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Cricket => Essex Second XI => Topic started by: JasonP on August 13, 2018, 02:07:50 PM
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http://live.nvplay.com/ecb/#s13b34d7f-5c57-4971-ba28-04bf6f5700b7
He got 96.
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Meaker and Dunn are playing for Slurry. The forgotten men and probably surplus to requirements as they've signed Plunkett. Meaker could be worth a punt.
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Meaker and Dunn are playing for Slurry. The forgotten men and probably surplus to requirements as they've signed Plunkett. Meaker could be worth a punt.
Meaker has been playing a lot of second xi cricket for years. I'm surprised he hasn't left in the past. The rumour is that Pillans is going to Yorkshire so it will be pretty much a straight swap for Plunkett. It's probable that Surrey won't see much of Plunkett or Sam Curran so they do need a lot of seamers.
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Meaker and Dunn are playing for Slurry. The forgotten men and probably surplus to requirements as they've signed Plunkett. Meaker could be worth a punt.
Meaker has been playing a lot of second xi cricket for years. I'm surprised he hasn't left in the past. The rumour is that Pillans is going to Yorkshire so it will be pretty much a straight swap for Plunkett. It's probable that Surrey won't see much of Plunkett or Sam Curran so they do need a lot of seamers.
Agreed, such is the situation with Centrally Contracted players - once upon a time the best bowlers would probably be around for a good half of the season. Nowadays they are only really 'guesting' so there's a reasonable deal playing as a peripheral first teamer for a bigger team.
Mistress Meaker probably understands this and is comfortable being perhaps better paid than taking a step down, financially, to another club. We tend to have a more romantic view of playing cricket professionally.
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We'll see. I predict Meaker will be on his bike at the end of the season.
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I think Meaker is quality. real pace and moves it both ways. if he's even slightly available, we should get in there.
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I'd second that re Meaker, a new challenge might be in his best interests, we wouldn't be able to match what Surrey pay but I think he would love to play regularly for a change, he is also no mean batsman.
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Meaker is contracted to Surrey until 2020 and is a terrible white ball bowler. You're looking at red ball only. He averages 16 with the bat in first class cricket and would add to an already pretty weak tail. He's 5 years older than Porter and has only taken 29 more first class wickets than him.
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http://live.nvplay.com/ecb/#s13b34d7f-5c57-4971-ba28-04bf6f5700b7
He got 96.
Century in the 2nd innings aswell. Lets hope he can have a good end to the CC season.
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Meaker is contracted to Surrey until 2020 and is a terrible white ball bowler. You're looking at red ball only. He averages 16 with the bat in first class cricket and would add to an already pretty weak tail. He's 5 years older than Porter and has only taken 29 more first class wickets than him.
Could've said similar things about Masters before he joined us, except with a lower batting average. He's been bowling on a road, Chelmsford might suit him better?
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Meaker is contracted to Surrey until 2020 and is a terrible white ball bowler. You're looking at red ball only. He averages 16 with the bat in first class cricket and would add to an already pretty weak tail. He's 5 years older than Porter and has only taken 29 more first class wickets than him.
Could've said similar things about Masters before he joined us, except with a lower batting average. He's been bowling on a road, Chelmsford might suit him better?
If they continue having the CC matches in April/May and late August/September then he's not the type of bowler you'd want. Its the Masters/Porters/Sam Cook types of bowlers that take wickets in those conditions rather than Meaker.
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Meaker is contracted to Surrey until 2020 and is a terrible white ball bowler. You're looking at red ball only. He averages 16 with the bat in first class cricket and would add to an already pretty weak tail. He's 5 years older than Porter and has only taken 29 more first class wickets than him.
Could've said similar things about Masters before he joined us, except with a lower batting average. He's been bowling on a road, Chelmsford might suit him better?
masters had come off the back of a fantastic season and a decent one before that, as a first choice player. how is that comparable to meaker?!
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I still think that if Meaker had played more regularly for Surrey his career figures would be much better (they would probably not wish to lose him either). I know that's stating the obvious but he is a better cricketer than his stats suggest imo. In the likelihood of Porter getting regular games/call ups for England we will need a decent replacement for him within a couple of years, maybe even sooner.
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When did Wesley morph into Meaker? Having said that not a bad bowler but a bit injury prone as so many are sadly.
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When did Wesley morph into Meaker? Having said that not a bad bowler but a bit injury prone as so many are sadly.
Wesley who? Gadzooks!
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When did Wesley morph into Meaker? Having said that not a bad bowler but a bit injury prone as so many are sadly.
sorry mate, fair point. Well played Tom, big ton in the 2nd inns.