Players are starting to get very frustrated with the weather, but that's England for you! Fortunately the rest of the week is supposed to be drier. Despite the limited number of overs, however, there have been some surprising scores, and more tumbling wickets. We begin at Durham, where 16 wickets have fallen in the match already.
Day 1
Durham v Somerset
Somerset won the toss and decided to field.
Dur - 125
Som - 220-8
Durham was the only ground to get a full days play, but the home side's torrid season continues. Having got to 53 for the loss of just one wicket everything seemed calm, but then the Somerset bowling line up kicked into action, as all four bowlers picked up wickets. Stoneman top scored with 33, but when he fell with the team on 90, the rest just collapsed. Overton, the pick of the bowlers, took 4 for 38.
However it seemed for a while that 125 might not be such a bad score. Somerset's top order, still missing Trescothic, were blown away faster than Durham's as they slipped to 45-4. Onions took a wicket with the first ball of the innings, and another in his second over. However, despite losing Trego with the score on 95 Somerset have recovered, and more as they built a big lead by the close. Kieswetter played calmly for his 60*, but Meschede decided attack was the way to go, hitting 62 off 60 balls, to put Somerset well in the ascendancy. Late wickets though kept Durham in the game, as Thorp finished the day with 4 for 53.
Nottinghamshire v Middlesex
Nottinghamshire won the toss and decided to bat.
Not - 132-1
For the sixth game running Nottinghamshire are batting first, but this time on a track that looks good. However that didn't stop the usual early wicket. Edwards dragged the ball onto his stumps, although it only just brushed the bail. After that however, Hales (71*) and Lumb (51*) made full use of the good track, the short boundary and the quick outfield, in a flawless second wicket partnership. The bowling has been tight, particularly from Finn, who took the wicket, but has lacked penetration. Nottinghamshire will be disappointed that just as their batting reached new levels for the summer the rain came down, but they will hope to carry on tomorrow and put pressure on Middlesex.
Essex v Kent
Essex won the toss and decided to field.
Ken - 17-5
An astonishing 9.4 overs were all that was possible at Chelmsford and Essex will be very thankful they won the toss, or they might have found themselves in a similar position.
Things began badly for Kent; they lost Newman to the second ball of the day, caught behind off the bowlig of Masters. That though was the opening bowler's only wicket in a five over spell. The rest of the damage was done by Willoughby, who currently has figures of 4.4o-1m-8r-4w. Of those four wickets, two were lbw, one was bowled and the other also caught behind. Nash is the highest scorer so far with 6, although Kent have shown something of a recovery, seeing as they were 9-5 after 7 overs and 1 ball. At that point their all time record of fewest runs in an innings was in danger, it stands at 18, set in 1867.
Leicestershire v Northamptonshire
Leicestershire won the toss and decided to field.
Nor - 99-3
Coetzer (43*) and Peters (32) held together the top order for Northamptonshire in a fairly even contest thus far. Rain halted play after 31.2 overs and the players never came back out. Hoggard has picked up 1 wicket and Joseph 2, to add to the 15 he has already collected this season.
Worcestershire v Surrey
Worcestershire won the toss and decided to bat.
Wor - 58-0
Only 26.1 overs were possible at New Road but Worcestershire made a solid start with Mitchell (30*) and Klinger (16*) both still at the crease and hoping to pick up tomorrow where they left off. Surrey's bowlers have kept scoring to a minimum, but failed to make any further impact, which they will hope to change in the morning.
Sussex v Lancashire
No play due to rain.
Hampshire v Derbyshire
No play due to rain
Gloucestershire v Yorkshire
No play due to rain.
Wednesday, 9 May 2012
Monday, 7 May 2012
Pro40 Cricket and Tables
Another wet May Day bank holiday left no game unaffected as all six games were interrupted at some point due to the rain.
Hampshire v Glamorgan - Hampshire win by 8 wickets (D/L)
Glamorgan won the toss and decided to bat
Gla - 173-7 (34 overs)
Ham - 151-2
Rain delayed the start of this match, reducing the number of overs, but Glamorgan began slowly, despite not losing a wicket in the first ten overs. The run rate picked up in the middle overs though, before wickets at the death meant Hampshire kept the visitors to a below par score. Walters top scored with 68, before he was bowled by Ali, one of the seamer's three wickets.
The game was won for Hampshire, though, by their opening batsmen. Carberry scored 60 and Vince 83, off 78 balls, to take the home side almost all the way. The rain returned but Hampshire were in such a good position the win was inevitable.
Star Player: Vince, for making certain Hampshire would win the match.
Scotland v Nottinghamshire - Scotland win by 18 runs (D/L)
Scotland won the toss and decided to field
Not - 219-7
Sco - 108-0
Five of Nottinghamshire's batsmen made it past 20 but only Read (59) recorded a half-century. Wickets fell at intervals, meaning that every time the innings gained pace the visitors were set back again. Late runs helped them to a respectable, if not great, score.
Scotland, however, got off to a flyer, with MacLeod (58*) in particular striking boundaries regularly. The visiting bowlers looked utterly unthreatening and when the rain eventually arrived in the 23rd over, Scotland had rolled on to 108-0. This excellent position meant that they were well ahead of the Duckworth/Lewis score and were granted the win soon after.
Star Player: MacLeod, for his calm but dominating innings that never offered a chance.
Middlesex v Gloucestershire - Gloucestershire win by 5 wickets
Gloucestershire won the toss and decided to field
Mid - 157-8 (26 overs)
Glo - 161-5
This game was dramatically reduced to just over half it's length. Middlesex clearly wanted to get going quickly which they managed until the eighth over when wickets began to fall. Gloucestershire removed five batsmen in ten overs, mainly thanks to Young. The run rate however, remained at a steady 5-an-over, and was boosted by 39 off the final four overs, despite three more wickets falling. It was impossible to know whether that was a good score or not.
Gloucestershire gave the answer, it wasn't. Despite losing Dent to the final ball of the first over the visitors charged away at the beginning, scoring 60 in the opening 6 overs, and never looked back. Middlesex took wickets every five overs, or so, but it wasn't enough to reign in Gloucestershire. They romped to victory with 22 balls remaining.
Star player: Young, for his three wickets, but more importantly not letting Middlesex make a quick start and run away with the game.
Worcestershire v Netherlands -
Netherlands won the toss and decided to field
Wor - 172-4 (27 overs)
Net - 139-1
Solanki (63) held the Worcestershire innings together and helped put on 78 for the third wicket with Cameron (38). Four batsmen hit a six, including Kervezee, who finished 15 not out from just 4 balls! That was part of a dramatic last 3 overs that lifted the home side from a decent score to a good one. The final overs went for 19, 12 and 20 runs respectively, with only one wicket falling in that time.
After a slow start though, it soon became apparent the score would not be enough, especially as Worcestershire struggled to take wickets. Myburgh is clearly in form, after his 77 last night he simply carried on today, picking off the bowlers at will. The rain returned and the Netherlands' target was adjusted to 139 from 19 overs, which easily favoured the visitors. Indeed they cruised home with 13 balls to spare and nine wickets still in hand.
