Leicestershire County Cricket 2023

[glyn]

I have no idea how magnificent that is. Cricket is Greek to me. Is it it like winning 9-0 away on a really wet Friday night?

Hmm. Interesting.

I’d say more like a 5-0 home victory, it’s something we’d hope to see every couple of years by a half decent side (which we haven’t been for about 15 years)

Our win against Kent last week was more of a 7-0. Our biggest win ever but not an all time all-time record.

 

[Jeff]

Still top of the table after beating Hampshire on Sunday.

Playing Essex at Kibworth today. Made a good start, Essex are 26/3 after 10 overs.

 

[glyn]

The stream from Kibworth is terrible.
Making a mess of this. If your opener scores a hundred chasing 250 you shouldn’t be in danger of losing

 

[glyn]

Phew. 5 wins out of 6.
That’s surely knockout stages guaranteed but finishing top means straight to the semi final.

 

[Jeff]

Final game in the group stage today. Yorkshire are 102/8 after 32 overs.
A win will probably mean they go straight to the semi-final, unless Hampshire have big wins in their last two games.

 

[glyn]

You jinxed it today Jeff. Annoying comeback from them.

 

[glyn]

We need to get a move on and finish this quickly. Hampshire won with 17 overs to spare today

 

[Jeff]

 

[Jeff]

Kent are batting against Hampshire, and are making a big score (288/3 after 42 overs). So I think Leicestershire's position at the top is safe.

 

[Jeff]

288/3 after 42

Jinxed it.

307/7 from 46.2

 

[glyn]

Jinxed it.

307/7 from 46.2

Just seen this. Can’t believe the only got 325 in the end.

Hampshire will win but do we know how quickly they need to do it?

 

[Jeff]

Hampshire will win but do we know how quickly they need to do it?

They needed to win in 33.1 overs. They didn't.

 

[Jeff]

 

[Jeff]

 

[Jeff]

Gloucs 23/3 after 5 overs.

I'm making no comment about whether this is good or not, I don't want to jinx it.

 

[Jeff]

Hampshire won the other semi final. They've only lost once in this competition this season - against Leicestershire.

 

[Jeff]

Gloucs 103/7 after 25.2 overs.

 

[Jeff]

Gloucs 125 all out.

 

[glyn]

Gloucs 125 all out.

And rain. I was reading earlier it’s quite complex whether they use the reserve day or not, but it seems to be down to whether we could fit 20 overs in today. If so, it finishes today.

 

[Jeff]

Play is due to resume at 5:50PM according to a caption on the stream, but the RL commentator said maybe in 20 minutes, which is 6PM..