With our dismal first innings record, why do we keep batting first? It's not as if Lord's on the final day is an Indian dust bowl, and instead we collapse on the first morning before the pitch settles down.
With our dismal first innings record, why do we keep batting first? It's not as if Lord's on the final day is an Indian dust bowl, and instead we collapse on the first morning before the pitch settles down.
I know as a county cricket climub we're broke and most of our appointments seem to come from Poundland but surely there's someone there who could say:
"Do you know what, boys? If you bat like that in the first innings we get extra points; doing it in the second dig only gets us bugger all. Have a think about it, see if it makes sense. If it does ... then chuffin' well do it next match!!"
Great Captain's innings by D B-D to give us some sort of chance. Middlesex 81-3 at the Close requiring another 284 to win tomorrow.
Come on you Kent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Easy to say but we look a lot more purposeful this season, even allowing for the lower division. Quite brilliant innings by DBD- he needed that. Hopefully we can do it today - would be some achievement with that attack.
A combination of fortune and brilliance. Hollman smashed the ball back, Parkinson cleverly deflected the ball onto the stumps and Higgins without waiting for the umpire to give a decision even though the official was in no position to do so.
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DBD on 157 n/o
Lead of 230
Have Kent batted well or are the conditions a lot easier than they were? If so we need still more runs. A target of 350 minimum.
DBD 182*
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It's not looking a bad weekend
Come on you Kent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"Do you know what, boys? If you bat like that in the first innings we get extra points; doing it in the second dig only gets us bugger all. Have a think about it, see if it makes sense. If it does ... then chuffin' well do it next match!!"
139-3 and 225 behind with minimum of 72 overs remaining
216-5