Cricket

[Harvester]

Remarkable match total bowling return for Ollie Robinson ..... 27 - 11 - 35 - 8

And it won’t get him on the Lord’s honours board, with a split of 4 per innings.

 

[Bald Rick]

And it won’t get him on the Lord’s honours board, with a split of 4 per innings.

I felt for him actually, 1 more yesterday and he’d have been on the honours board and also it would have been his 100th test wicket. And he would also have been only the 15th Bowler ever to get to 100 test wickets with a bowling average under 20. Something that many of the greats of the game did not do.

 

[SteveHFC]

Just two bright spots for Pakistan:

Muhammad Abbas' 5 for 57 gives him a well deserved place on Lord's honours board
and
Saud Shakeel's determined 97 just failed to get him there too. I think many people (not just Pakistan supporters) would have liked him to have scored three more runs.

I was delighted for Abbas getting his 5-for - always enjoyed watching him when he was playing for Hampshire, and I agree that I suspect many people, me included, would have been delighted for Shakeel if he'd reached his century.

Been pleased with how England have gone about the last two tests - far less getting out to silly shots (that's always going to happen in cricket, but it was happening far too often in recent years), and the bowling has been superb. Yes, Pakistan are a poor side at the moment, and South Africa will be a much tougher test this winter - looking forward to that series, especially as it's played at UK friendly times.

As long as everyone is fit and ready to go, I'd like to see another unchanged XI for the final test - would be a while since we've played the same XI in three consecutive matches I think (I've not done any checking).

 

[DelW]

Remarkable match total bowling return for Ollie Robinson ..... 27 - 11 - 35 - 8

And it won’t get him on the Lord’s honours board, with a split of 4 per innings.

Towards the end of yesterday's TMS, Andy Zaltzman quoted a collection of statistics. It was difficult to take them all in, but IIRC, the last bowling comparable to Robinson's was by Gus Fraser, and the last that was better was by Tony Lock in the 1950s.

 

[Harvester]

If we count all teams, Bob Massie took 16-137 in 1972 in the Lords ashes Test. Eight wickets in each innings on his Test debut, and still remembered as ‘the swing king of Lords’.

 

[Mikey C]

Towards the end of yesterday's TMS, Andy Zaltzman quoted a collection of statistics. It was difficult to take them all in, but IIRC, the last bowling comparable to Robinson's was by Gus Fraser, and the last that was better was by Tony Lock in the 1950s.

The best stat Zaltzman quoted was the one showing how bad Aggers was for England, as revenge for "Watergate"

 

[High Dyke]

Team concedes cricket match over broken printer - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/c4glwl90n25o

Ballyspallen were hosting Eglinton in the North West Cricket Union Premier League on Saturday.

Eglinton were all out for 159 in 48.1 overs and the hosts were on 19, just two overs into their response, when rain hit at Ballyspallen.

However, a broken printer meant that a DLS sheet could not be produced and, as a result, the visiting Eglinton team were awarded the victory without a further ball being bowled.

 

[Trackman]

The best stat Zaltzman quoted was the one showing how bad Aggers was for England, as revenge for "Watergate"

Seen the TMS video
Four wickets or more test average since 1918:
He was 254 out of 257!
Well, he was asking for it!

 

[Harvester]

Well he only played 3 Tests, but having been picked as a bowler, 4 wickets for a bowling average of 93 is very very mediocrity!

 

[Bald Rick]

Seen the TMS video
Four wickets or more test average since 1918:
He was 254 out of 257!
Well, he was asking for it!

Well he only played 3 Tests, but having been picked as a bowler, 4 wickets for a bowling average of 93 is very very mediocrity!

There was a reason why it was a ‘4 wickets or more’ qualification for that stat!

 

[ainsworth74]

Zaltzman is always good fun and has some interesting stats. I quite enjoy his satirical news podcast The Bugle (on temporary hiatus at the moment due to his TMS duties ironically enough ) which he hosts with a variety of comedians.

Anyway, back to cricket, slightly farcical scenes this weekend at the Riverside when Durham had to come back on Day 4 to chase down a grand total of 4 runs to beat Gloucestershire by ten wickets. The last Gloucestershire wicket fell towards the end of the day and the Umpires ruled that the light was too poor for Durham to come out and get the 4 required runs requiring everyone to come back the following morning for a grand total of 2 minutes and six balls.

