GLAMMY

[Elwood Blues]

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403-8 at the moment with Crane on his highest ever 2st class score of 79

[The Bloop]

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403-8 at the moment with Crane on his highest ever 2st class score of 79

Out stumped for 99. Gutted for him.

Saw a clip of a podcast earlier with 'experts' picking their XI for the 1st Test.
Michael Vaughan didnt want to play James Rew at opener so moved Bethel to open with Joe Root batting at 3, which everyone else hated. Bumble picked both Asa Tribe and Mason Crane in his.

[ToTaL ITK]

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Can this thread be moved to the alternative threads. It's very annoying

[Elwood Blues]

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Can this thread be moved to the alternative threads. It's very annoying

Why is it annoying???

[splott parker]

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Can this thread be moved to the alternative threads. It's very annoying

??Glammy is a mainstay thread of this messageboard

[The Bloop]

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This will get more traffic over the summer than the yet-to-start World Cup thread

[poc]

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Can I be moved to the alternative threads. Im very annoying

fixed

[Dave Blue]

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Can this thread be moved to the alternative threads. It's very annoying

No, it’s the cricket season. Don’t click on it if you are not interested.

[the other bob wilson]

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Glamorgan saved yesterday's game comfortably in the end, but, three games in and it's hard to see how and where the wins are coming from. The pitch for the Leicestershire game was of the type that gives the four day game a bad name - I was hoping we'd move on a bit from. Sophia Gardens roads, but that was as bad as we've had in years, I think I'm right in saying that, after seven wickets fell on the first day, there were only four per day after that, so not even twenty wickets fell during g four full days play.

Despite us never being in danger of losing, there was still time for Byrom and Ul Hassan to fail again - the latter is particularly frustrating because he isn't dismissed really cheaply too often, but he scores so slowly that he has serious trouble getting past, say, thirty, this is a failing he's had throughout his time as a first team player at glamorgan and he's been here long enough now for me to think he's never going to kick on from his present level.

So, two out of our first three are turning in figures that are a serious problem for a side wanting to stay in the First Division, while the batting as a whole is scoring its runs a lot more slowly that they were doing in the Second Division - we've got pretty big totals in both of our first innings at Cardiff so far, but it's taken so long for us to score them as our scoring rate drops lower and lower the longer we bat.

I think Hadley has done okay so far - he's been a pretty consistent wicket taker and Crane has shown that he can take wickets at First Division level if there is a bit in the pitch for him, while Van Der Gugten is still a quality performer, but the bowling cupboard looks pretty bare apart from that.

Hopefully, Kellaway will be back against Hampshire on Friday which will give the team more batting and bowling depth, but we should be scouring the loan market for a top order batsman and a better third seam bowler than we have at present.

[Lord Worcester]

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Glamorgan saved yesterday's game comfortably in the end, but, three games in and it's hard to see how and where the wins are coming from. The pitch for the Leicestershire game was of the type that gives the four day game a bad name - I was hoping we'd move on a bit from. Sophia Gardens roads, but that was as bad as we've had in years, I think I'm right in saying that, after seven wickets fell on the first day, there were only four per day after that, so not even twenty wickets fell during g four full days play.

Despite us never being in danger of losing, there was still time for Byrom and Ul Hassan to fail again - the latter is particularly frustrating because he isn't dismissed really cheaply too often, but he scores so slowly that he has serious trouble getting past, say, thirty, this is a failing he's had throughout his time as a first team player at glamorgan and he's been here long enough now for me to think he's never going to kick on from his present level.

So, two out of our first three are turning in figures that are a serious problem for a side wanting to stay in the First Division, while the batting as a whole is scoring its runs a lot more slowly that they were doing in the Second Division - we've got pretty big totals in both of our first innings at Cardiff so far, but it's taken so long for us to score them as our scoring rate drops lower and lower the longer we bat.

I think Hadley has done okay so far - he's been a pretty consistent wicket taker and Crane has shown that he can take wickets at First Division level if there is a bit in the pitch for him, while Van Der Gugten is still a quality performer, but the bowling cupboard looks pretty bare apart from that.

Hopefully, Kellaway will be back against Hampshire on Friday which will give the team more batting and bowling depth, but we should be scouring the loan market for a top order batsman and a better third seam bowler than we have at present.

Fair summary after 3 games. Cricket in div 1 was always going to be hard enough without being 2 down before you start. Unfair pressure on tribe and Carlson in particular for me, although Carlson has stood up very well thus far. Nice to see Dickson get runs - can he keep it going at potentially bat at 3?

[the other bob wilson]

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Fair summary after 3 games. Cricket in div 1 was always going to be hard enough without being 2 down before you start. Unfair pressure on tribe and Carlson in particular for me, although Carlson has stood up very well thus far. Nice to see Dickson get runs - can he keep it going at potentially bat at 3?

I see Byrom has been left out, Billy Root is in the squad and Kellaway is fit, so it looks like Ul Hassan will open and they might try Dickson at 3 again - not sure where Root fits in unless he opens?

[Bozza64]

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Why oh Why is Ul Hassan in the squad

[the other bob wilson]

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Glamorgan 89-1 at lunch after being put in. Tribe out for 45, Ul Hassan 34 not out. Carlson’s batting at 3, with Kellaway at 4 and McIlroy has come in for Gorvin.

[Pearcey3]

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This knock should do Ul Hassan the world of good. At what point does Carlson come into England consideration?

[The Bloop]

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This knock should do Ul Hassan the world of good. At what point does Carlson come into England consideration?

I doubt if he will be considered now. He's probably too old. Great loyal servant for us but, a bit like Dale, Hemp or Powell years ago just hasn't been recognised as having that little bit extra to make the jump