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Will Macpherson at Edgbaston

County cricket: Warwickshire v Nottinghamshire – as it happened

Edgbaston.
The view from Edgbaston (most definitely not today). Photograph: Nick Atkins/Getty Images

Ah, it’s all over at the Ageas too. Hampshire battling, you’d think the rain, not their batting, would be favourite to save them, if they are to saved at all.

I think now seems a good time to sign off, with one game going, and my not being there. Keep commenting BTL, and thank you for sticking with it on a thoroughly frustrating day. Let’s hope that tomorrow is better - I will be at Lord’s or Edgbaston, depending on where the weather will be better, but I’m expecting it to be pants at both, to be honest.

Before I go, you should really watch this. Great young lad, is Gubbo.

Have a fantastic evening all - the only way is up after last night, mind...

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Just two games still going now as Hampshire claw their way towards Somerset’s total, while Kent are just about to start their second innings against Derbyshire, who declared nine down for a million. They’ve called it off at Leicester.

There it is. They are off for bad light now.

A knackered looking Gubbins moves to 150. He’s still going...

Nice. Full batting points to Middlesex due to some decent acceleration before tea.

Why use words when two emojis will do?!

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Very sensibly, with the rain as hard as it’s been all day, play has been called off for the day here. They’ve been off two hours and it’s properly minging.

Will keep the blog open and chuck a few bits and pieces about from the other games.

Still raining. Could have a call here before long I reckon.

Triple on?

Hampshire are back out too

Rather than follow me pretending to be a DJ, why not listen to a podcast?!

On my actual job, some news. Jake Ball is fine. Stand down, folks. He’s fine. He had a slightly sore elbow and didn’t take the field this morning. But that was just a precaution. He’s fine.

It’s properly raining again.

Happy birthday!!

The rain has reached Southampton. The dominoes are falling slowly but surely.

Obviously:

On the great man Nick Gubbins rolls.

Good shout from overrated BTL.

Leicester speaks, fyi:

The rain has reached Leicester I see. Actually looks a bit brighter here.

As you can probably tell, I’m going slightly mad.

On that Travisy note? Anyone tell any lies when they were 17?

Cricket is a weird game. Bit confused by this tbh.

County cricketers, meet politics.

With this one, that has also popped up BTL, I feel it’s important to post the video.

Hampshire chipping away at Somerset’s big first innings lead.

Blooming good to see this. Worth ten seconds away from songs about rain for. I think there was a Marroon 5 album called Songs About Jane. Bit embarrassed to admit I know that, tbh.

ThamesSider is on fire BTL:

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And, courtesy of overrated, here’s some proggy rain.

Singing in the rain was going to be the next banger I dropped, and thanks to Thamesider ATL, this is the version I’ll play:

Good shout. A message from Straya.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mkidP2OUCk

In cricket news, Lancashire have taken a couple of quick ones.

Rain continues to fall - although not as heavily - at Eggybaston.

Posting this because I don’t know why

BTL weather vibes!

Seeing as we are blaming people for things:

Good. Choice. More please!

A personal fave #gottablameitonsomething

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Got a song about rain? Post in the comments or email me at the terribly cumbersome will.macpherson.freelance@guardian.co.uk.

Back to DJing.

By the way, I’ll take a brief moment from my DJing role to let you know that Keith Piper has left his coaching role at Leicestershire by mutual consent due to family reason.

Call the editor and tell him for god’s sake to hold the back page!!!

Ok right, as it’s raining and Edgbaston has all the atmosphere of a morgue today, I’m going to pretend to be a cricket ground DJ and post all the songs that those #banterous sorts play when it’s raining...

So, where else to start but here?

Good snaffle, that.

It’s hammering it down. Properly.

That rain has started here.

Hampshire, it’s fair to say, have a bit of work to do.

....and, as promised, bad light has stopped play. Rain coming soon, too.

If the rain doesn’t get us here, the light will. Lights on, but it’s very dunkel now. Umpires having a chat, Boyd no longer allowed to bowl.

Clarke replaces him and bowls a bouncer first ball. Good form, that.

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Oh bums, he’s out now. Sorry Stevie!

Think Gubbins enjoyed this as much as Eskinazi. They are great mates, so this is rather lovely.

