Cricket Thread

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SPR Jul 2023 6:45pm, 20 Jul 2023 41,803 posts	0 SPR If England bat till lunch with with the real batters still in, the lead could be around 250.
jda Jul 2023 6:50pm, 20 Jul 2023 15,143 posts	0 jda And you’d normally say that was game over, weather aside. Even a 150 lead is a lot.
PeterWard5 Jul 2023 6:50pm, 20 Jul 2023 1,965 posts	0 PeterWard5 Who says test cricket is boring (County champs has been excellent the last two seasons ).
GregP Jul 2023 8:32pm, 20 Jul 2023 146,946 posts	0 GregP I don't think I ever said test cricket was boring, my objection is that it diverts attention away from the more important matches.
5km_is_plenty Jul 2023 8:43pm, 20 Jul 2023 71 posts	0 5km_is_plenty In the past, Test Cricket, was definitely dull. Watching Boycs scratch around for hours barely getting into double figures was dull.
GregP Jul 2023 8:48pm, 20 Jul 2023 146,947 posts	0 GregP The county championship used to be dull too. I remember watching Boycs bat all through a (admittedly rain-interrupted) day at Chelmsford for 49.
GregP Jul 2023 8:53pm, 20 Jul 2023 146,948 posts	0 GregP [I'm guessing this was 1978, give or take a year or two - can't find a scorecard]
rf_fozzy Jul 2023 8:54pm, 20 Jul 2023 20,641 posts	0 rf_fozzy If you watched boycott bat, you are going back a loooooong loooooong long time.
GregP Jul 2023 8:57pm, 20 Jul 2023 146,949 posts	0 GregP 1978 isn't long ago. I'd been a member at Essex for years by then.
rf_fozzy Jul 2023 8:57pm, 20 Jul 2023 20,642 posts	0 rf_fozzy A looooooooong time ago.