Hampshire Cricket 2016

It is Mason Crane that excites me the most.

I believe we have a cracking little player emerging there. I’m certain he’ll be an England regular in the not so distant future. :lou_lol:

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And Reece Topley to feature this season too!

Yeah, I agree Jack: Crane is a very exciting prospect with huge potential!

Just hope we nurture his development sensibly over the next couple of crucial seasons.

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And now Darren Sammy signs for the T20 :sunglasses:

Bring back the West Indians from the 70’s will stilll do a job for us :slight_smile:

Sammy and Afridi will be great for the T20

Not so optimistic fot the proper stuff though

Think we should organise a Sotonians day ouit at the Rose Bowl - any thoughts which game?

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Excellent idea SO5. Will think about it mate.

Originally posted by @SO5-4BW

Sammy and Afridi will be great for the T20

Not so optimistic fot the proper stuff though

Towards the end of last season, Fidel Edwards was really starting to show what a cracking player he is, and I reckon that keeping hold of him will be a big bonus. If he can reproduce that kind of form, as I said previously (possibly elsewhere) I can see him producing his best cricket in the latter stages of his career. He could be massive for us this season, and if he is firing, we could be set for some fun times.

We’ll always score runs, just need to be more ruthless with the ball to progress.

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So, after a washed out Draw in the Friendly against Cardiff (in which the hugely promising spin-wizard Mason Crane took another three wickets) the Season proper is upon us – starting with a Home clash against Warwickshire in the County Championship, this coming Sunday 10th April.

Mason appears to now be included in the main First Team Squad on the Hants home page for the season, so I really hope we get to see him progressing in his development over the coming months.

Another one I’m hoping for great things from this time out, is 18 year old Pace bowler Brad Wheal. With the security of a new Two Year contract behind him, and having showed his First Team quality in the latter half of the 2015 Season – let’s hope this summer sees him begin to fulfil his potential and splay many opposition wickets for the cause.

I am very excited about this summer for Hampshire Cricket. Whilst we escaped relegation by the skin of our teeth on the last day – it took a great late run of form to accomplish this feat, and confidence should be high in the squad. We played very well at times last year, even in some of the games we lost, but just didn’t get that little bit of luck at the right times.

Will we manage an unprecedented 7th consecutive appearance in T20 Finals Day? And can we make a better start to the Season at First Class level this time out, and begin to put in a challenge at the right end of the table?

Soon, we shall begin to find out. “Sunshine, Beer and Cricket” is back on the South Coast. :lou_sunglasses:

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Brilliant start to the season today, we are 13-2 in the 7th over :lou_facepalm_2:.

Thankfully we only talked about attending a T20 game yesterday.

Edit 17-3 jeeeeeeez

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Gonna be another long season…

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Ohh fuck off. :lou_eyes_to_sky:

7 down for 88. Already. From 37 fucking overs.

Originally posted by Jack

And can we make a better start to the Season at First Class level this time out, and begin to put in a challenge at the right end of the table?

So, no then.

Glad we got that one sorted out so early on. Saves on building our hopes and crushing disappointment.

Thanks Hants.

Ohhhh, hang on, wait a minute! 97-7 now. The recovery is underway. :lou_facepalm_2:

105-7 Now. McLaren fighting hard on 31, and Reece hanging in there with four.

132-7 now. At least the lads are fighting. It is dire – but it could have been worse.

When I say it could be a long season, it could actually seem quite short if current batting form continues and Hampshire end up with a few three day championship games, and possibly the odd two-dayer.

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165-8 at Tea.

71 Not Out from Ryan McLaren has at least salvaged a little pride, and prevented a complete humping.

Coldest I’ve ever been at a match, so left before lunch. The fare in front of me didn’t help, so the footy seemed a better choice.

Getting a copy of Playfair (NOT Playboy before anyone asks) was the highlight, but kudos to McLaren for the recovery.

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Hampshire finish on 189-8 at close of play, after bad light drew an abrupt and early end to the days proceedings. A shame, as Ryan McLaren and James Tomlinson were putting together a decent partnership, and looking like they might both stick around for a while.

Still, from the state we were in when I first loggod on and checked the thread – I’d take 189-8 after having been 88-7.

Shocking start to the campaign, but Ryan’s unbeaten 84 so far has been a commendable rescue act.

I can hardly wait for tomorrow. :lou_eyes_to_sky:

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A washed out day’s play thus far, with not so much as a single ball bowled.

Though somewhat curiously, there were a lot of Hants players out in the middle of the pitch at times. It almost looked like they were tampering with the covers and doing some sort of strange african tribal-rain-dance or something.

Duckworth-Lewis to the rescue?

Wow, is it raining in Soton, it’s as dry as Mrs Btripz here in Bournemouth…

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