Cricket Banter

Good Joke from G lineker

The Sri Lankans seem to be dropping Root more than Warner did !

Essex were bowled out for 20 by Lancashire at Chelmsford in the LV=County Championship Division Two & lost by an innings & 105 runs.

This was their lowest total in First-Class Cricket.They were shot out in 68 minutes & 14.2 overs.

Mickleburgh was the only batsn=man to make double figures,he made 10 epening the innings.Six batsmen recorded ducks.

Australia have sacked their coach Micky Arthur 16 days before the Ashes starts.Darren Lehmann takes over.Can't say enough about this man,a Yorkshire Legend,very good appointment.

England have named a squad of 14 players for a warm-up match against Essex.Compton is out & selector Geoff Miller has said Root will open with Cook.

This Ashes series has "Yorkies" all over it !
England :Root,Bairstow,Bresnan .
Australia : Starc and Lehmann ! (lol)

Ricky Ponting played his final first class innings yesterday as he batted all day to earn Surrey a draw against Nottingham at the Oval.He made an unbeaten 169 off 319 balls.His career figures are 289 appearances,24,150 runs at an average of 55.9.He has made 82 centuries,the same as Australian Coach Darren Lehmann.

Yorkshire are doing well despite Root,Bairstow & Bresnan playing in the 2nd Test.Just as well we have another opener to take Root's place.Alex Lees became the youngest Yorkshire batsman to score a double century,the 20 year old made 275 not out,which was the 2nd highest score by a Yorkshire batsman since the 2nd World war.Only a declaration stopped him from going on.His innings was the 11th joint highest score by a Yorkshire batsman,he faced 436 balls,hit 38 fours & a six.

^ Edit - should read 36 fours.

Hampshires Dimitri Mascarenhas has announced that he will retire at the end of the session.
He played one day cricket for England between 2007-2009. He has also played in the IPL for the Rajasthan Royals Otago & Kings XI Punjab

Those new 'Mongoose' cricket bats are the weirest things that have been seen since Dennis Lillee's aluminium bat in the 70's.