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Sep 2019
5:13pm, 26 Sep 2019
115,173 posts
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GregP
38-1. Here we go
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Sep 2019
5:25pm, 26 Sep 2019
115,174 posts
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GregP
EEEEEEEEEEEEAGLES!!!!!!!!
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Sep 2019
5:26pm, 26 Sep 2019
29,209 posts
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♪♫ Egnys ♪♫
Played, chaps!
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Sep 2019
5:26pm, 26 Sep 2019
19,660 posts
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TRO Saracen
Philadelphia a step closer to the Super Bowl?
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Sep 2019
5:39pm, 26 Sep 2019
10,335 posts
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NDWDave
They are playing the packers tonight.
Fly eagles fly, on their way to victory
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Sep 2019
5:42pm, 26 Sep 2019
2,526 posts
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ThorntonRunner
Congratulations Essex
And ECB - please take a look at 9 drawn games ruined by weather on what should have been the climax of the season when planning next year's timetable - end of September... (ok - I accept that it was still exciting for one or two of our number  )
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Sep 2019
7:50pm, 26 Sep 2019
1,410 posts
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bonners
Hmm, 65 posts since this morning, wonder how many are Greg's? 😁
Congratulations to Essex. All over then, what a fabulous summer of cricket, loved w.
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Sep 2019
7:53pm, 26 Sep 2019
2,703 posts
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FenlandRunner
Congratulations Essex on the double.
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Sep 2019
6:55am, 27 Sep 2019
115,182 posts
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GregP
Just lovely from Cricinfo:
In years to come, some may look at the scorecard and wonder why Essex, with just 18 more required, were so happy to shake hands on the draw. They had nine wickets in hand, after all, and the best part of 10 minutes remaining. But we had seen how quickly wickets could fall on this surface and, as an endearingly nervous Cook put it: "You don't play on a wicket like that and expect to cruise through. When Somerset offered to shake hands on a draw I was more than happy."
It felt like the right thing to do, too. Essex's primary objective had been achieved and Somerset, for their fight and bravery, didn't especially deserve to lose. And it afforded Marcus Trescothick, on the pitch for the final moments as a substitute fielder, the chance to lead both sides from the field through a guard of honour. To see how much victory meant to the likes of Cook and Simon Harmer - or, indeed, to see the extent of Jack Leach's disappointment - was to be reassured of the importance of the Championship to modern players. Both sides emerged with credit from this final day. So, too, did county cricket.
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Sep 2019
11:17am, 27 Sep 2019
57,158 posts
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swittle
Chef leads his brigade in creating a delectable dessert fit for one of cricket's most resolute battlers.
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