[Cricket] **LVCC Division One, Sussex v Somerset at Hove, Sep 14-17, 2015**

[No. 25]

If we go down this season, it won't be because Yorkshire may have gone easy on Hampshire, it will be because, quite simply, we are shite.

 

[KZNSeagull]

No play before lunch.

 

[jakarta]

No play before lunch.

And none after, think we might have sneaked a draw here...

 

[Pavilionaire]

If we go down this season, it won't be because Yorkshire may have gone easy on Hampshire, it will be because, quite simply, we are shite.

But they have, nevertheless, taken their foot off the gas after securing the title.

 

[vegster]

If we go down this season, it won't be because Yorkshire may have gone easy on Hampshire, it will be because, quite simply, we are shite.

This.

 

[KZNSeagull]

Match started on time today. 115-2. Commentary is here http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/cricket/13629853 - no obvious links to it on the new BBC cricket page.

Yorkshire have declared and Hampshire have forfeited their second innings - Yorks need 303 to win.

Let's get some bowling points please.

 

[Bold Seagull]

Match started on time today. 115-2. Commentary is here http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/cricket/13629853 - no obvious links to it on the new BBC cricket page.

Yorkshire have declared and Hampshire have forfeited their second innings - Yorks need 303 to win.

Let's get some bowling points please.

Or, more crucially Hampshire need 10 wickets to win!!

 

[Papa Lazarou]

Or, more crucially Hampshire need 10 wickets to win!!

FFS - Yorkshire are doing everything they can to hand Pants a victory there.

 

[Simster]

FFS - Yorkshire are doing everything they can to hand Pants a victory there.

Yorks now 13/1.

The cheating TWUNTS.

 

[Simster]

The scoring system is suspect in situations like this. Hants and Yorks can engineer a result because Yorks don't need the bonus points.

Yet Sussex and Somerset are in a very similar scoring position in their game, but because both need the bonus points (only available in the first innnings), they can't engineer a run/wicket chase.

 

[Bold Seagull]

Yorkshire 18-2.....



Lyth run out FFS!!!

 

[KZNSeagull]

Yorks now 18-2. sake

 

[Farehamseagull]

I hope Yorkshire are equally as generous to us next week.

 

[Bold Seagull]

As it stands by agreeing the declarations Hampshire have forgone bowling points and so will only have 1 pt to add to their 5 batting points. If they win the game then thats 22 points putting them on 157 pts.

Without a bowling point yet and assuming the match is drawn, we will have 10 pts putting us on 156 pts - a point behind going into the final game.

Getting to 6 wickets today is going to be potentially critical (if Hants do bowl Yorkshire out).

 

[Papa Lazarou]

I hope Yorkshire are equally as generous to us next week.

I fear you may be disappointed. They'll get heavily criticized for letting Hants gain an easy walkover, and won't make the same mistake again.

 

[Stumpy Tim]

Disgraceful scenes in such an important match. There's no way they would do this in the middle of the season. I hope there's an enquiry

 

[Berty23]

I am a Somerset fan and shaking with rage about Yorkshire. Even if they do win then the integrity of the league has gone. Disgraceful. Would they have done this if the match was not on sky?

 

[KZNSeagull]

Yorkshite 37-3

 

[bhafc99]

We desperately need wickets now. Come on Sussex!!

 

[KingKev]

As it stands by agreeing the declarations Hampshire have forgone bowling points and so will only have 1 pt to add to their 5 batting points. If they win the game then thats 22 points putting them on 157 pts.

Without a bowling point yet and assuming the match is drawn, we will have 10 pts putting us on 156 pts - a point behind going into the final game.

Getting to 6 wickets today is going to be potentially critical (if Hants do bowl Yorkshire out).

It's not the full 16 points for a win if an innings is forfeited is it? Thought it was 8 or 10 historically?