Hampshire vs Yorkshire

[Leicestersaint]

206 for 7 at stumps. Could have been better - could have been worse.

We need to win this one - but we've been saying that for weeks.

[saintjinksie]

if only we hadnt drop rudolph...

[stevegrant]

236 all out. Rudolph didn't add many from his overnight total.

Once again, full bowling points (we've dropped one bowling point all season!). Now let's see if we can repeat the Kent batting performance and get a few batting points.

[Leicestersaint]

Our batting this season has been very variable and the ditto for the bowling. However, I think our single biggest problem have been the number of catches we have dropped this season. Hows o-called professional cricketers can drop so many catches is beyond me.

[saintwarwick]

119/2 so making steady progress. If we can get past their total before stumps and pile on the runs tomorrow it will give us a chance to bowl them out for a second time, weather permitting of course (plus our ability to hold catches!).

[Um Bongo]

119/2 so making steady progress. If we can get past their total before stumps and pile on the runs tomorrow it will give us a chance to bowl them out for a second time, weather permitting of course (plus our ability to hold catches!).

Saturday looks like it's going to be a complete washout.

[stevegrant]

We're looking reasonable so far, then. Even Ervine has hit some runs! :D

Elsewhere, there's a ****ing weird game going on at Durham... Durham 146 & 108 v Kent 78 & 1-2 :shock:

Could be some deductions there for Durham for a poor pitch given that 15 wickets went down on day 1 and 17 already on day 2!!

[Leicestersaint]

154 for 4 - Benham out first ball (Leg before) - hopefully we can press on.

[stevegrant]

It's official... we're in freefall again. 5 down now.

Time for the regular Dimi/Pothas rescue act :)

[Leicestersaint]

It really is quite pathetic how often this happens! let's hope tha NP and DM can add 50 or so together. We are still 70 behind Yourkshire's modest score.

[bungle]

Thing is, with the exception of Benham, they all made starts. Also, 3 of them got past 40, which is perfectly acceptable. It's average, rather than bad, but we do need Pothas and Mascarenhas to get some extra runs for us.

[Leicestersaint]

203 for 9 - and words fail me. How utterly unprofessional. Do they actually want to get relegated?? bring in some of the seconds.

[saintwarwick]

119/2 so making steady progress. If we can get past their total before stumps and pile on the runs tomorrow it will give us a chance to bowl them out for a second time, weather permitting of course (plus our ability to hold catches!).

214/9, should of kept my mouth shut :(

[Leicestersaint]

Balcombe and Tomlinson are at least having a go and showing the other non-events how to do it. It's now 236 for9.

[Fowllyd]

All square on first innings then...

[saintjinksie]

its basically a two day, two innings game. all that has gone before does not count. Lets hope we can bowl them out cheaply, as our batting is very weak.

[Gully]

Yorks are 45-2 this morning 2 wickets in 2 balls for Tahir.

[Leicestersaint]

I don't fancy a target of over 150!

[Gully]

52-3, lining up to be a thrilling end, unless tommorrow's a washout.

[Fowllyd]

I don't fancy a target of over 150!

Know what you mean. Yorkshire's young leg-spinner took seven of our first-innings wickets, so I hate to think what he might do in the fourth innings if the pitch has worn further...

[Fowllyd]

OMG - 52-4! Lyth out lbw first ball. Tomlinson on a hat-trick then...

[Leicestersaint]

58 for 5!

[Leicestersaint]

52-3, lining up to be a thrilling end, unless tommorrow's a washout.

Tomorrow may not be required!

[Fowllyd]

Tomorrow may not be required!

Looking that way! Forecast is appalling, so hope we can wrap it up today.

[Gully]

66-6 Tomlinson has 4 of them.

[stevegrant]

88-7

[Leicestersaint]

97 for 7

[stevegrant]

97-8 now :D

[Leicestersaint]

Tahir has 4 for 28 - how does this bode for our innings?

[stevegrant]

98-9 at lunch, Hoggard gone first ball (three golden ducks in the Yorkshire innings!)

[Fowllyd]

98-9 now, Balcombe got Hoggard. And that's lunch...

[Gully]

Need to make sure we don't allow for a last wicket swansong.

[stevegrant]

107 all out. 108 to win!

[Fowllyd]

Squeaky bum time now methinks...

[Evil Monkey]

Good bowling, or are we likely to be getting a visit from an ECB pitch inspector like Durham did yesterday?

[Fowllyd]

Good bowling, or are we likely to be getting a visit from an ECB pitch inspector like Durham did yesterday?

