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Post by man in the stand on May 20, 2024 20:03:35 GMT
Well that's made things look a lot better hasn't it! Apart from still being bottom, yes!  But that means the only way is up! |
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Post by cheadleleyther on May 20, 2024 20:10:12 GMT
I have always been doubtful of Scott Reads sporting knowledge as part from football. Whenever he is paired with an older commentator who reminisces about older cricketers including Lancs players, he is usually unable to reply on the subject unless it was a player who has played in this century!
I had to laugh listening to an exchange with Matty Emerson on Saturday afternoon talking about Matty Hurst whose local cricket club is Leigh. When musing what sport Leigh was known for Emmerson suddenly mentioned Leigh RMI, a football team that has not been in existence for about 15 years. Instead of Scott correcting him immediately and saying that the Leigh Leopards were the current Rugby League Challenge Cup holders, there was a eerie silence ended by him saying he did not know who Leigh RMI were!!
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Post by Admin on May 20, 2024 20:44:56 GMT
I have always been doubtful of Scott Reads sporting knowledge as part from football. Whenever he is paired with an older commentator who reminisces about older cricketers including Lancs players, he is usually unable to reply on the subject unless it was a player who has played in this century! I had to laugh listening to an exchange with Matty Emerson on Saturday afternoon talking about Matty Hurst whose local cricket club is Leigh. When musing what sport Leigh was known for Emmerson suddenly mentioned Leigh RMI, a football team that has not been in existence for about 15 years. Instead of Scott correcting him immediately and saying that the Leigh Leopards were the current Rugby League Challenge Cup holders, there was an eerie silence ended by him saying he did not know who Leigh RMI were!! Stolen from Grundy Hill Horwich |
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Post by John W on May 20, 2024 21:17:01 GMT
According to the Coach, Wood has a knee niggle so being saved for the T20 Blast (exactly same last season?). Mahmood has a strain of sorts and after all his problems understandably the staff treat him with kid gloves. So it looks like Bailey or the highly inconsistent Blatherwick for the Warks game.
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Post by MickeyG on May 20, 2024 21:28:29 GMT
Rather have Bailey, Blatherwicks not good enough.
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Post by John W on May 20, 2024 21:36:00 GMT
Rather have Bailey, Blatherwicks not good enough. Saying Blatherwick is not good enough is being extremely kind IMO |
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Post by MickeyG on May 20, 2024 21:51:05 GMT
Was Blatherwick any good at Notts? Seems like Lancs signed a pup when they picked him up.
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Post by Butter_Fingers on May 21, 2024 1:17:09 GMT
Elsewhere :- Lewis Hill the Leicestershire Captain won the toss yesterday against Gloucestershire and put the visitors in to bat, a short time ago they declared on 706/6 Guess he might have realised he may have made a mistake when they were 316-0 |
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Post by lancsdes on May 21, 2024 4:03:17 GMT
“Was Blatherwick any good at Notts? Seems like Lancs signed a pup when they picked him up.” I remember seeing one of his first games, down at Taunton. Quite a few of the Somerset fans were very impressed by him and one even asked how he was doing on their Forum the following year. I was more impressed with Balderson and said so at the time. Blatherwick has gone back from then . Getting a duck and going for 30 off his 2.5 overs for NLW on Saturday can hardly have given him confidence. I wouldn’t let him near the team at present. |
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Post by Admin on May 21, 2024 5:52:24 GMT
Lancashire 357 & 353-9 dec: Jennings 155, Bruce 43; Stokes 5-98
Durham 236 & 414: Robinson 171*, Bedingham 103, Lees 40; Balderson 4-52
Lancashire (22 pts) beat Durham (3 pts) by 60 runs
George Balderson led a magnificent fightback as Lancashire completed a memorable 60-run victory over Durham at Blackpool to record their first victory of the season in the Vitality County Championship.
The Red Rose were staring down the barrel after superb centuries by David Bedingham and Ollie Robinson looked to be steering the visitors to a famous record-breaking run chase at Stanley Park.
But after Nathan Lyon had removed Bedingham for 103 soon after lunch and Luke Wells accounted for Ben Stokes cheaply, the Durham innings fell away from 350 for five to 414 all out during an astonishing collapse brought about by a fine four-wicket burst from George Balderson with the new ball.
Balderson took three wickets in seven balls to have Graham Clark caught behind, Paul Coughlin caught at second slip, and took a superb diving catch off his own bowling to dismiss Ben Raine.
Matty Potts and Robinson then got into a dreadful mix-up with Potts run out by George Lavelle leaving Durham dizzy on 388 for nine.
Robinson blasted away, hitting four sixes and 18 fours during his fine innings, but was left stranded on 171 when Balderson switched ends to remove Callum Parkinson from an edge to first slip, appropriately caught by skipper Keaton Jennings.
Balderson finished with four for 52, with his spell with the second new ball being a superb four for 16.
The win sees Lancashire gain 22 points and Durham take 3 points from the game.
Resuming the day on 134 for three and needing a further 341 runs Bedingham and Robinson started positively and kept the scoreboard ticking along as Lancashire set attacking fields in the hunt for an early breakthrough.
It was also a fine batting performance under pressure that prospered as the morning wore on with both batters reaching their half centuries in quick succession and the hundred partnership arriving from 25 overs.
The pair rode their luck at times, edging over or wide of the slips and one chance brushing the fingertips of a diving Luke Wells when Robinson was on 54.
Lancashire were also hampered by the loss of Saqib Mahmood to injury after the pace bowler pulled up midway through his third over of the day, before completing it but then leaving the pitch for the rest of the match.
That brought Lyon into the attack and although he caused the batsmen no end of problems, the Aussie spinner had no luck despite beating the bat on a regular basis.
