County cricket: Surrey v Warwickshire, Lancashire v Kent and extra – stay! | County Championship

We haven’t talked about Sussex but, I realise. All out for 142, they misplaced their sport towards Notts earlier than tea. The bowling circumstances had been good at Trent Bridge – witness the wickets took Ollie Robinson every time he acquired his palms on the ball. James Pattinson and Dane Paterson bowled handsomely – they took all 10 wickets within the first innings, and ended with eight every within the match – and the ball was swinging prodigiously for them. However there have been 13 single determine scores within the Sussex batting, and 7 of these had been geese.

9 down now for Kent, Nathan Gilchrist bowled for a three-ball duck. The Lancs crew might be inside and having fun with a cuppa earlier than me.

Kent have simply misplaced their eighth wicket towards Lancashire and also you’d should say the writing is on the wall at Outdated Trafford. After two days of swinging, seaming circumstances made the ball appear unplayable, it’s spin that’s doing for the batters now – particularly the offspin of India’s Washington Sundar, which has taken 3 for twenty-four. Daniel Bell-Drummond has been doing his finest to carry Kent collectively, and he’s nonetheless there on 69, however they’re actually all the way down to the bitter grounds on the backside of the espresso cup right here. (No, I nonetheless haven’t discovered a espresso, and sure, I’m bitter.)

Nicely, right here’s a factor. Essex have come again after tea, and their first-innings double-centurion Nick Browne has edged the fifth ball of Peter Siddle’s opening over to the keeper. In order that they’re 0-1, trailing Somerset by 100 runs, after a primary innings by which they made 505 for 9 declared.

And immediately my thoughts has gone to this tune by We Are Scientists:

Apologies for my absence, I’ve been attempting to find a espresso (I nonetheless haven’t discovered one).

Teatime-ish scores

Nicely that is good, 18-year-old James Rew has simply scored his maiden first-class century, so he and Tom Banton can have fun collectively this night. Barkeep, one other spherical of ice cream floats!

It’s official individuals, Tom Banton made historical past right this moment. Bear in mind this to your subsequent fiendishly troublesome cricket-themed quiz.

Kent are actually 5 wickets down towards Lancashire, courtesy of this piece of brilliance from Washington Sundar…

Which I believe requires me to make use of this gif:

Hampshire beat Yorkshire at Scarborough, by seven wickets. James Vince has knocked off the ultimate runs with a trademark cowl drive, and completed on 43 not out. It’s an eighth win of the season for Hants, and a significant one for his or her title ambitions…

Nottinghamshire are closing in on Sussex, who are actually seven down and nonetheless 279 shy of their monumental fourth-innings goal. James Pattinson has taken 3 for 43 and Cheteshwar Pujara is operating out of companions… this sport began a day after the remaining, and it’s more likely to be one of many soonest to finish.

Surrey have knocked the primary 100 off their run-chase, and also you’d should say they’re making it look more and more simple. Only one wicket down, Rory Burns has introduced up his 50 with a pulled 4, the outfield appears faster than it has all sport – and there are nonetheless 50 overs remaining to get the 139 runs wanted.

It’s throughout bar the seagulls at Scarborough, the place Hampshire want simply 26 extra runs to win, and James Vince is creaming cowl drives.

No hat-trick for Tom Helm at Chester-le-Road, who had Alex Lees caught at positive leg and Nic Maddinson caught behind off balls 5 and 6 of the over… David Bedingham survived the primary ball of Helm’s subsequent, and Helm bowled it out for a maiden.

However both manner, Durham are actually giving themselves a scare right here in a sport that was alleged to be heading for a bore draw. 64 for 3, with a micro-lead of 30.

A late sprint of hope for Yorkshire at Scarborough, the place they’ve taken two in three balls. Holland & Organ have disbanded, Joe Weatherley’s gone for a duck, and Hampshire have flumped – sure, you heard me, flumped – from 135-0 to 147-3. However newcomers James Vince and Nick Gubbins now have 4 apiece and Hampshire solely want 59 extra runs to win.

Northamptonshire have a breakthrough at Cheltenham, having didn’t take a wicket all morning. The house captain Graeme van Buuren has been proving a thorn of their aspect as they give the impression of being to complete off the Gloucestershire innings however Jack White has simply had Zafar Gohar caught behind and Gloucs are actually 273-7, with a lead of 111. Good factor I’m sitting within the stands with my legs up on the row in entrance, actually.

He’s achieved it! Tom Banton brings up his maiden first-class century off 104 balls, he’s scored 12 fours and 4 sixes, and he wasn’t even part of the XI earlier than this morning.

Holland & Organ watch: Holland’s out.

Holland & Organ have knocked one other 14 off Hampshire’s goal already since lunch. The guests now want simply 79 runs.

Banton watch: he’s on 99.

Right here’s a query – Tom Banton resumes after lunch at Chelmsford simply seven runs off what can be a maiden first-class century. And he’s solely enjoying as a concussion substitute for Lewis Goldsworthy, who confirmed signs in a single day after being beaned by a bouncer from Shane Snater. So… would this be the primary Championship century by a concussion sub? I’ll endeavour to search out the reply, however be at liberty to beat me to it.

Lunchtime scores

The PA right here on the Oval simply introduced that there’s no ice cream truck within the floor right this moment, and there was an audible groan from the stands. Anyway, Surrey aren’t messing round right here, they’ve simply gone to lunch 49-0 off 13 overs they usually’ve acquired their eyes on the prize. There are 199 runs nonetheless wanted, so it’s going to be a enjoyable afternoon, Magnum or no.

