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150 runs in 60 overs. The festival crowd will be loving this! It surely can't be that bad a pitch.

Maybe it's a cunning plan to tire out the bowlers in the oppressive heat! We'll have to reserve judgement until we see how many they end up with.

thank goodness for Latham

Richardson out to a loose shot after a painstaking 21 and then Poynter dropped on 0.

Poynter is a man who has hardly batted in the last few weeks

Durhamfootman wrote:Poynter is a man who has hardly batted in the last few weeks

Yep. Could be a recipe for disaster!

I can imagine us playing Glamorgan instead of Gloucs and still conceding 300+ first innings

Durhamfootman wrote:I can imagine us playing Glamorgan instead of Gloucs and still conceding 300+ first innings

Yep. And a few FC career bests too.

100 for Latham. He's got 103 of the 190 runs.

do you remember when we used to be a bowling powerhouse?

Durhamfootman wrote:do you remember when we used to be a bowling powerhouse?

Yeah. Used to be surprised if we went for 200 in the first innings. Now it's a surprise if we don't go for 400!

219/5 at the close. 143 in arrears with Latham 120 not out and the new ball available in the morning.

safely to the close

gawd only knows what will happen in the morning, but I think I can guess

Durhamfootman wrote:safely to the close

gawd only knows what will happen in the morning, but I think I can guess

Yep! Think we need at least another 100. There' must be a fair chance they'll collapse in the second innings especially if Woody is fit...trouble is though there's a great chance we'll collapse in the last innings!

Only Latham looked capable of withstanding their attack and he was pure class. One of the best knocks i've seen from a Durham batsman.