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County cricket talking points: Surrey go top thanks to Pope
There was cricket galore on the hottest day of the year, as the County Championship restarted with only a day’s break.
At Scarborough a late-afternoon fightback kept Yorkshire in the game against Championship leaders Surrey. Jonny Tattersall made his maiden first-class 50, and Tim Bresnan made 48 as Yorkshire wriggled free from the clutches of 166 for 6 to finish on 299 for eight. Earlier Amar Virdi, inexplicably bowling in a cable-knit jumper, had taken two wickets in two balls when he had Cheteshwar Pujara caught at short-leg and then duped Harry Brook lbw for a duck two balls later. Morne Morkel had Tattersall caught at second slip just before stumps. Morkel finished with 2-53.
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Essex 298-4 v Somerset
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For those interested, India A easily won the tri-series game against West Indies A at Leicester, by seven wickets with 71 balls remaining. Chahar 5-27. Mayank Agarwal (112) and Shubman Gill,(not out 58), got the runs for India.
The Lions play India A again tomorrow at Grace Road.
At Scarborough, Tattersall -70- and Bresnan -48 - out. Yorkshire 294-8
Here’s Tattersall being Morkelled.
Tattersall's stubborn 70 was brought to an end by the pace that's made Morkel's name
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And fifty for Trott, whose glorious farewell tour continues at The Riverside.
Northants all out when I wasn’t looking, losing five for 6. Four to van van der Gugten who finishes with 5-45. Glamorgan 6/0
Rikki Clarke in action. A proper big unit.
for Rikki Clarke as Surrey try to break this defiant seventh wicket partnership. #YORvSUR
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for Rikki Clarke as Surrey try to break this defiant seventh wicket partnership. #YORvSUR
WATCH LIVE ️ https://t.co/4SqcUgn5YN pic.twitter.com/XdgcCeX0rK
Cook out for 96! Lbw to Bess - which will do Bess’s confidence a lot of good after a bad game against Notts and not much bowling against Surrey. Essex 176 for 2.
Just to confirm that it really is hot.
**HOT OFF THE PRESS** It's officially the UK's hottest day of the year so far, with 29.4 Celsius recorded at St James's Park ☀️☀️☀️ pic.twitter.com/BzXu2hBESI
Another WICKET! Northeast flashing at Clark and caught at fifth slip by Jones. Hampshire 235-5.
Three consecutive fours by Rossouw off Graham Onions. Hampshire 232-4. There’s a heat haze between the pavilion and the hotel. Has Virdi taken his jumper off yet at North Marine Road?
And a maiden fifty for one-time England U-19 captain Jonathan Tattersall at Scarbados. 126 balls, 7 fours. Well played!
In 11 innings, Tom Westley averages 16.27 this season. Come on Tom! (Joe Root averages 18 - in four innings)
And a wicket here -another for Onions. The ball cramped him for room and Alsop played on for 15.
Tattersall and Bressie going at it at North Marine Road - 38 and 32 a piece. And a 150-run opening partnership between Nick Browne and Alastair Cooke - from top of the table supremacy a week ago to all going didily-squat with injuries, not much is going Somerset’s way at the moment.
But what is this? A run-out: Browne for 66. Maybe a change in the air.
A chance of sorts, Alsop on seven. A very fine edge that passed Jennings at slip at chest height.
And Glamorgan have started put clips up, which they’ve by some strange magic made look as if they were made in 1971. Here is the wicket of Rossington.
HIGHLIGHT// Here's the wicket of Rossington. He drove Smith straight to Salter at Gully #GoGlam pic.twitter.com/JsX1usjCG2
Some news from Somerset
.@SomersetCCC have updated their @WisdenAlmanack Cricketers of the Year honours board to include this year's cover star, @Anya_shrubsole pic.twitter.com/dsZU39Ddbh
Three wickets for Leicestershire’s Callum Parkinson at The County Ground - Derbyshire 140-4. And Kent are recovering after an early wilting.
And Bell’s out but Trott’s in. Hmm, Durham.
WICKET WATCH Pretty good delivery to a batsman who has just made a century! @SDParry86 with a beauty to bowl Vince for 103. Hampshire 187/3 pic.twitter.com/G81D131NdF
Mein Gott, it is seriously hot in Manchester. My face is scorched and I was only outside 15 minutes.
I’m not sure if I’m now going to autodelete the fabulous person who has been blogging in the office. Huge apologies if so. I see Vince has been out to a marvellous hundred and the Yorkies are collapsing - don’t do that against Surrey. Smooth starts at Chelmsford and Trent Bridge
Richard Levi has hit a half century for Northants down in Cardiff. Check out this snazzy graphic.
to @RichardLevi88 - our 3rd player to hit the half-century in Cardiff today!
Northamptonshire now 212-3 in the 66th over pic.twitter.com/TURVrQsGaT
This story is worth a quick read. It seems Peterborough Town pulled off a “miraculous win” against High Wycombe over the weekend thanks to an almighty batting collapse. Peterborough Today have all the details.
Seeing is believing as @pborotowncc claim a miraculous win in the National Club Championship. https://t.co/mufG8yNk4O #cricket #miracle
It doesn’t quite rhyme, but not bad...
Are you going to Scarborough Fair?
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme.
Remember me to one who lives there
Because I'm off to watch Lancashire lose. Again.
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James Vince has been bowled at Old Trafford
WICKET! @SDParry86 turns a beauty past the bat of James Vince to bowl him for 103. @hantscricket 187-3 #LANvHAM pic.twitter.com/RnXl8cJ5B7
Here’s the view from Chelmsford, where Essex are 116-0 against Somerset at the first interval. Alastair Cook and Nick Browne have both hit half centuries.
