westoelad wrote:captaincolly wrote:A wicket in the last over but Rossington still there and the lead is 60. We've managed to win from worse positions so still a glimmer of hope but no more than that!
I thought we bowled pretty well ( McCarthy excepted - you were right about him DFM although it was usually two 4 balls an over this time ) without much luck but unless the edges dropped short there looked to be at least 3 drops and the easiest one was Wakely on 0.
MC Carthy does,at times, get hit around the park but He's a wicket taker. His strike rate is identical to Rushy! At present, selection is a straight choice between him and Rimmington. I rest my case!
Yes, he is a threat and the main problem today was another woeful batting performance. After that we needed everything to go in our favour and if the catches had been taken we might have restricted Northants to about 150.
Northants lost last week after enforcing the follow on and have had a tough season so if we can somehow put them under even a bit of pressure in the last innings they might capitulate. Trouble is though it's almost certainly going to be a 100 plus run defecit on first innings and that might be enough for an innings win!
