Cricket: Natwest Pro40 2008

[kevshat]

Re: Cricket: Natwest Pro40 2008 Another set of fixtures today.

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Hampshire v Lancashire (12:45BST)	2.25	1.78	100.62 %	Details »
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Sussex v Worcestershire (12:45BST)	1.72	2.37	100.00 %	Details »

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Derbyshire v Surrey (12:45BST)	1.90	2.14	99.11 %	Details »
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Essex v Northamptonshire (12:45BST)	1.61	2.52	101.59 %	Details »
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Kent v Glamorgan (12:45BST)	1.40	3.30	101.73 %	Details »
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Yorkshire v Leicestershire (12:45BST)	1.70	2.37	100.93 %	Details »
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I was tempted with Worcestershire and Yorkshire but I'm going to go with just one today. 10pts Hampshire to beat Lancashire 6/5 Boylesports Lancashire's 1st match in this competition was washed out while Hampshire lost their 1st game at Nottinghamshire however both will be hoping they can get their 1st Pro40 win here. Hampshire should be close to full strength for this match with only Liam Dawson missing as he's on England under 19 duty. John Crawley could get recalled but his serious lack of runs is becoming very concerning so Carberry and Lumb may well open with Ervine at 3. Mascarenhas, Tremlett and Taylor will lead the pace attack with overseas player Imran Tahir offering a leg spin option on his home debut. Lancashire will obviously be without James Anderson and Andrew Flintoff but there's no place in the squad for Dominic Cork either. Youngster Steven Cheetham may well play unless Lancashire go in with the extra batsman in which case Paul Horton would play. Lou Vincent, Mal Loye and Stuart Law are always a danger. Saj Mahmood and Glen Chapple would appear the pick of the bowlers. Hampshire came very close to beating Lancashire in the Championship last weekend. The Hawks have made the Rose Bowl a tough place to go and win in recent seasons and we've started to fight in championship cricket recently which should spill over into this. Michael Lumb is bang in form and with Tahir proving a real danger I think Hampshire can beat what is still an overrated Lancashire side.

[kevshat]

Re: Cricket: Natwest Pro40 2008 Hampshire were beaten by the rain. I'd have fancied us to chase down 211 on a slow wicket but that's life. It looks like Yorkshire are going to win too which is equally frustrating :sad. Middlesex vs Somerset is on TV tomorrow night. The match starts 30 minutes earlier than normal at 4.10pm.

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I'm going for 2 here. 10pts Middlesex to beat Somerset 11/10 Boylesports Middlesex come into their 1st match since winning the twenty20 cup needing a win to open their Pro40 account. They've only had one match which they lost to Durham. Somerset have won one and lost one so far with their win coming under lights against Durham. After no results for Hampshire and Worcestershire yesterday Middlesex come into this match bottom of a tightly congested table. Middlesex probably won't change the side which won the twenty20 final against Kent. Owais Shah is still available regardless of whether he gets an England call up before the match. Finals day hero Tyron Henderson is available for the Pro40 so he looks sure to play. The only possible dilemma for Ed Joyce would be whether to play Dirk Nannes or Steven Finn. Andrew Strauss isn't available for this match. Somerset probably won't make any changes to their batting lineup, a batting lineup which over recent weeks has started to click to how it should do. Bowling wise though they are still crap. 2 weeks ago Durham's 10th wicket put on over 80 which goes to show how weak Somerset are with the ball. Andrew Caddick could come in and strengthen them here but as a unit they always concede too many. Middlesex have an excellent bowling attack and with the likes of Joyce, Shah, Morgan and Malan they have more than enough batting power to get stuck into the Somerset bowling. Hopefully they'll have got the joys of winning the twenty20 out of them even though they'll be doing a lap of honour with the trophy during the interval here, and if they play how they can I expect them to win this. The slightly earlier start should mean batting 2nd isn't as bad as usual so I'll take the Crusaders to win here. 5pts ew Z.de Bruyn Top Somerset Batsman 6/1 Boylesports (1/4 1,2,3) Zander de Bruyn comes into this match in fine form. He hit an excellent and much needed for his team, 70 in Somerset's 1st Pro40 match against Sussex and has scored well in the Championship either side of that. Good half centuries against Kent and Sussex again shows us that the South African is in pretty decent nick with the bat. One danger for us backing de Bruyn is against Durham because Somerset batted so well de Bruyn was dropped right down the order but he batted at 5 against Sussex so if Somerset are 3 down inside 25 overs then I expect him to bat 5. He's the form horse after Trescothick but with Murtagh and Henderson bowling so well early doors I'll take de Bruyn to come in after they've finished and make the top 3 at a decent ew price.

