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Key occasions
Lunchtime scores
DIVISION ONE
Chelmsford: Essex 123 and 131-4 v Yorkshire 216 and 426-6dec Essex want 389 to win
Trent Bridge: Notts 333 and 345 BEAT Hampshire 196 and 116 by 366 runs
Hove: Sussex 284 and 256 v Worcestershire 180 and 199-5 Worcs want 162 to win
Edgbaston: Warwickshire 665-5dec v Surrey 461-9 Surrey path by 204 runs
DIVISION TWO
Canterbury: Glamorgan 549-9dec BEAT Kent 212 and 176 by an innings and 161 runs
County Floor: Northamptonshire 238 and 273 BEAT Lancashire 276 and 165 by 70 runs.
And that’s lunch around the grounds – nicely performed the batting groups!
Spin from each ends at Hove as nicely –as James Coles comes on to enrich Jack Carson simply earlier than lunch. Worcestershire are half method to their goal/have survived a 3rd of the day.
And there it’s! Libby’s fifth first-class hundred for Worcestershire, and his first this 12 months. He pulls off his helmet, waves his bat across the floor and will get a bear hug from D’Oliveira. Ten minutes until lunch, with Worcestershire 180-5, want 181 to win.
Jake Libby inches by way of the nineties…
That is wonderful stuff by Essex as Yorkshire anticipate a mistake. Bess and Moriarty now in tandem, Jonny whispering candy nothings from behind the stumps. Essex 118-4.
I don’t know if Ollie Robinson will get an opportunity with England once more, however he’s not stinted in his efforts at this time, and the BBC commentators have admiringly talked about his efforts. He’s despatched down 21 overs 1-40, and 9 this morning.
An hour gone:
Critchley and Pepper are hanging on in there at Chelmsford, regardless of Yorkshire fielders respiratory down their necks and Yorkshire bowlers’ parsimoniousness. Essex 93-4
A wicket has simply fallen at Hove, the place Ethan Brookes’ stumps have gone a-flying, due to an inside edge. Sussex 153-5, Libby (88) has been joined by D’Oliveira. This is the partnership.
And Foakes (121) and Fisher proceed to defy Warwickshire at Edgbaston. Surrey 421-9.
This was Kohli on Check cricket, again in 2020, at a time when he additionally criticised the potential of four-day Assessments, saying, “I don’t assume that’s truthful to the purest format of the sport.”
“It’s the illustration of life. Whether or not you get runs or not, it’s a must to clap when others are batting. It’s important to return to your room, rise up and are available the subsequent day.
“It’s important to observe the routine whether or not you prefer it or not. It’s like life the place you don’t have the choice of not competing. Check cricket has made me a greater particular person.”
A formidable fourth day effort, although Surrey’s final wicket pair have survived the primary 40 minutes.
Ollie Robinson, who was in no way proud of the ball, will get his method and the umpires swap the ball at Hove.
The IPL to renew “quickly” – although it isn’t clear whether or not these overseas gamers who’ve already returned dwelling will return to India.
100 for Ben Foakes!
His first of the season, and as elegant and composed as ever, however the one centurion in Surrey’s innings, whereas Warwickshire had three. Surrey 399-9, path by 266. I’m wondering if Warwickshire will threat their bowlers once more and ask Surrey to follow-on.
An early wicket at Hove, the place the nightwatchman Ben Allison is devoured up by Hudson-Prentice. Worcs 120-4, want one other 231. The sensible cash with Sussex.
It is going to be good to keep watch over Che Simmons at this time, after he discovered tempo and bounce from that gentle Edgbaston pitch. Simmons, 21, born in Barbados however a British passport holder, signed for Warwickshire in 2021 and made his first-class debut final 12 months, sparking curiosity with three wickets in 15 balls towards Essex.
“It was a extremely good collective effort and to see Che are available in and bowl the best way he did late within the day was nice to see,” stated Warwicks coach Ian Westwood. “It was an incredible spell for eight overs with some actual tempo and bounce and simply confirmed how thrilling a bowler he could be.”
The ECB reporters community spoke to Nottinghamshire’s Liam Patterson-White final night time, whose century yesterday was so well-earned, I don’t assume he’d handed fifty within the final three years.
“The final couple of years haven’t gone that nicely for me with the bat however I’ve been working onerous, notably on my mindset on the crease. I’m naturally an attacking participant however I’ve tried to give attention to batting time and never getting too far forward of myself. I really feel like it’s in a extremely good place proper now and clearly it confirmed at this time. It is usually actually particular to make a giant contribution with the bat right here at Trent Bridge.
“We now have such a powerful squad right here and no spot is assured however I’ve been decided that once I get the possibility I’ll profit from it. Simply to get into the aspect is an actual privilege and an excellent alternative to point out what I’m all about.
”Having Mohammad Abbas coming in for his first recreation, taking a five-for, he’s a category act and with out the trouble the seamers have put in I don’t assume we’d have received so quick. I used to be happy for Lyndon (James) – it’s at all times good to see a detailed good friend carry out nicely. He has labored onerous on his bowling and he deserved his success.
