Masha wrote:LM, I notice Smithfields 2 opening bowlers, Bateson and Moss bowl an un-usually high amout of overs per innings? Last match it was something like 41 out of 47, before that it was 48.5 out of 70.5. Not much bowling depth at Smithfield or do you guys put faith in these 2 lads to get the job done? Not having a dig at the Panthers, but find this unusual as most teams spread out their overs, and you find on average the strike bowlers having 12-15 overs per innings. On that note, is hodgey playing this year?
(Disclaimer: Just realised that Angle Vale do the same with Carmen and Pearce...but i guess there's no-one from them to comment on that)
To answer this accurately, round 1 Raed wasn't able to get there til 3 therefore he was unable to bowl for the remainder of the day, this left them a bowler short.
Round 2 saw us bowl 19 overs on day one and then needed 8 for under 70 on day two, they were both bowling reasonably well and stayed on, the skipper and I chatted about it last night as I saw it as a bit of an issue too, he's only in his 2nd game of captaincy, has a great cricket brain but has realized captaincy is more strategic than it appears to be.
Funny enough, one of the bowlers said to him "shall I go grab my deck chair" when he got taken off.
Yes, Hodgey is playing, he's been working every 2nd week so far this season, he was a week 2 player in round 2.
