jimbo jones Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 Finally get the new ball and we are bowling short balls 🤷♂️ Deservedly getting smacked about. Shame we can't a shake hands on the draw at the 110 overs mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbo jones Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 3 hours ago, jimbo jones said: Finally get the new ball and we are bowling short balls 🤷♂️ Deservedly getting smacked about. Shame we can't a shake hands on the draw at the 110 overs mark. About 5 minutes after this the rain came and no more play today….just in case a draw wasn't already certain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Ram Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 6 hours ago, jimbo jones said: About 5 minutes after this the rain came and no more play today….just in case a draw wasn't already certain. They quickly get a 120 lead and the pressure will be on 🤔 Can we bat out a session and a half 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbo jones Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 5 minutes ago, Jimbo Ram said: They quickly get a 120 lead and the pressure will be on 🤔 Can we bat out a session and a half 😉 The way we were bowling today they’ll have that lead well before lunch…. Jimbo Ram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbo jones Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 Got the couple of wickets we needed for the second bowling bonus point, meaning we will take one more point from the game than Gloucestershire. That’s as good as a win in my book 👀🤦♂️😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbo jones Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 5 wicket haul for Zak Chappell, and a big lbw shout for a possible hat trick - rightly given not out though. 17 overs, 5-49 is a much needed return to form for Chappell though. cstand, Mihangel and Crewton 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mihangel Posted May 27 Author Share Posted May 27 120 lead, 34 left in the day, less 2 for change off innings, I think we're nearing safety 😁 jimbo jones 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Ram Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 3 hours ago, jimbo jones said: 5 wicket haul for Zak Chappell, and a big lbw shout for a possible hat trick - rightly given not out though. 17 overs, 5-49 is a much needed return to form for Chappell though. With the ball…doing ok with the bat 😉 jimbo jones 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbo jones Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 6 minutes ago, Jimbo Ram said: With the ball…doing ok with the bat 😉 True 😂 Another half century in the game for Brooke Guest, so its been a good outing for him. David Lloyd was out for 49, caught behind off the spinner, and he didn't look too pleased with the decision. Couldn't tell either way from the replay. Once again the likelihood of getting 20 wickets always looked remote. It’s not just a Derbyshire thing, it’s problem for basically everyone except Surrey and Essex (and this season Sussex) it seems. When Day 4 of a cricket pitch is the easiest time to bat, something is wrong. Jimbo Ram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbo jones Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 Of course. Whilst typing that out we lost 2 wickets because Derbyshire have the ability to make anything look tricky…. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomTom92 Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 17 hours ago, jimbo jones said: True 😂 Another half century in the game for Brooke Guest, so its been a good outing for him. David Lloyd was out for 49, caught behind off the spinner, and he didn't look too pleased with the decision. Couldn't tell either way from the replay. Once again the likelihood of getting 20 wickets always looked remote. It’s not just a Derbyshire thing, it’s problem for basically everyone except Surrey and Essex (and this season Sussex) it seems. When Day 4 of a cricket pitch is the easiest time to bat, something is wrong. What do you think the reason is for all the dead pitches? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbo jones Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 1 hour ago, TomTom92 said: What do you think the reason is for all the dead pitches? It seemed to start a few years ago with the ECB complaining about low scoring games and wanted better batting pitches in the championship, because that would help produce test batsmen (ECB logic) so we ended up with these pitches that never do a huge amount and go completely dead after a couple of days. I know Derbyshire and Glamorgan are two clubs who have been vocal about trying to get some life back in their pitches but without being an expert on the subject, that may need digging up the entire square and starting again. Which obviously is costly so clubs will be reluctant to rush into that. RadioactiveWaste and Anon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anon Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 I find the ECB's logic odd in that they want pitches to produce test batsmen, then fine Somerset for producing wickets conducive to spin. Leaving aside the sportsmanship aspect, that is precisely what any Indian groundsman will be doing whenever we tour. Surely learning to survive and prosper on such tracks is a valuable skill to learn? Do you think it has anything to do with advances in technology and better resources? The ground staff are incredible in that they can produce a beautiful flat track in adverse conditions, when in decades past the weather leading up to certain games would've made such a feat impossible. Crewton and jimbo jones 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbo jones Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 17 minutes ago, Anon said: Do you think it has anything to do with advances in technology and better resources? The ground staff are incredible in that they can produce a beautiful flat track in adverse conditions, when in decades past the weather leading up to certain games would've made such a feat impossible. I would assume so, they got the county ground from a swamp to playable in a couple of days earlier this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbo jones Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 A T20 seconds game on today before the Blast starts tomorrow. Runs for Whiteley, Lloyd, and Donald….caught the back end of Whiteley’s innings on the livesteam, hopefully see plenty of that over the next couple of months - destructive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Ram Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 Be interesting to see who we start with tomorrow. I would go: Reece Lloyd Donald Madsen Patel Guest Whiteley Thompson Chappell Tickner Brown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbo jones Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 47 minutes ago, Jimbo Ram said: Be interesting to see who we start with tomorrow. I would go: Reece Lloyd Donald Madsen Patel Guest Whiteley Thompson Chappell Tickner Brown Watching DuPavillon on the stream today, he's a much better white ball bowler than the red ball from first impressions. Obviously, it was only the seconds but Leicestershire had first teamers in like we did and Ben Mike was going berserk on his way to an unbeaten century but DuPavillon tied him up with some good “death” bowling at the end. As he's here on the advice of the captain as well, he’s probably going to play. Donald had the gloves today so I wonder if they are looking at that and dropping Guest out - wouldn’t be a fan of that. Chance of rain tomorrow, but the forecast isn't terrible 🤞 Jimbo Ram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbo jones Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 1 hour ago, Jimbo Ram said: Be interesting to see who we start with tomorrow. 15 man squad announced, so still no closer to knowing. Pleased to see Wagstaff in the squad. He's been doing alright in the seconds games including taking wickets with his leg spin. Jimbo Ram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbo jones Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 Team is in Donald misses the game because of illness, so Harry Came plays. Thomson plays as the second spinner and DuPavillon misses out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Ram Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 8 minutes ago, jimbo jones said: Team is in Donald misses the game because of illness, so Harry Came plays. Thomson plays as the second spinner and DuPavillon misses out. Shame about Donald. jimbo jones 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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