“There was plenty of stay grass on the pitch the primary couple of days, one the place you attempt to utilise the brand new ball as a lot as attainable. Freddie McCann’s hundred within the first innings was the stand-out efficiency for me. It was actually essential for getting us forward of the sport and for him to bat like that in these circumstances was actually spectacular.”
Climate watch
We had a lightweight dusting, barely dusting to be trustworthy, of rain early this morning in Manchester. There’s a scattering of showers due within the south later, which could shuffle north and west.
It’s important to really feel sympathy for a workforce when not solely are the wheels bouncing down the highway, however the chassis fell off on the roundabout. Poor Keaton Jennings have to be operating out of issues to say.
“The disappointing factor for me is we’ve had 4, 5, six, seven alternatives within the recreation to win it and we squandered all these alternatives. They misplaced three or 4 wickets and so they’ve obtained away from us in each innings.
“It’s massively regarding and feelings apart, it’s simply not ok. Immediately we’ve been 116 for 2 and we get bowled out 50 runs later.
“I’ve obtained to ask questions of myself, the best way we have been going about bowling to the tail – are the choices taken at the moment the fitting ones? Clearly not, as a result of the sport judges you – it spits out at you what’s deserved.”
Virat Kohli retires from Check cricket
For all the fireplace and fury, Kohli did extra to maintain Check cricket alive over the last decade than anybody else. A lovely few sentences:
“There’s one thing deeply private about taking part in in whites. The quiet grind, the lengthy days, the small moments that nobody sees however that stick with you endlessly. As I step away from this format, it’s not simple – but it surely feels proper. I’ve given it all the things I had, and it’s given me again a lot greater than I might’ve hoped for.”
Sunday’s round-up
A 14-wicket day at Trent Bridge as Hampshire have been steam‑rollered to a 366-run defeat. Liam Patterson‑White and Jack Haynes dominated the morning session with centuries, and Hampshire have been set 483 to win, or 4 and a bit classes to bat. It wasn’t to be.
Seven wickets fell after tea as Hampshire have been whistled out for 116 of their second innings, the highest scorer No 11 Sonny Baker, with 27. Lyndon James grabbed 5 wickets, Brett Hutton 4 – there was solely time for Mohammad Abbas so as to add two catches to his first‑innings five-fer towards his outdated workforce. The Nottinghamshire juggernaut steams on, three wins within the bag, firebox ablaze.
There was bouncing delight for the cherry-red caps of Northamptonshire, after snatching a 70-run victory towards Lancashire. It was nearly 20 years in the past that they final beat Lancashire, courtesy of Jason Brown’s 10 wickets and 147 from Usman Afzaal. This time, the essential intervention got here from on-loan leg‑spinner Calvin Harrison, who has an urge for food for red-rose batters. With Lancashire seemingly cruising to their goal of 236, he had Marcus Harris stumped and Josh Bohannon lbw – which precipitated a collapse of seven for 28 runs.
Earlier, Ben Sanderson had given Northamptonshire one thing to bowl at when he crashed 65 from 28 balls. The win was the primary beneath Darren Lehmann’s tenure; Lancashire, preseason favourites for promotion, slip to the underside of Division Two.
At Canterbury, Kent have been bowled out for 176 after following on – a spanking by an innings and 161 runs and Glamorgan’s first win of the season. Chris Benjamin was stranded six runs wanting a maiden Kent century within the first innings, and three wickets every from Asitha Fernando and Timm van der Gugten quickly sliced by way of the second – all out in fewer than 50 overs. There have been agency phrases from Adam Hollioake: “I wasn’t right here final 12 months however I heard about it so we’re not simply going to start out sulking and feeling sorry for ourselves.”
Regardless of an unbeaten 85 from Ben Foakes, Surrey are struggling at Edgbaston after Warwickshire decreased them to 369 for 9, 296 runs wanting the follow-on. Three shock wickets from Rob Yates and two from the fast Che Simmons gave life to the ultimate day.
Worcestershire want 244 to win at Hove, however the drive is with Sussex after they eliminated Henry Nicholls simply earlier than the shut; 185 from Adam Lyth put Yorkshire on prime at Chelmsford.
Scores on the doorways
DIVISION ONE
Chelmsford: Essex 123 and 64-4 v Yorkshire 216 and 426-6dec
Trent Bridge: Notts 333 and 345 BEAT Hampshire 196 and 116 by 366 runs
Hove: Sussex 284 and 256 v Worcestershire 180 and 117-3 Worcs want 244 to win
Edgbaston: Warwickshire 665-5dec v Surrey 369-9
DIVISION TWO
Canterbury: Glamorgan 549-9dec BEAT Kent 212 and 176 by an innings and 161 runs
County Floor: Northamptonshire 238 and 273 BEAT Lancashire 276 and 165 by 70 runs.
Preamble
Good Monday morning and the very best of luck to all these sproglets of CCLive! readers presently pouring over a GCSE English Literature paper. Simply three video games left on this spherical after yesterday’s sudden denouements – Warwickshire have weakened Surrey in a shocking chokehold, Essex are in serious trouble towards Yorkshire and Worcestershire face an uphill chase.
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