Domestic T-20

Starts this friday! Lots of international stars playing in the tournament this year. McCullum, Gayle, KP....

First set of fixtures start today:

Durham vs Northants
Gloucestershire vs Middlesex
Lancashire vs Leicestershire
Notts vs Warwickshire
Surrey vs Glamorgan
Hampshire vs Essex
Kent vs Sussex
Yorkshire vs Derbyshire

Winners?
Dark Horses?
Team to flop?
Best overseas?
Young player to look out for?

Winners: Notts
Dark Horses: Kent
Flop: Sussex
Overseas: Kyle Abbott (Middlesex)
Young Player: Cowdrey (Kent)

Winners: Essex
Dark Horses: northants
Flop: Surrey
Overseas: Jesse Ryder
Young player: Jason Roy

Cat fully out the bag now, CF!

who is CF...... im pretty sure, that somebody is allowed to vote for a county to win something, even if they don't support that county..

jimbohammers wrote:Winners?
Dark Horses?
Team to flop?
Best overseas?
Young player to look out for?

Back to topic. In response in order:

Warks
Sussex
Middlesex
Jeetan Patel
Ben Foakes

PS re opening article - not sure if it was mischief on Jimbo's part but Pietersen is not signed up for this t20.

No mischief here Guildford! Haha

Foakes is a good player, surprised he has yetto feature for Surrey? Guessing he will just play the one day games?

Hi Jimbo - not counting the pre-season friendlies, Foakes is yet to feature in the first XI. He's been doing ok though in the seconds as far as I can tell from the stats (runs and catches) and is in the 14 man squad for tonight's game. Think he might come in with Wilson playing just as a batsman. In any case, Wilson will be lost to Ireland for some games later on and Foakes will surely appear then.

Winners - Yorkshire
Dark Horses - Derbyshire
Team to flop - Somerset
Best overseas - Glenn Maxwell
Young player to look out for - Sam Billings

I can't wait to see Chris Gayle and Corey Anderson bat at Taunton, it's going to be sensational!

Luke Fletcher has to comfortably be the scariest 77mph bowler in the world! He looks like terrifying bloke!

100% he goes to burger king after the game

Nailed on KFC man for me. Family feast, for one.

JDizzle wrote:Nailed on KFC man for me. Family feast, for one.

Well whatever his preference he certainly doesn't bowl many pies

This Alex hales fella ain't bad

Alex Hales would be a star if he was born Australian

so, this Alex Hales bloke, reckon he can bat a bit? Maybe should be involved for England somewhere?

Think Ian Bell deserves another chance tbh. Are 160 ODIs really a long enough run?

Disaster start for Sussex. Home advantage on Sunday though against Gloustershire, hopefully a winning start at Hove.

wisden wrote:who is CF...... im pretty sure, that somebody is allowed to vote for a county to win something, even if they don't support that county..

It was maybe just that there were a couple of coincidences. A guy called CF supported Essex and he was also sparing with his use of capital letters. He tended to write "im" rather than "I'm"

Enjoyable afternoon at Hove. Onwards and upwards. COYS

First time seeing Mills play live, my gosh he can bowl fast!

NickisBHAFC wrote: ...

First time seeing Mills play live, my gosh he can bowl fast!

Nick - I remember Rory Hamilton-Brown when he was Surrey skipper saying exactly the same thing 3 or 4 years ago.

The issue with Mills has always been his accuracy.

Corporalhumblebucket wrote:

wisden wrote:who is CF...... im pretty sure, that somebody is allowed to vote for a county to win something, even if they don't support that county..

It was maybe just that there were a couple of coincidences.  A guy called CF supported Essex and he was also sparing with his use of capital letters.  He tended to write "im" rather than "I'm"  

I heard Illuminati members do that

guildfordbat wrote:

NickisBHAFC wrote: ...

First time seeing Mills play live, my gosh he can bowl fast!

Nick - I remember Rory Hamilton-Brown when he was Surrey skipper saying exactly the same thing 3 or 4 years ago.

The issue with Mills has always been his accuracy.

Thing is Jordan and Anyon had the same issues before they arrived. Robinson really does do some superb coaching and gets the very best out of pace bowlers. 

Just a shame Mills can only play t20 until July due to injury. Gonna miss him in the championship massivly.

Nick - I agree with you that Robinson has a golden touch with the quick bowlers. As well as Jordan and Anyon, Magoffin was another who slipped through Surrey's fingers (think he played one game).

Billings isn't even trying to hit it hard and it races towards the boundary - powerful

2 wins from 3 for the Sharks. Somerset away is a very tricky game so full credit to the players! 

Will Beer with another solid display and Luke Wright hitting 49.

Friday night action at Hove on Friday night, should be a good drunken evening.

Gloucestershire smash Essex. Klinger with a century!

Value for money at Hove tonight. Just a shame sussex were beaten. Middlesex will win the Southern division I recon.

Gayloe Force!

Notable mentions:

Gayle - 92! vs Essex
Malan - 115 not out! vs Sussex
Northeast - 96! vs Surrey

C.Wood - 4-16 vs Glamorgan
Allenby - 3-10 vs Essex
Abbott - 4-15 vs Sussex. (My 'best overseas' pick....)

Sam northeast follows up his 96 with a hundred today

Gayle is into the 90's, madness it isn't on t.v. anywhere

Gayle scores 150 off 10 overs worth of balls and Somerset don't win somehow

Mitchell Claydon in a game of basically 250 plays 250, had figures of 2-23 off 4 overs #bowled

hats off to Gayle, and also Claydon quality figures, in that game.

Incredible innings by Gayle...
But prefer to give the credit to Northeast who got a 100 in a winning cause...

Incredible innings by Gayle...
But prefer to give the credit to Northeast who got a 100 in a winning cause...

Good win for Hampshire tonight. Was looking way below par until Shah and Ervine got going.

Arafat, Briggs and Smith reliable as always with the ball.

Tonight's games:

Kent Spitfires v Gloucestershire
Somerset v Hampshire
Glamorgan v Middlesex
Northamptonshire Steelbacks v Worcestershire Rapids
Notts Outlaws v Leicestershire Foxes
Surrey v Essex Eagles
Yorkshire Vikings v Lancashire Lightning
Derbyshire Falcons v Durham Jets

Glenn Maxwell reverse sweeping the first ball of the Roses Game for six. He is unbelievable value.

Imagine having Chris Gayle in your competition and not even offering an online stream to watch him bat

And people wonder why T20 struggles in this country

Will undoubtedly put the mockers on him now, but this Liam Livingstone looks a tidy player

Gayle averaging just the 328 in the competition this far

Lancs sending in croft ahead of Faulkner #headsgone

Croft proceeds to get only 15 off 11 and leaves Lancs needing 45 off the last 3 overs. Madness

Stones from young Matthew Fisher, real stones. 17 year old bowling the penultimate over against Faulkner and Buttler, picks up 2 wickets. Excellent

Ok I forgot how ridiculous Jos Buttler is

Did go for 15(?) too though. Not a great over. Buttler though, hitting lad.