Essex v Somerset

[canveyshrimper]

Andre Nel to make his delayed debut in the championship game starting tomorrow.

It would be great if we can get another win and stay in the promotion spots.

[W4 Shrimper]

Nothing but a win will do really. An absolute must. Hope the weather holds up for us (and that Yorks vs Durham is completely rained off so neither of them pick up any bonus points! http://www.shrimperzone.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif )!

[canveyshrimper]

With 3 games left we need two wins and we should be promoted.

Think Worcs & Lancs have a game in hand.

[Matt the Shrimp]

Somerset won the toss, put us in, and we're 6/1; but rain has stopped play up in Col******r (eugh!).

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Matt

[The General]

Play finished for the day ...

[Matt the Shrimp]

It's not often I celebrate the fall of an Essex wicket, but thank f*ck for Somerset's Charl Langeveldt, who has just snared the wicket of Grant Flower - scorer of 5 runs off 36 balls which equates to the marvellous strike rate of 13.89.

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33/2 - Jefferson and Bopara in now.

Matt

[Hong Kong Blue]

Matt - Bopara is yet to score off 18 balls!

[Matt the Shrimp]

Quote[/b] (Hong Kong Blue @ Aug. 25 2005,12:09)]Matt - Bopara is yet to score off 18 balls!
Just getting his eye in...

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EDIT: no score off 33 balls... crumbs!!

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[Matt the Shrimp]

Ah, Ravi is off the mark with a boundary. Marvellous.

[Hong Kong Blue]

I trust Irani's innings is getting the MtS seal of approval: he has faced 4 balls and has already hit a maximum. Essex though in troulbe at 164-5.

Come on ESSEX!!! http://www.shrimperzone.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

[Matt the Shrimp]

220/5 at the moment... Sir Ronald and Fozzie are in.

Looking at the Cricinfo scorecard Grant Flowers innings stats:
GW Flower c Gazzard b Langeveldt 5 311 36 1 0

311 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[The General]

265-5

[Hong Kong Blue]

1000 runs this season for captain Ronnie Irani. Scored at a very healthy average of over 60.

Sadly Ronnie was then run out for 86 and denied a century again. His last three innings have been out for 99, not out 88 and now run out 86! How unlucky!

[Hong Kong Blue]

Now that's what I call a start:-)

Andre Nel takes a wicket with his first ball for Essex! C'mon!

[Hong Kong Blue]

Nel is definitely rubbish. His second, third, fifth and sixth balls of his first over failed to take any wickets. Not nearly good enough.

[Museshrimper]

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[canveyshrimper]

They will have to go some to get a win out this weather affected game. Bloody C********* weather.

[W4 Shrimper]

With Nel at number 9 and Danish at 13, we've got two of the world's very best bowlers playing for us now http://www.shrimperzone.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

Latest ICC rankings - http://www.cricketratings.com/

[W4 Shrimper]

Spot of contrivance between the skippers. Somerset declared on 112-2, we've forfeited our second innings and they now require 289 to win. 53-2 as I type.

Fair play to the captains for trying to force a positive result.

[Matt the Shrimp]

Quote[/b] (W4 Shrimper @ Aug. 27 2005,11:53)]Spot of contrivance between the skippers. Somerset declared on 112-2, we've forfeited our second innings and they now require 289 to win. 53-2 as I type.

Fair play to the captains for trying to force a positive result.
A target which, alas, they reached with some ease....

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