Post by Carl LaFong on Sept 27, 2018 13:41:00 GMT
Surrey going for world record:
www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2018/sep/27/county-cricket-the-final-day-of-the-county-season-live
Hello! Yes, it’s back for one final fling - the last CC blog of the year. After yesterday’s clatter of wickets, we have only one match still going, and aptly, it’s here. The Champions versus Essex.
When Surrey were bowled out for 67 on the first day, defeat looked inevitable, and their lead now is still only (but symmetrically) 67, but…with this team, at this ground, anything is possible. If they do pull off the most unlikely heist of the season, it will be a world record. No side has ever won a first-class match having conceded a first -innings lead of more than 402. That record is held by Northern Districts, who beat Central Districts by two wickets at the Bert Sutcliffe Oval in December 2006. Surrey’s first-innings deficit here was 410.
Essex currently 97/7 chasing 132: www.espncricinfo.com/series/8052/scorecard/1127669/surrey-vs-essex-specsavers-county-championship-division-one-2018
www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2018/sep/27/county-cricket-the-final-day-of-the-county-season-live
Hello! Yes, it’s back for one final fling - the last CC blog of the year. After yesterday’s clatter of wickets, we have only one match still going, and aptly, it’s here. The Champions versus Essex.
When Surrey were bowled out for 67 on the first day, defeat looked inevitable, and their lead now is still only (but symmetrically) 67, but…with this team, at this ground, anything is possible. If they do pull off the most unlikely heist of the season, it will be a world record. No side has ever won a first-class match having conceded a first -innings lead of more than 402. That record is held by Northern Districts, who beat Central Districts by two wickets at the Bert Sutcliffe Oval in December 2006. Surrey’s first-innings deficit here was 410.
Essex currently 97/7 chasing 132: www.espncricinfo.com/series/8052/scorecard/1127669/surrey-vs-essex-specsavers-county-championship-division-one-2018