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Durham v Worcestershire : CC September 15

Raymondo said:
we seem reluctant to yield to Vic’s propensity to producing flat decks.
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But Vic would say (and I’ve heard him say it) he produces the pitch he’s asked to prepare. This one appears to be a road, which just reinforces my theory that this game has turned into (near enough) a dead rubber due to the CC reorganisation.
 

mosi said:
But Vic would say (and I’ve heard him say it) he produces the pitch he’s asked to prepare. This one appears to be a road, which just reinforces my theory that this game has turned into (near enough) a dead rubber due to the CC reorganisation.
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I need a flask update please.


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Aidan11 said:
Worcestershire will declare before play.

They can't lose from here and there is no point batting on. Not sure why they have kept going.
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I did wonder if there was an arrangement to make a game. Worcester declare, then Durham bat. Then both forfeit their second innings. But that a bit of a stretch. In any case worcs have scored too many runs for that.
 
Bri said:
I did wonder if there was an arrangement to make a game. Worcester declare, then Durham bat. Then both forfeit their second innings. But that a bit of a stretch. In any case worcs have scored too many runs for that.
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I think it would go....Worcs bat/declare, Durham forfeit 1st innings, Worcs forfeit 2nd innings, Durham bat their 2nd innings
 
Raymondo said:
Thing is, every place in the Championship is worth money, to both the club and players, so there’s still the opportunity for everyone to make money by finishing higher up the table, including, oddly, Worcestershire.


People keep repeating this with obvious hindsight, but it makes total sense to me from the perspective of trying to win a 3-day game. Campbell alluded to it in his interview.

It has rained for more or less 24 hours prior, the best chance we had of taking 20 wickets would’ve been to bowl first, bowl them out inside a day and then bat once. Worcestershire would’ve done the same.

As it was, the pitch, like so many others here in recent years, has been incredibly flat. Which I think begs further questions, because it’s been clear for some time that this fixture was a ‘must win’ if we wanted to save ourselves from the drop. Other clubs have been funky with their pitches, but we seem reluctant to yield to Vic’s propensity to producing flat decks.

Maybe the fact you get 8 points for a draw needs looking at, because there’s also a feeling that clubs now feel that it’s too ‘safe’ to not muck about and risk defeat when you can effectively get 16 points in a drawn game and only 19 in a low scoring win.

If draws keep us up, let’s be honest, we’ll all take that. So onto today, let’s hope the boys can get to atleast 350 and the rain stays away at Taunton to enable Leach and Vaughan to bowl Hampshire out.

Is it too much to ask for Sussex to turn the Yorkies over too?
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Well it went to 5 for one season and counties voted to stick it back to 8. So that ain't getting changed back.
 
Thoroughly confused by the machinations, but if Hampshire lose and we manage not to lose 20 wickets today and draw, where does that leave the points situation (assuming we'll get a few batting points today if we aren't completely shite)?
 
mosi said:
But Vic would say (and I’ve heard him say it) he produces the pitch he’s asked to prepare. This one appears to be a road, which just reinforces my theory that this game has turned into (near enough) a dead rubber due to the CC reorganisation.
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'Vic, just avoid a points deduction pitch please mate'.
 
Beau Peep said:
Thoroughly confused by the machinations, but if Hampshire lose and we manage not to lose 20 wickets today and draw, where does that leave the points situation (assuming we'll get a few batting points today if we aren't completely shite)?
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Got to assume Hampshire will lose. That would put Hampshire 8 points ahead of Durham. IF Durham draw that puts Durham level then whatever bonus points we get which is currently 1 which would put us on 9 points then assuming we get 250+ we will jump ahead of Hampshire further.
 
GordonMuchallNo1Fan said:
Got to assume Hampshire will lose. That would put Hampshire 8 points ahead of Durham. IF Durham draw that puts Durham level then whatever bonus points we get which is currently 1 which would put us on 9 points then assuming we get 250+ we will jump ahead of Hampshire further.
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Hampshire trail Somerset by 245 runs with 8 wickets remaining
The Red Telephone said:
How predictable
Lees out for 8
Even the happy clappers don't applaud him
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It was a fat, lazy shot from a fat, lazy man.
 
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GordonMuchallNo1Fan said:
Got to assume Hampshire will lose. That would put Hampshire 8 points ahead of Durham. IF Durham draw that puts Durham level then whatever bonus points we get which is currently 1 which would put us on 9 points then assuming we get 250+ we will jump ahead of Hampshire further.
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Cheers. Hold our nerve and hope for Hampshire wickets.

Worcestershire and the weather have done everything they can for us this week!
 
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