After completing our first 3 day match for the season, being in the 2nd series, it's pretty unfortunate that we did not win against Yorkshire. Based on past meetings, we were confident that we still had the upper hand. After winning the toss and deciding to have a hit first, we made 300 batting all of day one and some on day two before being bowled out, with Kraigg Brathwaite playing one of his all so familiar "dig in" innings, resulting in a brilliant 191.
At the end of day two we had 4 of their wickets back in the hut with only 130 on the tins. We bowled them out quickly on the final morning for 218. We added another quick 97 runs before declaring at tea, gave them 180 in 44 overs. Probably a decision made on giving our young bowling attack time to take wickets, not taking into consideration that amount of time to get what would be an easy score to achieve once application at the wicket was sustained. They got to the total in the last over of the day in the darkness with a remaining 5 wickets in their dressing room. Our first defeat by Yorkshire.
Next we face the young scholars of the Barbados Youth at Waterford A. It sounds a bit harsh but the team and I have great expectations of a top performance. Not underrating the school boys, but a side that normally puts up a good fight but lacks experience at this level, gives teams like us the upper hand once we play good cricket. Furthermore, with me not having a score over 30 yet in 3 innings, I'll definitely look to cash in big time.
It's early in the season with lots of cricket to play. Stay safe everyone, and have an enjoyable weekend!
At the end of day two we had 4 of their wickets back in the hut with only 130 on the tins. We bowled them out quickly on the final morning for 218. We added another quick 97 runs before declaring at tea, gave them 180 in 44 overs. Probably a decision made on giving our young bowling attack time to take wickets, not taking into consideration that amount of time to get what would be an easy score to achieve once application at the wicket was sustained. They got to the total in the last over of the day in the darkness with a remaining 5 wickets in their dressing room. Our first defeat by Yorkshire.
Next we face the young scholars of the Barbados Youth at Waterford A. It sounds a bit harsh but the team and I have great expectations of a top performance. Not underrating the school boys, but a side that normally puts up a good fight but lacks experience at this level, gives teams like us the upper hand once we play good cricket. Furthermore, with me not having a score over 30 yet in 3 innings, I'll definitely look to cash in big time.
It's early in the season with lots of cricket to play. Stay safe everyone, and have an enjoyable weekend!
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