Kent CCC 2023
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Essex are just back this weekend from Abu Dhabikillerandflash said:And we do have Joe's leggies as an option, so it's not as if we have zero spin options at all.
I thought in previous years counties have gone over to the UAE for early practice matches?0 -
They also went Australia a month ago0
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No play before 1.00pm. Who would have thought that would happen in the middle of March? The clocks don't even go forward for almost another two weeks!0
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Next weekend.Addick Addict said:No play before 1.00pm. Who would have thought that would happen in the middle of March? The clocks don't even go forward for almost another two weeks!2 -
Oops so it is!Fanny Fanackapan said:
Next weekend.Addick Addict said:No play before 1.00pm. Who would have thought that would happen in the middle of March? The clocks don't even go forward for almost another two weeks!0 -
No possible play on day one. I bet the players are gutted not to be out there playing in temperatures of 10 degrees!0
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Ha, I will be surprised if there is any play across the three days…0
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Today's probably the driest day of the week too...0
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Match abandoned unfortunately.0
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With the first CC game starting two weeks tomorrow and just the one warm up match scheduled before then, I wonder if we will try to fit in another game even if it is a two day "we bat one day, you bat the next". With a number of teams having played abroad in the last month one can't help thinking that we will be at a bit of a disadvantage especially if next weeks game is abandoned.1
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This is a situation where the likes of Billings will be at an advantage to the rest of the team, as while it's T20 he's been playing in Pakistan, he'll be match sharp1
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The issue is as much to do with match fitness and specifically in relation to the seamers. For these warm up games they might bowl in total say 15-20 overs each which is a decent stepping stone to what they would be expected to do in a CC match where they might have to bowl 30 overs plus. That match fitness isn't easy to attain in the gym. For someone like Billings, there will still be an element of acclimatisation in that the white ball doesn't do anything like what the red ball will do here at the start of April and there is a need to put away the more risky shots that he would be used to playing in T20.killerandflash said:This is a situation where the likes of Billings will be at an advantage to the rest of the team, as while it's T20 he's been playing in Pakistan, he'll be match sharp1 -
From Matt Walker
“The group is a strong one – we know that. We’re still looking maybe for another domestic bowler but all in all the squad is becoming more and more strong year on year.”
“That brings its own challenges and presents a lot of competition which does lead to players leaving the club as they’re not playing as often as they’d like – it has its down side but of course, we can’t worry about that and you’ve just got to get the strongest squad that you can possibly put together so that you can bring the club more success.”
“It’s going to be very interesting to have everyone around at the start of the year. There’ll be huge competition for places in the Championship side and we’re going to have to be smart how we manage our bowlers and make sure we look after the seamers a bit better than we did last year.”
“All in all, we’re looking like a really competitive group.”
So there's a couple of admissions there - we're a bowler light (presumably a seamer short) and we over worked them last year hence the injuries and there is serious competition for places. By that, I suspect he means specifically in the CC batting department given that we have the likes of Compton, Crawley, Denly, DBD, Cox, Leaning, Billings, Muyeye, Finch and Evison all competing for a maximum of seven spots. In fact, one assumes that Evison is a must to start the season as the all rounder and 4th/5th seamer and on the basis that he left Notts to play in our first team which means that nine are competing for six places - Muyeye and Finch are the obvious ones to miss out but who will be the other one?
There is a suggestion by some that it might be DBD but he averaged 43.95 last season in the CC. It's not going to be Compton (player of the year and averaged 54.22), Crawley (because the ECB would send him elsewhere if that were the case even though he only averaged 27.47) or Billings (skipper) - the likes of Leaning (41.94), Denly (40.72) and Cox (45.85) would have every right to feel somewhat aggrieved if they were to be dropped.
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Messrs O'Riordan, Blake and Logan modelling the new Vitality Blast kit
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A bit too much claret and blue for my liking 😁Addick Addict said:Messrs O'Riordan, Blake and Logan modelling the new Vitality Blast kit4 -
Could be worse. It could be brown for example.3
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I'd forgotten Logan was still with us, while O'Riordan is a pretty obscure player to model the kit too!Addick Addict said:Messrs O'Riordan, Blake and Logan modelling the new Vitality Blast kit0 -
Worryingly Palace-like kit3
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The reason they were asked to do so is because the rest of the squad were at Merchant Taylors for the non event against Middlesex.killerandflash said:
I'd forgotten Logan was still with us, while O'Riordan is a pretty obscure player to model the kit too!Addick Addict said:Messrs O'Riordan, Blake and Logan modelling the new Vitality Blast kit0 -
Just like the last one - don't think I could bring myself to wear one - especially with the Castore symbol looking eagle like!thai malaysia addick said:Worryingly Palace-like kit1 - Sponsored links:
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I hadn't noticed the eagles. No wonder there is a need to spit fire.moutuakilla said:
Just like the last one - don't think I could bring myself to wear one - especially with the Castore symbol looking eagle like!thai malaysia addick said:Worryingly Palace-like kit1 -
The Castore T20 kits aren't as interesting as the Samurai ones0
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All the other players must not be very pleasing on the eyekillerandflash said:
I'd forgotten Logan was still with us, while O'Riordan is a pretty obscure player to model the kit too!Addick Addict said:Messrs O'Riordan, Blake and Logan modelling the new Vitality Blast kit1 -
Todds_right_hook said:
All the other players must not be very pleasing on the eyekillerandflash said:
I'd forgotten Logan was still with us, while O'Riordan is a pretty obscure player to model the kit too!Addick Addict said:Messrs O'Riordan, Blake and Logan modelling the new Vitality Blast kit
We are Kent. No one likes what we look like. We don't care!3 -
There's nothing like a pre season photo of the players (minus Hogan, Klaassen, Hardeep Singh, Richardson and Linde) being taken on a bright, sunny pre season day.
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There are as many coaches and backroom staff in that photo as players!0
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18 players and 15 backroom staff - to be fair though they include all of the staff to the extent that the analyst and both the 1st XI and 2nd XI scorers are in the photo as well as the Director of Cricketkillerandflash said:There are as many coaches and backroom staff in that photo as players!0 -
I see that Ryan Sidebottom (the Australian born version and former Warwickshire player) is on trial with us and is in the squad to face Essex0
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Meanwhile the predictions for the CC have been made by Wisden Cricket Monthly - Lancashire to be declared Champions and us to finish, well, there's no subtle way of saying this, bottom. Walker needs to pin the article to the dressing room door!0
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To be honest, our CC side looks weaker than the one which finished last season, considering Evison had already arrivedAddick Addict said:Meanwhile the predictions for the CC have been made by Wisden Cricket Monthly - Lancashire to be declared Champions and us to finish, well, there's no subtle way of saying this, bottom. Walker needs to pin the article to the dressing room door!0
