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Post by man in the stand on Sept 26, 2024 17:10:23 GMT
Better forecast for Friday though they expect heavy rain overnight which might delay things. No floodlights so adding extra time tomorrow probably won't help.
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Post by exile on Sept 26, 2024 17:45:54 GMT
Had to stop watching at 56 for 7. Rather alarmed to find that the eighth wicket has added 63 in just 7 overs. Has the wicket flattened out or did we start bowling pies?
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Post by Admin on Sept 26, 2024 18:35:11 GMT
Worcestershire 119 for 7 (Waite 47*, Bailey 3-9, Phillip 3-44) vs Lancashire
Lancashire made up for lost time and maintained their Vitality County Championship Division One survival hopes after Tom Bailey and Anderson Phillip impressed with the new ball against Worcestershire at Visit Worcestershire New Road.
Bailey and Phillip fully justified Lancashire skipper Keaton Jennings decision to put the home side into bat in reducing them to 22-5 and then 56-7 in seamer-friendly conditions when play got underway after lunch.
The duo both picked up three wickets to give Lancashire an ideal start to a game they have to win to keep alive their chances of remaining in the top flight for another season.
Lancashire began the game 15 points adrift of third from bottom Nottinghamshire but last week’s win over Somerset at Emirates Old Trafford had kept them in contention.
Bailey bowled eight overs on the trot and returned excellent figures of 3-9 while Phillip had 3-44 from seven overs.
Worcestershire had already guaranteed their safety during a recent run of three wins in four matches and their eighth wicket pair of Matthew Waite and Logan van Beek led a partial recovery.
They plundered 63 in seven overs but the rain which had washed out the morning’s play returned after tea.
Worcestershire made two changes from the side in action against Hampshire at the Utilita Bowl with the fit again Waite and Jack Home replacing the injured Tom Taylor and spinner Amar Virdi.
Lancashire kept faith with the side which had defeated Somerset.
Tom Bailey’s second delivery of the opening over accounted for Gareth Roderick who drove at a ball of full length which was swinging away and he edged to Will Williams at fourth slip.
Jake Libby square cut Anderson Phillip for four but then was stuck in the crease and nicked another ball which moved away to Harry Singh at third slip.
Rob Jones was undone by an excellent full length swinging delivery from Phillip and was caught behind.
Kashif Ali steered Bailey to first slip and then Brett D’Oliveira pushed at the same bowler and perished at second slip.
Adam Hose off drove Bailey to the ropes to move into double figures but it became 39-6 when Ethan Brookes played forward and was bowled with a fullish length delivery which did just enough to nip away.
Phillip came back into the attack to replace Bailey after a superb opening spell of 8-4-9-3 and he soon claimed his third scalp when Hose tried to on drive a delivery slanted towards leg stump and ended up deflecting to Jennings at second slip.
Waite decided attack was the best policy and pulled and on drove Williams for sixes in his first over which cost 15 runs.
Logan van Beek also went on the attack and he struck Balderson and Williams for further maximums.
By tea the eighth wicket pair had added 63 in just seven overs but the players were unable to return for the final session after a heavy downpour.
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Post by lancsdes on Sept 26, 2024 20:47:25 GMT
“Had to stop watching at 56 for 7. Rather alarmed to find that the eighth wicket has added 63 in just 7 overs. Has the wicket flattened out or did we start bowling pies?” Didn’t see any to comment Exile other than highlights |
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Post by Admin on Sept 27, 2024 5:36:02 GMT
Worcester is under this lot  |
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Post by exile on Sept 27, 2024 8:00:24 GMT
Rain forecast to clear off towards Lords (ha ha) by 10.00 so, as long as the Teme doesn't burst its banks (big if), there should be most of a day's play. Lower order fightbacks have been a feature of Worcestershire's matches this season so they might easily get past 200. Let's hope not.
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Post by Admin on Sept 27, 2024 8:11:40 GMT
Now not raining
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Post by Dave Towers on Sept 27, 2024 8:51:21 GMT
Cricket fixtures should not be staged this week. Last season, (26-29 September), we played Kent, the final Championship match. A total of 360 overs was bowled and I don’t think there were any interruptions, if there were they must have been minimal. We all know we can have miserable days/weeks in July and August. It’s just the vagaries of the English weather. It’s been cold this week but then we often get “Indian summers”. As regards this game, it looks like we’ve let them off the hook again, although if you’d been offered 119 for 7 when play started most would have taken it. The current pair probably just think there’s no point trying to hang around poking forward, so why not just try to get some runs? Overall it doesn’t look like there will be any batting points being accumulated so if we are fortunate to win and pick up 19 points, I reckon Notts will only need a total of five to finish ahead of us. I suppose it sums the Championship season up when you see that Kent’s only victory was at our expense. |
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Post by Admin on Sept 27, 2024 8:58:15 GMT
No play before lunch although didn’t state which day
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Post by man in the stand on Sept 27, 2024 11:47:29 GMT
BBC website saying Close not delay so I presume no play today....
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Post by Admin on Sept 27, 2024 11:49:53 GMT
BBC website saying Close not delay so I presume no play today.... Indeed abandoned |
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Post by exile on Sept 27, 2024 13:07:39 GMT
Sodden outfield - might not be fit to play on tomorrow either as the high river levels inhibit the ground's ability to drain. I'm with Des on first class cricket in September. It's perfectly true that you can get lovely weather in September, as indeed you can in April, but there's a reason why for most of their existence the County Championship and Test cricket were played between early May and late August.
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Post by lancsdes on Sept 27, 2024 13:18:54 GMT
Yes, Exile . As I said recently , not a scientific sample but I’ve taken two weeks holiday in September for most of the last thirty years so have observed it closely from both a cricketing and hillwalking point of view. As a general rule and British weather does vary as Dave said but this fourth week is pretty poor , the first three are pretty good .
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Post by man in the stand on Sept 27, 2024 13:25:37 GMT
Careful...easy way to have no CC in September is to reduce the number of games..!
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Post by Phil on Sept 27, 2024 13:45:14 GMT
Careful...easy way to have no CC in September is to reduce the number of games..! Or be really radical and play them in summer! |
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