Heck, that rules out Compton, Crawley and DBD from the Vine vs Blackheath game I'm umpiring on Saturday...
The Vine are struggling too - it might also rule out Logan for them if Kent insist on him being 12th man plus another Kent First Class cricketer, Harry Houillon, might still be at Uni (no sign of Ben Price either and Miles Richardson appears to have left for Kings Hill).
Seb got a message last night from Jas Singh that he'd been called up to the first team squad - have now seen that Podmore failed a fitness test yesterday hence this being the case. Wish Jas all the best should he play which he will unless we go in with two spinners.
It's ironic that we've gone from having nine fit seamers to having to omit Podmore, Gilchrist, Milnes, Klaassen and Bird for varying reasons.
Did we seriously consider playing 2 spinners, as we brought Logan and O'Riordan along, yet called up Singh when Podmore pulled out? It's not as if we have the option of Denly's leggies either
Did we seriously consider playing 2 spinners, as we brought Logan and O'Riordan along, yet called up Singh when Podmore pulled out? It's not as if we have the option of Denly's leggies either
And we left out the spinner who took 6 wickets in an innings this season - Qadri
I think Crawley has some serious concentration issues because I'm sure, had that ball been the first of the day, he would have just watched it go by. I watched him early on again hitting the ball on off stump through mid wicket for boundaries but would still like to see him play more in the "V" at that point in his innings - he actually had a leading edge from doing so which dropped very close to point - because the NZ seamers will be that much quicker.
Compton now has 718 runs at an average of 103 - not skewed by one or two innings either given that he has scored 47 or more in 7 of his 9 innings. Absolutely astonishing for a 28 year old who, prior to this season, had never regularly played First Class cricket.
I'm watching the match on YouTube, and the coverage is of a standard almost as good as Sky sports. Absolutely amazed! Oh, and Kent are going great at 231/1
He's clearly no T20 player - if you're not that, you tend to fly under the radar a bit more
Spot on. As one county coach said to me last year, "if an age group batsman can't hit 360 by the age of 16 then he won't be in the squad". Such is the impact of the concentration on white ball over the last decade.
If the Kent side were picked on the basis of batting averages this season then Zak Crawley would be 12th man. If the England side was picked on the same basis Ben Compton would be batting at 5 but would be opening if runs scored were the criteria. The former has 218 runs at 24.22 (9 innings) whereas the latter 810 runs at 101.25 (10 innings).
Compton needs a season of consistent performance to really put himself in the frame for England honours (and the experience of an England A tour) whereas Crawley needs a good series against NZ to justify his selection. If I were a betting man then I would say that Compton will open one day for England in Test cricket whereas Crawley is destined to become a white ball international where 50 over cricket might well prove to be his strongest suit.
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The Vine are struggling too - it might also rule out Logan for them if Kent insist on him being 12th man plus another Kent First Class cricketer, Harry Houillon, might still be at Uni (no sign of Ben Price either and Miles Richardson appears to have left for Kings Hill).
It's ironic that we've gone from having nine fit seamers to having to omit Podmore, Gilchrist, Milnes, Klaassen and Bird for varying reasons.
- BG Compton
- Z Crawley
- DJ Bell-Drummond
- JA Leaning*
- JM Cox
- OG Robinson†
- DI Stevens
- GF Linde
- G Stewart
- J Singh
- MR Quinn
On paper, with Stewart coming in at 9 (90 off 91 in his last match) that is one hell of a batting line up. Shame it's not played on paper!Did we seriously consider playing 2 spinners, as we brought Logan and O'Riordan along, yet called up Singh when Podmore pulled out? It's not as if we have the option of Denly's leggies either
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Compton 50* (131)
DBD 27* (57)
Compton now has 718 runs at an average of 103 - not skewed by one or two innings either given that he has scored 47 or more in 7 of his 9 innings. Absolutely astonishing for a 28 year old who, prior to this season, had never regularly played First Class cricket.
Oh, and Kent are going great at 231/1
104*
63*
47
93
3
89
27
115
104*
129
774 runs at an average of 110.57
What are the chances of us reaching 500 for a change?
We even dismissed one of the Curran brothers for just 1 run !
Compton needs a season of consistent performance to really put himself in the frame for England honours (and the experience of an England A tour) whereas Crawley needs a good series against NZ to justify his selection. If I were a betting man then I would say that Compton will open one day for England in Test cricket whereas Crawley is destined to become a white ball international where 50 over cricket might well prove to be his strongest suit.
With the cooler, cloudier weather, welcome back Stevo, 2-26 in 15 overs including the key wicket of Vasconcelos for 71