Key occasions
“It is a psychological factor”
Adi Birrell, Hampshire’s first group coach on coming to The Oval:
“Sure, I feel you possibly can say it’s a psychological factor for us coming right here to Surrey, having misplaced closely now in our final 4 visits. Final yr, truly, I believed we performed effectively and had been nonetheless in competition to win ourselves on the final day earlier than Pope took it away from us with an unbeaten hundred.”
“However on this sport we obtained behind early and stayed behind and it’s actually been a wrestle for us coming to the Oval lately. We knew what we had been going to come back up in opposition to right here however we have now to attempt to discover a strategy to take care of it. Surrey’s quicker bowlers know the circumstances right here on the Oval, with the additional carry and swing they get, they usually actually exploit that.”
Middlesex have set Gloucestershire 331 in 58 overs. However Chris Dent is caught within the second over off Tom Helm. 0-1 not an thought launch pad.
And so it begins. Borthwick, head down, trudges off, utilizing his bat as a strolling stick. Porter picks up a wicket together with his seventh ball. Durham 13-1.
These Pope catches in full:
Right here come Lees and Bothwick. Seems a bit hotter, can’t see any snoods right now at CLS. My expensive clever canine leaves the couch in disappointment after realising that my apple isn’t a ball. Jamie Porter holds the brand new ball.
From slumbers, motion! Essex all out for 488. Two run outs in three balls,(together with Browne for 184) then two wickets in a single over for Parkinson. Essex lose 4 for 11 and lead by 130. Now that is attention-grabbing.
Lunchtime scores
DIVISION ONE
Chester le Avenue: Durham 358 v Essex 450-6
The Oval: Surrey 359 BEAT Hampshire 151 and 197 BY AN INNINGS AND 11 RUNS
Edgbaston: Warwickshire 293-7 v Nottinghamshire 400
Kidderminster: Worcestershire 451-9dec v Somerset 309-9dec and 68-3
DIVISION TWO
Bristol: Gloucestershire 322 v Middlesex 203 and 406-6
Grace Highway: Leicestershire 247-4 v Northampton 453-7dec
Headingley: Yorkshire 450-5dec v Derbyshire 297-7
Surrey beat Hampshire by an innings and 11 runs!
And it ends because it started, with a wicket for the Pope-Worrall mixture. This time a double handed, dandelion-floating, swallow dive at second slip. Because of Andrew Sampson, we all know that Pope equals the Surrey file, matching Tony Lock’s eight within the match. The Worrall-Pope lethal duo of six in match is a Surrey file. And all together with his sun shades caught firmly to his cap. 5 wickets for Dan Worrall, who leads the gamers off with 8-91. Surrey stride top-of-the-table-wards.
Lunchtime around the grounds, however they’re taking the additional half hour at The Oval, with Hampshire 9 down. Brown gone trying a boundary too many.
Alas, no century for poor Jacob Bethell, however a primary wicket of the season for Olly Stone, who, in keeping with the commentators, has been bowling with menace. He seems a bit much less twig and a bit extra oak tree than he used to. Hopefully meaning an finish to his nightmareish run of accidents.
Renshaw and Lammonby digging in for Somerset at Kidderminster. Pitch seems a bit flat and Worcestershire have solely removed nightwatch Jake Ball this morning. Somerset 62-2, path by 80.
Ben Brown adjustments the temper by taking an enormous facet step and rocket-launching Worrall over additional cowl for 4. Rory Burns harrumphs and brings on Cam Metal.
Over at Edgbaston, Warwickshire have prevented the observe on. 20-year-old Jason Bethell, on 91, his highest first-class rating, eyes up a maiden century. Only one wicket for Notts this morning, to Calvin Harrison.
A seventh for Pope! He collects low and to his left at second slip as Abbott thinks why not and tries to drive Worrall down the bottom . A fourth for the smiling murderer. The solar is out at The Oval, and Surrey want simply two extra Hampshire wickets.
Gus Atkinson’s peg-leg cricket whites and noticed some golfers in ridiculously tight trousers the opposite day. Considering this man ought to take a look at sports clothing.
I do know completely nothing about garments, however he makes issues like trouser width genuinely attention-grabbing. Dennis Lillee’s flares will need to have introduced their very own points although. Anyway, Ben Brown giving this sport his greatest shot, as Atkinson sends a snorter in direction of Abbott’s nostril. Hants 159-7, path by 49.
At Chester le Avenue, Essex have taken the lead, Ben Browne has his hundred, however Callum Parkinson has grabbed one other two wickets. Essex 379-5. Younger Thain in – reckon he can slam it round a bit.
