YB40 - Leicesteshire v Gloucestershire

2nd YB 40 game .. Both sides, weakish, with star names of Sarwan, Cobb, Obrien

Bowling on both sides, looks v light.

Some rain around, but it's only thin stuff, and expect a full game.

Leic 1-0 after 1 over, 1.72 Glouc favs .. Overcast

Leic 10-0 after 2, 1.78 gloucs

Leica 20-0 after 3, leic favs 1.88

Leic 34-0 after 4, leic 1.74

Leic 41-0 after 5, leic 1.68 .. V thin mkt

Leic 50-0 after 6, leic 1.64

Leic 52-0 after 7, leic 1.66

Leic 63-0 after 8, leic 1.54 .. Cobb and obrien battin well

Leic 67-0 after 9, leic 1.54

Leic 71-0 after 10, leic 1.55 .. Best start by leic, for a long time - 275 looks possible

Leic 74-0 after 11, leic 1.57 .. No mkt - 98k matched

Leic 83-0 after 12, leic 1.51

Leic 85-0 after 13, leic 1.51

Leic 89-0 after 14, leic 1.52

Leic 103-0 after 15, leic 1.48 .. Cobb 54, obrien 48

Leic 110-0 after 16, 50 for obrien, leic 1.42

Leic 126-0 after 18, leic 1.30

Leic 142-0 after 20, leic 1.25

Leic 162-0 after 22, leic 1.20 .. Not sure gloucs have any ideas, how to stem, coming onslaught.

Leic 178-0 after 24, leic 1.18 .. Leic bowling not the best, but .. This is a big total coming ..

100 for obrien, from 79 balls.

Wkt - obrien 104 from 84, leic 193-1 after 26.2 .. 1.18

Leic 212-1 after 28,leic 1.14

Wkt - Sarwan 8 from 9,leic 1.18

Leic 216-2 after 30, leic 1.20

100 for Cobb, 224-2 after 31.2 .. Leic 1.19

Wkt - Ekersley 10 from 11, 232-3 .. Leic 1.21

Leic 234-3 after 33, leic 1.23

Wkt - Cobb 107 from 99, leic 241-4, after 33.3 .. Leic 1.23

243-4 after 34, power play taken, leic 1.26

Wkt - Thakor 2 from 4, leic stumbling a bit .. 248-5 after 35.2 .. 1.28


Leic 261-5 after 36, leic 1.25

Leic 269-5 after 37, leic 1.26

Wkt - Thornely 4 from 5, 271-6 after 37.2 .. Leic 1.27

Leic 274-6 after 38, leic 1.24

Wkt - Boyce 28 from 20, leic 1.27

Wkt - Sykes 0 from 1, leic 1.29

Leic 279-8 after 39, leic 1.31

Leic finish on 289 .. Not bad, but short of what looked likely, after a v decent start.

Might be a game. Leic 1.27

Have a decent book, £226 k matched so far on Betfair .. IPL getting all the traders .

Klinger and Marshall open for Gloucs

Here's the reply.

Gloucs 2-0 after 1, leics 1.28

Wkt - Marshall 1 from 5, leics 1.17

Gloucs 8-1 after 2, leics 1.17

Gloucs 14-1 after 3, leics 1.14

Wkt - run- out .. Dent 4 .. Gloucs 15-2 .. Leics 1.06

Gloucs 19-2 after 4, leics 1.06

Wkt - Gidman 4 from 1, Leics 1.04

Wkt - another run- out, and this is done.

Klinger 15 from 10, 27-4 after 5,leics1.01

Gloucs 38-4 after 8, leics 1.00


Seen enough ..

Just seen a fantastic link from the Leicestershire foxes, 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fU4lHaWqadM

This is the first time I have seen social media used in this way ..

Great work.