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Leicestershire County Cricket Club

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Voll Blau

Voll Blau

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1 hour ago, The whole world smiles said:

Normally i agree but they were unbelievable conditions to bowl for the first hour today. 

If you have the attack to exploit that, fine. Only B. Green had them in any trouble though.

 

Looking at the forecast and our recent record, we should have backed ourselves to bat. We keep putting all our chips on having sides 50 for 7 within an hour but that just ain't gonna happen in Div 1.

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Sunbury Fox

Sunbury Fox

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51 minutes ago, Voll Blau said:

If you have the attack to exploit that, fine. Only B. Green had them in any trouble though.

 

Looking at the forecast and our recent record, we should have backed ourselves to bat. We keep putting all our chips on having sides 50 for 7 within an hour but that just ain't gonna in Div 1.

That's my take on it, especially as the forecast was for the clouds to clear, which they duly did. 

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The whole world smiles

The whole world smiles

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1 hour ago, Voll Blau said:

If you have the attack to exploit that, fine. Only B. Green had them in any trouble though.

 

Looking at the forecast and our recent record, we should have backed ourselves to bat. We keep putting all our chips on having sides 50 for 7 within an hour but that just ain't gonna happen in Div 1.

It's hypothetical but Essex probably do have the attack to exploit those conditions and we would have been 80-5 or something at tea and everyone would have been saying why the hell did we bat! 

 

I don't necessarily think it's toss decisions letting us down we just have comfortably the worst/most unbalanced team in the division

 

 

Voll Blau

Voll Blau

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9 hours ago, The whole world smiles said:

It's hypothetical but Essex probably do have the attack to exploit those conditions and we would have been 80-5 or something at tea and everyone would have been saying why the hell did we bat! 

 

I don't necessarily think it's toss decisions letting us down we just have comfortably the worst/most unbalanced team in the division

 

 

No probably about it but like I say, this is Div 1. Most sides do.

 

They're without Cook, so if there was any time not to worry about seeing off a difficult hour, it was this one. Stick Hill up the order to protect the others if it's that much of a concern.

 

Anyway, it is possible to salvage things but we need to play bloody well today.

Ted Maul

Ted Maul

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2 hours ago, Lionator said:

Claude Henderson should probably be sacked if we’re in a position where we’re not using our overseas 

To be fair, Maharaj was an unbelievable signing. 

 

Both of our overseas for the opening few matches were last-minute- certainly could have done much better than Patel but options would have been limited by that point. 

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everton carr

everton carr

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14 minutes ago, TamuffFox said:

Struggling big time. I know we have been producing bowlers for a number of recent years but when was last time we produced a decent specialist young batsman from our academy? 

Well if  you don't Inc Taylor who played a few age group games but was on the academy at Worcs then I'm struggling .Greg Smith and Josh Cobb were average , suppose you Would have to say Shiv Thakor

TamuffFox

TamuffFox

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23 minutes ago, everton carr said:

Well if  you don't Inc Taylor who played a few age group games but was on the academy at Worcs then I'm struggling .Greg Smith and Josh Cobb were average , suppose you Would have to say Shiv Thakor

Quite damning that, considering Thakor is now 32

Warks_Mackem

Warks_Mackem

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On 12/06/2026 at 16:23, Mark 'expert' Lawrenson said:

Nice to take a third wicket.

Have to say I’m quite disappointed with the little progress Hull and Mike have made over the past couple of years, particularly with Thomas as head coach and his record as a bowler I’d have hoped he would of been able to pass some of his wisdom onto them. 

I attended the ODC final In 2023 and thought Hull was head and shoulders above every other bowler that day. I wasn’t at all surprised to see him get an England Test call up a year later.

 

I can’t believe how much he’s regressed.

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Mark 'expert' Lawrenson

Mark 'expert' Lawrenson

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7 hours ago, Lionator said:

Claude Henderson should probably be sacked if we’re in a position where we’re not using our overseas 

I agree we spent so long getting back into the top flight (which he gets credit for) we have wasted our opportunity to stay there. It’s been a complete car crash, some of which was out of our hands but what a mess we find ourselves in. 

CrawlingFox

CrawlingFox

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1 hour ago, TamuffFox said:

Struggling big time. I know we have been producing bowlers for a number of recent years but when was last time we produced a decent specialist young batsman from our academy? 

Sam Evans looked he could have become a decent opener, but he was just too slow.

 

Swindells wasn't bad but after starting young he never seemed to push on.

 

I think both might have scraped along for us if we were less ambitious but neither really good enough for prolonged county careers.

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everton carr

everton carr

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24 minutes ago, Warks_Mackem said:

I attended the ODC final In 2023 and thought Hull was head and shoulders above every other bowler that day. I wasn’t at all surprised to see him get an England Test call up a year later.

 

I can’t believe how much he’s regressed.

Did Josh Hull bowl that well that day?I know he bowled well in the last over but I thought he went round the park before that ,maybe wrong

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TamuffFox

TamuffFox

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30 minutes ago, CrawlingFox said:

Sam Evans looked he could have become a decent opener, but he was just too slow.

 

Swindells wasn't bad but after starting young he never seemed to push on.

 

I think both might have scraped along for us if we were less ambitious but neither really good enough for prolonged county careers.

Sam Evans never a regular though...Swindells yes....I had such high hopes for Harry

Warks_Mackem

Warks_Mackem

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18 minutes ago, everton carr said:

Did Josh Hull bowl that well that day?I know he bowled well in the last over but I thought he went round the park before that ,maybe wrong

You’re right. 2/75. Funny how your mind plays tricks. I just remember his bowling at the death.

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