More bad weather plagued the matches today as the low scores keep coming. I wonder if this early start and lack of batting bonus points will mean the eventual division winners will have significantly fewer points than those of previous years.
Day 2
Glamorgan v Hampshire
Gla - 103-9d & 73-3
Ham - 156
Waters took career best figures of 7 for 53 to keep this match in the balance. Hampshire's last four wickets fell for just 48 as they took a 53 run lead. That though was soon eradictaed. Glamorgan are well set to pass their minimal first innings total in the morning, but they will look to build a big lead as they continue to search for their first win of the season.
Yorkshire v Essex
Yorkshire won the toss and decided to bat.
Yor - 246
Ess - 72-5
This game progressed quickly after having lost the whole of the first day to rain. Jaques was the star with the bat scoring 126, however Yorkshire would have been looking for a lot more when the were 203-3. Mills helped to run through the middle order and soon the innings was over.
Essex though were soon in deeper trouble as Patterson bowled and incredible, triple-wicket, maiden over to take the visitors from 42-2 to 42-5. Bopara (26*) has steadied the ship but will need to hang in there tomorrow to keep his side in the game.
Lancashire v Warwickshire
Warwickshire won the toss and decided to field.
Lan - 250
War - 68-5
In a remarkably similar game, also being played in the north, Lancashire have taken the upper hand, although this has been more of a team effort. Three batsmen made 40s and so far four different bowlers have taken wickets. Maddy seems to be the only one holding things together for Warwickshire after he took four wickets and is currently 16 not out.
Kent v Gloucestershire
Glo - 255
Ken - 119 - 6
Davies and Coles both picked up four wickets as Gloucestershire were eventually muscled out for 255, after Gidman and Young had both made 50s. Gidman (the younger) also took three wickets under leaden skys to give the visitors the advantage going into the weekend.
Nottinghamshire v Somerset
Somerset won the toss and decided to field.
Not - 162
Som - 78-1
A captain's innings to top all others came from Chris Read who scored an unbeaten 104 for Nottinghamshire. Strangely he was only on 58 when last man (playing his first match for Nottinghamshire) Gurney came to the crease. But the tail-ender hung on allowing Read to strike his way cleanly to his first century of the summer.
Trescothic injured his ankle in the field and Gregory, who was chosen to replace him at the top of the order didn't last long, but any possibility of a collapse were wiped away over the next hour as Suppiah moved to 50* at the early close.
Derbyshire v Leicestershire
Lei - 318-7
Sarwan and Cobb both scored 105 to take the visitors past 300, something of a rarity for almost every team in the country at the moment. Together the Leicestershire pair added 141 for the 4th wicket. However with two days gone, and prospect of more bad weather to come something major needs to happen if there is to be a result.
Surrey v Worcestershire
Worcestershire won the toss and decided to field.
Sur - 123-7
Worcestershire's decision to bowl yesterday morning appears to have been a good one, but with only 35 overs play so far there will need to be even more wickets tomorrow to move the game along. Richardson was the star with the ball taking 5 for 42 to leave Surrey in a bad position.
Middlesex v Durham
Durham won the toss and decided to field.
Mid - 132-5
Four and a half more overs were managed at Lord's but the game is less advanced despite Middlesex having been 2-3 and 28-4. Strauss got a second ball duck and the other three (of the top four) only scraped together 10 runs. But first Malan (35) and then Dexter (65*) improved the situation. Durham will look for more quick wickets in the morning but at the moment the game looks to be headed for a draw.
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