Durham match thread 2022

[captaincolly]

181!
Top 4 need to bat most of the overs given the lack of depth - all gone inside 12 overs today.
I didn't see the stream but am assuming that score is about 50% below par! We will see.

[captaincolly]

Well, Emmerson doesn't think it's a terrible score so it can't be 180 short of par!

[captaincolly]

2 drops in successive Rushworth overs. According to Emmerson the first one should have been a simple slip catch and the batsman was walking off after top edging to mid-on only for the catch to go down!
Fred Karno's circus is back in town.

[Durhamfootman]

181 might simply be a case of starting as we mean to go on

that batting line up is as thin as a rizla even with Lees making an appearance

[captaincolly]

181 might simply be a case of starting as we mean to go on

that batting line up is as thin as a rizla even with Lees making an appearance

And he'll be away soon, not sure how many games Scotland have during this campaign but Jones won't be available for us every game.
Dickson & Coughlin supposed to be back soon.

[Durhamfootman]

the ignominy of having to hope that Coughlin will be the new messiah... the white knight riding to rescue another campaign that falters at the very first hurdle

we're a *modded* joke

[captaincolly]

the ignominy of having to hope that Coughlin will be the new messiah... the white knight riding to rescue another campaign that falters at the very first hurdle

we're a *modded* joke

Desperate times! And The 100 means most sides are depleted so there's probably little chance of any decent loanees being available.

[captaincolly]

Another dropped catch!

[captaincolly]

Cameron Steel leading the victory charge.

[captaincolly]

Marty's feeling that 181 might be defendable is looking optimistic with 5 required from 22 overs.
Sounds as if the fielding has been as bad as the batting.
Can't write things off after 1 game but the early signs are this campaign could be a debacle on a par with the disastrous T20 one.

[Durhamfootman]

and I had such high hopes

[captaincolly]

All we need now is a century from Rocky on Sunday. Best way to deny him the chance is if we bat first!

[captaincolly]

Emmerson asking Killeen when Michael Jones is joining the Scotland squad. He said " that's news to me."
Looks as if they have a series of games between August 10th and 17th. Of course Jones might not be in the squad.

[Durhamfootman]

All we need now is a century from Rocky on Sunday. Best way to deny him the chance is if we bat first!

I doubt I'll bother going... doesn't seem much point. We're clearly going to carry our shambolic T20 form into the 50 over and getting cross over our hopelessness isn't a lot of fun. Allotment sounds like a much more rewarding experience at this point in time

[captaincolly]

All we need now is a century from Rocky on Sunday. Best way to deny him the chance is if we bat first!

I doubt I'll bother going... doesn't seem much point. We're clearly going to carry our shambolic T20 form into the 50 over and getting cross over our hopelessness isn't a lot of fun. Allotment sounds like a much more rewarding experience at this point in time

I don't blame you. I think I'll go down but whether I'll stay for the duration is another matter.
I don't think the coaching staff can do much with such a small squad, Killeen waffling away but there's nothing he could say. The one small chance is if the top 4 fire.