Just home from the match & obviously foiled the curse by actually attending in person !!!
GREAT game - well, enjoyed it more when Mitch finally took the last wicket ! Nip & tuck all the way whilst we had one eye on the brooding black clouds that kept appearing ...but a battling performance from Kent's young guns, esp Sam Billings ( MOTM) and FAB Cowdrey , as I call him. Plus good to see Ben Harmison showing a deal of character with his bowling & fielding following his duck.
Not sure whether we'll make the semi next Thursday but if not, will be glued to Sky Sports for the duration.
Went today as it was the Performance squads Presentation day.
The one thing I have to say is how bemused I was by the strip being right on the edge of the square resulting in an incredibly short boundary on one side. Wouldn't fancy that if I was bowler!
After an hours play we had them at 7-3 off 15 overs. With the score on 15 Adam Riley dropped Cooke at second slip off Stevens when he was just 2. Thank God Cooke only went on to make 171 ;-(
So, what could have been a very good one ended up as being an ordinary one but I would still maintain that with the boundary where it is that total of 329 is still below par.
Went today as it was the Performance squads Presentation day.
The one thing I have to say is how bemused I was by the strip being right on the edge of the square resulting in an incredibly short boundary on one side. Wouldn't fancy that if I was bowler!
After an hours play we had them at 7-3 off 15 overs. With the score on 15 Adam Riley dropped Cooke at second slip off Stevens when he was just 2. Thank God Cooke only went on to make 171 ;-(
So, what could have been a very good one ended up as being an ordinary one but I would still maintain that with the boundary where it is that total of 329 is still below par.
Should avoid the follow on hopefully and even get a batting bonus point
There's me still expecting a lead Len ;-)
I just think the tail is a bit long. Claydon can tonk it around on a good day but he's not a number 8 and Hunn, Joseph and Riley could conceivably be dismissed in 3 balls on a bad day!
308-5 and just 21 behind - Northeast 74* and Billings 39*.
That's six of our top seven to get 30 plus which, coupled with Cooke's 171, goes to show there is very little in this track. And that a short boundary should be targeted!
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Warwickshire away is tough but we can beat anyone on our day
GREAT game - well, enjoyed it more when Mitch finally took the last wicket ! Nip & tuck all the way whilst we had one eye on the brooding black clouds that kept appearing ...but a battling performance from Kent's young guns, esp Sam Billings ( MOTM) and FAB Cowdrey , as I call him. Plus good to see Ben Harmison showing a deal of character with his bowling & fielding following his duck.
Not sure whether we'll make the semi next Thursday but if not, will be glued to Sky Sports for the duration.
Now for a winning double tomorrow !
COYA & COYS ( Spitfires) !!!
We had Glamorgan at 183-7 then let the off the hook. 312-9 and counting
The one thing I have to say is how bemused I was by the strip being right on the edge of the square resulting in an incredibly short boundary on one side. Wouldn't fancy that if I was bowler!
After an hours play we had them at 7-3 off 15 overs. With the score on 15 Adam Riley dropped Cooke at second slip off Stevens when he was just 2. Thank God Cooke only went on to make 171 ;-(
So, what could have been a very good one ended up as being an ordinary one but I would still maintain that with the boundary where it is that total of 329 is still below par.
EDIT: Score at lunch above.
Trail by 155.
That's six of our top seven to get 30 plus which, coupled with Cooke's 171, goes to show there is very little in this track. And that a short boundary should be targeted!
Northeast now 99*.
Claydon in with him with Hunn, Joseph and Riley to come.
I suspect that will be actually Joseph, Hunn, Riley.