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County Championship 2021 - Boomerangutangangbang - 08-04-2021 14:52
This year we have a 3 division conference style format. Unlike the regional groups of last year, the six teams are seeded, using results from the 2019 & shortened 2020 season.(Derby matches are accommodated where possible. This stage will be 10 matches, playing each side, home & away.
The top 2 from each group will form Division 1, 3rd & 4th Division 2, & 5th & 6th Division 3. Each Division will play a further 4 matches, this excludes the side that each team played twice from their group, but points accrued from these matches will be carried over.
The top side from division 1 will be crowned County Champions & they will play a 5 day final against the 2nd placed side for the Bob Willis Trophy.
Another change will be 8 points awarded for a draw.
RE: County Championship 2021 - Boomerangutangangbang - 08-04-2021 15:02
April 8 - July 14 - Group Stage
August 30 - Sept 24- Division Stage
Sept 27 - October 1 - Bob Willis Trophy
Opening Fixtures
Group 1
Essex v Worcestershire
Nottingham v Durham
Warwickshire v Derbyshire
Group 2
Gloucestershire v Surrey
Leicestershire v Hampshire
Middlesex v Somerset
Group 3
Northamptonshire v Kent
Sussex v Lancashire
Yorkshire v Glamorgan
RE: County Championship 2021 - Boomerangutangangbang - 09-04-2021 08:56
Yorkshire didn't have the cutting edge to polish off the Glamorgan tail, as the recovered from 132-7 to 310-8. I thought South African Duanne Olivier was signed to proved some extra pace, but he has disappointed so far, he isn't going to get the pace & bounce in the wickets here that he had back home & needs to deliver soon.
It was a bad start for the home side with Ballance out after being stuck on the head before the start. I could be wrong but I think that this is the first time that the Root brothers have faced each other at this level. Billy ground out 43 runs in an innings that lasted over 3 hours.
RE: County Championship 2021 - Boomerangutangangbang - 14-04-2021 09:26
(08-04-2021 15:02 )Boomerangutangangbang Wrote: April 8 - 11
Group 1
Essex v Worcestershire - Chelmsford
Essex 490-9 dec & 42-1
Worc 475
Match Drawn
Nottingham v Durham - Trent Bridge
Dur 330 & 332-4 dec
Notts 267 & 298-5
Match Drawn
Warwickshire v Derbyshire - Edgbaston
Derby189 & 244
Warks 221 & 7-0
Match Drawn
Group 2
Gloucestershire v Surrey - Bristol
Suurey 220 & 333
Glos 326 & 229-2
Glos beat Surrrey by 8 wickets
Leicestershire v Hampshire - Grace Road
Hamp 612-5 dec
Leic 202 & 305
Hamp beat Leic by 105 runs
Middlesex v Somerset - Lords
Midd 313 143
Som 172 & 285-6
Som beat Middlesex by 4 wickets
Group 3
Northamptonshire v Kent - County Ground
Kent 455 & 42-1
Northants 434
Match drawn
Sussex v Lancashire - Old Trafford
Sussex 301 & 103-2
Lancs 407
Match Drawn
Yorkshire v Glamorgan - Headingley
Glamorgan 330 & 241-4 dec
Yorkshire 193 & 223-4
Match Drawn
RE: County Championship 2021 - Boomerangutangangbang - 14-04-2021 10:04
Match of the week has to be the Middlesex Somerset clash, a classic game that swung one way & the the other throughout. A Somerset win seemed unlikely after slumping to 89-9 in their first innings, only to be rescued by 51 from de Lange in partnership with Leach to lift them to 172 all out. Middlesex scored 313 with a fine innings of 165 by Robson, but 5-68 from Gregory prevented the lead getting out of sight. Then a fine all-round bowling performance saw Middlesex shot out for 143, to leave the game finely balanced, with a victory target of 285. Banton & Abell moved the score onto 79 after Lammonby was dismissed without scoring. Abell & Bartlett looked well set at 163-3, before Bamber removed Abell for a well made 84 & Davis for a duck. Overton went cheaply & victory looked a long way off at 187-6. Bartlett (76 no) found support from Gregory who hit 10 boundaries in his 62 not out to guide them home.
A great start to the season for Somerset having started the year with minus 8 points after the poor pitch ruling from the 2019 Championship decder against Essex.
RE: County Championship 2021 - Boomerangutangangbang - 14-04-2021 10:33
After all the talk from many in the Yorkshire camp about being contenders, they have managed to remove that tag after a disastrous performance. It took hail & snow which covered the pitch on day 3, to rescue them from an inevitable draw. Glamorgan fell to 29-4 in their second dig, with the lead only 166, but injury prevented new-ball bowlers Coad & Fisher taking any further part. Cooke & Billy Root then helped themselves to unbeaten centuries, with Billy taking the bragging rights with 43 & 110 no against 16 & 13 from Joe. better news is the form of Lyth after injury in pre-season, with a half century & a match saving unbeaten ton in the 2nd innings. Brook contributed in both innings, but he needs to kick-on this year with big scores. I had him down as the best young batsmen off the Yorkshire production-line since Root & a future England star. After struggles in the top 3, he is now in a long queue of middle-order batsmen.
RE: County Championship 2021 - Boomerangutangangbang - 14-04-2021 19:28
Selected Batting & Bowling Performances
Batting
Vince 231
Westley 221
Vilas 189
Libby 180*
Bedingham 180*
Robson 165
T J Haines 155
Vasconcelos 154
L A Dawson 152*
Foakes 133
Barnard 128
Keogh 124
Alsop 119
Stevens 116
Lyth 115*
Eckersley 113*
van Buuran 110*
B L Root 110
C B Cooke 102*
Bowling
Norwell 5-32
Topley 5-66
Gregory 5-68
Hannon-Dalby 5-76
RE: County Championship 2021 - Boomerangutangangbang - 14-04-2021 19:30
I'm no expert, but I'd say 19 Championship centuries in April must be some sort of a record ?
RE: County Championship 2021 - Boomerangutangangbang - 15-04-2021 11:34
April 15 - 19
Group 1
Derbyshire v Worcestershire - County Ground
Essex Durham v Chelmsford
Nottinghamshire v Warwickshire - Trent Bridge
Group 2
Hampshire v Middlesex - Ageas Bowl
Somerset v Gloucestershire - Taunton
Surrey v Leicestershire - Oval
Group 3
Glamorgan v Sussex - Sophia Gardens
Lancashire v Northamptonshire - Old Trafford
Kent v Yorkshire Canterbury
RE: County Championship 2021 - Boomerangutangangbang - 16-04-2021 08:29
Interesting day 1 at Chelmsford. Essex elected to bat & got rolled for 96 in 41.3 overs, Dan Lawrence top scored with 32. Rushworth finished with figures of 11-8-13-3.
Durham didn't fair much better, they progressed to 98-1, but closed at 148-8, with Borthwick returned to captain his native county scoring an impressive century.