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Post by warehamgas on Jul 18, 2019 11:53:11 GMT
Gloucestershire done well in the match but will do well to force a win today. Leicestershire seem t9 be going quite well 100 3rd wicket partnership. Let’s hope by mentioning it I’ve given it the kiss of death. The table is very close, Gloucestershire 9thbut have a couple of games in hand, one after this match. Still a lot to play for in this division.
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Post by warehamgas on Jul 24, 2019 17:28:46 GMT
Wow, sounds like a great match at Cheltenham with Gloucestershire sneaking a win by 13 runs. That division 2 table so close, up to 3rd. Looking at the table even the bonus points for all teams are close. September going to be exciting.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2019 18:14:11 GMT
Wow, sounds like a great match at Cheltenham with Gloucestershire sneaking a win by 13 runs. That division 2 table so close, up to 3rd. Looking at the table even the bonus points for all teams are close. September going to be exciting. Thought we’d lost it, Ryan Higgins is unreal. |
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Post by warehamgas on Jul 24, 2019 18:47:41 GMT
Were you there chewbacca? There’s something very exciting about the last day of a really close 4-day match and when it goes into the last hour with every result possible and even the last 10 minutes it really does show what a great game cricket can be. These matches are quite rare but when they do happen they are memorable. It leaves you either gutted or euphoric nothing in between. It’s just a shame that few people get to see them although I don’t know if there was a good crowd at Cheltenham today.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2019 23:17:06 GMT
Were you there chewbacca? There’s something very exciting about the last day of a really close 4-day match and when it goes into the last hour with every result possible and even the last 10 minutes it really does show what a great game cricket can be. These matches are quite rare but when they do happen they are memorable. It leaves you either gutted or euphoric nothing in between. It’s just a shame that few people get to see them although I don’t know if there was a good crowd at Cheltenham today. Well we’ve had two last session matches in Cheltenham this festival. Wasn’t there today, watched in my living room throwing limbs everywhere. Shire’s online output has been great this year and I’m loving the live streams. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2019 10:50:39 GMT
Last minute decision to head to Cheltenham for the Middlesex T20. Hopefully shire can round off a wonderful festival with a win today. Middlesex have won their first two with Malan and ABDV looking in fine form. Hopefully we'll carry on from Friday.
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Post by irishrover on Jul 25, 2019 13:18:23 GMT
Last minute decision to head to Cheltenham for the Middlesex T20. Hopefully shire can round off a wonderful festival with a win today. Middlesex have won their first two with Malan and ABDV looking in fine form. Hopefully we'll carry on from Friday. Yes - for once the Festival has ignited Glos's season rather than sounded the death knell on it like it usually does. The race for Division 2 promotion looks like it will be pretty exciting. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2019 19:27:07 GMT
Last minute decision to head to Cheltenham for the Middlesex T20. Hopefully shire can round off a wonderful festival with a win today. Middlesex have won their first two with Malan and ABDV looking in fine form. Hopefully we'll carry on from Friday. Yes - for once the Festival has ignited Glos's season rather than sounded the death knell on it like it usually does. The race for Division 2 promotion looks like it will be pretty exciting. That was a lovely little slap around. All our batters were s**t bar Hammond and still won. An excellent festival. |
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Post by jackthegas on Jul 26, 2019 13:39:36 GMT
It sounds like they had some really good crowds at Cheltenham this year. They had 4,000 for the Sunday of the Championship fixture and last night was a sell out. Possibly World Cup linked but I do think a relatively intimate town centre location is more appealing than an out of the way relatively large venue.
Higgins was an absolutely fabulous signing. I thought he'd make a positive impact on the limited overs team but I have been surprised by the impact he has had on the Championship team. He's like two players at the moment. I hope Gloucester have the ambition and resources to keep hold of him because I would have thought the likes of Warwickshire and Notts will be sniffing around next season once he is in the last year of his contract.
Some of Gloucester's young batsmen are really starting to flourish too. It's great that they have started producing some quality young players. They are right in the promotion mix, but I think the bowling attack looks a little bit vulnerable to injury / loss of form when compared to some other sides in the division.
Worcester's bowling attack is close to first division quality in my opinion and has plenty of strength in depth, but the batting line up has been underwhelming for 18 months. The top order (Mitchell, Wessels and Ferguson) looks good on paper but has really not delivered this season. Wessels is the kind of signing that rarely seems to work. Big Counties don't let players leave if that have something significant left to offer.
