County cricket: Essex v Middlesex, Yorkshire v Derbyshire, and more – live | Sport

Fifty for Matt Critchley – with the commentators naming him one of the best Essex signing since Ronnie Irani. One in your pinboard, Matt. As a boy he performed Lancashire age-group cricket (thanks cricinfo) however didn’t win an academy place forward of Matt Parkinson (off to Kent) and Rob Jones (off to Worcestershire). As Adam Rossington follows Walter again to the pavilion – Essex 285-6, the lead a more than essential 410 over Middlesex.

Walter has a biff and de Caires, a slip of a person, has ten! He’s had two sensational performances this yr with the ball – seven in opposition to Hampshire now ten in opposition to Essex!

You must really feel for Luke Procter:

“It was a struggling day for us and a struggling week. We’ve not performed some good cricket to be sincere.

“We’ve solely bought three batting factors all yr. We’ve struggled all yr with the batting, and it simply hasn’t been adequate. We’ve bought to get higher.

“It’s not for lack of effort. Everyone’s placing in, however it simply hasn’t been coming off.

And a wicket at Chelmsford – perhaps we’ll get to the sticky finish tonight. The bowler – the inescapable Josh de Caires.

Apologies, getting from a to be took longer than I’d envisaged. A couple of hopes of survival have whistled away since lunch. At the Rose Bowl, batter of the season, James Rew, has been out to spinner of the season Liam Dawson. And at Scarborough, a seventh wicket as Alex Thompson is safely collected behind the stumps.

Time for a stretch, and a nibble. Back quickly and, within the meantime, some studying:

DIVISION ONE

The Rose Bowl: Hampshire 308 and 330-3dec v Somerset 137 and 202-4 Somerset want 300 to win

The County Ground: Lancashire 524 BEAT Northants 232 and 266 by an innings and 26 runs

The Oval: Surrey 396 BEAT Warwickshire 161 and 138 by an innings and 97 runs.

Day three: Chelmsford: Essex 304 and 206-3 v Middlesex 179

DIVISION TWO

Chester-le-Street: Durham 505-9dec and 57-3 BEAT v Sussex 266 and 295 by seven wickets.

Grace Road: Leicestershire 204 and 168-2 BEAT Gloucestershire 159 and 212 by 8 wickets

New Road: Worcestershire 284 and 145 BEAT Glamorgan 170 and 179 by 80 runs

Scarborough: Yorkshire 297 and 520-9dec v Derbyshire 247 and 206-6 Derbys want 365 to win

And then there have been three.

Both Somerset and Derbyshire 4 down of their quest to bat out the day whereas Sir Alastair bats sublimely Essex have hit pre-lunch hunch, shedding each Tom Westley (47) and Sir Alastair (84) with the addition of simply 4 runs. Only the one Championship hundred for Cook this yr – whereas Critchley has picked up two and Lawrence and Westley three. Intrigued to see how Lawrence does at The Oval – who’s ready within the wings to take his place at Chelmsford?

Chester-le-Street: Durham 505-9dec and 57-3 BEAT v Sussex 266 and 295 by seven wickets.

Now simply 5 factors wanted to safe promotion, although if Leicestershire don’t beat Sussex subsequent week, Durham shall be in Division One subsequent yr with out lacing a boot.

Three wickets for Jack Carson at CLS, Jones, Borthwick and Bedingham not a nasty trio, however only a fast slip within the Durham march.

Re Sir Alastair and his plans for the following few summers: my eyes and ears on the bottom (thanks Martin) says that the understanding is that SAC will sit down on the finish of the season, as he does yearly, and focus on with Anthony McGrath what occurs subsequent. The vibes are 50/50 as as to if he waxes down the bats one final time. Currently 82 not out from Essex’s 178-1 – the lead over Middlesex 308. We might actually do with this match getting a wriggle on as CCLive won’t be in attendance tomorrow.

The County Ground: Lancashire 524 BEAT Northants 232 and 266 by an innings and 26 runs

All over with simply 50 minutes on the clock. Career-best figures of 5 for 25 fo Luke Wells and his pleasant part-time leg spin. Five defeats for Northants in what has been a summer season horriblis.

Calculator issues for Afghanistan, and their head coach Jonathan Trott – who had been unaware of the NRR calculations that may have give Afghanistan an opportunity of qualifying for the Asia Cup Super Fours.

