Leicestershire County Cricket Club

[Foxmeister]

Jake Ball and Samit Patel have been released by Notts. Could we/should we? Would be great for Hull and Ahmed too.

[Tommy Fresh]

Durham are good to watch aren't they

[MaidstoneFox]

26 minutes ago, Foxmeister said:

Jake Ball and Samit Patel have been released by Notts. Could we/should we? Would be great for Hull and Ahmed too.

Jake Ball, still has a lot to offer, though quite expensive. I heard Derbyshire were after Patel.

[SemperEadem]

Jake Ball yes please.

[CrawlingFox]

Wright needs two more wickets and he's got 50 first class wickets for the season. Really impressive and he'll be missed. Replacing those 48 (and counting) wickets at 27 runs apiece won't be easy.

 

Scrivo has our next highest tally with 37 at 25 so has offered great support and looks to be improving all the time. Mulder had 26 at 18 and Salisbury 14 at 35.

 

Nobody else really close to respectable to be honest with Finan (8 at 45), Davis (5 at 48), Barnes (2 at 106) and Hull (8 at 67) miles off. Hull is young and clearly promising but the others haven't offered much and when they have offered it they've not done it consistently.

 

Based on the above Ball would be a no brainer if we are happy with his fitness in my opinion. We definitely need someone.

[Tommy Fresh]

What does Patel play anymore? and how often is he available anyway? You see him playing franchise cricket all over.

[CrawlingFox]

Also in regards to Scriven if he backs this season's bowling up next season and realises his batting potential as well then I think he'll be getting some of the "bigger" counties interested and joining Patel with a shout for the Lions.

[Cakey]

How much does Ball play now with his back complaints? He is a good bowler but how much has he actually played in the last two years? 

 

[Lako42]

I don't know why but I hate Patel so no. 

[SemperEadem]

Patel just gives off arsehole vibes.

[Sir Steve Howard]

Fat notts cvnt

[Cakey]

Played against Fatty in a club game maybe 20 yrs ago. May be fat but honestly made the other county pros playing club cricket look like amateurs. Fantastic talent at that age. Even then never turned up for nets (i mean not once) Just shows how talented he was and what he could have achieved with a bit more effort. 

 

Bit cocky. Played then went home. 

[LBTufty]

I'm just waiting for the obligatory tweet sorry, 'X' from Durham ** Following the end of the ODI series against Ireland, Matthew Potts returns for the remainder of Durham's current county game to wipe out Leicestershire's remaining batting resistance" # 12 against 11 **

[RonnieTodger]

Probably for the best that we’re not going up  

[Sunbury Fox]

5 minutes ago, RonnieTodger said:

Probably for the best that we’re not going up  

To be fair we are missing lots of key players but I agree we're not ready for promotion at this time. Better to build and get stronger and more consistent in the second division. Worcs are going to be whipping boys next season with so many of their best players leaving. 

[MaidstoneFox]

18 hours ago, Cakey said:

How much does Ball play now with his back complaints? He is a good bowler but how much has he actually played in the last two years? 

 

Not much and that would be the issue and risk in signing him.

It's another quality of Wright, in that he has missed so few games, despite his age. Rare amongst pace bowlers

[when_you're_smiling]

On 27/09/2023 at 11:45, LBTufty said:

I'm just waiting for the obligatory tweet sorry, 'X' from Durham ** Following the end of the ODI series against Ireland, Matthew Potts returns for the remainder of Durham's current county game to wipe out Leicestershire's remaining batting resistance" # 12 against 11 **

You called it!

 

Basically five sessions to try and not lose 14 wickets against their now improved bowling line up. 

[Voll Blau]

27 minutes ago, when_you're_smiling said:

You called it!

 

Basically five sessions to try and not lose 14 wickets against their now improved bowling line up. 

Absolute farce again.

 

In other news, Chris Wright's Sussex move is off...

 

https://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/23820191.sussexs-paul-farbrace-reveals-chris-wright-move-off/

 

Obviously saw what a bunch of bad blokes they are the other week and thought better of it! Hope that means he's staying...

[MaidstoneFox]

3 hours ago, Voll Blau said:

Absolute farce again.

 

In other news, Chris Wright's Sussex move is off...

 

https://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/23820191.sussexs-paul-farbrace-reveals-chris-wright-move-off/

 

Obviously saw what a bunch of bad blokes they are the other week and thought better of it! Hope that means he's staying...

Blimey, don't recall anything like that happening before. I guess watch this space, but hopefully he'll stay here.

[Sunbury Fox]

Very excited about the prospect of Wrighty staying with us after all. 

[Lionator]

Given he’s from Oxfordshire way, he’ll surely be staying as I doubt he’d have been talking to another club on the sly. Probably doesn’t want to uproot his kids at the age they are. 

[Father Ted]

1 hour ago, Lionator said:

Given he’s from Oxfordshire way, he’ll surely be staying as I doubt he’d have been talking to another club on the sly. Probably doesn’t want to uproot his kids at the age they are. 

Richard Rae was saying on the stream that he lives Solihull way and his kids are settled and then commented on rumours that he may have agreed a two year deal here. 🤞 

[Lako42]

Wrighty gets it right

[Cakey]

Got an extra few quid so just pay him what they were. Get him in. So fit. Age not an issue. Got 3 or 4 years left I think. If anything he gets better. 

 

 

 

[Beagle]

Glen Chapple: "I feel that now is the right time in my career to explore and pursue other coaching opportunities “.

 

I wonder what he has in mind?

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/66951370