[Matt]

Re: Cricket: Natwest Pro40 2008 Yorkshire: 303-4 ( 40.0 overs ) Leicestershire: 302-7 ( 40.0 overs ) Yorkshire beat Leicestershire by 1 run That is gutting, what an effort from Du Preez :(

[TheRat]

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Yorkshire: 303-4 ( 40.0 overs ) Leicestershire: 302-7 ( 40.0 overs ) Yorkshire beat Leicestershire by 1 run That is gutting, what an effort from Du Preez :(

Jesus Bet that was some game:loon

[Matt]

Re: Cricket: Natwest Pro40 2008 Just had a text from my mate Kev and we needed 6 off the last ball and Du Preez hit a one bounce 4 that was a foot inside the rope.....:(

[kevshat]

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Just had a text from my mate Kev and we needed 6 off the last ball and Du Preez hit a one bounce 4 that was a foot inside the rope.....:(

Ouch. Your lot have suddenly started batting properly again mate - has someone seen our posts in here from the other night?!

[Matt]

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Ouch. Your lot have suddenly started batting properly again mate - has someone seen our posts in here from the other night?!

Appears so :lol sending Tom New to Derby seems to have helped as well...:rollin Funny thing is we only played 5 Batsman in the team today and have produced our best one day score for years.:unsure It's a funny old game....

[TheRat]

Re: Cricket: Natwest Pro40 2008 Jeez :eek Worcester game was in the balance. Started well but lost wickets at regular intervals. Maybe not enough but they were 2 down and with our bowling attack we were in with a good shout

[whycantistayawayfromdogs]

Re: Cricket: Natwest Pro40 2008 my sister would have caught that, well done joyce, youve just cost your team their chance of winning the game right there.

[whycantistayawayfromdogs]

Re: Cricket: Natwest Pro40 2008 jumped the gun there a bit i suppose, this game is quite well balanced now.

[kevshat]

Re: Cricket: Natwest Pro40 2008 That game was over as soon as Middlesex went past 200. I can't stress enough the value of batting 1st in these day night matches. It's worth 3 wickets straight away. It's a massive advantage especially in these grounds where there aren't permanent lights. Middlesex won easily which brought the bet in and gives the outright some momentum and de Bruyn was 2nd although but for a silly shot had every chance of top scoring. +13.50 on the day though which puts me up to +67.84pts overall now.

[kevshat]

Re: Cricket: Natwest Pro40 2008 Essex vs Surrey is the TV game on Tuesday. Not sure how much play there will be but hopefully the rain stays away so we get a game in.

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I'll go with 3. Not playing the match because Essex are too short and I don't rate Surrey at all but with the day night effect I don't want to take Essex at 4/7. I was tempted by Spriegel top bat at 40/1 but I think Napier is the better value now we're back at fortress Chelmsford. 10pts Essex Highest 1st 15 Overs 5/6 Totesport Even without Bopara I still expect Essex to lead after 15 overs here. All the absence of Bopara will mean is that Graham Napier is almost certain to bat at number 3. Mark Pettini returns to the lineup here and will open the innings while Napier and Masters have been watertight with the ball at Chelmsford all season. Surrey will open with James Benning who can put a spanner in the works if he gets going but as I've said on plenty of occasions Dernbach and Collins, opening up for Surrey continue to go round the park. Napier has feasted on poor seam bowling this summer and he'll be fed bucket loads of it from Surrey and that's enough for me to take Essex to lead after 15 overs. 10pts Over 6.5 6's 5/6 Skybet Both these sides have big hitters in their ranks and on what is usually a good wicket at Chelmsford, even if it's conducive to spin, I exepct plenty of big hits here. In the last Pro40 match here which Yorkshire never looked like getting a decent score, there were still 6 maximums hit and Napier only hit one that night. If Napier gets going he could hit these on his own but there's enough hitters in the match to ensure we get 7 6's I think. 5pts ew G.Napier Top Essex Batsman 11/2 Coral (1/5 1,2,3) Graham Napier is having the summer of his life. It's a mystery really that he's not in the one day squad but I guess he has to prove he can do it away from Chelmsford first. No such worries here though because this match is at Chelmsford, the scene of Napier's 152 against Sussex and his innings against Yorkshire in both the FP Trophy and Pro40 and Northants in the twenty20. He's hitting the ball as clean as ever and he may well keep getting fed length from Surrey's bowler so many a delivery could end up in the river chelmer. There's no Bopara or Cook to worry about here so if Napier gets going, with the speed he scores at, he could well top score. 30-40 mins of Napier in full swing will see him top score but at 11/2 he's a decent ew price to make the top 3 which by batting at 3 he'd have every chance of doing.

[Mr Intensity]

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That game was over as soon as Middlesex went past 200. I can't stress enough the value of batting 1st in these day night matches. It's worth 3 wickets straight away. It's a massive advantage especially in these grounds where there aren't permanent lights.

