driven away and picked up in the covers. I'm sorry to say the rain is getting heavier and the groundstaff at the ready
Scotland vs England, Only ODI at Edinburgh, Aug 18 2008 - Match Result
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Only ODI, Edinburgh, August 18, 2008, England tour of Scotland
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Scotland • 156/9(44 overs)
60 (119)
3/21 (8)
36 (67)
2/35 (9)
England • 10/0(2.3 overs)
6* (11)
0/4 (1.3)
1* (4)
0/4 (1)
5.45pm And that's it for the day I'm afraid. It's been called off, ending an interesting but frustratingly curtailed day. Join us for England's Twenty20 against South Africa on Wednesday.
5.30pm Everyone is hanging around hoping there might be a chance for a first, but with 17 more overs needed for a match it means play would have to restart by around 6pm. It's not looking great, but we'll keep you informed.
4.30pm And off go the players I'm afraid. The umbrellas are all going up and on come the covers. This does not look great I'm afraid - it is absolutely shedding down out there, though there are a few breaks in the clouds. 4.00pm was when the real, proper, Scottish rain was forecast to land - and it's arrived almost bang on cue. Congratulations to the weathermen, then, though forecasting Scottish weather can't be the hardest task in the world. Stay with us: we'll keep you updated as and when.
2.3
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Blain to Prior, no run
2.2
•
Blain to Prior, no run
good line and length and blocked back to Blain
And it has just started to rain ever so slightly
2.1
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Blain to Prior, no run
blocked in to the offside
end of over 24 runs
ENG: 10/0CRR: 5.00 • RRR: 3.54
Ian Bell6 (11b 1x4)
Matt Prior1 (1b)
Dewald Nel 1-0-4-0
1.6
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Nel to Bell, no run
shorter length and Poonia fields at midwicket
1.5
•
Nel to Bell, no run
blocked to point
1.4
•
Nel to Bell, no run
fuller ball and wide outside off and left alone
1.3
2
Nel to Bell, 2 runs
turned through square leg again and easy couple this time
1.2
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Nel to Bell, no run
pitched up and well defended
1.2
1w
Nel to Bell, 1 wide
too far down the leg-side for the umpires liking
1.1
1
Nel to Prior, 1 run
placed past square leg and they want two but good fielding by Blain
end of over 16 runs
ENG: 6/0CRR: 6.00 • RRR: 3.55
Ian Bell4 (6b 1x4)
Matt Prior0 (0b)
John Blain 1-0-4-0
Nel will open up from the Inverleith Nursery End.
0.6
•
Blain to Bell, no run
good cover drive but well stopped in the field
0.5
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Blain to Bell, no run
clips the pads again and a shout goes up this time more in hope but nothing given by umpire Baldwin
0.4
•
Blain to Bell, no run
dropped to midwicket and Bell cries "NO!". No run then...
0.3
4
Blain to Bell, FOUR runs
great straight drive beating the bowler and mid-on
0.2
•
Blain to Bell, no run
bit straight again and a good take from the keeper and an appeal goes up. Some of the players and crowd cannot believe it hasn't been given caught off the glove
0.1
2lb
Blain to Bell, 2 leg byes
clips off the pads and runs away down to fine leg for two
end of over 446 runs • 2 wickets
SCOT: 156/9CRR: 3.54
Calum MacLeod10 (11b 1x4)
Ross Lyons3 (1b)
Andrew Flintoff 8-1-21-3
Well there we go. Off 44 overs Scotland reached 156-9 with Hamilton getting 60 and Flintoff gaining figures of 3-21. After the rain break the interval has been shortened to 10 minutes so we will resume the run chase shortly
43.6
1
Flintoff to MacLeod, 1 run
full toss cut away and stopped by Shah on the boundary
43.5
3
Flintoff to Lyons, 3 runs
good shot! pulls it away through midwicket between the fielders and the run quickly for three
Hat-trick ball for Flintoff...
43.4
W
Flintoff to Nel, OUT
and another one! Flintoff bowls accurately and it hits middle stump again. It's a long walk back for Nel
Dewald Nel b Flintoff 0 (1b 0x4 0x6 1m) SR: 0
43.3
W
Flintoff to Blain, OUT
a big swing from Blain going for it and he misses and it clips the top of middle stump
John Blain b Flintoff 13 (21b 1x4 0x6 24m) SR: 61.9
Match details
| Grange Cricket Club Ground, Raeburn Place, Edinburgh | |
| Toss | England, elected to field first |
| Series | |
| Season | 2008 |
| Match number | ODI no. 2743 |
| Hours of play (local time) | 10.45 start, First Session 10.45-14.15, Interval 14.15-15.00, Second Session 15.00-18.30. |
| Match days | 18 August 2008 - day (50-over match) |
| ODI debut | |
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