surrey vs somerset & glamorgan twenty/20

by jimbobgooner Wed Jun 29, 2011 6:26 pm

First topic message reminder :

Zafar Ansari returns to feature in a fourteen man Surrey Lions squad to face both Somerset and the Glamorgan Dragons in the Friends Life t20.
The young all rounder is the only addition to the squad that otherwise features the same thirteen that were selected for the FLt20 tie against Kent last Sunday.
The full Surrey Lions squad to face Somerset at the Kia Oval on June 30th and the Glamorgan Dragons at the SWALEC Stadium on July 1st is:
Rory Hamilton-Brown (Captain)
Steven Davies (Wicket Keeper)
Jason Roy
Zander De Bruyn
Tom Maynard
Matthew Spriegel
Gary Wilson
Chris Schofield
Gareth Batty
Yasir Arafat
Zafar Ansari
Tim Linley
Stuart Meaker
Dirk Nannes
who will miss out this time?

by jimbobgooner Thu Jun 30, 2011 8:57 pm

Tibor wrote:this competition is a write-off for Surrey now, if it wasn't already before this match. - no reason not to experiment with new personnel.

I welcome the return of the CB40!

in that case then tibor they both will be in Wink

by jimbobgooner Thu Jun 30, 2011 8:58 pm

100 up

a piece of cake

by jimbobgooner Thu Jun 30, 2011 9:00 pm

54 off 4 overs we can still do this

by jimbobgooner Thu Jun 30, 2011 9:02 pm

maybe not

by guildfordbat Thu Jun 30, 2011 9:35 pm

Some random thoughts:

* Do we need so many bowlers for a t20 game? Meaker actually bowled pretty well but only got the opportunity to bowl two overs.

* As said above and in other threads, we can't afford to give away so many stupid extras. One day we just might end up having a close game where extras could actually make all the difference.

* The Brain and Spriegel used up 24 balls (4 overs) for a pitiful 12 runs. Spriegel is a useful nudger and supporting batsman in CB 40. I'm not sure there is such a role for him in t20, certainly not where and when he normally appears. The Brain appears to be wrongly named, having little clue as to the need for momentum from an experienced batsman in t20.

* Our best t20 performance this season looks like it might be the ''No Result'' we got for a rained off game in Somerset!

* Particulaly for the Corporal - is Ansari a lion cub managed by a donkey? Wink

by Corporalhumblebucket Thu Jun 30, 2011 9:39 pm

Evening all. The top order misfires once again.....

Further evidence that Ansari has real potential; that Spriegel is not presently suited to batting down the order in T20; and that The Brain is a good ironic nickname if it's true that he bowled a bouncer with Davies standing up!

by Carrotdude Thu Jun 30, 2011 9:56 pm

Our team appears to be more suited to the 40 over game, certainly this is true in the case of Spriegel and Brain. I feel sorry for Roy mostly as because of the tope 2's constant failures he has often been the 'last hope' and must know he's the only other person capable of big hitting and so has to hit out possibly more than he would like. I also don't understand why we are constantly a batsman light, but this has been discussed before and for whatever reason Adams seems to stick to it. It is especially strange given the poor form of our top order. Bizarre.

As for the tournament, it certainly looks like the end of the road for us but for the competition as a whole I can't see past Hampshire again, having Tahir and Afridi bowling together is a great option and they absolutely thumped Kent this evening.

At the end of the day T20 is the least of my priorities for Surrey, and if all we get out of this year is that Schofield stops playing and that we have unearthed a gem in the little gaffer, then it is OK with me.

by MuchHappierSurreyFan Fri Jul 01, 2011 9:10 am

Well another wonderful T20 display mad

Looking at the table we are only 1 point outside the top four so all is not lost. We need to beat Glamorgan tonight and that will set up a big game against Sussex at Whitgift. This suits me as I have my ticket for that game and on that ground the scores could be high.

I dont get the team selection in this competition, T20 is and should be a batsmans game ,you are not going to win unless you consistantly score 150 plus fact, so you have to have a long batting line up. You could have four top international bowlers they are still going to leak runs in T20.

I still have hope but we do need a win tonight or its all over and we are in dreadful form.

by jimbobgooner Fri Jul 01, 2011 7:03 pm

glamorgan win the toss and will bowl

by jimbobgooner Fri Jul 01, 2011 7:11 pm

the team line up is in just the one change sorry about this depressed
Hamilton-Brown,Davies,Roy,De Bruyn,Maynard,Ansari,Schofield,Batty,Arafat,Meaker,Nannes

by jimbobgooner Fri Jul 01, 2011 7:15 pm

game live on sky channel 134 s4c watch it there and listen to churchy he might make more sense Laugh

by jimbobgooner Fri Jul 01, 2011 7:28 pm

please dont let schofield bowl Wink

by guildfordbat Fri Jul 01, 2011 7:30 pm

Evening JimBob and all,

Don't expect Depressed to like it but picking Schofield may be the right move as long as we don't let him bowl! He's far more of a biffer than Spriegel and is in decent batting form having whacked 65 for the seconds yesterday.

by jimbobgooner Fri Jul 01, 2011 7:31 pm

guildfordbat wrote:Evening JimBob and all,

Don't expect Depressed to like it but picking Schofield may be the right move as long as we don't let him bowl! He's far more of a biffer than Spriegel and is in decent batting form having whacked 65 for the seconds yesterday.

spot on

by jimbobgooner Fri Jul 01, 2011 7:31 pm

1st four for rhb

by jimbobgooner Fri Jul 01, 2011 7:32 pm

guildford are you watching it on tv
davies out 7 for 1

by guildfordbat Fri Jul 01, 2011 7:38 pm

JimBob - no, only have a Richard Branson tv which I don't think shows S4C. Please tell me if I'm wrong although probably won't make any difference as Mrs Bat is hogging the tennis anyway!

