Durham Match Thread 2018

[Durhamfootman]

so it is going to rain after all?

[captaincolly]

so it is going to rain after all?

[captaincolly]

Interesting - there was a toss , we won and chose to field. Steel and McCarthy in for Harte and Potts.

[captaincolly]

If the bowlers can't make hay on the first morning against this batting lineup we will know for sure it's going to be a long season. The visitors obviously wanted to bat - seems very strange.

[captaincolly]

No wickets in the first 45 minutes has the alarm bells ringing. Either they're bowling with no luck or bowling with no threat.

[captaincolly]

At least the runs have dried up in recent overs. Looking like a big blunder to let Leicestershire bat first but also understandable why we'd not want to!

[captaincolly]

Going to pop down to CLS this afternoon. Must be a glutton for punishment.

[andy]

Rushworth keeping things very tight, but no one else keeping it tight, and not threatning at all..

[Durhamfootman]

have we taken a wicket yet?

[captaincolly]

have we taken a wicket yet?

I'll give you two guesses.

[captaincolly]

Hold the front page - they've got a wicket! 146-1. Horton out to Rimmington c Steel for 75.

[captaincolly]

165-2. Carberry lbw to McCarthy for 73.
There'll probably be a clatter of wickets and a few overs left for us to bat - and if that happens I think the script is already written for Markram!

[Durhamfootman]

have we taken a wicket yet?

I'll give you two guesses.

ooh... two wickets?

2 wickets indeed. Brakes seem to be on a little. All about building pressure now, I suppose

[captaincolly]

have we taken a wicket yet?

I'll give you two guesses.

ooh... two wickets?

2 wickets indeed. Brakes seem to be on a little. All about building pressure now, I suppose

Yes but they're not doing it. Ackerman was on 0 for what seemed like a long time but has raced to 17 now.
There's nothing to suggest the decision to bowl was anything other than s blunder but I think there's some assistance in the pitch if they'd just bowl consistent lines and lengths.

[Durhamfootman]

Ackerman and Cosgrove... here comes the double hundred stand

perhaps the decision to bowl was just to find out what it feels like to bowl first at the riverside