Durham v Sussex LVCC Day one

[keaton]

Rained off

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The first day of Sussex's Championship match against Durham at the Riverside has been abandoned.

Umpires Peter Willey and Mike Harris made the decision 45 minutes before the scheduled start with large puddles already on the outfield.

Title-chasing Durham had gone to great lengths to protect the square, even borrowing a hot-air pitch protector from Premier League football club Sunderland to help cover their wickets.

But more rain last night meant the decision to call off the day's play already was little more than a formality.

There are high hopes of a start tomorrow with a dry forecast for today and the rest of the week.

 

[CHAPPERS]

Would we want a contrived result from that game or will the draw suit us better?

 

[Mendoza]

A draw would guarantee points towards avoiding relegation

But as we saw from Hampshire, a crushing win can send you top

We cannot declare the 1st innings as we would miss out on bonus points

 

[CHAPPERS]

So each team bats for a day, say, and then we have a final day SHOOT OUT.

 

[Mendoza]

It could work, seeing as both teams need the points

Both teams to get 400 runs in a day could be fun

 

[Was not Was]

lots of low scores at Durham this season so a result is likely if we get 3 days' play.

 

[Gazwag]

Lancashire 67/8 (26.5 ov)


GOING DOWN GOING DOWN GOING DOWN

 

[simmo]

Lancashire 67/8 (26.5 ov)


GOING DOWN GOING DOWN GOING DOWN

I would love it, just love it if Lancashire went down

 

[Badger]

79/8 they are making a recovery!

 

[Gazwag]

Lancs 107 all out *snigger* - extras top scorer 32 ffs Kent

 

[simmo]

Would be good if they got docked points for a sub-standard track as well.

11 wickets down already and they lost the first session to rain

 

[Fourteenth Eye]

the wicket at liverpool does seem to have something about it!!!

 

[simmo]

the wicket at liverpool does seem to have something about it!!!

It clearly has. That's were they played on Sunday when they got relegated. Lancs were about 70-7 then as well. Manged to scramble up to 140/150 and Durham got the runs for 7 or 8 wickets down.

It depends on how many Kent get in the end, but if they go for less than 150, dock Raincashire points and send them down!

 

[Marc]

Lancs AND Slurrey to get relegated?!


COR that would be AMAZING!

 

[Uncle Buck]

Sussex won the toss and our fielding. No Collymore;

Durham:
M J Di Venuto , B W Harmison , W R Smith , S Chanderpaul , D M Benkenstein (capt) , G R Breese , P Mustard (wkt) , P J Wiseman , C D Thorp , S J Harmison , M Davies

Sussex:
C D Nash , M H Yardy , L J Wright , M W Goodwin , C J Adams (capt) , M J Prior (wkt) , C D Hopkinson , R S C Martin-Jenkins , O P Rayner , Mohammad Sami , J D Lewry

 

[Was not Was]

BBC commentators don't know who won the toss, so how does Uncle buck?

 

[Uncle Buck]

BBC commentators don't know who won the toss, so how does Uncle buck?

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[Barrel of Fun]

Di Venuto trapped in front of his stumps. An important wicket for Sussex.

59/1

 

[Knightsworld]

Lancs 4/1 still 122 behind Kent *snigger*

 

[Fourteenth Eye]

Sami gets Harmison (ben) but its all looking a bit ominous for us