Durham, 102 all out. 3 wickets for Bamber, 2 for OHD, Sylvester & Lintott, 1 for Taz.
We SHOULD be favourites now - hopefully the 2nds won't have the 1sts 'bottling problem'!

The_Lickey_Banker wrote:

Not too bad a start, Durham 64 for 4 off 9 overs. 2 wickets for OHD.
Notts beat Hampshire in the other Semi.

74 for 6 off 12 now. A wicket apiece for the 4 other bowlers - Sylvester, Lintott, Bamber and Taz.

Not too bad a start, Durham 64 for 4 off 9 overs. 2 wickets for OHD.
Notts beat Hampshire in the other Semi.

A strong team:-
Wylie
Yates
Malik
Jani
Smith
Dandy (Keeper)
Lintott (Captain)
Bamber
Taz Ali
Sylvester
OHD
However, we lost the toss and Durham chose to bat.

The_Lickey_Banker wrote:

It's confirmed, we've won the Central group (higher run rate than the Pears) and have qualified for the T20 Semi Finals.

The draw hasn't been made yet (the Semi's & Final are next week - Wednesday 16th - at Wormsley CC, Buckinghamshire), the other Counties in the mix, are Durham (North winners), Hampshire (South winners) & Notts (North runners up and highest of the 3 groups). Whoever we play, it could be tough - if we play Durham or Hampshire (who won their groups easily, with only one defeat), they will be favourites - Notts would be easier (3 defeats, like us), but it all depends on who puts out the better side and of course, the toss.

We play Durham in the second semi-final, starting at 1.45.

189 for 1 off 15 overs. We're obviously not going to win this! What is it about performances at home this season - we're rubbish?!

It's confirmed, we've won the Central group (higher run rate than the Pears) and have qualified for the T20 Semi Finals.

The draw hasn't been made yet (the Semi's & Final are next week - Wednesday 16th - at Wormsley CC, Buckinghamshire), the other Counties in the mix, are Durham (North winners), Hampshire (South winners) & Notts (North runners up and highest of the 3 groups). Whoever we play, it could be tough - if we play Durham or Hampshire (who won their groups easily, with only one defeat), they will be favourites - Notts would be easier (3 defeats, like us), but it all depends on who puts out the better side and of course, the toss.

We lost by 5 wickets. All our games played, still (just) top of the group (above the Pears), but only on run rate. If Glamorgan win their last 2 games (quite likely), us, Worcester and them will all be on 26 points, with only run rate deciding who wins the group - and only group winners are guaranteed a semi final place (the final place going to the best runner up in the 3 groups).

ExiledBrummie wrote:

white-lightning wrote:

Why aren't Hassan Ali, Dan Mousley and Jacob Bethell not playing?

Hassan because we're only allowed 2 overseas, Bethell with England, Dan M no idea although is he injured as didn't play in the T20 game today. Anyway a decent second innings so far.

Hasan played for the 2nds today in their T20 win over Gloucestershire (we're still top of the group with one game to go, so should be in the semi finals). He took 1 wicket, but was quite expensive.

Yes, we lost by just 1 run, getting 512 in the 2nd innings (and a total of over 1400 runs scored in the match)! Arjun was left high & dry on 125, when he ran out of partners!

We made 241 in the 2nd innings:-
Jani (34), Shaikh (37), Khan (44), Burle (53) and Sylvester (23), the top scorers.
Durham need 248 to win and currently are on 30 for 1 (a wicket for Sylvester - Taylor and him opening the bowling).

A slight first innings lead of 6 runs:-
We got 358, chiefly due to Rob Yates' 149, but Hamza got 58; Arjun Singh, 48 and Bamber, a late and quick 44 (from 33 balls).
The standout bowlers were the spinners - Rob Yates' off spin - 4 for 100 off 24 overs and Taz's leg spin - 4 for 78 off 19 overs. Ethan B got 2 for 29 off his 12 overs.

A major change of team for our 2nd innings:-
Rob Yates replaced by Omaris Khan
Theo Wylie by Ollie Burle
Ethan Bamber by Charlie Taylor
Che Simmons by Eddie Miller
OHD's batting (!) by Adam Sylvester (who was in just as a bowler).

I would guess most of those changes, are because players have been added to the Blast squad for Friday (certainly, Yates, Simmons, Bamber & OHD), I think Theo Wylie picked up an(other?) injury - he didn't get chance to bowl any of his leg spin.

Isaac is 78NO for Worcester 2nds tonight - no doubt well on his way to his first ton, in his first Championship game for them! OH DEAR!

Team for 4 day Championship game at Portland Road:-

Yates
Wylie
Shaikh (Captain)
Malik
Jani
Dandy
Arjun Singh Nahal (Batting?)
Taz Ali
OHD
Simmons
Bamber
Sylvester (Bowling)

We won the toss and chose to bat.

Bald_Reynard wrote:

Unchanged team (again):-

Davies
Latham
Mousley
Moeen Ali
Hain
Barnard
Smith
Garton
Hasan Ali
Briggs
Lintott

We won the toss and chose to bat.

I'm surprised that Jake L has been given another chance. Must be last chance saloon for him in the Blast?
I'm less surprised that Kai is still there, but I really don't know what he's contributing, (just) batting at 8. They really should give him a go behind the stumps, he's never had chance in the T20. One less duty for the Captain.

Yep, that's really rubbing salt in our wounds. I was upset enough to find we'd lost him (and we did shoot ourselves in the foot, only offering him a 1 year contract), but to find he would have been our only England U19 player, just makes a mockery of our Academy programme.
We really do need to sort out our Player Contract arrangements (for youngsters, as well as current & new players). How is it that a relatively poor County like Worcester, can offer 3 year contracts and we can't?!

The_Lickey_Banker wrote:

Looks like a fairly convincing win.
We made 212 for 6 - with Malik hitting 92 (from 46 balls - with 12x4's & 4x6's!), well supported by Jani (42) and Dandy (37 - from 15 balls).
Wylie, opening, again misfired with the bat (with a golden duck), but has made up for that, bowling - currently taking 3 for 11, off 3 overs. Simmons 2 for 12 and 1 apiece for Blakemore & Taz.
Northants, now 55 for 8 off 10 overs.

We bowled Northants out for 78, so a very good win, which will help the scoring rate (although we have lost 2 games in the group and had one abandoned, we're still in a decent position, with 2 games to go). Taz & Bamber took the last 2 wickets.

Looks like a fairly convincing win.
We made 212 for 6 - with Malik hitting 92 (from 46 balls - with 12x4's & 4x6's!), well supported by Jani (42) and Dandy (37 - from 15 balls).
Wylie, opening, again misfired with the bat (with a golden duck), but has made up for that, bowling - currently taking 3 for 11, off 3 overs. Simmons 2 for 12 and 1 apiece for Blakemore & Taz.
Northants, now 55 for 8 off 10 overs.

Team:-

Wylie
Jani
Malik (Captain)
Shaikh
Dandy (Keeper)
Arjun Singh Nahal (Harborne CC)
Isaac Maddy (Knowle & Dorridge CC - and George's brother of course)
Taz Ali
Bamber
Simmons
Blakemore

We won the toss and chose to bat

ExiledBrummie wrote:

Bald_Reynard wrote:

We lost by just 3 runs.

Theo Wylie and Taz A are back. Both made a good contribution - Theo with bat, Taz with ball (3 wickets).

Theo scored 13!

Yes, but a friend from Gloucester who was there, said the decision was a bit dodgy!

Taz got 3 wickets, but at nearly 9 an over, so a fair way to go, to get near the 1st's again. Though Jake L's place could be up for grabs.