Essex Cricket 2022

[THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK]

Can't we have a better batter?

 

[The Big Dady]

Can't we have a better batter?

I like beer batter on my fish.

 

[tia]

Looks like a decent day for Essex considering the poor start we made

 

[THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK]

Dreadful batting again. Need to sign an overseas batter for next season

So I watch the odd Essex game and keep hearing this word Batter, instead of Batsman. You saying it made me look into it, I see they have banned the word Batsman because it might upset some people. Dear oh dear. What is going on nowadays? Anyway, I have to go because Bob the milk person, has just delivered my milk.

 

[Shrimper]

Well, Surrey are firmly back in this now. Will be difficult to win from here

 

[cerbera45]

I would love to know what Surrey CCC's playing budget is

 

[tia]

Essex making reasonable progress we need at least 150 to defend and hopefully put pressure on Surrey

 

[Shrimper]

Well, that's typical Essex

 

[WestStandBlue]

Disappointing defeat

 

[THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK]

Nearly had a ''The bowler's Holding...The batsman's Willey''...moment there, as the commentator said that ''Chris Watts at the Hayes Close End, is fairly erect''.

 

[The Big Dady]

Essex v Somerset live stream (Ignore wrong Gloucestershire graphic)

 

[tia]

Solid start from Essex this morning 83/0. Cook and Browne look comfortable at the moment

 

[tia]

Very good day at Chelmsford for us great to see Browne make his century

 

[tia]

Double hundred for Browne

 

[Southminster Shrimper]

Well done Nick. His form has not been great recently. Great double hundred.

 

[Shrimper]

Sadly looking like a draw

 

[cerbera45]

Somerset had 2 batters "retired hurt"

 

[THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK]

I watched the odd hour here and there, but it was like watching paint dry, with both teams bowlers struggling, and a batting wicket, but slow run rates, even with those short boundries. Then after all that, it's a draw. They mentioned the dwindling crowds in the 4 day game. They need to do something to make it more watchable.

 

[blues exile]

Many miles away now, but being a former Essex member back in the Gooch, Fletcher, McEwan era I was really excited about being able to watch a live championship match on YouTube. What a disappointment it was, as an ealier post said, like watching paint dry. I have always preferred 'proper' cricket to the T20 version but seriously, this was the other extreme. Maybe they should revert to a three day game out of consideratiin for the paying spectator. This one had draw written all over it from day one and it was really hard to watch. So disapponting.

 

[ESG]

Watching this evenings game in The Hundred and see that our 4th choice keeper batsmen Michael Pepper has got the gig with the Northern whatever their called.