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Why is Middlesex CCC so shit ?

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sachin says Indian players will get training in Middlesex Academy | सचिन बोले

sachin says Indian players will get training in Middlesex Academy | सचिन बोले

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Now children can learn cricket from Sachin Tendulkar

Now children can learn cricket from Sachin Tendulkar

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Ed Joyce bids Adieu to International Cricket

Cricket Ireland’s long serving veteran, Ed Joyce, has announced his retirement from International cricket with immediate effect from 24th May 2018.

Joyce, however will be very much be a part of Irish cricket system as a batting coach in the Irish performance system. He will also oversee leadership development in the system.

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Somerset dominate as Middlesex’s batsman fold

Somerset 449 (Chawla 112, Patel 4-89) Middlesex 106 (Chawla 3-8, Meschede 3-25) & 52-2

Middlesex are on course for a heavy defeat at Lord’s after their worst day of the season.

A Chawla six off the bowling of Ravi Patel found the hospitality boxes of the short Mound Stand boundary and he brought up his century with a similar shot. The pair comfortably survived until lunch as they approached their century partnership. However, it wasn’t to be as they fell one short of that landmark as Chawla fell to Patel when he was caught by Ollie Rayner at mid-off in the first over after the break. Jamie Overton, recently named in England’s one day squad, hit a quick 18 which included a six as he helped Thomas reach his fifty. He was the last man out as Patel claimed his fourth wicket with Thomas finishing unbeaten on 54.

Somerset then made the seemingly mundane pitch look like a seamer’s paradise, although they were helped by some dreadful batting. Returning captain Chris Rodgers suffered a major Ashes hangover as he was dismissed twice in the day. The first came as he edged a wide ball from Overton to Nick Compton at third slip. Joe Denly, struggling for form in the championship all season, had already been dropped by Craig Kieswetter before he clipped Lewis Gregory to Craig Meschede at square leg. Meschede then claimed two wickets with his first two balls as Sam Robson was caught behind before Neil Dexter was bowled.  John Simpson was next to go as Compton took another comfortable slip catch and after numerous play and misses Dawid Malan finally edged behind to Meschede. Alfonso Thomas then trapped Gareth Berg lbw before Ollie Rayner and James Harris provided some resistance with a partnership of 49. Chawla was brought into the attack to clean up the tail and he did exactly that by dismissing Harris, Tim Murtagh and Patel in quick succession as Middlesex were all out for 106 in just under 38 overs.

Following on, Rogers was out lbw to Gregory although it appeared that he got an inside edge. Meschede then claimed another first ball wicket as Denly edged to Marcus Trescothick at slip. Robson and Malan saw Middlesex through to 52-2 at the close but the atmosphere and body language indicates that they are in for a heavy defeat inside three days as their title hopes are all but over.

Just two weeks ago Middlesex were firmly in the title shake up, but after losing to Derbyshire and an imminent defeat in this match their season is in danger of tailing off badly. An interesting fact is that Middlesex have now been asked to follow on four times this season, all of which have been at home. Mark Ramprakash was brought back to the club as a batting coach and it has been said that he is concentrating on the mental side of things rather than technique. Based on this performance I’m not sure which needs more attention.  

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Simpson saves the day as Middlesex survive Unicorns scare

Middlesex 209-9 beat Unicorns 208-7 by 1 wicket

John Simpson saved Middlesex’s blushes as the Unicorns came within a ball of pulling off a shock win at Lord’s.

After being asked to bat the Unicorns posted a respectable 208-7 with Keith Parsons top scoring with 64 not out from 62 balls. There were also useful contributions from Garry Park (43) and Lewis Hill (31) who had his own fan club in the grandstand. Toby Roland-Jones was Middlesex’s best bowler with figures 3-38 from his eight overs. He was helped by some good fielding as Eoin Morgan and Dawid Malan held steepling catches. Paul Stirling took another when diving forward at mid-on to dismiss Michael O’Shea.

In reply Middlesex lost Dawid Malan for 8 but Stirling and Joe Denly looked comfortable as they took the score to 82-1. Enter the Unicorns spinners who dramatically turned the game on its head. In his 8 consecutive over spell impressive leg spinner Josh Poysden took the wickets of Stirling (stumped), Morgan (bowled) and Gareth Berg (lbw). He was well supported by slow left armer Luke Beaven (3-43) who removed Joe Denly for a well made 57 and Neil Dexter (4) who holed out to Park on the cover boundary. When he then trapped Roland-Jones lbw first ball Middlesex were eight down and still needed 41.  

Although the cricket was entertaining enough, a group of Unicorns fans in the Upper Compton stand were urging their team towards what was looking like a first YB40 win of the season with some amusing songs. Babybird’s ‘You’re Gorgeous’ was adapted in tribute to Poysden and Belinda Carlisle’s hit was turned into ‘Beaven is a place on earth’.

Eoin Morgan was popular with the youngsters on Middlesex's 'Kids go free' day

James Harris was the ninth wicket to fall when wicketkeeper Hill took a brilliant diving catch low to his right from the bowling of Chris Skidmore. With 23 still needed, last man Steven Finn joined Simpson at the crease in what proved to be a dramatic and nerve wracking finish. The Unicorns came close to sealing victory when Simpson started to run after a strong lbw appeal from Dominic Reed. He was sent back by Finn and just managed to recover his ground as Hill threw down the stumps. Finn also had a narrow escape at the non-striker’s end when he called for a single after driving straight to mid-off. However, Simpson held his nerve to hit the winning run from the first ball of the final over.

