County Championship Round 2 - Day 4

An astonishing day saw games swing sharply and several close finishes. Some pitches are coming under question, but at the end of the day teams who throw away winning positions can only blame themselves. All seven matches this week produced results, here is the final round up and tables.


Day 4

Warwickshire v Somerset - Warwickshire win by 2 wickets
Som - 147 & 354
War - 243 & 262-8

Warwickshire pulled off a dramatic win after having seemingly blown their great overnight position. Porterfield scored 84, but when he was caught behind with the score on 197-5 he set off a collapse that ended with the home side teetering on 207-8, still requiring a further 52 runs. Troughton (15), the last recognised batsman, took the defensive approach, but Patel (43) went on the attack, and together they turned the game back to Warwickshire.
     So they finished with 20 points, while Somerset only got 3.


Durham v Nottinghamshire - Nottinghamshire win by 114 runs
Not - 161 & 335
Dur - 129 & 253

Nottinghamshire eventually wrapped up their win over Durham, but not before Onions (28*) and Claydon (55) had put on 73 for the last wicket, taking the home side to within 115 runs of victory. The win means that Nottinghamshire are the only team in Division One to have won both of their opening matches, as they take another 19 points, but Durham pick up just 3.


Hampshire v Gloucestershire - Gloucestershire win by 33 runs
Glo - 314 & 174
Ham - 199 & 256

Gloucestershire scrambled over the line with three late wickets to stop Hampshire's charge for victory. A partnership of 56 had taken the home side from 190-7 to 246-8, needing only a further 43 runs, but the final two wickets fell quickly as the visitors wrapped up their first win. They took 22 points but Hampshire only got 3 from their opening match.


Middlesex v Surrey - Middlesex win by 3 runs
Mid - 256 & 106
Sur - 222 & 137

Middlesex pulled off a seemingly impossible victory as Murtagh and Roland-Jones took four wickets apiece to decimate the Surrey order and win by the narrowest of margins. Hamilton-Brown scored 63 but couldn't take the visitors over the line. Middlesex therefore collect 21 points, while Surrey only have 3.


 Tables

 Division 1

	Team	Played	Points
1	Nottinghamshire	2	38
2	Somerset	2	25
3	Sussex	2	25
4	Surrey	2	24
5	Middlesex	2	24
6	Warwickshire	1	20
7	Durham	1	3
8	Lancashire	1	3
9	Worcestershire	1	3

Division 2

	Team	Played	Points
1	Derbyshire	2	39
2	Kent	2	33
3	Gloucestershire	2	25
4	Essex	1	23
5	Leicestershire	1	15
6	Yorkshire	1	9
7	Northamptonshire	2	7
8	Glamorgan	2	5
9	Hampshire	1	3

The next round of matches will begin on Thursday, 19th April.


Day 3

Oxford MCCU v Worcestershire - Match drawn
Wor - 464-7 & 34-4
Oxf - 435 (Coleman 110)

Yorkshire v Leeds/Bradford MCCU - Match drawn
L/B - 211 & 189
Yor - 135 & 91-2

Loughborough MCCU v Leicestershire - Match drawn
Lei - 320 & 141-6d
Lou - 158 & 122-3