Leicestershire County Cricket Club

[chrishlcfc]

What makes it worse is that its against a weakened lancashire side who are missing a few key players.

[AjcW]

..... and the fact we couldn't even last an afternoon....

[Corky]

Although I question why Lancashire are even in the second division given the size of the club, it's a terrible result and worrying too.

[stevelcfc]

Bring back Whitticase!

[Mark 'expert' Lawrenson]

Bring back Whitticase!

I realise you are joking but on the subject of Whitticase we are playing this season with basically the team he assembled (with the addition of Cosgrove and McKay) I would hope next season to start to see a real positive difference to the side.

[Voll Blau]

Khan is certainly making all the right noises of the pitch. Wish we were matching up on it though.

[Sunbury Fox]

Just checked the score and was puzzled to see that our game was no longer in progress. An utter disgrace to lose like that. I fear that it is a matter of time before the ECB decide we are not good enough to be a first class county. Very, very sad.

[Lionator]

Just checked the score and was puzzled to see that our game was no longer in progress. An utter disgrace to lose like that. I fear that it is a matter of time before the ECB decide we are not good enough to be a first class county. Very, very sad.

 

They couldn't just get rid of us to leave 17 counties. That is our only saving grace.

[Mark 'expert' Lawrenson]

I would think the ECB would give us a couple of years to see if the changes made have a positive effect, early days yet, Rome wasn't built in a day etc etc etc

[Hooky]

We bat deep in T20. We look good.

[Mark 'expert' Lawrenson]

Comfortable run chase in the end, all round good team performance, onwards and upwards.

[theessexfox]

We've won 1 out of 3 in both formats so far, poor start to the season, not bottom of Div 2 though 

[Hooky]

A nice break before going to Chelmsford. Looking at Essex's records they've only gone past 300 once in 4 first innings this season. We need to win the toss and bat big, put them under pressure.

Edited 25 May 2015 by Hooky

[Mark 'expert' Lawrenson]

A nice break before going to Chelmsford. Looking at Essex's records they've only gone past 300 once in 4 first innings this season. We need to win the toss and bat big, put them under pressure.

I think they have been preparing green tops at Chelmsford this season, be a result pitch, we have a great opportunity.

[kingfox]

Solid Twenty20 performance this evening.

[Voll Blau]

Good win that. Needs to be our springboard for the longer forms of the game.

[Corky]

Apart from the first three balls the fielding was excellent and the bowling was tight. 123 was always going to be chasable with our batting line-up.

 

Good start in the T20 for, as the flag states, the cup kings. 

[Hooky]

We look good. The young'uns have more belief listening to the interview at half way with Ben Raine.

 

The old heads this year of Cosgrove, McKay, O'B x 2 and Elliott will teach them a load.

 

Encouraging.

 

Ben Raine will play for England. Just hope those tvvats up the road don't start sniffing.

[Narborough_fox]

Another really good performance all round. Apart from 4 balls fielding was really good, Jigar looks reborn and we're batting deep. Cautiously optimistic... 

[Mark 'expert' Lawrenson]

It's how we cope without the O'Briens and Grant Elliiot when they are away, will leave a hole in our middle order partly to be filled by the Pakistani overseas we are getting, Wells, Pinner will have to do the business.

As for Durham, we completely dominated them with bat and ball, so one sided.

[Sunbury Fox]

Very impressive win but Durham were very under strength in the bowling department - no Onions, Stokes, Rushworth or Wood - so let's not get too carried away. I think Elliott is the key - has calm assurance about him that is infectious. If that marginal stumping had gone against him I would have been worried about us panicking and messing things up. Real shame we are losing him for a few games.

[FrankieWorthoYaggedMyWife]

Very impressive win but Durham were very under strength in the bowling department - no Onions, Stokes, Rushworth or Wood - so let's not get too carried away. I think Elliott is the key - has calm assurance about him that is infectious. If that marginal stumping had gone against him I would have been worried about us panicking and messing things up. Real shame we are losing him for a few games.

forget about them playing any cricket for Durham this summer

[Ross-Kemp]

Good start.

Essex are 95-6.

[Ross-Kemp]

152-9 now.

[Narborough_fox]

Essex 166 all out. Some really good bowling figures, especially from Jigar and Ben Raine.