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Post by davemorton on Apr 29, 2024 10:29:15 GMT
I'm watching on YouTube today; I'll take the risk with my mental health, and finish off my photos from day 2.
One early wicket, which I missed, get another before the new ball, and wow! We would need only another 15. Let's be honest, Derbyshire are not the strongest batting side, and stranger things have happened.
What I didn't know, at the ground, is that Madsen is batting with eight stitches in his hand. That's got to hurt. He's 92* at the minute, and it's 209 for four.
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Post by davemorton on Apr 29, 2024 12:27:11 GMT
The game is building to a crescendo of excitement, as Yorkshire now need only two wickets for maximum bonus points, and we have 16.4 overs in which to get them - 100 balls, as it happens.
Meanwhile, the 2nd XI game from Nottingham is being shown live, and the home side are 99 for three at lunch. Tom Loten batting. The picture is shaky, as though the cameraman is handholding whilst being pelted with cricket balls. Otherwise it would be a good alternative to the Headingley borefest.
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Post by newby on Apr 29, 2024 13:22:55 GMT
Little or no joy for Hill and Revis, both players who need some help from the pitch and aren't getting it. Disappointing stuff, I'm listening to Durham v Essex.
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Post by hawke on Apr 29, 2024 13:25:17 GMT
Little or no joy for Hill and Revis, both players who need some help from the pitch and aren't getting it. Disappointing stuff, I'm listening to Durham v Essex. it’s cloudy it’s a Duke ball besides good batting and question marks about bowling are there questions to be asked of a too batting friendly pitch?
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Post by newby on Apr 29, 2024 14:17:06 GMT
The powers that be want to promote this sort of wicket and with Headingley being a Test ground they have no choice but to tow the party line. Let's hope for better at Scarborough and the away fixtures.
Anyway, we've struggled and managed to get the maximum bowling points to go with the 5 battings points. Hopefully our bowling rate is up to scratch and we can walk away with 16 points with Derbyshire accumulating 14.
We've inched ahead of a couple of teams into 5th and haven't lost ground to anybody so that will have to do.
I don't know if it's Deja vu but I remember a circumstance like this when Yorkshire came out and lost 5 quick wickets and it turned into a bit of a scramble. That would be exciting, though not in a good way.
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Post by hawke on Apr 29, 2024 14:19:40 GMT
The powers that be want to promote this sort of wicket and with Headingley being a Test ground they have no choice but to tow the party line. Let's hope for better at Scarborough and the away fixtures. Anyway, we've struggled and managed to get the maximum bowling points to go with the 5 battings points. Hopefully our bowling rate is up to scratch and we can walk away with 16 points with Derbyshire accumulating 14. We've inched ahead of a couple of teams into 5th and haven't lost ground to anybody so that will have to do. I don't know if it's Deja vu but I remember a circumstance like this when Yorkshire came out and lost 5 quick wickets and it turned into a bit of a scramble. That would be exciting, though not in a good way. oh dear if that is the case is there much point in playing or watching CC fixtures at Headingley……
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Post by newby on Apr 29, 2024 19:05:46 GMT
They don't make it easy or attractive to watch the CC at Headingley, at least not with much chance of enjoying any decent weather. They only play 5 games, the third of which starts on Friday, still very early in the season although hopefully it won't be as cold and wet as the other two.
The summer is all but behind us when we play the next one on the 29th of August, that's a gap of 3 and 3/4 months, and the summer is certainly behind us when we play the 5th game on the 26th of September.
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