Stanford Super Series?

As you may be aware the Stanford Super Series kicked off this weekend, and it got me thinking.
I've sat up and watched the games between the Stanford Superstars and Trinidad and also England and Middlesex. The thing that strikes me is the standard of cricket isn't all that high.

We're used to the crash, bang, wallop of domestic Twenty20 cricket, especially on finals day (the mascot race is a personal favourite) but the low scores seen...i don't think it's what the organisers had in mind.
Fellow blogger King Cricket seems to have formed the same opinions: "Thus far scores in the Stanford Super Series have been heading south faster than Boris Johnson after being offered chips and gravy by a whippet in a flat cap. Scores, in order, have been 146, 124, 121 and 109.
These aren’t the scores Twenty20 marketers want. They want sixes to all parts and bowlers getting humiliated." http://www.kingcricket.co.uk/low-scores-in-stanford-super-series/2008/10/27/

The fielding we've seen, well they couldn't catch a cold let alone a cricket ball. There have been numerous dropped chances in all three matches played, but you'd see better fielding watching Sunday league cricket up and down the UK.

Lets hope the action brightens up for the "richest cricket match" on Saturday. Heres hoping.

Law leaves Lancashire

It was very disapointing this week to see Stuart Law leave Lancashire. He's been a wonderful batsman since his arrival from County championship rivals Essex in 2002. In his 6 years at Old Trafford, Law has scored over 11,000 runs and consistantly scored centuries for the County in the County Championship. Since Law arrived as Lancashire's overseas player, he has taken the vice captaincy, and last season was named Captain following Mark Chilton's decision to stand down from the role.

Speaking with the official Lancashire Cricket website, Lancashire’s Chief Executive Jim Cumbes said; “Stuart has been a top class player and has served us superbly in the time he has been here, but the club is committed to giving younger members of the squad the opportunity to grow and the Cricket Committee felt the time was right for other players to take on added responsibilities." http://www.lccc.co.uk/index.php?p=news&id=2417

Taking over the captains responsibility will be bowler Glen Chapple. Chapple, currently Lancashires longest serving player, deserves the responsibility and hopefully his leadership can win Lancashire the County Championship for the 1st time since 1950.

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