Durham match thread 2023

[Durhamfootman]

Ben Raine dropped by slip first ball

346-7

[Durhamfootman]

I think that's 4 catches Sussex have dropped. Jones on 25 ish, Clark twice and now Raine

[Durhamfootman]

Raine brings up the 3rd batting point

[Durhamfootman]

done for the day

70 overs bowled, which is pretty good given the morning session was lost.

352-7

[captaincolly]

done for the day

70 overs bowled, which is pretty good given the morning session was lost.

352-7

Been out so only half following the score - they're certainly signalling their intent! Sounds a bit frenetic but entertainingly so. Seems as if all the pre-season talk about playing ultra positive cricket was not just idle talk!

[KingOttis]

done for the day

70 overs bowled, which is pretty good given the morning session was lost.

352-7

Been out so only half following the score - they're certainly signalling their intent! Sounds a bit frenetic but entertainingly so. Seems as if all the pre-season talk about playing ultra positive cricket was not just idle talk!

Absolutely. Plus, any day when Durham go past 350 in their first innings, no matter how they do it, I'm pretty happy. Good start, let's hope the bowlers can carry it on!

[Durhamfootman]

one cautionary note, though, KO.... there's a very short boundary to one side, hence the 10 sixes we hit. When we come to bowl, field placings and bowling lines will be absolutely key. If we don't bowl good lines there is the potential for the batsmen to get full value for any bat on ball. That's always true of course, but particularly so in this case

It would be helpful if we were to knock off Pujara early

[Durhamfootman]

Raine falls second ball of the day

[Durhamfootman]

Carse holes out going for another six

[Durhamfootman]

400 looks light years away

[Durhamfootman]

Sussex 4 down, so we're doing okay, but the 5th wicket partnership is building and we need to lift the wicket of Pujara sooner rather than later. Garton at 7 suggests that Sussex have a long tail.

[Durhamfootman]

Former player watch

Cam Steel carried his bat for 141 -v- Lancs. Surrey were indebted to Smith and Foakes for pulling them out of a hole, but Steel scored more than both of them and Surrey have a sizeable 442 to defend

Stonemercenary got a 10 ball blob on route to helping Middlesex to 4-4 in reply to Essex' 266

Rushy in action for Warks and has lifted the wicket of Cam Bancroft for an obdurate 44. Dickson got out for 5 for Somerset

Matt Salisbury stopped bowling on 7.2 overs so I'm guessing he's injured himself

[Durhamfootman]

5th wicket partnership moves onto 63

[Durhamfootman]

well we have taken a wicket, but Pujara has just brought up his hundred

of course he has

[Durhamfootman]

2 wickets for new boy Matt, but it's Raine who traps Pujara in front

271-7, but McAndrew and Carson are keeping the score ticking along with an 8th wicket partnership up to 26

lead is still over 100... just. We can't afford to allow these irritating lower order partnerships this season