Star Player: Myburgh, for his excellent knock of 74 not out, including seven 4s and four 6s.
Northamptonshire v Unicorns - No result
Unicorns won the toss and decided to bat
Uni - 79-3
Nor - 16-1
Play didn't begin until 6pm, by which time the game had been reduced to a ten over thrash. The Unicorns made a slow start and lost 3 wickets in the first five overs, but improved and scored 41 off the final four overs.
Northamptonshire, on the other hand, began explosively and so it was disappointing when the rain cut short their innings in only the second over. They were certainly in the better position but it's impossible to know how it would have turned out.
Leicestershire v Essex
Match abandoned
Tables
Group A
Group B
Group C
Hampshire v Glamorgan - Hampshire win by 8 wickets (D/L)
Glamorgan won the toss and decided to bat
Gla - 173-7 (34 overs)
Ham - 151-2
Rain delayed the start of this match, reducing the number of overs, but Glamorgan began slowly, despite not losing a wicket in the first ten overs. The run rate picked up in the middle overs though, before wickets at the death meant Hampshire kept the visitors to a below par score. Walters top scored with 68, before he was bowled by Ali, one of the seamer's three wickets.
The game was won for Hampshire, though, by their opening batsmen. Carberry scored 60 and Vince 83, off 78 balls, to take the home side almost all the way. The rain returned but Hampshire were in such a good position the win was inevitable.
Star Player: Vince, for making certain Hampshire would win the match.
Scotland v Nottinghamshire - Scotland win by 18 runs (D/L)
Scotland won the toss and decided to field
Not - 219-7
Sco - 108-0
Five of Nottinghamshire's batsmen made it past 20 but only Read (59) recorded a half-century. Wickets fell at intervals, meaning that every time the innings gained pace the visitors were set back again. Late runs helped them to a respectable, if not great, score.
Scotland, however, got off to a flyer, with MacLeod (58*) in particular striking boundaries regularly. The visiting bowlers looked utterly unthreatening and when the rain eventually arrived in the 23rd over, Scotland had rolled on to 108-0. This excellent position meant that they were well ahead of the Duckworth/Lewis score and were granted the win soon after.
Star Player: MacLeod, for his calm but dominating innings that never offered a chance.
Middlesex v Gloucestershire - Gloucestershire win by 5 wickets
Gloucestershire won the toss and decided to field
Mid - 157-8 (26 overs)
Glo - 161-5
This game was dramatically reduced to just over half it's length. Middlesex clearly wanted to get going quickly which they managed until the eighth over when wickets began to fall. Gloucestershire removed five batsmen in ten overs, mainly thanks to Young. The run rate however, remained at a steady 5-an-over, and was boosted by 39 off the final four overs, despite three more wickets falling. It was impossible to know whether that was a good score or not.
Gloucestershire gave the answer, it wasn't. Despite losing Dent to the final ball of the first over the visitors charged away at the beginning, scoring 60 in the opening 6 overs, and never looked back. Middlesex took wickets every five overs, or so, but it wasn't enough to reign in Gloucestershire. They romped to victory with 22 balls remaining.
Star player: Young, for his three wickets, but more importantly not letting Middlesex make a quick start and run away with the game.
Worcestershire v Netherlands -
Netherlands won the toss and decided to field
Wor - 172-4 (27 overs)
Net - 139-1
Solanki (63) held the Worcestershire innings together and helped put on 78 for the third wicket with Cameron (38). Four batsmen hit a six, including Kervezee, who finished 15 not out from just 4 balls! That was part of a dramatic last 3 overs that lifted the home side from a decent score to a good one. The final overs went for 19, 12 and 20 runs respectively, with only one wicket falling in that time.
After a slow start though, it soon became apparent the score would not be enough, especially as Worcestershire struggled to take wickets. Myburgh is clearly in form, after his 77 last night he simply carried on today, picking off the bowlers at will. The rain returned and the Netherlands' target was adjusted to 139 from 19 overs, which easily favoured the visitors. Indeed they cruised home with 13 balls to spare and nine wickets still in hand.
Star Player: Myburgh, for his excellent knock of 74 not out, including seven 4s and four 6s.
Northamptonshire v Unicorns - No result
Unicorns won the toss and decided to bat
Uni - 79-3
Nor - 16-1
Play didn't begin until 6pm, by which time the game had been reduced to a ten over thrash. The Unicorns made a slow start and lost 3 wickets in the first five overs, but improved and scored 41 off the final four overs.
Northamptonshire, on the other hand, began explosively and so it was disappointing when the rain cut short their innings in only the second over. They were certainly in the better position but it's impossible to know how it would have turned out.
Leicestershire v Essex
Match abandoned
Tables
Group A
| Team | Played | Points | |
| 1 | Netherlands | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | Lancashire | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Gloucestershire | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Essex | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Leicestershire | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | Middlesex | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Worcestershire | 1 | 0 |
Group B
| Team | Played | Points | |
| 1 | Surrey | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | Hampshire | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Scotland | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Durham | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Glamorgan | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Nottinghamshire | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Somerset | 1 | 0 |
Group C
| Team | Played | Points | |
| 1 | Derbyshire | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Warwickshire | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Kent | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Northamptonshire | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Unicorns | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | Sussex | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Yorkshire | 1 | 0 |
County Champ R5 - Day 4 and Tables, and Pro40
Today saw the real start of one-day cricket with six matches being played across England and Scotland. Before that, however, there was drama in London where what looked like being a dead day turned into one of excitement.
County Championship
Day 4
Middlesex v Worcestershire - Middlesex win by 132 runs.
Mid - 327-7 & forfeit
Wor - 45-2d & 150
A thrilling game was spun out of nothing at Lords, where the captains came to an agreement to try and find a result. It was decided that Worcestershire would declare on their overnight score and Middlesex would forfeit their innings leaving the visitors a target of 283 to win in the day.
Mitchell and Klinger put on 21 for the first wicket put then things went badly wrong for them as they lost four wickets for just fourteen runs. This put Middlesex firmly in the driving seat and the game was always there for them to win. Jones and Kapil made 54 for the ninth wicket but by then the game was over bar the shouting and Middlesex romped to victory. The result was a disaster for Worcestershire, who are yet to win in the Championship, but also because they didn't pick up any batting points, due to their declaration.
Middlesex take 19 points while Worcesterhire get 2.
Pro40
Gloucestershire v Netherlands - Netherlands win by 1 run.
Gloucestershire won the toss and decided to field.
Net - 239-6
Glo - 238-8
Myburgh (77) helped give the Netherlands a strong start but the other batsmen failed to really kick on. However they did score 51 off the last five overs to set a required run rate of exactly 6 per over.
Gloucestershire made a slow start despite only losing one wicket in the first 20 overs. In fact it wasn't until a flurry of wickets went down that the home side started to hit out. With the required run rate at 9.35, Howell (72* from 51 balls), Marshall and Cockbain began to find the boundary regularly.
The game gained tempo and became a race for the finish and with three overs left (Gloucestershire on 215-5) it was still anyone's to win. But in the penultimate over Seelar (4 for 42) took two wickets to put the Netherlands ahead. Gloucestershire still managed to hit eleven of the final over but fell two runs short, giving the visitors the victory.
