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Post by davemorton on Jun 29, 2024 10:48:44 GMT
To me, we've got almost the old fashioned set up, with a useless captain (sorry Shan) and a wily old senior pro. Sometimes the captain does as he's told. Meanwhile, just waiting a chance, are Tattersall - hugely bright, experienced, but still young - and Hill, with all the talent in the world. At Scarborough, for the first time in ages, we looked as though we had a plan in the field.
Tatters really should be in charge now, with Hill his deputy, Lyth the valued advisor, and Masood left to concentrate on his lovely batting.
Meanwhile, I've checked the weather for Chesterfield, and it seems to be coolish at around 18C but with low (but not zero) rain probabilities. Can we string together two decent bowling performances? I will be there days 1 and 2, not day 3, play it by ear day 4. I would prefer it if there wasn't one, again.
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Post by donnylad on Jun 29, 2024 13:24:24 GMT
Tatts was outstanding in the last match.
Bowlers were changed and then used again, short spells for purposes (Revis to shift people around a bit etc.) fields were changed and organised. The team reacted well to this and in no small part wrapping up the win was down to this.
I'll say it gain, the wicket keeper is just about the best placed player on the field to see what is happening 'out there'. The skipper can field at mid off and see the ball go past the bat .. the keeper can see if there was movement or a leave, if the batsmen was beaten or just played the line.
We could do far worse ... and I do think Tatts with Lyth know how to win a game by making something happen.
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Post by newby on Jun 29, 2024 20:28:43 GMT
We will have to see what transpires. Shan Masood is the captain, and if he guides the team over the line in this one perhaps his critics will step back a little. Unfortunately it's a good long time to the next CC game.
Ben Coad is in the 13 man squad, no surprises:
Lyth, Bean, Masood, Wharton, Hill, Tattersall, Revis, Bess, Moriarty, Thompson, Coad, McKerr, Fernando.
Two will have to miss out, I'll wait and see on this occasion.
Derbyshire have gone with 14:
Harry Came, Matt Lamb, Daryn Dupavillon, Luis Reece, Aneurin Donald, Alex Thomson, Brooke Guest (wk), Zak Chappell,
Pat Brown, Ross Whiteley, David Lloyd (c), Sam Conners, Wayne Madsen.
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Post by davemorton on Jun 29, 2024 22:11:37 GMT
So the burning question is: how do you pronounce Dupavillon?
Is he du-PA-vill-un? Or dupa-VILL-on? Or perhaps he's a French Zulu and an unstressed du-pa-vee-yo(n).
Given that he's a fast bowler, perhaps a simple 'sir' would be easiest.
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Post by karma on Jun 30, 2024 6:46:40 GMT
This game could define Yorkshire's season, a win would add to the momentum gained at Scarborough and could move Yorkshire within touching of a promotion place. A defeat would cast us back in the also rans. A draw would not be the end of the world and I suppose to many it depends upon the nature of the game and captaincy.
At Scarborough Yorkshire were very much invigorated, making things happen rather than waiting for something to 'turn up' All the team played well and were were well led. From where I sat it seemed to me that the team were enjoying the game, highlighted by the interplay between Lyth and Bean in the slips (and the encouragement between the two in their fantastic opening partnership)
I've already mentioned elsewhere my opinion of Masood , a brilliant batsman but a questionable captain . I don't think Gibson will take the captaincy away from Masood and I can in one sense understand that he would continue to back the player he had a hand (with DG) in bringing to the club. I like Tatts and his all-round performance at Scarborough with an invigorated energetic captaincy and play.
I can't remember accurately the alleged quote about Ringo Starr "not being the best drummer in the band". In spite of that the band were very successful. If Masood remains captain of Yorkshire the club needs to decide how that will lead to the club being successful in making things happen rather than waiting for something to turn up. Appoint Tatts as vice-captain? Or Hill? What a dilema
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Post by tykemania on Jun 30, 2024 8:21:55 GMT
I wonder with Tattersall whether there is a bit of an issue as regards the perception of his permanence in the side. We have a young understudy in Duke that the club would be loath to lose, indeed I doubt I was alone in expecting Harry to be first choice by the end of this year. If Tatts were given the captaincy, unless a way is found for both to get sufficient cricket, nobody would blame Duke for going elsewhere.
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Post by newby on Jun 30, 2024 10:35:41 GMT
There may or may not be an issue with Jonny Bairstow too should he not feel his time is over with England.
I don't get to see them play as much as I would like, but to be honest I don't quite understand Tattersall being talked up so much. Mind you I might be in a minority, I could never understand people talking up the bang average Patto as captain fantastic either.
Seems some surprise that Derbyshire have chosen to bat with a green tinge to the wicket.
McKerr and Bess have been left out.
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Post by newby on Jun 30, 2024 11:47:32 GMT
45/6 after 20 overs, pity about the rain.
It seems McKerr was in the XI but suffered a minor injury before play and Derbyshire have agreed to letting Revis replace him.
I suspect our 100% record for bowling bonus points may well be maintained.
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Post by davemorton on Jun 30, 2024 15:05:53 GMT
Well, we just about scraped those bowling points...now it's the batting that concerns me. Not that we're not going to score enough to win the game, but that we're not going to get 3 batting points (minimum) for which we need 350.
I didn't make it today, by the way, I overslept and was happy enough to watch the live feed. Looks a good crowd, despite the suddenly cold weather. Will try again tomorrow.
81 for two, at tea, currently. All very easy until Reece and Chappell started bowling. Then it suddenly became very difficult. Roller wearing off? Or are these two simply better bowlers than the openers? What we don't need to be is six or seven down tonight.
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Post by newby on Jun 30, 2024 15:24:29 GMT
Big chance for James Wharton to take his career by the scruff of the neck and make a name for himself.
Long final session if the light holds.
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Post by Hit Wicket on Jun 30, 2024 15:35:50 GMT
Yes. I'd seen that a third wicket had fallen and hoped it wasn't Wharton's. It would be wonderful, given he can probably breathe a little easier in this match situation, if he can make his mark at the crease.
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Post by newby on Jun 30, 2024 17:19:39 GMT
Well done to James Wharton 100 runs at just about a run a ball is exactly what this game needed. Pleased as punch for him.
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Post by donnylad on Jun 30, 2024 19:29:13 GMT
Wharton - very well done, fresh guard in the morning and Tatts too, doing a very good job.
Thompson apart - I can't expect too much from the other 4 batsmen so the first job is to garner another 100 runs and then see what is what. Love them or loathe them BPs always seem to be conversation worthy. There are 52 overs left to us for BPs.
Then we shall see what the game is to be about when Derby bat again.
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Post by byased on Jun 30, 2024 19:30:53 GMT
Things are looking up. Having one decent quick bowler certainly helps. Also it seems we are better without the ECB lot. Root scored some runs but we won no games. I think we should forget about Bairstow as well as Rashid. Both will have plenty of franchise cricket to play even if England days are over.
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Post by davemorton on Jun 30, 2024 19:58:57 GMT
Well done to James. Now perhaps the centuries will come along regularly, that hurdle having been jumped. I do think he looks scratchy early on, and that was the case today...but he certainly made up for it.
Tatters always looks good, an old fashioned stylist, a 21st century Doug Padgett, and they will be batting when I get there tomorrow. Bonus points needed to close the gap on the leaders. These things distort the natural flow of the game.
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