Tanya's county roundup
It was day two, over and out at Chelmsford after Hampshire’s batting subsided to 88 all out and defeat by an innings and eight runs against Essex. Eight players made four or less as Simon Harmer, brought on in the fourth over after an injury to Sam Cook, finished with seven for 38, and 12 for 61 in the match, to become the leading wicket-taker in Division One with 42. Essex themselves had been bowled out before lunch thanks to tireless efforts from Kyle Abbott, but that was but a bean compared with what was to come.
Yorkshire’s middle order suffered against Warwickshire at the first County Championship match at York since 1890, losing five for eight in 10 overs. There were ducks for Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Jack Leaning and Jordan Thompson, as Gary Ballance yet again propped up the batting with 54. Craig Miles took four for 32, Oliver Hannon-Dalby three for 60.
Zak Crawley’s 111 was the shining light around which Kent’s tail were drawn, after five of their top six were out in single figures against Nottinghamshire. Four days after being bowled out for 59 by Somerset, Kent were 119 for six at Tunbridge Wells. But Crawley found backup from Grant Stewart and Harry Podmore, and they cobbled together a third batting point. James Pattinson did the damage with six for 73. Notts were 30 for 0 at the close.
In Division Two, Sam Robson and Paul Stirling made hundreds as Middlesex passed 400. In reply, Glamorgan recovered from a second-ball run-out, with a Marnus Labuschagne 50.
At Derby play did not start until after lunch, but that was plenty of time for Lancashire’s Jimmy Anderson (five for 18), and Graham Onions (three for 19) to take a scythe to Derbyshire’s batting. From 24 for five, the tail wagged to 153 all out. Keaton Jennings was out lbw for a duck before the close.
A partnership of 320 between Neil Dexter and Hasan Azad, a first-class record for Leicestershire’s second wicket, put them firmly on top against Gloucestershire.
Worcestershire’s scheduled game against Sussex was moved to Kidderminster and now starts today after flood water swamped New Road.
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A ridiculous day’s cricket at Chelmsford, and plenty more collapses from York to Canterbury, with a bit of Derby on the side. Thanks for all your comments, looking forward to reading about Lancashire’s batting tomorrow - Graham’s classy and knowledgeable hands take over from the front row of the probably very cold press tent in York. Have a lovely evening, good night!
A few final thoughts before I write up - Glamorgan recovering, as we’ve now come to expect, 78 for one. And Notts starting well - four for 0.
Hampshire’s head coach Adi Birrell is still shaking his head at Chelmsford.
“We had four overs to bat before lunch and lost a wicket straight away, Ajinkya got a first baller, so we were on the back foot right from the start.
“Harmer bowls fairly well but the ball wasn’t turning square, it wasn’t impossible to bat.
“Joe Weatherley batted through. He applied himself and needed someone to bat through with him.
“It is a painful and hurtful result. We have had a talk in the dressing room and we have to take it on the chin. Hopefully it is a defeat in isolation.
“We can’t afford to let this affect us. It was a very bad two days.
“We had three wins and a couple of draws and it had been okay up until now. We need to get back onto the horse.
“We are not proud of what happened but we can’t fall in a heap. We need to get off the floor and dust ourselves down.”
Derbyshire 96 for 8 - If Anderson (5-14) don’t get you Onions (3-17) must.
Has anyone else seen the big bus advert with Rashid Khan advertising money exchange or some such?
A career-best at Grace Road and I see that a Notts-up is imminent at Tunbridge Wells with Kent 288 for nine. Just checked out the Nottinghamshire team - Peter Moores has stuck with Joe Clarke, though his place must be hanging by a thread.
CAREER BEST | Dexter passes his career best total of 163* as he drives out through the off side for yet another boundary.
— Leicestershire CCC (@leicsccc) June 17, 2019
Congratulations, Dex! 👍@dexy214 164*@Bat_Pad_Man 115*
LEI 294 for one
🦊 #foxesfamily pic.twitter.com/DV8htdIuoy
Canterbury last week, Chelmsford this week. That little corner of south-east England is a bowlers’ paradise.