I remember you telling me this must have been 2 years ago on MSN. Hope you're cleaning up in running, another run chase in a hell of a lot of trouble:cow:cow

[kevshat]

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I remember you telling me this must have been 2 years ago on MSN. Hope you're cleaning up in running' date=' another run chase in a hell of a lot of trouble:cow:cow[/quote'] This is gonna be the 6th day night match on the trot won by the side batting 1st. :beer.

[kevshat]

Re: Cricket: Natwest Pro40 2008 A 1.67pt loss for the day. There was just about enough overs for Essex to win the 15 overs bet but Napier came nowhere thanks to a stunning catch from Walters. The 6's bet was thankfully void because there isn't going to be enough overs. Essex are going to win which helps the outright so an good enough night overall. Back to +66.17pts now.

[kevshat]

Re: Cricket: Natwest Pro40 2008 Warwickshire vs Northants tomorrow. It's also live on TV.

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2 for me. 10pts Northants to beat Warwickshire 6/5 Blue Square Northants come into this match needing a win having lost their 1st two matches, and it must be said they've lost them heavily too. Warwickshire have a win and a loss from 2 matches with their win coming last time out against Leicestershire. Warwickshire will welcome Ian Westwood back into their side after he's been out for a while with injury. Chris Woakes also returns for the home side after being away with England under 19's. Chris Martin isn't in the squad for this game though. Darren Maddy continues his comeback. Neil Carter will open the innings with Jon Trott. With the ball, Jimmy Anyon will open with Woakes while spin duo Botha and Salisbury could be hard to get away. Northants seem to have a few problems in their top order in recent games but hopefully the TV cameras will sort them out. Niall O'Brien returns from Ireland duty and will open the innings. David Sales and Lance Klusener are in decent touch with the bat. Andrew Hall, Johann Louw and Johannes van der Wath will form a seam trio with Boje and Jason Brown likely to be the spin twins for the Steelbacks. Northants aren't suddenly a bad one day side overnight. They still have all the depth required to go well in this format of the game. Warwickshire are going well but Northants shouldn't be 6/5, especially with the day night factor taken into consideration too. The lights at Edgbaston will be a big factor because with the depth of the stands as they are, the lights can't be erected too close to the outfield so the light won't be great. Northants have enough quality in their ranks to win this though and I'll take them at odds against. 5pts ew L.Klusener Top Northamptonshire Batsman 7/1 Boylesports (1/4 1,2,3) Lance Klusener is one of the form men in this Northants batting lineup at the minute. He top scored against Essex on Sunday albeit with only 20. Zulu has half centuries in all 5 County Championship matches since the twenty20 break with a highlight being a 135 against Derbyshire last week. Klusener can play both sorts of innings, he can knock it around if Northants lose a few early and he can come in and give it a biff too if that's what is required. There's still very few cleaner hitters of a cricket ball than Klusener and at 7/1 he looks a very good ew bet with the form he's in.

[Charlie Wong]

Re: Cricket: Natwest Pro40 2008 Really fancy Warwickshire to beat Northants, with the form they've been in recently @ 1.73, will keep an eye on the weather though as rain will be around. The way Warcs are batting is enough to take the game away from anyone,they absolutely destroyed Leicestershire, Carter has been in superb form in the pro40, with the ball Botha has bowled really well.Northants have lost both of their games so far and will find this a tough game.

[kevshat]

Re: Cricket: Natwest Pro40 2008 Another win for the side batting 1st. Unfortunately that wasn't Northants. They got close but not close enough. -20 for the night and back to +46.17pts.

[play2win]

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Another win for the side batting 1st. Unfortunately that wasn't Northants. They got close but not close enough. -20 for the night and back to +46.17pts.

hows is it -20 ? ew means 2 bets of 5 points for top batsmen and a place ??

[whycantistayawayfromdogs]

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hows is it -20 ? ew means 2 bets of 5 points for top batsmen and a place ??

10 + 5x2 = 20 :\

[Charlie Wong]

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Really fancy Warwickshire to beat Northants' date= with the form they've been in recently @ 1.73, will keep an eye on the weather though as rain will be around. The way Warcs are batting is enough to take the game away from anyone,they absolutely destroyed Leicestershire, Carter has been in superb form in the pro40, with the ball Botha has bowled really well.Northants have lost both of their games so far and will find this a tough game.

phew:ok

[kevshat]

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5 matches tomorrow but I've looked at the weather for all 5 and I can't see any not being rain affected and with the rain we had today there might not be any play at all. I'll give this round a miss because I've had more than my fair share of rain affected matches going against me. I'll be back on Tuesday when Pro40 is back on TV.

