A new round of Championship cricket begins and the rain returns in earnest. Seven matches were due to begin today, but there was only play in five, and most of that was fairly limited. Dryer weather in the evening, however, led to full play in a CB40 match.
County Championship
Day 1
Surrey v Middlesex
Surrey won the toss and decided to bat
Sur - 144
Mid - 99-1
The most amount of play happened at the Oval, but it didn't help struggling Surrey. The hosts quickly slipped to 28-3 and then 41-5 as Roland-Jones and Murtagh both got in on the act early. A small recovery led by Roy (55*) and Davies (16) lifted some of the pressure but wickets continued to fall with Dexter picking up 2. Kartick scored 23 in a partnership worth 41, but Murtagh returned to take the last three wickets and finish with 5 for 37.
Things got worse for Surrey in the evening session as Middlesex followed up their good performance in the field with a big opening stand. Rogers went to 56 and with Robson (29*) put on 98, only falling just before the close.
Nottinghamshire v Durham
Nottinghamshire won the toss and decided to field
Dur - 85-4
A Nottinghamshire bowling line missing both Adams and Gurney took the honours in the morning session at Trent Bridge. Two wickets for Fletcher, and one each for Phillips and Carter reduced Durham to 75-4, with only Stoneman (46) being truly productive with the bat.
The rain arrive around lunch time and no more play was possible.
Essex v Glamorgan
Glamorgan won the toss and decided to bat
Gla - 242-3
Fully 64.1 overs of play were possible at Colchester today but the home side struggled to pick up wickets. After James was caught for 14, Bragg (54) and Walters added 107 for the second wicket. The run rate wasn't quick, but Glamorgan were determined not to throw their wickets away.
Walters also went to a half century and then continued to score well as he put on another 103 for the third wicket with North (24). When rain interupted and play ended for the day Walters was not out on 129, and will look to turn that into a huge score in the morning.
Yorkshire v Derbyshire
Derbyshire won the toss and decided to field
Yor - 127-2
Jaques (3) was bowled early in the innings as Derbyshire made good use of the bowling conditions, but Lyth (60*) and Gale (47) then put on 87 for the second wicket. Derbyshire top Division 2 with five games to go and should be promoted if they pick up as little as 50 points in those matches. Teams like Yorkshire, who are not far behind, however, will be looking to try and reduce the number of points that separates them to cause a tight finish to the season.
Rain meant only 30.1 overs were possible in the morning.
Hampshire v Northamptonshire
Hampshire won the toss and decided to field
Nor - 170-5
Northamptonshire lost wickets throughout the morning, despite Peters making 47. Balcombe and Tomlinson both took two wickets and the visitors found themselves on 98-5. The rest of the overs belonged to them though, as Newton (46*) and Middlebrook (26*) batted through to the close.
Worcestershire v Lancashire
No play due to rain
Gloucestershire v Kent
No play due to rain
CB40
Sussex v Warwickshire
Sussex won the toss and decided to bat
Sus - 199-9
War - 182
Sussex went to 25 but then lost two wickets as Warwickshire came back on top. Joyce became Wright's third wicket with the score on 34 and Sussex needed to rebuild. Goodwin (36) and Yardy (61) put on 62 for the fourth wicket but a few more wickets kept them pegged back on 129-6. Werners managed to bat out the overs for 37* but Barker picked up 3 for 48 to restict the hosts to a below par 199.
Warwickshire made a better start to their innings although not a quick one, and went to 88 before they lost their third wicket. All of the top four went to 20 but none of them managed to push on and get a big score. Beer then swung the game back towards Sussex with 3 for 27 in his eight overs, and Nash chipped in to leave Warwickshire on 114-6.
Barker (26) and Piolet combined to put on 52 at faster than a run-a-ball and even the teams again, but two quick wickets from Nash and Khan meant the visitors slipped to 168-8 with only 2 overs and 2 balls remaining. Piolet launched two 6s in his 28 but couldn't keep it up and fell with the score on 170 to effectively end the game.
24 were required from the final over and despite another boundary Nash picked up the final wicket to also finish with 3 for 27.
Star Player: Beer, his 3 for 27 put the game firmly in Sussex's favour and Warwickshire never recovered.
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