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Post by anyportinastorm on Apr 13, 2024 17:25:56 GMT
Bruce out for a quack quack. Another CDG type signing? |
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Post by Phil on Apr 13, 2024 17:45:07 GMT
Looks like a draw unless we get them out cheaply in their second knock.
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Post by man in the stand on Apr 13, 2024 19:28:48 GMT
Looks like a draw unless we get them out cheaply in their second knock. Kookaburra effect? Usually early season the ball is swinging and scores are low but the average 1st innings in the current round in the 1st division is 455... |
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Post by chris on Apr 13, 2024 19:37:23 GMT
Looks like a draw unless we get them out cheaply in their second knock. |
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Post by MickeyG on Apr 13, 2024 19:54:44 GMT
Yeah, Lancs need to bat most of 2 sessions tomorrow to rule out defeat and get something ahead but need to score quick enough to do that.
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Post by Admin on Apr 14, 2024 7:22:35 GMT
Keaton Jennings struck his first Vitality County Championship half-century of the season as his Lancashire side put in a strong showing on day two against Hampshire at the Utilita Bowl.
He totted up 85 with only one dropped catch as a blemish in an otherwise authoritative innings, with his opening partner reaching 55.
Lancashire ended the day on 233 for four, 134 runs behind Hampshire’s first innings total on a placid Ageas Bowl pitch.
Having bowled Hampshire out for what felt like an about-par 367, Wells and Jennings made hay in good batting conditions.
Mohammad Abbas’ battle with Wells was intriguing, with the Pakistan fast bowler sending down 16 challenging dot balls before the batter could manoeuvre himself off strike.
And from that point, the former Sussex opener slowly put himself on top of the home side’s bowling attack to rush towards his first half-century of the season.
He found straight driving particularly profitable as he needed just 65 balls to reach the milestone – the 68th fifty of his career.
Wells fell to end an 87-run partnership, of which he had notched up 55 when he clipped Abbas to Tom Prest at short midwicket – in doing so becoming the fifth batter to 50 but not 100.
Jennings was far less aggressive in his approach but never looked in too much danger as the Kookaburra ball quickly went soft.
His main approach to the lack of pace in the pitch by batting further and further out his crease, with Lancashire’s general tactic of hitting down the ground, in opposition to Hampshire’s square domination.
Jennings was dropped at point on 36 by Nick Gubbins, who lost his trousers in the process, before slowly closing in on 57th first-class half-century – which eventually arrived in 122 balls.
Josh Bohannon made 30 out of 38 with Bohannon before chopping James Fuller onto his own stumps, after a big build-up of pressure from the Pavilion End – started by Kyle Abbott and continued by Fuller.
Jennings then teamed up with George Balderson in an 86-run stand which appeared to be never ending and provide the backdrop for a first innings lead.
But Balderson held out to deep midwicket for 38 before Tom Bruce was brilliantly caught at first slip by Liam Dawson to give Holland two wickets in two balls to turn the momentum.
George Bell narrowly avoided edging the hat-trick ball before surviving to the close with Jennings.
Earlier, Hampshire added 62 runs to their overnight score as they extended their first innings by an hour and a half, with three batting points pocketed.
Dawson had gone to bed on 61 having begun his season in the sort of form that 2023 was remembered for, and continued to tick along with Ian Holland and James Fuller in 38 and 45 run partnerships.
Baring a little scamper to reach 350 in plenty of time – which included Dawson pulling Will Williams for a maximum – there was hardly any deviation from a placid tempo.
Holland fell leg before to Williams before Fuller edged a drive off Luke Wells to a helmeted Keaton Jennings at first slip, while Dawson fell for an innings-high 86 by a smart catch behind off Tom Bailey. It meant none of Hampshire’s four fifty makers were able to convert to three figures.
Nathan Lyon completed the innings when Kyle Abbott was caught at long on by Jennings – the Australian ending with three for 110 from a backbreaking 38.1 overs.
From then on in, Lancashire bedded in and made the most of a pitch and ball that was suited for patient long-form batting.
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Post by John W on Apr 14, 2024 8:29:05 GMT
On a sidenote it is always pleasant to visit an away ground and encounter things that you don't see or get at Old Trafford. All stands open, spectators allowed to bring their own alcohol into the ground (and surprise, surprise I didn't see any rioting), complimentary scorecard and the always useful pocket fixture list to name but four... Oh Lancashire, so much to answer for.
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Post by sillypoint on Apr 14, 2024 9:29:10 GMT
Hadn't realised it was a kookaburra round of games, but that explains all the good scores. Is that a good or bad thing? Don't normally like sitting on the fence, but can see both sides of that argument.
Wells & Balderson gave their wickets away when well set. We might regret that if we collapse again. Really shouldn't collapse in these conditions but you never know.
All these coaches must see something in Blatherwick that I'm missing. He'll be 26 in a few weeks time, not 19.
Candidate for, already, the worst toss choice of the season, or any season, must be Durham inviting Warwicks to bat!
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Post by man in the stand on Apr 14, 2024 10:04:49 GMT
If you remember in the 1990 they introduced a low seamed ball which led to the description of that season as the "Year of the Bat" It was that season that Neil Fairbrother scored his 366.
By the end of the championship the average runs per wicket has increased from 29 in 1989 to 39 in 1990.
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Post by MickeyG on Apr 14, 2024 11:26:53 GMT
Great knock this off Jenno and ably supported by Bell. Embarrassment for Bruce?
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Post by Phil on Apr 14, 2024 11:42:26 GMT
Looks like a draw unless we get them out cheaply in their second knock. Not on this wicket |
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Post by chris on Apr 14, 2024 12:00:15 GMT
Good to read plenty of optimism. Lancashire are capable of collapsing before lunch the best part of 100 runs behind, allowing Hampshire set them a target and then Lancs could be bowled out again in 2 and half sessions on the final day. Not on this wicket Thankfully,
Bell batting well is also, along with Wells' wickets plus the return of the Dukes ball maybe closing the door on Hartley & Lyon playing in the same match? Hartley just to play the one game that Lyon must miss?
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Post by John W on Apr 14, 2024 12:32:43 GMT
Great knock this off Jenno and ably supported by Bell. Embarrassment for Bruce? Bruce was out to a brilliant catch by Dawson, the type of catch you see taken probably 3 out of 10 times. Probably worse was Wells, Bohannon and Balderson who all got in then got out, once you're in it should be a good ball that gets you out and that wasn't the case with all 3 wickets. |
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Post by MickeyG on Apr 14, 2024 12:57:51 GMT
It may of been a great catch, but any chance you give to the slips unless its a humdinger of a ball or a dodgy pitch is not great batting, IMO. Everybody else has got at least 30 on this pitch, I think he'll be disappointed. I missed Wells and Bohannon, Josh chopped on I think I read. Balderson was caught deep on the boundary, I'm more forgiving of someone getting out trying to push the score on, as the aim is to win the game and far too often we see Lancs scoring too slowly.
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Post by Rob on Apr 14, 2024 13:29:33 GMT
Bell playing a good knock on his first appearance of the season. In this nick should be batting ahead of Bruce and Balderson. Looks well organised at the crease.
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