Middlesex v Lancashire

[giveusaB]

First day of the Cricket season.
Lancs won the toss and bowl.Live stream.

https://www.youtube.com/live/-78yVgYW7H ... t0jHwNGqFh

[JohnDearyMe]

Lovely day for it in London

[claretonthecoast1882]

130/2 Middlesex at lunch

[giveusaB]

Middlesex 245/8 at tea

[jrgbfc]

Bit of an afternoon collapse then, good stuff.

[Quickenthetempo]

Great response by Lancs.

We bowled very ordinary in the first session.

[Leisure]

Great response by Lancs.

We bowled very ordinary in the first session.

Not surprising, as we do seem to have some pretty ordinary bowlers!

[giveusaB]

Middlesex 260 all out
Lancs 27/0 after 9 overs

[Quickenthetempo]

Not surprising, as we do seem to have some pretty ordinary bowlers!

I didn't want to sound negative on the first day while the sun was shining.

It will look better when Jimmy plays.

[Quickenthetempo]

I'm not sure our Yorkie friends will want to talk about cricket on their first day back in the top league.

[Leisure]

I'm not sure our Yorkie friends will want to talk about cricket on their first day back in the top league.

I wonder why that is!

[Bosscat]

I'm not sure our Yorkie friends will want to talk about cricket on their first day back in the top league.

Is there a Cricket Match on I went to Turf Moor to watch our lads

[Quickenthetempo]

Is there a Cricket Match on I went to Turf Moor to watch our lads

Wise choice

[giveusaB]

Close of play
Lancashire 68/0 after 25 overs.

[Flixtonclaret1]

Was down there yesterday to witness a great days cricket.

Keep it up Lancs!

[giveusaB]

End of Day 2
Lancs 353-9 (121.0)
Lancashire lead Middlesex by 93 runs with 1 wicket remaining.

[jdrobbo]

Decent

[giveusaB]

Day 3
Lancs all out 359
Middlesex 2nd innings 6/1
Middlesex trail Lancashire by 93 runs with 9 wickets remaining.

[Hbclaret007]

Middlesex 17 for 3.
The weekend is getting even better

[dvalley69]

78/3 at lunch, trailing by 21.

[Commy]

Need 309 to win and are on 93-1

[giveusaB]

Lancs 109/3 at tea
200 needed with 7 wickets remaining

[fatboy47]

Saw the last 10 overs before tea. Looked a bit " rabbit-in-headlights" against a fairly ordinary mixed attack.

[Commy]

147 needed off 26 overs

[jdrobbo]

Unbelievable that we’re now in this position. All three results possible

[giveusaB]

Lancs 243-6 - target 309
Lancashire need 66 off 60 balls (10 overs) - Middlesex require four wickets.

[Bosscat]

Hell of a fight put up by Lancashire ... 8 down now though 53 runs required

[giveusaB]

Lancs 262/8
Match drawn

[Tribesmen]

Match ends in a draw

[Bosscat]

Well fought Lancs

[nil_desperandum]

This is why the long form of cricket (4 or 5 days) is way superior to a 20:20 or hundred ball bash
Lots of twists and turns, all 4 results a possibility with an hour to go, and still two possible results in the last over
(Only IMO - of course)

[dandeclaret]

Yorkshire are the first team to take 3 points from that county for a while…… shame it was in a cricket match though eh? Absolutely battered.

[dandeclaret]

Oh and funny how. Aristide now wants to captain Yorks….. of course nothing to do with going unsold in the IPL….. bet that brought on a massive sulk from the king of mard…

[dandeclaret]

Oh and funny how *Bairstow now wants to captain Yorks….. of course nothing to do with going unsold in the IPL….. bet that brought on a massive sulk from the king of mard…