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[Michael Morris]

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Glamorgan chasing 190 to win v Kent in Cardiff

[chrisp_1927]

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Unbelievable chase. Really shows the difference Alleyne has made . We attacked from ball 1 and never stopped. Players have freedom to play shots and they are embracing it. Cooke is back to his old self of years ago. Ingram is on fire and the rest of the batsman are going out with intent. Thought Byrom was fantastic up top and Carlson looked on for a big score before that ridiculous catch, one of the best catches I've seen.
3 wins from 4 to start the season , bloody brilliant!!


Only 1 criticism, and it is a massive one but very fixable. Balance of side is shocking. To pick a bloke in Ul Hasan who can't bowl to save his life, then require him to bowl a full 4 overs could have easily cost us there. Hopefully there's another bowler in the side next game.

[Don Corleone]

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Unbelievable chase. Really shows the difference Alleyne has made . We attacked from ball 1 and never stopped. Players have freedom to play shots and they are embracing it. Cooke is back to his old self of years ago. Ingram is on fire and the rest of the batsman are going out with intent. Thought Byrom was fantastic up top and Carlson looked on for a big score before that ridiculous catch, one of the best catches I've seen.
3 wins from 4 to start the season , bloody brilliant!!


Only 1 criticism, and it is a massive one but very fixable. Balance of side is shocking. To pick a bloke in Ul Hasan who can't bowl to save his life, then require him to bowl a full 4 overs could have easily cost us there. Hopefully there's another bowler in the side next game.

Agree with everything you’ve said above. Ingram and Cooke made that look easy when it certainly wasn’t

[Pearcey3]

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It’s rare for Glammy to chase down such a large score with such ease. At Cardiff 189 is very much a top end score but they won so comfortably. Fair play to Ingram. I thought he was finished two seasons ago but he really is back to his best. Cooke has always been a high class batsman. He averages just under 40 in first class cricket. He and Ingram have now put on almost 300 undefeated runs in the past two games at something mad like 15 runs an over.

[Taffy Blue in Berkshire]

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Unbelievable chase. Really shows the difference Alleyne has made . We attacked from ball 1 and never stopped. Players have freedom to play shots and they are embracing it. Cooke is back to his old self of years ago. Ingram is on fire and the rest of the batsman are going out with intent. Thought Byrom was fantastic up top and Carlson looked on for a big score before that ridiculous catch, one of the best catches I've seen.
3 wins from 4 to start the season , bloody brilliant!!


Only 1 criticism, and it is a massive one but very fixable. Balance of side is shocking. To pick a bloke in Ul Hasan who can't bowl to save his life, then require him to bowl a full 4 overs could have easily cost us there. Hopefully there's another bowler in the side next game.

great win but you're right about the bowling and our loan leg spinner is also a bit random and erratic. exciting game towatch.

[the other bob wilson]

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It doesn’t look a strong side on paper, but the last two games in particular have looked pretty comfortable. A fit Lloyd would help address the thin looking bowling attack (looks like Ingram’s bowling days must be over). If Van Der Gugten is fit, then I don’t see how he can be left out. Think Salter will come back when the leg spinner leaves (read somewhere he was only here for three games).

[chrisp_1927]

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It’s rare for Glammy to chase down such a large score with such ease. At Cardiff 189 is very much a top end score but they won so comfortably. Fair play to Ingram. I thought he was finished two seasons ago but he really is back to his best. Cooke has always been a high class batsman. He averages just under 40 in first class cricket. He and Ingram have now put on almost 300 undefeated runs in the past two games at something mad like 15 runs an over.

Agree about Cooke being top class, championship wise he seems to be getting better if anything.

Do think he's lacked intent in T20 for years mind, seemed to be content at run a ball and wait til over 18 year before hitting out. I'm guessing Alleyne has backed them to express themselves and Cooke seems to be one of the biggest beneficiaries. So nice to see him coming out and playing his shots

[the other bob wilson]

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I'd be looking to use Horton more this season - there aren't too many thirty seven year old wicketkeepers around these days and maybe we should think of using Cooke as a specialist batsman?

[chrisp_1927]

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I'd be looking to use Horton more this season - there aren't too many thirty seven year old wicketkeepers around these days and maybe we should think of using Cooke as a specialist batsman?

If Horton could be fitted in it could definitely be worth looking at. As you correctly say, there aren't too many 37 year olds combining both. Must be a fair strain on the body, especially when combined with a long innings. I wonder if Cooke himself might be a bit reluctant to give up the gloves mind, considering it took him so long to get them off Wallace in the first place.

Just had a Google of Mark Wallace to double check when cooke actually got the gloves. I hadn't actually realised they were so close in age, Wallace 41, Cooke 37. We did quite well as a club to keep Cooke as a specialist batsman for all those years, must've been a few counties sniffing around him with the offer of playing wicketkeeper.

[the other bob wilson]

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If Horton could be fitted in it could definitely be worth looking at. As you correctly say, there aren't too many 37 year olds combining both. Must be a fair strain on the body, especially when combined with a long innings. I wonder if Cooke himself might be a bit reluctant to give up the gloves mind, considering it took him so long to get them off Wallace in the first place.

Just had a Google of Mark Wallace to double check when cooke actually got the gloves. I hadn't actually realised they were so close in age, Wallace 41, Cooke 37. We did quite well as a club to keep Cooke as a specialist batsman for all those years, must've been a few counties sniffing around him with the offer of playing wicketkeeper.

You might be right about Cooke not wanting to give up the gloves as I’m not seeing a decline in his standards, I’m just thinking of the strain it must be putting on his body.

When Cooke first came into the team, I thought he was just a slogger, but I soon saw that wasn’t the case, he’s a proper batsman who could go in much higher up the order and seems better suited to opening than some of those we’ve tried in that position.

Big game this afternoon with a danger of complacency from Glamorgan after Sussex stunk the place out in last night’s televised game with Hampshire.

[chrisp_1927]

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You might be right about Cooke not wanting to give up the gloves as I’m not seeing a decline in his standards, I’m just thinking of the strain it must be putting on his body.

When Cooke first came into the team, I thought he was just a slogger, but I soon saw that wasn’t the case, he’s a proper batsman who could go in much higher up the order and seems better suited to opening than some of those we’ve tried in that position.

Big game this afternoon with a danger of complacency from Glamorgan after Sussex stunk the place out in last night’s televised game with Hampshire.

Would be nice to see Sussex's running between the wickets be the same today as it was last night! Hopefully the momentum just keeps rolling for us

[chrisp_1927]

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Another great power play for Glamorgan. 73/1 with the wicket for Carlson plus an Injury to Byrom. Watching with the sound off so not quite sure what happened to Byrom, hopefully not too serious

[MacAdder]

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Ingram out for 48, shame.
Tiny ground so 200 plus seems a must.

[Rontomuk]

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Hit on side of head with ball

[the other bob wilson]

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219-5 innings closed, Glamorgan have to be favourites, but it is a quick scoring ground.