Star Player: Seelar, for excellent bowling at the top of the order and at the death.
Lancashire v Leicestershire - Lancashire win by 5 runs.
Lancashire won the toss and decided to bat.
Lan - 296-3
Lei - 291-7
It was another close game in Manchester on a pitch where wickets were hard to come by. Lancashire made a flying start scoring 135 for the first wicket, 71 for the second and 78 for the third. Moore (74), Prince (79) and Croft (82) helped lift the home side to a strong total. Leicestershire, however, only lost wickets occasionally, after making an excellent start themselves. The run rate soon started to rise though, despite the best efforts of Cobb (137). He held the innings together and was helped by Boyce (64). Sadly they were both out well before the end and could only watch as their side fell just six runs short of victory in an intense last over
Star Player: Cobb, despite being on the losing side his innings of 137 from 99 balls and including eight 4s and six 6s, lit up the match.
Yor - 175-9
Ken - 176-6
With the exception of Gale (44) Yorkshire's top order was wiped away by some excellent opening bowling from Davies and Coles. The home side were reduced to 22-4, before recovering through Root (49). Wickets kept falling though and the home side could only manage a half decent socre. The bowling plaudits go to Coles who came back to take more wickets at the end, finishing with figures of 6 for 32.
Kent played steadily and nearly left things too late as Yorkshire pushed them to the final over. Key (40) and Stevens (59) helped to push the scoring along, but the others failed to get past 26, leaving it to Jones and Tredwell to hit the winnings runs.
Star Player: Coles, his excellent bowling was easily the stand out performance of the match.
Scotland v Surrey - Surrey win by 18 runs, (Duck/Lewis method)
Scotland won the toss and decided to field.
Sur - 187-7
Sco - 118-6
Surrey's second match of the competiton also ended in victory to give them an excellent start. However only Rudolf (69) made it past 22 as Scotland's seven bowlers combined to restrict the Londoners. Surrey's superior bowling line up soon swung into action, though, taking two wickets, after a short break due to rain. More rain came later to reduce the overs and the wickets began to tumble. The home side never managed to score big off an over meaning the required run rate slowly slipped higher. 43 not out from Berrington wasn't enough either as Surrey completed the win.
Star Player: Rudolf, with his innings Scotland might have pulled off a surprise victory.
Unicorns v Derbyshire - Derbyshire win by 129 runs.
Unicorns won the toss and decided to field.
Der - 281-3
Uni - 158-9
Guptill (125) and Durston (120*) combined in an huge second wicket partnership of 222 to put Derbyshire in a very strong position at the break. Both of them scored at more than a run-a-ball, as the Unicorn's bowlers struggled to make any impact.
The Unicorns only lost two wickets in first 21 overs, although by then the required run rate had climbed above 11.5, and in their attempt to improve that the home side collapsed. Hughes took 5 for 29, to help Derbyshire take 4 wickets in 5 overs. None of the Unicorn batsmen could cope with that and ended limply on 158.
Star Player: Guptill, although hard to choose between him and Durston, as they both help set a target clearly beyond the Unicorn's reach.
County Championship Tables
Division 1
Division 2
County Championship
Day 4
Middlesex v Worcestershire - Middlesex win by 132 runs.
Mid - 327-7 & forfeit
Wor - 45-2d & 150
A thrilling game was spun out of nothing at Lords, where the captains came to an agreement to try and find a result. It was decided that Worcestershire would declare on their overnight score and Middlesex would forfeit their innings leaving the visitors a target of 283 to win in the day.
Mitchell and Klinger put on 21 for the first wicket put then things went badly wrong for them as they lost four wickets for just fourteen runs. This put Middlesex firmly in the driving seat and the game was always there for them to win. Jones and Kapil made 54 for the ninth wicket but by then the game was over bar the shouting and Middlesex romped to victory. The result was a disaster for Worcestershire, who are yet to win in the Championship, but also because they didn't pick up any batting points, due to their declaration.
Middlesex take 19 points while Worcesterhire get 2.
Pro40
Gloucestershire v Netherlands - Netherlands win by 1 run.
Gloucestershire won the toss and decided to field.
Net - 239-6
Glo - 238-8
Myburgh (77) helped give the Netherlands a strong start but the other batsmen failed to really kick on. However they did score 51 off the last five overs to set a required run rate of exactly 6 per over.
Gloucestershire made a slow start despite only losing one wicket in the first 20 overs. In fact it wasn't until a flurry of wickets went down that the home side started to hit out. With the required run rate at 9.35, Howell (72* from 51 balls), Marshall and Cockbain began to find the boundary regularly.
The game gained tempo and became a race for the finish and with three overs left (Gloucestershire on 215-5) it was still anyone's to win. But in the penultimate over Seelar (4 for 42) took two wickets to put the Netherlands ahead. Gloucestershire still managed to hit eleven of the final over but fell two runs short, giving the visitors the victory.
Star Player: Seelar, for excellent bowling at the top of the order and at the death.
Lancashire v Leicestershire - Lancashire win by 5 runs.
Lancashire won the toss and decided to bat.
Lan - 296-3
Lei - 291-7
It was another close game in Manchester on a pitch where wickets were hard to come by. Lancashire made a flying start scoring 135 for the first wicket, 71 for the second and 78 for the third. Moore (74), Prince (79) and Croft (82) helped lift the home side to a strong total. Leicestershire, however, only lost wickets occasionally, after making an excellent start themselves. The run rate soon started to rise though, despite the best efforts of Cobb (137). He held the innings together and was helped by Boyce (64). Sadly they were both out well before the end and could only watch as their side fell just six runs short of victory in an intense last over
Star Player: Cobb, despite being on the losing side his innings of 137 from 99 balls and including eight 4s and six 6s, lit up the match.
Warwickshire v Northamptonshire - Warwickshire win by 6 wickets.
Northamptonshire won the toss and decided to bat.
Nor - 209-7
War - 212-4
Northamptonshire made a quick start to their innings, scoring 68 off the first 12 overs, but then slowed down in the middle overs as they lost wickets. Hall was on hand to boost the run rate again in the final overs, finishing 52* off 56 balls. Warwickshire only needed five bowlers to keep the visitors to a managable total.
The visitors took regular wickets for the first 25 overs to keep Warwickshire to 111-4, but a fantastic fifth wicket stand between Bell (82*) and Clarke (54*) helped the home side claim the win with fifteen balls to spare.
Star Player: Bell, lead the way in the second innings with 82 not out.
Yorkshire v Kent - Kent win by 4 wickets.
Yorkshire won the toss and decided to bat.Northamptonshire won the toss and decided to bat.
Nor - 209-7
War - 212-4
Northamptonshire made a quick start to their innings, scoring 68 off the first 12 overs, but then slowed down in the middle overs as they lost wickets. Hall was on hand to boost the run rate again in the final overs, finishing 52* off 56 balls. Warwickshire only needed five bowlers to keep the visitors to a managable total.
