Key occasions
Reader, they survived. Tea scores to observe
Skies closing in at OT, Lancs have 5 minutes to outlive until tea…
Much applause as Vilas nudges Yadav behind for 4. Yadav, whose jogging run-up doesn’t match what occurs on the finish of the run-up, stares, lengthy legs aside in a pissed off triangle.
Lancs open their mid-afternoon snack field to discover a deluge of banana skins. Spin the perpetrator, as Bohannon is bowled by Yadav and then Salt misses a straight one from De Caires. Three for 16 gone in lower than 20 minutes.
And again to Div Two: it appears Yorkshire’s innings ended when Ben Cliff, on his Yorkshire debut, was known as for a really very sharp single by Dom Bess:
At Bristol, Harry Came and Luis Reece have picked up 96 on what I’m guessing is a reasonably good batting pitch. Glos earlier collapsing to Anuj Dal (6-69) -from promise 326-4 to pah! 377 all out.
While at Hove, Sussex (100-1) have constructed up a lead of 252 already over browbeaten Leicestershire (108 all out).
The Daemon De Caires strikes along with his first ball , a twitch of the shoulders, a flick of the ball. Lancs 80-1, Jennings lbw to 1 that drifts.
Down within the Party Division, the place the bunting is already going up spherical The Riverside, Yorkshire are approaching 500. Shan Masood caught Northeast b Harris/HPG 192. Yorks 482-7 – in truth that’s it, all out for a high-quality fats 500. Harris 3-131, Kiran Carlson 3-147.
Mullaney (53) and Clarke (29) going nice weapons at Canterbury after Notts’ snotty begin: now 95-2, 351 behind points-seeking Kent.
Seven wickets for Hannon-Dalby!
Belatedly, congratulation to OHD, who – with out fuss – picks up Northants’ coronary heart and takes monumental bites. Northants lose 5-33 and miss the possibility to reap the benefits of Middlesex’s depressing batting. In reply, between the showers, Warwickshire are 16-0.
Luke Wells drives Ro-Jo straight down the bottom. Bamber rocks aspect to aspect as he approaches, haircut a shorn meadow on the edges, rhubarb on the highest. Lancs untroubled: 39-0. Time for spin?
Let’s whizz around the grounds.
Kent, now in touching distance of Middlesex, have Notts on the ropes. Both wickets to Michael Hogan, Slater and Haseeb (630 runs at 33.15) again within the clubhouse.
Back out at OT. Jennings and Wells v Bamber and Higgins. v the climate.
Can’t resist this 100 per cent cuteness overload from New Zealand. Thanks for the nudge HPG.
Lunchtime scores
DIVISION ONE
Canterbury: Kent 446 v Nottinghamshire 15-1
Old Trafford: Lancashire v Middlesex 194
Edgbaston: Warwickshire 0-0 v Northamptonshire 250
DIVISION TWO
Sophia Gardens: Glamorgan v Yorkshire 434-5
Bristol: Gloucestershire 377 v Derbyshire 20-0
Hove: Sussex 262 and 7-0 v Leicestershire 108
Stevie Eskinazi is concussion substitute for Max Holden
News from Middlesex: Max Holden, struck within the head throughout at this time’s pre-match warm-up, has delicate concussion, and will play no additional half within the sport in opposition to Lancashire. Stevie Eskinazi is his concussion substitute.
What a season for Durham. Seasoned by Stokes, baked within the north east, they caught to their Bazball intentions from the beginning. This was Matthew Potts in March on the draw.
“It’s worse than a loss. You’d rather lose every game this year and know you’re doing it with the right intent to try and win the game,”
Kudos to captain Scott Borthwick and coach Ryan Campbell specifically.
Durham win promotion!
And with a Leicestershire whimper, they’ve carried out it! Without breaking sweat. Durham are promoted to Division One of the Championship for first time since 2016 once they had been hit by the hurricane of compelled relegation.
Luke Wells ends Lancashire’s frustration, Robson steps again, the ball creeps by the hole, and trickles into the stump – 86 high-quality runs out of a remaining 194. Quite the restoration from 19-5. Three for Wood, three for Bailey. I’m not satisfied they’re going to return out immediately – clouds gathering with intent.
Averting eyes from Leicestershire – who shall be handing promotion to Durham shortly until they will accumulate a batting level – rain at Edgbaston (Northants 233-7) and Bristol (Glos 376-9). Things shifting alongside at Sophia Gardens the place Hill fell lbw to Harris for 71, however Masood pushes on, 147 magnificent runs. Yorks 392-4.
