Key occasions
100 for Marcus Harris!
Within the social gathering division; Gloucestershire have collected the additional batting level that Warwicks missed out on, because of a rollicking 45 not out from Zaman Akhter. GLos 409-9, three wickets for Danny Lamb.
And the second hundred of the spherical is duly collected by Marcus Harris, with an aesthetic ondrive for 4. Leics 233-3, and life a battle for the Derbyshire bowlers.
Middlesex haven’t had the morning of their desires, shedding 5 wickets, however they’re solely six runs behind Yorkshire. Three wickets every for Coad and Thompson.
And Jack Carson takes the ultimate, and his third, wicket at Hove , as Singh Dale is caught and bowled for 15. Gloucestershire 417 all out.
The canniest signing of the winter?
At Taunton, Davey and Lammonby have taken Somerset inside 35 runs of Nott’s first innings 193 all out. The same story at Cheltenham, the place the floodlights have come on however Essex are in sniffing distance of Lancashire’s 146 all out.
And on the Rose Bowl, a 3rd wicket for Liam Dawson, Briggs for twenty-four. Warwicks 391-5 at 110 overs, simply failed to select up a fourth batting level.
Jake Libby has collected fifty at Kidderminster, however the stabilisers are in any other case trying wobbly on the Worcestershire bike. Raine has pocketed each Holder and Waite. Worcs six down and nonetheless path Durham by 120.
Rain at Canterbury – Surrey having virtually Gloucestershire ranges of luck with the climate to this point this season. Kent 144-4.
In Division Two, Leicestershire have misplaced Lewis Hill, so close to, but to this point, for 47; Harris in sight of his hundred – Leics 190-3. Whereas Middlesex are having fun with the Lord’s conditiions about as a lot as Yorkshire’s batters did yesterday. At the moment 115-5, Higgins and Eskinazi gone cheaply this morning. Du Plooy resolute on 41 not out.
Within the first half an hour, simply a few wickets in Division One – Leaning at Canterbury, and Dickson at Taunton, although for a morale-boosting 72. No signal of higher noticed Somerset collapse as but, 127-2.
Rachel Heyhoe Flint Trophy
Begins in the present day with all eight sides enjoying:
Birmingham: Central Sparks v The Blaze
Chester le Avenue: Northern Diamonds v Thunder
Beckenham: South East Stars v Vipers
Cardiff: Western Storm v Sunrisers
A reminder that the 2023 Champions have been Southern Vipers, who lifted the trophy for the third time.
An early wicket at Canterbury, the place Kemar Roach removes Jack Leaning for 30; in the meantime Lancashire’s day begins in downbeat style when George Bell drops nightwatch Sam Cook dinner.
Sorry in regards to the gradual begin this morning, gremlins within the system. However the climate is behaving and we’re about to begin on time in any respect 9 video games.
Climate watch
Sunshine!
and the Met workplace is constructive: a principally dry day with variable cloud and sunny intervals…common temperatures, however feeling heat within the solar.
Raman Subba Row – born 29 January 1932; died 17 April 2024
A stunning obit of an enchanting determine.
Friday’s spherical up
Although the rain continued to fall across the nation, the Dukes ball returned with a sparkle – taking 72 wickets within the day.
Nottinghamshire (193), Durham (244) and Yorkshire (159) have been all bowled out by shortly after tea, Lancashire (146) following quickly afterwards.
Harry Brook and Joe Root have been two of 5 single-figure Yorkshire scores, each giving catching observe to the slip fielders towards Middlesex at Lord’s. At Kidderminster, Durham’s Ollie Robinson did his England credentials no hurt in any respect with a counter-attacking 55 towards Worcestershire; whereas Sean Dickson and Matt Renshaw diminished Somerset’s deficit to 77 towards Nottinghamshire.
It was solely at Hampshire that batting actually flourished, with Alex Davies, scorching on the heels of his 256 final week, the only real centurion of the day. Davies was helped by half centuries from Will Rhodes and Rob Yates – Warwickshire one in every of solely two sides to select up a batting level. The opposite was Gloucestershire, who skipped alongside towards Sussex, with half centuries for Miles Hammond, Ben Charlesworth and James Bracey.
Within the different video games, Lancashire misplaced their first eight wickets for 92 towards Essex, courtesy of 4 fast wickets for Shane Snater and a primary wicket for 19-year-old Noah Thain on his Championship debut. Feroze Khushi then hit a speedy 53 in reply. Glamorgan rebuilt from a dreadful begin towards Northamptonshire, because of an unbeaten 69 from Colin Ingram; whereas Derbyshire’s butterfingers alongside 77 from Marcus Harris helped Leicestershire alongside.
At Canterbury, Zac Crawley was dismissed for 5 earlier than Daniel Bell-Drummond continued his wonderful begin to the season for Kent with 70 towards Surrey. There, and at Wantage Street, the gamers stood for a minute’s silence in reminiscence of Derek Underwood and England, Northants and Surrey cricketer and administrator Raman Subba Row, who died this week aged 92.
Scores on the doorways
DIVISION ONE
Chelmsford: Essex 68-1 v Lancashire 146
Southampton: Hampshire v Warwickshire 340-4
Canterbury: Kent 111-3 v Surrey rain
Taunton: Somerset 116-1 v Nottinghamshire 193
Kidderminster: Worcestershire 78-4 v Durham 244
DIVISION TWO
Derby: Derbyshire v Leicestershire 168-2
Lord’s: Middlesex 84-2 v Yorkshire 159
Northampton: Northamptonshire v Glamorgan 203-7
Hove: Sussex v Gloucesterhire 319-8
Preamble
Good morning and welcome to day two of this third spherical of matches! Come on in, the water’s beautiful.