The visitors took regular wickets for the first 25 overs to keep Warwickshire to 111-4, but a fantastic fifth wicket stand between Bell (82*) and Clarke (54*) helped the home side claim the win with fifteen balls to spare.
Star Player: Bell, lead the way in the second innings with 82 not out.
Yorkshire v Kent - Kent win by 4 wickets.
Yor - 175-9
Ken - 176-6
With the exception of Gale (44) Yorkshire's top order was wiped away by some excellent opening bowling from Davies and Coles. The home side were reduced to 22-4, before recovering through Root (49). Wickets kept falling though and the home side could only manage a half decent socre. The bowling plaudits go to Coles who came back to take more wickets at the end, finishing with figures of 6 for 32.
Kent played steadily and nearly left things too late as Yorkshire pushed them to the final over. Key (40) and Stevens (59) helped to push the scoring along, but the others failed to get past 26, leaving it to Jones and Tredwell to hit the winnings runs.
Star Player: Coles, his excellent bowling was easily the stand out performance of the match.
Scotland v Surrey - Surrey win by 18 runs, (Duck/Lewis method)
Scotland won the toss and decided to field.
Sur - 187-7
Sco - 118-6
Surrey's second match of the competiton also ended in victory to give them an excellent start. However only Rudolf (69) made it past 22 as Scotland's seven bowlers combined to restrict the Londoners. Surrey's superior bowling line up soon swung into action, though, taking two wickets, after a short break due to rain. More rain came later to reduce the overs and the wickets began to tumble. The home side never managed to score big off an over meaning the required run rate slowly slipped higher. 43 not out from Berrington wasn't enough either as Surrey completed the win.
Star Player: Rudolf, with his innings Scotland might have pulled off a surprise victory.
Unicorns v Derbyshire - Derbyshire win by 129 runs.
Unicorns won the toss and decided to field.
Der - 281-3
Uni - 158-9
Guptill (125) and Durston (120*) combined in an huge second wicket partnership of 222 to put Derbyshire in a very strong position at the break. Both of them scored at more than a run-a-ball, as the Unicorn's bowlers struggled to make any impact.
The Unicorns only lost two wickets in first 21 overs, although by then the required run rate had climbed above 11.5, and in their attempt to improve that the home side collapsed. Hughes took 5 for 29, to help Derbyshire take 4 wickets in 5 overs. None of the Unicorn batsmen could cope with that and ended limply on 158.
Star Player: Guptill, although hard to choose between him and Durston, as they both help set a target clearly beyond the Unicorn's reach.
County Championship Tables
Division 1
| Team | Played | Points | |
| 1 | Warwickshire | 4 | 71 |
| 2 | Nottinghamshire | 5 | 67 |
| 3 | Middlesex | 4 | 49 |
| 4 | Somerset | 4 | 42 |
| 5 | Surrey | 4 | 33 |
| 6 | Sussex | 3 | 30 |
| 7 | Lancashire | 4 | 20 |
| 8 | Worcestershire | 4 | 17 |
| 9 | Durham | 4 | 16 |
Division 2
| Team | Played | Points | |
| 1 | Derbyshire | 4 | 55 |
| 2 | Kent | 4 | 49 |
| 3 | Yorkshire | 4 | 46 |
| 4 | Gloucestershire | 5 | 43 |
| 5 | Essex | 4 | 40 |
| 6 | Hampshire | 4 | 32 |
| 7 | Northamptonshire | 4 | 32 |
| 8 | Leicestershire | 4 | 30 |
| 9 | Glamorgan | 5 | 17 |
Saturday, 5 May 2012
County Championship Round 5 - Days 3/4
There was some solid batting and more quality bowling as three games went to results today and the Championship moved on a stage before the Pro40 really kicks in over the bank holiday. We start at Old Trafford where the 2010 Champions polished off the 2011 Champions in the morning.
Day 4
Lancashire v Nottinghamshire - Nottinghamshire win by 185 runs
Not - 169 & 304
Lan - 146 & 142
Lancashire's lower order put up some stern resistance this morning to defy Nottinghamshire for a while. Indeed after 90 minutes only two wickets had fallen, one to Broad and the other to Adams. However, shortly before the scheduled lunch interval Chapple swung the bat once too often and was bowled by Swann. Patel then had Anderson caught for his second duck of the game, which meant the extra half-hour was taken before the break. Less than fifteen minutes were required as Patel wrapped things up, Kerrigan was caught by Broad to give Nottinghamshire their third win of the season, and their first at Old Trafford (in the Championship) since 1997. Lancashire, meanwhile, are yet to taste victory as Champions, a title that is rapidly slipping away from them.
Nottinghamshire take 19 points and Lancashire collect 3.
Glamorgan v Essex - Match drawn
Ess - 259-9d & 166-9d
Gla - 187 & 99-5
It was all swings and roundabouts as this became thrilling game for a while. Glamorgan fought back despite conceding a first innings lead, by reducing Essex to 37-5 in the morning session. However Westley and Smith put on 79 for the 6th wicket, to wrest back some initiative. Eventually the visitors declared with a lead of 238, to give themselves time to bowl Glamorgan out.
The home side might have fancied going for the win too, but quick wickets from Essex meant they collapsed to 37-4 before recoving to only lose one more wicket by the close.
Day 3
Middlesex v Worcestershire
Mid - 327-7
Wor - 45-2
Once again bad weather in the capital prevented a full day's play but there was one good performance. Denly scored his first century of the season, finishing not out on 134, after helping Middlesex to three batting points. Richardson was back at it again with the ball picking up 5 for 89 to take his tally for the summer to 24, if he keeps this up it is likely he will reach his 500th first class wicket before the end of the season, (he's currently on 467).
A draw still remains the mostly likely outcome, unless the captains feel there is anything to be gained from a deal.
Tomorrow sees six games in the Pro40 competition, followed by six more on Monday, as the tournament really fires into life. Tomorrow there will also be up-to-date County Championship tables, once the game at Lords has reached its conclusion.
Day 4
Lancashire v Nottinghamshire - Nottinghamshire win by 185 runs
Not - 169 & 304
Lan - 146 & 142
Lancashire's lower order put up some stern resistance this morning to defy Nottinghamshire for a while. Indeed after 90 minutes only two wickets had fallen, one to Broad and the other to Adams. However, shortly before the scheduled lunch interval Chapple swung the bat once too often and was bowled by Swann. Patel then had Anderson caught for his second duck of the game, which meant the extra half-hour was taken before the break. Less than fifteen minutes were required as Patel wrapped things up, Kerrigan was caught by Broad to give Nottinghamshire their third win of the season, and their first at Old Trafford (in the Championship) since 1997. Lancashire, meanwhile, are yet to taste victory as Champions, a title that is rapidly slipping away from them.
Nottinghamshire take 19 points and Lancashire collect 3.
Yorkshire v Leicestershire - Yorkshire win by an innings and 22 runs.