Leicestershire’s morning: 73-3, 75-4, 76-5, 78-6, 93-7, 93-8. Patel hanging on, 43 from 113.
Can Bamber assist Robson to his century? A near-run out survived – Robson wants 23. Middx 181-9.
Gloom continues to descend on Grace Road, through Hove. Rishi Patel nonetheless on patrol, 40 not out off 107, however he’s quick operating out of companions. 90-6. Three wickets to Karvelas, two to Undakat. Hopes. Slip. Away.
TRJ pulls, and neither the sq. leg umpire or the fielder on the rope can choose it up within the semi-gloom. Middx tripping alongside properly – 170 for 8.
In the 2 different Division One video games: Kent have snapped up a fourth batting level – six overs left to select up 40 more runs for a cup that spilleth over. Finch (47) and Leaning (64) each snapped up by Paterson. Evison and Nijjar tasked with the run gathering.
At Edgbaston, 4 now for the tireless Hannon-Dalby. Northants plod on: 221-6.
In the essential Division Two promotion sport, Leicestershire are stuttering their method by Monday morning. Three wickets misplaced in three overs, Colin Ackermann, Umar Amin and Rehan Ahmed. Bang! Gone. Leics 76-5, 186 behind.
Toby Roland Jones has an early swipe and miss, pulls the following for 4. Breakfasting with intention. Middx a heady 140-8, remembering that Lancashire aren’t proof against a batting collapse.
Taha Hashim was watching Liam Livingstone energy England to victory, yesterday:
Eight video games, seven out of the blocks. The early rain at Sophia Gardens has stopped however the covers are nonetheless on. At OT, Tom Bailey has eased by a primary over.
Scores on the doorways
DIVISION ONE
Canterbury: Kent 387-43 v Nottinghamshire
Old Trafford: Lancashire v Middlesex 132-8
Edgbaston: Warwickshire v Northamptonshire 200-5
DIVISION TWO
Sophia Gardens: Glamorgan v Yorkshire 330-3
Bristol: Gloucestershire 333-6 v Derbyshire
Hove: Sussex 262- v Leicestershire 68-2
Sunday’s round-up
Middlesex’s last-gasp marketing campaign to cling on to their Division One place had an apocalyptic begin at Old Trafford. With the air as humid as an previous canine’s breath, Toby Roland-Jones gained the toss, seemed to the fretful skies and selected to bat.
As the stats floated about – this being the worst yr for Middlesex’s prime 5 since 1894, and the worst yr for any prime 5 within the Championship since 1966 – so the heads began to roll. With 4 Lancashire gamers at slip, Mark Stoneman prodded at Tom Bailey, gone for a duck. Joe Cracknell drove at Will Williams and misplaced his bails. Jack Davies gloved a pull after a 33-ball 4. Max Holden and John Simpson nicked behind. At 19 for 5, it appeared essentially the most catastrophic choice to bat first in Manchester since Kent determined to twist and tackle Jimmy Anderson in July 2021.
But right here got here Sam Robson and Ryan Higgins – the one man to common over 35 for Middlesex this season – rebuilding hopes, brick by brick. Higgins hit the primary boundary of the innings within the twentieth over and Robson crafted his method to a 150-ball fifty. Robson was nonetheless there at stumps, regardless of rain, unhealthy mild and Tom Bailey.
At Canterbury, fellow relegation candidates Kent had been flying due to a run-a-ball whizz-bang from Zak Crawley. Crawley, dropped on two earlier than cracking 4 consecutive fours off one Brett Hutton over, slammed 158 from 153 balls.
Matt Salisbury grabbed 5 for 73 at Hove earlier than Rishi Patel accomplished a thousand runs to maintain Leicestershire within the promotion hunt; Shan Masood made an unbeaten 113 to place Yorkshire on prime at Sophia Gardens; Gloucestershire’s Ollie Price made his third first-class hundred. And Olly Hannon-Dalby’s three wickets saved the lid on a decided Northamptonshire.
Preamble
Good morning from Old Trafford! The gamers heat up, the solar is out, the curler rolls, to and fro, To and fro. Welcome to day two, the place Middlesex have a gap to dig out of and Lancs nonetheless have a forlorn hope of ending second.
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