After what I wrote yesterday, his drop today was inevitable.

Yes, Yates turned it a lot.

Surprised with the slightly doubtful forecast that Derbyshire have decided to bat.

There might, of course, be a few supporters and potential supporters for whom Welbeck is more convenient than Trent Bridge.

You can tell I am bored today because I've looked at comparisons of catches per match for four different players. I've only looked at first class matches. What is shows is:
Alan Townsend - 342 matches, 412 catches - 1.20 catches per match
Rikki Clarke - 267 matches, 391 catches, 1.46 catches per match
Domninic Ostler - 205 matches, 259 catches - 1.26 catches per match
Rob Yates - 53 matches (to date), 69 catches - 1.30 catches per match
What it proves - just that they were/are all great catchers. Of course, we don't know how many they dropped. Alan Townsend had the advantage of fielding at slip to Eric Hollies, Dominic Ostler to Alan Donald and Rob Yates to Olly Hannon-Dalby.

Yes, I shouldn't have forgotten Rikki Clarke.
According to Stephen Chalke's history of the County Championship, as at 2015, Rikki Clarke had taken more catches per Championship match (1.529 per match) than anyone else who had caught a minimum of 250 catches.
I'm not sure how he ended up because Stephen Chalke was only talking about Championship matches. In his whole first-class career, he took 391 catches in 267 matches.

Two questions about Rob Yates:
When did he last drop a slip catch?
Has there ever been a better slip catcher for the Bears? (Possibly Dom Ostler or, going way back, Alan Townsend).

I agree about Jacob Bethell.
For some players, being in a Hundred squad is like being on garden leave - you get paid but don't actually have to do your job.

Yes, I agree that most of the Worcs supporters seemed resigned to their fate; and there did seem a fair few empty seats. Quite a few Bears supporters there too.

I have just been looking at a report of the Notts home match at Welbeck today, in which Jamie Ramage says: "The ground on the outskirts of Mansfield has the feel of a traditional outground with banks around the boundary for spectators to get the best views of the action. Marquees with home-made cakes and a low-rise pavilion, it is the perfect setting for county cricket."
Pity we haven't got a Welbeck.

Yes, I somehow posted the wrong link - apologies!

Apparently, the match is now sold out - should be a great atmosphere.

Johal and Garrett in the squad:
https://edgbaston.com/fixtures/first-xi/glamorgan-vs-warwickshire-10-august-2023/#match-match-previews

Yes, I had a dream that I was watching Andy blocking ball after ball against Lancashire, woke up and found that I was.

Spectator guide here:
https://wccc.co.uk/spectator-guide-worcestershire-vs-warwickshire-2/

Good to see that Andy has scored a hundred for Somerset today.

Andy wrote:

Hamza Shaikh 2006!
Now you're just trying to upset me!

Malc wrote:

Great day at Neath yesterday. I think I saw the future! Ben Kellaway of Glamorgan. He took Worcestershire apart last week and was stunning today with bat and ball. Very impressive for a young lad.

Looks a great prospect, though I can't get used to the idea of watching a cricketer who was born as recently as 2004.

Much to play for on Sunday:
https://www.ecb.co.uk/one-day-cup/tables/2023

mad wrote:

There's also the inbetween. His foot was next to the rope but not on it. The blurry footage makes it look like his white boot is touching the rope when his foot might be lifted above the rope at that point.

Seen far worse than that over the years, players a yard over claiming catches in front of the Hollies stand

Well, I think that is my option one. What I do think is that he will know whether or not his foot was on the rope - it's not like it was a white line when he wouldn't be aware of whether he was on or inside the line.