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Post by Admin on Apr 24, 2021 10:13:31 GMT
Crawley gone 85-5
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Post by lancsdes on Apr 24, 2021 11:16:52 GMT
“I assume that Mahmood is the victim of the inevitable niggle that Chris talked about. But without him, the bowling looks on the thin side.” You are nearly always right Werneth . I have to admit, I thought the same. Far be it from me to be an optimist, but we are actually looking a pretty decent side. |
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Post by Admin on Apr 24, 2021 18:37:39 GMT
Today's viewing figures 15000
Lancashire’s bid for victory in this LV= Insurance County Championship match was held up by a battling rear-guard action from the Kent opening batsmen after the hosts were made to follow-on.
A rampant Red Rose attack took the remaining six first-innings wickets by lunch on the third morning, but found the going a much tougher proposition second time around on an increasingly placid Canterbury pitch.
Matt Parkinson struck late in the afternoon to break a century partnership from opening pair Daniel Bell-Drummond and Jordan Cox but Lancashire will need nine more when play resumes tomorrow with the hosts closing on 209-1, still 147 runs in arrears.
The day began in sensational fashion as Zak Crawley played loosely at the first ball of the day from Tom Bailey that he edged behind to Alex Davies for 60 to leave Kent 85-5 in their first innings.
That was a great start because Crawley had looked to be in fine form during the evening session yesterday and Lancashire’s day continued to improve when Parkinson was brought into the attack.
The leg spinner struck with his sixth delivery when Heino Kuhn top edged a sweep to Rob Jones at midwicket, and the ball after seeing Darren Stevens dropped, Parkinson responded by trapping the veteran all-rounder lbw for 1.
Bailey (4-46) then chipped in with two wickets in two balls; nipping a delivery back to bowl Ollie Robinson for 21 and then finding the edge of Fred Klassen’s bat with Keaton Jennings taking a good catch, low to his right at first slip, to leave Kent 133-9.
Miguel Cummins thumped a six and a couple of boundaries before being last out on the stroke of lunch, brilliantly caught one-handed by Dane Vilas at mid-off for 19 after he had driven hard at Josh Bohannon to cap an outstanding morning’s work by the Red Rose bowlers.
Kent, 169 all out and trailing by 356 runs, were made to follow-on after the interval but Bell-Drummond and Cox responded with a big century partnership, an Impressive effort under pressure, to frustrate Lancashire’s victory bid.
With little help coming from the pitch, the bowlers had little alternative but to resort to bowling straight and attempt to restrict the scoring while hunting for a mistake by the batsman.
Dane Vilas rotated his attack but by and large, the Kent openers had few alarms apart from an occasional delivery keeping low.
Bell-Drummond and Cox batted through the afternoon, each posting half centuries, to reach tea on 141-0 and they continued to make progress steadily through the evening until Cox, having made 80 of his teams’ 176 runs, drove Parkinson uppishly to cover where Jones made a fine diving catch.
The host’s captain went on to reach an excellent century from 180 balls and was still there on 108 at the close alongside Crawley (13 not out) with Kent 209-1 and fighting hard to save this game.
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Post by lancsdes on Apr 25, 2021 10:20:13 GMT
I’m turning off. This is an absolute nonsense. Tom Bailey bowling with no slip fielders. I know it’s an easy pitch but you would think we were 200 behind. You can’t afford to tell batsmen that you’ve given up trying to get them out by beating them. I know Vilas is very much loved at this county and I don’t doubt his commitment but he is definitely in the tradition of negative Lancashire captains.
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Post by Admin on Apr 25, 2021 10:32:43 GMT
Bell- Drummond gone
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Post by Admin on Apr 25, 2021 10:44:10 GMT
I’m turning off. This is an absolute nonsense. Tom Bailey bowling with no slip fielders. I know it’s an easy pitch but you would think we were 200 behind. You can’t afford to tell batsmen that you’ve given up trying to get them out by beating them. I know Vilas is very much loved at this county and I don’t doubt his commitment but he is definitely in the tradition of negative Lancashire captains. Worked the Oracle, Des, 3 wickets gone |
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Post by pvfc on Apr 25, 2021 11:05:23 GMT
Nice to hear the Kent commentators are unbiased, expecting them to say that Bohannan's wicket didn't really hit the stumps!
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Post by Admin on Apr 25, 2021 15:20:01 GMT
1 wicket required still 7 behind
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Post by chris on Apr 25, 2021 15:42:12 GMT
Nice to hear the Kent commentators are unbiased, expecting them to say that Bohannan's wicket didn't really hit the stumps!
In terms of the match Parkinson has done it again. Amazing that he missed the opening match.
Saw this on the Kim Jones Domestic Cricket Forum:
@cricvizanalyst
Since 2000, no English spinner with 75+ wickets has a better FC bowling average than Matt Parkinson. #CountyCricket2021
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Post by werneth on Apr 25, 2021 15:42:16 GMT
Humble pie for supper tonight – I did not think our four-man bowling line-up had the depth to bowl them out twice but I take it all back. Magnificent performance.
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Post by chris on Apr 25, 2021 15:45:06 GMT
Humble pie for supper tonight – I did not think our four-man bowling line-up had the depth to bowl them out twice but I take it all back. Magnificent performance. |
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Post by werneth on Apr 25, 2021 18:04:42 GMT
Humble pie for supper tonight – I did not think our four-man bowling line-up had the depth to bowl them out twice but I take it all back. Magnificent performance. Very true, but this was a fine all-round team effort. That extraordinary partnership between Wood and Lamb was the turning point, Bailey and Wood did much of the damage in the first innings and credit to Lamb too for his bowling – that ball that got Denly was a good 'un. |
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Post by MarkG on Apr 25, 2021 18:26:59 GMT
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Post by MarkG on Apr 25, 2021 18:44:02 GMT
Apologies for previous cocked up post. Just wanted to agree with werneth about the excellence of the all round effort. The batters really grafted when the track was at its liveliest and the bowlers ploughed away wonderfully, considering in the second innings there were various hours when nothing happened. To get 20 wickets on a surface that did progressively less was commendable. Kudos for Josh Bohannon bowling again - a perfectly acceptable county fourth seamer - and I think Alex Davies’ glove work is improving too, particularly stood up to the medium pacers and the twirlymen.
Huge for Mattie Parkinson, though. If he’s going to develop into a reliable bowl ‘em out spinner at this level (and beyond.....?) he needs not just miracle balls, but the ability to stay in the game long enough for them to come along. Today was massively encouraging and I think he’ll be much the better for it.
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Post by lancsdes on Apr 25, 2021 20:17:32 GMT
Yes, there is clearly terrific team spirit there which Vilas and Chapple must take a lot of credit for even though I won’t take back my view that you only need one slip catch all day to justify the position and we would have saved ourselves 40 odd balls of the number ten.
I’ve been a big fan of Parkinson ever since I saw him in the seconds . Wasn’t quite a Livingstone or Saqib moment ; both of those two just really made me sit up in the chair the first delivery I saw them face/bowl. I also noted a couple of times on the previous forum that Danny Lamb, though he could look innocuous had the ability to get occasional steep bounce. Not that I’m claiming to get them all right; I was spectacularly wrong about Tom Bailey.
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