As a Sussex supporter, I'm hoping for a draw, although you have to fancy Middlesex if Kent play without Henry and Stevens. That exciting win over Warwickshire has clearly taken its toll. I'm heading to Canterbury on Wednesday to see what's what.
Here’s hoping Billings bats long over the next few days and finds some form for Saturday. If we can add him firing on all cylinders into the white ball side, Saturday could be quite entertaining.
As luck would have it, I've got a meeting in Canterbury tomorrow and being a Middlesex man, I shall be sneaking along for the day/night Championship game.
It will be my first visit to Canterbury since two in quick succession in 1985 (one as a player and the other to see Charlton v Lords Taverners! Alan Curbishley had Mike Denness caught at slip by Derek Ufton, Lennie Lawrence kept wicket and Mark Aizlewood bowled leg-breaks).
As luck would have it, I've got a meeting in Canterbury tomorrow and being a Middlesex man, I shall be sneaking along for the day/night Championship game.
It will be my first visit to Canterbury since two in quick succession in 1985 (one as a player and the other to see Charlton v Lords Taverners! Alan Curbishley had Mike Denness caught at slip by Derek Ufton, Lennie Lawrence kept wicket and Mark Aizlewood bowled leg-breaks).
1985, the summer before we got promoted. Forget pre season tours Bowyer, get a game of cricket organised!
As luck would have it, I've got a meeting in Canterbury tomorrow and being a Middlesex man, I shall be sneaking along for the day/night Championship game.
It will be my first visit to Canterbury since two in quick succession in 1985 (one as a player and the other to see Charlton v Lords Taverners! Alan Curbishley had Mike Denness caught at slip by Derek Ufton, Lennie Lawrence kept wicket and Mark Aizlewood bowled leg-breaks).
1985, the summer before we got promoted. Forget pre season tours Bowyer, get a game of cricket organised!
Naby Sarr as the middle-order enforcer, Big Mag as the wayward fast bowler ...
As luck would have it, I've got a meeting in Canterbury tomorrow and being a Middlesex man, I shall be sneaking along for the day/night Championship game.
It will be my first visit to Canterbury since two in quick succession in 1985 (one as a player and the other to see Charlton v Lords Taverners! Alan Curbishley had Mike Denness caught at slip by Derek Ufton, Lennie Lawrence kept wicket and Mark Aizlewood bowled leg-breaks).
I played at The St Lawrence Ground Canterbury in 1985 too, on Live Aid day in fact. We played The Mote as it was Maidstone Cricket Week and Kent were at Mote Park. Boiling hot day.
As luck would have it, I've got a meeting in Canterbury tomorrow and being a Middlesex man, I shall be sneaking along for the day/night Championship game.
It will be my first visit to Canterbury since two in quick succession in 1985 (one as a player and the other to see Charlton v Lords Taverners! Alan Curbishley had Mike Denness caught at slip by Derek Ufton, Lennie Lawrence kept wicket and Mark Aizlewood bowled leg-breaks).
1985, the summer before we got promoted. Forget pre season tours Bowyer, get a game of cricket organised!
Naby Sarr as the middle-order enforcer, Big Mag as the wayward fast bowler ...
Naby Sarr as the wayward opening bowler I reckon. Magennis as the former wicket-keeper turned opening bat.
As luck would have it, I've got a meeting in Canterbury tomorrow and being a Middlesex man, I shall be sneaking along for the day/night Championship game.
It will be my first visit to Canterbury since two in quick succession in 1985 (one as a player and the other to see Charlton v Lords Taverners! Alan Curbishley had Mike Denness caught at slip by Derek Ufton, Lennie Lawrence kept wicket and Mark Aizlewood bowled leg-breaks).
I played at The St Lawrence Ground Canterbury in 1985 too, on Live Aid day in fact. We played The Mote as it was Maidstone Cricket Week and Kent were at Mote Park. Boiling hot day.
It'll be interesting how the pink ball behaves in this match. With it being the end of June, the floodlights will barely be needed anyway!
Umpired a pink ball U19s league match yesterday. Team bating first made 15 (and no, I didn't give a single decision!) In 40+ years of playing cricket, that's the lowest I've seen so far!
As luck would have it, I've got a meeting in Canterbury tomorrow and being a Middlesex man, I shall be sneaking along for the day/night Championship game.
It will be my first visit to Canterbury since two in quick succession in 1985 (one as a player and the other to see Charlton v Lords Taverners! Alan Curbishley had Mike Denness caught at slip by Derek Ufton, Lennie Lawrence kept wicket and Mark Aizlewood bowled leg-breaks).
1985, the summer before we got promoted. Forget pre season tours Bowyer, get a game of cricket organised!
Naby Sarr as the middle-order enforcer, Big Mag as the wayward fast bowler ...
Naby Sarr as the wayward opening bowler I reckon. Magennis as the former wicket-keeper turned opening bat.
As luck would have it, I've got a meeting in Canterbury tomorrow and being a Middlesex man, I shall be sneaking along for the day/night Championship game.
It will be my first visit to Canterbury since two in quick succession in 1985 (one as a player and the other to see Charlton v Lords Taverners! Alan Curbishley had Mike Denness caught at slip by Derek Ufton, Lennie Lawrence kept wicket and Mark Aizlewood bowled leg-breaks).
I played at The St Lawrence Ground Canterbury in 1985 too, on Live Aid day in fact. We played The Mote as it was Maidstone Cricket Week and Kent were at Mote Park. Boiling hot day.
Was Paul Farbrace playing for Mote?
No this was Kent League 2nd XI's. I did play against him in 1988 when I played for the 1's away at St Lawrence & Highland Court.
He is a real talent. But unfortunately in a bad fun of form. He will come good and when he does he is superb. I just hope his bad form continue 's on the 6th of July. Night all
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You lot were always going to win today.
I can't believe how nervous some of you were getting.
Well done btw.
The wicket of Bell was probably the crucial one, if he had stayed in he could easily have farmed the strike
Well done super Kent!
Well done Kent. Big win that.
Now over to the Takeover thread to completely knock every ounce of joy out of me
Both Henry and Stevens rested for this match. I know we've got a final on Saturday, but can we get 20 wickets without them?
Podmore contributed at Tunbridge Wells though.
It will be my first visit to Canterbury since two in quick succession in 1985 (one as a player and the other to see Charlton v Lords Taverners! Alan Curbishley had Mike Denness caught at slip by Derek Ufton, Lennie Lawrence kept wicket and Mark Aizlewood bowled leg-breaks).
Billings plays as a specialist batsman...
That's a weak looking bowling attack, Claydon (for all his faults) being injured doesn't help.
DBD, Dickson, Kuhn, Denly, Crawley, Billings (c), Rouse (wk), Podmore, Stewart, Haggett, Thomas.
Hopefully he takes that form in to this game.
Billings' run sadly continues with just 17.
But unfortunately in a bad fun of form.
He will come good and when he does he is superb.
I just hope his bad form continue 's on the 6th of July.
Night all