I'm sure you all know that yesterday's highlights are on the SCCC site. Does look like a lot of shuffling across the stumps and swing combining and not just a bad wicket.
Wonder what sort of score will win this? My guess is that a lead of 220 will see off Glaws - but I also predict that we won't get a lead of that size. So it's squeaky bum time, just for a change.
(from a batsman's perspective) a poor pitch is a leveller. It means that the better batsmen have less chance to show their skills. Bad pitches lead to unavoidable dismissals from balls behaving eratically. These dismissals have nothing to do with the skill of the bowler or the weaknesses of the...
Article in The Times today, Ivo Tennant says "John Bracewell, the Gloucestershire coach, reckons that the best means of achieving promotion is through his quicker bowlers, who are as well equipped to bowl out sides as any in the second division – with the probable exception of those of Sussex...