[Cricket] LV= County Championship Division One, Yorkshire v Sussex at Leeds, Sep 22-25, 2015

[Titanic]

Yorkshire 55-1, so not looking great bowling 1st.

Hatchett traps Lee in front... 55-2 (20.3 overs)

 

[8ace]

2/55

 

[Moshe Gariani]

Hatch strikes...!!!

Crucial. Come on!

 

[KZNSeagull]

55-2. Dodgy LBW decision. Well done the umpire!

 

[Papa Lazarou]

Hatchett traps Lee in front... 55-2 (20.3 overs)

Excellent - I'm claiming both wickets with a great spell of reverse goatmouth from the kirkstall lane end.

 

[Moshe Gariani]

55-2. Dodgy LBW decision. Well done the umpire!

Was it Gunner...?

 

[Papa Lazarou]

We'll never get another before lunch - oh no

 

[KZNSeagull]

Was it Gunner...?

Wasn't paying attention I'm afraid

 

[Simster]

Just the 36 off the last 4 overs.

Some lovely tight bowling there.

 

[Titanic]

Lunch Day One, Yorkshire 106-2 (30 overs)

Ballance 38* Gale 31*

 

[KZNSeagull]

Lunch
Yorks 106-2
Notts 95-3
Somerset 98-2

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Goff Strikes right after lunch

1 point

 

[Thunder Bolt]

106-3

 

[Titanic]

Wicket straight after lunch... 106-3 (31.2 overs)

Magoffin bowls Gale.... 1st bowling point in the bag

 

[8ace]

3/106

 

[Moshe Gariani]

Yorks 106-3

Notts 105-3

Is tight but were still loose.

 

[Papa Lazarou]

Yorks 106-3

Notts 105-3

Is tight but were still loose.

That's fine for now. If we can match Hants we're good.

 

[Pavilionaire]

So last week's gamble by Hampshire to forfeit an innings and force a result is looking like a shocking decision now. Had they taken the additional 5 points for a certain draw, we'd have needed to WIN this one to be sure of staying up - at table-topping Yorkshire, with all their England players back.

I don't see it like that. They had to go for the win because had they pulled it off then we'd now be favourites to go down, and a draw in their final match might have been enough to keep them up.

Had they drawn vs Yorkshire they'd still be 11 points behind us now, so almost certainly needing another win in their final match regardless of our results.

The bottom line is they had to win at least one of their final two matches and you cannot rely on the weather in late September to actually give you a chance of a result, so I think they were right to take the chance when it presented itself.

 

[Simster]

Actually Pav, I reconsidered after posting and I think I agree with you. Pleasing, therefore, that they lost.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

108-4