Cricket Corner

[miles65]

18 hours ago, Royal Oak said:

I see JA's Lancashire comeback has been further delayed, with a new target of 16th May. I am now thinking this is never going to happen, if England come calling for his coaching / mentoring services

Hope springs eternal. My ticket is for September. So there is time

Edited May 1 by miles65
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[mjazzg]

I think England need to tie Sir J up tight for the next 18 months at least, with apologies to Lancs fans

[Royal Oak]

Lancashire vs Gloucestershire at OT yesterday, weather glorious once more.  

[Royal Oak]

Off to OT tomorrow. A day off work, Sir JA is in the squad, unbroken sunshine and 23 deg C forecast.  I suppose the only drawback is that it's Derbyshire, possibly the least exciting team in the country.

Edited May 15 by Royal Oak

[adh1907]

I see the forecast is good for the weekend as I am heading to Manchester to visit friends.  Packing shorts! Will  miss the cricket, as focussed on a certain football club’s last attempt on some silverware this season….

[Royal Oak]

It's been cracking the flags in Manchester for weeks! A fairly sedate day at the cricket today. Didn't get to see Sir JA as Lancashire were put in, and managed to bat (slowly) all day. 

[JSngry]

THE ICONIC OAKLAND COLLISEUM!!!!!

Be part of history this Thursday as Cognizant Major League Cricket makes its West Coast debut! On June 12th, the iconic Oakland Coliseum will host an electrifying matchup between the San Francisco Unicorns and Washington Freedom. Don’t miss your chance to witness this landmark event!

The Oakland Coliseum plays host to nine thrilling matches over seven action-packed days this season, giving fans the rare chance to see all six Major League Cricket teams in action from June 12–18.

With global superstars like David Warner and Jason Holder joining forces with fan favorites Faf du Plessis, Nicholas Pooran, and Glenn Maxwell, this is shaping up to be the biggest and most exciting season of Major League Cricket yet.

Don’t miss your shot at history—secure your seat today!

[Royal Oak]

Gosh, didn't realise MLC started in June! Also, didn't realise the games were played in blocks in three different locations - that does make sense, rather than teams jetting between cities for games.  

[JSngry]

The T-20 format, I know, is offensive to purists, but it's something i can watch and follow one match straight through. And with my local MLB team looking like the want to suck again, MLC is certainly a pleasant way to look away from that. I've gone to a few matches and even bought merch!

But the phrase "iconic Oakland Coliseum" is morbidly amusing. That place is a cavern and all but dead.

[JSngry]

MLC opener - Finn Allen went GONZO tonight. 19 sixes!

The Oakland Coliseu is, as mentioned previously, a cavern. Some of these balls were "double deckers" that bounced around the empty seats. It was a bit surreal.

At one point, San Francisco (sic) hammered. IIRC, seven consecutive sixes. Most impressive!

SF finishes their inning 269-5 and wins by 163!

Whoa 

[Royal Oak]

I saw some badly edited highlights of the SF innings this morning - 269 is a ridiculous score. Are the Texas games better attended? Looked quite a sparse crowd - no cheap tickets to entice the locals in?

Edited 18 hours ago by Royal Oak

[mjazzg]

Meanwhile, at Lords. They couldn't, could they?

Highly unlikely, suspect SA to be bowled out for around 200. Aussie bowling attack just too good

[JSngry]

36 minutes ago, Royal Oak said:

I saw some badly edited highlights of the SF innings this morning - 269 is a ridiculous score. Are the Texas games better attended? Looked quite a sparse crowd - no cheap tickets to entice the locals in?

That Oakland stadium is HUGE. The crowd size was probably normal.

The games in Texas  are played in a much smaller stadium. A good crowd will fill it up.

Cognizant is betting heavily that they're building this thing out for the long term. I hope they do well on that 

[Royal Oak]

6 hours ago, JSngry said:

That Oakland stadium is HUGE. The crowd size was probably normal.

The games in Texas  are played in a much smaller stadium. A good crowd will fill it up.

Cognizant is betting heavily that they're building this thing out for the long term. I hope they do well on that 

Ah fair enough.

7 hours ago, mjazzg said:

Meanwhile, at Lords. They couldn't, could they?

Highly unlikely, suspect SA to be bowled out for around 200. Aussie bowling attack just too good

After seeing some of South Africa's defeats snatched from the jaws of victory over the past 30 years, I genuinely wouldn't be surprised if they end up losing this by about 15 runs.

[mjazzg]

3 minutes ago, Royal Oak said:

Ah fair enough.

After seeing some of South Africa's defeats snatched from the jaws of victory over the past 30 years, I genuinely wouldn't be surprised if they end up losing this by about 15 runs.

I know, three quick wickets for less than 25 in the morning and I can see them imploding. Avoid that and they should win which I think I'd be pleased to see them do it only to bloody the nose of the arch enemy 

[JSngry]

One helluva nailbiter in MLC this evening, going down to the last ball. Texas hung in and won by 3, 285-182. It's almost midnight here and my heart is still racing... 

I'm getting too old for this late-night drama!