Lancashire v Durham, Surrey v Worcestershire: county cricket – as it happened
Warwickshire 397 and 43-5
Stanley Park: Lancashire 357 and 91-2 v Durham 236
Trent Bridge: Nottinghamshire 235 and 33-1 v Hampshire 276
Taunton: Somerset 554 v Kent 108-5
The Oval: Surrey 213 and 342-5 v Worcestershire 128
DIVISION TWO
Derby: Derbyshire 170-2 v Northamptonshire 422
Sophia Gardens: Glamorgan 183 v Middlesex 303-6
Grace Road: Leicestershire 133-5 v Gloucestershire 706-6 dec
Hove: Sussex 150 and 194-7 v Yorkshire 195
Leicestershire, oh dear, 82-3 in the face of a mountain – two to Middleton; and Sussex fighting back, 150-5, lead Yorks by 95.
Do keep chatting below the line.
Durham, nine down, facing a deficit of more than a hundred.
Elsewhere, Essex in deep trouble, 144-7; scores are level at Trent Bridge – Barker gone for 74, Dawson 74 not out. The rain has relented at Taunton – Kent 21-1, 533 behind Somerset. And Surrey march on, the lead 313.
And that’s the five-ferfor Aspinwall! He’s patted and hugged like everyone’s favourite dog and leads Lancs off the pitch, to huge applause, holding the ball up in his hand.
Surrey lead 288.
Keith Barker having a big heave-ho in his first match of the season, 67 not out, 52 of them in boundaries. Dawson a more measured 65 not out. Hampshire 219-5 trail Notts by 16.
Surrey 189-4
AND ANOTHER at Blackpool, Aspinwall, a sharp one, turns and generously delivers the ball to second slip. A four-ball duck. Three wickets for Aspinwall. Durham have now lost three for seven since tea.
And another! Clark parks his legs infront of Lyon. Durham 220-7, 136 behind. Four for Lyon.
Warwickshire 397
Stanley Park: Lancashire 357 v Durham 213-5
Trent Bridge: Nottinghamshire 235 v Hampshire 189-5
Taunton: Somerset 554 v Kent 8-1
The Oval: Surrey 213 and 173-4 v Worcestershire 128
DIVISION TWO
Derby: Derbyshire 85-1 v Northamptonshire 422
Sophia Gardens: Glamorgan 183 v Middlesex 281-4
Grace Road: Leicestershire v Gloucestershire 706-6 dec
Hove: Sussex 150 and 123-3 v Yorkshire 195
A huge roar from Nathan Lyon, umpire examines his fingernails.
A third century of the season to David Bedingham, pulls off his helmet and grins, his dark hair stuck to his head with exertion. Durham 203-5.
And from The Oval, earlier, maiden first-class wickets for the SACA’s Yadvinder Singh. Surrey’s lead now 239.
Essex 84-6.
I fear for Worcestershire at The Oval, Lawrence and Smith now in and firing.
And Gloucestershire have finally declared on 706-6, their HIGHEST FIRST CLASS SCORE, Webster 44 not out. Tea being taken (not with Aaron Banks).
the new Jofra Archer” has been scything through the Essex middle order – sending off Westley, Brown and Critchley in three overs. Not a bad little first, first-class spell: 6-2-10-3.
In the other Division One games: rain at Canterbury, four balls after Crawley was sent on a way for a duck; Surrey having a wobble, Burns (70) and Foakes out in consecutive overs – Surrey 126-4 – the lead 215; Hampshire’s middle order wobbling – three for Stone – Hants 137-5. 97 behind Notts.
Bedingham now 81 here in Blackpool, as he and Clark embark on the rebuild – first aim the follow on. Durham 169-5.
Yorkshire by 35.
Stoneman out for 129 at Sophia Gardens, but, at 240-4, the Middlesex lead is already 59. Two wickets for James Harris.
A wicket for Sanderson, Derby 44-1, 378 behind Northants. Three catches for Aneurin Donald, 102 for Rob Keogh.
Right, now that’s over, lets meander round the other grounds, plucking at the lilac and the dog-eared paperbacks. A hearty round of applause for Nathan Lyon, as he comes to field down by the rope.
And Lyon gets his man! Stokes pokes, and Bruce collects at second slip. Stokes strolls off replaying the shot he should have played. Durham 145-5, 212 behind.
Kent 8-1.Warwickshire 397
Stanley Park: Lancashire 357 v Durham 78-2
Trent Bridge: Nottinghamshire 235 v Hampshire 61-3
Taunton: Somerset 545-9 v Kent
The Oval: Surrey 213 and 50-0 v Worcestershire 128
DIVISION TWO
Derby: Derbyshire v Northamptonshire 409-8
Sophia Gardens: Glamorgan 183 v Middlesex 170-1
Grace Road: Leicestershire v Gloucestershire 527-4
Hove: Sussex 150 and 18-2 v Yorkshire 195
Lancashire pressure – smart bowling from Lyon and Balderson – as Bedingham hoops Balderson through midwicket and over the rope for four.
