Key occasions
Wicket for Surrey! Jamie Overton dives low at second slip and flicks the ball to Ben Foakes … who reacts brilliantly to take the catch! Justin Broad goes for 17 at hand Tom Lawes his fourth wicket. Northamptonshire are 194-7 as Tom Taylor involves the crease. It’s value watching that catch, should you can. So good.
Apologies, however I’m going to vanish for a pair of hours to go to the memorial service of this effective Guardian servant and charming man. The workplace, or these of them left holding the tiller, will attempt to replace however please do chat on BTL. I’ll be again after lunch.
A wicket! It’s Murtagh after all. Barnard lbw. Age doesn’t weary him. Warwickshire enter main wobble territory, 87-5.
Something right here for Glamorgan followers to chew over. Incidentally, I had completely missed the truth that Matthew Maynard was stepping down after 5 years in cost.
Sun is beaming merrily down at The Oval however delayed begins elsewhere I’m afraid, at Old Trafford, at Taunton, at Derby, at Grace Road and at New Road.
Tuesday’s round-up
Rain spilled over the nation, like a badly stored secret. But it wasn’t sufficient to cease video games fizzing into life within the Championship’s penultimate spherical.
Leicestershire, powered by victory within the One-Day Cup, and needing a win to remain within the promotion hunt, decreased Yorkshire to 155 for 9 at Grace Road, with 4 wickets to Will Davis. Finlay Bean top-scored with 40, passing 1,000 runs for the season within the course of.
Worcestershire, their rivals for promotion, made a vivid begin towards Durham, although not as explosive because the unexploded second world battle shell found within the close by River Severn. Jake Libby, fortunate to outlive a run-out attraction, additionally handed 1,000 runs – for the second time in three seasons.
A thousand runs too for Tom Westley (50), however the Chelmsford plaudits went to Adam Rossington, who ultimately wrestled off a tough season with 100 to place Essex in an excellent place towards Hampshire.
Essex are chasing Division One leaders Surrey, who decreased battling Northamptonshire to 171 for six, with a second consecutive half-century for Karun Nair.
Middlesex, fired out for 121, largely by Olly Hannon-Dalby, got life by Tim Murtagh, in his final look at Lord’s, who apprehensive Warwickshire with three for 17. Tom Lammonby made his first hundred of the season, for Somerset towards struggling Kent at Taunton.
Scores on the doorways
DIVISION ONE
Chelmsford: Essex 310-6 v Hampshire
Old Trafford: Lancashire v Nottinghamshire no play Tuesday
Lord’s: Middlesex 121 v Warwickshire 72-4
Taunton: Somerset 214-2 v Kent
The Oval: Surrey v Northamptonshire 171-6
DIVISION TWO
The County Ground: Derbyshire v Sussex no play Tuesday
Grace Road: Leicestershire v Yorkshire 155-9
New Road: Worcestershire 104-1 v Durham
Preamble
Good morning from a blowy outdated London. Warm air sending leaves and litter spinning in a dying spiral. It’s day two of the penultimate spherical, with the climate sticking the boot in yesterday. No play in any respect at Old Trafford or Derby, and restricted play wherever that wasn’t within the south-east nook. Things zipping alongside at Lord’s, the place Tim Murtagh is having fun with a final run-out at his dwelling floor, and at Chelmsford, the place Essex recovered from a sluggish begin. I’m off to The Oval, to observe Northants see off Surrey’s assault canines. Play begins at 1030am.
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