Will it really be F(ryan's)day today? or........

.....................will it be unofficially 'Dizzy Day'?

Well after being all prepared yesterday 'just in case'. IT didn't happen, however what we did get was a HUGE amount of wickets and a great match at Trent Bridge.

The match started on time  and  after resuming on 58-4 Notts looked shaky Lumb was the first to fall to Jacky Brooks, but Notts were trying to put up a fight.. His Royal Ryanness stepped in and the wickets started to go, Adil Rashid ( nice teeth by the way) had a go and was rewarded with three wickets, by this time I was fair spinning round in  my chair faster than Wonder Woman in clothes change mode!

Poor old Notts were eventually bowled out for 203 with Read putting up a good show of cricket and ending on 81 not out. Little Joey Root decided that the follow on would ensue and off they trotted out to the field.

well you will never guess what happened??????? His Royal Ryanness only went and flipping well took a wicket with the first ball!!! OMG he was running round that field faster than I Lady Lainey run to the bar at last orders!!!

And so it continued, Brooks took two, Patterson took one and Ryan took another. By this time, Notts had moved onto 149-5, and the big hand on the clock had moved onto 'end of play'.

And so today I have the handbag repacked ready for ( what I hope is ) the inevitable.

'Yorkshire expects.....'



Down at Lords, Durham were putting up a real fight and after losing 'Bambi Boy' very cheaply ( some would say for free) yesterday they pulled back and great batting was shown by Muchall (74 not out), Captain Colleywobble (58) and Richardson (40), not forgetting Rushworth (19) who was bowled by Toby 'Roly-Poly' ( well its something similar!).
Middlesex need  396 runs to win and Durham need to bowl them out very quickly!

'Durham expects....'

I Lady Lainey spent yesterday alternating between being euphoric and nearly throwing up my bacon and sausage sandwich, slice of pizza and bannoffee pie. Note to self ' do not eat anything today'.

I also got a massive surprise for my 'little cricketers'. More to come on that and all will be revealed in due course.

So I am off to the 'orriface' and hoping that I will leave this evening feeling 'champion'

#COYT!!!!!!!