Yor - 447
Lei - 116 & 309 (f/o)
There was more good batting today at Headingly where Leicestershire managed to delay Yorkshire's victory until five o'clock. Cobb (69) was eventually out after a stand of 128 with Boyce (122), who helped take the score to 284 before he was bowled by Sidebottom. It was Patterson, however, who took the bowling honours, with figures of 5 for 77, without which the visitors might have managed to rescue themselves from a seemingly impossible position. As it happened they didn't, but they did push it close.
Yorkshire gain 23 points, but Leicestershire get just 1.
Northamptonshire v Hampshire - Northamptonshire win by 117 runs.
Nor - 218 & 232-9d
Ham - 154 & 179
Northamptonshire extended their lead this morning before declaring, setting Hampshire 297 to win. All of the top order chipped in although none of them scored particularly quickly. Clearly they felt they had plenty of time to bowl Hampshire out.
Hampshire looked to make a go of chasing down the daunting target and reached 92-2 in just 21 overs, but then disaster struck as they lost 3 wickets for 14 runs, all of them to Daggett. It was Willey, however, who did the real damage, as he took 5 for 39, including the wicket of top scorer Carberry for 61. The last four wickets all fell for 14 runs as the home side finished quickly.
Northamptonshire take 20 points, while Hampshire get 3.
Derbyshire v Gloucestershire - Match drawn
Der - 388
Glo - 206 & 409-4 (f/o)
Gloucestershire increased their lead to further take this game away from Derbyshire despite following on. Williamson picked up where he'd left off last night and went on to 128 before he was caught behind. Very careful work from Marshall (90), Cockbain (63*) and Gidman (33*) helped to take the visitors out of danger. Sadly by the time they felt they were in a safe enough position it was too late in the day for a result to be likely and so the captains shook hands. This would have made a great (5-day) Test match.
In Gloucestershire's second innings Derbyshire managed to use 10 different bowlers although only two of them picked up wickets.
Derbyshire pick up 10 points, to Gloucestershire's 7.
Yor - 447
Lei - 116 & 309 (f/o)
There was more good batting today at Headingly where Leicestershire managed to delay Yorkshire's victory until five o'clock. Cobb (69) was eventually out after a stand of 128 with Boyce (122), who helped take the score to 284 before he was bowled by Sidebottom. It was Patterson, however, who took the bowling honours, with figures of 5 for 77, without which the visitors might have managed to rescue themselves from a seemingly impossible position. As it happened they didn't, but they did push it close.
Yorkshire gain 23 points, but Leicestershire get just 1.
Northamptonshire v Hampshire - Northamptonshire win by 117 runs.
Nor - 218 & 232-9d
Ham - 154 & 179
Northamptonshire extended their lead this morning before declaring, setting Hampshire 297 to win. All of the top order chipped in although none of them scored particularly quickly. Clearly they felt they had plenty of time to bowl Hampshire out.
Hampshire looked to make a go of chasing down the daunting target and reached 92-2 in just 21 overs, but then disaster struck as they lost 3 wickets for 14 runs, all of them to Daggett. It was Willey, however, who did the real damage, as he took 5 for 39, including the wicket of top scorer Carberry for 61. The last four wickets all fell for 14 runs as the home side finished quickly.
Northamptonshire take 20 points, while Hampshire get 3.
Derbyshire v Gloucestershire - Match drawn
Der - 388
Glo - 206 & 409-4 (f/o)
Gloucestershire increased their lead to further take this game away from Derbyshire despite following on. Williamson picked up where he'd left off last night and went on to 128 before he was caught behind. Very careful work from Marshall (90), Cockbain (63*) and Gidman (33*) helped to take the visitors out of danger. Sadly by the time they felt they were in a safe enough position it was too late in the day for a result to be likely and so the captains shook hands. This would have made a great (5-day) Test match.
In Gloucestershire's second innings Derbyshire managed to use 10 different bowlers although only two of them picked up wickets.
Derbyshire pick up 10 points, to Gloucestershire's 7.
Glamorgan v Essex - Match drawn
Ess - 259-9d & 166-9d
Gla - 187 & 99-5
It was all swings and roundabouts as this became thrilling game for a while. Glamorgan fought back despite conceding a first innings lead, by reducing Essex to 37-5 in the morning session. However Westley and Smith put on 79 for the 6th wicket, to wrest back some initiative. Eventually the visitors declared with a lead of 238, to give themselves time to bowl Glamorgan out.
The home side might have fancied going for the win too, but quick wickets from Essex meant they collapsed to 37-4 before recoving to only lose one more wicket by the close.
Day 3
Middlesex v Worcestershire
Mid - 327-7
Wor - 45-2
Once again bad weather in the capital prevented a full day's play but there was one good performance. Denly scored his first century of the season, finishing not out on 134, after helping Middlesex to three batting points. Richardson was back at it again with the ball picking up 5 for 89 to take his tally for the summer to 24, if he keeps this up it is likely he will reach his 500th first class wicket before the end of the season, (he's currently on 467).
A draw still remains the mostly likely outcome, unless the captains feel there is anything to be gained from a deal.
Tomorrow sees six games in the Pro40 competition, followed by six more on Monday, as the tournament really fires into life. Tomorrow there will also be up-to-date County Championship tables, once the game at Lords has reached its conclusion.
Friday, 4 May 2012
County Champ R5 - Day 3/2 and 40 over Match 1
Certain teams are starting to set themselves out as the best in their divisions, while others can't seem to find a win anywhere. The County Championship is well and truely on the road now and today also saw the start of the Pro40 competition with a replay of last year's final.
We start at Edgbaston where Warwickshire are flying high.
Day 3
Warwickshire v Durham - Warwickshire win by 9 wickets.
Dur - 163 & 139
War - 267 & 36-1
Warwickshire showed why they are top of the table by sending Durham to a three-day defeat. The home side added to their score this morning with runs down the order after Bell was caught behind for 120. Onions finished with figures of 4 for 74, to keep the lead to 104. That though seemed a mountain as wickets fell regularly and Durham slipped to 58-5, and, after 45 from Mustard, were eventually all out for 139. That left just 36 needed for victory and Warwickshire made it at a canter, only losing Chopra, who hit his wicket having scored 22.
Warwickshire take 21 points, to further increase their lead, while Durham only get 3, as their early season woes continue.
Lancashire v Nottinghamshire
Not - 169 & 304
Lan - 146 & 39-5
Nottinghamshire pressed their advantage today by batting Lancashire out of the game. There were runs from almost all the recognised batsmen, with Lumb (62), Read (54) and Taylor (46) the highest scorers. The end though came quickly as the last three wickets fell for no runs. Anderson made up for his first innings bowling by taking 5 for 82, although Lancashire still needed 328 to win, the highest score of the match.
The visiting bowlers though have put that all but beyond doubt. Broad put the rest of the game behind him and picked up his first wicket with the second ball of the innings, having Horton caught by Swann. He then took a second to dismiss Brown. The Lancashire top order was blown away as Adams, fresh from his 7 wickets first time around, and Swann reduced the home side to 38-5, and staring at another defeat.
