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What is it with all these declarations?

Posted: Sat May 12, 2012 10:00 am
by BallOil
What is it with all these declarations?
Northamptonshire 352/7d & 26/0d

Leicestershire 38/2d & 186/4 (54.0 ov)

Leicestershire require another 155 runs with 6 wickets remaining

Re: What is it with all these declarations?

Posted: Sat May 12, 2012 10:13 am
by mikesiva
Its a common thing in county cricket. They are trying to fix a result. No wonder these bookies like county cricket.
:)

Re: What is it with all these declarations?

Posted: Sat May 12, 2012 10:25 am
by DMan
It seems so Mike, I've seen some of those also forfeit their innings without scoring any runs at all. This is teaching the English players to be strategists by forcing a result to the game.