Key occasions:
Time for a whip around the grounds, as drinks are taken and the canine creeps behind the couch for a chilly little bit of floorboard.
The rain has cleared at Scarborough, the place Lyth, 154, and Tattersall, 109, decide up the place they left off. An extended day forward for Surrey who used eight bowlers yesterday however are with out Virdi (on mortgage to Somerset) and Moriarty.
And unhappy information from Headingley:
The Yorkshire County Cricket Membership is saddened to study that former participant Mike Cowan has handed away, aged 89 #OneRose
— Yorkshire CCC (@YorkshireCCC) July 12, 2022
An e-mail! Beautiful to listen to from you Em Jackson.
“Good Morning Tanya, good morning all.
Seeing Lees out for single Division 2 figures however Sir Alistair Cook dinner scoring over half the Glos whole for Essex (to date), makes me surprise: Ought to D2 gamers get picked for England?
“Harsh on Lees maybe I do know, however being knocked over for under-10 on the Riverside doesn’t bode properly for matches at say Newlands, Sabina Park or the MCG.”
It’s an fascinating one – ideally, I feel, the ECB would love all the perfect gamers in Division One to allow them to play off in opposition to one another. However Div 2 this 12 months has had some unimaginable bowlers from Shaheen Afridi at Middx to Matthew Potts at Durham – who, after all, has completed properly since being picked for England. However I think that’s why Ed Barnard – making an attempt to rescue Worcestershire as soon as once more on 49 not out – is hotfooting it from New Street to Edgbaston.
At Chelmsford, Alastair Cook dinner and Tom Westley are additionally taking part in the lengthy recreation – each 70 not out, Essex 156-1, already 20 forward of Gloucestershire. They’ll lock yesterday firmly within the backside drawer of the outdated dresser within the storage.
All wanting good for Somerset this morning -317-5 – cautious accumulation by Lewises 1 and a pair of. And may’t wait to see what Amar Virdi can do in Lancashire’s innings.
Two England openers gone within the slurp of a iced frappe: Lees for 7 (Durham 10-1); and Crawley caught at midwicket after a so-so waft. Kent (10-1).
It’s raining in Manchester, delight for the parched vegetation, and likewise at Scarborough the place play has been delayed after that magnificent partnership between Lyth and Tattersall.
Espresso on, suncream on the prepared? Right here we go: day 2.
Some life-affirming quotes from Lewis Goldsworthy, who scored his first Championship century yesterday at Trafalgar Street.
“It’s a beautiful place to play – I’ve by no means been right here earlier than. The group have been good and the solar was out – it was an attractive day and I’m actually proud.”
Free tickets in the event you’re in south London!
Begin of play scores
DIVISION ONE
Chelmsford: Essex 127-1 v Gloucestershire 136 all out
The Rose Bowl: Hampshire 42-3 v Warwickshire 217 all out
Canterbury: Kent v Northants 303 all out
Trafalgar Street: Lancashire v Somerset 297-5
North Marine Street: Yorkshire 364-5 v Surrey
DIVISION TWO
Chester-le-Avenue: Durham 2-0 v Derbyshire 283 all out
Sophia Gardens: Glamorgan 318 v Nottinghamshire 19-0
Service provider Taylors’ College: Middlesex 188 v Worcestershire 100-5
Hove: Sussex 407-4 v Leicestershire
Monday’s round-up
The County Championship returned, the warmth padding around the boundary of Southport’s Trafalgar Street floor like a cat. It was the start of three July rounds of Championship cricket, stretching into the primary week of the college holidays, with outgrounds given their probability to unroll the bunting and white canvas.
At Southport, a somnolent crowd watched Somerset settle in for the lengthy recreation in opposition to Lancashire, combating again after an early double strike from Tom Bailey. Lewis Goldworthy, 21, stroked his technique to an unbeaten 103, his first century for Somerset, and the 18-year-old James Rew made a promising 70 on his Championship debut.
Adam Lyth reached his hundred with a six for Yorkshire at his dwelling floor, on his technique to 152 in an unbeaten sixth‑wicket stand of 239 alongside Jonny Tattersall (104) at a scorching Scarborough. Surrey ploughed by way of eight bowlers.
The wickets tumbled at Service provider Taylors’ College with Middlesex rescued from 68 for six by half-centuries from No 7 Luke Hollman and No 9 Tom Helm. Worcestershire fared little higher in reply, 100 for 5 at stumps after Tim Murtagh plucked out the openers, and Umesh Yadav, on debut, adopted up. Yet one more rescue job for Ed Barnard awaits.
The Canterbury competition proved fluctuating for Northamptionshire’s opening pair in opposition to Kent: Ricky Vasconcelos caught off the primary ball of the day, Emilio Homosexual making 112. At Chelmsford, Simon Harmer’s 5 for 44 strangled Gloucestershire after they gained the toss. Alastair Cook dinner and Tom Westley each made fifties in Essex’s reply.
Chris Rushworth scrambled seven for 44 on the Riverside, regardless of a century from Derbyshire’s Leus Du Plooy in opposition to Durham. Leicestershire bore a protracted day within the subject after Sussex knocked up 407 for 4, with 150 for Tom Alsop. There was unhealthy information for the captain, Tom Haines, whose sustained a damaged hand whereas batting, out for six weeks.
Nottinghamshire’s Brett Hutton took 4 wickets to limit Glamorgan to 318, and Warwickshire recovered from 104 for seven to achieve 217 in opposition to Hampshire, regardless of Kyle Abbott’s 5 for 45.
Preamble
Hi there! It’s day two of this spherical of matches and the forecast is for somewhat reduction all spherical. In Manchester not less than ,it’s overcast and muggy however not so sizzling as to burn your paws on an asphalt pavement.
Some nice video games in progress – Monday was largely a time for batting reasonably than bowling – except your title was Chris Rushworth or Simon Harmer.
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