Durham Match Thread 2021

[Durhamfootman]

we have declared

Woody gives the final ball a mighty heave which he misses and gives Briggs another soft wicket.... he's had a few of those in this match... 4 of them

[Durhamfootman]

heavy roller comes out.... must be the new rule, because the ECB seem to want to encourage teams to bat out for a draw if they are able.

[Durhamfootman]

Back out

nicely overcast too

[Durhamfootman]

apparently Rushy is on 499 FC wickets, not 500. There was a mistake made in a champions game in Abu Dhabi years ago, so he is still waiting for his 500th wicket for Durham

[Durhamfootman]

Woody strikes in his second over

Rhodes nicks off to Bedders..... regulation edge. The previously delivery kept low, forcing him to slam his bat down on it and that might have put a bit of doubt in his mind.

Lunch taken

[captaincolly]

Excellent morning in tbe end. May be on and off this afternoon which would disadvantage the batting side- provided any delays aren't lengthy.

[Durhamfootman]

rain forecast to get worse from lunch time onwards tomorrow, so we need to do the bulk of the work today

If we were to win, it would level the group up a fair bit

[Durhamfootman]

raining at the ground, atm.

[captaincolly]

well the batsmen got to 300 lead and started to walk off as if it had all been arranged, only to turn around because the signal hadn't come

Now this happened in the Derby game too, so it's becoming a bit of a pattern. Half an hour to lunch... it's the perfect time to declare isn't it?

They're probably not used to the concept of declarations - usually all out in double quick time!

[captaincolly]

raining at the ground, atm.

Famous last words but I don't think it'll last long. A mix of clouds & blue skies in Pelton.

[Durhamfootman]

Rushy strikes and now he does have his 500th wicket. Umpire gave it a lot of thought but raising the finger..... looked dead in front all day to me

8-2

[captaincolly]

Rushy strikes and now he does have his 500th wicket. Umpire gave it a lot of thought but raising the finger..... looked dead in front all day to me

8-2

Excellent!

[Durhamfootman]

Rushy is making the batsmen play every single ball, which is exactly the right way to do it

[Durhamfootman]

110-5

Brezza has just edged through 3rd slip for 4. We do have 3 slips in but we have them at 1, 2 and 4

[Durhamfootman]

Wood finds the edge, but this time it drops short of 3rd slip.... who is at 3rd slip now