50 CC wickets?

asia exile · Subject: 50 CC wickets? Fri Mar 05, 2010 2:35 pm

With bowling identifed as their weak suit, and Kaneria not fully available, who on earth is going to take 50 CC wickets for Essex in 2010?

Napier? ten Doeschate? Masters? Wright? Phillips? Chambers? Westfield?

None of their domestic players did it in 2009 in Div 2 - (Kaneria 75), Masters 45, Wright 40
or 2008 - (Kaneria 40) Masters 40, ten Doeschate 36
or 2007 - (Kaneria 74, Bichel 41), Middlebrook 24

Hang on who is going to take 50 CC wickets for us?

xraysteve · Subject: Re: 50 CC wickets? Fri Mar 05, 2010 6:46 pm

Serchers?

Serchers · Subject: Re: 50 CC wickets? Fri Mar 05, 2010 8:08 pm

I'd have thought E-Cat is a better prospect Xray, plus he lives close to the ground. Can see him now, marking his run-up with a can of Kronenburg.

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Stop It Aggers · Subject: Re: 50 CC wickets? Fri Mar 05, 2010 8:34 pm

Serchers wrote:

I'd have thought E-Cat is a better prospect Xray, plus he lives close to the ground. Can see him now, marking his run-up with a can of Kronenburg.

........handing the umpire his selection of scotch eggs and pork pies to hold?

asia exile · Subject: Re: 50 CC wickets? Fri Mar 05, 2010 9:04 pm

That potent mix could bring new meaning to the term 'loosener'

Hows that Umpire?

warrior · Subject: Re: 50 CC wickets? Fri Mar 05, 2010 11:07 pm

WBB prob a good bet for 50wkts and 500 CC runs

Can't really see any of our crop getting 50 CC wickets this season. Whelan or Jones will lead the way though IMHO

englishcat19 · Subject: Re: 50 CC wickets? Sat Mar 06, 2010 12:08 am

Stop It Aggers wrote:

Serchers wrote:

I'd have thought E-Cat is a better prospect Xray, plus he lives close to the ground. Can see him now, marking his run-up with a can of Kronenburg.

........handing the umpire his selection of scotch eggs and pork pies to hold?

LOL

Firing in a week old scotch egg yorker

I reckon Napier this year will step up to the plate, he never seems to be fully utilised at Essex for some reason.
I think he's a very good bowler, and actually if you think about it, he's one of, if not the fastest bowler in the country.
His batting is wonderful too when he gets the chance

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Kim · Subject: Re: 50 CC wickets? Sat Mar 06, 2010 10:56 am

Agree about Napier.

The concept of 50 wickets in the CC in unfamiliar to Warwicks fans as noone has achieved it for us since Dougie Brown - in 2002!

asia exile · Subject: Re: 50 CC wickets? Sat Mar 06, 2010 11:18 am

EC warned for an excessive follow-through

Tim Hall · Subject: Re: 50 CC wickets? Sat Mar 06, 2010 11:53 am

Wot no Monster Munch?

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asia exile · Subject: Re: 50 CC wickets? Sat Mar 06, 2010 12:32 pm

Yes very strong in the nineties but the noughties have seen a lean patch for Warks bowlers Kim

By and large the difference with us has been the step up between the divisions

'00 D2 (McGrath 76), Lampitt 50
'01 D2 (Bichel 66), Sheriyar 65
'02 D2 Kabir 60, Sheriyar 57, Batty 51
'03 D2 (Hayward 67), Kabir 54, Batty 53, Mason 49
'04 D1 Mason 51, Batty 45
'05 D2 Mason 51, Kabir 50
'06 D2 (Zaheer 78), Batty 43, Mason 41, Kabir 40
'07 D1 Kabir 45
'08 D2 Kabir 59, Jones 42
'09 D1 Mason 43

If we get 2 x 40's, 2 x 30's and 3 x 20's from MS Mason, GM Andrew, A Richardson, CH Whelan, RA Jones, JD Shantry & Imran Arif we'll be doing better than alright.

Shakib, Moeen, Mitchell and Cameron should also chip in another 30. I am hoping there is also a mystery domestic spinner yet to be announced.

martyn · Subject: Re: 50 CC wickets? Sat Mar 06, 2010 3:07 pm

Who out of an Essex attack missing Kaneria is going to get 50 wickets? Their bowling options are Napier, Masters, Wright, Bopara, Ten Doeschate, Chambers, Westfield, Phillips and Palladino. Not too many wickets there!

As for Worcestershire, Mason, Richardson, Whelan and Andrew need to perform well with the backup seamers Jones, Shantry, Arif, Cameron and Russell chipping in whereever possible.