South North on Thursday (vs. Somerset)

[The Red Telephone]

Looks s good toss to have won for Somerset. It's like watching two Tom Cartwrights bowling for Somerset in the 1970s - one for the oldies.

 

[essex boy]

Yes

Decent view of the cricket even if South North are playing. Do the houses go for a premium?

 

[GordonMuchallNo1Fan]

Decent view of the cricket even if South North are playing. Do the houses go for a premium?

Yeah house prices here are worth a few quid. Few of them sat out on their balcony watching the cricket

 

[mackembhoy]

Decent view of the cricket even if South North are playing. Do the houses go for a premium?

It's Gosforth all houses go for a premium.

Sure there's some on that street for £1mil plus.

 

[forzamilansafc]

Who on earth designed this Somerset shirt

Depending on which way they stand they look like bibs. Hideous

 

[The Red Telephone]

Lees getting frustrated.

 

[Sillypoint]

Is that the reason they’re playing there or is it more this attempt to be a regional thing, “for the North” etc. Other counties ignore their boundaries too in this comp, Lancs at Sedbergh and Middlesex at Radlett for instance.

I’m torn between whether my dominant feeling is that this makes sense in getting cricket out to the people, or that it’s bad in that it turns the club into a regional franchise that undermines the principle of county cricket just like the you know what.

I just think its because its as close to County ground as you could get, good facilities, indoor practice area unless thats been converted for hospitality today

 

[GordonMuchallNo1Fan]

Lees getting frustrated.

Just said the same thing to the wife. Strange game this

 

[Hetty]

I see the stream had packed in a few times

 

[mackembhoy]

I see the stream had packed in a few times

It worked poorly for about two mins and they tweeted no stream today

 

[The Red Telephone]

Borthwick lbw 11
56/2

 

[mosi]

Borthwick lbw 11
56/2

Looked like it kept v low

 

[bumble2]

Is that the reason they’re playing there or is it more this attempt to be a regional thing, “for the North” etc. Other counties ignore their boundaries too in this comp, Lancs at Sedbergh and Middlesex at Radlett for instance.

I’m torn between whether my dominant feeling is that this makes sense in getting cricket out to the people, or that it’s bad in that it turns the club into a regional franchise that undermines the principle of county cricket just like the you know what.

Funny thing about Sedbergh is that, not only is it in Cumbria, it also falls within the historic boundaries of the West Riding of Yorkshire making it an even stranger choice for Lancashire!

 

[The Red Telephone]

Lees worked hard for that 50. Their spinner is the first one to get a bit clout. Ominously we have 3 spinners in our attack.
101/2 off 24

 

[Ghfd]

Well played leesy

 

[Tongey]

Silly run out. Just as we were going along nicely

 

[The Red Telephone]

If there's one aspect of Lees game which is really poor its his running and calling as Bedders finds out.

 

[GordonMuchallNo1Fan]

That's awful that mind
And that is worse ffs

 

[Tongey]

2 wickets in 2 balls. If Lees went through with the shot it was a 6. Just guided it. Frustrating

 

[The Red Telephone]

Dreadful couple of minutes from Lees.