Bedingham and Robinson batted through the morning, the latter going to his eighth century just before the break with the 200 partnership coming from 46 overs early in the afternoon.
It was Lyon who finally made a deserved breakthrough when Bedingham, having just reached his century, played back and edged behind for 103 with Durham 313 for four needing 163 runs.
Two centuries in the match by both Bedingham and Keaton Jennings is the first time a game involving Lancashire has contained double century makers on each side.
Bedingham’s dismissal brought Ben Stokes to the crease and we had another Stokes v Lyon duel to savour.
After 21 balls without scoring Stokes had had enough, reverse sweeping Lyon for four and slog sweeping Luke Wells for a couple of boundaries.
But it was reverse sweep that proved Stokes’ undoing not, as you might expect, against Lyon but against Wells as the England Test skipper completely missed with his shot to be bowled for 18.
At that point Durham were 350 for five and looking favourites, just 125 runs away from their target.
Balderson and co made sure they didn’t make it.
“Over the four days it’s been a brilliant game,” said Head Coach Dale Benkenstein.
“Not only the last day, but the position we’ve been in this season – having lost three games in a row – and we were in a really strong position here, only to see two batters make the pitch look very easy.
“We’ve got a lot of young players in the team and for them be part of this win after what we’ve been through is a huge step in their careers.
“We went through a whole lot of chat in the changing room and to see the players really believe we were one wicket away, that belief obviously showed at the end.”
Benkenstein was delighted with the contribution of the younger players in the side.
“Giving chances to a talented cricketer like Tom (Aspinwall), he doesn’t complicate his game too much, but he changed this game, (on the second day)” he said.
“He’s got something different about him. He bustles in, he’s a real character and we’ll see a lot more of him with the bat.
“It’s great that he took his opportunity and he’ll be a great addition to the side if he keeps performing like that.
“George Balderson makes things happen. He’s a great cricketer.
“Not just his skills but his character. He’s very quiet but incredibly determined and has a really intelligent cricket brain.
“There were no guarantees when he came on, but he just made it happen with that second new ball.
“We’re just relived to have got a win.”
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Post by Dave Towers on May 21, 2024 6:24:02 GMT
I have always been doubtful of Scott Reads sporting knowledge as part from football. Whenever he is paired with an older commentator who reminisces about older cricketers including Lancs players, he is usually unable to reply on the subject unless it was a player who has played in this century! I had to laugh listening to an exchange with Matty Emerson on Saturday afternoon talking about Matty Hurst whose local cricket club is Leigh. When musing what sport Leigh was known for Emmerson suddenly mentioned Leigh RMI, a football team that has not been in existence for about 15 years. Instead of Scott correcting him immediately and saying that the Leigh Leopards were the current Rugby League Challenge Cup holders, there was an eerie silence ended by him saying he did not know who Leigh RMI were!! Stolen from Grundy Hill Horwich I doubt the name of Leigh Genesis will mean much to Scott then! |
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Post by lancsdes on May 21, 2024 7:47:05 GMT
Scott Read’s general knowledge is also atrocious. I found it quite amazing at the Southport game last year that when he was asked where the railway went , he had absolutely no idea.
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Post by Dave Towers on May 21, 2024 8:14:52 GMT
Scott Read’s general knowledge is also atrocious. I found it quite amazing at the Southport game last year that when he was asked where the railway went , he had absolutely no idea. Des, without cheating I presume it went to Liverpool when travelling south but northwards? Would I being correct in saying it’s a dead end? I suspect north-eastwards to/towards Preston at one time but maybe not now. If incorrect, my defence would be that living in Yorkshire for decades has affected my brain! |
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Post by esteban on May 21, 2024 9:11:19 GMT
I have always been doubtful of Scott Reads sporting knowledge as part from football. Whenever he is paired with an older commentator who reminisces about older cricketers including Lancs players, he is usually unable to reply on the subject unless it was a player who has played in this century! I had to laugh listening to an exchange with Matty Emerson on Saturday afternoon talking about Matty Hurst whose local cricket club is Leigh. When musing what sport Leigh was known for Emmerson suddenly mentioned Leigh RMI, a football team that has not been in existence for about 15 years. Instead of Scott correcting him immediately and saying that the Leigh Leopards were the current Rugby League Challenge Cup holders, there was a eerie silence ended by him saying he did not know who Leigh RMI were!! ************************************* One thing I've noticed recently regarding Scott Read, when, as you say he is paired up with another commentator who brings up a subject that Scott (as is often the case) feels uncomfortable with or has no knowledge of, his get-out-clause nowadays is; "It's not my strength" After more than ten years of having had no choice but to listen to him, I'm left puzzled as to what actually is his strength!!!!! *********************** |
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Post by exile on May 21, 2024 9:12:47 GMT
Re the railway line at Trafalgar Road - you are absolutely correct, Dave. There used to be a line from Southport to Preston until the Beeching cuts (and there's still a line inland via Wigan Wallgate to Manchester Victoria). The Preston line was a bit of what was left of the pre-nationalisation West Lancashire Railway, which at one time even had its own station in Preston. Apart from one teatime express from Southport to Blackpool, it was a creaky old thing that went at walking pace and stopped at a large number of "halts" where no-one ever got on or off. I learned this in my student days as I had to use this line when working as a waiter in the Municipal Gardens Cafe in Lord Street. I wouldn't expect a youngster like Scott Read to know any of this but it doesn't take an expert geographer to work out that the electric railway past Trafalgar Road runs between Southport and Liverpool! Where the hell else would it be going along the coast? Perhaps all this commentating on Lancs has killed any curiosity he may once have had.
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