too long.
Andrew Strauss and Scott Styris were the ones left at the crease after 2 early wickets fell, too little too late for Nottinghamshire, points shared.
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Division 2
Chester Le Street
Durham Vs Worcestershire
Match Drawn
Vikram Solanki scored a mammoth 183 in Worchestershires first innings and Paul Collingwood came close with 97 for Durham.
In the end M.Masons 4/46 helped Worcester get the draw.
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Division 2
County Ground
Northamptonshire Vs Leicestershire
Match Drawn
D.Robinson?s 193 for Leicestershire meant that they needed to bowl out Northants for a low total on the third day to have a change on the fourth. Northants batted the whole of the third and fourth day
P.DeFreitas 4/63 was the best bowling of the match.
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Division 2
Headingly
Yorkshire Vs Somerset
Somerset won by 71 runs
Somerset completed another convincing victory after there 10 wicket win last week. Graham Smith top scored in the whole match with 69 before being bowled by Tim Bresnan.
Silverwood took 4/30 in Somersets second innings for Yorkshire
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Frizzel County Chamionship Divison's 1 and 2 Round-up:
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Division 1
The Hove
Sussex Vs Hampshire
Sussex won by an innings and 45 runs
Hampshire were bowled out for 116 after 49 overs, thanks to 4/24 from Mushtaq Ahmed.
M.Goodwin scored 118 forSussex before Mullally dismissed him.
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Division 1
Canterbury
Kent Vs Warwickshire
Warwickshire won by 3 wickets
A Pretorious 5/69 during the second innings helped seal a good win for Warwickshire.
Geraint Jones scored 57 and 1 respectively for Kent in either innings.
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Division 1
Lords
Middlesex Vs Nottinghamshire
Match Drawn
D Bicknell scored centuries in both innings making 108 and 111 respectively to put Nottinghamshire on the verge but both teams batted for too long.
Andrew Strauss and Scott Styris were the ones left at the crease after 2 early wickets fell, too little too late for Nottinghamshire, points shared.
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Division 2
Chester Le Street
Durham Vs Worcestershire
Match Drawn
Vikram Solanki scored a mammoth 183 in Worchestershires first innings and Paul Collingwood came close with 97 for Durham.
In the end M.Masons 4/46 helped Worcester get the draw.
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Division 2
County Ground
Northamptonshire Vs Leicestershire
Match Drawn
D.Robinson?s 193 for Leicestershire meant that they needed to bowl out Northants for a low total on the third day to have a change on the fourth. Northants batted the whole of the third and fourth day
P.DeFreitas 4/63 was the best bowling of the match.
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Division 2
Headingly
Yorkshire Vs Somerset
Somerset won by 71 runs
Somerset completed another convincing victory after there 10 wicket win last week. Graham Smith top scored in the whole match with 69 before being bowled by Tim Bresnan.
Silverwood took 4/30 in Somersets second innings for Yorkshire
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S_Harmison
International Cricketer
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Totesport National League Division 1 Round-up:
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Division 1
The County Ground
Gloucestershire Vs Northamptonshire
Gloucestershire won by 6 wickets
Gloucestershire?s win was masterminded by Craig Spearman and Paul Weston, who scored 66 & 69 respectively. Surprisingly neither men scored a six in the 135 runs they scored between them.
Kirby Hancock and Chananda all took 2 wickets each with Gidman and Alleyne both getting 1 with two runouts.
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Division 1
Sophia Gardens
Glamorgan Vs Essex
Essex won by 79 runs
A comfortable victory for Essex over a down in the dumps Glamorgan, after winning the title last year the dragons have been trounced twice in a row, and heavily too.
A.Cook scored 45 for Essex while M.Elliot top scored with 40 for Glamorgan.
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Next Match;
Middlesex Crusaiders Vs Lancashire Lightning
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Totesport National League Division 1 Round-up:
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Division 1
The County Ground
Gloucestershire Vs Northamptonshire
Gloucestershire won by 6 wickets
Gloucestershire?s win was masterminded by Craig Spearman and Paul Weston, who scored 66 & 69 respectively. Surprisingly neither men scored a six in the 135 runs they scored between them.
Kirby Hancock and Chananda all took 2 wickets each with Gidman and Alleyne both getting 1 with two runouts.
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Division 1
Sophia Gardens
Glamorgan Vs Essex
Essex won by 79 runs
A comfortable victory for Essex over a down in the dumps Glamorgan, after winning the title last year the dragons have been trounced twice in a row, and heavily too.
A.Cook scored 45 for Essex while M.Elliot top scored with 40 for Glamorgan.
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Next Match;
Middlesex Crusaiders Vs Lancashire Lightning
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S_Harmison
International Cricketer
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Totesport National League 1:
Lords
Middlesex Crusaiders Vs Lancashire Lightning
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Its a fine day here at Lords for the Totesport National League Division 1 game between Lancashire and Middlesex, Andrew Strauss and Mark Chilton meet in the middle for the toss, the coin goes up and the England opener calls heads, the coin lands heads up and Strauss chooses to bat first. A wise choice on this hard wicket.
Andrew Strauss: were going to have a bat, the wicket is hard and the outfield is fast so runs shouldnt be too hard to come by, the pitch generally slows up as the game progresses so it wont be comming onto the bat as hard in the second innings making it harder to get away, i think some big scores could be made but it is going to be harder to chase, we are looking at 250-260 on this pitch but the way Lancashire bowled last time they played it could be only 210-220, who knows.
Strauss and Chilton retreated to the dressing rooms to prepare. The two Middlesex openers have been in form recently, they won the last match against Nottinghamshire by 12 runs, not as convincingly as Lancashire but still a win nontheless. This match is shaping up to be a cracker.
