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Bowl out!!!
3 years ago, mid-JulyTonight, cricket saw its first “bowl out”! The Twenty20 game between Surrey and Warwickshire was tied - Warwickshire, who I can only presume were set a revised target (Duckworth / Lewis) due to rain, tied the game with Surrey…and a football-style penalty shoot-out (hence “bowl out”) took place.
I only saw the final two balls - but the goal, if you’ll pardon the pun, is fairly obvious. Each team has to bowl at, and hit, the stumps. Tim Murtagh sealed the win for Surrey 4-3 - each side having bowled 12 times! Not that difficult to hit the stumps, is it? 
Murtagh tore his shirt off, lampooning around the boundary like a football freak! Amazing scenes! Should be more news on this tomorrow.
On a Go Slow at Lord’s
3 years ago, mid-June
On a Go Slow at Lord’s
Photo taken by mailliw @ Flickr.com.
Middlesex are well below 3 an over against Surrey. The bowling’s been reasonably good - tight, but not very penetrative. Singh is on for his first over, and Smith’s crashed him off the back foot. Impressed with Murtagh, looks to have a good action and caused lots of problems for both the left and right-handers. Certainly the pick of the pack so far. Lord’s really looks a sight today, with the sun beating down on a carpet-like outfield. Ooh, 4 for Smith through 1st and 2nd slip. He really doesn’t look half the player of a season or 2 ago.
