Durham Match Thread 2018

[captaincolly]

Overcast conditions so not surprisingly there's no toss and we are batting. Davies, Coughlin , Salisbury on Championship debuts for Durham and Jones is making his FC debut - down to come in at 3 on the card so could be a baptism of fire.
I'm heading down after lunch , wonder if we'll still be batting?'

[captaincolly]

6 runs from 7 overs and 5 of them are extras.

[captaincolly]

6 runs from 7 overs and 5 of them are extras.

And Steel off the mark but out for 1 moments after getting treatment for an arm injury so we'll blame Nigel.

[captaincolly]

Latham and Jones gone - 23/3 on what Martin Emmerson says is a " seaming green top" Sounds like a recipe for disaster.

[captaincolly]

Latham and Jones gone - 23/3 on what Martin Emmerson says is a " seaming green top" Sounds like a recipe for disaster.

And now Smith goes. Why prepare a bowler friendly wicket with this uncontested toss rule?!

[Durhamfootman]

oh crumbs!

[Durhamfootman]

Latham and Jones gone - 23/3 on what Martin Emmerson says is a " seaming green top" Sounds like a recipe for disaster.

And now Smith goes. Why prepare a bowler friendly wicket with this uncontested toss rule?!

the weather has been pretty poor, which presumably hinders preparation.

[Durhamfootman]

oh crikey... there was even time to lose another couple before lunch

66-6

but then we shouldn't be surprised either.... after all.... Derby are a crack unit

[captaincolly]

oh crikey... there was even time to lose another couple before lunch

66-6

but then we shouldn't be surprised either.... after all.... Derby are a crack unit

And after a cloudy/humid morning the sun is coming out!

[Arthur Crabtree]

Handy pace bowling attack though.

[Durhamfootman]

96 all out

Madsen will get twice that many all on his own

[Durhamfootman]

fightback is on. 7 down lead is 35

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?

[Durhamfootman]

8 down. lead is 41

I think there might still be 10 overs left, so if we were to lift the last two quickly, there might be plenty of time to lose another couple ourselves

[Durhamfootman]

nothing to worry about... we are not letting them get away, we are just making sure we don't lose any wickets ourselves tonight

all part of WA's plan

[westoelad]

nothing to worry about... we are not letting them get away, we are just making sure we don't lose any wickets ourselves tonight

all part of WA's plan

WA aka Baldrick Lewis.
Word is Steel is out of match with arm injury. It never rains...