2 minute read Durham batted relentlessly against Hampshire in the final of the Friends Provident Trophy. Almost every batsman who came to the crease swatted the ball around with urgency and intent. When Hampshire replied, Ottis Gibson took two wickets with the first two balls of the innings and Durham had done as
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Rob Key inaugurates new site with a fine, fine hundred
< 1 minute read Well that didn’t take long. What is it, our third proper update? Underrated, big-boned, monopoliser of our waking thoughts, Rob Key, hit 153 against Warwickshire today. One prominent expert was moved to comment: “Give him a bat and pelt balls at him from 22 yards away and he’ll binge on
Continue readingAdil Rashid hits maiden first-class hundred
< 1 minute read With England fans understandably looking beyond the imminent one-day drubbing at the hands of India, the search for a second spinner for the forthcoming tour of Sri Lanka is truly on. What better time for Adil Rashid to hit his maiden first-class hundred against Worcestershire. The dominant view at present
Continue readingKent v Durham Pro40 match report
< 1 minute read Lemon Bella’s sent in another match report: The day started off badly after I had to scrabble around under the seat of my car to find enough change for the car park ticket machine. They’ve put the price up by 50p. On the positive side, I not only found 50p
Continue readingMark Davies loaned to Nottinghamshire
< 1 minute read Blond-maned, Nordic-looking understated overachiever from Durham, Mark Davies, has been loaned out to Nottinghamshire, who are suffering with injuries in their pace corps. Our bet is that he’ll be a wow for Notts. A wow, you hear. A wow. Mark Davies will be one wow. This is great news for
Continue readingWelcome to the new all-singing, all-dancing King Cricket
< 1 minute read We never sing. We never dance. What do you think then? You think that it’s ‘much the same’ don’t you? You’d be right. Why not test out the comments though by offering a thought or two. Ideally not all of those thoughts would be negative, but we’re man enough to
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