Derbyshire v Gloucestershire
Der - 388
Glo - 206 & 219-2 (f/o)
Gloucestershire have applied themsleves much better second time around after they were asked to follow on. Earlier Palladino finished with 5 for 47, forcing a 182 run lead. However, despite losing Dent for 2, the visitors have fought hard and are now in a good position, with a lead of 37. Williamson is 106* overnight and has been the mainstay of the innings. The draw now seems the most likely option and Derbyshire will be rueing throwing away such a dominant position.
Yorkshire v Leicestershire
Yor - 447
Lei - 116 & 102-3 (f/o)
Leicestershire will have been pleased by the extended rain today after they only faced a few overs in the morning session. Still in that time they lost a second wicket as Yorkshire moved closer to a huge win over the visitors. When they finally came back out it was more bad news for the visitors as Sarwan became Patterson's third wicket. Since then though Boyce (46*) and Cobb (45*) have put on 88 for the fourth wicket. Still Leicestershire will have to bat all of tomorrow, or pray for rain, to save this match.
Glamorgan v Essex
Ess - 259-9d & 5-0
Gla - 187
Glamorgan collapsed from 158-4 to 187 all out with Mills the pick of the bowlers, taking 4 for 25. That gave Essex a lead of 72 and they will look to add quick runs tomorrow to put Glamorgan under pressure in their second innings.
Northamptonshire v Hampshire
Nor - 218 & 176-5
Ham - 154
Northamptonshire have moved into a good position after three days, as the dominated the play with both bat and ball. Only four bowlers were required to dismiss Hampshire as they all took wickets. This gave the visitors a surprising lead of 64 and they soon added to that. Wickets have fallen regularly to prevent any batsman from pushing on (Sales' 58 is the top score so far) but collectively they've all but batted the visitors out of the game. Hampshire will have to play better tomorrow if they are to save the match.
Day 2
Middlesex v Worcestershire
Worcestershire won the toss and chose to field.
Mid - 148-2
Play finally got underway at Lords on the second day, but only lasted until Lunch when the rain returned. By then Middlesex had moved smoothly on to 81. When they returned Robson moved on to 59 before becoming the second wicket. More bad weather meant the game was halted again and after two days seems to be meandering to a draw. However, should the weather improve maybe a stunning performance can make something of the match.
Pro40 Competiton
Surrey v Somerset - Surrey won by 105 runs.
Somerset won the toss and chose to field.
Sur - 295
Som - 190
Somerset's early season troubles go on as the opening 40-over encounter went the way of last years winners, Surrey. Somerset, who have been runners-up the past two years, were never in the contest. Hamilton-Brown (101 from 89 balls) and Davies (72 from 58 balls) put on 163 for the first wicket and the Lions never looked back. With a required run rate of 7.4 and a depleted line up Somerset were always under pressure. Compton made 53 but no-one was able to support him as the visitors were all out in 37.1 overs.
We start at Edgbaston where Warwickshire are flying high.
Day 3
Warwickshire v Durham - Warwickshire win by 9 wickets.
Dur - 163 & 139
War - 267 & 36-1
Warwickshire showed why they are top of the table by sending Durham to a three-day defeat. The home side added to their score this morning with runs down the order after Bell was caught behind for 120. Onions finished with figures of 4 for 74, to keep the lead to 104. That though seemed a mountain as wickets fell regularly and Durham slipped to 58-5, and, after 45 from Mustard, were eventually all out for 139. That left just 36 needed for victory and Warwickshire made it at a canter, only losing Chopra, who hit his wicket having scored 22.
Warwickshire take 21 points, to further increase their lead, while Durham only get 3, as their early season woes continue.
Lancashire v Nottinghamshire
Not - 169 & 304
Lan - 146 & 39-5
Nottinghamshire pressed their advantage today by batting Lancashire out of the game. There were runs from almost all the recognised batsmen, with Lumb (62), Read (54) and Taylor (46) the highest scorers. The end though came quickly as the last three wickets fell for no runs. Anderson made up for his first innings bowling by taking 5 for 82, although Lancashire still needed 328 to win, the highest score of the match.
The visiting bowlers though have put that all but beyond doubt. Broad put the rest of the game behind him and picked up his first wicket with the second ball of the innings, having Horton caught by Swann. He then took a second to dismiss Brown. The Lancashire top order was blown away as Adams, fresh from his 7 wickets first time around, and Swann reduced the home side to 38-5, and staring at another defeat.
Derbyshire v Gloucestershire
Der - 388
Glo - 206 & 219-2 (f/o)
Gloucestershire have applied themsleves much better second time around after they were asked to follow on. Earlier Palladino finished with 5 for 47, forcing a 182 run lead. However, despite losing Dent for 2, the visitors have fought hard and are now in a good position, with a lead of 37. Williamson is 106* overnight and has been the mainstay of the innings. The draw now seems the most likely option and Derbyshire will be rueing throwing away such a dominant position.
Yorkshire v Leicestershire
Yor - 447
Lei - 116 & 102-3 (f/o)
Leicestershire will have been pleased by the extended rain today after they only faced a few overs in the morning session. Still in that time they lost a second wicket as Yorkshire moved closer to a huge win over the visitors. When they finally came back out it was more bad news for the visitors as Sarwan became Patterson's third wicket. Since then though Boyce (46*) and Cobb (45*) have put on 88 for the fourth wicket. Still Leicestershire will have to bat all of tomorrow, or pray for rain, to save this match.
Glamorgan v Essex
Ess - 259-9d & 5-0
Gla - 187
Glamorgan collapsed from 158-4 to 187 all out with Mills the pick of the bowlers, taking 4 for 25. That gave Essex a lead of 72 and they will look to add quick runs tomorrow to put Glamorgan under pressure in their second innings.
Northamptonshire v Hampshire
Nor - 218 & 176-5
Ham - 154
Northamptonshire have moved into a good position after three days, as the dominated the play with both bat and ball. Only four bowlers were required to dismiss Hampshire as they all took wickets. This gave the visitors a surprising lead of 64 and they soon added to that. Wickets have fallen regularly to prevent any batsman from pushing on (Sales' 58 is the top score so far) but collectively they've all but batted the visitors out of the game. Hampshire will have to play better tomorrow if they are to save the match.
Day 2
Middlesex v Worcestershire
Worcestershire won the toss and chose to field.
Mid - 148-2
Play finally got underway at Lords on the second day, but only lasted until Lunch when the rain returned. By then Middlesex had moved smoothly on to 81. When they returned Robson moved on to 59 before becoming the second wicket. More bad weather meant the game was halted again and after two days seems to be meandering to a draw. However, should the weather improve maybe a stunning performance can make something of the match.
Pro40 Competiton
Surrey v Somerset - Surrey won by 105 runs.
Somerset won the toss and chose to field.
Sur - 295
Som - 190
Somerset's early season troubles go on as the opening 40-over encounter went the way of last years winners, Surrey. Somerset, who have been runners-up the past two years, were never in the contest. Hamilton-Brown (101 from 89 balls) and Davies (72 from 58 balls) put on 163 for the first wicket and the Lions never looked back. With a required run rate of 7.4 and a depleted line up Somerset were always under pressure. Compton made 53 but no-one was able to support him as the visitors were all out in 37.1 overs.
