Key occasions
Worrall plodding slowly again to his mark at Wantage Highway, irritated by a extremely fairly elegant off drive for 4 by Williams. Frustration constructing for Surrey and the sky is hanging heavy with nice mucky clouds. Northants 358-7.
England’s T20 facet have landed in Karachi –a yr late after the 2021 cancellation debacle – England’s first tour of Pakistan for 17 years.
In the event you squint right here, Buttler could possibly be sitting on a throne:
Spectacular, Northants. Zaib and Williams lace up, and bat on. Northants: 342 for seven, the lead 260 – although the clock is the essential factor.
Simply grabbing some lunch – again shortly.
Names within the body for the England Chairman of selectors job (which was marketed final week): Nick Knight, Steven Finn, Alec Stewart.
Lunchtime scores
The County Floor: Northants 339 and 327-7 v Surrey 421
Edgbaston: Warwickshire 196 and 56-1 v Somerset 219 and 340-7dec
Headingley: Essex 225 and 162-9 BEAT Yorkshire 134 and 252 by one wicket.
DIVISION TWO
Grace Highway: Durham 296 and 108-3 BEAT Leicestershire 202 and 108-3 by seven wickets.
Lord’s: Middlesex 390 and 45-0 BEAT Glamorgan 214 and 220
Hove: Sussex 220 and 152-3 v Worcestershire 438-5dec
Within the remaining Division Two sport, Sussex path Worcestershire by 72 with seven wickets left. A fast-step 55 not out for Tom Alsop.
At Wantage Highway, Northants are nearly a 3rd of the way in which to their goal (survival). The lead 239 and solely two wickets misplaced to the may of the Surrey assault and the brand new ball: 321-7. Sibley and Davies hunkering down for Warwickshire: 55 for one.
I’ve obtained an e-mail from Harvey of “scrumptious pumpkin recipes on your readers to strive in autumn.” If anybody would love a recipe for roasted pumpkin on sourdough, loaded pumpkin fries or pumpkin and candy potato rosti – simply let me know.
This was Durham’s interim head coach Neil Killeen on Matthew Potts yesterday:
“Matthew (Potts) has been excellent, to take a match CB on this sport is implausible. It’s credit score to the bowler he has been all summer season, he has finished that from begin to end. However to be sincere he couldn’t have finished that as we speak with out the entire bowling group placing the laborious work in round him to allow him to maintain attacking and preserve taking these wickets. I’m happy with the entire group.
“As a younger bowler he has potential to get higher nonetheless, after all he has. Over the previous couple of years he has received stronger, fitter, quicker and he has now discovered his sport and he deserves each success he has received this yr.
“He was by no means going to play each sport for England this summer season and he was actually eager to come back again and bowl some overs for us in hopefully what’s preparation for the Pakistan tour later within the yr.”
Re the dialogue BTL on the Excessive Efficiency Assessment – there was a touch that counties could possibly be rewarded for greater than efficiency – see web page 34: “Potential reward based mostly on impression: efficiency, inspiring generations, expertise growth and so forth to align with English cricket aims.” I think that is reward by way of cash slightly than factors – however extra will change into clear. Presumably.
Learn the evaluate right here.
A wicket at Edgbaston …. Rob Yates despatched on his method lbw to Sajid Khan. Warwicks 30-1. Don’t hate me however …that is Somerset’s, isn’t it?
County chairs’ assembly postponed
The BIG MEETING of county chairs to debate the HPR will now now not happen on September 20. That affirmation arrived care of Middlesex CCC in a letter to members. An extract beneath:
The deliberate assembly of all FCC Chairs on September 20th has additionally been deferred, and the ECB will work with all counties to rearrange an appropriate date, when Chairs could have the chance to debate the proposals within the evaluate in relation to future home buildings. Moreover, the ECB has additionally confirmed that no last determination on the home construction for 2024 and past might be taken at this assembly, which can present all Counties with ample time to seek the advice of on the proposals.”
I don’t wish to overdo the joy content material on this weblog, however I’ve simply fetched my slippers from their over-summering at the back of the wardrobe.
At Northants, Surrey have taken the brand new ball, and made the break by way of. The steadfast Vasconcelos lbw to Dan Worrall for 79. Skittles time?
Middlesex beat Glamorgan by 10 wickets at Lord’s
A drubbing, and after Glamorgan had regarded so good simply earlier than tea yesterday as nicely. 5 wickets to chief destroyer Toby Roland Jones, earlier than Stoneman and Robson rattled off the runs in 5 and a bit overs.
Durham beat Leicestershire by seven wickets
Straightforward-peasy for Durham, shedding simply Jones for precisely fifty this morning. Take a bow Matthew Potts. Leicestershire – simply two extra video games earlier than you’ll be able to retreat to lick your wounds. And rise once more (possibly).
Grace Highway: Durham 296 and 108-3 BEAT Leicestershire 202 and 108-3 by seven wickets.
