Durham Match Thread 2019

[Durhamfootman]

132-6

Derby need 29 off 13

and they are 6 down

we must be ahead

but this is DL..... and DL hates us almost as much as it hates England

[westoelad]

We lead by 7 on Veraduckworth.

[Durhamfootman]

of course.... that's why we are back on

[Durhamfootman]

another wicket, so we lead by a lot more now

Derby haven't signed Carlos Brathwaite have they?

[Durhamfootman]

Six

oh bollox... they have

[Durhamfootman]

17 needed off the last over

do we bowl Pottsy or do we bowl Carse?

we should bowl Potts, to show we have faith, but he's gone for loads

[Durhamfootman]

we do bowl Potts

12 needed off 4 balls

[Durhamfootman]

leg bye

11 off 3

[Durhamfootman]

bye

10 off 2

[Durhamfootman]

1

9 needed off the last ball

do not bowl a wide

[Durhamfootman]

1

7 run win

good lad!

[Durhamfootman]

my nerves are shot to bits

[Durhamfootman]

well done to the boys

held their nerve in trying circumstances

4 of our bowlers bowled good tight overs and Pottsy redeemed himself by holding his nerve at the end when it really mattered. I think that's the second time he's bowled a good final over to secure the win, when a bad one could have lost it..... which is promising for the future

Carse continues to return improving economy figures... which is also promising for the future

Get Rimmer signed up promptly.... don't bugger about! (I didn't think I'd be saying that, even a few weeks ago)

Think we move up to 4th tonight.

[captaincolly]

I was busy tonight so couldn't follow the scores closely.
A better side would probably have made us pay for the customary inept batting once the openers were out.
When I saw it was raining towards the end I assumed that we'd have a simple DL win...almost made a hash of it.
Still, very useful to get the points on a night like this with all the washouts.

[captaincolly]

2 weather forecasts for tomorrow- one suggests rain all day and the other is for it to be cloudy with possible showers.
Very helpful!