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An astonishing post-tea bowling spell by Surrey’s Ryan Patel turned the top-of-the-table match with Somerset on its head, in what could be a Championship-turning moment.
The 20-year-old Patel, an occasional bowler even for his club, took six Somerset wickets for five runs in just 11 balls with his swinging line and length. His first was Ed Byrom, who had just made a steady 50. It was to be the highest score of the innings. Rikki Clarke finished with four for 32. Somerset, following-on, were 18 for no wicket at stumps. Earlier, Ollie Pope had gone to his fourth first-class hundred in only his 12th match, dancing a jig of delight. By the time he was lbw for 117 he had overtaken his team-mate Rory Burns to become the Championship’s leading runscorer.
At New Road, Lancashire took up where they left off, all out for 130, before Worcestershire knocked up 361 for four – a lead of 478 at the close. Daryl Mitchell’s 163 was his second century of the match and Martin Guptill made 111 on his Championship debut for Worcester. He had earlier hit Joe Mennie on the head with a fierce drive and the Australian was withdrawn from the game with suspected concussion to be replaced by Danny Lamb, who had been preparing for a second XI match at Old Trafford. It was the first time a concussion replacement has been used in English first-class cricket.
At Chelmsford, Essex were bowled out for 206. There were four wickets each for Luke Fletcher and Matthew Carter. Nottinghamshire were 35 for one at stumps, a lead of 209. In the pink ball game at the Ageas Bowl, Hampshire closed in on Yorkshire’s 350 all out, with a an undefeated century for Jimmy Adams as they reached 245 for three.
In Division Two, there were more runs at Arundel, where Sussex were bowled out for 552, with Michael Burgess out for a speedy 96. In reply Durham were 202 for four with Will Smith 90 not out.
At Grace Road, Middlesex just avoided the follow-on after being bowled out for 233, with acting captain Dawid Malan unbeaten on 78. Zak Chappell took four for 65. Leicestershire lost Paul Horton before the close but lead by 194.
At Tunbridge Wells, the pitch turned into a feather-bed as Kent charged to 359 for six with centuries for Sean Dickson and Joe Denly and lead Warwickshire by 431. There were four wickets for Keith Barker.
It was tight at Swansea where Glamorgan squeezed another 108 runs from the last three wickets thanks largely to 72 not out from Andrew Salter. Derbyshire were 207 for three in reply, with 50s for Ben Slater and Alex Hughes.
In the pink-baller at The County Ground, Gloucestershire were all out for 62, Ben Sanderson taking five for 16. They made a better fist of their second innings to ensure Northamptonshire will bat again.
Close of play scores
Division One
Worcestershire 147 & 361-4, Lancashire 130
Surrey 459, Somerset 180 & 18-0
Essex 206, Nottinghamshire 380 & 35-1
Hampshire 153-3, Yorkshire 350 (Tea, D/N match)
Division Two
Sussex 552, Durham 202-4
Leicestershire 427 & 0-1, Middlesex 233
Kent 197 & 359-6, Warwickshire 125
Glamorgan 283, Derbyshire 207-3
Northamptonshire 282, Gloucestershire 68 & 155-5 (Latest, D/N match)
What a day! Ollie Pope “very happy” and Ryan Patel “surreal” stand in front of the Guildford pavilion talking to the press. That’s it from me. I’ll leave you with this:
WOW 😮
— Surrey Cricket (@surreycricket) June 21, 2018
Ryan Patel walks off to a standing ovation after quite unbelievable figures of 3.5-2-5-6. 🙌
Somerset will follow on, trailing by 279 runs. pic.twitter.com/APEvcijj6N
Somerset survive: 18 for 0 at stumps. A long game ahead.
And a little story at New Road where there has been a first ever concussion-substitute in England. Joe Mennie, who got a nasty head injury in the winter, was whacked in the head by a drive from Martin Guptill. The substitute has to be a like-for-like replacement and so Danny Lamb, who was at Old Trafford preparing for a second-team game, drove down the motorway and dashed onto the field. He will bat tomorrow.
Derby trail Glamorgan by 76 with seven wicket left. Alex Hughes 67 not out.
And at tea Gloucestershire 147 for 5 in their second innings, still trailing by 73.
Last over here - Somerset holding on. 13/0
Jimmy Adams 76 not out against Yorkshire in the pink ball game. Smith 99 not out at the close at Arundel. Middlesex teetering at Grace Road but have just avoided the follow-on. Kent now have a lead of 429 at Tunbridge Wells.
