3rd test, Day 2

Wed Nov 13, 2024 7:16 am

Day 2 Close
Umbria: 14 with 2 down 1.

Another hot, sunny morning at the Durham Massala ground produced a surprise result in the first session, with Umbrian Captain Majahid Ranmanakoolaban deferring the Pokeham Sweep and Imaginary captain Greggson winning the toss before lunch on Day 2.

This is only the second time in the last 100 years that the toss has been won before the 5th session of play, with the last occurrence during the Imaginary tour of Arstralia in 1934, when the Arstralian captain failed to turn up on the second day due to alcohol poisoning.

Umbrian media was awash with speculation on Ranmanakoolaban's controversial decision, a topic he refused to comment on during the end-of-play press interviews. Off-the-record comments from visitors to the Umbrian dressing room suggested that the early concession was due to a desire to get stuck into the lunch drinks break early, although others have suggested that Majahid had a temporary loss of concentration and had forgotten the rules.

The enforced extended lunch drinks (Lamb Bhuna and Pale Ales) at least went down well with players and spectators alike, with both sets of bars doing good business and the volume of chatter in the crowd reaching fever-pitch as the Umbrian openers staggered out to the middle, slightly the worse for wear, midway through the afternoon.

After a quick drinks break, Imaginary fast chucker Michael Sonson opened the account, sending a few wild ones down the leg and over the rabbit hole before the players retired for Tea.

In the final session of play, Sonson managed to dislodge Umbrian opener, Noobat Cooli, giving offside dipper chucker Stevie Johnsonson the opportunity to put one in the gap, leaving Umbria short of a pair and both sides looking forward to a good rest and a full day's play tomorrow.

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