Leicestershire County Cricket Club

[Mark 'expert' Lawrenson]

48-8 finish them off and get them back in again.

[Ted Maul]

Enforced the follow on then, I would have batted them out of the game. Odds on us having a tricky chase of about 100 and making hard work of it?

[Voll Blau]

1 hour ago, Ted Maul said:

Enforced the follow on then, I would have batted them out of the game. Odds on us having a tricky chase of about 100 and making hard work of it?

Nah. May as well keep taking advantage of the wind while it's blustery.

[Cake]

Well I have to say we have had our ups and downs this year but it's better than it was. Amazing today. Given a few a chance. Runs on the board and bobs your uncle.

[Sunbury Fox]

16 minutes ago, Ted Maul said:

Enforced the follow on then, I would have batted them out of the game. Odds on us having a tricky chase of about 100 and making hard work of it?

We lost the away game to these having enforced the follow on and been set about 150 to win. 

[Mark 'expert' Lawrenson]

17 minutes ago, Ted Maul said:

Enforced the follow on then, I would have batted them out of the game. Odds on us having a tricky chase of about 100 and making hard work of it?

No personally I think with the rain tomorrow making them follow on is the right decision, the wind is shocking and there are plenty of overs left today

[Ted Maul]

Certainly looking like the right call!

[Voll Blau]

Three down. 

[Bert]

30/6 

[Voll Blau]

Seven down now. Just put on the live stream and it looks fvcking windy! Good effort from the bowlers to control the ball.

[Ted Maul]

Absolutely steamrolling them.

[Mark 'expert' Lawrenson]

It’s gale force, a tree is down near the scoreboard! Been some awful batting 

[katieakita]

Hope Ben Rayne is going back to them for family reasons and not to play at a higher level as they are poor 54-8 now

 

[Voll Blau]

All out. Durham's two lowest scores in their First Class history on the same day. 

[Ted Maul]

10 wickets for Abbas too. Class. Season didn't peter out into the usual disaster after all.

[Ted Maul]

22 wickets in less than 2 sessions is mental.

[Silebyfox_89]

brilliant bowling performance! Abbas was unplayable today

[AjcW]

Back up to fourth for a short while then, could well hold to 5th as well looking at other scores.

 

Have to say I think this further reinforces my late September point though. Too many formats, too many games shoehorned into too small a period of time with conditions near unplayable towards the end of the season.

[Voll Blau]

1 hour ago, AjcW said:

Back up to fourth for a short while then, could well hold to 5th as well looking at other scores.

 

Have to say I think this further reinforces my late September point though. Too many formats, too many games shoehorned into too small a period of time with conditions near unplayable towards the end of the season.

Didn't seem to affect us too much batting yesterday? Yes, there have been a fair few low-scoring games knocking about in the past couple of weeks, but I think people are giving the conditions too much credit and poor batting technique too little credit here. It's an easy excuse for the losing side at this time of year.

[AjcW]

24 minutes ago, Voll Blau said:

Didn't seem to affect us too much batting yesterday? Yes, there have been a fair few low-scoring games knocking about in the past couple of weeks, but I think people are giving the conditions too much credit and poor batting technique too little credit here. It's an easy excuse for the losing side at this time of year.

 I guess. Maybe I don't want to go as far as saying Division 2 is pile of horse shit  

[Corky]

Must've been great to watch for the long-suffering regulars. 

 

We should beat Glamorgan next week and end with six wins which would be a really good effort despite the past month or so.

[Sunbury Fox]

Wow, a superb win! Really hope that we can retain Abbas for next season, he's been our best overseas player for years. 

 

This result and our previous heavy losses to the likes of Sussex and Warwickshire makes me wonder whether there is a widening gap between the top and bottom of division 2, as well between divisions 1 and 2.

[everton carr]

1 hour ago, Corky said:

Must've been great to watch for the long-suffering regulars. 

 

We should beat Glamorgan next week and end with six wins which would be a really good effort despite the past month or so.

Hope so but Abbas not available understand we are  in in advanced talks to sign Wessels from Notts would be a great signing

[SMX11]

1 hour ago, everton carr said:

Hope so but Abbas not available understand we are  in in advanced talks to sign Wessels from Notts would be a great signing

I fear Wessels is not suited to the four day game, a fine one day player though.

[Cake]

I think Wessels would be great. Can bat anywhere in the top six. Gets on with but I think he can still contribute well in the CC. 

 

Get Barker in and along with some promising youngsters and Abbas returning. Not to bad.