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Post by newby on Aug 7, 2024 20:41:19 GMT
Rain looks almost certain at some stage tomorrow but the timeframe might be important and it seems to be moving to a little bit later in the day. The later the better of course and not at all would be preferable. Let's hope DLS is on our side should it come to that.
Last game for Shan Masood for a while.
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Post by byased on Aug 8, 2024 10:00:26 GMT
Looks like Coad is out, presumably injured? His batting is useful as well as his bowling. Look like 2 wins out of 3 needed, so one today would be a good start, but can we win 2 on the trot?
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Post by karma on Aug 8, 2024 12:42:18 GMT
Remarkably slow scoring rate v Leicestershire, who won the toss to put Yorkshire in. 142 - 6 after 40 overs. Used pitch seems 2 speed, every time Yorkshire try to accelerate we lose a wicket. Grim.
Of course Leicestershire have bowled very well caught everythingand fielded relentesly brilliantly.
Game could be shortened by rain but doesn't look likely that a big total will be required . Double grim.
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Post by karma on Aug 8, 2024 13:31:45 GMT
....... but a 100+ parnertship between Bess and Revis took the score to 236 - 7 , respectable , perhaps not enough but enjoyable in the last 10 overs.
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Post by newby on Aug 8, 2024 14:22:46 GMT
Difficult pitch but I think we will be better off if this rain ends play for the day, rather than giving Leicestershire a chance to take both points with a short DLS chase.
Top 2, Warwickshire and Glamorgan have a 21 overs apiece game at Edgbaston so one of them is going to drop some points.
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Post by davemorton on Aug 8, 2024 19:18:01 GMT
I have just got home from Scarborough. Nightmare M62 driving in constant spray on a road so wet the (brand new) tyres seemed not to be gripping. It felt more like a one-man submarine than a Suzuki Swift.
I left after Yorkshire's innings. The entertaining 100 partnership between Revis and Bess gave some respectability to the score, but I don't think it would have been enough, even if Leics had had to bat the entire 50 overs. D/L seems a bit weighted in favour of the reduced-overs chase, so the result was no surprise.
Tuesday's game was about as good as limited overs cricket gets, partnerships and collapses and recoveries, great fielding, tailend heroics.
What is going on with our batting? Masood and Wharton have been excellent throughout this competition, Revis and Bess have done the business when needed. But what about the rest? Bean, Hill, Duke and Luxton all seem so totally down in form and confidence, it has to be a worry for the Championship run in. Minus Masood, especially.
I suppose the other pluses are Cliff and Moriarty, and Coad, of course. I think he was just rested today. We certainly need him in the 4-day, which is our one remaining hope.
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Post by newby on Aug 8, 2024 22:07:24 GMT
I have to admit I'm disappointed with the form Duke and Bean particularly, but Hill's batting is also a cause for concern.
I was hopeful that the weather would have saved us, but really we didn't deserve anything from the game.
We don't have a realistic chance of getting through now and we haven't really got many changes we can make.
Tattersall I presume will come in to replace Masood as captain and I'd probably keep Coad out of it from now on.
Vagadia is the next prospect I suppose who might be worth a try, perhaps as a batsman only in place of Bean.
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Post by newby on Aug 9, 2024 10:07:36 GMT
On the one hand I hope Coad was rested rather than injured, on the other I'm not sure what the thinking was given how well he has performed so far.
It was pretty much a must win game if we wanted to progress in the competition, and thinking we could improve our chances of a win by replacing Ben Coad with Dom Leech is a bit of a stretch.
Perhaps, like me they misread the weather forecast and presumed it was going to be a No Result game so took the opportunity to rest Coad.
Water under the bridge now but possibly another mis step by whoever makes the decisions.
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Post by hawke on Aug 9, 2024 10:09:31 GMT
Given our relative strength in spin it was odd, to say the least, that the Scarborough square did not seem to favour the slows. Not sure if JC is fit but we still had DB and DM. Scarborough is a grand setting but its pitches seemed to undermine our potential. Very odd.
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Post by slowleftarmer on Aug 9, 2024 10:49:57 GMT
Chohan has been out injured with a finger injury for a while i think.
I did the same as Dave and left at the half time interval, more in hope than optimism that they would not get back on for the Leicts innings, but had better things to do than sit hanging around for 2-3 hours to find out.
A great day out at Scarbados, just let down by our performance and the weather
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Post by newby on Aug 11, 2024 12:20:07 GMT
Tattersall duly came in to replace captain Shan Masood and Vagadia has been given his chance. He has replaced James Wharton for some reason that I find difficult to fathom.
The bowlers are doing their job and have so far restricted Warwickshire somewhat. With no Masood and no Wharton it's down to someone else to score some runs, anybody will do.
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Post by newby on Aug 11, 2024 15:47:44 GMT
155/4 chasing 243 and you would like to think it should be a cakewalk from here.
50's from Duke and now Luxton following on from a 6 for 28 from Hill with the ball will all look pleasing, as long as we can complete the job.
Elsewhere, if Glamorgan can beat Leicestershire and Essex can beat Notts that would be very nice in terms of leaving the door open.
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Post by davemorton on Aug 11, 2024 17:05:07 GMT
Excellent win, and a few boxes ticked.
The 50 competition has seen a marked improvement in our bowling. I don't think we have any more penetration than formerly, but with Coad now supported by the accuracy of Cliff, Revis and Hill - superb today - plus Bess and Moriarty, plus the returning Thompson for the Championship run in, things look brighter than they did. Well done the coach!!!
The worry has been the top-order batting in the 50-over, but with Duke finally bouncing back to form, Luxton's lovely century, to go with the sustained excellence of Masood, Wharton, Revis and Bess, Fin Bean is really the only one short of runs...and he had an excellent f-c stint before the silly season started.
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Post by hawke on Aug 11, 2024 17:33:14 GMT
Just read that Wharton was injured. Lots of positives there. The counties are showing real resilience competing with the Hundred and lots of spectators going to interesting out grounds including Rugby School today.
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Post by donnylad on Aug 11, 2024 17:46:40 GMT
Hill - 6 for 28 in a 10 over spell ....... 5 bowled and 1 lbw .. you miss I hit when it does a bit. Well bowled! Duke, Luxton and Revis again!
The young men will take us forward!
My only concern is the '240 hoo-doo'. it seems that when we have to chase around then either we do it in style or we flop.
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