They then have a plethora of high potential batmen that are currently good number 7 or 8s but are not yet consistent enough to bat in the top 5. Barnard batted at 4 this week and he has a first class average less than 30. The likes of Barnard, D'Olivera, Cox and Fell just haven't kicked on with the bat since Steve Rhodes left.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2019 14:22:20 GMT
It sounds like they had some really good crowds at Cheltenham this year. They had 4,000 for the Sunday of the Championship fixture and last night was a sell out. Possibly World Cup linked but I do think a relatively intimate town centre location is more appealing than an out of the way relatively large venue. Higgins was an absolutely fabulous signing. I thought he'd make a positive impact on the limited overs team but I have been surprised by the impact he has had on the Championship team. He's like two players at the moment. I hope Gloucester have the ambition and resources to keep hold of him because I would have thought the likes of Warwickshire and Notts will be sniffing around next season once he is in the last year of his contract. Some of Gloucester's young batsmen are really starting to flourish too. It's great that they have started producing some quality young players. They are right in the promotion mix, but I think the bowling attack looks a little bit vulnerable to injury / loss of form when compared to some other sides in the division. The only thing that is holding us back is the bowling attack, we keep having to rely on loans with Josh Shaw and Son of Hitler Ethan Bamber and then the matches where Chadd Sayers was drafted in. All have done excellent jobs but now losing Matt Taylor for "up to six weeks" it'll be interesting to see where we go from here... |
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Post by jackthegas on Jul 26, 2019 15:34:24 GMT
It sounds like they had some really good crowds at Cheltenham this year. They had 4,000 for the Sunday of the Championship fixture and last night was a sell out. Possibly World Cup linked but I do think a relatively intimate town centre location is more appealing than an out of the way relatively large venue. Higgins was an absolutely fabulous signing. I thought he'd make a positive impact on the limited overs team but I have been surprised by the impact he has had on the Championship team. He's like two players at the moment. I hope Gloucester have the ambition and resources to keep hold of him because I would have thought the likes of Warwickshire and Notts will be sniffing around next season once he is in the last year of his contract. Some of Gloucester's young batsmen are really starting to flourish too. It's great that they have started producing some quality young players. They are right in the promotion mix, but I think the bowling attack looks a little bit vulnerable to injury / loss of form when compared to some other sides in the division. The only thing that is holding us back is the bowling attack, we keep having to rely on loans with Josh Shaw and Son of Hitler Ethan Bamber and then the matches where Chadd Sayers was drafted in. All have done excellent jobs but now losing Matt Taylor for "up to six weeks" it'll be interesting to see where we go from here... Yeah losing Miles and to a lesser extent (given his injury record) Norwell at the end of last season really was crappy timing. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 2, 2019 8:31:59 GMT
Enraged by England yesterday I headed across to Cardiff for Glamorgan - Shire. Really unfortunate in the end to come out of the two T20's against Glamorgan with only 2 points. Shire were pretty poor last night but some explosive batting from Tye nearly got us over the line. Big game against Essex tonight, hopefully a win too.
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Post by irishrover on Aug 2, 2019 10:15:45 GMT
The only thing that is holding us back is the bowling attack, we keep having to rely on loans with Josh Shaw and Son of Hitler Ethan Bamber and then the matches where Chadd Sayers was drafted in. All have done excellent jobs but now losing Matt Taylor for "up to six weeks" it'll be interesting to see where we go from here... Yeah losing Miles and to a lesser extent (given his injury record) Norwell at the end of last season really was crappy timing. Well Shannon Gabriel arriving for the last few game should be a welcome boost in that department. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 2, 2019 12:06:03 GMT
Yeah losing Miles and to a lesser extent (given his injury record) Norwell at the end of last season really was crappy timing. Well Shannon Gabriel arriving for the last few game should be a welcome boost in that department. A real statement of intent as well. |
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Post by irishrover on Aug 2, 2019 12:10:08 GMT
Well Shannon Gabriel arriving for the last few game should be a welcome boost in that department. A real statement of intent as well. Yes - agreed. I'd argue it's the most positive message Shire have sent their fan base on over a decade. I hope it works. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2019 9:57:53 GMT
A much needed win for shire in the Blast last night, great tight bowling performance that built pressure and a steady batting performance got us over the line. A big weekend in London will make or break the T20 season, hopefully we'll come away with 4 points.
