[Cricket] Good news for Sussex fans

Cowfold Seagull · Sep 21, 2021

Papa Lazarou said:
the risk with Garton is be becomes a member of the England one day squads, and we lose him for portions of the season.

Indeed. Let's face it, if the likes of Ollie Robinson, Chris Jordan, Tymal Mills, Phil Salt, and now possibly George Garton, all involved with England, albeit either in the red or white ball versions of the game, and unavailable to Sussex for long periods of the season, were able to play, we could have one heck of a side!

A1X · Sep 21, 2021

Papa Lazarou said:
Good point. Is there still scope / time to do something similar to Hants, with a site that starts 'small' with the space to build up the facilities as demand requires? It would need a big site somewhere, but it can't be impossible. I would require a new owner / backer for Sussex cricket, with some deep pockets. I wonder if Tony Bloom likes cricket?

You'd think there must be some available space somewhere around the Crawley / Horsham area given how much of that space is being built on. Then we can just flog the county ground to these people and we're off.

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(P.S. If that isn't Crodo then there is an imposter in the wild)

Saladpack Seagull · Sep 21, 2021

Cowfold Seagull said:
Indeed. Let's face it, if the likes of Ollie Robinson, Chris Jordan, Tymal Mills, Phil Salt, and now possibly George Garton, all involved with England, albeit either in the red or white ball versions of the game, and unavailable to Sussex for long periods of the season, were able to play, we could have one heck of a side!

Exactly this! If your best players are always on England duty, there's little hope of success with those that remain.......

Nobby Cybergoat · Sep 21, 2021

Saladpack Seagull said:
Exactly this! If your best players are always on England duty, there's little hope of success with those that remain.......

Well, you need a squad.

We're not the only county that give players to England. York, Lancs, Surrey, Middlesex etc. They've always done well enough despite providing the bedrock of the England sides

Saladpack Seagull · Sep 21, 2021

Nobby Cybergoat said:
Well, you need a squad.

We're not the only county that give players to England. York, Lancs, Surrey, Middlesex etc. They've always done well enough despite providing the bedrock of the England sides

Good point, Nobby. Perhaps I just feel hard done-by when I see us struggling without our internationals.

Gwylan · Sep 21, 2021

Derbyshire currently rattling on at just under 7 an over

Keep it tight boys

Moshe Gariani · Sep 21, 2021

Two quick wickets for Crocombe but Derbyshire still happier at 100-2.

This battle between the two worst teams in the country must surely be at least a vaguely close contest...?

Moshe Gariani · Sep 21, 2021

125-2 at lunch.

Fignon's Ponytail · Sep 21, 2021

Gwylan said:
I found out last week that one of the reasons we were playing so many kids is that we get money off the ECB for every game an U20 or U19 plays (I can't remember the exact details).

Thats very interesting to know Max...will keep an eye on that situation!

Cowfold Seagull · Sep 21, 2021

One Teddy Maybank said:
Pleased about Garton, but everything around Sussex smacks of inferiority.

Hope Rob Andrew goes….

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The whole coaching set up worries me quite honestly.

Cowfold Seagull · Sep 21, 2021

Lenny Rider said:
Asking the experts here, as I’m just a keen spectator, have we effectively run out of money?

I thought knocking the pub down and redeveloping it was going to help?

Knocking the pub down and redeveloping it, was a question we were asking about Withdean back in the day.

Brovion · Sep 21, 2021

Gwylan said:
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It should be pointed out that being a test ground is not a passport to success. Durham were deducted a lot of points after they were bailed out by the ECB when they developed their ground for test match purposes.

I'd still rather be in their position than ours as at least they now have the ground and can be a part of the Brave New World. And with Climate Change they might now get some better cricketing weather!

Gwylan · Sep 21, 2021

Fignon's Ponytail said:
Thats very interesting to know Max...will keep an eye on that situation!

I bet you will. I should add that this may not be true but the person who told me is well connected and not prone to making things up.

Brovion said:
I'd still rather be in their position than ours as at least they now have the ground and can be a part of the Brave New World. And with Climate Change they might now get some better cricketing weather!

Yes, but Durham got deducted so many points, they ended up bottom of the CC. You wouldn't want the same thing to happen to Su ....

Oh

Lenny Rider · Sep 21, 2021

The good thing is as Yazz said back in 1988, The Only Way is Up, Salt and Jordan allegedly wanted too much dough, but we had success before them, and with the right investment and development we can come good again Shirley?

Cowfold Seagull · Sep 21, 2021

Lenny Rider said:
The good thing is as Yazz said back in 1988, The Only Way is Up, Salt and Jordan allegedly wanted too much dough, but we had success before them, and with the right investment and development we can come good again Shirley?

Salt and especially Jordan, were playing less and less for the county anyway, what with England and Hundred obligations. So how can we lose what we don't really have anyway?

smiler · Sep 21, 2021

Brovion said:
I'd still rather be in their position than ours as at least they now have the ground and can be a part of the Brave New World. And with Climate Change they might now get some better cricketing weather!

Yes in about 50 years time the site could be the new Hove Marina.

hans kraay fan club · Sep 21, 2021

In news elsewhere, Hampshire, needing a win at Liverpool to win the County Championship, have slumped to 120/8 in their first innings. Terrible shame, that.

Terrible.

Sid in the Sharknado · Sep 21, 2021

hans kraay fan club said:
In news elsewhere, Hampshire, needing a win at Liverpool to win the County Championship, have slumped to 120/8 in their first innings. Terrible shame, that.

Terrible.

I just read that Dawson was run out while backing up.

How unfortunate for him.

A real shame.

hans kraay fan club · Sep 21, 2021

Sid in the Sharknado said:
I just read that Dawson was run out while backing up.

How unfortunate for him.

A real shame.

That is really unlucky. Gutted for him.

(to be fair, Dawson - along with Vince, Barker, Crane and Alsop - have played 5 a side football in the winter against my team, for a few years, and he seems a nice enough chap)

Badger · Sep 21, 2021

hans kraay fan club said:
In news elsewhere, Hampshire, needing a win at Liverpool to win the County Championship, have slumped to 120/8 in their first innings. Terrible shame, that.

Terrible.

Wouldn't it be awful for them to finish second?

To be fair, they are playing THE Lancashire. They can't be expected to win that.

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