You Can Win ... Didn't

Durham 217 for 3 

beat Yorkshire 189 for 7 

by 28 runs 

T20 Blast, North Group 

Sunday 28 May 2023 

Played at Headingley 

Gonna create some Reminders.

Last time Yorkshire won a Championship game - 14 April 2022 v Gloucestershire at Bristol.

Last time Yorkshire won a T20 game - 6 July 2022 v Surrey at The Oval.

Last time Yorkshire won ANY game - One Day Cup, 21 August v Derbyshire at Chesterfield.

Never looked like winning this one, from some way out. That, of course, is a ridiculous statement. Because, T20 turns quickly, often on one individual performance. So, if it's 12 an over for five overs, with 8 gone. Few biffs and you can still get it done. But, we never looked like winning this one. 

We only took three wickets. One of those, Clark, ct Tattersall, b Fisher, was from the first legit ball of the morning, after he'd sent a wide down. Lees went with just eight balls remaining. For an affirming 90 off 53 balls, six fours and four sixes. No Yorkshire batter got to 40 FFS. 

Jordan Thompson went for 51 off his 4. Wise for 42. Bess for 31 off 3. And Revis hooked after going for 12 in his only over. Gruesome. Algorithmic in the field. No energy neither.

Don't know what to make of Lyth's go. Fair play I suppose. 4 Dot Dot 6 4 4 off de Leede's first. Another six off the third ball of the next - then gone for 24 off eight balls. 

Revis went at 94 for 4, 10.3 gone. There's (roughly) your twelve an over needed off ten. You can win from there. But you have to get your strike rate up to 200. Didn't. See earlier Reminders.

There were, strictly speaking, no fruited sours to meet my Manifesto Commitment available in The Arcadia. I was "persuaded" by;

Horsforth Brewery, Rubis, Raspberry Saison on Keg at 6.2%

It was OK. Bit of a struggle to get down. Felt a bit underpowered on all fronts.

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