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[chrisp_1927]

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Looks like Gloucester's luck may be running out. Chasing 150 against Kent, they were 23-0 after 3 overs when rain hit. Cleared up enough for them to come out for another 2 overs in which they managed to lose 2 wickets to end up 29/2 after 5, rains come back and delayed the game again. If no more play possible I make the DLS par (using a rather dodgy online calculator) to be 38 after 5 overs. A loss for Gloucester would be good for our admittedly Toby chances of qualifying

[chrisp_1927]

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Great start. Nice to see Smale back and teeing off

[the other bob wilson]

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Blimey, just switched over from the football to see we’re 150/1 in the 12th over - of course, as soon as I start watching, we lose our second wicket!

[the other bob wilson]

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Blimey, just switched over from the football to see we’re 150/1 in the 12th over - of course, as soon as I start watching, we lose our second wicket!

[chrisp_1927]

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This is more like it! Great from Glamorgan. Surrey v Middlesex and Somerset v Essex both abandoned, so a win here moves us up to 6th place, 4 points outside the top 4.

[Dave Blue]

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Glam win. Finish at 10:35. Ridiculous decision to restart when field very wet. Glam had won it on DL at that point.

[Pearcey3]

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Totally agree Dave. That was dangerous with players slipping and sliding. Fortunately no one was Injured.
Very pleasing to see all four youngsters doing well

[Loramski]

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Totally agree Dave. That was dangerous with players slipping and sliding. Fortunately no one was Injured.
Very pleasing to see all four youngsters doing well

Interesting selection tonight. Looked like we'd given up on top 4 and gave the three younger lads a go (surprised to see Bevan is nearly 25 now), two of them batting in the top three and one opening the bowling. Like you say, they all did well too and it was a good performance all round. Now we've nearly got the top 4 in sight again will we stick with them on Sunday or go back to guys like Gorvin and Northeast for their experience?

[az city]

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Totally agree Dave. That was dangerous with players slipping and sliding. Fortunately no one was Injured.
Very pleasing to see all four youngsters doing well

Aquaplaning cricket is the way forward.

[the other bob wilson]

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After the embarrassment of Gloucestershire in the T20 and then humiliation at the Oval, I was writing our obituary for the season. The draw with Northants that almost turned into a defeat after they had been dominant didn’t do anything to change that, but the last two games have been more encouraging - Sussex are having a great season so far, yet we’ve beaten them three times out of three. That said, let’s see where the encouragement from those matches takes us because we’ve been pretty pathetic when it came down to the wire in our T20s so far and we need to provide more proof that things have improved before I forget that Gloucestershire defeat in Cardiff in particular.

[Taffy Blue in Berkshire]

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After the embarrassment of Gloucestershire in the T20 and then humiliation at the Oval, I was writing our obituary for the season. The draw with Northants that almost turned into a defeat after they had been dominant didn’t do anything to change that, but the last two games have been more encouraging - Sussex are having a great season so far, yet we’ve beaten them three times out of three. That said, let’s see where the encouragement from those matches takes us because we’ve been pretty pathetic when it came down to the wire in our T20s so far and we need to provide more proof that things have improved before I forget that Gloucestershire defeat in Cardiff in particular.

the seam bowlers are still very poor and mcilroy in particular. we need another waggy for sure.

[chrisp_1927]

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the seam bowlers are still very poor and mcilroy in particular. we need another waggy for sure.

Would be good to see timm back in the side, agree about the seam options being poor. Surprised by Mcillroy, thought he looked really good in the short stuff last year and was hoping he'd kick on again but he appears to have gone backwards. I thought sole bowled better than his figures would suggest last night, hoping he comes good.

Not sure what's going on with Douthwaite over the last few games. He had been bowling very consistently for us until that Somerset game. Was awful against Somerset but somehow ended up with 4 wickets(2 great yorkers admittedly). Now he seems to be searching for a wicket taking delivery every ball instead of just keeping it tight and he's getting absolutely smashed as a result.

[chrisp_1927]

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Van Der gugten back in for Mcillroy.
Good change I think, Mcillroy doesn't look himself recently. Strong Essex side but certainly bearable if we play well. Hoping Marnus clicks today, he's been in a bit of a slump so he must be due a big score

[the other bob wilson]

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Labuschagne dealt a very painful blow amidships. Glamorgan 87-3 off 12 overs on what looks a slow wicket.

Labuschagne bowled shortly after he recovered, 87-4.

[chrisp_1927]

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I would not want to bowl to Colin Ingram when he's in this mood. Absolutely battering it. Cooke joining the party aswell!