Durham Match Thread 2018

[captaincolly]

That partnership at the end has probably taken the game away but I think we did well with that bare bones attack. They kept chipping away and there was energy in the field. Was a lot less disastrous than I feared.

[captaincolly]

Steel unable to open the batting with a bruised arm, don't know of there's a chance he'll come in later - probably not I'd guess. Jones replaced him at the top of the order and is out for a painstaking 3. Latham apparently was dropped first ball.
29/1 and still 80 behind.
It wasn't first ball drop for Latham - it was first ball of Viljoen's spell.

[captaincolly]

Steel's injury " excessive soft tissue bruising " according to a tweet from Durham. That sounds painful but at least it isn't broken.

[westoelad]

Steel unable to open the batting with a bruised arm, don't know of there's a chance he'll come in later - probably not I'd guess. Jones replaced him at the top of the order and is out for a painstaking 3. Latham apparently was dropped first ball.
29/1 and still 80 behind.
It wasn't first ball drop for Latham - it was first ball of Viljoen's spell.

I think he was off the field yesteday so rule is, I think, he can only come in after the last recognised batsman. Yes, so he can still open...

[westoelad]

Steel's injury " excessive soft tissue bruising " according to a tweet from Durham. That sounds painful but at least it isn't broken.

Wait 'til Nigel's finished!

[captaincolly]

Steel's injury " excessive soft tissue bruising " according to a tweet from Durham. That sounds painful but at least it isn't broken.

Wait 'til Nigel's finished!

Yes, should have said its not broken yet!

[Durhamfootman]

one of two things will happen now.... we'll either finish them off without conceding too much of a lead, or we'll watch them compile a century stand for either the 8th, 9th or 10th wicket

hmm....... I wonder which it will be?

it's just inevitable really......... thick end of a 60 run stand for the 9th wicket in a game with no runs in it for the best part of the day.

I guess it's our lack of anything remotely resembling a spinner that does for us.... most counties would have cleaned the tail out with spin once the ball became as flat as a fart... occasionally homegrown, but more often imported either as an overseas player or a kolpak.

Now that we have signed a spinner for the fag end of what will become a completely meaningless part of the season, what's the betting that he either gets injured quickly (something that Wor Nige will not, amazingly, be able to sort out), or turns out to be a complete pudding?

[Durhamfootman]

good news about Steel. Hopefully a nasty bruise won't won't stop him from batting if we need it.

More likely the game will be so far gone by then, that we don't risk him

and hopefully the diagnosis of bruising won't have come from Wor Nige, but from somebody who actually knows what he/she is talking about, rather than someone who just makes stuff up as he goes along

[captaincolly]

one of two things will happen now.... we'll either finish them off without conceding too much of a lead, or we'll watch them compile a century stand for either the 8th, 9th or 10th wicket

hmm....... I wonder which it will be?

it's just inevitable really......... thick end of a 60 run stand for the 9th wicket in a game with no runs in it for the best part of the day.

I guess it's our lack of anything remotely resembling a spinner that does for us.... most counties would have cleaned the tail out with spin once the ball became as flat as a fart... occasionally homegrown, but more often imported either as an overseas player or a kolpak.

Now that we have signed a spinner for the fag end of what will become a completely meaningless part of the season, what's the betting that he either gets injured quickly (something that Wor Nige will not, amazingly, be able to sort out), or turns out to be a complete pudding?

Highly likely I'd say!

good news about Steel. Hopefully a nasty bruise won't won't stop him from batting if we need it.

More likely the game will be so far gone by then, that we don't risk him

and hopefully the diagnosis of bruising won't have come from Wor Nige, but from somebody who actually knows what he/she is talking about, rather than someone who just makes stuff up as he goes along

Luckily I think it was diagnosed at the hospital after he went for a scan.

[Durhamfootman]

I think he was off the field yesteday so rule is, I think, he can only come in after the last recognised batsman. Yes, so he can still open...

very good

[captaincolly]

I think he was off the field yesteday so rule is, I think, he can only come in after the last recognised batsman. Yes, so he can still open...

very good

[Durhamfootman]

when did we sign Salisbury, btw?

[captaincolly]

when did we sign Salisbury, btw?

Last week. One month loan.

[Durhamfootman]

so we did at least recognise that we are stuffed, bowler-wise

Not sure WA would have realised, so perhaps Colly told him

[captaincolly]

so we did at least recognise that we are stuffed, bowler-wise

Not sure WA would have realised, so perhaps Colly told him

This will probably be the kiss of death but I thought he bowled pretty well yesterday.

I see Calum MacLeod is currently 94 not out from 64 balls against the number one ranked ODI side!