tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46846306391908034.post4609342989020331613..comments2024-03-28T13:00:53.561+00:00Comments on Derbyshire Cricket - Peakfan's blog: Sussex v Derbyshire day 3Peakfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01328174919897893268noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46846306391908034.post-29023398847106175712016-05-31T21:39:39.400+01:002016-05-31T21:39:39.400+01:00re rutherford, he is reckless, always has been hec...re rutherford, he is reckless, always has been hecne why NZ dropped him. he accnot go any other way, if it comes off brilliant, but more often than not he gets out to a daft shot when looking set, caught at mid in the circle in front of the wicket usually.<br /><br />still it could be worse, essex dropped their o/s player for the latest game, as hes done awful all season unfortuantely for him.<br /><br />/high peakAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46846306391908034.post-69619372331247734152016-05-31T19:39:10.123+01:002016-05-31T19:39:10.123+01:00Just got back from Hove
A very sad state of affai...Just got back from Hove <br />A very sad state of affairs<br />We look unable to take 20 wickets and thus we will prop up the table<br />Both overseas players , Godleman and Poynton were reckless when the sole objective was to bat 4 sessions for a draw<br />Sussex were without Wright Jordan Mills and Briggs <br />Only hope this year is a 20/20 top 4 spot , based on the state of our squad <br />P Fitzpatricknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46846306391908034.post-85896429736053513982016-05-31T18:09:41.543+01:002016-05-31T18:09:41.543+01:00I'm not really that surprised what has happene...I'm not really that surprised what has happened this year. We struggled last year with Footitt in the side and now he's gone it's made harder to pick up the 20 wickets. <br /><br />Serious questions need to be asked but whether they are answered is another matter. <br /><br />Harry Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46846306391908034.post-35871762511684208372016-05-31T16:47:41.061+01:002016-05-31T16:47:41.061+01:00I agree Dave. Give them a try and lets see what th...I agree Dave. Give them a try and lets see what they can offerPeakfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328174919897893268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46846306391908034.post-78756661112833765142016-05-31T16:46:24.678+01:002016-05-31T16:46:24.678+01:00As words go they are wise and that gets me through...As words go they are wise and that gets me through the bad ones!Peakfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328174919897893268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46846306391908034.post-62203621163509543452016-05-31T15:46:25.858+01:002016-05-31T15:46:25.858+01:00Having arrived at 1.45am on Saturday the Derbyshir...Having arrived at 1.45am on Saturday the Derbyshire captain should not have exposed his sleep deprived batsmen to a Sussex bowling attack in helpful conditions after a sultry rain delay.The game was lost in the first 40 overs.Nothing to be lost now by testing Milnes,Cork,Davis,White or Hemmings in Championship cricket.We need to find out who can provide us with a much needed boost to our bowling.Davenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46846306391908034.post-44193964896560445082016-05-31T15:08:48.701+01:002016-05-31T15:08:48.701+01:00Oh well, I'm sure Welch will be delighted that...Oh well, I'm sure Welch will be delighted that we avoided an innings defeat, and will praise our battling spirit. Sorry, but totally outclassed yet again.Marknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46846306391908034.post-15723898567992383942016-05-31T14:26:09.297+01:002016-05-31T14:26:09.297+01:00To DCCC fans of many years standing, the season is...To DCCC fans of many years standing, the season is developing into an all familiar pattern. Great optimism at the start of the season quickly evaporates into a fight to avoid the wooden spoon.<br />Apart from the Kiwis failing to deliver, a bowling attack without Footitt was always going to struggle. If we can't bowl the opposition out twice then a championship win looks highly unlikely.<br />Ian, South Africanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46846306391908034.post-5038696367393202112016-05-31T10:46:50.300+01:002016-05-31T10:46:50.300+01:00Nothing wrong with the decision to bat first, the ...Nothing wrong with the decision to bat first, the only problem was the execution. It's possible the pitch sweated a little under the covers, but at the time the decision to bat was made, the skies were blue, and no-one was expecting any rain. What we've seen as the game's progressed has been increasingly unpredictable bounce, and I suspect that was what Derbyshire were looking at in deciding to bat first.