While I wasn’t looking Essex were all out for 206, four wickets each for Fletcher and Carter. Notts 35 for 1 in reply - a lead of 209
Patel doesn’t get the new ball: Morkel and Dernbach. Patel’s 6 for 5 is the best spell at Guildford since 2003.
So Renshaw and Byrom head off to go again. Will Patel take the new ball?
Meanwhile Higgins and Roderick battling bravely in Gloucestershire’s second innings - partnership of 68, though they still need 80 to avoid an innings defeat.
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Surrey’s players having a little pep talk outside the shiny new pavilion: seems they’ll enforce the follow-on. Ryan Patel, who looked terribly bashful leading the Surrey players off the field with a little waft of his cap, sips from a bottle of water.
Here’s Ryan Patel’s wicket flurry. Hang on - that’s his sixth! Leach lbw for 0. Patel 6 for 5 in 3.5 overs !!!!!! Surrey lead by 279. Morkel 12 overs 0 for 39. Funny old game.
1⃣1⃣ balls
— Surrey Cricket (@surreycricket) June 21, 2018
5⃣ wickets
An incredible flurry of wickets for Ryan Patel! 🔥 #SURvSOM pic.twitter.com/FTS1U2i6L0
And Jack Leach gets clonked on the head by Morne Morkel, a bit of plastic flies off his helmet near his ear. He’s ok though, and he is brought a new helmet out. Interesting come-back match..
Here’s the deamon bowler:
WICKET: Patel has 4 wickets for 4 runs off 1.4 overs. 😳
— Surrey Cricket (@surreycricket) June 21, 2018
Davey goes without scoring caught by Clarke. pic.twitter.com/voaquoRaEK
Prior to today, 20 year old Ryan Patel had taken only two Championship wickets in his 8 games.
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...Leach survived, but Somerset are in deep trouble -174 for 9 still trailing by 285. Young Patel doesn’t even bowl regularly for his club side.
BLimey, I was trying to put a picture up and whilst I failed to do that wickets have been tumbling, tumbling, tumbling at Guildford. Four wickets for four runs in 9 balls. Davies lbw to Patel, then Josh Davey, caught at second slip also off Patel. And another! Groenewald lbw Patel who now has five wickets for four runs in 11 balls. On a hat-trick...
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Somerset stoop to stutter: Gregory c Borthwick for 4. 173 for 6 in what could be the Championship decider. Patel took two wickets in that over. Bess, walking out, has much to do.
And Worcestershire bat on... and on.... and on... 318 for 1, lead 435. Mitchell 150 in just 199 balls.
Byrom out lbw to Ryan Patel, not playing a shot, for 52, just short of his highest first-class score for Somerset in the Championship. He looks down at the ground all the way as he walks off - must have been dreaming of a hundred. Keep dreaming, kid, it will come.
Jacks at short leg, is whacked on the helmet by Byrom. He seems ok, but the players take the opportunity to sup drinks on yet another gorgeous afternoon. And he’s got the helmet on again, and play continues.
Gloucester, Gloucester: 72 for 5. Van Buuren gets his second duck of the day. Brett Hutton 4 for 7.
Sorry about the delay, quick roundup: Gloucestershire wobbly at 69 for 3. And Denly made his hundred I see. Well played! 107 not out. Will Smith 68 not out on the red carpet at Arundel; a good second-fiddle by his captain, Collingwood, 34 not out.
And no repeat glories for Vince against Yorkshire: out for 35. Essex have collapsed to 187 for 9. Bopara bowled for 69.
Here at Guildford, four days after his 21st birthday, Eddie Byrom gets the second fifty of his career with a single into the off side. Slow like, 134 balls, but hey, they all count.
Stirling out for 52, Middlesex 147 for 4. Malan still there, 45 not out.
Dickson out for a masterful 133: Kent 261 for 3, lead Warwicks by 333. Denly 95 not out - what a game for him.
And Abell walks off at Guildford, caught Pope for 26 - Clarke’s fourth! Somerset stumbling now 117 for four.
The wickets just don’t stop tumbling. Essex now 130 for 7, Coles lbw for 4 to Fletcher, again. Bopara still there, 55 not out. Gloucester, dear god, now 42 for 2, still need 178 to avoid an innings defeat.
Cover drive...
Just looked at the Gloucester scorecard - top score 14. Northants didn’t even give them any extras. Anyway, Tea-time scores:
Division One
Surrey v Somerset, Guildford. Surrey 459 all out (Pope 117; Groenewald 4-85). Somerset 105 for 3 (Byrom 35 not out; Clarke 3-24).
