County Championship Division Two - 2016

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I don't expect it to be as much used as the Div One thread but thought we should have another for Div Two.

Dolly in some serious nick at the moment. Not sure where it's come from but long may it continue!

Leicestershire having the mother of all collapses at the moment, 30-7 in the second innings having earned a 42 run lead after the first innings.

Hopefully Leach and Henry can polish off the tail quickly here for us, then Mitch and Dolly to guide the Pears home for the first win of the season.

43 all out, Mat. Great stuff from Worcestershire. Leach 12 overs, 4-10. Impressive

Nine for the match, really hit his straps these last few games, including the last T20.

Big contribution from Matt Henry too. Not just his 4 wickets in the second innings but also the 49 he made batting at 9 looks like it could be pretty crucial!

Top signing Matt Henry. Do you have him for the season?

Just through to the end of June, and then Kyle Abbott joins for the rest of the season.

Good signings there. Abbott was very good for us the season we had him

Yeah we did well, two good bits of business there. With Tom Fell getting the all-clear after his cancer scare and back playing for the 2's, we're nearly back up to full strength now. Imagine he'll come in for Kervezee once he's back up to speed and then the batting line-up will be looking strong with him, Joe Clarke and Tom Kohler-Cadmore forming a young but very talented 3-5 in the batting order.

Lack of a spinner maybe an issue later on in the summer I guess, D'Oliveria is the only real option we've got what with Moeen playing all forms for England, and even he is focusing more on his batting these days

Ed Barnard > Charlie Morris still though!

Last wicket partnership of 68* so far between Shantry and Morris for Worcs against Gloucs - with Morris so far yet to score.

All bow down to the Worcestershire Sobers! Shantry moved from 48 to 100 in 15 balls...

Shockingly theres actually a chance of some results in this round of fixtures even with the weather turning. Well, three of the games should see a winner anyway

So few games have been completed the dvision is in danger of becoming a farce. .

First win of the season

9 out of 30 games so far ended in a result. Its no wonder people dont take this competition seriously.

A word on Kent...

They were 128-7. Now 307-7.

Northeast 131 off 269 balls
Tredwell (!) 102 off 205 balls

Some effort that (even if they go onto lose, which is still most likely)

Stunning chase from Worcs today too. 370 in 73 overs! Another 100 for Joe Clarke...

Yes - Joe Clarke is certainly one to watch. 

Looking at the mostly 300 odd scores from the matches that began yesterday, one really stood out - Glamorgan's 481/8 off 96 overs. The main batsman behind that was Aneurin Donald batting at number 5 with 234 off just 136 balls including 15 sixes and 26 fours.

As the name suggests, a local lad. Still only 19 and a former England under under 19 captain. Has to be one to watch.

guildfordbat wrote:Looking at the mostly 300 odd scores from the matches that began yesterday, one really stood out - Glamorgan's 481/8 off 96 overs. The main batsman behind that was Aneurin Donald batting at number 5 with 234 off just 136 balls including 15 sixes and 26 fours.  

As the name suggests, a local lad. Still only 19 and a former England under under 19 captain. Has to be one to watch.

Joint fastest double hundred in first class cricket history! Not bad for a teenager

Ben Duckett on 204* against Kent.  He seems to have the ability to get big centuries.