Wonder if that's the shortest completed day in Championship history (i.e. excluding days that were curtailed due to rain)?

 

[SuspectUsual]

Zaltzman is always good fun and has some interesting stats. I quite enjoy his satirical news podcast The Bugle (on temporary hiatus at the moment due to his TMS duties ironically enough ) which he hosts with a variety of comedians.

Anyway, back to cricket, slightly farcical scenes this weekend at the Riverside when Durham had to come back on Day 4 to chase down a grand total of 4 runs to beat Gloucestershire by ten wickets. The last Gloucestershire wicket fell towards the end of the day and the Umpires ruled that the light was too poor for Durham to come out and get the 4 required runs requiring everyone to come back the following morning for a grand total of 2 minutes and six balls.

Wonder if that's the shortest completed day in Championship history (i.e. excluding days that were curtailed due to rain)?

It is a bit farcical, but then you have to see it from all sides

The umps have a duty of care; if they think its too dark then its too dark, end of

Gloucestershire could have said don't worry, we'll get someone to bowl a very slow pie so it can be hit for four, but then again it might've rained all the following day and let them escape with a draw

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Well he only played 3 Tests, but having been picked as a bowler, 4 wickets for a bowling average of 93 is very very mediocrity!

His maiden test victim was Gordon Greenidge though!

 

[gswindale]

Zaltzman is always good fun and has some interesting stats. I quite enjoy his satirical news podcast The Bugle (on temporary hiatus at the moment due to his TMS duties ironically enough ) which he hosts with a variety of comedians.

Anyway, back to cricket, slightly farcical scenes this weekend at the Riverside when Durham had to come back on Day 4 to chase down a grand total of 4 runs to beat Gloucestershire by ten wickets. The last Gloucestershire wicket fell towards the end of the day and the Umpires ruled that the light was too poor for Durham to come out and get the 4 required runs requiring everyone to come back the following morning for a grand total of 2 minutes and six balls.

Wonder if that's the shortest completed day in Championship history (i.e. excluding days that were curtailed due to rain)?

My understanding was that the umpires had ruled it was unsafe for the fast bowlers and Glos refused to use a spinner to open the bowling, so play was halted until the next morning when Glos opened with... a spinner.

I think therefore that Glos were taking the mick a bit with their attitude as the game could have been finished on day 3 and Stokes and Carse could have had a swift pint or 2!

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England v Pakistan: Tourists drop seven players, call up seven and release coach Sarfaraz Ahmed

Pakistan respond to their series defeat by England by taking the extraordinary step of dropping seven players, calling up five uncapped players and releasing their head coach.

www.bbc.co.uk

Pakistan's response to their series loss appears to be somewhat dramatic. 7 players in the squad replaced and the head coach sacked with immediate effect. Makes England's recent difficulties seem quite tzme by comparison.

 

[SuspectUsual]

Josh Hull - who might be referred to as a "genuine number 11" with a first class average of 8.6 - came in as a nightwatchman for Leicestershire yesterday evening. He's just got out for 97, having batted for over five hours, faced 247 balls, and hit 10 fours and two sixes. Genuinely gutted that he didn't get his century

 

[Jimini]

Josh Hull - who might be referred to as a "genuine number 11" with a first class average of 8.6 - came in as a nightwatchman for Leicestershire yesterday evening. He's just got out for 97, having batted for over five hours, faced 247 balls, and hit 10 fours and two sixes. Genuinely gutted that he didn't get his century

Impressive!

 

[Bald Rick]

Yorkshire have had a bit of fun at t’Oval. Having been in a commanding position on a (very) low scoring pitch, they threw away their second innings, and Surrey needing 185 to win then proceeded to very carefully knock them off through the course of today. Matt Fisher (b Yorkshire) was crucial in bowling out Yorkshire in the 2nd innings (6-25) and then scored 33 batting at 9 to almost see them home.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Yet another dismal defeat for Lancashire, who could only manage all-out scores of 151 and 136 in their two innings in the County Championship match against Middlesex. They have a poor showing the league table batting bowling points this season. Middlesex won by 160 runs.

