Durham match thread 2022

[Durhamfootman]

and it was a good wicket to take, because Munro is a dangerous customer when he gets going

[Durhamfootman]

now it's time to quit while he's ahead

[Durhamfootman]

ha... knew it

rank drag down pumped straight down the fielders throat on the rope

twas the only explanation

[Durhamfootman]

yet again, I'm having to watch the highlights on a different county's match centre, because I can't get on ours. That's happened a lot lately

[Durhamfootman]

49 run win, which is excellent. I found a live feed on the Worcs website and was able to watch Tye bowl at the death. Lots of balls targeting the stumps, an excellent slower ball, good variety. Deserved those 3 wickets. Beat the batsmen all ends up

[Durhamfootman]

Nice to play Worc without the Wessels/Guptill jeopardy

[Durhamfootman]

we now have a 100% win ratio in matches where Blackwell isn't officiating

[captaincolly]

we now have a 100% win ratio in matches where Blackwell isn't officiating

Very good performance. Never looked like losing the plot during the second innings. Good bowling changes from Trevaskis and excellent fielding.

[westoelad]

we now have a 100% win ratio in matches where Blackwell isn't officiating

Advantage of IDB officiating though is he might be tempted to devour the pies that Borthwick keeps serving.

[captaincolly]

I know Yorkshire came a cropper the other day against Leicestershire but they look very strong. IDB absent but O'Shaugnessy is officiating- haven't we had problems with him in the past? Seems to ring a bell.

[westoelad]

I know Yorkshire came a cropper the other day against Leicestershire but they look very strong. IDB absent but O'Shaugnessy is officiating- haven't we had problems with him in the past? Seems to ring a bell.

Yeh,but it's incompetence rather than any perceived bias.

[captaincolly]

200 looking not nearly enough.

[Durhamfootman]

Isn't it rather telling that the 2 bowlers who took all the wickets were the 2 that didn't bowl out

the bowlers that did bowl out were the ones that went round the park

Captaincy by numbers perhaps...... still... something for Trev to ponder over between now and Sunday

I'd like to think that his omission meant that the Borthwick penny had finally dropped, but he was replaced by Drissell in the 'what's the point of' position, so perhaps not

[captaincolly]

Yes, seemed like poor captaincy. These T20 score seem to be going up,, when Northants scored 220 against us I was thinking we had little chance of winning it but now I wonder if we might well have done if Turner hadn't been injured.

[Durhamfootman]

Yes, scores do seem to be going up this year, but then there have also been a lot of high scoring draws in the CC, so it might just be the nature of pitches prepared this year. Pitches have seemed so batter friendly this season that I don't believe that it isn't a conscious decision that's filtered down from the ECB.