Bears/Pears/Domestic Cricket Thread 2017

[paul_e]

Bears on to 204/4 for a lead of 99.  Bell and Ambrose had looked entirely comfortable for a while against the curran brothers but Dernbach has slowed them a little and Batty is making Bell look nervy right now.

[paul_e]

Bell gone for 99

222/5 Lead of 117

Looks to be a fair bit of life in the pitch for the spinners which might please Patel if we need to bowl again.

[spangley1812]

Looks very dark over Edgbaston............rain is forecast for a couple of hours according to the BEEB

[paul_e]

commentators were getting very worried by the clouds half an hour ago but they seemed happier for a while but mentioning black clouds again just.

[Gareth]

Couple of good wins to start the season for the Pears...liking another home grown seamer is coming up with performances in Tongue - just need openers to join in now

[paul_e]

256/5 (lead over 150)

Nothing in it for the quicks right now and Ambrose has his 50.

[paul_e]

Off for bad light, hint of rain as well so covers on but they're just taking an early lunch so no overs lost for now.

280/5 at lunch so lead of 175 Ambrose 72 and Clarke 17

The only threat in the session was Batty who was getting variable bounce and a decent bit of turn so if we decide to go for it Patel will be the key.

[paul_e]

Not back out on time so starting to lose overs now.

[spangley1812]

It has brightened up a lot now..........Should be back under play within 15 or 2O minutes

[paul_e]

restarting at 2:05 with 10 overs lost so about 55 left in the day.

[Chris Jameson]

Root and Bairstow have contributed the grand total of 18 runs in the current Yorkshire match whilst Ballance has a century in both innings.

[paul_e]

Root and Bairstow have contributed the grand total of 18 runs in the current Yorkshire match whilst Ballance has a century in both innings.

Add to that a lack of runs for Hameed and not many for Cook or Duckett and you have to be a little worried about where England are right now.

Clarke and Ambrose both gone now so 303/7 with the 198.  48 overs left now and there seems to be a bit more in the pitch for the seamers, getting a little bit of movement now.  another 30-40 runs would be nice.

[paul_e]

412/8 and not much left in the game now so we've broken the run of defeats and manage to get some decent scores for a few of the batsmen now.

[paul_e]

shook hands and called it a draw with the bears moving off the bottom of the table.

[PGW]

A decent performance from Bears at Northants at the halfway stage of the RLC game which has been cut short to a 30 over game
with Bears bowling Northants out for 151 in 29.3. It will get rounded up a bit, Sky commentators reckon we will require 159 to win
in our first game in the defence of our trophy.