31-07-2023, 07:10
Couple of nice little upsets for the minor counties in Sunday's warm-ups: a strong Staffordshire side conceded 304 to Leicestershire but stayed just the right side of Duckworth-Lewis in the chase to triumph by 2 runs when the rain came at 102-2, and an arguably more impressive win for Northumberland versus a decent Durham combining a handful of youngsters with the likes of Graham Clark, Alex Lees, Liam Trevaskis and Paul Coughlin; set a 291 target by Northumberland with a century from 20-year-old Nikhil Gorantla, Durham looked to have it under control until they hit 208-5 around the thirty-fifth over and then collapsed to 261 all out. Whoops.
All grist to the mill of suggestions (further to my last post) that a Gillette-style T20 FA Cup could also take the place of the Hundred, if push came to shove. The minors have more of a place in English cricket than the Birmingham Unicorns or the Leeds Megapowerpoints, and they can give any dozy first-class side a wake-up on their day.
All grist to the mill of suggestions (further to my last post) that a Gillette-style T20 FA Cup could also take the place of the Hundred, if push came to shove. The minors have more of a place in English cricket than the Birmingham Unicorns or the Leeds Megapowerpoints, and they can give any dozy first-class side a wake-up on their day.
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