Somerset declare, 340 for seven, a lead of 363
Whither Warwickshire? 364 runs to win; 82 overs to outlive. Security for Somerset in the event that they win.
Contemporary-faced/moist behind the ears/short-trousered and so forth and so forth Sussex lose nightwatchman Brad Currie. Ali Orr, within the operating for the CWC younger participant of the yr, has performed an andante 44, Alsop 4 not out on the different finish. A day’s vigil appears unlikely.
Durham want simply three runs to beat winless Leicestershire. In sympathy to these at Grace Highway, here’s a happier reminiscence (thanks Romeo).
100 for George Bartlett
An enormous hug for George, a primary ton of the summer season, and a vital one too. He celebrates by smashing a six shortly afterwards.
The ultimate curtain about to attract over Lord’s. A fourth for TRJ, 9 down, with the Glamorgan lead simply 15.
If Vasconcelos and Zaib may stretch the result in 250…. however no, truly I believe Surrey will get the runs, nevertheless many, except Northants can bat all day. Northants at present 226 for 5, 145 forward.
Somerset lose an early wicket: no fifty for Lewis Goldsworthy, however 100 in sight for George Bartlett.
Scores on the doorways
The County Floor: Northants 339 and 209-5 v Surrey 421
Edgbaston: Warwickshire 196 v Somerset 219 and 277-4
Headingley: Essex 225 and 162-9 BEAT Yorkshire 134 and 252 by one wicket.
DIVISION TWO
Grace Highway: Leicestershire 202 and 198 v Durham 296 and 51-2
Lord’s: Middlesex 390 v Glamorgan 214 and 191-8
Hove: Sussex 220 and 39-1 v Worcestershire 438-5dec
Wednesday’s round-up
Matthew Potts adopted up six wickets in Leicestershire’s first innings with seven for 49 of their second, to assemble a career-best, all-dancing, 13 for 101 and put Durham close by of victory. Potts, with the air of a person who pulls ploughs for enjoyable, muscled by way of three spells, decimating winless Leicestershire’s scorecard.
With the scores degree at Headingley, and Essex 9 wickets down, Shane Snater smeared the successful runs with a leg-side boundary to grab a one-wicket victory in a thriller towards Yorkshire. Snater’s 65 not out in 51 balls propped up Essex after they’d made a hash of chasing 162, slipping from 51 for 2 to 64 for six.
Steve Patterson, launched by Yorkshire on the finish of the season, grabbed 5 for 46. Ben Coad and Finlay Bean had earlier made debut first-class fifties to present the hosts a sniff of an opportunity.
Somerset, who began the day by issuing a press launch criticising the ECB’s present cricket schedule as “unacceptable,” crawled to a bonus on a slowing pitch within the essential relegation face-off at Edgbaston. As Toms Lammonby and Abell, then George Bartlett (91 not out) and Lewis Goldsworthy, admirably noticed off Warwickshire’s bowlers, members chewed over a 300 lead and the membership’s assertion.
“The present home enjoying programme, which resulted in solely 4 one-day matches being performed in Taunton over 43 days within the peak of summer season this yr, with 17 Somerset gamers unavailable, is unacceptable to the membership, its members and the South West’s cricketing public,” it mentioned.
Tom Curran hit his maiden first-class century as title-chasing Surrey grabbed their match towards Northamptonshire by the collar. Due to harm, the IPL and Covid, Curran hadn’t performed a first-class sport since April 2019, however slotted proper again in, punting with panache, three sixes flipping the rope in his 93-ball 115.
Surrey’s 82-run first-innings lead regarded essential when Northants misplaced early second-innings wickets, however half centuries from Luke Procter, after which Ricardo Vasconcelos gave Northants a 100-plus lead by stumps and arrange a tantalising last day.
All was easy crusing at Lord’s for Glamorgan till 10 minutes earlier than tea. From there, they misplaced eight for 52, after squandering a gap stand of 123 between David Lloyd and Edward Byrom. Simply 15 runs in entrance, defeat looms towards their promotion rivals Middlesex within the morning. Toby Roland-Jones took three for 48; Tim Murtagh and Ethan Bamber two wickets a bit.
A double hundred for Jake Libby, his first, put Worcestershire within the driving seat at damp Hove, cracking fast runs as soon as the climate relented. Worcestershire declared with a lead of 218, giving Sussex time to lose their captain Tom Haines earlier than the shut.
Preamble
Good morning! It’s the ultimate day of this spherical , with Surrey more likely to rise again to the highest of the desk, except Northants can do one thing extraordinary. Elsewhere, Matthew Potts’s 13 wickets ought to guarantee Durham tidy issues up early this morning; Glamorgan are in serious trouble, and Sussex’s mettle is about to be examined at Hove. Somerset have set themselves as much as save the sport on a stodgy Edgbaston pitch, whereas Essex pipped Yorkshire within the CC sport of the summer season (talk about) yesterday.