Perry Milkins
Just a quiet guy.
And whose place is under threat?
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***County Championship Division 2, Sussex v Durham at Hove, May 21-24, 2017***
- Thread starter Horton's halftime iceberg
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And whose place is under threat?
Mackenzie
Old Brightonian
Cheers PG.
Great to hear that Archer isn't afraid to rustle a few feathers. A little aggression isn't a bad thing for a fast bowler.
Papa Lazarou
Living in a De Zerbi wonderland
I believe Briggs played instead of him, but it will depend on the pitch.. if it's going to take spin, play Briggs, and drop....
Well, these were our bowlers 1st innings:
VD Philander 13 1 60 2 4.61 64 (9nb)
JC Archer 19.4 3 76 5 3.86 92
D Wiese 18 5 45 0 2.50 89
CJ Jordan 16 3 38 1 2.37 81 (3nb)
DR Briggs 13 1 56 1 4.30 54
S van Zyl 3 0 4 1 1.33 15
and 2nd
VD Philander 15.2 5 39 4 2.54 79 (4nb)
JC Archer 24 8 49 3 2.04 123
CJ Jordan 10 3 41 2 4.10 47 (1nb)
DR Briggs 18 8 29 0 1.61 93
D Wiese 10 4 15 1 1.50 50
CD Nash 9 3 15 0 1.66 45
ForestRowSeagull
Well-known member
Tunbridge Wells is always a road so they may well drop the spinner.
Postman Pat
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So Philander will be on a hat-trick next time he bowls!
As well as Rhos-on Sea as per earlier in the thread, I've also played at the Neville Ground. Definitely the second* flattest pitch I've ever bowled on, and a lightning quick outfield to boot. Beautiful ground, but horrible to toil on as a quick. I'd say they definitely need the spinner there to give the quicks a rest, and to slow the scoring if the ball starts to fly about.
*after Liverpool CC (Aigburth)
No. A hat trick can be two different innings of the same match but not over two matches
Marshy
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Spoil Sport
ForestRowSeagull
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Good point, Briggs may be helpful in a borefest. Best batting pitch i've ever played on was Arundel, absolute corker. Is the trouble with out-ground cricket in general with regards to pitches, incentive is there to produce a pitch that will definitely last 4 days.
If they are convinced that it will not turn at all, then there is they can consider whether Nash and Wells can share the donkey work instead, I guess.
CAN Wells bowl, after his injury trouble??
Peter Grummit
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Wells has said that bowling was a particular problem for his knee. I suspect he is not available.
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Leekbrookgull
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Its actually Rhos on Sea. Small,benches and chairs. Toilet blocks and bar top end. Rhos is small,many stay in Llandudno but book now. We use The Crickleigh its around £60 per room per night with breakfast. Top end of Llandudno near pubs and restaurants etc Try The Tivoli (?) might have to book.
the right footed denilson
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How good is this Archer boy??
Good;really good. Odds-on that he'll be playing for England within three years, I reckon
the right footed denilson
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Surely the Windies will snap him up?
kingstn seagull
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He won't be England qualified for another 4 seasons as he wasn't brought through a county academy and has no family ties.
If he continues to develop like this, he'll be snapped up by the Windies when they tour here in August!
the right footed denilson
New member
Agreed, they'd be mad not to get him involved then.
Nah, he wouldn't be able to play for Sussex if he played for the Windies ... and I'm not sure he's good enough yet to be an overseas player. Besides, Windies are broke, he'd get much more money as a Sussex player.
I hadn't realised he wasn't qualified though, I thought he went to school here.
EDIT: he has a British passport as his father was born here
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