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  1. #3101

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    Quote Originally Posted by jon1959 View Post
    Just read a match report that said Kiran Carlson went to Whitchurch High School. Another sporting great off the conveyor belt?
    Somebody mentioned during the coverage yesterday that he's the third highest scorer in the four day game this season and it used to be said that anyone who got big runs in the old Gillette/Nat West Cup Final season ender gave themselves a great chance of making the tour which followed in the winter. Although that may not have been as true as it seemed at times and yesterday was a far more low key occasion than those old games to a packed Lords, batting like Carlson did in a Cup Final will have made a few influential people pay attention.

    Lord knows, England need something on the batting front, but I'd expect a call up for an Ashes tour to be out of Carlson's reach. However, he's had the sort of season which gets players from certain counties on A tours and, as everyone seems to be very impressed by his captaincy, perhaps that cannot be ruled out entirely - certainly, if he's ignored completely, then the oft heard one about England selectors not knowing how to get to Cardiff could be said to have some justification.

  2. #3102

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    Quote Originally Posted by the other bob wilson View Post
    I should preface this message by saying that it will only be of interest to cricket nerds (particularly Glamorgan ones).

    It's funny what I think of when walking my dog every morning. Today, cricket was the furthest thing from my mind when, suddenly, I thought "hang on, Glamorgan have won a Cup Final before!". My first thought when yesterday's match ended was that we'd finally won a cup to go with the league triumphs we'd managed and it's been reported everywhere that it was a first, but everyone is forgetting about the Tilcon Trophy!

    I daresay there are some reading this who weren't able to forget the Tilcon Trophy because they'd never heard of it in the first place, but it was a mini tournament played in Harrogate every year featuring Yorkshire and three other invited counties which consisted of Semi Finals and Finals in a limited overs format. The tournament would never have a chance of prospering these days, but it was a fairly prestigious competition towards the end of the twentieth century and, perhaps because of the quality of hospitality on offer, it was a matter of course that all of the invited sides would field their strongest teams.

    Glamorgan won the tournament in 1980 after beating Yorkshire by ten wickets in a rain affected Semi Final with John Hopkins scoring seventy six not our and Alan Jones unbeaten on sixty one. This win earned them a Final against Kent and we were comfortable winners. Glamorgan scored 276-4 off fifty five overs Javid getting sixty eight and Norman Featherstone sixty one, while Ezra Moseley got four wickets as we dismissed Kent for 222. The man of the match went to a Glamorgan player who scored an unbeaten eighty seven and took four wickets who passed away at the age of just fifty one, anyone remember him?

    The last Tilcon Trophy was played in 1992 and was won by Glamorgan (I wonder of we kept it?) who edged a tight Semi Final against Yorkshire (for whom Sachin Tendulkar scored forty) by eight runs after we'd managed just 175 with Hugh Morris being the mainstay with eighty two. Two Steve's, Bastien and Barwick took four and three wickets respectively.

    In the Final, Glamorgan faced Sussex and their victory was a lot more comfortable this time. Tony Cottey got ninety one as we amassed 291-5 in fifty five overs and Sussex could only manage 169 as Bastien claimed four more victims.

    I suppose Glamorgan's Cup Final wins in 1980 and 1992 are much like Wales' Euro Quarter Finals of 1976 - gone and largely forgotten.
    Was the player Geoff Holmes?

    And yes I do remember the Tilcon Trophy.

  3. #3103

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    Quote Originally Posted by Elwood Blues View Post
    Was the player Geoff Holmes?

    And yes I do remember the Tilcon Trophy.

  4. #3104

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    Quote Originally Posted by jon1959 View Post
    Just read a match report that said Kiran Carlson went to Whitchurch High School. Another sporting great off the conveyor belt?
    Yep, he’s a Whitchurch boy

  5. #3105

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    Four day game with Essex tomotrrow which will be streamed on the club website;-

    https://glamorgancricket.com/news/gl...ed-ball-action

  6. #3106

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    Glamorgan, surprisingly for me, win the toss and elect to bat - a four day debut for Steven Reingold.

  7. #3107

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    Another 5 isolations due to covid. Selman, Joe Cooke, weighell included amongst them. Would love to know if selman was dropped because of the ping or if it was a selection decision. Absolutely moronic decision if it was tactical

  8. #3108

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    Quote Originally Posted by chrisp_1927 View Post
    Another 5 isolations due to covid. Selman, Joe Cooke, weighell included amongst them. Would love to know if selman was dropped because of the ping or if it was a selection decision. Absolutely moronic decision if it was tactical
    I was told at the City game that Selman is going back to Australia and Byrom of Somerset will come in as a replacement.

    Glamorgan 22-1, Lloyd out for a duck.

  9. #3109

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    Quote Originally Posted by the other bob wilson View Post
    I was told at the City game that Selman is going back to Australia and Byrom of Somerset will come in as a replacement.