Worcestershire v Lancashire, New Road. Worcestershire 247 and 241 for 1 (Mitchell 105 not out, Guptill 111). Lancashire 130 all out (Jennings 55; Barnard 5-34)
Essex v Nottinghamshire, Chelmsford. Nottinghamshire 380 all out (Taylor 146; Harmer 4-78) Essex 125 for 6 (Bopara 50 not out, Fletcher 3 for 32).
Hampshire v Yorkshire, Ageas Bowl. Day/night, play to start at 2pm: Yorkshire 350 all out, Hampshire 63 for 1.
Division Two
Sussex v Durham, Arundel. Sussex 552 all out (Salt 130, Haines 124, Burgess 96). Durham 100 for 3 (Smith 52 not out).
Leicestershire v Middlesex, Grace Road. Leicestershire 427 all out (Ackermann 196 not out; Murtagh 5-60). Middlesex 132 for 3 (Malan 39 not out, Stirling 48 not out).
Kent v Warwickshire, Tunbridge Wells. Kent 197 all out (Denly 59; Barker 5 for 32) and 244 for 2 (Dickson 129 not out, Denly 85 not out). Warwickshire 125 all out (Trott 51 not out ; Henry 4-54, Podmore 4-26).
Glamorgan v Derbyshire, Swansea: Glamorgan 283 all out ( Salter 72 not out; Palladino 5-69). Derbyshire 104 for 2 (Salter 2 for 8).
Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire, The County Ground.Day/night: play to start at 1.30pm Northants 282 all out. Gloucestershire 62 all out (Sanderson 5-16, Crook 3-11) and 23 for 1.
Somerset 105 for 3 at tea-time. Surrey’s session. Tea scores to follow.
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Bopara’s made a tasty fifty as Essex crumble about him: 125 for 5. Three wickets for the hardworking Luke Fletcher
Howell is caught behind off Kleinveldt to end the session: 23 for 1 following on. Just the 10 Gloucester wickets to fall in the session then.
And Daryll Mitchell moves to his second century of the match! Well played that man. It’s the fourth time Mitchell has scored two hundreds in an innings for Worcs, equalling the number achieved by Graeme Hick.
Gloucestershire making a better stab of their second innings: 22 for 0.
And a hundred for Dickson rubbing it in against Warwickshire. He and Denly have now put on 166.
And Lancashire take a wicket: Guptill out for 111.
Yorkshire have an early wicket against Hampshire , Adams for 16. Which brings in Vince, in princely-form.
And Martin Guptill moves to his maiden hundred for Worcestershire. Worcs 203 without loss and a tasty lead building over Lancs.
Worcestershire 202/0: Guptill 100 off 97 balls pic.twitter.com/3XSQlpHf6Q
— Worcestershire CCC (@WorcsCCC) June 21, 2018
Seven of the top 12 batsman in Division One (by average) are playing at Guildford.
Somerset on the skids now: 63 for 3. Hildrith squared up, trying to leg glance and caught at cover point off Rikki Clarke, against his very favourite team (best bowling and best batting performances have come against Somerset)
Gloucestershire 62 all out! And 0 for 0 following on...
At the Ageas, Yorkshire all out for 350, which was a fine waggle from 21 for 3. Steyn 5 for 66. And at Tunbridge Wells the 20-wicket wormhole of yesterday has disappeared and Kent are now 178 for 2 with Dickson nearing a century and Denly on his second fifty of the match.
Cripes, Worcestershire are whizzing along at New Road. Mitchell and Guptill both scoring at just about a run-a-ball.
And another wicket here at Guildford: Bartlett lbw to one that kept a bit low from Clarke for a duck. 57 for 2.
A WICKET at Guildford! Unfortunately for Somerset it was Renshaw for 39 - a smart catch by de Bruyn off Rikki Clarke. Virdi has already bowled a couple of overs, before the ball is anywhere near old.
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Durham lose a second wicket against Sussex, Steel c Archer b Briggs for 20: 43 for 2. Gloucestershire staring into the abyss at 43 for 7; Sanderson 5-16.
Middlesex lose a wicket, Holden lbw for 16 against Abbas. 30 for 1 in reply to Leicestershire’s 427. Hmmm, a long road to travel.
GLoucestershire 42 for 6 now.
Essex 35 for THREE! in reply to Nottinghamshire’s 380. Cook not out 22.