 

[SuspectUsual]

Josh Hull - who might be referred to as a "genuine number 11" with a first class average of 8.6 - came in as a nightwatchman for Leicestershire yesterday evening. He's just got out for 97, having batted for over five hours, faced 247 balls, and hit 10 fours and two sixes. Genuinely gutted that he didn't get his century

And none other than Jacob Rees-Mogg cheering him on via twitter

(He’s a Somerset supporter)

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

If we count all teams, Bob Massie took 16-137 in 1972 in the Lords ashes Test. Eight wickets in each innings on his Test debut, and still remembered as ‘the swing king of Lords’.

Glad to know that the notable feat of 19 wickets in a Test Match occurred in my neck of the woods at Old Trafford when I was prepared at the age of 11 to start grammar school. It was the 4th Test Match between England and Australia in July 1956. England batted first and scored 459 all out in their first innings....then the following occurred....

Australia (1st innings) ... 84 all out
Jim Laker ... 16.4 - 4 - 32 - 9

Australia (2nd innings..following on) ...205 all out
Jim Laker ... 51.2 - 23 - 53 - 10

 

[Harvester]

And Tony Lock took the non Laker wicket, one of the Australian openers in the first innings.

 

[bspahh]

There was quite a finish to the 4 day match between the England and Pakistan under 19 teams at Arundel today. Pakistan were cruising for a win, and 184-3 with two set batsmen, needing 77 runs in 26 overs.

On Youtube there is a copy of a live stream with fixed cameras and no audio (it doesn't work with the media tool):

England Under-19s vs Pakistan Under-19s - Youth Test Match Day 4 - Live Stream

Live stream from England Under-19s and Pakistan Under-19s, played at Arundel Castle CC, Arundel. Please note that this stream is a basic live stream, with fi...

www.youtube.com

The scorecard is here:

https://www.cricinfo.com/series/pakistan-under-19s-in-england-2026-1552314/england-under-19s-vs-pakistan-under-19s-only-youth-test-1552317/full-scorecard

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Tea interval on Day 1 of the County Championship Division 1 game between Glamorgan and Warwickshire sees Glamorgan all out for 69 in 26.3 overs, after being 9-3 and 39-5.

Bamber ...8 - 2 - 28 - 5
Barnard ...5 - 2 - 5 - 3.

 

[75A]

England won the toss and chose to field, currently Pakistan are 1-8 after Ollie Robinson took his 100th Test wicket with an LBW after having an earlier LBW decision lost under review.
The ground appears to be half empty, do they deserve next years Ashes?

 

[SuspectUsual]

The ground appears to be half empty, do they deserve next years Ashes?

Edgbaston are also (rightly) being hammered for the prices for the Ashes test next summer. A seat in the Hollies has gone from £115 in the last Ashes to £165 - totally unjustifiable profiteering in my opinion. The ECB are (obviously) saying and doing nothing about it

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

England won the toss and chose to field, currently Pakistan are 1-8 after Ollie Robinson took his 100th Test wicket with an LBW after having an earlier LBW decision lost under review.
The ground appears to be half empty, do they deserve next years Ashes?

At lunch, Pakistan are 100-7...a slight improvement from being 64-6 at one time.

 

[Harvester]

Pakistan are reeling at 100-7 at lunch. Should this Test go into day 5, which is extremely unlikely, Sunday September 13th would have been one of the latest dates in September Test cricket has been played in England.

 

[75A]

Could have been 9 if Duckett hadn't dropped 2 catches.
Why put your shortest player in the slips?

 

[Haywain]

I think that "reeling" is quite favourable to them. They are awful.

 

[SuspectUsual]

Could have been 9 if Duckett hadn't dropped 2 catches.
Why put your shortest player in the slips?

Probably two reasons: (1) they think he's one of the better catchers, and (2) there are more low slip catches than high, and he's a bit nearer the ball to begin with

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I think that "reeling" is quite favourable to them. They are awful.

Their hearts aren't in it; they'd rather be just about anywhere else

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Pakistan (1st innings)... 133 all out (33.5 overs)

Tongue ...... 10 - 1 - 42 - 4
Robinson ... 11 - 5 - 15 - 3
Archer ...... 7.5 - 2 - 25 - 3.