Key occasions
I’m going to stretch my legs within the weak autumn solar – again shortly!
Lunchtime scores
DIVISION ONE
Chelmsoford: Essex v Lancashire 83-6
Bristol: Gloucestershire v Warwickshire 73-3
The Rosebowl: Hampshire v Kent 35-5
Taunton: Somerset 55-1 v Northants
The Oval: Surrey 82-3 v Yorkshire
DIVISION TWO
The Riverside: Durham v Sussex 47-3
Sophia Gardens: Glamorgan 99-1 v Derbyshire
Grace Road: Leicestershire v Middlesex 91-4
New Road: Worcestershire 99-5 v Nottinghamshire
And one other pressie for Yorkshire within the slips – Surrey lose the fluent Patel on the dot of lunch.
Oh and Kent and oh Abbott (3 for 21). Kent 34 for 5.
Simon Harmer re-emerges from the wings, takes the ball, and grabs a few wickets. Lancs 73 for 5.
Graham has noticed John Major, recent from the funeral, perched excessive up within the pavilion in a blue tie.
Amla follows the Burns blueprint, and is caught at third slip. A seaming pitch and a great crowd. Surrey 61 for 2.
In Division Two: a wobbling Sussex (25-2, one every to Potts and Raine); a flying Glamorgan (70-1); and a conflicted Middlesex (70-3 – Robson, Stoneman and Malan gone); and Haynes has joined the massed ranks of Worcestershire’s high order within the pavilion: Worcs 70-4. Barnard to the rescue.
Yorkies asking for a ball-change within the solar – and profitable.
An hour and a half in: Run machine Keaton Jennings joins the remainder of the highest three within the pavilion at Chelmsford – Lancs 49 for 3; Warwicks 51 for 2, Sibley and Hain pushing in direction of lunch; Compton and Leaning plucking threads from the mess of 1 for 2 – Kent now 23 for 2. Lammonby and Imam easing alongside at Taunton, Somerset 39 for 0 in opposition to Northants; and Amla and Patel easing by means of the gears at The Oval: Surrey 51-1.
Is there a stage between an amble and a stroll? That’s what Steve Patterson is doing at The Oval.
Three England gamers have rejoined Surrey for this match – Foakes. Pope and Overton J, elbowing first-first-class century Tom Curran onto the subs bench.
Now Lancashire’s batters be part of the timber-crisis – final week’s hero of Headingley, Shane Snater, bowling Luke Wells for 15; Bohannon bowled by wicket-muncher Sam Cook. Lancs 32 for 2.
Just noticed that debutant Tom Bevan, batting at three for Glamorgan, is in after the autumn of Byrom. Good luck over there, from us over right here. Currently a four-ball nought not out.
Early wickets in every single place: Rob Yates gone for a quick-fire 19, Davies follows shortly (Warwicks 24 for two); Surrey 5 for one (Burns); Kent – oh expensive – 4 for 2. Stoneman has gone early at Grace Road (Middx 19-21); as has Pollock for a 12 ball duck at New Road – Worcs 19 for one.
Rain at The Riverside.
Burns dangles and is caught by Kohler-Cadmore within the slips for a duck. Surrey 4 for one.
Made it throughout London, to emerge at Vauxhall, which stunk of rotting greens. But the solar is out at The Oval, Surrey are batting after dropping the toss, and 4 slips are ready.
Division Two desk
1 Nottinghamshire 215
2 Middlesex 188
3 Glamorgan 176
4 Derbyshire 169
5 Worcestershire 160
6 Durham 158
7 Sussex 115
8 Leicestershire 79
Division One Table
1 Surrey 225
2 Hampshire 217
3 Lancashire 182
4 Essex 178
5 Northamptonshire 147
6 Yorkshire 132
7 Somerset 123
8 Kent 115
9 Warwickshire 115
10 Gloucestershire 74
Fixtures
DIVISION ONE
Chelmsoford: Essex v Lancashire
Bristol: Gloucestershire v Warwickshire
The Rosebowl: Hampshire v Kent
Taunton: Somerset v Northants
The Oval: Surrey v Yorkshire
DIVISION TWO
The Riverside: Durham v Sussex
Sophia Gardens: Glamorgan v Derbyshire
Grace Road: Leicestershire v Middlesex
New Road: Worcestershire v Nottinghamshire
Preamble
Good morning! Speeding all the way down to London, horses grazing underneath turning timber, a day late for the Queen’s funeral however simply in time for the penultimate match of the County Championship which, but once more, is screaming to a decent end
Surrey and Hampshire are locked in battle for the title – Surrey eight factors forward however with harder opponents forward in Yorkshire and Lancashire – and a tussle for relegation and promotion brewing at each ends of the tables.
Leaders Surrey, annoyed by Northamptonshire final week, entertain Yorkshire – who couldn’t maintain out in opposition to Essex in a thriller at Headingley. Essex have Simon Harmer again for his or her remaining recreation of the season at Chelmsford, the place they tackle Lancashire, their rival for the bronze medal spot and the runner’s up within the weekend’s Royal London Cup.
Coming up on the surface Hampshire, who’ve received their final 4 matches, host eighth positioned and simply exterior the relegation zone Kent; whereas Craig Overton (however not Jack Leach) returns to assist out Somerset in opposition to Northants. Precariously-placed Warwickshire, boosted by Mohammed Siraj, have to notch up a victory in opposition to backside and seemingly doomed Gloucestershire.
In Division Two: promotion certainties Notts are taking over mid-table-with-pretensions Worcestershire; winless Leicestershire may have their work reduce out in opposition to second positioned Middlesex; Durham retain the providers of Matthew Potts to play Sussex, one spot beneath them within the desk; and Glamorgan and Derbyshire lock-horns for a last-gasp run for a promotion spot.
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