Durham Match Thread 2018

[captaincolly]

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

[captaincolly]

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.

[Durhamfootman]

thank goodness for Latham

[captaincolly]

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

[Durhamfootman]

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

[captaincolly]

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

Yep. Could be a recipe for disaster!

[Durhamfootman]

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

[captaincolly]

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

Yep. And a few FC career bests too.

[captaincolly]

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

[Durhamfootman]

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

[captaincolly]

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!

[captaincolly]

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

[Durhamfootman]

safely to the close

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

[captaincolly]

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!

[westoelad]

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.