Durham Match Thread 2021

[captaincolly]

2nd all out, could have been worse but should have been better ( although I haven't seen the stream so don't know what conditions were like.)
However, Martin Emmerson says our last 2 wickets went to the new ball in gloomy conditions- and now the umpires go off for bad light after 3 overs!

[Durhamfootman]

Honours even, probably. 246 isn't great, but it isn't a disaster either. It might make the odds for a result in the match a little better. We just have to bowl well tomorrow. Should be good conditions for the bowlers looking at the forecast

Well short on the overs for the day.

[Durhamfootman]

although looking around the grounds, there wasn't an awful lot of play, so we might have done better than most weather wise

[captaincolly]

Honours even, probably. 246 isn't great, but it isn't a disaster either. It might make the odds for a result in the match a little better. We just have to bowl well tomorrow. Should be good conditions for the bowlers looking at the forecast

Well short on the overs for the day.

246 competitive according to ESPN- so with our attack it should, in theory, be more than competitive. Although Worcester must have been racking up huge first innings scores this season. Might further emphasise your point about lengthy first innings sometimes preventing a win - they have 17 batting points but every game so far was a draw.

[captaincolly]

I see Josh Tongue's 5 wicket haul was the first time he's achieved that feat in 2 years - no prizes for guessing the opposition on that occasion!

[westoelad]

I see Josh Tongue's 5 wicket haul was the first time he's achieved that feat in 2 years - no prizes for guessing the opposition on that occasion!

Yes, but 9,10,Jack and the other two were uneven bounce. 246 should be a competitive total,well above par batting first at Riverside especially with overhead cloud.

[captaincolly]

I see Josh Tongue's 5 wicket haul was the first time he's achieved that feat in 2 years - no prizes for guessing the opposition on that occasion!

Yes, but 9,10,Jack and the other two were uneven bounce. 246 should be a competitive total,well above par batting first at Riverside especially with overhead cloud.

Yes, should be ideal conditions this morning. According to The Times report 246 is above par. Report also mentions that Stokes is hoping to start bowling again next week and is aiming to play in our first T20 match on June 11th.

[Durhamfootman]

wicket straight after lunch..... and it's...... duh, duh, derrrrrr....... Wessels time

88-4

[Durhamfootman]

nearly got him second ball.. Big LBW shout, umpire says going down leg

[Durhamfootman]

ball doing plenty atm

Carse found Fell's edge but it didn't carry and squirted through the slips for a couple. Then it looked as though he found the edge again, which was taken, but the umpire signalled no ball. Not much reaction from the cordon, so perhaps he didn't get anything on it

[Durhamfootman]

ball might even be doing too much atm

[captaincolly]

Sounds as if we've been unlucky not to have taken more wickets?

[Durhamfootman]

Fell nicks off Raine to Borthwick...... who drops it

Fell is the only batter to have any runs on the board

[Durhamfootman]

regulation chance

Borthwick's dropped a few of those this season

[Durhamfootman]

after bowling a fair bit of dross, suddenly Carse bowls a full fast ball and flattens Fell's furniture

beat him all ends up and saves Borthwicks blushes