Tremendous day at Lords

Hi everyone !


A tremendous day at Lords for England v India.


And a MASSIVE thank you for Michael for asking me.
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Excellent seats in the front row of the Mound stand and a big contingent from the sub-continent made for a wonderful day out.

India started modestly and after 33 overs had only reached 128-4.

But MS Dhoni (78 not out) and Suresh Raina (84) did not panic and rebuilt the innings steadily.

They both cut loose in the final 10 overs, bludgeoning the ball to all parts in scoring 109 in India's 280 for 5.

England's response started badly, with Kieswetter and Cook both falling to RP Singh.

However, with a good 50 from Ian Bell, Ravi Bopara scored a magnificent 96 to guide England to the brink of victory.

But with the rain falling and England needing 11 to win from seven balls under Duckworth-Lewis, a third downpour ended the match.

After some confusion as to just what the Duckworth-Lewis score actually was ... Final Result : Match tied.

At lunchtime Mike Gatting came round to talk to each of the tables.

I asked him about his nephew, Jo Gatting of Sussex.

As any Good Uncle should, Mike knew Jo's latest scores: 70 in the 1st innings against Worecestershire and a maiden Championship century ( 116*) in the 2nd.


And as for Phil Edmonds?
Mike agreed : Phil's biography A Singular Person summed up Phillipe Henri very well !
( I didn't have the courage to ask about Frances Edemonds' book Cricket, XXXX Cricket ... ...)

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Just one match left this season : the CB40 Final at Lords next Saturday.

See you all soon !

Lord Ric