Durhamfootman wrote:and there it is
amazing
95 run victory..... from nowhere
well done to Gareth Harte, because that could not have been achieved without his guts, his fight and his determination not to give his wicket away.
excellent support from Rimmer and Salisbury..... get him signed!
Don't be surprised. It's called D2. You came back from the dead against Leicester too, I believe.
There's that saying at Test level, that one bad session can cost you the match. Well in D2, it's basically one good session can win you the match. You can be rubbish for 75% of a match against half the D2 teams, and still win it.
It's why I've been calling for three divisions for a years now. Simply abolishing certain counties would be completely wrong in my book, and I would never accept that. They have loyal supporters who don't deserve to lose their county. But those sides add almost nothing to red ball cricket, certainly in relation to assisting the England team. Stick them away in another division amongst themselves, thus hopefully giving them some sort of platform to grow from, whilst also allowing the mid tier counties to play more competitive matches. Ones where you need to win more than one or two sessions, to win the match.
(Not that I mean to take any credit away from the way you turned that match around. You can only beat what's in front of you, and that's a great comeback win for you.)