A second wicket for the fast, tiptoeing, Atkinson – this time Dan Lawrence is the catcher, within the gully, the ball thudding into the bread basket earlier than he clings onto the rebound. Fuller gone cheaply. Hampshire 139-7.
Within the different two video games in Division Two, Lewis Hill has been lbw to George Scrimshaw (hope he will get one other go along with England this yr), Leicestershire 142-3, whereas at Bristol Ajeet Singh Dale has prized out Max Holden for 111, closing the lid on a fourth-wicket partnership of 201. Higgins nonetheless there on 137. Middx 325-4, lead by 206.
Fisher makes the breakthrough at Headingley, Brooke Visitor dropping his off stump. Madsen nonetheless there although, on 92. Derbys 209-4, nonetheless 90 wanting the observe on.
And there goes Dawson! A sixth catch for Pope who grins and promptly shoves his fingers again in his pocket. A 3rd wicket for the irrepressible Worrall. Hampshire 117-6.
Change on the Surrey stream and see Ben Brown get a snorter from Kemar Roach, that simply bounces earlier than Ollie Pope at slip. Undecided that is going to final lengthy.
I’ve simply been flicking by way of slightly guide on Peter Eckersley, by Malcolm Lorimer. Earlier than he was 32, he’d captained Lancashire for seven summers, received two County Championships, develop into a talented pilot and been elected to parliament. Within the early days of flight, he as soon as flew Lancashire to an away sport (which might not be authorized of now!) A captivating man, died too quickly in a aircraft crash, aged 36. Anyway, we’re about to get going across the grounds, with all eyes, first, to The Oval.
Beginning at 11 at Headingley, and looking out good at Chester le Avenue too.
Unbelievably, they’re starting on time at Grace Highway. Bravo all spherical.
Climate watch
Higher. Breezy. Showery over Cumbria, otherwise principally dry with scattered showers. The heady heights of 14C.
Sunday’s round-up
Heavy rain stalked the nation however, regardless of not getting onto the sphere till 4.30pm, Surrey marched inevitably in direction of their second win of the season.
Hampshire, beginning 177 runs behind and two wickets down, misplaced most of their middle-order ballast through the night session: Ollie Pope taking two dramatic catches at slip to dismiss Nick Gubbins and Tom Prest, and James Vince, cracked on the shoulder by a Gus Atkinson bouncer, then lbw to a Kemar Roach in swinger after a 95-ball vigil of 26. Hampshire nonetheless path Surrey by 92, with 5 wickets remaining, and Monday’s forecast in London gives them little likelihood of succour.
Ed Barnard’s decided 69 helped maintain off the Notts canines at Edgbaston on a day when solely 35 overs had been potential. He was additionally helped by thirties from Dan Mousley and Jacob Bethell. Warwickshire want one other 76 runs to keep away from the observe on.
A century from Gareth Roderick gave Worcestershire the higher hand at Kidderminster, 4 batting factors and a first-innings lead of 142 earlier than Jason Holder eliminated Sean Dickson for a duck in Somerset’s three over batting check within the night gentle. Shoaib Bashir bowled with aplomb, settling into a great rhythm and holding his head regardless of being dispatched for sixes over the railway line, eradicating each Jake Libby, for a sterling 97, and the boundary-happy Kashif Ali.
Max Holden and Ryan Higgins each made stylish unbeaten lots of to arrange what could possibly be an exhilarating closing day at Bristol. From the dregs of 9-2, Holden and Higgins, with assist from Leus du Plooy, helped Middlesex construct a second innings lead of 143 – with seven wickets nonetheless in hand. Earlier, Henry Brookes had completed off the Gloucestershire innings with three wickets in an over. At Grace Highway, Chester-le-Avenue and Headingley, no play was potential.
Scores on the doorways
DIVISION ONE
Chester le Avenue: Durham 358 v Essex 314-3 no play yesterday
The Oval: Surrey 359 v Hampshire 151 and 116-5
Edgbaston: Warwickshire 175-5 v Nottinghamshire 400
Kidderminster: Worcestershire 451-9dec v Somerset 309-9dec and 5-1
DIVISION TWO
Bristol: Gloucestershire 322 v Middlesex 203 and 262-3
Grace Highway: Leicestershire 97-2 v Northampton 453-7dec no play yesterday
Headingley: Yorkshire 450-5 v Derbyshire 190-3 no play yesterday
Preamble
Good morning! Spring has shaken a leg eventually, however will it’s sufficient to get outcomes after yesterday’s washouts? Be part of us at 11am to search out out.