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Durham v Essex

smoker said:
The guy (poster not Clarke) is a troll. Clarke had a near identical first class record to Burnham prior to this season. He's also one of the first names in our T20 team. Michael Jones is a promising young batsman, but he's struggled to make a run when called into the first team and clearly isn't ready. Clarke is also the form batsman of the second XI. Its a shame we don't have Harte or Scott Steel to call on, and Dickson has been such a disappointment, but if the remit is to strengthen the batting then Clarke is the best of whats available IMO.
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You think averaging 25 is good
 

smoker said:
This is just a straw man as nobody here isn't pleased of the overall improvement at the club since FTECB. However we are at perfect liberty to point out what they're getting wrong.

Essex got schooled by Warwickshire and we should have beaten them comfortably at Chelmsford. They're also missing their best batsman and playing on our turf that negates their main spin bowling weapon. They won't have fancied coming up here and must be delighted with how it's gone for them.

You also forgot to mention that Derbyshire were the better side last week. There were some warning signs in that performance.
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Not sure you can read too much into a game last week that was drawn before a ball was bowled and was playing only for bonus points mind
 
GordonMuchallNo1Fan said:
Blue seat trapdoor stand elite for me and the wife today. She's the boss.
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Hope you've got a sun hat

chopsfc007 said:
You think averaging 25 is good
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This is beside the point.

Name a better batsman on current form in the second XI.

(One liners don't constitute an argument.)

PS is it true you got Brandon banned?
TravellingMackem said:
Not sure you can read too much into a game last week that was drawn before a ball was bowled and was playing only for bonus points mind
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Its relevant in that the OP said we'd bossed every game this season. Derbyshire were the better team and our batsmen looked shaky against a run of the mill bowler (Aitchison) in seaming conditions. Eckersley and Bancroft were the only batsmen who showed up.
 
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smoker said:
Hope you've got a sun hat



This is beside the point.

Name a better batsman on current form in the second XI.

(One liners don't constitute an argument.)

PS is it true you got Brandon banned?
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Why would I get Brandon banned, people said play trevaskis instead of poynter
 
chopsfc007 said:
Why would I get Brandon banned, people said play trevaskis instead of poynter
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Still waiting for you to tell us who you'd play if you wanted to strengthen the batting line up. Unless you're suggesting Trevaskis (bowling all rounder) who you previously said you wouldn't play.

Brandon seemed to vanish not long after somebody else was put on mute after you baited a reaction from them.
 
smoker said:
Still waiting for you to tell us who you'd play if you wanted to strengthen the batting line up. Unless you're suggesting Trevaskis (bowling all rounder) who you previously said you wouldn't play.

Brandon seemed to vanish not long after somebody else was put on mute after you baited a reaction from them.
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Just leave it iv never got people banned, iv never baited people for a reaction, people suggested trevaskis for poynter so your changing things to suit agenda
 
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