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Post by tykemania on May 18, 2024 17:24:16 GMT
Apparently Coad is now knackered as well.
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Post by newby on May 18, 2024 17:37:24 GMT
Coad back on the pitch.
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Post by donnylad on May 18, 2024 17:50:26 GMT
He seemed to have a back twinge early in the afternoon but carried on. He went off after he got his third wicket, holding the left hand side of his lower back. Lets just hope it is a spasm and nothing else. LATER - Confirmed as a stiff back - off for around 8 overs.
Masood used the bowlers in short spells to great effect. The bowlers stuck at it. Coad, Hill, Thommo, and pleasingly, Leech have worked hard. Leech bowled their top scorer with a no-ball and then dropped him off a simple looking c & b. Revis beat the outside edge of one of their batsmen 4 times in a row and Hill gave their captain a really torrid time, beating him 5 times in a row. Coad had the next over from that end - got him first ball - he should share that one! Root kept one end closed like a clam.
We should win, we will need 150 or so, maybe 170?
They have played on in some dodgy light, they have just gone off for bad light, Hove has floodlights? Can anyone explain why they remind switched off all day? BTW - the local commentary crew are just awful.
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Post by tykemania on May 18, 2024 19:25:55 GMT
The lights I can answer - they only have agreement from the local council to use them on a very limited number of days per year.
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Post by newby on May 18, 2024 20:03:26 GMT
The lights I can answer - they only have agreement from the local council to use them on a very limited number of days per year. A couple of clubs that relates to but I'm pretty sure Sussex have opted not to use the lights the season in the CC as an economy measure. 'Sussex members have been told why the lights have gone out on Championship cricket at Hove. Players were forced off by bad light on Monday with the hosts chasing a win against Northants. The county have opted not to switch on floodlights for red-ball cricket this season. That decision, which will be reviewed next winter, came into question dung the Northants game – although heavy rain fell very soon after play was halted anyway, making the debate somewhat academic. Sussex chairman Jon Filby believes the use of floodlights saved no more than 40 or 50 overs of cricket across last season. But he said the cost of having them turned on was £150 per hour – and pointed out the lights had to remain on all day once they were in use. Filby told listeners to the BBC Sussex and Sussex CCC livestream: “For several seasons we have used floodlights while not all counties have done so.' It seems it's thing but once you opt out that's it for the full season.
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Post by hawke on May 19, 2024 10:11:59 GMT
glad tykemania is getting some cricket, hope the pitch is easing as the Sussex commentators suggested.,.. big day interesting about the floodlights
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Post by byased on May 19, 2024 10:24:04 GMT
Just put the cricket on and saw a wicket first ball. Thompson looks a lot better without the hair band!
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Post by donnylad on May 19, 2024 10:38:35 GMT
Thank you for the info about the lights .... interesting .... might be a different story in the re the hours lost a little further oop north.
Hill strikes again"" Alsop out for an excellent innings of 86.
One wicket left to get ... perhaps Thommo will try to hit Robinson again!!
No - the man with the golden arm knocks out Robinson's off and leg stumps abd leaves the middle! Don't see that very often
So .... 183 to win
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Post by byased on May 19, 2024 10:43:26 GMT
Have watched 7 balls and seen three wickets
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Post by newby on May 19, 2024 10:46:52 GMT
Good from George Hill to wrap it up so quickly. I was worried we didn't have Coad, perhaps he might have saved us 10 or 15 runs but no real damage.
Heavy roller now and the first dangerous hour of day over, we should be O.K. and having managed to take the elusive 20 wickets it would be shame if our batters fell short.
Onwards and upwards with a a very interesting couple of hours coming up.
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Post by Hit Wicket on May 19, 2024 11:25:42 GMT
21 for 2. This could be quite the finish.
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Post by donnylad on May 19, 2024 11:36:11 GMT
I know that the livestream is 'a long way away from the action' but I have looked in stop frame at HD on a big screen and that catch looks like a half volley take. OK difficult to judge but ....
Masood got a decent delivery.
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Post by newby on May 19, 2024 12:25:11 GMT
Less confident at lunch. Perhaps a change of tactic giving Wharton licence to try and spread the field a bit. Soft hands doesn't seem to work on this pitch.
I shall have to put my Sunday walk off, I hope I don't regret it.
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Post by donnylad on May 19, 2024 15:30:25 GMT
I have read some of a book, had lunch, done some gardening, written a staffing rota for the foodbank, had a cup of tea ....... I dare not watch!!
Get them in ones and twos time!
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Post by newby on May 19, 2024 15:52:11 GMT
Do you mean wickets or runs. I think we have blown it.
Gutted.
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