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Lancashire Points Deduction?

Raymondo

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I ask the question, because I’ve seen no reporting of this in the usual places, but have seen this response from Lancashire regarding their pitch for their home defeat to Middlesex.

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We were told substandard pitches would result in the offending county losing all points from the game in question, will that occur here?
 

I ask the question, because I’ve seen no reporting of this in the usual places, but have seen this response from Lancashire regarding their pitch for their home defeat to Middlesex.

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We were told substandard pitches would result in the offending county losing all points from the game in question, will that occur here?
I think that would be stupid. I find the stick Somerset have got over the years is bad too, I'd rather a bowlers game than a batsmans game in cricket.

You want a contest but a batting feast is always worse than a bowlers feast.

As they say in the article if 90% of games have been draws then how is a result pitch below average.

Sounds like all them draws were below average. Sets a shite precedent especially after Lancs lost the game.
 
There was a county game a season or two ago which was abandoned due to a dangerous pitch.

Can't remember what the punishment for that was though.
 
There was a county game a season or two ago which was abandoned due to a dangerous pitch.

Can't remember what the punishment for that was though.

Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire.

The hosts got 0 points, Northants got 11 (3 bowling bonus and 8 draw points).
Wonder if the MCC will face sanctions for the substandard pitch at Lord’s?

14 wickets in about 49 overs so far 🤷‍♂️
 
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As far as I know, not only do Lancs lose their points from the Middlesex game, but because they only garnered 3, the ECB have the ability to dock up to 8 points more. I imagine that this would finish off any Lancs hope of promotion for another season, if their appeal is unsuccessful

201-16 on day one at Lords. There won't be any repercussions. Ironically, things seem to have settled down there on day 2, just as they did in the Lancs v Middlesex game
 
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