County Championship
Day 4
Essex v Hampshire - Hampshire win by 2 runs
Hamp - 323 & 54-0d
Ess - 18-0d & 357
An incredible finish certainly made better watching than England at the Oval, as Essex came so near to defeating Hampshire. At 102-2 overnight the game was very much in the ballance after Essex had been set 360 to win. Pettini and Godleman departed early but 42s from ten Doeschate and Smith took the hosts past 200. Still, when Tomlinson dismissed both of them leaving Essex on 210-6, Hampshire were in the ascendancy. 12 runs later Tomlinson removed Napier and the game seemed all but over.
Wheater and Singh (40) had other ideas though and put on 68 for the 8th wicket. Masters made 6 but once again the match looked finished. Wheater was still there though and hadn't given up. He batted on to 98 from 111 balls with twelve 4s and four 6s, taking Essex to within 3 runs of victory, only for Tomlinson to nip him out at the last moment. The bowler finished with 5 for 86 as he salvaged what would have been an embarrassing defeat.
Points: Essex 3, Hampshire 19
Kent v Glamorgan - Match drawn
Ken - 456-9d & 168-2
Gla - 389
Glamorgan added an impressive 125 today, for only three wickets, as Wallace scored an excllent 111, before being last man out. The late runs meant Kent were unable to force the follow-on and the game was now heading for a draw. Northeast then used the lack of pressure to score an unbeaten 101, before the close.
Points: Kent 11, Glamorgan 10
CB40 Cricket
Derbyshire v Yorkshire - Deerbyshire win by 3 wickets
Derbyshire won the toss and decided to field
Yor - 238-7
Der - 239-7
Yorkshire made a solid start to their innings reaching 102-1 before losing regular wickets as Derbyshire fought back. Gale made 51 at the top of the order, but was the only batsman to pass 50 as the visitors set a par score.
Derbyshire, in contrast, made a poor start as they slipped to 56-4. Madsen steadied the ship with 40 from 43 balls, but two more wickets left the hosts on 141-6. Then the innings of the day from Johnson gave life the chase as he put on 80 with Hughes (37*). Johnson scored 79 from 74 balls including two 6s, but was out before the end to provide a few nerves to the home supporters.
Star Player: Johnson, for the innings of the day that set up the victory for Derbyshire
Gloucestershire v Middlesex - Middlesex win by 10 wickets
Middlesex won the toss and decided to field
Glo - 214-9
Mid - 218-0
An astonishing chase by Middlesex gave them an easy victory after Gloucestershire had set a below par total. 68 from Housego was the only score of note for the home side after they were put in, but even so most spectators would have expected a tighter contest when the second innings began.
Rogers (122*) and Malan (89*) though were in imperious form as between them they hit twenty-five 4s and five 6s. The win was completed in 30.3 overs as none of the Gloucestershire bowlers could find anything to dislodge the openers.
Star Player: Rogers, for dominating the match with a supreme hundred.
Leicestershire v Lancashire - Lancashire win by 6 wickets
Lancashire won the toss and decided to field
Lei - 218-8
Lan - 220-4
In a similar game to that at Gloucestershire, Leicestershire struggled to a below average score after being put in. Boyce (53) and Thakor (83*) rebuilt the innings after early wickets but couldn't lift them to a great score as Chapple picked up wickets towards the end to finish with 4 for 46.
Lancashire made a strong start to all but take the game away from the hosts. 60 from Moore and 85 from Prince helped the visitors to 108-1 and 205-2, with Croft adding an unbeaten 57. A clatter of wickets before the close gave the match some spice but it was too little too late as Lancashire strolled home.
Star Player: Chapple, for his bowling that set up the match, by restricting Leicestershire
Nottinghamshire v Scotland - Nottinghamshire win by 88 runs
Nottinghamshire won the toss and decided to bat
Not - 265-3
Sco - 177
Lumb was out first ball as Nottinghamshire made the worse possible start but they recoved to set a strong score with all the other batsmen chipping in. Hales made 37 in the powerplay, but it was the big innings' from Taylor (68), Patel (82) and Voges (64 from 39 balls) that dominated the Scottish bowlers. Some tight spells in the middle restricted the hosts but they went on to score 94 from the last 10 overs to effectively take the game beyond Scotland's reach.
Pattinson left the field injured after he had bowled just two balls, which meant Voges had to bowl almost a full compliment of overs but he used them to take 3 wickets as Scotland struggled to get close. 38 late on from Flannigan provided some fireworks, but with Patel (2 wickets) and White (3) also slowing the scoring rate Nottinghamshire strolled to victory.
