Essex v Leicestershire
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Biffa Bacon
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That is an impressive collapse, even by LCCC standards.
Blue Maniac
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That's pretty spectacular.
give_us_a_wave
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I think we've had 4 good days in the championship all season.If we could find a way to combine them into one match we may actually win one some day.
glyn
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Essex got over 500 and we are now 3 down. Awful.
Good county pros like O'Brien and Ireland, and our overseas players, who are supposed to give our youngsters some experienced backing can't take wickets or score runs.
As Redditch says, something has to be done. We've been the worst county in the 4 day game for years now.
Good county pros like O'Brien and Ireland, and our overseas players, who are supposed to give our youngsters some experienced backing can't take wickets or score runs.
As Redditch says, something has to be done. We've been the worst county in the 4 day game for years now.
Redditch Fox
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Thanks glyn but if you have no chance of taking 20 wickets in a game then its difficult to contrive wins.
One footnote - on Test Match Special they were talking about the stars of yesteryear attending the current Test. Amongst these was mentioned "The Hoggster". It did occur to me that if Leics were a properly managed professional club that Hoggard migtht just be either playing (unlikely) or supporting/ advising our pace attack.
Basically almost everything is wrong at Grace Road - and by doing nothing we are playing a dangerous game and risking our continued First Class status. The problem is that those leading the club off the field are about as inept as the coaches/ playing staff.
glyn
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Wickets taken by County in the CC matches this season: 7, 12, 11, 8, 18, 9, 3, 7, 16 and 10 in this one
Not even competitive.
Freckingham and Naik are the only bowlers who have taken any decent amount of wickets, and Freckingham's have dried up, understandably given it is his first season.
Not even competitive.
Freckingham and Naik are the only bowlers who have taken any decent amount of wickets, and Freckingham's have dried up, understandably given it is his first season.
Blue Maniac
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Jesus wept...
Real Sharapova
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Just as well I chose not to go over the Chelmsford today.
Redditch Fox
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Another month or so and the non-retained list will start to filter out. Not easy this year because we're turning out teams with a whole bunch of 'fringe' players. Of course losing Sarwan to international duty for most of the season hasn't helped - and I don't want to uncharacteristically cruel but given that the Aussies have virtually no batters -how good is Burns if he can't even make their current A team squad touring South Africa?
However, I don't think you need to worry about people viewing any false dawns for April 2014. There would need to be root and branch structural changes at the club before that occurs.
give_us_a_wave
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I've given up.It takes a very special sort of ineptitude to go from 359-4 first knock to an innings defeat.
Low point of another abysmal season.
Low point of another abysmal season.
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Championship
| P | Pld | Pts | |
| 1 | Leicester | 45 | 97 |
| 2 | Ipswich | 45 | 93 |
| 3 | Leeds Utd | 45 | 90 |
| 4 | Southampton | 45 | 84 |
| 5 | Norwich City | 45 | 73 |
| 6 | West Brom | 45 | 72 |
| 7 | Hull City | 45 | 70 |
| 8 | Middlesbro | 45 | 66 |
| 9 | Coventry City | 45 | 64 |
| 10 | Preston | 45 | 63 |
| 11 | Bristol City | 45 | 62 |
| 12 | Cardiff City | 45 | 62 |
| 13 | Swansea City | 45 | 57 |
| 14 | Watford | 45 | 56 |
| 15 | Sunderland | 45 | 56 |
| 16 | Millwall | 45 | 56 |
| 17 | QPR | 45 | 53 |
| 18 | Stoke City | 45 | 53 |
| 19 | Blackburn | 45 | 50 |
| 20 | Sheffield W | 45 | 50 |
| 21 | Plymouth | 45 | 48 |
| 22 | Birmingham | 45 | 47 |
| 23 | Huddersfield | 45 | 45 |
| 24 | Rotherham Utd | 45 | 24 |
