Was that an inspired choice to bat first are just a poor innings.Yorkshire now a lead of 250 runs 6 wickets inhand.
Printable View
Was that an inspired choice to bat first are just a poor innings.Yorkshire now a lead of 250 runs 6 wickets inhand.
Well Yorkshire won toss and decided to bat, maybe underestimating how difficult it was to bat on that wicket. Now it’s dried out a lot the runs are flowing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lolmorgan
Went to the match on Day One. After several rainy days in Kent leading up to the start of the game, the pitch looked a bit green. Slightly surprised by our decision to bat, and the pitch definitely helped the Kent bowlers, but nothing excessive, and the ball wasn't flying around the batsmen's heads. The Yorkshire batsmen didn't help themselves with a couple of run outs and some careless shots.Yorks total 210.
With the wicket drying out, Kent then got on top - young Zak Crawley looks like a great find for them and looked set for a ton but Patterson got his wicket early on Day Two. Kent keeper Robinson was defiant though and made 103, giving Kent a first innings lead of 86. Day Three belonged to Yorkshire, making a score of 469 - Ballance a 6-hour 159 and Leaning grafting away for 69. Coad and Olivier ripped into the Kent batmen in the final few overs of the day leaving Kent on 34-3, still about 350 behind. Great comeback by Yorkshire! If you have been watching on tv, don't be fooled by the sunny picture - there has been an icy breeze blowing across the ground for most of the game - very deceptive! Hopefully no rain interuptions tomorrow and Yorkshire can successfully finish the job
What was mobile reception like.? I understand the spitfire is in a reception shadow.Quote:
Originally Posted by mikemiller
Yorkshire eventually finished the job. The dogged resistance by the Kent batsman today , running down the clock and never going for the target, was finally overcome at about 5.15pm. Thankfully the rain held off. Kent all out for 211 (Coad 6-52). Yorkshire won by 172 runs . Well done lads!
Injury to Bresnan (only able to bowl 2 overs in the second innings) hampered us a bit, but we did enough - just.
Good resultQuote:
Originally Posted by mikemiller
A Yorkie win is a win lads at the end of the day, and we've made it look easy in the end. But Kent had us on the ropes and struggling in that first innings, and thankfully our 2nd batting innings turned the match around.
Im still disappointed that we blew it so badly in the recent One day games, but hopefully our focus will be with the County Champship again this season. :)