Doubt there'll be the dreaded inspectors' visit, as both teams made half-decent scores in their first innings. The highest innings total in the Kent/Durham match was 146, and the game was all but over after two days.

[Leicestersaint]

24 for 0 - i scarcely dare think we might win!

[Fowllyd]

39 without loss after ten overs - come on boys...

[Scummer]

39/0 Is it too early to start the chants of 'easy,easy'?

[Fowllyd]

39/0 Is it too early to start the chants of 'easy,easy'?

Best wait till it's 107/0!!

[stevegrant]

Hoggard was rubbish in his 4 overs, so Rashid's on already!

[Scummer]

I'm liking the snails pace at which we are batting.

[Fowllyd]

Hoggard was rubbish in his 4 overs, so Rashid's on already!

I expected Rashid to be on pretty early, but Hoggard's spell must have been poor - over six an over conceded. Looks like Yorks have now slowed the run rate, but no more than that.

47/0 now...

[stevegrant]

61/0 off 17...

[stevegrant]

70/0 off 18... seems as if we've decided to try to hit Rashid out of the attack. Nothing risky in that approach, oh no!

[Fowllyd]

75/0 off 18.4 - looking good now...

[TopGun]

It's nice to be in a cruising to victory position though. It's been a long time.

[Leicestersaint]

Don't count any chickens yet - this is hampshire batting!

But surely ... ?!

[Torres]

Good bowling, or are we likely to be getting a visit from an ECB pitch inspector like Durham did yesterday?

Doesn't matter if we do - if they reckon there was nothing wrong with that pitch at Durham we have nothing to worry about!

Rob Key is really quite grumpy, it seems.

[stevegrant]

82 off 19.4overs, 26 to win :)

[stevegrant]

Rob Key is really quite grumpy, it seems.
I don't blame him.

You can guarantee that if we'd had a match like that where 38 wickets fall in two days, we'd have been docked points. Absolutely ridiculous decision.

[Fowllyd]

Yee-haw!! Ton's up, 103 without loss now. OK, let's start the 'easy, easy' chants...

[Fowllyd]

Yes!!!! Ten-wicket win. How's that leave the table?

[Leicestersaint]

Amazing!

[stevegrant]

One batting point, three bowling points, 14 points for the win, which gives us 111 points.

Given that some games aren't finished yet, here's how it currently stands (bonus points already gained ARE included)

1. Durham P10 132
2. Nottinghamshire P10.5 129
3. Somerset P9.5 118
4. Kent P11 114
5. Sussex P10.5 113
6. Lancashire P9.5 112
7. Hampshire P12 111
8. Yorkshire P11 104
9. Surrey P10 85

[Gully]

Good to see that we didn't loose a wicket in the second innings, should keep pitch inspectors off our back.

[Leicestersaint]

Well at least we are in a positionto salvage things - if we carry on winning!

[Weston Saint]

When they were 55-5 I spoke to Jack Rudolph and he said the wicket was ok, just usual Yorkshire batting.

Spoke to Nick Pothas at lunch and he said there was nothing wrong with the wicket, just good bowling.

The fact we scored an unbeaten opening stand of 108 proves the point.

A very good and important win.

[Leicestersaint]

Critically important - and something to build on during the rest of this season.

[saintwarwick]

One batting point, three bowling points, 14 points for the win, which gives us 111 points.

Given that some games aren't finished yet, here's how it currently stands (bonus points already gained ARE included)

1. Durham P10 132
2. Nottinghamshire P10.5 129
3. Somerset P9.5 118
4. Kent P11 114
5. Sussex P10.5 113
6. Lancashire P9.5 112
7. Hampshire P12 111
8. Yorkshire P11 104
9. Surrey P10 85

Although it's looking a bit better every other team has one or two games in hand. Let's hope for bad weather when they play catch up or just win our last four games.

[Leicestersaint]

Although it's looking a bit better every other team has one or two games in hand. Let's hope for bad weather when they play catch up or just win our last four games.

This is a fair point, but it is all looking a lot closer than i thought it would a month ago. If we could get a run of form together we would stay up - so lat's do it!

[corsacar saint]

That is now 3 unbeaten, hopefully we can stay out of the bottom two places now.
I did not see this result coming , and am extremely happy with it.[ The confidence levels
are obviously rising, and Tahir has made a big difference- and also well done to
James Tomlinson].
I did say I thought we would would go down, and would love to be proved wrong.

[Leicestersaint]

Let's hope you are right by being proven wrong!