Saturday 14 November 2009

Weekend thoughts

There's not really too many of these today, to be honest with you, as it has all been said over the course of the week.

Last night's news about John Sadler was welcome and we at least know that he will be around this coming season. How much first team cricket he plays will depend on the form and fitness of others. Given the age restrictions on players this year I'm sure that John Morris hopes he doesn't need to use him too often, but he is a solid, if not spectacular player and will play an important role in the Second XI.

There will be a lot of interest in their performances in 2010 and I hope that we receive regular updates on results and individual performances through the club site.

I've tried to find out how Paul Borrington is doing over in Australia with the Midland Guildford side, but the club site has been down for a few days so that's a job for another time.

Finally I was astonished at how South Africa made a mess of another Duckworth-Lewis calculation yesterday when they had a win against England within their grasp. I know that this is the bane of many a cricketer's life and that the runs required when using it is normally the sort of thing that requires Stephen Hawking to calculate. Yet yesterday seemed, on the surface, fairly straightforward. When England made 202 in 20 overs that was just over ten an over. When South Africa got to 13 overs I would have thought that they therefore needed to have scored 132 to be sure of a win, yet D/L said that they needed 129. Baffled? Yes.

See you soon.

2 comments:

  1. Yes hopefully your gentle nudge will be read by our Media and Communications team (1?) and the website will feature some 2nd eleven reports along with quicker scorecards and updates.

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  2. Robin Petersen is the mystery spinner we have all been trying to identify for 2010. Arriving as a Kolpak after renouncing his SAF allegiance.

    I need to have a think about this one before commenting I think.

    MASTERVILLAIN

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