We had been by no means communicated these calculations. All we had been communicated was that we wanted to win in 37.1 overs. We weren’t instructed what the overs wherein we might get 295 or 297. [That we could win in] 38.1 overs was by no means communicated to us.

No record-last stand at The Riverside, as Parky persuades Fynn Hudson-Prentice into an unwieldy up and at em. Ollie Robinson (that one) swipes down the stumps. Four wickets for Parky – eight within the match – and a season that began so miserably finishes with a flourish.

Northants lose 7, 9, 10 in a flash. Four to Luke Wells. First for the early-bird coach dwelling and the naughty-boy bathtub.

Rolling again the years, rolling out the runs. Another half century as he and Tom Westley construct the lead in opposition to Middlesex – now 258.

An end-of-season reminder that you would be able to hyperlink to the varied county streams right here.

And a wicket at Scarborough, the place the solar shines on a educated crowd who’ve continued to show up regardless of the whole non-event (points-wise) of the match. Guest snaffled off Coad, for 20.

An early wicket on the Rose Bowl – that man Abbas once more, the indomitable Sean Dickson has to activate his heel for 63. Somerset 106-3.

Harry Brook – the story continues…

It took Surrey simply quarter-hour to attract a line via Warwickshire and cement their place as glowing favourites for the Championship title.

“Our desire is certainly there in our dressing room,” mentioned Rory Burns, 22 factors contemporary within the captain’s pocket. “We love playing four-day cricket for Surrey.” That received’t have come as a shock to Warwickshire, whose batting was decimated in what was a must-win recreation for them to remain within the operating. Dan Worrall snaffled two more wickets so as to add to Monday’s haul to complete with 5 for 25, eight for 59 within the match.

At a parched Chelmsford, Surrey’s nearest rivals Essex additionally made hay. Josh de Caires had time to select up a career-best eighth wicket earlier than Jamie Porter tightened the laces on his boots and set off. At 25 for 4, Middlesex’s innings resembled congealed scrambled egg, however Max Holden and Ryan Higgins restored some sensibility. Porter completed with six for 34, his third five-fer in a row, gathering 50 wickets for the yr. There was simply the one wicket for Simon Harmer. Sir Alastair Cook then stroked Essex to a helpful lead.

Leicestershire, for therefore lengthy the butt of the joke, stored up their push for promotion after beating Gloucestershire by eight wickets, due to a peaceful partnership of 161 between Colin Ackermann and Lewis Hill. Worcestershire comfortably beat the promotion challengers Glamorgan, regardless of one of the best efforts of Billy Root (84).

With the sniff of Division One of their nostrils, Durham took the additional half-hour to attempt to wheedle out Sussex, however couldn’t fairly end the job. Bas de Leede threw in three wickets to go alongside his maiden first-class century, with Matthew Potts and Matt Parkinson additionally gathering three apiece. There had been three Sussex half centuries – Ollie Carter, Chesteshwar Pujara and Fynn Hudson-Prentice – as they tackled their forlorn process.

DIVISION ONE

The Rose Bowl: Hampshire 308 and 330-3dec v Somerset 137 and 102-2 Somerset want 400 to win

The County Ground: Northants 232 and 211-5 v Lancashire 524

The Oval: Surrey 396 BEAT Warwickshire 161 and 138 by an innings and 97 runs.

Day one: Chelmsford: Essex 304 and 104-1 v Middlesex 179

DIVISION TWO

Chester-le-Street: Durham 505-9dec v Sussex 266 and 263-9

Grace Road: Leicestershire 204 and 168-2 BEAT Gloucestershire 159 and 212 by 8 wickets

New Road: Worcestershire 284 and 145 BEAT Glamorgan 170 and 179 by 80 runs

Scarborough: Yorkshire 297 and 520-9dec v Derbyshire 247 and 65-1 Derbys want 506 to win

Good morning! As the Indian summer season bakes on – 27 levels this afternoon right here in Manchester- items of the Championship puzzle have began to fall into place. Surrey look uncatchable, Durham are quickly to be, Worcestershire and Leicestershire to arm-wrestle for promotion. Five video games nonetheless in play, although not for lengthy at Chester-le-Street, the place Durham want simply the one Sussex wicket. The batters of Somerset, Northants and Derbyshire have lengthy days forward – so eyes proper to Chelmsford, the place it’s only day three and Essex are constructing a more-than helpful result in preserve a theoretical likelihood of chasing Surrey. Play begins at 10.30am – see you right here!