*Official* The Hundred 2024 thread

[CartyDurham]

I wanted this to at least pass a couple of hours . Will Birmingham bat their 100 balls ?

 

[trundler]

Beats Per Minute really struggling here.

(Cricinfo lists them as BP-M on the scorecard)

 

[CartyDurham]

SAQ Mahmood bowling well, which is nice to see . around 85mph pretty decent

 

[CartyDurham]

That sounded lovely that 6 by Bethell and another one

Zampa coming on

 

[CartyDurham]

Durham player Nathan Sowter coming on. He’s been excellent for Durham in white ball this summer

so obviously he gets thundered for 6

 

[CartyDurham]

Howell hitting a couple of big 6s

69 off 57

I’ll guess at 124 after 100

 

[GIMH]

What an awful review, why even bother will ball tracking?

 

[CartyDurham]

That’s a waste by Billings reviewing that.

but billings dropped it onto the stumps of patel off zampa and he’s gone

85 for 7 off 72

and zampa bowls a straight beauty and Milne goes lbw

 

[GIMH]

This is a hell of a collapse

 

[CartyDurham]

This is a hell of a collapse

10 for 4 early

saying zampa hat trick but billings dropped the ball so that was a run out ?

cricinfo confirm a stumping

 

[GIMH]

10 for 4 early

saying zampa hat trick but billings dropped the ball so that was a run out ?

No, because it still went straight from the keeper to stumps with no run being attempted. Keeper can still throw the ball at the stumps for it to be a stumping - see the most infamous stumping in cricket history for example…

 

[GIMH]

It upsets me how good Zampa is, but he’s a joy to watch

 

[CartyDurham]

No, because it still went straight from the keeper to stumps with no run being attempted. Keeper can still throw the ball at the stumps for it to be a stumping - see the most infamous stumping in cricket history for example…

Cheers , I realised after posting, I was a bit busy devouring some cake

just bowling straight zampa and he gets another lbw

 

[CartyDurham]

I wanted this to at least pass a couple of hours . Will Birmingham bat their 100 balls ?

Unlikely with 9 down and 20 balls left

 

[CartyDurham]

Durham Sowter finishes the job with another basically straight ball hitting middle

that was poor from Birmingham

 

[kevinw]

Replace the Birmingham franchise. Utter dreck in both formats.

 

[CartyDurham]

Oval get this in around 50 balls

 

[GIMH]

Leaves me wondering what to do with the rest of my evening frankly

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

Well, that's not the best start we could've had.

 

[CartyDurham]

Leaves me wondering what to do with the rest of my evening frankly

Same here. Be over before 815pm . I’m at a loose end