    Glamorgan 22-1, Lloyd out for a duck.
    Think we're missing out on a very good player. His championship form had nosedived last 2 years, but at the same time he'd become a pretty integral part of the limited overs side. Still only 25, showed he can occupy the crease in his early years, and can play the expansive strokes as he's demonstrated the last couple of years. I think he was really close to clicking as a real top class opener in the 4 day game. Hopefully he's heading back to aus to play state cricket

  10. #3110

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    55/5. Normal service has been resumed. Interesting comments above about Selman who I feel has been harshly treated this season. I don’t think he would have been in the squad irrespective of covid with Lloyd and Rutherford opening.
    Root seems to be really struggling and Cooke needs to regain some form as Cullen is unlucky not to be involved.

  11. #3111

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pearcey3 View Post
    55/5. Normal service has been resumed. Interesting comments above about Selman who I feel has been harshly treated this season. I don’t think he would have been in the squad irrespective of covid with Lloyd and Rutherford opening.
    Root seems to be really struggling and Cooke needs to regain some form as Cullen is unlucky not to be involved.
    Root always seems so jumpy at the crease to me.

    Three ducks in those five wickets.

  12. #3112

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    Back down to earth with a bang after the one day heroics.

    I presume it’s ECB protocols (or Welsh government ones perhaps…?) around COVID contacts as thought it was now just those that test positive that have to isolate. Saw that the Surrey/Durham game has been postponed due to Covid as well.

  13. #3113

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    Quote Originally Posted by the other bob wilson View Post
    Root always seems so jumpy at the crease to me.

    Three ducks in those five wickets.
    Root really looks like he has no confidence. Averaging 29 which as a specialist isn’t really enough. In fairness to Cooke his average in the four day stuff is very good but he was very poor in T20 so needs some runs.

  14. #3114

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    Rutherford’s out as well, 60-6 at lunch. Cardiff has been a definite putting in pitch this summer in the four day game. Even if the wicket turns into a road which the one against Northants did from about day three onwards, you’re better off batting second.

  15. #3115

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    Glammy setting new lows yet again, 25-5 in the 2nd innings!

  16. #3116

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    Quote Originally Posted by Don Corleone View Post
    Glammy setting new lows yet again, 25-5 in the 2nd innings!
    Well they’ve done their 10 years’ worth of success the other week. Time to down tools again.

  17. #3117

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    Quote Originally Posted by the other bob wilson View Post
    I was told at the City game that Selman is going back to Australia and Byrom of Somerset will come in as a replacement.

    Glamorgan 22-1, Lloyd out for a duck.
    Talk of Critchley signing from Derbyshire as well. Batting needs strengthening... that's for sure!

  18. #3118

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    To be fair, having won a trophy that no one gave them a chance with, I would have thought going back into four day cricket in games that don’t really have anything riding on them must be a bit of an anti climax.

  19. #3119

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ger27 View Post
    Talk of Critchley signing from Derbyshire as well. Batting needs strengthening... that's for sure!
    Yes and I was told they were also trying to get DePlooy of Derbyshire as well.

  20. #3120

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    Quote Originally Posted by the other bob wilson View Post
    Yes and I was told they were also trying to get DePlooy of Derbyshire as well.
    Interesting - another very good player.

    There was an article in the paper the other day about the "small" counties losing players to counties hosting the Hundered. It was on the back of Jordan and Salt leaving Sussex for Surrey and Lancashire. It mentioned that Glamorgan were willing to pay £30k comp for Critchley. Presume it would be a similar arrangement for du Plooy given that he's under contract as well.

  21. #3121

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ger27 View Post
    Interesting - another very good player.

    There was an article in the paper the other day about the "small" counties losing players to counties hosting the Hundered. It was on the back of Jordan and Salt leaving Sussex for Surrey and Lancashire. It mentioned that Glamorgan were willing to pay £30k comp for Critchley. Presume it would be a similar arrangement for du Plooy given that he's under contract as well.
    Think Critchley is the more likely - I’m not sure if it is, but £30k seems a lot for a county like Glamorgan.

    Although I wasn’t too impressed with his bowling in the Hundred, it’d be good to have a leg spinner on the books - am I being unkind to Labuschagne there?

  22. #3122

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    Worst four day performance of the season. At least it’s going into a third day.

  23. #3123

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    Quote Originally Posted by the other bob wilson View Post
    Think Critchley is the more likely - I’m not sure if it is, but £30k seems a lot for a county like Glamorgan.

    Although I wasn’t too impressed with his bowling in the Hundred, it’d be good to have a leg spinner on the books - am I being unkind to Labuschagne there?
    Du Plooy was a Kolpak player which means that since Brexit he would now be regarded as an overseas player However he apparently has a Hungarian passport which means that he has pre settled status and and can live and work as a UK National for the next 5 years after which he can acquire British Citizenship.

    A middle order of Labuschagne, Carlson and Du Plooy doesn't look bad at all.

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  25. #3125

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    Quote Originally Posted by the other bob wilson View Post
    Any idea if he is any good? An average of 27 isn’t great

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