Two hundreds at Grace Road! Neil Dexter 159 not out and Hasan Azad 110 not out. Record breaking too -comfortably beating Leicestershire’s previous highest second-wicket partnership against Gloucestershire, 153 by Barry Dudleston and Chris Balderstone at Bristol in 1979. I just hope there’s a few people there to see it.
David Willey having fun at York - six fours in his 35 not out. Yorks 169 for seven.
James Pattinson’s marvellous day getting better after he bowls Zak Crawley for 111. He now has 6 for 73. Crawley catching the eye again with runs while the others fall about him.
I’m not sure quite how they managed it but Glamorgan are 0-1. Selman run out.
Right, back now till write-up time. Daniel’s done an amazing job! Killed off Essex and overseen a resurgent Yorkshire. Derbyshire must be happyish with 86 for five from the ruins of their start.
Glamorgan are nearly through Middlesex, De Lange having Sowter caught by Cullen for 24. The last pair are together with the score 409-9.
Leicestershire are piling them on at Grace Road and Hasan Azad is nearing a century, 93 not out; his team are 243-1.
After a flurry of wickets up and down the country, we’re now consolidating. At 82-5, Derbyshire are literally flying.
At Taunton, Sheldon Cottrell has just nailed a ludicrous run out, off his own bowling, to send Tamim Iqbal back to the pavilion. Make sure to look it up.
Derbyshire are fighting back against Lancashire, now 72-5. Hughes and Critchley have made 22 and 26 respectively, their partnership 48. It’s on.
They’re taking tea at Canterbury with Kent at 236-8. Notts will be the happier side, I’d say.
Uge wicket at haitch cue! Labuschagne has bowled Stirling for 138, and Middlesex are 394-8.
Yorkshire have taken tea on 139-6. At the crease are Ballance and Willey, 52 not out and 22 not out respectively, so Warwickshire still have plenty of work to do.
At Grace Road, Leicestershire have taken tea in a pleasant spot; they’re 210-1 against Gloucestershire, with Azad 73 not out and Dexter unbeaten on 128.
At Canterbury, Kent have lost a couple of wickets, Pattinson knocking over both Stewart and Rayner for 59 and 0 respectively. Crawley is still there but, 100 not out, and the score now is 226-8.
That win for Essex puts them third in the division one table, on 85 points. They’re six ahead of Yorkshire, seven behind Hants and 30 off Somerset.
Test cricket’s lowest bat-carrying score is 26* – recorded at Newlands by Bernard Tancred of South Africa, against England in 1889,
Essex beat Hampshire by an innings and eight runs.
What am I saying! Crane has gone for 20 and Edwards for a duck, both to Harmer who finishes with 7-38! Weatherley carries his bat for the aforementioned 29.
Hants, 88-8 in their second innings, now trail Essex, who have batted only once, by eight runs. Weatherley, who opened is 29 not out, and I’m guessing that people have carried bats for less but nonetheless that’s a decently meagre total.
Derbyshire 28 for five... Onions 3-9, Anderson 2-9...while Yorkshire recover to 111 for six, thanks once again to Gary Ballance (45 and counting)
At Lord’s, Middlesex are 362-7 against Glamorgan; Labuschagne has just trapped Helm for 8.
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All this must be great preparation for the flat tracks you find in Test cricket.
Yorkshire have also lost a wicket against Warwickshire, Hannon-Dalby getting his third to see Thompson away for a duck. The score is now 107-6.
When you’re 21-4 what you really need is England’s greatest-ever bowler running in, and that’s exactly what Derby have got. And guess what? James Anderson has bowled Harvey Hosein, whose boys are now 26-5.
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Wicket! Graham Onions has a third, trapping Tom Lace leg before. He made 4, and his team are now 21-4. Hants are in all sorts, but I’m pretty sure they’ve seen the shine off now and have arrived at the shining uplands.
Derbyshire are rebuilding, now 15-3. Where’s Kim Barnett when you need him?
Hi everyone - Daniel Harris stepping in until Tanya’s return.
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I’m going to be slightly distracted for the next hour, and oh my , Derbyshire are 14 for 3. ..
Yorkies, Yorkies! 94 for four as they lose three for one. Ducks for Kohler-Cadmore and Leaning.
