jimbo jones

Price is out, 111-5

Glos leads by 85, we've got a sniff here.

Gloucestershire 104-4

The 2 spinners both getting the ball to spin, still could be an interesting finish here.

Ollie Price is the big wicker.

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59 minutes ago, jimbo jones said:

Lost a wicket and fell 2 runs short, of course.

That was the end of the days play, as bad light intervened.

398-9, probably too much time lost in the game for a result now, unless something drastic happens tomorrow.

1 hour ago, jimbo jones said:

388-8 at tea

Du Plooy on 97

Watt on 17

2 overs to get 12 runs for a bonus point equally, not losing a wicket stops Gloucestershire getting the last bowling bonus point.

Every point might count in the battle to avoid the wooden spoon 👀

Lost a wicket and fell 2 runs short, of course.

388-8 at tea

Du Plooy on 97

Watt on 17

2 overs to get 12 runs for a bonus point equally, not losing a wicket stops Gloucestershire getting the last bowling bonus point.

Every point might count in the battle to avoid the wooden spoon 👀

1 hour ago, jimbo jones said:

Dal out for 20.

Since the opening stand of 132, no other partnership has made it to 50. Du Plooy and Lamb 49 is the next best. That really sums up the batting recently.

65 run partnership for Du Plooy and Thomson 😃 Scores level. Watt now in with the skipper who's looking for a century…

Dal out for 20.

Since the opening stand of 132, no other partnership has made it to 50. Du Plooy and Lamb 49 is the next best. That really sums up the batting recently.

Morning session lost to rain. Definitely going to be a case of Gloucestershire having a smash and setting something up (I hope), don't see the point on them sitting on the draw. Higher chance of finishing bottom doing that.

Can't wait to stay up until the early hours of Friday morning to see us get absolutely smashed by the Eagles 😩

6 hours ago, Eddie said:

Frustrating, isn't it?

We thought about going to this game (son lives in Keynsham) but seeing as we didn't get back from Scarborough until Saturday night, decided to give it a miss.

Very, Lamb and Reece both fell into an obvious leg side trap. Very frustrating from Reece who looked untroubled.

Our ability to lose wickets in great clumps, apparently only matched by Gloucestershire 😂 

261-6 at close. 

Du Plooy and Lamb stopped the immediate collapse with a decent partnership, then Lamb smacks the ball to the fielder on the leg side boundary with 5 overs left in the day 🤦‍♂️

Conners came out as nightwatchman….and then went back again.

Dal out there with du Plooy, Thomson, Watt and Brown to come. Need to get to 350, then it's up to Gloucestershire to try and post a target.

Another good start, but the collapse is on 👀😬

Dal wrapped the innings up with a career best 6-69.

From 326-4 to 377 all out, sounds familiar 🤔

Good start from Came and Reece as the opening stand goes past 50….but its not the start that's the problem.

Now it's Conners with the diving caught and bowled.

He deserves that, I think he’s bowled well, beaten the edge a lot. 22 overs with an economy of 3.48 is good to see when his biggest problem has always been leaking runs. This follows economy rates of 3.39 and 3.58 against Yorkshire. That’s the consistentcy I've wanted to see from him, keep doing that and the wickets will come as well. 

Incredible caught and bowled from Dal to get rid of Price for 132.

Depending on how quickly we can wrap this innings up, we might still be well in this one.

Cue a centruty stand 😬

I turn the game off, check the score, Dal’s taken a couple of wickets…

37 minutes ago, Steve Buckley’s Dog said:

We aren’t very good are we.

One day we might win a game.

No, that's why we haven't won a game in over a year.

Conners is bowling better with the new ball than I've probably ever seen him, but he can't get a wicket. Reece and Dal bowled well when the ball was moving a bit.

Having them at 169-4 we were in a good position. Whether it's the ball getting old and soft I don't know, but we then have had a session of depressing help yourself stuff for the Gloucestershire batsmen.

We so badly miss a quality veteran county bowler that can make the new ball do things and then has the nous to get wickets with the old ball - a Joe Leach/Chris Rushworth/Ben Raine type.

Gloucestershire batting first, 32-0 and we are off for bad light…

Conners bowled well, Brown was a bit expensive.

Three changes for the team to play Gloucestershire.

Reece back in for Wagstaff. Watt in for Chappell, and Brown in for Scrimshaw.

Pat Brown has arrived on loan for the last 3 games ahead of his permanent move.

He will come in for Scrimshaw who won’t be available for the final 2 games now anyway.

Gives the last 3 games some interest. Brown is similar to Scrimshaw in that he’s made his name with the white ball, but seen next to no opportunity with a red ball.

Other interesting news yesterday, Samit Patel is officially leaving Notts. One to keep a eye on.

49 minutes ago, Henrycav81 said:

It’s very much a 2nd string England squad for the Ireland series, not sure he’s got 10 overs in him

It still counts 👀🤣

He’s played 4 list A games in his career. A part of the hundred that seems overlooked as the best white ball players aren’t playing that format. When the England ODI team is awful because it’s full of players who don’t know how to play the format, there will probably be some expensive reports commissioned to work out the problem….

17 minutes ago, Gaspode said:

George Scrimshaw named in the England squad for their ODI series against Ireland

Even if he is leaving, if he plays, I reckon he’d be the first Derbyshire player to play for England since Dominic Cork.

which is quite a depressing stat.

Another defeat, big game in the battle for the wooden spoon up next against Gloucestershire next 😟