The Cricket Thread

A recovery L 47 - 3 14 overs. No Barker he would have had a field day! Dominic Kelly bowling, another newbie.

 

Essex going like a train against Glamorgan, which helps us.

 

L 145 - 5 34.4 overs

 

159-6. Jones out. 39th over, so Hampshire should have a reachable target to chase.

 

159-7! this is getting better and better! Currie on a hat-trick

 

Important bang-bang there.

Now to hopefully run through the tail sharpish.

 

159-8! Currie 3 in four balls! We may have a chance, here

 

178-9 now. Lancashire in danger of not using their allocation of overs

 

183 ao, after 45.3 overs. Hampshire's turn to do what they do best, and win!

 

Turner 5 - 25

 

One thing is for certain, the future is glowing bright for Hampshire with the performances of these kids...

 

Brown gone for 1 11 - 1 2.2 overs

 

72-5 not looking too promising. Maybe we're just trying to even up things, as well as tempting Lancashire to bowl out their seamers, giving us time to smash their spinners. Or we've got this completely wrong.

 

We've got to 100, but we're now 102 for 6, with 19 overs left to get to 184. It's going to be tight!

 

That's their main three finished

 

We've done it again!

 

We are very good at making the opposition look good, whilst still winning. So, Hampshire unbeaten!!

 

Won by 2 wickets again

 

No need to make Lancs look good, they ARE good. Top win.

 

One very big foot into the KO stages. Essex and Yorks still have to play each other, which also helps us.

But whilst we still do need to keep half an eye on securing a top three finish, our primary aim should now be to win the group. We probably still need two more wins for that.