Weatherley hanging on, 19 not out at the top of the Hampshire order and Abbott’s thwacked three fours and a six in his 18 - not surprised he’s a little mad with his batsmen...
Harmer 5-11....
Hampshire 32 for 6 and looking likely to be all out, game over, before a three o’clock old-school ciggie break. Harmer now 4 for 11.
A third for Pattinson at Tunbridge Wells, Kent 151 for 6. Yorkshire off to a flyer, Fraine and Ballance whipping them along to 81 for one. And Paul Stirling 94 not out at Radlett.
Derbyshire currently 0-0, it could be as good as it gets.
Soap on a rope Hampshire! Porter 2-11, Harmer 2-7, Hampshire 26 for four.
Derby will bat first when the teams finally get out - nasty line up for the batsman to contemplate over hot-pot.
.@lancscricket TEAM: Jennings, Davies, Hameed, Jones, Livingstone, Vilas (c & w), Croft, Bohannon, Onions, Mahmood, Anderson # DERvLAN
— Lancashire Cricket (@lancscricket) June 17, 2019
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Arjun Tendulkar, 19 year old son of Sachin, in action against that powerful Surrey second XI this morning.
😳 Arjun Tendulkar, take a bow!
— Lord's Cricket Ground 🏏 (@HomeOfCricket) June 17, 2019
He took this stunning wicket this morning for @MCCYC4L.
Follow their progress versus @SurreyCricket 2nd XI ➡️ https://t.co/Vs5CtV2o8N#MCCcricket pic.twitter.com/5Mb3hWNI70
Interesting things afoot at Chelmsford - it looks like the game will be over in two days. Hampshire now 5-2 in their second innings -those 91 runs for parity seem a long, long, way away.
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Good news! They’ll be able to start the match at 2.30 at Derby, where a South African batting great has appeared.
If push comes to shove,.the best batsman I've ever seen play for @DerbyshireCCC - the great Peter Kirsten at Derby today - 6 double hundreds (5 not out) & 50 or 100 every other game for the county, plus a county record 8 fc 100s in 1982; he wasn't nicknamed 'The Don' for nothing. pic.twitter.com/HBRUzA3E8u
— dgriffin photography (@dgriffinpix) June 17, 2019
And some of KP’s best work tonight on National Geographic at 9pm.
TONIGHT ON @NatGeo IN UK AT 10pm.
— Kevin Pietersen🦏 (@KP24) June 17, 2019
Episode 1 of Save This Rhino.
Please RT?! pic.twitter.com/0vDeMs6Cig
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Lunch-time scores
Division One
day two Chelmsford: Essex 214 (Bopara 59, Lawrence 57; Abbott 4-54) v Hampshire 118 all out (Harmer 5-23) & 5-1.
Tunbridge Wells: Kent 105-5 (Crawley 54 not out) v Nottinghamshire
lunch will be taken at 1.30 -York: Yorkshire 47-1 v Warwickshire
Division Two
Radlett: Middlesex 272-4 (Robson 107) v Glamorgan
Derby: Derby v Lancashire. No play yet today.
Grace Road: Leicestershire 89-1 (Dexter 63 not out) v Gloucestershire
A cat picture from Taunton before lunch - scores to follow.
I appear to be the mascot for @BCBtigers 🏏🏏 🐅 @cricketworldcup pic.twitter.com/mc3NfGdO3S
— Brian The Cat (@SCCCBrianTheCat) June 17, 2019
Bit of news: Sussex have signed former Warwickshire all-rounder Aaron Thomason.
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And a fourth has just fallen at Tunbridge Wells - Kent 89 for four. Fletcher now has two for 27.
Robson out for 107 at Radlett, Middx 259/4 and Neil Dexter - 62 off 72 balls - making batting look easy at Grace Road, Leicestershire 86/1.
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Oh, Essex have had rather a collapse. They’ve just lost five for 18 - Abbot a spell of three in nine balls, Edwards two in two. Essex 212/9.
It’s always lovely to get an email. Finbar writes from Milan:
“Morning Tanya, just reflecting on what a great moment it is to be a Somerset fan; The Royal London already under our belt, a 26 point lead in the championship and no stress today as we’re not even playing but our nearest rivals are (and they’re struggling). Feels a bit weird for things to be going so well ...... a bit like England going into the World Cup as favourites. By the way sounds like quite an atmosphere at Old Trafford yesterday.”
