County Cricket

(18-09-2022 17:35 )Boomerangutangangbang Wrote:  I think that championship pitches have maybe gone too far in favour of batsman, but still the better of the 2 evils. Stevo getting 50 wickets each year bowling medium pace wasn't healthy either.
I remember a year when the authorities asked for straw coloured pitches, & some very average batsmen were getting centuries. Similar to this year, lots of draws.
Yorkshire have just one win, but have been in strong positions in many of their draws. They have identified that lack of pace has been an issue, & brought in 2 potentially quicker bowlers.

Yes, and apparently draw is a dirty word now too, despite it remaining sacrosanct in the test arena - bazball and all!! Pitches shouldn't though be so benign that a draw becomes the more likely outcome, whatever the players do. It sometimes seems to me that the England heirarchy are never happy, and can never be placated no matter how many changes to pitch conditions, formats or schedules.