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Post by donnylad on Aug 24, 2024 19:32:27 GMT
Not able to watch the livestream today ... sadly .... George Hill deserves a real big up for another vital spell of bowling. He is not as straight up and down as he looks especially when there is a bit in the wicket. Coad ... supreme.
Two night watchmen again? I just hope we play sensible and take what is there.
BTW Does anyone know why they came off Friday night? I assume it was the light ... but it looked to me as if Moriarty was about to send down some thunderbolts and their batsmen didn't fancy that ..the umpire in the flat cap (the duff lbw one) had the bails off faster than JB and the Sussex batsmen were already walking of!! At least that is how it looked!!
BTW - in regard to Newby's point about (pointless) Sussex .. they have not looked too bothered all the way through.
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Post by newby on Aug 25, 2024 12:54:26 GMT
A decent little crowd turned up to cheer Yorkshire to victory. We did lose 6 wickets in the process but there never seemed any real tension after Moriarty and Lyth got us two thirds of the way there.
Carson once again the danger man and if we had needed another 50 it might have been a tense affair.
Well deserved win built on two solid bowling displays by our depleted attack.
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Post by tykemania on Aug 25, 2024 14:36:39 GMT
I wasn't too worried by the margin - Wharton and Bairstow got out trying to entertain the crowd, would not have happened if things were tighter. Looked like Lyth got another turkey of a decision too! We got over the line, and things looked briefly brighter until I looked at the score at OMT's and saw that Northants were making what might kindly be termed a right pigs ear of things. We shall have to see!
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Post by newby on Aug 25, 2024 16:52:54 GMT
Marathon spell by old Toblerone, bowling for and occasionally hitting a juicy patch did for Northants. No real pressure on Middlesex to reach their modest target at 4 an over.
So we are a bit closer to Middlesex, and a lot closer to Sussex with 4 games to go, and of course the rear view mirror is clearer than it was.
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Post by tykemania on Aug 25, 2024 17:15:53 GMT
Its odd really - after the first Sussex game I, and I think many others, completely wrote off our chances for the season. With hindsight (and even at the time we should have recognised that we were dominating most days play without getting over the line) we were one poor batting performance away from the top of the table...
What I enjoyed about this win in particular was that it was done with no Overseas, with 10 guys born and raised in the county, and with them playing as a team. Thats not to say I don't want Masood and Vishwa back (though maybe Shan could find that captaincy is not really for him...) but that it is gratifying to see our own youngsters perform.
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Post by newby on Aug 25, 2024 17:25:12 GMT
Not sure how Shan Masood is feeling about captaincy in general after his Pakistan team were beaten by Bangladesh in the first test.
If they slip up again under his leadership to what the Pakistan hierarchy would surely consider an inferior team he might quickly be shown the door.
Delighted to hear that Johnny Bairstow is available for the Middlesex game next week. It just adds that bit of experience during the absence of Shan Masood.
Next two rounds of the CC it is Kookaburra balls for everyone.
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Post by karma on Aug 25, 2024 19:43:16 GMT
I may be wrong but I think that's three Championship wins in a row. I can't remember when Yorkshire last did that , 😳 , I'm sure it used to happen a lot .
Let's make it four in a row next week at Headingley to continue the momentum and take the initiative (and second place) away from Middlesex. That would truly be wonderful. Apart from the play, I'm particularly pleased with the team spirit shown and which I've observed from the terraces.
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Post by tykemania on Aug 25, 2024 20:23:12 GMT
The kookaburra ball will make for tricky selection issues - I'd like to see Bess back in to give us more options, but its really tough to think who should be left out as a result!
One other observation - Sussex and Middlesex play each other in the last game of the season...
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Post by hawke on Aug 25, 2024 21:44:36 GMT
Excellent effort and as said with no overseas and 10 of our own. Also excellent news about YJB.
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Post by newby on Aug 26, 2024 7:21:00 GMT
The only overseas presence will be the ruddy Kookaburra ball at Headingley this week when we meet Middlesex, who for financial reasons have foregone bringing in any overseas players this season.
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