tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46846306391908034.post6810656913243144822..comments2024-03-29T08:20:35.668+00:00Comments on Derbyshire Cricket - Peakfan's blog: Derbyshire v Kent day 3Peakfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01328174919897893268noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46846306391908034.post-65155005923737575462014-05-14T12:25:26.522+01:002014-05-14T12:25:26.522+01:00Fair comments Marc and I won't pretend we have...Fair comments Marc and I won't pretend we have played well so far. However my response was largely based on day 2 here which was a lottery for batsmen.<br />We must and can do better with whatever personnel are deemed bestPeakfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328174919897893268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46846306391908034.post-5507191542102061512014-05-14T08:13:56.665+01:002014-05-14T08:13:56.665+01:00Whilst partially agreeing with your thoughts Peakf...Whilst partially agreeing with your thoughts Peakfan,there are one or two points which have been overlooked.<br /><br />Yes,there are times when bowlers/batsmen come out on top.There are times when pitches are not great,weighted too much either one way or the other.There are odd occasions when a pitch may change quite dramatically during a game,for various reasons. But there are also times when you have to say the batting is simply not good enough.<br /><br />Back in 2012 there were far too many occasions when this happened. It was the bowlers and the tail enders who took much of the credit for the fact we gained promotion. There were also some good batting performances,but too few for anyone to avoid the feeling we were doing much more than getting away with it.<br /><br />Last year the batting was found out to a far greater extent. Once again,early season pitches were blamed by some,until it became quite obvious to one and all,the problems went much deeper than that and were never really solved.<br />We were a one and a half man batting unit last season as the statistics quite clearly show.<br /><br />So far this season the pattern is very much the same.If Madsen and Chanderpaul fail,the result is the team fails. Our opponents have often managed to score runs,plenty of them at times,on more or less the same sort of pitch we have capitulated on. It is hard to put forward any valid argument to defend some of these occurances.If we have some batsmen who can only perform after a fortnight of good weather and the temperature is 25c,then quite obviously we have the wrong players,or at least they are playing in the wrong country. Perhaps Whiteley had the right idea,demanding to go to Australia. <br /><br />We haven,t really bowled well either,though if the bowlers were becoming a tad frustrated at the number of times they are expected to pull us out of the mire (with bat and ball),they can hardly be blamed. Sooner or later we may begin to score some runs,but if it,s the latter then the season will effectively be over. Our supremo is obviously less than satisfied,hence the changes.It could be that further changes may be necessary in due course,we shall see. Welch may be accused by some of pulling the trigger too soon,but to me it,s preferable to not pulling it at all. We all want to see the club succeed but the time for excuses is over and the players need to stand up and be counted.<br /><br /><br />Marcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46846306391908034.post-68894817730791273812014-05-14T06:12:04.104+01:002014-05-14T06:12:04.104+01:00I was one of about sixty fans at the ground on Mon...I was one of about sixty fans at the ground on Monday. Some of Bollinger's good-length lifters were nearly unplayable. Elstone played well and was given out LBW when very well forward, while Hughes and Cross looked as though they will score runs. So I generally concur with your comments but there just has to be more consistency to the batting.<br /> Today will surely provide some pointers as to whether the bowlers have the cutting edge to dismiss sides this season. If not, the best we can hope for is mid-table respectability. <br /><br /> Incidentally,there was no-one on the gates when we arrived at the ground around 3.30. A reduced admission charge would have been acceptable but I wonder if the club can afford to be so generous.<br /><br />Old SupporterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com