Carnero Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 1 hour ago, eddie said: Derbyshire won the toss Have they cancelled that silly rule where the away team can insert the opposition without a toss? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Ram Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 2 minutes ago, Carnero said: Have they cancelled that silly rule where the away team can insert the opposition without a toss? I was praying we would win the toss and put them in and had to take a double check when I saw we had won the toss and batted...in the worst conditions of the match, overcast, damp pitch......madness..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnero Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 14 minutes ago, Jimbo Ram said: I was praying we would win the toss and put them in and had to take a double check when I saw we had won the toss and batted...in the worst conditions of the match, overcast, damp pitch......madness..... That's why I'm wondering whether there was actually no toss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Ram Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 56 minutes ago, Carnero said: That's why I'm wondering whether there was actually no toss. Beggars belief and will probably cost us the match if we did win the toss and chose to bat..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbo jones Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 Critchley & Hosein finally get a partnership going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 16 minutes ago, jimbo jones said: Critchley & Hosein finally get a partnership going. Critchley out. In fairness, the weather forecast was for much brighter conditions than has occurred. It's blooming cold, and I wish I'd brought soup. Hosein still fighting, but 128-6 is not good. Aaaaand the sun's come out. And gone back in again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbo jones Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 14 minutes ago, eddie said: Critchley out. In fairness, the weather forecast was for much brighter conditions than has occurred. It's blooming cold, and I wish I'd brought soup. Hosein still fighting, but 128-6 is not good. Aaaaand the sun's come out. And gone back in again. I should have learned to stop jinxing our batsmen by now ?♂️ Nooe, this is really not how you want to start the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 Anuj Dal out after he and Hosein added a useful 50 for the 7th wicket. Enter Logan Van Beek, with the lowest crouch at the wicket I have seen since Basharat Hassan. 177-7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van der MoodHoover Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 39 minutes ago, eddie said: Anuj Dal out after he and Hosein added a useful 50 for the 7th wicket. Enter Logan Van Beek, with the lowest crouch at the wicket I have seen since Basharat Hassan. 177-7. have we got a batting point yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbo jones Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 6 minutes ago, HantsRam said: have we got a batting point yet? Assuming the rules haven’t changed....200 runs gets the first batting point, so no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van der MoodHoover Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 Just now, jimbo jones said: Assuming the rules haven’t changed....200 runs gets the first batting point, so no. Ta. Couldnt remember if it was 150 or 200 for the 1st point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 When bad light stopped play, Durham were 41-3, so I reckon that even though Derbyshire would have been disappointed with only making 197, they probably just about shaded the first day. Back home now, warming up. It was a typical first week in April day at the Racecourse - blooming parky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van der MoodHoover Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 1 hour ago, eddie said: When bad light stopped play, Durham were 41-3, so I reckon that even though Derbyshire would have been disappointed with only making 197, they probably just about shaded the first day. Back home now, warming up. It was a typical first week in April day at the Racecourse - blooming parky. It's colder in Hampshire than most of Jan and Feb. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 12 minutes ago, HantsRam said: It's colder in Hampshire than most of Jan and Feb. ? There's Hampshire cold, elsewhere cold and Derbyshire County Cricket Club cold. It was cold enough today to freeze Michael Holding's Daiquiris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Ram Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 1 hour ago, eddie said: When bad light stopped play, Durham were 41-3, so I reckon that even though Derbyshire would have been disappointed with only making 197, they probably just about shaded the first day. Back home now, warming up. It was a typical first week in April day at the Racecourse - blooming parky. Why do you think we elected to bat first Eddie? Very surprising in those conditions surely? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 12 hours ago, Jimbo Ram said: Why do you think we elected to bat first Eddie? Very surprising in those conditions surely? Don't know. The weather forecast yesterday (and I checked the radar) seemed to indicate that the cloud would lift after an hour or so - and it wasn't murky, there was no rain in the air - just a bit of cloud cover. The fact that Derbyshire's top order all went early belies the fact that after the first hour, the middle order were, by and large, able to perform reasonably. It may well prove to be a mistake, but the old adage about not really knowing whether the decision was right until both sides have batted holds true here. If Durham are rolled for a similar total or less, then it will have been the right decision. If they make 250 plus, then it will have been the wrong decision. At the end of the day, unless it's a screaming green top, you should bat if you get the opportunity. Even if it's a screaming green top, you should think about it, consider all options - and then bat in most circumstances. I guess that's the Geoff Boycott in me talking there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 Still very evenly poised with Durham taking lunch at 106-6. From here on in, one session could define the rest of the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbo jones Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 5 wickets for Reece as Durham are bowled out for 171 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 At tea, Derbyshire are 45-2 with Reece and Godleman back in the hutch. That first innings lead of 26 is very useful. Today's Belgian beer is Tripel d'Anvers, and very nice it is too. Mark Wood is Durham's 12th man today - glad he is too. He destroyed Derbyshire here last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoetheRam Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 What do we reckon? Another 100 be tough to chase down or is the pitch flattening out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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