Lady Laineys expert analysis

So its ‘smiley Saturday’ (hopefully if the phone rings) and it is also nearly the start ‘proper’ of the cricket season.

So what does this season hold for my teams?

Well super besty home team of Yorkshire are gearing themselves for another cracking season .

After Gillespie the Gallant took control of the Tykes two seasons ago, they have gone from strength to strength. Following promotion at the end of the 2012 season and seeing them make T20 finals day. 2013 saw my beloved Tykes pipped at the post as County Champions, but it also saw his Royal Ryanness commit to another season ( in hope of bagging 700 wickets?) which made I, Lady Lainey give a big sigh of relief.

Worryingly pour moi though, their were rumours earlier this year that Gillespie the Gallant might jump ship and take on the England team. WHAT!!!!! Well it was all a fib, no way was he leaving my beloved Tykes!!!! He is sticking with Yorkshire and who can blame him. They are a first class winning team.

I can honest say that I am pleased to see Liam Plunkett doing well as a Tyke. He seems to have really pulled his socks up and shown a real return to form. I see this change as a result of the positive coaching he has at Yorkshire.

I am proud to be a tiara wearing  Lady of Yorkshire!!! #coyt

'The Boss!'

'The Boy'

Champions of the world and former besty home county of Durham, may have won the county championship last season but will they manage to do it again  this year? 

After hanging onto back room deadwood AGAIN  there has been  little change within the squad, after they cleared out a load of them last season ( not the right ones in my opinion!).

 Bowlers who shone for the club last season were Onions,70 wickets and Rushworth 54. Hopefully the pressure on them is not too great this season.

Stokes who was the great hope of England until his temper got the better of him, is featuring large in all reports. Lets hope he manages to refrain from any more 'hissy fits'.

Will they be champions this season???? I am going out on a limb and saying no.

'The Teetotaller'

Former besty county in the South, newly named ‘South Durham’ aka Hampshire, look as if they may fair well this season, having acquired half the Durham team ( slight exaggeration) and having the lovely Michael Carberry ( eye candy for the Dame).

I see them doing jolly well this season. I, Lady Lainey was a great supporter of Hampshire in the days when I lived in the South of Blighty. I was always well looked after at Northlands Road and The United Services Ground at Portsmouth.

Although this team are far removed from the ‘boys’ that I used to watch then, I am expecting them to make  make a huge impression this year. #promotion

Now that would make next season extra exciting!

'Now'

'Then'

And of course the start of the season sees me getting my ‘box brownie’ out, and polishing the lens in great readiness for continuing to do ‘research’ for my yet  unpublished book ‘Cricketers Posteriors’.

I am really looking forward to that.

So finally my predictions for the season

Yorkshire, County Champions

Hampshire Division 2 Champions

See it really is a 'smiley Saturday'