The Cricket Thread

Topley a little expensive in his 3 overs, conceding 29 with little threat to the batsmen.

 

USA 56 - 3 8.4 overs
USA 115 AO Jordan hat trick

 

That Jones looked like he’d never played cricket before.
56-3 looking better.

 

And this is why CJ is in for Wood

 

Hat-trick!

 

And a proper hat-trick at that. Bowled, LBW, Bowled. No assistance from his team-mates required.

 

What a great finish by Jordan.

 

And now 4 wickets in 5 balls. Apparently, it won't count as a four-wicket maiden, as Jordan only bowled five balls, before USA were all out.

 

If we really smash this chase, we could yet finish 1st. And doing that would very likely mean avoiding India in the SFs.

 

H 284 - 8 77 Overs.

H 298 all out missed a batting point.

 

We've done our job.

Over to WI and SA to see if either of them can take top spot from us.

If our SF is against India, we'll be the second SF (start time 4.30pm UK time). Otherwise we'll be the first SF (start time 1.30am UK time). Feels a bit odd to have qualified for the SF having beaten just WI, plus minnows, but hey ho.

 

Looked dodgy when we had one game v Scotland rained off and then another game reduced by even more rain. Good to get through to semis after that start.

 

W 51 - 2 12 overs Abbott strikes twice Close.

 

Excellent first hour for Hants this morning.

 

Oh Liam that's a sitter.

 

W 229 - 8 Barker has six for 62.

W 254 all out Barker 6 - 74

 

Starc's second over went for 29.

 

44 run lead for Hants - happy enough with that.

 

Rohit Sharma going nuts.

 

Crane and Weatherley picked up as wildcards for the 100, and Currie as an injury replacement.

Which I think means Wood and Wheal have both missed out this year (subject to being called up as an injury replacement), and hence could play 50 over cricket for us. Off the top of my head, I'm not sure that Wood has played anything longer than a t20 since the 2019 50-over final.