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Post by jackthegas on Aug 9, 2019 12:45:45 GMT
A much needed win for shire in the Blast last night, great tight bowling performance that built pressure and a steady batting performance got us over the line. A big weekend in London will make or break the T20 season, hopefully we'll come away with 4 points. I went to this game. First time I have seen Gloucestershire play in Bristol for a couple of years. I have been a few times post redevelopment but not often. It has improved the ground markedly and I think it's added to both the atmosphere and character of the place. The new mural on the back of the club shop is nice and epitomizes Bristol. Gloucester have a good team and I would not bet against them reaching finals day this year. The only thing I think they lack is a wrist spinner, or an unorthodox finger spinner. Nothing against Smith who is reliable but the best sides seem to have two spinners one of whom bowls some wrist spin. Jack Taylor remains one of my favourite cricketers. I love watching him bat and his inconsistency adds to the allure. I was disappointed with Kent though. I expected more given how well they have gone this season. Their top order just couldn't get going and they never really threatened to post a competitive total. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2019 13:28:35 GMT
A much needed win for shire in the Blast last night, great tight bowling performance that built pressure and a steady batting performance got us over the line. A big weekend in London will make or break the T20 season, hopefully we'll come away with 4 points. I went to this game. First time I have seen Gloucestershire play in Bristol for a couple of years. I have been a few times post redevelopment but not often. It has improved the ground markedly and I think it's added to both the atmosphere and character of the place. The new mural on the back of the club shop is nice and epitomizes Bristol. Gloucester have a good team and I would not bet against them reaching finals day this year. The only thing I think they lack is a wrist spinner, or an unorthodox finger spinner. Nothing against Smith who is reliable but the best sides seem to have two spinners one of whom bowls some wrist spin. Jack Taylor remains one of my favourite cricketers. I love watching him bat and his inconsistency adds to the allure. I was disappointed with Kent though. I expected more given how well they have gone this season. Their top order just couldn't get going and they never really threatened to post a competitive total. Oddly despite Smudge going for 7.5 an over I think he bowled pretty tight, Glos tend to win or lose games in the middle overs when he and Howell are bowling. Between them during those 8 overs they went for 6.25 which, is pretty tight when teams are looking to accelerate. I do agree though, on the whole we do miss some different options. We've basically got a squad of 15 without much depth. Hopefully we can make Finals Day and get promotion, that would be an outstanding season. |
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Post by jackthegas on Aug 9, 2019 15:21:59 GMT
I went to this game. First time I have seen Gloucestershire play in Bristol for a couple of years. I have been a few times post redevelopment but not often. It has improved the ground markedly and I think it's added to both the atmosphere and character of the place. The new mural on the back of the club shop is nice and epitomizes Bristol. Gloucester have a good team and I would not bet against them reaching finals day this year. The only thing I think they lack is a wrist spinner, or an unorthodox finger spinner. Nothing against Smith who is reliable but the best sides seem to have two spinners one of whom bowls some wrist spin. Jack Taylor remains one of my favourite cricketers. I love watching him bat and his inconsistency adds to the allure. I was disappointed with Kent though. I expected more given how well they have gone this season. Their top order just couldn't get going and they never really threatened to post a competitive total. Oddly despite Smudge going for 7.5 an over I think he bowled pretty tight, Glos tend to win or lose games in the middle overs when he and Howell are bowling. Between them during those 8 overs they went for 6.25 which, is pretty tight when teams are looking to accelerate. I do agree though, on the whole we do miss some different options. We've basically got a squad of 15 without much depth. Hopefully we can make Finals Day and get promotion, that would be an outstanding season. Yes, that kind of containing off-spin is really effective when sides have lost early wickets or on slow pitches. Wednesday was taylor made for Smith really. You need a bit of variety on pitches that have good bounce and carry. |
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Post by warehamgas on Aug 9, 2019 15:54:51 GMT
T20 is a competition that form can go out of the window isn’t it?
Kent would have been upset to lose v Gloucestershire but that’s what happens. Kent beat Somerset fairly easily but that means nothing when the next match comes. Surrey would have expected to win after posting 205 against us but we just came out and blasted them off by the 18th over. We set Essex 225 at Chelmsford and I thought Essex would have put up a fight but scoreboard pressure after just 3/4 overs makes players pan8c a bit I think and they scraped to 111. T20 is a strange game and this year esp the southern group is fairly open. The two Som v Gloucestershire games look as if they will be vital at the end. I don’t think we will qualify this year looking at the table but with the batsmen we have we could go and win 4 on the trot and sneak in. Our batsmen, Babar Azam, Banton, and even Abel and Hildreth and Byrom are all near the top end of the run charts so it always gives us a chance. Tonight’s matches will make it a bit clearer but at the moment I think only Glamorgan and Surrey look to be out of it which is surprising considering Surrey’s batting line up.
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