Surrey The Oval 25/6/23 4 days

[Butter_Fingers]

Jun 29, 2023 9:54:54 GMT exile said:

You asked me to explain why I thought Surrey had mostly bossed the game.  I have explained why I thought that and, yes, like most people, I didn't think Surrey would capitulate so quickly.  I thought that they would lose wickets seeing off Bailey and Williams but would then romp home against our second string seamers.  That's what Surrey thought too, as Burns admitted afterwards.  I'm delighted to have been wrong, thanks to one of the finest spells of new ball bowling that Lancs have produced since the days when Chapple and Hogg were playing, and even more delighted that our CC season is still alive.

You did say that any target above 200 would be competitive but this wasn't based on any evidence or rational thought - it was just the undying optimism of the committed sports fan.  No doubt, had you been a Surrey supporter at Canterbury, you would have said that a second innings target of 501 was "game on" and you'd have been right then too.    

Let's leave it at that.  

What apart from thousands and thousands of scoreboards of low scoring matches since the year dot you mean. 

You've got my number haven't you mate. JC

Now we'll leave it.

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