***LV CC, Durham v Sussex, Riverside Chester-le-Street, 19-22 September 10.30 starts****

[Petee]

Wtf is going on?

 

[hans kraay fan club]

84/7 this is now the biggest partnership of the innings. Here we go...

 

[timbha]

Wtf is going on?

84/7. BBC site must have been hacked. Fake news.

 

[Petee]

[tweet]911186574372679680[/tweet]

Just a slight blip.

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

I've just noticed that division 1 is 8 teams and division 2 is 10, however in both cases each team plays 14 matches.

Division 2 - 10 teams, 14 matches. Really? Doesn't seem right does it?



61/7 now. Blimey. Thought this would be tight!

ECB couldn't organise a drinking competition in a brewery. We came off bad as didn't we get Notts and the better teams twice - I think it was Glamorgan at home we lost. Shocking in my mind - you play everyone twice and cut out some of the 20 20 garbage.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/35754435


Actually its about 4 at a glance - not sure we played Derby away or Northants at home either

 

[hans kraay fan club]

ECB couldn't organise a drinking competition in a brewery. We came off bad as didn't we get Notts and the better teams twice - I think it was Glamorgan at home we lost. Shocking in my mind - you play everyone twice and cut out some of the 20 20 garbage.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/35754435

Re-equalize the divisions to 9 teams each, and play everyone twice (16 games). Unbelievable that anyone at all could argue for any other system, really. Madness.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Popped out for the morning, came back and checked the score in the hope that we had got a couple of wickets - was not expecting 7!

Can you pop back out again for a couple of hours?

 

[Perry Milkins]

Popped out for the morning, came back and checked the score in the hope that we had got a couple of wickets - was not expecting 7!

Also pop out between 4 and 6 on Sunday?

 

[The Large One]

Re-equalize the divisions to 9 teams each, and play everyone twice (16 games). Unbelievable that anyone at all could argue for any other system, really. Madness.

Quite. Thought we'd got away from the times when there were 16 teams who played 24 3-day matches each.

 

[Big_Unit]

Re-equalize the divisions to 9 teams each, and play everyone twice (16 games). Unbelievable that anyone at all could argue for any other system, really. Madness.

The received wisdom from on high seems to be that there are too many 4-day games (I don't agree, but I'm not the ECB). Given they want to trim the number, I'd have 3 divisions of six with everyone playing home and away, giving ten games. BUT... I'd have a fifth day in reserve to make up time lost to weather.

I agree that not having everyone play each other home and away is an absolute farce.

 

[Napier]

Can you pop back out again for a couple of hours?

Righto, off for a spot of gardening and will check back in in an hour or so.

 

[Postman Pat]

Righto, off for a spot of gardening and will check back in in an hour or so.

Weighell b Whittingham 38
111-8

Rushworth b Whittingham 0
111-9

 

[hans kraay fan club]

and another!

Rushworth bowled Whittingham second ball.

111/9

 

[Postman Pat]

Sounds like the rain is on the way..... come on boys lets rap this up quickly

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Righto, off for a spot of gardening and will check back in in an hour or so.

Can you come and do my garden too? Sunday afternoon would be good. I'll leave a flask, and packet of biscuits out for you.

 

[Taybha]

Early days , still plenty of time for a bowling collapse .

 

[Badger]

This record last wicket stand is off to a strong start.

126/9 only another 138 required.

 

[Taybha]

Pissing down and they're off

 

[Postman Pat]

this record last wicket stand is off to a strong start.

126/9 only another 138 required.

rain stops play!!!

 

[Petee]

This would be ultimate Sussex if we don't win this due to the rain

Amazing game at Hampshire. Needing 180 odd, Hampshire are 16-4! Essex were bowled out for 70 odd in the first innings