Thursday, 3 May 2012
County Championship Round 5 - Day 2
Some games are beginning to swing in the favour of one side as several excellent bowling performances dominate the play today. We begin at Old Trafford for the pick of them.
Day 2
Lancashire v Nottinghamshire
Not - 169 & 122-2
Lan - 146
Hales fell early but Edwards (40), Lumb (40*) and Patel (21) helped Nottinghamshire to a lead of 145 by the close. They now hold a big advantage over the champions with two days still to go.
Yorkshire v Leicestershire
Yor - 447
Lei - 116
Yorkshire flexed thier muscles today as Leicestershire were swept away. After sharing in a partnership of 159 with McGrath (90) Bairstow was finally caught of the bowling of White for 182. Yesterday Gale made 80, and between the three of them they took the home side to 447.
Leicestershire were soon under even more pressure as Sidebottom and Patterson combined to take three wickets in the first ten overs. After tea the situation worsened for the visitors, largely thanks to McGrath (4 for 21), as they slipped to 68-8. Malik provided some resistance, scoring 21*, but couldn't prevent the inevitable follow-on, as Yorkshire lead by 331 after the first innings.
To compound their woes, Leicestershire then lost Smith before the close and are staring at an innings defeat.
Warwickshire v Durham
Dur - 163
War - 195-7
Ian Bell dominated the Warwickshire innings and is 106 not out overnight after bad weather cut short the play. After a disastrous start that left them 14-4 the home side recovered with two good partnerships to take them to 186. However when two wickets fell on that score Durham were fighting back once more. Bell though remains the prize wicket and he could still take the game away from the visitors as Warwickshire already have a lead of 32.
Derbyshire v Gloucestershire
Der - 388
Glo - 172-9
Derbyshire's top bowler so far this season, Palladino, helped his side into a strong position, with Gloucestershire in danger of following on. Rain prevented a full evening session, which was good news for the visitors after they had collapsed from 159-5 to 172-9. Earlier Dent had scored 55 but he became Palladino's third wicket, on his way to figures of 5 for 47.
Glamorgan v Essex
Ess - 259-9d
Gla - 1-0
No play due to rain.
Northamptonshire v Hampshire
Nor - 218
Ham - 42-3
No play due to rain.
Day 1
Middlesex v Worcestershire
No play due to rain
Tomorrow the 40 over competition begins with Surrey playing Somerset at the Oval in a repeat of last years final. This is ahead of a full round of matches to come on Monday.
Note -
Somerset were told the disappointing news that Gayle would not be joining them for the Twenty20 competition this year, but they have wasted no time in finding a replacement, signing du Plessis, subject to clearance.
Day 2
Lancashire v Nottinghamshire
Not - 169 & 122-2
Lan - 146
An astonishing bowling performance from Nottinghamshire blew Lancashire away after lunch as Adams and Swann took six wickets for just seventeen runs following the break. Swann finished with two wickets in two balls and figures of 3 for 26, while Adams, who has been one the best bowlers in the country for some years, took 7 for 32, his career best figures.
Earlier Moore (43) and Prince (23) helped the home side through the morning session as Nottinghamshire could only take occasional wickets. Nothing prepared everyone for what was to come. Croft and Cross fell in consequtive deliveries from Adams in the second over of the afternoon, and, after eleven balls, Smith also went for a duck. The score had gone from 131-4 to 133-7. Two more wickets fell before Anderson was bowled first ball by Swann to wrap up the innings and give the visitors a 23 run lead.Hales fell early but Edwards (40), Lumb (40*) and Patel (21) helped Nottinghamshire to a lead of 145 by the close. They now hold a big advantage over the champions with two days still to go.
Yorkshire v Leicestershire
Yor - 447
Lei - 116
Yorkshire flexed thier muscles today as Leicestershire were swept away. After sharing in a partnership of 159 with McGrath (90) Bairstow was finally caught of the bowling of White for 182. Yesterday Gale made 80, and between the three of them they took the home side to 447.
Leicestershire were soon under even more pressure as Sidebottom and Patterson combined to take three wickets in the first ten overs. After tea the situation worsened for the visitors, largely thanks to McGrath (4 for 21), as they slipped to 68-8. Malik provided some resistance, scoring 21*, but couldn't prevent the inevitable follow-on, as Yorkshire lead by 331 after the first innings.
To compound their woes, Leicestershire then lost Smith before the close and are staring at an innings defeat.
Warwickshire v Durham
Dur - 163
War - 195-7
Ian Bell dominated the Warwickshire innings and is 106 not out overnight after bad weather cut short the play. After a disastrous start that left them 14-4 the home side recovered with two good partnerships to take them to 186. However when two wickets fell on that score Durham were fighting back once more. Bell though remains the prize wicket and he could still take the game away from the visitors as Warwickshire already have a lead of 32.
Derbyshire v Gloucestershire
Der - 388
Glo - 172-9
Derbyshire's top bowler so far this season, Palladino, helped his side into a strong position, with Gloucestershire in danger of following on. Rain prevented a full evening session, which was good news for the visitors after they had collapsed from 159-5 to 172-9. Earlier Dent had scored 55 but he became Palladino's third wicket, on his way to figures of 5 for 47.
Glamorgan v Essex
Ess - 259-9d
Gla - 1-0
No play due to rain.
Northamptonshire v Hampshire
Nor - 218
Ham - 42-3
No play due to rain.
Day 1
Middlesex v Worcestershire
No play due to rain
Tomorrow the 40 over competition begins with Surrey playing Somerset at the Oval in a repeat of last years final. This is ahead of a full round of matches to come on Monday.
Note -
Somerset were told the disappointing news that Gayle would not be joining them for the Twenty20 competition this year, but they have wasted no time in finding a replacement, signing du Plessis, subject to clearance.
Wednesday, 2 May 2012
County Championshire Round 5 - Day 1
The rain has stayed away and has allowed an interesting mix of matches to develop. There have been runs galore in some, while others have seen wickets tumbling. This week certainly seems set up to be better than the last. We start in Birmingham, where 15 wickets have fallen.
Day 1
Warwickshire v Durham
Warwickshire won the toss and decided to field.
Dur - 163
War - 116-5
Warwickshire would not have imagined being only even in this game after Durham's first innings. Keith Barker took three wickets in an over, shortly after lunch as the visitors were put to the sword by the team on top of the table. Onions top scored with 36 as he and Blackwell put on 49 for the ninth wicket, but eventually Durham were all out for 163, Barker finishing with 5 for 33.
Onions, though, wasn't finished and soon was tucking into the Warwickshire order as wickets continued to tumble. The home side were reduced to 5-3 before tea. Bell, who had taken a stunning catch earlier, led the fight back and is 59* at the close, but before that lost Troughton as Warwickshire found themsleves on 14-4. Maddy scored 35 but he too fell before the end to leave the game in the balance.
Derbyshire v Gloucestershire
Derbyshire won the toss and decided to bat.
Der - 362-9
Madsen (101), Durston (68) and Redfern (55) all contributed as Derbyshire dominated with the bat to put them in a good position at stumps. Wickets fell in twos, but there were several good partnerships that kept the home side on top. Gloucestershire used seven different bowlers and all bar one picked up wickets, but none of them was able to apply constant pressure meaning the visitors will have to bat well tomorrow to match Derbyshire.
