Flower-class corvette

Gloucestershire 136 for 1 (or as the scoreboard has it, 136 for d1), 45 overs. Porterfield 63, Marshall 67.

"There doesn't seem to be a great deal of penetration out there," an esteemed scribe has just commented on the bowling attack. The Bears are toiling a bit with Salisbury and Carter plugging away at the moment.

The scoreboard was rebooted at lunchtime but the 'd' came straight back up next to the wickets column. The operator has no idea why that rogue 'd' is there, how it got there, or how long it will remain there.

Among the questions this raises is: Why a 'd'?

Why not an 'e'? Or, perhaps, a 'j'?