Yorkshire lose an early wicket, 334 for 9, Steyn 5 for 64.
The Worcestershire lead over Lancashire moves to 230, with fifties for Mitchell and Guptill. And Kent’s lead over Warwickshire passes 200, Dickson 71 not out.
Here’s that wristy Renshaw boundary:
SHOT! Renshaw, after being dropped by the wicket-keeper, dispatches Dernbach over mid-wicket for four.
— Somerset Cricket 🏏 (@SomersetCCC) June 21, 2018
Somerset 30/0#SURvSOM pic.twitter.com/2kKTiJlVuE
Surrey have had a couple of half chances pass by - Byron to Borthwick at slip and Renshaw possibly just dropped by Davies off Dernbach. He now dispatches him for a wristy boundary. Surrey 30 for 0. And Somerset have seen off Morkel, replaced by Rikki Clarke. Here’s a stat for you: Clarke has more wickets against Somerset in the 21st century than any other bowler in the country.
Yikes, Gloucestershire. Make that 32 for 6, Higgins the latest to go for 3. Sanderson 4-14.
Gloucestershire now 28 for 5 against the pink ball!!! Three ducks so far...
Post-lunch wickets at The County Ground where Gloucestershire have already lost two, no THREE wickets against the pink ball (26 for 4) and at Chelmsford where acting captain Westley is lbw for 8. Essex 19 for 2.
And this might make a good post-prandial read
Sides not playing the same no. of Tests, points system yet to be defined, teams not bound to play all other teams, long gaps between Tests - can the Test Championship work?https://t.co/kyeWr1Xis8 pic.twitter.com/wXwKUAhrao
— Osman Samiuddin (@OsmanSamiuddin) June 21, 2018
Just rubbed my hands on the outfield in the lunch break, it is as spiky and rough as it looks. Morkel back from the beer-tent end. Such a privilege to see him start his menacing run on a little outground in Surrey. I wonder if Sylvester Clarke ever ran in here in the 80s? I feel like I saw him one long afternoon in the school holidays but that might be my imagination ..
Division One
Surrey v Somerset, Guildford. Surrey 459 all out (Pope 117; Groenewald 4-85). Somerset 8-0.
Worcestershire v Lancashire, New Road. Worcestershire 247 and 57 for 0. Lancashire 130 all out (Jennings 55; Barnard 5-34)
Essex v Nottinghamshire, Chelmsford. Nottinghamshire 380 all out (Taylor 146; Harmer 4-78) Essex 18 for 1.
Hampshire v Yorkshire, Ageas Bowl. Day/night, play to start at 2pm: Yorkshire 315 for 7.
Division Two
Sussex v Durham, Arundel. Sussex 552 all out (Salt 130, Haines 124, Burgess 96). Durham 2 for 1.
Leicestershire v Middlesex, Grace Road. Leicestershire 427 all out (Ackermann 196 not out; Murtagh 5-60). Middlesex 8 for 0.
Kent v Warwickshire, Tunbridge Wells. Kent 197 all out (Denly 59; Barker 5 for 32) and 100 for 2 (Dickson 50 not out). Warwickshire 125 all out (Trott 51 not out ; Henry 4-54, Podmore 4-26).
Glamorgan v Derbyshire, Swansea: Glamorgan 283 all out ( Salter 72 not out; Palladino 5-69). Derbyshire 26 for 0.
Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire, The County Ground.Day/night: play to start at 1.30pm Northants 282 all out. Gloucestershire 25 for 1.
Somerset survive the mini 3-over pre-lunch session here at Guildford: 8 for 0. Morkel, who stints on nothing in his run-up, a rapid high-legged approach with his willow-like arm whirring high above his head, is hit four four by Renshaw . But he is fast. The Somerset batsmen will be lunching nervously. Lunch scores to follow.
And another what-could-have-been at Grace Road, Leicestershire all out for 427, Ackermann 196 not out. And all out at Guildford: Surrey 459. Groenewald 4-85, Bess 1-50, Leach 4 overs for 19.
Darn it, poor Michael Burgess out for 96 at Arundel, Sussex 552 for 9
Surrey now 447 for 9. Dernbach just caught at first slip by Leach for a duck, and Morkel bowled middle stump after a quick-fire 20. Both wickets to Groenewald who now has 4 for 84. Bess just dispatched by Clarke for six.