Lancashire v Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire won the toss and decided to bat.
Not - 169
Lan - 48-1
Read won the toss for the first time this season, but, despite the added presence of two England bowlers he elected to bat first. Chapple then ripped through the top order taking 3 for 11 from his first seven overs. This is the first game to be played at Old Trafford since the wicket has been turned through 90 degrees, and so it is possible there was some uncertainty over how the pitch would play, but it certainly seems as though Read made the wrong decision.
Edwards was the first to go, chopping the ball onto his stumps. Hales went, lbw, with the score on 15 and then Lumb was unlucky to be caught for 3. He cut the ball to Anderson in the gully who couldn't hang on but somehow parried the ball to Prince at third slip.
Having bowled his opening spell, Anderson left the field with a bruised thumb, and when Smith pulled up in his delivery stride, shortly before lunch, Lancashire briefly only had ten players on the field, until a second sub could be found.
Wickets continued to fall through the afternoon and only Patel seemed able to resist, although once the 8th wicket had fallen he began to hit out. However after hitting Procter for 6 into the building site he holed out going for a similar shot.
When it came to Lancashire's turn to bat they had none of Nottinghamshire's problems, hitting the ball sweetly to all parts of the ground. Adams though had the final say, taking a wicket with the last ball of the day. Lancashire however, are firmly on top.
Yorkshire v Leicestershire
Leicestershire won the toss and decided to field.
Yor - 329-5
Yorkshire put 28 on for the first wicket before losing three wickets for 5 runs. Root, Sayers and Jaques were all dismissed by different bowlers as Leicestershire took an early lead. Gale and (80)Bairstow (141*) though took the home side to 193 in a partnership worth 160, as the home side claimed a strong advantage after the first day. Leicestershire will be disappointed not to have made more of their good start.
Glamorgan v Essex
Glamorgan won the toss and decided to field.
Ess - 259-9d
Gla -
Petersen starred with the bat to keep Essex in the game as regular wickets fell at the other end. He scored 145 on a day when Bopara was dismissed for 0 and Cook was caught behind for 9. Willoughby did not bat but did bowl one over before the close. Petersen's magnificent innings included 16 fours and a six and came off 223 balls, and only Pettini (56) was able to give him much company.
Northamptonshire v Hampshire
Hampshire won the toss and decided to field.
Nor - 218
Ham - 42-3
Northamptonshire got off to a flyer, scoring 68 from 18 overs before losing their first wicket. Runs continued to come but no batsmen made it to fifty as late wickets skittled the home side. At one point they were 173-4, but they lost their last 5 wickets for just 21 runs, to possibly give Hampshire the edge.
The visitors though did lose 3 wickets themselves and batted slowly up to the close.
Note -
Sussex were bowled out for 58 by Leeds/Bradford Uni as Lancashire Academy player Luis Reece took 7 for 21 in 10.3 overs
Day 1
Warwickshire v Durham
Warwickshire won the toss and decided to field.
Dur - 163
War - 116-5
Warwickshire would not have imagined being only even in this game after Durham's first innings. Keith Barker took three wickets in an over, shortly after lunch as the visitors were put to the sword by the team on top of the table. Onions top scored with 36 as he and Blackwell put on 49 for the ninth wicket, but eventually Durham were all out for 163, Barker finishing with 5 for 33.
Onions, though, wasn't finished and soon was tucking into the Warwickshire order as wickets continued to tumble. The home side were reduced to 5-3 before tea. Bell, who had taken a stunning catch earlier, led the fight back and is 59* at the close, but before that lost Troughton as Warwickshire found themsleves on 14-4. Maddy scored 35 but he too fell before the end to leave the game in the balance.
Derbyshire v Gloucestershire
Derbyshire won the toss and decided to bat.
Der - 362-9
Madsen (101), Durston (68) and Redfern (55) all contributed as Derbyshire dominated with the bat to put them in a good position at stumps. Wickets fell in twos, but there were several good partnerships that kept the home side on top. Gloucestershire used seven different bowlers and all bar one picked up wickets, but none of them was able to apply constant pressure meaning the visitors will have to bat well tomorrow to match Derbyshire.
Lancashire v Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire won the toss and decided to bat.
Not - 169
Lan - 48-1
Read won the toss for the first time this season, but, despite the added presence of two England bowlers he elected to bat first. Chapple then ripped through the top order taking 3 for 11 from his first seven overs. This is the first game to be played at Old Trafford since the wicket has been turned through 90 degrees, and so it is possible there was some uncertainty over how the pitch would play, but it certainly seems as though Read made the wrong decision.
Edwards was the first to go, chopping the ball onto his stumps. Hales went, lbw, with the score on 15 and then Lumb was unlucky to be caught for 3. He cut the ball to Anderson in the gully who couldn't hang on but somehow parried the ball to Prince at third slip.
Having bowled his opening spell, Anderson left the field with a bruised thumb, and when Smith pulled up in his delivery stride, shortly before lunch, Lancashire briefly only had ten players on the field, until a second sub could be found.
Wickets continued to fall through the afternoon and only Patel seemed able to resist, although once the 8th wicket had fallen he began to hit out. However after hitting Procter for 6 into the building site he holed out going for a similar shot.
When it came to Lancashire's turn to bat they had none of Nottinghamshire's problems, hitting the ball sweetly to all parts of the ground. Adams though had the final say, taking a wicket with the last ball of the day. Lancashire however, are firmly on top.
Yorkshire v Leicestershire
Leicestershire won the toss and decided to field.
Yor - 329-5
Yorkshire put 28 on for the first wicket before losing three wickets for 5 runs. Root, Sayers and Jaques were all dismissed by different bowlers as Leicestershire took an early lead. Gale and (80)Bairstow (141*) though took the home side to 193 in a partnership worth 160, as the home side claimed a strong advantage after the first day. Leicestershire will be disappointed not to have made more of their good start.
Glamorgan v Essex
Glamorgan won the toss and decided to field.
Ess - 259-9d
Gla -
Petersen starred with the bat to keep Essex in the game as regular wickets fell at the other end. He scored 145 on a day when Bopara was dismissed for 0 and Cook was caught behind for 9. Willoughby did not bat but did bowl one over before the close. Petersen's magnificent innings included 16 fours and a six and came off 223 balls, and only Pettini (56) was able to give him much company.
Northamptonshire v Hampshire
Hampshire won the toss and decided to field.
Nor - 218
Ham - 42-3
Northamptonshire got off to a flyer, scoring 68 from 18 overs before losing their first wicket. Runs continued to come but no batsmen made it to fifty as late wickets skittled the home side. At one point they were 173-4, but they lost their last 5 wickets for just 21 runs, to possibly give Hampshire the edge.
The visitors though did lose 3 wickets themselves and batted slowly up to the close.
Note -
Sussex were bowled out for 58 by Leeds/Bradford Uni as Lancashire Academy player Luis Reece took 7 for 21 in 10.3 overs
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