monday 6 August 2018.

 at gorse lane, home of grantham cc for day 2 of this minor counties eastern division clash between lincolnshire and northumberland. 

lincs are 2nd after 3 games, 16 points behind leaders staffordshire with suffolk a point back in 3rd. 

northumberland are struddling and are 2nd from bottom. 

i arrive with northumberland on 153 for 6  in reply to lincs 370 for 5 declared, in which jack timby top scored with 124, danniel freeman weighing in with 110. 

karl wilson 59 and joseph kendal 41.

to give you some background, the minor counties championship has an eastern and western division, both have ten teams, with the winner of each division playing off to decide the championship. 

matches are 3 day affairs but 120 overs is bowled, and an innings can only last 90 overs. 

phil mustard is donning the gloves for northumberland.


each team however only plays 6 games due to the to work conmitments of the players

stumps here at gorse lane and its all set for a fascinating final day. 

lincs close on 138 for 6, meaning they are 219 ahead of northumberland who earlier reached 291 for 9 before their 90 overs ran out. 

phil the kernel mustard top scoring with 72, callam mckaib 66 and tom cant 58. 

northumberland bowled tightly and agressively to leave lincs with some work to do if they are to save this one. 

notts are almost certain to stage a 50 over royal london one day cup at grantham next season due to their lincs with lincs, if you see what i mean also due to their fabulous pitch. 

ps despite grantham being only 83 85 miles from leeds, the temperature was 5 degrees warmer and was unbroken sunshine all day as opposed to leeds's hazey fleeting bursts of sunshine.


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