It all is looking rather fabulous for Somerset. I’ve glanced at their fixture list. The last three games are v Yorkshire at Taunton, v Hampshire at the Ageas and v Essex at Taunton. Would it be terrible jinxing to hope they don’t clinch it at Southampton?
And it was an amazing atmosphere at Old Trafford - just a joy to see so many people totally in love with the game, or even with that game - it didn’t matter.
Great stat from Nick Hoult, and I may have fallen off the biscuit wagon. They were a lot better than custard creams though - big fat shortbreads in whacking great fingers and tetrahedrons.
Apparently 41 kilos of biscuits were eaten in the media centre yesterday during the India-Pakistan game at Old Trafford. That is a lot of custard creams.
— Nick Hoult (@NHoultCricket) June 17, 2019
They’re due to restart at 12.45 at York, with 13 overs lost to the rain; and at Derby the day is slipping away - a further inspection at 1.30.
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Lyth didn’t last long at York, and nor did play. Off for rain, with Yorkshire 9 for one.
And congratulations to Sam Robson, 101 not out, his first first-class hundred this season - against Glamorgan. Delving into cricinfo’s archive of goodies, he made 37 in the last of his seven Tests, against India in 2014. Since then England have tried Adam Lyth, Keaton Jennings, Haseeb Hameed, Rory Burns and Mark Stoneman up the order alongside Alastair Cook. Have I missed anyone?
Sensational picture from York - squint hard and look at all those hardy souls in the stand. Defiance in the face of the elements. Wishing you seasonable warmth.
Almost every seat taken as a very good crowd at Clifton Park is enthralled by the Bears' pursuit of early wickets. Norwell and Hannon-Dalby bowling well and have beaten the bat. Yorks 7/0 from 5 overs. pic.twitter.com/a0YXHV3I3Z
— Warwickshire CCC 🏏 (@WarwickshireCCC) June 17, 2019
Bit of a nasty shock for the MCC Young Cricketers:
Curran, Patel, Jacks, Smith, Clark, van den Bergh, Meaker, Dernbach and Virdi are all in action for Surrey 2nd XI today against MCC Young Crickers.
— Surrey Cricket (@surreycricket) June 17, 2019
LIVE SCORE ➡️ https://t.co/i8vqmuaVUv pic.twitter.com/mDD5VQ4MCN
Ravi Bopara has been dismissed for 59 at Chelmsford, Essex 174-4; a second for Pattinson at Tunbridge Wells, Denly lbw; Yorkshire are batting at York - so far, so good. And in division two, Sam Robson is on the brink - 98 not out.
One thing: here they come at York for the time since Vincent van Gogh died and the Forth bridge was opened to trains. Enough now before I fall down a wormhole.
Here come Yorkshire’s opening pair @lythy09 and @Frainey31 #OneRose pic.twitter.com/FccRrEpq6F
— Yorkshire CCC (@YorkshireCCC) June 17, 2019
Second thing: look, LOOK!, at these shadows at Radlett.
4⃣ | Our first boundary of the day comes courtesy of Sam Robson! 👊
— Middlesex Cricket (@Middlesex_CCC) June 17, 2019
Watch live 👉 https://t.co/ym27L7SK2f pic.twitter.com/CjnaPiKYeW
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An excellent round-up of the current Championship situation by Gary Naylor. Ball six is slam in the slot - and I learnt a new word: ”autochthonous.”
At Derby, there will be no play before lunch, with a further inspection at 12.20, and at York the pitter patter of raindrops has ended and play will start in five minutes.
Thanks for the kick BTL. Here is Moeen Ali’s latest column, and rather lovely it is too.
World Cup news update: Jason Roy will miss England’s next two World Cup matches, but Eoin Morgan might be fit for England’s game against Afghanistan tomorrow.
And Chadd Sayers makes a breakthrough at Grace Road, having Paul Horton caught behind for nothing at all . Leicestershire 6/1.
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And Kent lose a wicket to the third ball of the match: Sean Dickson caught behind off James Pattinson for four. Kent 4 for one.
