I hope that Christmas is filled with everything that you enjoy and that the new year sees you stay fit and well. Equally pertinent, from a cricket perspective, let us hope that concerns that I feel we all share about Derbyshire in 2025 prove to be wrong.
Caleb Jewell's winter struggles continued on his return to the Hobart Hurricanes side, when he made only seven runs in their easy win over the Perth Scorchers, Mitch Owen blazing his way to a memorable century with some bucolic strokes.
Hopefully Jewell shows us what he can do in the rest of a pretty lengthy competition and discovers his best form ahead of his arrival on these shores.
If he can discover the class and poise of Nathan McSweeney, dropped from the national side after understandable struggles against Jasprit Bumrah, he will do alright.
McSweeney looked a very good player in anchoring Brisbane to a win today, pacing the run chase to perfection, despite wickets falling around him.
There will be interest in his services, for sure.
Anyway, seasons greetings to you all and thank you so much for your support - financial and otherwise - in 2024.
Felicitations to all.
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Watching cricket from Oz or Saf is always a bonus at this time of year. Just noted a decent cameo from Caleb Jewell at Adelaide this morning. Hopefully playing himself into form just in the nick of time.
Watching BBL is always interesting. I note after a dip in popularity in season 22/23, they actually reduced the number of games, and hey presto the attendances are back up. A case of less is more perhaps.
They certainly don't feel the need to tinker with the format and introduce another tournament called something nonsensical like the hundred...
Hello Dave, hope you are wintering well.
DeleteI wasn't overly impressed by Caleb, to be honest (see today's post) but we must hope he picks up.
But the attendances were great to see and there is much to like in an established format that requires no tinkering...
Hi Steve, all well down here in foggy Wirral.
ReplyDeleteIt was the game against Adelaide. Think it was a handy 22 he made. Nothing spectacular by any means, but a small step hopefully.
Note the attendance at Melbourne for the first three test days is over 255,000. Think 340,000 or so back in Bradman's day is the world record. They could beat it you know - and for a test match too. Could be life in the game yet amongst all the doom and gloom re the longer format(s)
Sorry Steve, just seen today's comments
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