Congratulations to Derbyshire, who’ve overwhelmed Worcestershire at New Street earlier than lunch! What a turnaround that’s been, from 14 for five on day one. The 26-year-old Anuj Dal has completed the sport with a maiden five-fer (5-40) to go together with his unbeaten century, so I hope he’s acquired one thing good deliberate for the remainder of the afternoon. A celebratory ice cream on the very, very least.

Holland & Organ nonetheless plying their commerce at Scarborough, they’ve scored 25 runs off the final three overs and Hampshire are actually 114-0 with solely 100 wanted.

Watch Tom Banton go from 54 to 72 in the middle of a single Dan Lawrence over…

I can solely apologise for jinxing Joe Denly. The person lasted 5 balls after my rescue-mission line. Kent are at the moment 24 for 3 and I assume it’s time for the back-up plan to the back-up plan. What number of Thunderbirds had been there, anyway?

Should you haven’t learn m’colleague Simon Burnton’s report from final night time’s T20, I can advocate it to you on the energy of the primary line alone.

Kent have misplaced two at Outdated Trafford! Each openers gone, Zak Crawley for 4, Ben Compton for two, and Joe Denly goes to wish to launch his second rescue mission of the match right here.

What a sport Anuj Dal is having at New Street. Having top-scored in each innings, he’s now ripping by Worcestershire with the ball – he’s taken three wickets in seven deliveries to convey Derbyshire to the brink of victory. Worcestershire are eight down, 117 adrift, and Dal has 4 for 32.

Bernard Cribbins has died, and whereas I’m too younger (cough) to have appreciated his full oeuvre, one among his songs was a giant a part of my childhood – my gran and my dad and mom used to sing it on a regular basis – so I’m simply going to depart this right here in his honour.

The primary innings are lastly over at Chester-le-Road the place Middlesex are all out for 455 and the mixture rating is now 876 for 14. However it’s nonetheless not a patch on Essex v Somerset, the place 915 runs have now been scored for the lack of solely 12 wickets. Congratulations to everybody concerned.

The chase is on right here on the Oval too. Roach has picked up his five-fer with the ultimate wicket of the Warwickshire innings (5-72) and the groups are again out now with Surrey needing 248 within the remaining 82 overs.

Lancashire have declared towards Kent, having batted in what you’d name ‘declaration model’ all morning. They’ve added 59 runs in 12 overs and set a goal of 312, with 82 overs remaining within the day. And in a humorous previous piece of statistical symmetry, their Nos 9, 10 and 11 all scored two runs off eight balls.

Hampshire are cracking alongside within the chase at Scarborough. They’re 50-0 already, 164 nonetheless to get. They appear like a dependable model, that Holland & Organ.

Kemar Roach is what we prefer to name “within the sport” right here at The Oval. He practically pulled off a blinding catch at further cowl, parrying the ball because it whipped over his head. Roach wheeled round, knocked it up once more, and appeared about to take it on the dive – you need to image this all taking place within the beat of a hummingbird’s wing – earlier than he, and the ball, each hit the bottom. It could have been the form of catch they write ballads about.

However anyway, he didn’t make it, so as an alternative he simply knocked Nathan McAndrew’s off stump out of the bottom within the subsequent over.

Nottinghamshire are all out at Trent Bridge, so Sussex now have a fourth-innings goal. Sadly for them, it’s 399. However wonderful tail-mopping work there from Ollie Robinson, who’s taken two in 4 balls to complete with a five-fer. His figures from this match are 9 for 104.

And one other one! Brad Wheal lbw to Jordan Clark for 1. Warwickshire had been 270-4 in a single day, they’re now 293-8.

Two extra wickets at The Oval! Kemar Roach now has three in six deliveries… Sam Hain fell for 96 to a tumbling catch from Ben Foakes and now Michael Burgess is trapped lbw. It is a horrible begin for Warwickshire after all of the laborious work they put in yesterday.

An excellent (and dare we are saying important?) begin to the day for Sussex, who’ve taken two wickets already at Trent Bridge. And the way pleasing is that this one? It’s the cricketing equal of ASMR.

Hampshire’s opening pair, Holland and Organ, sound like a agency that makes high-end audio gear, I reckon. Anyway, they’re 10-0 as they set about chasing that focus on of 214 from Yorkshire at Scarborough.

Kemar Roach has simply acquired Will Rhodes out right here on the Oval, for 74 – Warwickshire now 5 down. The batting has felt, let’s say, languid, at factors right here over the previous couple of days however Sam Hain is now solely 5 away from his century and he and Michael Burgess have to up this lead of 217. And at the same time as I write that, Burgess will get off the mark with a 4!

I’ve simply noticed that feedback weren’t turned on on the weblog this morning so apologies for that, they need to be switched on now.

Ollie Robinson – the Kent Covid-sub, not the Sussex and England seamer – is feeling assured that batting is getting simpler at Outdated Trafford, the place Lancashire are at the moment 252 runs forward with 5 wickets remaining. “I assume will probably be a special problem in terms of batting nevertheless it’s a reasonably good pitch to bat on now,” he mentioned final night time. “We’ve batted to avoid wasting video games rather a lot this season and truly achieved it fairly nicely and though clearly we need to win I believe a draw is the more than likely end result.”

We’ve acquired a delayed begin at Chester-le-Road, the place it’s been a bit damp, and the covers are solely simply coming off. Play at 11.15am there.

Begin of play scores

Wednesday’s spherical up

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