[mdivenuto]

Re: Cricket: Natwest Pro40 2008 Usual lottery under lights which makes Leics a tempter at 9/4. However I am putting all my eggs in one basket with a top bat Du Preez Top Leics bat, each way (1/5 1.2.3) 14/1 at Coral Only be batting at 6, but got 49 last time out, and a hundred that nearly stole the game at Headingley so must be over-priced here. it's nearly double your money if he places, and jackpot time if he comes up trumps. Hopefully Leics bat second and lose 4 early wickets to the swinging ball

[Matt]

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Usual lottery under lights which makes Leics a tempter at 9/4. However I am putting all my eggs in one basket with a top bat Du Preez Top Leics bat, each way (1/5 1.2.3) 14/1 at Coral Only be batting at 6, but got 49 last time out, and a hundred that nearly stole the game at Headingley so must be over-priced here. it's nearly double your money if he places, and jackpot time if he comes up trumps. Hopefully Leics bat second and lose 4 early wickets to the swinging ball

Thats a great bet, Dill is fire with the bat at the minute and they might even be batting him at 5 tomorrow. :eek No one is really making runs in our squad at the minute apart from him and Du Toit. Can't see us winning tomorrow either, I dread to think how many Kent could run up on our bowling attack. :\

[kevshat]

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Usual lottery under lights which makes Leics a tempter at 9/4. However I am putting all my eggs in one basket with a top bat Du Preez Top Leics bat, each way (1/5 1.2.3) 14/1 at Coral Only be batting at 6, but got 49 last time out, and a hundred that nearly stole the game at Headingley so must be over-priced here. it's nearly double your money if he places, and jackpot time if he comes up trumps. Hopefully Leics bat second and lose 4 early wickets to the swinging ball

I completely agree mate. He's likely to be my each way bet. I'll do my bets tomorrow when the team news is out because both had a few injuries in the last week.

[kevshat]

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Should be a high scoring match tonight assuming the weather hasn't made conditions too tough. I'm going with 2. 10pts Leicestershire to beat Kent 9/4 Boylesports Leicestershire come into this match against unbeaten Kent with only a tie to show from their 4 matches. That tie was against leaders Essex though which shows they are capable of competing against the top sides. Kent have played and won 2 and are a really good side but they could just have one eye on Saturday's FP Trophy final. Kent have an injury concern over Yasir Arafat who missed last weeks controversial Championship match. Darren Stevens is fit to play against his old club. Rob Key and Joe Denly will open before leaving to go and play for the England Lions. Martin van Jaarsveld will be a key part of the batting lineup too. Ryan McLaren and Azhar Mahmood will be key with the ball as will Tredwell if it turns. Leicestershire will again be without HD Ackerman which means Jacques du Toit and Matthew Boyce will open. Paul Nixon, against his old club and Jim Allenby will be key with the bat while Boeta Dippenaar has been really disappointing this season. Dillon Du Preez and Garnett Kruger will take the new ball with Claude Henderson and Allenby being the go to bowlers for Nixon. Leicestershire have lost 3 matches but two of those have been last ball defeats and they've had a tie too so they're not too far away. They've struggled with the ball but if they can bat 1st then the conditions will give them an automatic boost with the ball and at 9/4 I'm happy to take Leicestershire in the hope they can edge over the line at last. 5pts ew D.du Preez Top Leicestershire Batsman 14/1 Coral (1/5 1,2,3) Dillon du Preez came over here with a big hitting reputation and in the last few weeks he's really started to show it. He's one of the cleanest hitters in the county game at the minute. He comes into this match in top form too. He made 49 off just 23 balls against Glamorgan on Sunday in an innings which included six 6's and that came not long after he hit a blistering unbeaten 107 from just 65 balls against Yorkshire in an innings which including seven 6's. With no HD Ackerman, Leicester have a shortage of guys who can bat for real long periods which means when du Preez comes in at 6 the top score shouldn't be out of his reach. 14/1 is a big price on a guy in such good form and well worth an ew bet.

[Matt]

Re: Cricket: Natwest Pro40 2008 Hope you are right mate but I really fear for us tonight. Gonna need a couple of big performances to win this. If fatty Rowe plays our bowling could get murdered by these guys. edit: We do have a chance it appears, no Rowe and Malik and Du Preez to open the bowling. :clap

[kevshat]

Re: Cricket: Natwest Pro40 2008 With the wind the way it is, tonight could be a good night for actually batting 2nd :hope

[play2win]

Re: Cricket: Natwest Pro40 2008 leics good enough to get this kev ?

[mdivenuto]

Re: Cricket: Natwest Pro40 2008 I can't decide if the wind or Richard Illingworths twitchy finger is the most annoying feature of tonights game. What a shambles