County Championship Division 1 Thread 2016

[hopeforthebest]

Jake Ball hatrick for Notts sets Middlesex back rather quickly in innings first over.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Wow. 0-3. Moores proving a wise appointment.

[hopeforthebest]

Wow. 0-3. Moores proving a wise appointment.

Ha, ha, ha. He'll be noting this down for his autobiography.

[Arthur Crabtree]

The stats don't lie.

[westoelad]

The stats don't lie.

You've got to look at the data.

[captaincolly]

The stats don't lie.

You've got to look at the data.

Given it was 3 wickets in the first over of the second innings on the first Tuesday in September Notts have a 68.32 % chance of winning.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Might be that Notts didn't actually need that third wicket.

[captaincolly]

Might be that Notts didn't actually need that third wicket.

Indeed!

[Durhamfootman]

I am old enough to remember Taunton being a bowlers graveyard, what kind of wicket have Somerset curated?!

a cynical one

they need to be stopped

[Durhamfootman]

I hope that Warks thrash them

something that Durham failed to do

it's not just a disgrace.... it's a *modded* outrage

[captaincolly]

I hope that Warks thrash them

something that Durham failed to do

it's not just a disgrace.... it's a *modded* outrage

Chris Rogers wasn't happy with the pitch for our game. He may have just been trying to play the good guy after they'd won but I think he was genuinely annoyed.

[Durhamfootman]

from the BBC report

'On a used pitch with bare patches at both ends to entice the spinners, Somerset selected three. '

[captaincolly]

from the BBC report

'On a used pitch with bare patches at both ends to entice the spinners, Somerset selected three. '

Oh dear!

[Durhamfootman]

the somerset members will be paying good money for these 2 day lottery matches. I wonder how they feel about having to accept this for 2 matches on the trot.... will the club give the members half their subs back?

perhaps they are so desperate to finally win a county championship that they are prepared to do a 'Lancashire under Moores' stunt.................... but without the seaside

[hopeforthebest]

Wonder what we can expect at Taunton today, maybe early morning conditions will favour pace again, I hope so. One thing is that unless Somerset bat well this game will be over by lunch tomorrow.