The Teams:
Obviously Andrew Strauss, an England opener in both test cricket and one day internationals for some time now ill be one to watch, Scott Styris is another expreienced international player, New Zealand often call upon him to bowl some overs and to come in at around number 6 as a linch hitter.
Lancashire remain unchanged in personell, however Andrew Flintoff has been moved back to his primary position of no4 with Brad Hodge comming in at number three. Chapple retains his place after some good death bowling last time around and James Anderson will have his tail up as he looks to get back into the England team, he will be gunning for Strauss!
Play gets underway in an hour, 15 over update coming soon.
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Totesport National League 1:
Lords
Middlesex Crusaiders Vs Lancashire Lightning
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Its a fine day here at Lords for the Totesport National League Division 1 game between Lancashire and Middlesex, Andrew Strauss and Mark Chilton meet in the middle for the toss, the coin goes up and the England opener calls heads, the coin lands heads up and Strauss chooses to bat first. A wise choice on this hard wicket.
Andrew Strauss: were going to have a bat, the wicket is hard and the outfield is fast so runs shouldnt be too hard to come by, the pitch generally slows up as the game progresses so it wont be comming onto the bat as hard in the second innings making it harder to get away, i think some big scores could be made but it is going to be harder to chase, we are looking at 250-260 on this pitch but the way Lancashire bowled last time they played it could be only 210-220, who knows.
Strauss and Chilton retreated to the dressing rooms to prepare. The two Middlesex openers have been in form recently, they won the last match against Nottinghamshire by 12 runs, not as convincingly as Lancashire but still a win nontheless. This match is shaping up to be a cracker.
The Teams:
Obviously Andrew Strauss, an England opener in both test cricket and one day internationals for some time now ill be one to watch, Scott Styris is another expreienced international player, New Zealand often call upon him to bowl some overs and to come in at around number 6 as a linch hitter.
Lancashire remain unchanged in personell, however Andrew Flintoff has been moved back to his primary position of no4 with Brad Hodge comming in at number three. Chapple retains his place after some good death bowling last time around and James Anderson will have his tail up as he looks to get back into the England team, he will be gunning for Strauss!
Play gets underway in an hour, 15 over update coming soon.
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S_Harmison
International Cricketer
Uodate comming soon, only one wicket to tell of.
S_Harmison
International Cricketer
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Totesport National League Division 1:
Lords
15 Overs
Middlesex Crusaiders Vs Lancashire Lightning
Middlesex: 116/2
E Smith: 19*
E Joyce: 9*
Big wicket of Strauss falls as Lancashire pile on the pressure!
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Muttiah Muralitharan has been called upon once again to make the difference and once again he has come good, this time collecting the big wicket of Strauss. Strauss had been positive up untill that point, scoring 3 fours and a siz in a knock of 23 from 30 balls. The England opener punished Cork and Anderson, sending them all over the place and finally hitting a big, big six off an Anderson bouncer. Muralitharan was brought into the attack and made an instant impression, dismissing Strauss in his second over, Strauss had difficulty with the leg stump line Murali was bowling, he played straight to one that didnt turn much and it slipped in between the bat and the pads to hit the top of leg stump. A soft dismissal for an internatonal batsmen but good variation by Murali.
Strauss swats a short one away for a big six.....
....butis clean bowled by Murali just minutes later!
Joyce play Murali to the leg side
At this stage Middelsex arent going so well and will need to start scoring more quickly if they are to set a defendable total, The Lancashire bowling has been all over the place but has not yet been punished, Murali has bowled well and so has Hodge, they need to keep it tighter or Midllesex could be let back into the game, more wickets are needed, Murali did well to spin the new ball but it is scuffing the seam, meaning les for the seam bowlers. This match could go either way....
Scorecard:
Batting Statistics:
Bowling Statistics:
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Totesport National League Division 1:
Lords
15 Overs
Middlesex Crusaiders Vs Lancashire Lightning
Middlesex: 116/2
E Smith: 19*
E Joyce: 9*
Big wicket of Strauss falls as Lancashire pile on the pressure!
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Muttiah Muralitharan has been called upon once again to make the difference and once again he has come good, this time collecting the big wicket of Strauss. Strauss had been positive up untill that point, scoring 3 fours and a siz in a knock of 23 from 30 balls. The England opener punished Cork and Anderson, sending them all over the place and finally hitting a big, big six off an Anderson bouncer. Muralitharan was brought into the attack and made an instant impression, dismissing Strauss in his second over, Strauss had difficulty with the leg stump line Murali was bowling, he played straight to one that didnt turn much and it slipped in between the bat and the pads to hit the top of leg stump. A soft dismissal for an internatonal batsmen but good variation by Murali.
Strauss swats a short one away for a big six.....
....butis clean bowled by Murali just minutes later!
Joyce play Murali to the leg side
At this stage Middelsex arent going so well and will need to start scoring more quickly if they are to set a defendable total, The Lancashire bowling has been all over the place but has not yet been punished, Murali has bowled well and so has Hodge, they need to keep it tighter or Midllesex could be let back into the game, more wickets are needed, Murali did well to spin the new ball but it is scuffing the seam, meaning les for the seam bowlers. This match could go either way....
Scorecard:
Batting Statistics:
Bowling Statistics:
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Briggsey
International Coach
I think there the wrong bowling stats mate!!
m_vaughan
Chairman of Selectors
Big wicket that of AJ Strauss, and good tight bowling overall.
Murali, bangladeshi, since when??
S_Harmison said:
Murali, bangladeshi, since when??
