County cricket: Hampshire v Surrey, Lancashire v Warwicks – as it happened
Durham player to make centuries in four consecutive innings. From a grey Old Trafford, good night!Somerset 171
Southampton: Hampshire 102-1 v Surrey 127
Canterbury: Kent v Essex 287-4
Old Trafford: Lancashire v Warwickshire 89-3
New Road: Worcestershire v Nottinghamshire no play today
DIVISION TWO
Bristol: Gloucestershire v Derbyshire 434-5
Grace Road: Leicestershire v Glamorgan 352-8
Lord’s: Middlesex v Sussex 295-4
County Ground: Northamptonshire v Yorkshire 312-7
Hampshire 60-1, trail Surrey by just 67; Essex 224-3 against Kent; and Warwicks 87-3 in the gloom.
In Division Two: 145 for Matt Lamb in Derbyshire’s 346-4; Glamorgan 284-7, Currie 3-50; Sussex 247-4, Pujara 76 not out; and Yorkshire 231-3.
And the rain starts to fall at OT.
Durham 49-3. At OT, Davies sweeps Nathan Lyon for four. A slow but testing kind of day here.
The boundary rope at OT on the party stand side is about 20 metres in from the edge. I mention this to Ken Grime. “It’s been like that since they raised the bonus point stakes to 450,” he says. “They’ve done it at lots of grounds.” Something I have managed not to notice for a season and a bit.
And a third for Bailey! Ed Barnard, rescuer of innings, caught behind for 2. Warwicks 82-3.
Somerset 171
Southampton: Hampshire 28-0 v Surrey 127
Canterbury: Kent v Essex 185-2
Old Trafford: Lancashire v Warwickshire 73-1
New Road: Worcestershire v Nottinghamshire no play today
DIVISION TWO
Bristol: Gloucestershire v Derbyshire 276-3
Grace Road: Leicestershire v Glamorgan 254-6
Lord’s: Middlesex v Sussex 212-4
County Ground: Northamptonshire v Yorkshire 204-2
Derbyshire. Derbyshire the top-scorers in the country this afternoon, 276-3 at tea, with Brooke Guest not far behind on 96.
Lyth just out for 109 out of 204-2 at The County Ground. His third hundred of a sparkling season.
Kent have pinched a second wicket – Browne losing his stumps for 65.
The first seven overs going better for Hampshire than I expected – 12-0.
Somerset – now, 154-9.Sussex 178-4, Pujara 44 not out. Fizzing catch by Higgins to dismiss Alsop before lunch.
Lamb and Guest (82) have put on 147 at The County Ground – Derby 217-3. Unrewarded toil for Gloucestershire.
Carlson nearing fifty at Grace Road; Matt Salisbury has just bowled Byrom for 86. Glamorgan 207-3.
Lyth (87) and Masood a fairly formidable double-act for Northants to bowl at. Yorks 155-1.
And Surrey all out for 127. Neser (2-39) bowling Cameron Steel for the final wicket. Shut the windows, seal the doors, Hampshire.
Surrey 125-9. We all know this is a winnable total.Surrey are eight down, S Abbott, Abbotted.Worcestershire, the outfield too soggy for play today even after a large infra -ed heater was placed across the problem area on the outfield and groundstaff dug out blocks of turf which were cooked on a diesel heater in the groundsman’s shed to dry them out.Glamorgan 113-2.Somerset. All a bit dizzying from that lofty second place. Siddle in command against his old county, takes two in two balls. 91-7.Somerset 84-5
Southampton: Hampshire v Surrey 89-4
Canterbury: Kent v Essex 102-0
Old Trafford: Lancashire v Warwickshire no play before lunch, inspection at 1.30
New Road: Worcestershire v Nottinghamshire no play before lunch
DIVISION TWO
Bristol: Gloucestershire v Derbyshire 126-3
Grace Road: Leicestershire v Glamorgan 96-1
Lord’s: Middlesex v Sussex 92-3
County Ground: Northamptonshire v Yorkshire 90-1
A third Tom at the crease at Chester le Street. Banton has been joined by James Rew, after Siddle had Umeed caught for 9. And a hundred up at Essex, with fifty for Dean Elgar, off 84 balls.
Inspection at 1.30 at Old Trafford. But I just went outside and it is drizzling damply.
In Division Two: Derbyshire got off to a flier, but have been pegged back by Gloucestershire, with two wickets to Beau Webster. Derby 93-3, Guest and Lamb the men in.
Byrom and Billy Root making Leicestershire pay for inserting them, Glamorgan 85-0 with a handy 13 extras. Marnus next man in.
A wicket for the beleagured Bamber at Lord’s, Tom Haines bowled for 40. Alsop has dropped anchor, Pujara joins the party. Sussex 87-2.
And Yorkshire skipping along against Northants, Yorks 78-0, fifty for Adam Lyth. No Joe Root or Harry Brook.
AND SURREY THIRD WICKET SHOCK – Burns gone for 33.
Somerset 44-3.
Surrey are 53 for one at Southampton, Burns expansive, Pope less so. Dawson the wicket taker, a missed stumping too.
Tough work for Kent at Canterbury, Essex 61-0.
And for some light relief, Pat Cummins as renaissance man:
Surrey 39-1.
Browne and Elgar moving along with fair ease at Canterbury – their respective positions in the table suggest this should be easy pickings for Essex. Essex 33-0.
Tom Lammonby sparkling at Chester-le-Street, four boundaries in his 18 not out. Somerset 29-1.
Somerset, after picking up a hamstring tear during a pre-season game. But not for long as it turns out, bowled for four off the last ball of the first over. Ben Raine the man. Somerset 4-1. Not Potts for Durham today.Derbyshire, Glamorgan, Sussex and Yorkshire having a bat.Worcestershire New Road).
Derbyshire. But that would be miracle of Stokesian proportions considering the amount of rain we’ve had in the last two days. Reports from OT say the groundstaff have just started mopping up but it is “squelchy” underfoot.
1 Sussex 96
2 Middlesex 89
3 Leicestershire 79
4 Gloucestershire 76
5 Northamptonshire 70
6 Glamorgan 69
7 Yorkshire 63
8 Derbyshire 55
1 Surrey 114
2 Somerset 96
3 Essex 92
4 Nottinghamshire 68
5 Warwickshire 65
6 Hampshire 64
7 Durham 64
8 Worcestershire 61
9 Kent 58
10 Lancashire 53
DIVISION ONE
Chester-le-Street: Durham v Somerset
Southampton: Hampshire v Surrey
Canterbury: Kent v Essex
Old Trafford: Lancashire v Warwickshire
New Road: Worcestershire v Nottinghamshire
DIVISION TWO
Bristol: Gloucestershire v Derbyshire
Grace Road: Leicestershire v Glamorgan
Lord’s: Middlesex v Sussex
County Ground: Northamptonshire v Yorkshrie
Good morning from a soggy, soggy, soggy, Manchester.
Welcome to round eight of the Championship, where things are simmering along nicely. At the completion of this round, counties will have played seven of their 14 games. Pyjamas and white ball then predominates for the next three weeks, until everyone returns for the ninth Championship round on Sunday June 23.
So – enjoy this while you can!
Source: theguardian.com
