Durham Match Thread 2021

[Durhamfootman]

fixtures

Surrey (H)
Glamorgan (H)
Northants (A)
Gloucs (A)

[Durhamfootman]

I imagine the points are half of the points gained by each side in the two matches they played against the one other team from their group.

so each team has effectively played one match each ahead of the resumption on August 30th

[Durhamfootman]

abandoned without a ball bowled

so that's nice

[Arthur Crabtree]

I looked on the BBC cricket page to see why it was abandoned, but the whole page is literally taken up with 100 stories.

Presumably not the weather.

[westoelad]

I'm in the area- can fully understand why it was abandoned.

[Durhamfootman]

I looked on the BBC cricket page to see why it was abandoned, but the whole page is literally taken up with 100 stories.

there were 14 main stories there yesterday. 11 of them were about the Silly

[Durhamfootman]

I'm in the area- can fully understand why it was abandoned.

oh, you were hoping to go to the game, I think

typical!

[captaincolly]

Middlesex haven't batted well this season so may fall apart in pursuit of 289 but it's a small ground and depleted bowling attack so I think we're a fair bit below par. 125/1 at one stage. Good effort down the order by Doneathy but I wonder if that's another sign of good batting conditions. Probably need Rushworth to make early inroads again.
Runs for Borthwick, I wonder how his bowling will go?

[Arthur Crabtree]

Looks a handy score.

[captaincolly]

Looks a handy score.

Yes, not as good as it should have been after the start but better than it looked like being after the mid-innings wobble.

Rain delay!

[Arthur Crabtree]

53-3. Can't go wrong.

[Durhamfootman]

approaching the hundred partnership

[Arthur Crabtree]

One brings two.

[captaincolly]

Been out. Restart any minute now.

[Arthur Crabtree]

DL doing Durham a favour!