Alas poor York, where it has just started raining again.
Wise, kind and measured words from Nasser Hussain.
As ever I loved the India Pakistan game yesterday loved the way both players and spectators stood / sat side by side and showed their unconditional love for the game..and a word of sympathy for the team in green they have been through a lot. World cricket needs them strong again
— Nasser Hussain (@nassercricket) June 17, 2019
And at Taunton for Bangladesh v West Indies, it is not raining and no rain is forecast! It’s a must win game for both sides - follow it here with John Ashdown and later Geoff Lemon.
Rain watch: things are looking up. All certainly more cheery than for my 13 year old, who was delighted to be missing school today with a game, only for the match to be called off and him to have to go to school unprepared for a geography exam. I want it on record that I had pointed out that this was a possibility. Anyway:
Division One
Chelmsford: no word yet.
Tunbridge Wells: play due to start on time. No rain expected today
York: play due to start on time. Grey.
Division Two
Radlett: I see sunshine via twitter. Play will start on time.
Derby: delayed start with an inspection at 11am. Wet outfield.
Grace Road: play is due to start at 11am. Cloudy.
The last time first-class cricket was played in York was 1890, when Lord Hawke ruled the roost.
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At York, where the skies look, um, slate
First day of first-class cricket in York for 129 years. Been a while. pic.twitter.com/StvZ7oba4I
— Chris Waters (@CWatersYPSport) June 17, 2019
Duanne Olivier is rested after the hip strain he picked up at Guildford. Tim Bresnan, Matthew Waite and Jared Warner are also injured, but David Willey returns. Henry Brookes and Ryan Sidebottom miss out for Warwickshire.
Kent are strengthened by Wiaan Mulder but Sam Billings (shoulder), Calum Haggett (elbow) and Ivan Thomas (knee) are all out with injury. Notts are resting Stuart Broad at the ECB’s request , as Notts return to Tunbridge Wells for the first time since they won the title in 2010.
Division Two
Derbyshire have named an unchanged squad to face the leaders. Richard Gleeson makes the Lancashire squad after being rested last week but there is no space for leg-spinner Matt Parkinson .
Wicketkeeper Lewis Hill returns for Leicestershire and Will Davis and Callum Parkinson are also included in a 13-man squad. Gloucestershire are unchanged.
And a New Road update - there was supposed to be a game there - Worcestershire v Sussex starting today. But because of the flooding, the game has been switched to Kidderminster and will start tomorrow.
Just been reading up on yesterday. Essex rested Peter Siddle who is suffering from a twinge and brought back Adam Wheater, who has missed ten weeks with a thumb injury. Simon Harmer’s five wicket haul was his fourth in five CC games. He now has 35 first-class wickets at 19.4 -the same number as Lewis Gregory and Jeetan Patel, annointed kings of the Div One ball.
And Radlett is a happy hunting ground for Sam Robson. His 85 is his highest first-class score of the season, his only century of the season came in a RL Cup game there against Somerset.
Good morning!
Welcome back to the county circuit, where life goes on behind the bombast and brilliance, and rain, relentless rain, of the World Cup.
Here is the soggy scene at New Road, where Worcester were due to play Sussex.
Worcester-on-Sea
— Worcestershire CCC (@WorcsCCC) June 16, 2019
📸 Credit: 237 Creations pic.twitter.com/B1M3L7uizB
Lots of counties have scheduled this week for festival games - Radlett is holding its first ever Championship game, Kent entertain at Tunbridge Wells and York holds its first game of first-class cricket for 129 years.
Four games start today, two - Middlesex v Glamorgan and Essex v Hampshire -started yesterday. At Chelmsford Simon Harmer decimated Hampshire and Sam Robson batted out two soggy sessions against Glamorgan.
Division One
day two Chelmsford: Essex 147-3 (Bopara 50 not out) v Hampshire 118 all out (Harmer 5-23)
Tunbridge Wells: Kent v Nottinghamshire
York: Yorkshire v Warwickshire
Division Two
Radlett: Middlesex 151-3 (Robson 85 not out) v Glamorgan
Derby: Derby v Lancashire
Grace Road: Leicestershire v Gloucestershire
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