Durham Match Thread 2020

[Durhamfootman]

Carse has gone for 41 off his 8 overs, including a wide (5 wides I think) and 5 no balls

nice to see that his time with England was well spent. No doubt they changed his action while he was with them... keep bowling this way, son, or we won't pick you for the Lions any more

[Durhamfootman]

Lancashire's runs seem to be coming off the edge atm.

[Durhamfootman]

Hmm..... 1 run needed for parity, only 4 down. They may not have to bat again if they carry on like this.

New ball will be key, I think, but Lancs could easily have a 100 run lead by the time we get there

[Durhamfootman]

seemingly last season we ended up trailing after first innings 8 times..... tbh I'm surprised it wasn't more than that

I wonder why Salisbury has only bowled 6 overs. He hasn't been getting flogged around

[Durhamfootman]

well Salisbury comes back on and traps Croft dead in front

so dead, the umpire had to go off the field for a moment to find his finger.... I think he'd left it in the dressing room

[Durhamfootman]

Ah, bolix

there's the edge, there's the drop

sharp chance but a decent height

Dickson, I think. That'll be 2 in 2 for someone touted as a terrific fielder

[captaincolly]

Ah, bolix

there's the edge, there's the drop

sharp chance but a decent height

Dickson, I think. That'll be 2 in 2 for someone touted as a terrific fielder

The curse has struck. Inevitable that he'd drop chances after being praised as a top fielder!

[Durhamfootman]

Back in from the garden. Balderstone nicked off a Rushy delivery and Bohannon inexplicably missed a straight one from Salisbury and had his off stump cartwheeling away. A bit Abbas-esque that one. Good delivery but it must have been a lapse of concentration from the set batsman because it didn't do a huge amount. I suppose the best wicket taking deliveries often only do just enough

so 7 down, but the lead is 65 and Wood is on 31, so he'll be in if the rest of the tail look like rabbits

what's the betting that we end up conceding a 100 run lead to Lancs?

[Durhamfootman]

has there been a change to the number of overs before a new one becomes available?

we're into the 82nd over and we don't appear to have taken it, unless it gets changed after 70 overs or something these days

[Durhamfootman]

right... seemingly the new ball becomes available when there are 9 overs remaining in the day, and Lancs faced 9 overs last night, so that must mean that the ball can't be changed until 90 overs have been bowled. I have no idea why

[westoelad]

Yeh, it's 90 overs. Must be something to do with vectors

[Durhamfootman]

another LB appeal, bang in front, no joy

I note that Neil Pratt has a sign on his back which says "please do not ask for an lbw decision as a refusal often offends"

[Durhamfootman]

Yeh, it's 90 overs. Must be something to do with vectors

not bubbles?

[captaincolly]

Didn't Luke Wood make a career best with the bat against us at a previous club? I'm sure I know the name and have a feeling it was for some painful reason.

[captaincolly]

I must have confused him with someone else. He made a century for Notts but it was against Sussex.