Ekansh and Jaydn are teenagers. Realistically, unless they've got Tendulkar levels of talent, they won't be significant T20 players next season.
In the meantime, the 50 over cup is still a competition in itself, where you need players who can do more than smash quick 25s. Compton is clearly not a T20 player, but can easily do a job in this cup.
Ekansh and Jaydn are teenagers. Realistically, unless they've got Tendulkar levels of talent, they won't be significant T20 players next season.
In the meantime, the 50 over cup is still a competition in itself, where you need players who can do more than smash quick 25s. Compton is clearly not a T20 player, but can easily do a job in this cup.
But this is a competition to blood teenagers. It is a stepping stone between 2nd XI and 1st XI cricket because the level of cricket sits somewhere between the two. If we don't do it here and now we never will. Archie Vaughan (18), Joshua Thomas (19), Rocky Flintoff (16), Dominic Kelly (18) and Eddie Jack (18) have all played against us in the first three games. But as I say, Ekansh was only meant to play the first two games (but didn't do badly) and Joe Denly was then meant to come in for him. We can't have it both ways - on the one hand scream "why aren't we playing youngsters when the established players aren't performing", then throw them into the CC or The Blast with zero first team experience and moan when they fail. It is the one real benefit of losing all the players we're missing to The Hundred.
Ekansh really is a talent. The only thing that is currently letting him down is his decision making. That will, hopefully, come with experience and playing at this level, knowing that you can score runs but can't afford to give it up cheaply is worth a lot more then 50 in the 2nd XI.
Ekansh and Jaydn are teenagers. Realistically, unless they've got Tendulkar levels of talent, they won't be significant T20 players next season.
In the meantime, the 50 over cup is still a competition in itself, where you need players who can do more than smash quick 25s. Compton is clearly not a T20 player, but can easily do a job in this cup.
But this is a competition to blood teenagers. It is a stepping stone between 2nd XI and 1st XI cricket because the level of cricket sits somewhere between the two. If we don't do it here and now we never will. Archie Vaughan (18), Joshua Thomas (19), Rocky Flintoff (16) and Eddie Jack (18) have all played against us in the first three games. But as I say, Ekansh was only meant to play the first two games (but didn't do badly) and Joe Denly was then meant to come in for him. We can't have it both ways - on the one hand scream "why aren't we playing youngsters when the established players aren't performing", then throw them into the CC or The Blast with zero first team experience and moan when they fail. It is the one real benefit of losing all the players we're missing to The Hundred.
Ekansh really is a talent. The only thing that is currently letting him down is his decision making. That will, hopefully, come with experience.
We aren't blooding youngsters when It comes to the bowling though, with TWO overseas playing...
Indeed our bowling attack is pretty much as strong as it's been all season, other than Agar.
Ekansh and Jaydn are teenagers. Realistically, unless they've got Tendulkar levels of talent, they won't be significant T20 players next season.
In the meantime, the 50 over cup is still a competition in itself, where you need players who can do more than smash quick 25s. Compton is clearly not a T20 player, but can easily do a job in this cup.
But this is a competition to blood teenagers. It is a stepping stone between 2nd XI and 1st XI cricket because the level of cricket sits somewhere between the two. If we don't do it here and now we never will. Archie Vaughan (18), Joshua Thomas (19), Rocky Flintoff (16) and Eddie Jack (18) have all played against us in the first three games. But as I say, Ekansh was only meant to play the first two games (but didn't do badly) and Joe Denly was then meant to come in for him. We can't have it both ways - on the one hand scream "why aren't we playing youngsters when the established players aren't performing", then throw them into the CC or The Blast with zero first team experience and moan when they fail. It is the one real benefit of losing all the players we're missing to The Hundred.
Ekansh really is a talent. The only thing that is currently letting him down is his decision making. That will, hopefully, come with experience.
We aren't blooding youngsters when It comes to the bowling though, with TWO overseas playing...
Indeed our bowling attack is pretty much as strong as it's been all season, other than Agar.
Ekansh and Jaydn are teenagers. Realistically, unless they've got Tendulkar levels of talent, they won't be significant T20 players next season.
In the meantime, the 50 over cup is still a competition in itself, where you need players who can do more than smash quick 25s. Compton is clearly not a T20 player, but can easily do a job in this cup.
But this is a competition to blood teenagers. It is a stepping stone between 2nd XI and 1st XI cricket because the level of cricket sits somewhere between the two. If we don't do it here and now we never will. Archie Vaughan (18), Joshua Thomas (19), Rocky Flintoff (16) and Eddie Jack (18) have all played against us in the first three games. But as I say, Ekansh was only meant to play the first two games (but didn't do badly) and Joe Denly was then meant to come in for him. We can't have it both ways - on the one hand scream "why aren't we playing youngsters when the established players aren't performing", then throw them into the CC or The Blast with zero first team experience and moan when they fail. It is the one real benefit of losing all the players we're missing to The Hundred.
Ekansh really is a talent. The only thing that is currently letting him down is his decision making. That will, hopefully, come with experience.
We aren't blooding youngsters when It comes to the bowling though, with TWO overseas playing...
Indeed our bowling attack is pretty much as strong as it's been all season, other than Agar.
There is a very good reason for that. Because we literally have no young bowlers to blood bar Jas Singh and he has been getting plenty of experience this season. Although Jaydn and Ekansh both bowl, neither are opening bowlers and I'm not sure that Ekansh is quite up to this level with the ball anyway. There is not one bowler in the Academy that is fit and/or anywhere near good enough for this level. That is the sad fact and the reason why we keep using trialists in the 2nd XI. The two lads that might have been but aren't fit or ready are Barney Ford and Oliver Curtiss. Hopefully, their time will come but fast bowlers are at a premium and by nature of the job suffer more from injuries.
I actually would ask Ekansh to open again assuming we are chasing less than 150. O'Riordan isn't the future as an opener and we probably don't want the situation that Hants found themselves in with two youngsters at the crease together
I actually would ask Ekansh to open again assuming we are chasing less than 150. O'Riordan isn't the future as an opener and we probably don't want the situation that Hants found themselves in with two youngsters at the crease together
I wasn't wrong then. He couldn't have done any worse could he?
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Wicket to Stewart
In the meantime, the 50 over cup is still a competition in itself, where you need players who can do more than smash quick 25s. Compton is clearly not a T20 player, but can easily do a job in this cup.
Ekansh really is a talent. The only thing that is currently letting him down is his decision making. That will, hopefully, come with experience and playing at this level, knowing that you can score runs but can't afford to give it up cheaply is worth a lot more then 50 in the 2nd XI.
70-5 (20.2)
Indeed our bowling attack is pretty much as strong as it's been all season, other than Agar.
77-6
Another to Stobo
107-8 (30.3)
150-9
Been holding off a pint and a piss as the end of the innings is near. Blame me if they bat for another 12 overs
42-3 (8.2)
Abbot 3-2
Kyle Abbott is far too good to be playing in this competition, weird he didn't get a 100 place.