Le Roi king

''seems perky'', according to Churchy ....

by jimbobgooner Fri Jul 01, 2011 7:40 pm

rhb out to soft shot Doh

20 for 2

by jimbobgooner Fri Jul 01, 2011 7:40 pm

so yet again the top 2 fail again Sad

by guildfordbat Fri Jul 01, 2011 7:42 pm

26 - 2 , Roy has 23 ....

by jimbobgooner Fri Jul 01, 2011 7:42 pm

failed to notice roy opening the batting

by jimbobgooner Fri Jul 01, 2011 7:45 pm

christ this outfield is slow

by jimbobgooner Fri Jul 01, 2011 7:53 pm

wine gums goes to a ball he should not be hooking at miles too wide for that shot Doh

by jimbobgooner Fri Jul 01, 2011 7:54 pm

oh no here comes the brain

by guildfordbat Fri Jul 01, 2011 7:54 pm

LBW appeal against the Brain - JimBob screams for it to be given! Wink

It wasn't ....

by Tibor Fri Jul 01, 2011 7:56 pm

for such an experienced cricketer, the "brain" really doesn't appear to have grasped T20 cricket...

by jimbobgooner Fri Jul 01, 2011 7:56 pm

guildfordbat wrote:LBW appeal against the Brain - JimBob screams for it to be given!

It wasn't ....

it looked out from here on my sofa guildford Wink

by jimbobgooner Fri Jul 01, 2011 7:58 pm

when will the top order realise this is twenty over cricket not 10

by jimbobgooner Fri Jul 01, 2011 7:58 pm

43 for 3 after the powerplay

by Tibor Fri Jul 01, 2011 8:02 pm

apparently de Bruyns highest T20 score is 95*, he must have faced every ball of the match to achieve that (with lots of no-balls too!).

although I agree that the openers are trying to go too hard, too soon. An appropriate balance between the two methods has escaped us this season.

by jimbobgooner Fri Jul 01, 2011 8:03 pm

quality from the brain runs down the wkt and misses the ball Laugh

by jimbobgooner Fri Jul 01, 2011 8:04 pm

Tibor wrote:apparently de Bruyns highest T20 score is 95*, he must have faced every ball of the match to achieve that (with lots of no-balls too!).

although I agree that the openers are trying to go too hard, too soon. An appropriate balance between the two methods has escaped us this season.

by jimbobgooner Fri Jul 01, 2011 8:05 pm

the pie man chases one down always a funny sight Laugh

by guildfordbat Fri Jul 01, 2011 8:11 pm

10 overs gone 67- 3
Roy who opened is still there at the halfway stage on 44 ....

by Tibor Fri Jul 01, 2011 8:11 pm

I see we are copying Hampshire with our triple spin attack (despite the objections voiced on this board!).

If it works with Afridi and Tahir (two international leggies), than why not the international leggie that is Schofield!?

by Tibor Fri Jul 01, 2011 8:13 pm

well played Roy, gets to 50 with a six.

by guildfordbat Fri Jul 01, 2011 8:13 pm

50 for Le Roi king

with a six into the sightscreen! clap

Keep it going, Jason ....

by jimbobgooner Fri Jul 01, 2011 8:13 pm

robert croft mind your language

by jimbobgooner Fri Jul 01, 2011 8:14 pm

guildfordbat wrote:50 for Le Roi with a six into the sightscreen!

Keep it going, Jason ....

and what a shot that was

by Tibor Fri Jul 01, 2011 8:16 pm

the backward-point region, normally patrolled by guys like AB de Villiers and Paul Collingwood is being guarded by Cosgrove...

Roy gone, trying to hook Jones...

by guildfordbat Fri Jul 01, 2011 8:16 pm

On no! Roy out. 77 -4 in the 12th.

Enter Zafar the gaffer ....

by jimbobgooner Fri Jul 01, 2011 8:21 pm

the brain hits a four king

by jimbobgooner Fri Jul 01, 2011 8:22 pm

and another one it's party time Laugh

by jimbobgooner Fri Jul 01, 2011 8:25 pm

a 3rd four i'll need a liedown at this rate Laugh

by jimbobgooner Fri Jul 01, 2011 8:26 pm

the brain dropped going for a 4th Very Happy

by jimbobgooner Fri Jul 01, 2011 8:29 pm

100 up

5.3 overs left

by jimbobgooner Fri Jul 01, 2011 8:34 pm

now a 6 and then a 4 my words are paying off Wink

by jimbobgooner Fri Jul 01, 2011 8:36 pm

credit where credit is due that was a excellent 50 for the brain clap

by jimbobgooner Fri Jul 01, 2011 8:37 pm

jimbobgooner wrote:credit where credit is due that was a excellent 50 from the brain

by guildfordbat Fri Jul 01, 2011 8:37 pm

50 for the Brain at better than a run a ball. He seems to have been listening to JimBob's encouragement! Very Happy

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