One season wonder.

No, I don't think so.

Once he's mentally over his injury I think you'll see him fulfill all his potential. The patient way that he approaches batting reminds me so much of Geoff Boycott when he was starting out.

Has got off to a bad start admittedly, little has gone right for the lad since breaking his finger on England duty. Will come again. In any case the rest of the Lancs batting is hardly shining this morning.

CleggHall wrote:Has got off to a bad start admittedly, little has gone right for the lad since breaking his finger on England duty. Will come again. In any case the rest of the Lancs batting is hardly shining this morning.

I was just about to say if he is the weakest of our top 6 we will be fine ............... However

Young lad let him learn. Stay away from the English way of building them up to knock them back down again.

Speaks volumes of the level of cricketing discussion on here now that people take my post seriously. I expect him to open for England throughout the next decade.

bedfords wrote:Speaks volumes of the level of cricketing discussion on here now that people take my post seriously. I expect him to open for England throughout the next decade.

Why ?

conyoviejo wrote:Why ?

He's a class act and has shown the exact mentality and concentration levels required to be a successful test cricketer.

Chanderpaul out injured after his big innings in the last game
Dreadful start 75-7

bedfords wrote:He's a class act and has shown the exact mentality and concentration levels required to be a successful test cricketer.

I hope you are right.. He looks like he could be..

109 ao (Livingstone 68) I know you are supposed to wait until both teams have batted once, but that is **** poor

Somerset 59/2

Just got a third
63-3
Proctor

A day for the bowlers at Old Trafford.

Yorkies chasing leather, Hampshire 215 for 3,Root bowling says it all.

158- at close, so not the worst of days.
Liam Livingstone and Chanderpaul need to have brilliant seasons if we are to survive though.

"Speaks volumes of the level of cricketing discussion on here now that people take my post seriously."


You could always use a smiley next time. We're not all mind readers.

CleggHall wrote:Yorkies chasing leather, Hampshire 215 for 3,Root bowling says it all.

Flat track?

When Livingstone gets called up Lancs will be back in division two quicker than you can say "kolpak".

Hameed out for 7 in 2nd innings.

Need 3 wickets in 37 overs to win.

Some turnaround.

Yes to win from out for 109 in 1st innings is some achievement, 2 good innings from Davies and Livingstone, I presume, set it up for the bowlers.

He's rubbish, he's no Chris Gayle.

2 wickets needed

30 overs to get the last wicket

Winner

That's a fantastic recovery from the first day

Top of the League!

I went on Friday. To win by 164 runs after being all out for 109 in the first innings is remarkable.

On my way home from the Northern home of English cricket and a brilliant victory.

Second place in the CC table as I am typing this.

Excellent victory. Funny thread as well.

Agreed Bordeaux, nice to see the comments change and evolve over the course of the 4 days.
Lancs didn't have a prayer after the 1st innings but ....what do we know?

Clegghall - a strange game of cricket but a great second innings performance by Lancs.

My mate who for my sins sits next to me at the Turf each week, travels to all the away games with me and is a Lancs CCC member with me is in New York mid week this week so was missing today. I texted him the score at lunch and he sent one back saying it was going to be a draw so no need to bother with more scores. I sent him another text when Somerset went 4 down and he suddenly changed his mind and asked me to keep him posted.

Second place will do me for now.

Bordeauxclaret wrote:Excellent victory. Funny thread as well.

Enjoy it whilst you can. 14 County Championship matches since the last one. It may be sometime to wait for the next !

Thank you. I will. I'm under no illusions about our squad.

Angry Yorkshire fans

Lancs batting a bit weak but with Chanderpaul, Davies and Livingstone showing early form plus Hameed to come, may well confound the critics. Lyth, Root and Bairstow have hardly set the season alight so far!

Currently 50 not out in the Royal London Cup v Leicestershire

DAVETHEVICAR wrote:Currently 50 not out in the Royal London Cup v Leicestershire

I read it's his first one dayer. Unbelievable in this day and age.

Ended up top scorer, 88, in Lancs score of 314 in their 50 overs.

After being 20 odd for 5, Somerset have absolutely annihilated Surrey. Incredible from van der Merwe.