Durham Match Thread 2019

[Arthur Crabtree]

Your boys could do with a wicket.

[captaincolly]

Your boys could do with a wicket.

Yep. On my way down. New ball must have been taken and, needless to say, it needs to do the trick...and fairly quickly!

[Arthur Crabtree]

That's the problem with not having a proper spinner.

Even if sometimes you have to carry him.

[captaincolly]

That's the problem with not having a proper spinner.

Even if sometimes you have to carry him.

Yep. Day 4 pitch and good weather. Should be ideal for spin bowling but Trevaskis seems to be a batsman who bowls.
Still some time and runs to play with but at the very least I think we need two wickets in the first hour after lunch.

[captaincolly]

Rushy has been pretty anonymous in this match but he's not usually kept quiet for that long so hopefully he can spring into life soon.
Suppose in a funny way the pressure might grow on Leicestershire the closer they get to safety. They probably started off with no expectations so no real pressure. Now they have a game to save.

[captaincolly]

No sign of a wicket but I think they're changing the ball!

[captaincolly]

Finally Trevaskis strikes but the lead is just 51 so he needs to strike a few more times - and quickly.
57 overs left.

[captaincolly]

A bit of cloud cover and Raine strikes. Only trouble is it looks as if rain might also strike!
Deficit is 30. 44 overs left.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Looking like a lot to do. I suppose if they get Cosgrove it could end quickly.

[captaincolly]

Looking like a lot to do. I suppose if they get Cosgrove it could end quickly.

Rimmington has got a wicket and still 35 overs left but Cosgrove is still going strong. Never looked like getting out either.
Tea now so 35 overs left, 4 wickets needed and the deficit is 4.

[captaincolly]

Cosgrove nearly run out. That missed chance might be costly!

[captaincolly]

They're changing the ball again!

[Arthur Crabtree]

Great effort by Cosgrove for a CC match.

[westoelad]

O'Shaunessy has a history of making controversial decisions when standing in games involving Durham which invariably go against Durham. 1st class Umpires are very well salaried(£51k plus expenses per annum) yet there is no creditable monitoring of their performance.
Appointments are invariably sinecures for ex-players. Typifies the 'jobs for the boys" practise prevalent within FTECB.

[captaincolly]

Great effort by Cosgrove for a CC match.

Yep. The one time he gets his head down and battles had to be against us! Superb effort.
Pitch was offering very little but that was still a poor effort by Trevaskis- no real threat whatsoever despite having a last day pitch and an opposition in trouble. Carse was outstanding for most of the match but couldn't quite maintain his form until the end - although he had very little support from the other seamers. Think the limitations of this seam attack were exposed on a good pitch.