The Bears/Pears/County Cricket Thread 2015

[adrenachrome]

The good news is that we have taken 5 wickets with Wright and Barker looking good. The bad news is that Sam Hain went off with what looks like a bad arm injury.

[adrenachrome]

Worcs all out for 149. Clarke and Rankin got a piece of the action towards the end. The game is there for the taking.

[spangley1812]

Bumpy Rhodes must be on the phone to the pitch inspectors as we speak........

[Villafirst]

Is Hain out of the game, or will he bat? Hope it's not too serious.

[adrenachrome]

Is Hain out of the game, or will he bat? Hope it's not too serious.
[/quxote]

Looked bad to me. I hope I am wrong. We are 57/1 with Chopra on 52. Porterfield took 32 balls to get of the mark. Moeen just brought into their attack.

[spangley1812]

Is Hain out of the game, or will he bat? Hope it's not too serious.

It says on the BBC Sport website that he has a dislocated shoulder so that is several weeks out

[adrenachrome]

The Hain injury is a big blow, but the word is that Trott will be available for the next game.

The game is ours to lose now, but I reckon if Worcs had a fourth swing bowler then the game would have been a lot closer. Much is justifiably  made of overcast conditions, humidity and moisture in the wicket but I swear that the new Edgbaston sometimes becomes some kind of infernal wind tunnel. The strip is one of those closest to the Rea Bank so you could get a perfect behind the wicket view from the Skyline Terrace above the Tom Dollery. It was swinging big time, with the wind.   

In years to come we will learn of the pavillion members who recklessly ventured too long outside before mid July and were frozen into the afterworld. The city end members call it the ice box, and not without good cause.   

[pooligan]

Good day for the Bears.Shame about the injury to young Sam Hain who it is reported will not bat again in this match.

[adrenachrome]

About to resume after lunch on 196/6, a lead of 311. Chopra 107 not out. Ali just dismissed him  ct Cox first ball.

[peter w]

Good last wicket partnership with Rankin swinging the bat. Stand of 50+ 263/8. Lead of 378.

[adrenachrome]

A six from Chris Wright brings up the 100 partnership.
 

[peter w]

309-8! Biggest partnership of the innings -102!

[peter w]

let Boyd get his 50 then declare. No real need to declare but would be nice.

[aev]

50 for Big Boyd.

[peter w]

What's his highest first-class score?