Highveld
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A good opening spell from booth, economical and getting wickets. Looks like he could be ome a very valuble member of the team.
An excellent partnership from Kai & Michael, in only their 2nd first class games, showing potential to be regular lower order contributers with the bat.
While Ed Barnard didn't get any wickets, is economy rate of 1.91 was important in slowing the Durham scoring rate and placing pressure on their batsmen.
Even though it is still early in the season, some worrying trends are developing, and what is especially concerning is the lack of reserve batsmen with any first team experience. It might be time for Tony Frost to start phoning other counties to see which batsmen they may be willing to release on loan.
The big question for today is will we avoid the follow on?
Both dismissals so far were poor shots. Yet again it is down to Sam Hain and Ed Barnard to rescue the team.
He's a good player, from solihull School, so well coached by Darren Maddy and his team there.
We really need to develop better links with the public schools in the county, to bring in their well coached promising players.
He bowled in one innings, thats more than some of the bowlers we've signed!
They only reason they chose to bat first is Davies didn't want to to post about how poor our opening batsmen are when they were both dismissed in the first 10-15 minutes of the innings.
I may not be serious there!
The phrase by Oscar wilde comes to mind
"To lose one overseas player is undfortunate, to lose two is incompetent"
You have to wonder who decided to sign him? the costs involved and what due diligence, if any, was carried out.
He is hardly ever available to play and is giving a very poor return on the funds invested.
Live strream link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJyji8WGlTM
Dismissed for 24 playing for SACA at Derbyshire today.
Mo Johal, I Mohammed and Waqas Khan are also in the SACA side.
He's impressive, good hands in the field too.
He attends Malvern College, so will have lots of good coaching and cricket, on good wickets for the next four years.
I don't think the club have said anything about relaying wickets, which mean part of the square would be out of use for the season.
It takes about a year for the ground to settle and be prepared to use as a wicket, even at club level.
One swallow does not make a spring, likewise one innings on a flat strip and short boundaries does not make a the players involved a quality opening partnership!
Interesting to see 15yr old Charlie Taylor come on as first change this morning. To be playing at this level as a 15yr old is impressive and suggests he may well be someone capable of playing at the top level in time.
Serious question, Dermot stopped been employed by the club in 1995, so does the club have any responsibility for the actions of a former employee ? Especially as in this case the problems have arisen many many years after the employment ended.
I suggest you watch the video, that has now appeared, of Davies's dismissal. It wasn't a good shot, and not appropriate for the situation.
First wicket falls on the 8th ball of the innings, 6-1, and the second on the last ball of the 7th over, 34-2.
Yet another example of the openers failing and putting presure on the middle order.
For the second game in a row the only dismissal not available as a video clip is Davies, are his dismissals so bad that they have to be censored?