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LVCC D1 - Durham v Somerset

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Starts tomorrow. Need a win, simple as that.

No Stokes for us but they're missing Compton and Trescothick...... Maybe even Kirby??

Rain forecast for Thursday.
 

gutted for stokes, he was going to miss this game anyway but now cannot play for the lions due to back complaint.

not promising for the lad, only what 20 and has already missed large chunks with back problems, the finger dislocation sounds painful anarl, they had to chip out some bone from his hand to wedge into his finger socket to try and sort it out :-?

desperately need a win aye, can't be long before new batsmen get drafted in at this rate, stoneman, richardson, raine etc etc
 
The excellent Wellock reckons we have a chance!

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MJ Di Venuto (23)
WR Smith (2)
PD Collingwood (5)
MD Stoneman (26)
DM Benkenstein (44)
GJ Muchall (24)
ID Blackwell (37)
P Mustard (19) captain/wicket keeper
CD Thorp (36)
G Onions (9)
SG Borthwick (16)
ME Claydon (25)
RMR Brathwaite (8)

I'd leave out Muchall cause he's shit and Thorp because I reckon they should give Brath a chance and Thorp hasn't done much this season in seam friendly conditions.........

As for the visitors, they have had some 'Durham-esque' injuries, according to their website they're down to their last 11 fit senior players, with Philander selected despite supposedly carrying an injury too. Jos Buttler split the webbing of his finger whilst training today, which all adds to our chances you'd feel..... So no doubt their rezzies will put on 400 and skittle us cheap :shock::-?

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I'd go
DiVenuto
Borthwick
Muchall
Colly
Benks
Blacky
Mustard
Onions
Brathwaite
Claydon
Thorpe
 
I would omit Brathwaite and Borthwick from the squad and line up like this:

1. Di Venuto
2. Smith
3. Stoneman
4. Benks
5. Muchall
6. Collingwood
7. Blackwell
8. Mustard
9. Onions
10. Claydon
11. Thorp

We've really struggled to score runs so far this season so playing the extra batsman, whilst slightly smacking of desparation, should help. It still leaves us with 6 bowling options which should be enough.

We don't really need 2 spinners at this stage of the season and Borthwick has been used very sparingly so far but will get his chance later in the season.

I've re-jigged the batting order as playing Colly at no. 3 is not really working and Benks appears to be more confident batting higher up the order.

I suspect Muchall will miss out though and Borthwick will play.
 
I'm assuming it will be

MJ Di Venuto (23)
WR Smith (2)
MD Stoneman (26)
PD Collingwood (5)
DM Benkenstein (44)
ID Blackwell (37)
P Mustard (19) captain/wicket keeper
CD Thorp (36)
G Onions (9)
ME Claydon (25)
RMR Brathwaite (8)

though i can see us trying to fit muchall in as our batting has been so poor. blacky is hardly batting like a number 6 at this point, more like a 12.. tbf all our side have, does claydon have our highest score of the season so far? :-?

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does claydon have our highest score of the season so far? :-?
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just checked, mustard has an 80, followed by claydon's 55, our only half centuries so far :neutral:
 
Agree with the poster who suggests Borthwick to open the batting.

If he is to make a success of things at Durham he will go a lot of 1st innings' in particular without a bowl, and in April/May he may barely bowl at all. Crucial his batting contributes as other wise his selection is a waste of a place.

I also feel he has the potential to be a far better batsman than either Smith or Stoneman.

Does make me wonder though if he will need to move South at some point to find some more non-seamer friendly wickets.
 
That batting line up is horrific. No Benks! Stoneman, Muchall and Smith all play. That should get us 60 between the 3 of them in 2 knocks each.
 
MJ Di Venuto (23)
WR Smith (2)
MD Stoneman (26)
PD Collingwood (5)
GJ Muchall (24)
ID Blackwell (37)
P Mustard (19) captain/wicket keeper
CD Thorp (36)
G Onions (9)
ME Claydon (25)
RMR Brathwaite (8)

benks misses out through a shoulder injury

edit: rain due this afternoon and plenty of it tomorrow. another draw then :neutral:
 
Love an appeal these fuckers. I've counted 9 in 12 overs :evil::roll:

34-1.

Edit - Another failure from Smith - 53-2.

Collingwood lasts just 3 balls. 62-3.
 
Worryingly we havent looked like making a score all season. From the little I have seen (so correct me if I am wrong) our batsmen seem incapable of actually gutsing out an old fashioned stonewaller of a 70 odd. Yes I know in the modern game you have to score a bit quicker and generally on good pitches you can, but in April/May on wet seamers at Chester-le-Street they need to learn to leave the ball, and be brave and wear a few.

I saw a little bit a week or so back at the Riverside and they are fishing outside off getting caught at slip, chipping weak drives to fielders in the ring etc.

Time to grow some lads and start getting stuck in a bit!
 
Surprise surprise, Stoneman gets a start then gets out. 90-4

Edit: And Muchall quickly follows :roll:
 
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What started off as optimism for the Championship is quickly becoming a serious battle against the drop.

Its clear 4 or 5 of these lads just aint good enough.
 
f***ing shite this. When the fuck is Cook going to realise that Smith and Muchall are NOT Division 1 class. AS for the others, I will let DiVa off with bad form, Collingwood is finished - or just not f***ing trying. Then you have Blackwell who doesn't seem to care these days either.

You can't blame 7-11 for the Top 6 being wank.

Heads MUST roll.
 
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