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Durham v Middx (H) C:C.


Well I survived till Bedingham got cleaned up yesterday and that was enough for me.
Another very slow wicket where it looks neither team have the bowlers to take 20 wickets. I thought Middx went defensive with fielders on the boundary far to early. There front line slow bowler looked about the same standard as our leg spinner. Jesus this obsession counties have with leg spin when they are clearly T20 bowlers. Although that's probably the reason
The best I have seen Jones bat and really pleased for him. Maddinson reminds me of Charlie Chaplin with his moustache and ten to two feet. No wonder he got run out.
Iam there this afternoon and sadly that is my last championship cricket of the season at the Riverside which is frightening for another year.
 
wayne entwhistle no9 said:
Well I survived till Bedingham got cleaned up yesterday and that was enough for me.
Another very slow wicket where it looks neither team have the bowlers to take 20 wickets. I thought Middx went defensive with fielders on the boundary far to early. There front line slow bowler looked about the same standard as our leg spinner. Jesus this obsession counties have with leg spin when they are clearly T20 bowlers. Although that's probably the reason
The best I have seen Jones bat and really pleased for him. Maddinson reminds me of Charlie Chaplin with his moustache and ten to two feet. No wonder he got run out.
Iam there this afternoon and sadly that is my last championship cricket of the season at the Riverside which is frightening for another year.
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Yes this one is my last county championship game at home as I very much doubt I will get time off in September for the Sussex game. As boring as the game is, I'm merely just using up my annual leave. Had it been earlier in the season I'd have cancelled today and tomorrow and gone to work
 
GordonMuchallNo1Fan said:
Yes this one is my last county championship game at home as I very much doubt I will get time off in September for the Sussex game. As boring as the game is, I'm merely just using up my annual leave. Had it been earlier in the season I'd have cancelled today and tomorrow and gone to work
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Yeah if this is going to be the way the wickets are now there is going to have to be a change in planning and strategy. I was pleased to hear in your update from the members forum that North in hindsight would have tried to sign an overseas bowler rather than bat. Really no need for two batsmen.
 
wayne entwhistle no9 said:
Yeah if this is going to be the way the wickets are now there is going to have to be a change in planning and strategy. I was pleased to hear in your update from the members forum that North in hindsight would have tried to sign an overseas bowler rather than bat. Really no need for two batsmen.
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I think we've seen a bit of that. Potts clearly makes things happen on a bland pitch, trying to develop Trev, but these things take time. We've seen real devlopment from the likes of Dickson, Jones, good debut from bushnell etc. If we to see progression from bat and spinner we've got to suck up some average results while they develop imo
 
wayne entwhistle no9 said:
Yeah if this is going to be the way the wickets are now there is going to have to be a change in planning and strategy. I was pleased to hear in your update from the members forum that North in hindsight would have tried to sign an overseas bowler rather than bat. Really no need for two batsmen.
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It was boring yesterday but good craic with the usual faces hence I stick around. A lot of people questioning memberships/as much attendance next season with these wickets though as they feel it's very boring to watch. General feeling seems to be we all accept the odd flag wicket but it's pretty much every game this season which doesn't make for good cricket & viewing. North mentioned the state of the balls is unacceptable. He said Botham has a box of signed 2018 cricket balls (apparently they get date stamped) and they said their is a noticeable difference with the seam condition on the 2018 ball compared to the 2022
 
wayne entwhistle no9 said:
Well I survived till Bedingham got cleaned up yesterday and that was enough for me.
Another very slow wicket where it looks neither team have the bowlers to take 20 wickets. I thought Middx went defensive with fielders on the boundary far to early. There front line slow bowler looked about the same standard as our leg spinner. Jesus this obsession counties have with leg spin when they are clearly T20 bowlers. Although that's probably the reason
The best I have seen Jones bat and really pleased for him. Maddinson reminds me of Charlie Chaplin with his moustache and ten to two feet. No wonder he got run out.
Iam there this afternoon and sadly that is my last championship cricket of the season at the Riverside which is frightening for another year.
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Agree on leg spinners.
Also on Jones. He looked top class to me - but then I keep having to remind myself that this season the ball does nothing and the pitches are as flat as owt. Not a criticism of Jones, he can only deal with what there is and he's done very well and his improvement might just be an age thing as in all of a sudden the whole batting thing just clicks! Wonder if England can come sniffing as he's already played for Scotland.
 
Bri said:
Agree on leg spinners.
Also on Jones. He looked top class to me - but then I keep having to remind myself that this season the ball does nothing and the pitches are as flat as owt. Not a criticism of Jones, he can only deal with what there is and he's done very well and his improvement might just be an age thing as in all of a sudden the whole batting thing just clicks! Wonder if England can come sniffing as he's already played for Scotland.
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Can you imagine some of the Durham batsman from the past especially the youngsters making their way who look at the wickets over the past two years compared to the wickets they had to try and develop on.
 
Didn't even realise Macalindon was playing. Is Salisbury injured or has Franklin written off the season? Might as well rename Durham the England development team these days.
 
BatEleven said:
1 run in 10 overs this morning I make it. Might as well shake hands now.

EDIT: 3 runs in 10.2 - nosebleeds.
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Dry up the runs, leading to wickets.

I mean ffs people complained when we piled on runs yesterday because bore draw and now people are complaining that were strangling their batsman of runs.

Fully expect someone to twist about us taking a wicket
 
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