The cricket thread (incorporating the Ashes)

[firehazard]

Yep thats fair enough and Glamorgan won at Colwyn Bay! At last a win!

And S. Jones fit and on form. Things are looking up for Glam!

[Welshie]

Yes FH great to see him have a good one.....now though its rain rain rain bloody rain!!!!!
Cheers
Aled

[firehazard]

Yes FH great to see him have a good one.....now though its rain rain rain bloody rain!!!!!

At least when the rain's persistent enough Essex aren't losing to anyone. They're going from bad to worse this season.

[Welshie]

Sad news about Tom Maynard, our sympathy to his family and friends. He had a very brightt future in cricket.
Aled

[firehazard]

Sad news about Tom Maynard, our sympathy to his family and friends. He had a very brightt future in cricket.

Desperately sad news. All the more shocking given the way it seems to have happened. RIP.

[Welshie]

Rain rain Rain bloody rain spoiling my summer big time, rivers too high for nigt fishing and very little prolonged cricket!
Cheers
Aled

[firehazard]

Rain rain Rain bloody rain spoiling my summer big time, rivers too high for nigt fishing and very little prolonged cricket!

Fed up with it. Might as well have the rugby season now. Essex are rubbish anyway.

Mind you, a 4-0 series win over Australia is not something to forget!

[Welshie]

Ah yes FH kind of forgot that!

[Welshie]

Well we got one. What a run chase, well done Glamorgan. A win yes i know a win!!!!
Cheers
Aled

[firehazard]

Well we got one. What a run chase, well done Glamorgan. A win yes i know a win!!!!

Aye, looks like a good win for Glam against Northants, well done indeed.

Glam are the visitors at Essex's Colchester festival next month. All being well I should be there for at least one day of the match.

[Welshie]

Nice one FH, make sure you keep calling in on here, we'll have a bit of banter.....
Good luck Essesx
Cheers
Aled

[firehazard]

Nice one FH, make sure you keep calling in on here, we'll have a bit of banter.....
Good luck Essesx...

Cheers, Aled. Things may be looking up for Glam, let's hope so. Essex are truly terrible this year. Another crushing defeat to Middlesex last night. Somehow they've sneaked into the T20 QFs, but with an away tie at Somerset they won't get any further.

Most of us have written off this season already, and the membership is deeply unhappy. Still might get a couple of days in the sun though. And Castle Park Colchester is a lovely place to watch cricket, assuming it's dried out by then.

But hey, there's a test series against SA starting today. Should be interesting...

[Welshie]

Yep and a few days of dry weather promised! Hooray!
Aled

[firehazard]

Yep and a few days of dry weather promised! Hooray!

So no chance of the weather saving the E&WCB XI this time...

Poor old Essex were desperately close to their first CC win since the opening game of the season yesterday. Amazing run chase against Hampshire led by the young replacement wicketkeeper until he saw a glimpse of glory and holed out in the deep trying to finish it with a six, which would have won the game and brought up his 100. Out for 98, lost the match by two runs... So sad!

[Welshie]

Poor sod, lack of experience perhaps???
Our counties seem to be doing a good job of proping up the bottom of the CC tables...........
Cheers
Aled