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"Even worse than day one, something few of us would have thought possible." Diary of a Cricket Season.

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12.04.26, 08:40 Updated 12.04.26, 08:46

Fred Atkins

Diary of a Cricket Season. Saturday April 11th.

Rothesay County Championship - Day 2: Northamptonshire 684/2 v Kent 119/6. Northamptonshire lead by 565.

IT’S BEING SO CHEERFUL THAT KEEPS US GOING

Somehow day two was even worse than day one, something few of us would have thought possible on arrival. When the post-match interview contains the words: “I know they tried their hardest, but we're professional athletes, so we were expected to do that,” it’s a sign that things have gone very badly indeed.

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