<br /><br />When you play as badly in all respects as we are, any decision or choice is likely to look foolish. Credit to Cotton (who I've not been particularly kind to in the past, but in the last two matches has shown that he can bowl with sustained hostility), Thakor, and Palladino, but otherwise it's been very poor. Hughes, Godleman and Madsen have all now slipped out of form and were lucky to survive as long as they did; Taylor is so bereft of rhythm that he's reduced to medium pace and even then can't find any control; Poynton's batting is barely worthy of a number 10; and Critchley can't carry on bowling in an attack that isn't creating situations in which he can bowl at batsmen under pressure. This is where a young leg-spinner should be learning, and carrying on playing him in this team at the moment is eventually going to destroy him. <br /><br />What is unacceptable, though, is the gifting of wickets. For the third time in 4 innings, Rutherford was out to a reckless shot almost as soon as he got in. It may be desperation or poor concentration, but it's difficult to dismiss the idea that he just isn't applying himself in 4 day cricket,as his fielding is slapdash as well. Broom seems to be following his example, and Poynton's run out just before the close was pure suicide. <br /><br />Rain may save Derbyshire again today, but we don't deserve the draw. Once we'd have looked forward to rain to help us save games, now we look forward to it just to save the embarrassment and humiliation of the performances. notoveryetnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46846306391908034.post-80573714412932013092016-05-31T08:45:56.894+01:002016-05-31T08:45:56.894+01:00Maybe we should accept we are as we are and get wh...Maybe we should accept we are as we are and get what enjoyment we can out of it. Tim, Chesterfieldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46846306391908034.post-86541541711250708852016-05-31T00:29:01.068+01:002016-05-31T00:29:01.068+01:00A real vote of confidence in the attack, better th...A real vote of confidence in the attack, better the fragile batting than the aneamic bowling. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09981202490720625226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46846306391908034.post-74273664147403820092016-05-30T22:51:47.468+01:002016-05-30T22:51:47.468+01:00You are right Andy and as I.mentioned recently Edd...You are right Andy and as I.mentioned recently Eddie inherited good lads and was the catalyst to make them good or very good players. Where can we find his like again? Peakfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328174919897893268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46846306391908034.post-84720741559607842992016-05-30T22:49:31.740+01:002016-05-30T22:49:31.740+01:00Not that conjecture Tim. Lets just say inappropria...Not that conjecture Tim. Lets just say inappropriate and leave it there mate...Peakfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328174919897893268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46846306391908034.post-69877922670217447752016-05-30T22:16:08.372+01:002016-05-30T22:16:08.372+01:00Good balanced post mate. But this is turning into ...Good balanced post mate. But this is turning into a really poor season already. The bowling in particular seems really weak. You refer to the days of Kirsten and Wright. Well, this feels like those years in the early 70s before the Barlow revolution that brought them in. Goodish players who seem to be trying, but nothing going right. It's all gone a bit Brian Bolus for me at the moment! There were days then when Buxton and Harvey-Walker opened the bowling. I'm pondering whether they'd be better than what we've got at the moment! And at least then, we had some good spinners.....Andy Thorpenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46846306391908034.post-37458920198689723192016-05-30T21:44:36.477+01:002016-05-30T21:44:36.477+01:00What conjecture what are you hinting at then Steve...What conjecture what are you hinting at then Steve? <br /><br />We can talk about cricket and who should be playing and who shouldn't be etc without getting emotional about it. We're grown ups and so are they.Tim, Chesterfieldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46846306391908034.post-40640040798443989012016-05-30T21:19:19.859+01:002016-05-30T21:19:19.859+01:00I agree Knacker. I would have bowled as theres oft...I agree Knacker. I would have bowled as theres often help at Hove early on. To bat suggests greater faith in the batting than I have at present, but also an awareness that a young attack could see us chase 600.<br /><br />I dont know if it sweated under covers and changed a bit between toss and play, but we have been well on the wrong side of this one.Peakfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328174919897893268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46846306391908034.post-41294275516293339692016-05-30T21:15:40.589+01:002016-05-30T21:15:40.589+01:00No Tim...one thing I won't do is play with peo...No Tim...one thing I won't do is play with people's careers and lives. It isnt fair and isnt something that I will be a party to. Theres other places for that nonsense...Peakfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328174919897893268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46846306391908034.post-31269233026095842412016-05-30T21:06:51.593+01:002016-05-30T21:06:51.593+01:00What are your views on the decision not to bowl fi...What are your views on the decision not to bowl first ?. My view, for what it's worth, is that it was viewed as the best way to achieve a draw, a side who thought they had a realistic chance of knocking a side over twice would have bowled.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09981202490720625226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46846306391908034.post-73792791578277957272016-05-30T20:52:17.289+01:002016-05-30T20:52:17.289+01:00I would have thought that conjecture is exactly wh...I would have thought that conjecture is exactly what is required!Tim, Chesterfieldnoreply@blogger.com