The result was harsh on the Unicorns and Middlesex will know they had a lucky escape. The win takes them up to second in Group C, two points behind Somerset. Probability says they need to win their remaining three matches for a chance of qualifying with only the three group winners and best second place making the semi-finals. They start with a trip to Glamorgan on Wednesday which is live on Sky Sports. Josh Poysden’s name will stick in my mind and I’ll be keeping an eye out for him in the future.

On another note, during my walk around the ground at the interval I discovered the large billboard (see photo below) displaying the ten finalists for Wisden’s Cricket Photograph of the Year 2012. It was won by Anthony Au-Yeung for his photo of Zimbabwe’s Tatenda Taibu diving to field the ball against New Zealand at Eden Park. For further details please see the following link. http://bit.ly/19cj0ze 

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Middlesex hopes hang by a thread after heavy defeat

Surrey 178-7 beat Middlesex 92 all out by 86 runs

An impressive bowling and fielding display by Surrey was far too much for Middlesex at a packed Lord’s as they moved into pole position for qualification from the tight South Group.

All of Middlesex’s wins have come from chasing so it was no surprise when Neil Dexter chose to field. After losing both openers to Gareth Berg in the third over, Kevin O’Brien (54) and Vikram Solanki led the recovery as Surrey looked set for a huge score at 103-2 after 10 overs. The Irishman, famous for his match winning innings against England at the 2011 World Cup, reached his fifty from just 22 balls as he took advantage of the short boundary to the Tavern and Mound stands. He was bowled by emerging left arm spinner Ravi Patel (3-28) two balls later, who then also dismissed Solanki (37) and Gary Wilson (4) as Surrey’s innings threatened to collapse at 116-5. Azhar Mahmood (35 from 20) helped Surrey regain the momentum before a brilliant last over from Gareth Berg (3-37), which saw two wickets and just four runs, restricted them to 178-7.

On paper Middlesex had their strongest batting line up of the competition as they were boosted by the return of Eoin Morgan after his recent broken finger. However, it didn’t matter as he and his team mates were blown away by an inform Surrey bowling attack with Chris Tremlett looking back to his best. Middlesex were soon in trouble as the tournament’s leading run scorer Dawid Malan went for a third ball duck before Tremlett claimed Joe Denly and Adam Voges in the third over. Paul Stirling (19) was Azhar Mahmood’s second wicket before Morgan was brilliantly caught by Jason Roy at backward point from the bowling of Jon Lewis. Adam Rossington soon followed as he spliced an attempted pull shot to Wilson off Jade Dernbach as the Panthers slumped to 40-6 in the seventh over. The only resistance came from Gareth Berg (33) but after he was the eighth wicket to fall Middlesex were all out for 92 in just 14 overs.

The near capacity crowd were hoping for a much closer match, but the loss sees Middlesex slip to fourth as their net run rate also took a huge hit. They must now beat Hampshire next Wednesday and for other results to go their way to stand any chance of qualifying. Surrey will complete their fixtures against Kent tomorrow before travelling to Essex on Wednesday. The South Group promises to be a tense finale.

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Middlesex v Hampshire, South Group Flt20 - Sunday 14th July

Hampshire Royals 164-3 (15.1 overs) beat Middlesex Panthers 162-5 (20 overs)

Hampshire look a good bet to retain their T20 title after a dominating batting performance saw them beat Middlesex by 7 wickets with nearly five overs to spare at Richmond.

After restricting Middlesex to a below par 162-5, Hampshire openers James Vince and Michael Carberry racked up 83 runs from the six powerplay overs – and that was after the first over went for just five. Carberry smashed Kyle Mills’ second over for 24 before Vince hit Gurjit Sandhu for five consecutive fours. Just as it was beginning to look like the pair were going to pass the target on their own, Carberry was the victim of an unfortunate run out. Spinner Ravi Patel’s slight deflection from Vince’s drive meant he was run out for an impressive 43 from just 16 balls. Carberry has been on the fringes of England’s one day team and on this evidence deserves serious consideration for a run in the side. He may also be an option for The Ashes if Joe Root needs to move down the order and the selectors still don’t fancy Nick Compton.

Jimmy Adams joined Vince and a partnership of 70 took the Royals to within a boundary of victory before they were both dismissed by Sandhu. Vince was caught by Paul Stirling at mid-on for 84 from 49 balls before Adams was caught behind two balls later. It was left to Sean Ervine to hit the winning runs from the first ball of the sixteenth over.

Earlier, after Hampshire had chosen to field, Dawid Malan continued his recent strong form in the competition with 77 as he was caught off the last ball of his side’s innings. However, Middlesex’s slow start meant they were 20-30 runs short of posting a competitive score given the pitch and outfield conditions. Adam Voges (28 from 17) and Adam Rossington (26 from 16) helped quicken the run rate as Middlesex scored 100 from their second 10 overs. Despite this, the feeling was that Hampshire were favourites, although few anticipated they would reach their target with such ease. Dimitri Mascarenhas bowled his four overs upfront and produced typically miserly figures of 1-19. Vince also chipped in with a useful 1-5 from his two overs.  

Hampshire's dominance was too much for some Middlesex supporters

The win takes the undefeated reigning champions to the top of the Southern group with games in hand on all of their challengers bar Surrey, who face a crucial match against an unpredictable Essex at The Oval tomorrow. From being top of the group before this match Middlesex probably now need to win at least two of their remaining three matches to qualify, starting with Sussex at Hove on Tuesday. The match starts at 7.10pm and is live on Sky Sports 2. They will be hoping that Adam Rossington is fit after he suffered a painful looking hand injury shortly before Hampshire sealed their win.