Durham tour of Zimbabwe

[zimfan1]

Zimbabwe "A"

Welch
Mpofu
Kaia
Bennett
Campbell
Marumani
Madande
Tiripano
Ndlovu
Musoko
Nyauchi

Missing out: Mufadza, Ali Hamid, Chataira, Shumba

[secretzimbo]

Looks like an 11 vs 11 match which is good.

I wonder if it has First Class Status?

[Donald]

Hamid should have had a go above marumani. How many chances does that boy need.

Can see the virtues of Kaia now. Looks very unflustered so far and good to have an old head there.

[aydee]

Won the toss and we are batting.

Durham: Michael Jones, Scot Borthwick, Ben MicKinney, Colin Ackermann, John Bushnell, Graham Clark, Haydon Mustard, Ben Raine, Callum Parkinson, Oli Gobson and Stan McAdlndon.

Looks like an 11 vs 11 match which is good.

Actual first class match, which is also good. If someone puts in a performance, you'd want it show up in their stats!

[Donald]

Campbell making a statement. Like Sean williams on speed this morning

[secretzimbo]

We are getting outclassed exactly as expected. I find it baffling that so many in here totally underestimate how much of a huge steup in class this is from our Logan Cup fixtures. Thank god we didn’t pick some u19’s as people were bizarrely calling for.

Campbell doing well! He’s improved so much in these 6 months. 6 months back he looked like he’d never make it but he’s really improved.

[sloandog]

Not sure what more JC can do now to be seriously considered. He's scared daddy hundreds in the logan cup, taken wickets, been committed for three or four seasons now and here today, he's looked the goods against an excellent Durham attack.

Disappointed with the way some of our players have got out to be honest.

[mnelson68]

We are getting outclassed exactly as expected. I find it baffling that so many in here totally underestimate how much of a huge steup in class this is from our Logan Cup fixtures. Thank god we didn’t pick some u19’s as people were bizarrely calling for.

Campbell doing well! He’s improved so much in these 6 months. 6 months back he looked like he’d never make it but he’s really improved.

He is batting with confidence and intent , looks a cut above today. I always thought he could make it, hope he gets a chance and grabs it.

[Donald]

Welch looked good in his short stay. Bennett got a good ball which may have been missing.

Marumani getting out like that is inexplicable. Same as Madande. Did he have to do that straight before lunch .

We may well get stuffed this match but already this morning we can see Campbell is ready to make the step up. Has been head and shoulders our best batsman so far. Its good that he may debut against Ireland and Bangladesh some of the weaker nations.

Dion myers coming back in summer is also good news. I prefer to be a glass half full kinda guy

[Donald]

The main issue for Campbell was converting. The local opposition players used to joke that when he passed 50 he was a dead man walking. ( Source from Larry K podcast) but he has actually converted this season.

Hope he gets a hundred and tiripano sticks with him