People on here and in press are starting to talk up Bears chances of retaining title, decided to look at current state of play.
Top of league Sussex are i imagine gonna lose at home to Middx (229 & 14-1 v 496 Middx) thereby only taking 3 points out of game, Yorkshire on the other hand look like getting maximum points as they will thrash Derby by an innings so after currwnt round of games the table will read:
Yorks P10 Pts 149
Suss P 11 Pts 143
Durham P9 Pts 129.5
Bears P10 Pts 112
We have to play Sussex at home on 28/8 and Yorks away on 2/8, currently 37 points behind Yorks so we must beat them and Sussex to have any chance at all of catching them, we have played Durham twice already. Our other games are against a struggling Somerset side at home (20/8) Notts away 03/09 whom we have just beaten, Surrey home 17/9 who are currently in 2nd relegation space plus last of all Derby away 24/09 who are rock bottom.
I suppose we could win those last 3, how many draws can we afford to take, what effect will weather have in late September.
I will remain hopeful but i think the title is out of reach. At least i'm writing about the top of the league rather than the relegation battle which we were involved in only a couple of games ago.