Star Player: Voges, for his rapid innings that boosted Nottinghamshire's score and for standing in and taking 3 wickets in the second innings.
Somerset v Durham - Somerset win by 8 wickets
Durham won the toss and decided to bat
Dur - 147
Som - 149-2
Durham's poor season got worse again today as they were rolled over by Somerset. After choosing to bat first the Northerners slipped to 9-2 and 34-4, as only Breese (31*) managed to score a significant knock. Durham were all out in 34 overs, with Trego finishing with 3 for 26.
Trescothick was finally back for Somerset, although he only made 15. Kieswetter then scored the bulk of the runs, making 103 from a meer 61 deliveries, scoring nine 4s and six 6s, all but taking the hosts to victory. The innings was complete in just 20.2 overs, a rate that would have taken a 40 over score close to 300!
Star Player: Kieswetter, although he wasn't chasing a big score his innings but the bowlers to the sword.
Sussex v Northamptonshire - Sussex win by 8 wickets
Sussex won the toss and decided to field
Nor - 129
Sus - 130-2
In an oddly similar match to that at Tanton, Northamtonshire were also dismissed cheaply and the home side knocked off the runs for two wickets. The visitors found themselves 9-3 and barely recovered as Liddle picked up 4 for 21.
In reply Nash and Wright fell fairly early but 38 *from Joyce and 67* from that excellent one-day batsman, Goodwin, took Sussex home in 30.3 overs.
Star Player: Liddle, the hard work may have been done, but he finished off Northamptonshire, leaving the door open for an easy win.
Warwickshire v Unicorns - Warwickshire win by 60 runs
Warwickshire won the toss and decided to bat
War - 228-9
Uni - 168-7
In only the second match to be won by the team batting first the Unicorns bowled tightly but couldn't back it up with a good display of batting. It has become a regular feature of Unicorns games, with the wickets shared and only two home batsmen passing 50 (Chopra (69) and Maddy (79*)), Warwickshire were restricted to an average score.
Three early wickets, all from Woakes, though set the tone and as the run rate climbed the visiting batsmen proved unequal to the task. Parsons scored 58 but it was never going to be enough.
Star Player: Woakes, for his 3 for 30 that shut the door on the Unicorns.
County Championship Tables
1st Division
| Team | Played | Points | |
| 1 | Warwickshire | 9 | 125 |
| 2 | Nottinghamshire | 10 | 122 |
| 3 | Somerset | 10 | 117 |
| 4 | Sussex | 10 | 103 |
| 5 | Middlesex | 9 | 101 |
| 6 | Lancashire | 11 | 75 |
| 7 | Surrey | 10 | 72 |
| 8 | Worcestershire | 9 | 70 |
| 9 | Durham | 10 | 47 |
2nd Division
| Team | Played | Points | |
| 1 | Derbyshire | 10 | 127 |
| 2 | Hampshire | 10 | 105 |
| 3 | Yorkshire | 10 | 102 |
| 4 | Kent | 9 | 100 |
| 5 | Northamptonshire | 10 | 86 |
| 6 | Gloucestershire | 10 | 84 |
| 7 | Essex | 10 | 75 |
| 8 | Glamorgan | 11 | 66 |
| 9 | Leicestershire | 10 | 61 |
CB40 Tables
Group A
| Team | Played | Points | |
| 1 | Middlesex | 10 | 12 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 9 | 11 |
| 3 | Lancashire | 7 | 10 |
| 4 | Gloucestershire | 8 | 9 |
| 5 | Worcestershire | 8 | 6 |
| 6 | Leicestershire | 9 | 6 |
| 7 | Essex | 7 | 4 |
Group B
| Team | Played | Points | |
| 1 | Hampshire | 8 | 11 |
| 2 | Nottinghamshire | 7 | 10 |
| 3 | Surrey | 7 | 10 |
| 4 | Durham | 7 | 6 |
| 5 | Somerset | 7 | 5 |
| 6 | Glamorgan | 5 | 4 |
| 7 | Scotland | 9 | 4 |
Group C
| Team | Played | Points | |
| 1 | Sussex | 8 | 12 |
| 2 | Warwickshire | 7 | 11 |
| 3 | Derbyshire | 8 | 8 |
| 4 | Kent | 6 | 7 |
| 5 | Yorkshire | 6 | 5 |
| 6 | Unicorns | 9 | 5 |
| 7 | Northamptonshire | 8 | 4 |
Tomorrow there are no games but check in to see my review of the best and worst teams of the year so far. Then look out on Tuesday and Wednesday for my reviews of the Twenty20 Quarter Final action.
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