Here we go. Jeetan, for the second time in the match, gets Lumb lbw with a quicker one. 70-2. And 89 behind.

Two hundreds for two fine young players at Lord’s.

Andy Bull, as ever, on excellent form. Here’s a fine primer for this week’s ICC meeting in Edinburgh.

Surrey’s latest overseas signing has landed on these shores.

Don’t think it’s raining yet, but the covers are coming on for lunch....

That’s lunch here at Edgbaston, where Warwickshire have not bowled as well as they did on Sunday, and Ian Bell has set some slightly odd fields in search of more wickets. Lumb and Mullaney have batted very well in response.

From now, I’m afraid, we’re on rainwatch. It’s darkish and the forecast is bleak. It seems a matter of time before it comes tumbling down, perhaps for the rest of the match.

Nice.

Somerset are on the move after a frustrating morning.

DJ Gubbo!

Real prospect, is Alsop. Excellent short leg fielder, too.

Clint McKay is one hell of an asset to Leicestershire. One of the most valuable on the circuit.

Nick Gubbins getting close...

Neil Dexter is out.

And Wayne Madsen is still in.

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It seems Vish is making his thoughts on the state of the Lord’s pitch known.

Warwickshire are on the move, and Libby is gone! He’s prodded at one in the channel from Barker and Rikki Clarke does not drop those.

Allan Donald is in the press box here, talking about his time here, which is damn cool, if I’m honest.

Well done sir!

#FootittWatch

Keith Barker’s got the ball, and Nottinghamshire need to dig in.

At the Ageas, that’s Hampshire are doing.

The Glamorgan twitter account has gone nuts.

Warwickshire are all out for 311. Christian gets Rankin - trying to hit him to Dudley - caught at short leg. Some pretty grim cricket towards the end there. The lead is 159. How many down will Notts be when the rain arrives?

We’ve had a wicket here, and it was quite a fun one. Brett Hutton dug one in at Mark Adair - the 20-year-old Irishman, who it seems can really bat - and he hooked him over Brendan Taylor at deep backward-square for six. Next ball, same drill, except he doesn’t quite catch it, and Taylor got him. Apparently the new ball has been taken.

Now, Steven Mullaney is bowling bouncers - with that new nut - to Boyd Rankin. What on earth is the world coming too?

Interestingly, it’s not just Luke Fletcher off the field, but Jake Ball too. As a result, it seems, they are forgoing the new ball for a while.

We’ve just had word from Notts that Ball has a sore elbow, but is set to bowl in the second innings, if we get that far...

Anyway, he bowled beautifully yesterday before having to bowl too much. Here’s yesterday’s report, anyway.

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Morning all it's the morning call

Morning from Edgbaston! Forget yesterday, forget the last week, forget the world. It’s cricket time.

So, in this spirit, I wandered into the Edgbaston press box this morning - which is stratospherically high - with a spring in my step to see a couple of curious sights on the outfield.

Firstly, Allan Donald! Allan Donald is here. He was wearing a black Puma tracksuit, so at first we thought he might be committing the unthinkable (for Bears fans at least) and working with Nottinghamshire. But then it was a bit odd that he was talking shop with big Keith Barker, and apparently he’s just here on holiday. His teenage son was wandering around just behind him.

Next, Will Gidman! Remember him? Will Gidman is here, fulfilling his role as ghost cricketer in chief. He’s very well paid, is Will Gidman, and nearly left Notts for Hampshire in the winter. Must be 12th manning today, which is why he’s not with the seconds, where he’s spends most of his time.

Anyway, the players are out, and Brett Hutton is bowling to Jeetan Patel. No sign of Luke Fletcher sadly, who has a groin injury.

Elsewhere, Somerset are pushing for a win at Hampshire, Middlesex and Lancashire are just batting on another dire Lord’s pitch. In Div Two, Kent and Derbyshire are sparring, and Leicestershire are trying to bat themselves into a good spot against Gloucestershire.

Enjoy. The. Cricket. And comment please, comment lots.

Morning all,

Will is back at Edgbaston for Warwickshire v Nottinghamshire. Here is his report from yesterday...

Enjoy the cricket

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