At the Surrey vs. Kent Twenty20 last night and apart from the disappointing performance from Surrey on the pitch, it certainly didn’t stop the fun off the pitch!
We invited three blogging superstar friends, Ashley Norris (ShinyMedia.com - who’s ancestors were responsible for moving Arsenal north of the river!) & Canadian, Jeremy Wright (b5Media.com) & Californian, Richard Rocker (glam.com). There is no better introduction to cricket than a Twenty20 game, and what do you do when you are pissed up at the cricket and have plenty of empty plastic pints? You build beer towers, obviously!!
Will players like Mark Butcher, Mark Ramprakash and Graeme Hick ever play for their country again?
With performances like their latest scores against Sussex I don’t see why they shouldn’t. Australia, the World’s best team in all facets of the game, sideline great players up to their late 20 and early 30’s before giving them a regular place in the side.
They feel that forcing young players to have to be patient before having the chance to play for their country forces their players to mature and to savour the opportunity given to them.
I think that Moores will have half an eye on the progress of proven cricketers as well as England’s first innings this morning.
Mark Ramprakash adds to Sussex woes as he gets his 91st first class century. Will he get to 100 first class centuries the end of this season? It will be a huge task, but only a foolish man will bet against him in the current form he is in.
He has been superbly supported by his captain, Mark Butcher.
The pair of ex-England batsmen represents the last of the “old guard” of English batsmen that have been overtaken by the likes of Andrew Strauss and Ian Bell.
The 32 year old seam bowler got 5 wickets in Sussex’s first innings and got the 2 openers out in the second innings.
Will players like Mark Butcher, Mark Ramprakash and Graeme Hick ever play for their country again?
Carl Hogkinson is today’s Chump of the day.
Mark Ramprakash adds to Sussex woes as he gets his 91st first class century. Will he get to 100 first class centuries the end of this season? It will be a huge task, but only a foolish man will bet against him in the current form he is in.