Kent are 60 for 2 in their second innings at Tunbridge Wells with a couple of wickets to Keith Barker, who sounds like a second world war Sergeant. Sean Dickson not out 32. And wonderful stuff from Glamorgan, now 269 for 9 . Salter 61 not out.
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Down in division 2, Leicestershire have been quietly piling on the runs:413 for 9 with Ackermann a heroic 185 not out. Hold on there Mohammad Abbas!
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And without scoring another run Lancashire are all out for 130 at New Road Barnard finishes with 5 for 34. Notts’s first-innings nearly over too: 362 for 9. Eighty-seven not out for Michael Burgess at Arundel as Sussex pile on the agony against Durham: 525 for 8.
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Jennings gone at New Road, lbw for 55, but Mennie and Bailey digging in to produce something with the waft of respectability from a dungheap. 130 for 8.
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Pope out for 117, lbw Groenewald. Well played. Surrey now 411 for 7.
At Arundel, a ball after the 500 comes up, Jofra Archer gets a leading edge attempting to hit the ball out of the ground and is caught for 17.
At Chelmsford, Notts claim a fourth batting point with five balls to spare.
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Pope overtakes Rory Burns as leading Championship run-scorer with four to move onto 99. And with a pull off Gregory he reaches his hundred, dances a little jig of delight and removes his helmet. His fourth first-class hundred in only his 12th match. Bravo! A superstar in the making.
Sorry missed the seventh Lancashire wicket to fall, Clark for another duck. Barnard now has 5 for 25, the third five-wicket haul of his career. (all of them this season.) Keaton Jennings following where Trott led yesterday, 53 not out.
And at New Road, Lancashire lose another - Dane Vilas lbw for 3 not offering a shot to Magoffin.
Lancashire 95/5: Vilas lbw b Magoffin 3 pic.twitter.com/Ag6a836zxE
— Worcestershire CCC (@WorcsCCC) June 21, 2018
Two wickets in two balls for Chris Rushworth down at Arundel. First Ben Brown then David Wiese. Here is Tom Haines talking about his hundred yesterday - plus you can see some of gorgeous Arundel in the background.
💬 “I didn’t have too many worries, I knew I was capable of it.”@tomhainess reflects on a brilliant day at Arundel, after scoring his maiden first class ton. #gosbts
— Sussex Cricket (@SussexCCC) June 20, 2018
➡️https://t.co/yH54cNTFh6 pic.twitter.com/a4DI6FKrk8
Moores goes early at Chelmsford, a second wicket for Porter. Notts 320 for 7.
Make that more than a gentle wind, a steady-to-brisk breeze that is buffeting the awnings
A WICKET second ball of the day. Jacks caught at third slip by Gregory off Davey. Surrey 352 for 6.
A gentle wind blowing across Woodbridge Road as the players walk out. Umpire Nick Cook popped into the press tent to say what a lovely spirit the game has been played in. He also said that the bowlers had to be very careful to bowl on the right length and he was looking forward to seeing Morne Morkel bowling later.
Preamble
Hello! And welcome on longest day to the second day of this Championship round. There is something poignant about the passing of high summer, so let’s head quickly to the cricket.
Huge congratulations to the young pair of Philip Salt and Tom Haines, who both scored maiden Championship centuries yesterday at Arundel where Sussex are firmly on top. Surrey too were in the runs, with three of their young guns passing fifty here at Guildford– and Ollie Pope, who passed 500 runs for the season yesterday, starting this morning not out on 73. His dad is here , “delayed” on the way to work. Hopefully we’ll see a bit more of Jack Leach bowling today too.
We’ll pass over Lancashire’s early evening histrionics, to save the blood-pressure of some readers of this blog. Worcestershire, however, are on top.
Yorkshire finished strongly in the pink-ball game at the Ageas with Tim Bresnan not out on 33 following in the shining example of Gary Ballance and Harry Brook.
Ross Taylor’s century, and a fifty from Chris Nash, put Nottingham in a good position at Chelmsford; similarly 151 not out from Colin Ackermann at Grace Road put Leicester in a strong position, where there was a fiver-fer for Tim Murtagh.
After the 20-wicket drama of yesterday, the gentil folk of Tunbridge Wells deserve a day of calm batting: Kent were 4-0 in their second innings at the close yesterday.
Rain delayed proceedings yesterday at Swansea, but not before Glamorgan collapsed and then recovered thanks clever shepherding from Chris Cooke.
And finally, honours start even at The County Ground where Northants scored a quick-fired 282 against the pink ball. Gloucestershire lost one early wicket and start on 25 for 1.
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