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Fantastic turnaround for Notts yesterday. Suggests a mercurial season ahead…
Very nostalgic... Funny that Robin Smith at least made his debut that test. I gather Atherton's son is now playing county cricket. Another FEC?It was indeed 1988, with 28 players and 4 captains used across 6 tests
The squad if you can call it that
Opening batsmen: Gooch (captain last 2 matches and the only one who played all 6 tests), Broad, Curtis, Moxon, Robinson
Batsmen: Gatting (captain 1st Test), Gower, Lamb, Smith - so far so good - Athey, Bailey, Barnett, Maynard
All rounders - not quite so good - Capel, Pringle (5 matches), Cowdrey (1 match, captain)
Fast bowlers - Dilley. Foster, Lawrence, Newport, Small, Jarvis, DeFreitas
Spinners Emburey (4 matches, 2 as captain), Childs
Wicket keeprs: Downton, Richards, Russell
Another FEC?
Joshua De Caires, the son of former England captain Michael Atherton, signed a three-year deal with Middlesex in 2020 and made a Championship debut for them in July 2021. After making a pre-season hundred against Yorkshire for Leeds-Bradford UCCE in early 2021, he was asked by the BBC about comparisons with his dad, and said: "From what I have seen he just blocks the crap out of it, which is pretty similar to me."
The Old Trafford test of that series featured my 1st day watching test cricket in the flesh. It was grim. Between the showers, WI lower middle order put on a hundred or so for the loss of one wicket. Which I missed.Very nostalgic... Funny that Robin Smith at least made his debut that test. I gather Atherton's son is now playing county cricket. Another FEC?
Hampshire’s reign at the top looking short-lived. Do you get bonus points for making the opposition bat again?
Excellent piece of captaincy from Vince to insert Surrey and bowl them out for 460 odd.I'd been keenly awaiting , over the last couple of days, any comment from the vocal Hampshire supporters, until J Root intervened but holding off has only supported that decision. And J Vince for England Captain...................................... .
Lancie doing ok against Kent despite the ECB not allowing participation of Jimmie and Mahmood.
Excellent piece of captaincy from Vince to insert Surrey and bowl them out for 460 odd.