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Posted: **Sat Apr 21, 2018 12:22 pm**

Looks like he and Weighell will take Durham past the follow on.

Posted: **Sat Apr 21, 2018 12:25 pm**

Arthur Crabtree wrote:Looks like he and Weighell will take Durham past the follow on.

In a way it'd be a shame. A catastrophic performance like this deserves a memorable end - innings defeat before lunch on day 2!

Posted: **Sat Apr 21, 2018 12:57 pm**

Nice little hundred lead and it's game on again.

Posted: **Sat Apr 21, 2018 1:05 pm**

Heaven, I'm in heaven,
And my heart beats so that I can hardly speak
And I seem to find the happiness I seek
with the very worst performance of the week

Posted: **Sat Apr 21, 2018 1:05 pm**

*modded* me!

Posted: **Sat Apr 21, 2018 1:06 pm**

Durhamfootman wrote:Heaven, I'm in heaven,
And my heart beats so that I can hardly speak
And I seem to find the happiness I seek
with the very worst performance of the week

Arthur Crabtree wrote:Nice little hundred lead and it's game on again.

I think the lower order are pretty handy with the bat, if only one of the top 7 could have made a half decent score in either innings.

Posted: **Sat Apr 21, 2018 1:08 pm**

two 5fers for Henry

who would have ever thought that a devastating overseas fast bowler might be the way to go when pondering which player to sign for 4 matches right at the start of the season?

Personally I'd have thought that an opening batsman was probably the way to go

Posted: **Sat Apr 21, 2018 1:08 pm**

see you next season, Mr Lewis

Posted: **Sat Apr 21, 2018 1:12 pm**

Durhamfootman wrote:I saw JJB on Look North last night and, when asked if he was hopeful for the season, he said that he was and that, on the eve of a new season with the sun shining, anyone who wasn't optimistic or looking forward to the new season was probably in the wrong job.

well, he was right on 2 counts..... he should be hopeful............ and he's probably in the wrong job

I wonder how optimistic he was half an hour into a 5 month season?

worth repeating, I think

Posted: **Sat Apr 21, 2018 1:13 pm**

Durhamfootman wrote::horse

see you next season, Mr Lewis

it's not as if the same thing happened last year to point him in the right direction, so I'm probably being excessively harsh

Posted: **Sat Apr 21, 2018 1:13 pm**

for crying out loud

Posted: **Sat Apr 21, 2018 1:16 pm**

Durhamfootman wrote:
Durhamfootman wrote:I saw JJB on Look North last night and, when asked if he was hopeful for the season, he said that he was and that, on the eve of a new season with the sun shining, anyone who wasn't optimistic or looking forward to the new season was probably in the wrong job.

well, he was right on 2 counts..... he should be hopeful............ and he's probably in the wrong job

I wonder how optimistic he was half an hour into a 5 month season?

worth repeating, I think

Look on the bright side - we've found a proper number 3 batsman , Potts.
Seriously though , apart from Steel and possibly Carse we are playing the first choice 11 ( ignoring the two at the IPL ) and yet it looks very fragile. What gave Lewis grounds for optimism is a mystery - we look as weak a squad as I can remember.

Posted: **Sat Apr 21, 2018 1:19 pm**

captaincolly wrote: What gave Lewis grounds for optimism is a mystery - we look as weak a squad as I can remember.

well... in fairness when it hasn't happened yet, anything is possible.

Hey.... we might turn out to be a white ball powerhouse this year

Posted: **Sat Apr 21, 2018 1:22 pm**

Durhamfootman wrote:
captaincolly wrote: What gave Lewis grounds for optimism is a mystery - we look as weak a squad as I can remember.

well... in fairness when it hasn't happened yet, anything is possible.

Hey.... we might turn out to be a white ball powerhouse this year

White ball cricket :scared

Posted: **Sat Apr 21, 2018 1:28 pm**

Lunch report from the Durham CCC Twitter account :

The first session really didn't go to plan
A lead of 30 with 2 wickets in hand at the break

Indeed.

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