Yorkshire all out, with a lead of just 45 over Sussex. Sean Hunt 4-64.
And Mark Hopper has a bone to pick with Gloucestershire’s new possible overlord: “He might be able to influence the political direction of the country, but Aaron Banks isn’t very good at PDFs is he?”
Another wicket at Chelmsford – though Barnard is still there on 144 – a second for Harmer, to go in the pot with three catches. It feels like Essex have had unexpected problems with finishing sides off this season.. my wifi isn’t letting me launch anything to double check but maybe against Durham?
And another! Nathan Lyon this time, long sleeves, huge shirt, persuades Bedingham to edge to first slip. Durham in a spot of bother at 34-2 in the sun.
And a change of bowling does it – but it isn’t Lyon! Balderson gets Lees with his fifth ball after replacing the energetic Saqib Mahmood. Durham 34-1.
Nathan Lyon just whistled through an eventful first over. Last night, Keaton Jennings said how much Lyon was looking forward to getting his hands on the ball after watching Callum Parkinson gets some grip and turn.
Thanks to Romeo BTL for pointing out this, um, unexpected development with Gloucestershire.
Good morning Tim Maitland! And thank you for watching atThe Oval:
“Surrey’s English-Australian Dan Worrall just completed his fivefer with wickets in successive deliveries then finished the Pears innings with his third wicket of the over.
”He got Joe Leach with the classic rope-a-dope: a full pitched delivery edged behind with zero footwork after a succession of short pitched balls. He then knocked back the top of number ten Ben Gibbon’s off stump, which – to use a Cantonese saying – was playing piano to a cow.
”Yadvinder Singh resisted for two deliveries, then nipped the third to Foakes.
”He’s available for England if, for instance, they happen to find themselves in need of a skilled pace bowler.”
Indeed! It seems ludicrous to say this, given Anderson’s longevity, but I’d assume that at 32, he’d be considered too old.
And for anyone thinking of going to Taunton next week, confirmation that Stokes will be playing for the visitors, Durham.
“Is,” writes Iain Noble, “this a record? Nine ‘caughts’ in the Lancs 1st dig and only Will Williams preventing a complete set for Durham.”
One for the hive mind.
Worcestershire lost their last three wickets in one Worrall over, for 0 runs.
Apologies, a few wifi issues here this morning. Lees has clipped Will Williams for three fours though and Durham have travelled along nicely to 18-0.
Meanwhile, at The Oval, Worcestershire have fallen under the Surrey wheels – all out 128, Dan Worrall 6-22; and Notts are also all out, James stranded on an unbeaten 106: Abbas 4-49, Abbot 3-39.
Around the grounds: maximum batting points for greedy Somerset, though Pretorius has now gone for an entertaining 19; Snater makes the long-awaited breakthrough at Chelmsford – Burgess for 108, and a hundred for Lyndon James at Trent Bridge! And a delayed start at grey Hove, with play due to start at 11.45.
Around the grounds: maximum batting points for greedy Somerset, though Pretorius has now gone for an entertaining 19; Snater makes the long-awaited breakthrough at Chelmsford – Burgess for 108, and a hundred for Lyndon James at Trent Bridge! And a delayed start at grey Hove, with play due to start at 11.45.
Lancashire all out 357.Durham dressing room.
Elsewhere, Surrey picked themselves up from 15 for four, thanks to half-centuries from Dan Lawrence and Ollie Pope, but still subsided to 213 all out. Dan Worrall and Kemar Roach then almost ran through Worcestershire on a 17-wicket day at the Oval.
Centuries for Ed Barnard and Michael Burgess saved Warwickshire from a precarious position against Essex at Chelmsford; Lyndon James’s unbeaten 92 played a similar role for Nottinghamshire against Hampshire. Mohammad Abbas finished with four for 36.
There were punchy centuries for James Rew and Tom Banton as Somerset took Kent to the cleaners. Marnus Labuschagne was out for 23 on his Glamorgan return, one of four wickets for Middlesex’s Tom Helm; while George Bartlett and Rob Keogh steadied Northants with seventies in Derbyshire.
Ben Charlesworth made a rollicking maiden century and Cameron Bancroft his second in a row as Gloucestershire raced along against Leicester at Grace Road. Yorkshire rattled through Sussex, only to be rattled through in return – Joe Root (67) the only man to pass 26. Jofra Archer, meanwhile, was bowling for Sussex’s second XI.
Warwickshire 308-6
Stanley Park: Lancashire 350-9 v Durham
Trent Bridge: Nottinghamshire 212-9 v Hampshire
Taunton: Somerset 440-7 v Kent
The Oval: Surrey 213 v Worcestershire 112-7
DIVISION TWO
Derby: Derbyshire v Northamptonshire 297-5
Sophia Gardens: Glamorgan 183 v Middlesex 62-0
Grace Road: Leicestershire v Gloucestershire 385-2
Hove: Sussex 150 v Yorkshire 176-7
Good morning from Blackpool, where everything in the garden is lovely.
Source: theguardian.com
