Durham Match Thread 2018

[captaincolly]

good performnce with the ball, I find

let's hope they can match it with the bat

no Stokes bowling, I see

England pulling the strings again?

Yes. Not allowed to bowl.

[Durhamfootman]

That's unfortunate. A stand between Clark and Latham could have set the win up nicely

[Durhamfootman]

Unfortunate for Latham.... not Stokes

[Durhamfootman]

just noticed that they haven't promoted Jimmy the Weighell to 4

[captaincolly]

just noticed that they haven't promoted Jimmy the Weighell to 4

Thank God! Should be able to get these runs with singles, two's and the occasional boundary but must not let the rate required creep up to 8 or so imo. Seems very hard to time the ball. Notts really struggled to get 132.

[Durhamfootman]

are you there?

[captaincolly]

are you there?

Yes.

[Durhamfootman]

is it windy?

it's windy here

[captaincolly]

is it windy?

it's windy here

Fairly windy. Poynter dropped a skier early on and it looked as if he had it then a gust of wind took it away at the last second!

[captaincolly]

45 needed from 8 overs with wickets in hand. Can anyone think of a side who could contrive to make a hash of it!

[Durhamfootman]

not me!

50's up for Clarky..... good lad

[captaincolly]

34 from 7. Clark with a 6 to reach 50 and partnership is 59.

[Durhamfootman]

perhaps this is the new improved version of T20 in a Durham shirt

the kind of version that doesn't panic or do anything remotely resembling headless chickenish

If it is, then we've had to wait a blooming long time to see it

[Durhamfootman]

the kind of version where the bowlers do the bowling and the batsmen don't go off half cock or get themselves bogged down

you know..... proper cricket

[Durhamfootman]

this is the kind of score that could have caused us problems (still might, of course). Not daunting, but suspicious when you look at who set the target