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Post by hawke on Jul 11, 2024 21:33:05 GMT
And it was Jafer Chohan’s 22nd birthday too, I just read. Belated Happy Birthday young man.
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Post by hawke on Jul 11, 2024 21:36:41 GMT
and an oddity about Durham, only one of their side was born in the county, Ben Raine
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Post by newby on Jul 12, 2024 6:40:40 GMT
Of course Chohan is a young bowler and after the success of last night he might easily be targeted on a different kind of pitch and go for a few.
I don't for one minute expect Adil Rashid to make himself available for Yorkshire, but then again I don't think I'd select him over our young 22 year old if he were.
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Post by newby on Jul 12, 2024 18:14:48 GMT
Match abandoned at Old Trafford, I thought it was bad but not that bad.
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Post by hawke on Jul 12, 2024 18:18:14 GMT
oh dear
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Post by karma on Jul 12, 2024 19:44:07 GMT
That point might just make the difference ( provided we win the next two games)
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Post by newby on Jul 13, 2024 7:09:45 GMT
I think we really needed two points last night, and for Notts to beat Durham. Not impossible but even with two good wins we are relying on unlikely results elsewhere.
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Post by byased on Jul 13, 2024 7:55:37 GMT
No, I think Karma is correct, the point last night was a good one. I could not see us winning four on the trot, so last night was a bonus. If we win the last two we will have a very good chance of qualifying. There are no unlikely results really, apart from Notts winning a game maybe, everyone wins a couple then loses a couple. As long as Birmingham do not relax too much and win at least two of their games against teams around us, then we will be okay. Problem is winning ours I guess, but we do have the bottom two teams to play. I am being taken to the game at Worcester tomorrow, so hopefully see them complete the first part.
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Post by newby on Jul 13, 2024 10:18:11 GMT
I hope you are right and I' not saying it's impossible, but it's unlikely.
My main concern is that we have Northants and Derbyshire still above us in the table, and each have 3 games to play.
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Post by hawke on Jul 14, 2024 6:36:56 GMT
The weather forecast for Worcester is better than for the Leeds area.
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Post by newby on Jul 14, 2024 10:50:09 GMT
Same team as last time out I would imagine, Leech, Revis and Luxton are the other choices in the 14 man squad.
Old boy Matthew Waite has been playing quite well recently, sorry Matthew, time for an off day from you.
Elsewhere we need Birmingham to beat Derby, and a more unlikely win for Notts at Leicester.
Durham v Northants at Chester-le-street may well be called off early.
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Post by newby on Jul 14, 2024 13:08:32 GMT
Yorkshire have gone into the game unchanged, have won the toss and opted to field.
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Post by newby on Jul 14, 2024 17:03:19 GMT
Well timed chase in the end but it put a few more grey hairs on me. Well done once again to young Jafar Chohan on a batsman friendly pitch.
Adam Lyth was trying too hard and I was for once glad to see him get out. Brilliant from Malan and Thommo, who this time managed to finish them off.
Bears beat Derbyshire on the plus side but Leicestershire managed to beat Notts to stay above us.
8 overs each at CLS, whoever wins will leapfrog above us into one of the qualifying places.
We need to win next Friday obviously but still need a couple of results to go our way to get through.
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Post by byased on Jul 14, 2024 18:45:45 GMT
Had a pleasant day at Worcester. Never thought we were in with much of a chance really. Our fielding was not great, neither was our running between the wickets, although it did improve towards the end. Malan and lyth were very casual, there was one shot out to the boundary which was stopped, and I think I would have been pushing for three even at my age. Malan and Lyth ambled a two. When you consider the close games we have lost, then every run should matter. I don't think it was a batsman friendly pitch, I think both sides are not strong in the bowling department. Worcester certainly had a couple of young lads in the team, their overseas bowler was injured after just one over. and Waite must have thought he was playing for Yorkshire. He bowled wides at a crucial point and generally got hit to all parts when the batsmen could reach him. One of those days when the luck went with us, Thompson hit a couple of sixes which did not look like they were going to get there, but just did. I thought we were going down the route of lobbing catches to boundary fielders again, but we kept going, and , as I say, Worcester helped us with a few wides and a couple of injuries (Waite pulled out after 2.5 overs). My mate reckons the overseas bowler would have made a difference had he stayed on the pitch. I like the look of Wharton, and Chohan bowled well. Ferreira did not look too tidy behind the stumps, not sure he is any better than Duke or Tattersall, and guilty of lobbing an easy catch to the outfield. Leicester and Northants have to play Birmingham so hopefully they wont both win. If Notts are as bad as the table suggests, then we should fancy our chances of winning the last game. Having said all that, the team does not look great, and you could see us getting thrashed by the likes of Surrey in the knock out stages. Had a quick chat with Kabir Ali, who played with my son at West Bromwich Dartmouth when they won the Birmingham League a few years ago. A good man.
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Post by hawke on Jul 14, 2024 21:06:32 GMT
I was amazed at the late runs. But yes there sounds to be circumstances in our favour. But that must have been our best late run chase since……….all those 6s and 4s!!!!! Thought Waite might haunt us, quite the contrary. Well done Malan and Tommo !!!!!!!!!!!! . Delighted Chohan is doing so well.
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