With the World Cup at its midway point – 32 of the 64 games are finished – it’s as good a time as any to remind you of an interview we published a while back with former England player and current ITV pundit Gary Neville. Felix White of The Maccabees was asking the questions.
Related: Gary Neville: 'Cricket toughened me up a lot more than football'
In case you missed them yesterday – it was a busy day for sports fans in England – Gary Naylor’s weekly talking points went up on the site last night.
Among other things, Gary made an interesting point about day-night Championship cricket:
What then of day-night Championship cricket – who wants this? Hampshire and Yorkshire played out a draw at the Rose Bowl (one of the last places in the country you want to be at 10pm given its transport “links”) but anecdotal evidence suggests that very few people came in to watch the last session and far more did that traditional British thing of looking at their watches at about 7.30pm and saying: “Shall we go to the pub?” I had thought that pink-ball county cricket was largely a dry run for pink-ball Test cricket, but the issues involved in such matches are either settled or lie in the hands of the five-day game, so why hold day-night Championship matches in 2018?
Related: County cricket talking points: Surrey go top thanks to supreme Pope
James Vince has his hundred at Old Trafford. It took him 131 balls.
In Division Two, the first interval (lunch/tea/“tunch”?) has been taken at Derbyshire, who are 93 for 2, having lost Ben Slater trapped leg before just before they went off for the break.
There has been another wicket for leaders Surrey at Scarborough: Jade Dernbach has seen off Jack Leaning for 21, caught by Will Jacks, leaving Yorkshire at 166 for 6. At least the crowd are enjoying the sunshine, though...
Not a bad day for cricket at Scarborough. @YorkshireCCC @ScarboroCricket pic.twitter.com/hsegVZEcGL
Meanwhile at Chelmsford, Nick Browne has (just) beaten Alastair Cook to reach his half-century first, with Essex now 101 without loss, Browne on 51 and Cook 50.
While Tanya’s away ... Vince continues to make hay. The Hampshire captain is closing in on a century, currently 91 off 115 balls.
I’ve got to disappear off for an hour and a half now, but I’ll leave you with some Virdimagic at North Marine Road
2⃣ in an over for @AmarSinghVirdi has Surrey on the front foot here
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Easy-does-it at Trent Bridge and Chelmsford (Cook 29 not out), but wickets at:
Derby, Hossein for 19: Derby 59/1
And that, is out! Middle stump no longer standing Adams bowled Onions for 44. Hampshire 114-2.
Thanks to Geyv Kathoke for pointing out George Dobell’s bloody brilliant piece on Jack Shantry - “Well bowled, Jack Shantry. I’ve never known a cricketer make more of themselves and I’ve never been more delighted to be proved wrong.” Worth ten minutes of your life.
Pujara and Brook gone - both to Virdi. Pujara for a 111-ball 23 and wee Harry Brook for a two-ball duck. Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme.
A double-word score wicket at Sophia Gardens: Ricardo Vasconcelos to Timm van der Gugten for 56. Northants 107/3
The start times are a bit of a head-flummox but nothing has happened of much note yet, bar the three early-start time games where the batsmen are generally on top. Especially at Old Trafford, where it is now lunch. (cue doughnut joke)
(I had a look for doughnut jokes. They are all appalling. This is the best, from a time-warp somewhere in the mid-90s
Hundred partnership up off 140 balls here at OT
Fifty for Vince! A very long, long, long, long, long, long day awaits Lancashire. Lilley’s first over is not a great one.
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Vince - dropped! By Parry off Jordan Clark on 21. Tricky but catchable.
some of the four and a half thousand doughnuts accidentally delivered to Old Trafford... pic.twitter.com/slRs3UvJfU
It wasn’t yesterday’s left-overs . Apparently there was a mix-up with the delivery and today Old Trafford received four and a half thousand doughnuts. You did read that right
There’s been a run on doughnuts in the press box - yesterday’s left overs - so sorry if I’ve missed anything of note. Ah, Lyth is out. 42 off 67 balls.
Pujara’s off the mark! Applause from a Scarborough crowd feeling generous. At the moment.
And that’s a wicket - Joe Weatherly going half forward to Onions, c Vilas, for a duck. Hampshire 9/1.
Look at this - absolutely gorgeous. I fancy a dip too.
We are off! Adam Lyth and Alex Lees to open the batting. #YourYorkshire pic.twitter.com/QMu7XJOunj
A second wicket tumbles at Sophia Gardens. Northants now 40 for 2 - Luke Procter c Cooke b Ruaidhri Smith for 15
Adam Lyth going great guns at Scarborough while Cheteshwar Pujara gets stuck in with a 2 9 ball (and counting) duck.
First ball of the day here at OT from Tom Bailey. It swung!
Thank you Yoel for pointing out the Onions promise. Thinking about it, I suppose technically he will be bowling in his underpants. Just with trousers over the top.
News on Shiv Chanderpaul - he is not playing because his partner has given birth at their home in Florida and he’s flown back to meet the bairn.
Lancashire team sheet: Jennings, Davies, Hameed (ye gods), Jones, Vilas, Clark, Lamb (the concussion substitute at New Road) Lilley, Parry, Bailey, and Onions - who will not, as promised on Twitter, be bowling in his underpants after Panama failed to have a player sent off.
England are brilliant...Panama arnt. If Panama don’t have a man sent off in this game il bowl in my underpants tomorrow
I stumbled across this very cute picture - say what you like about Surrey but their academy programme is cooking on gas
4 years on pic.twitter.com/ObDsn9SeqG
While Ali Martin waxes lyrically on Jos Buttler here:
Related: Jos Buttler hundred seals England’s series whitewash of Australia in thriller
Plenty to read today too - a great round-up from Gary Naylor of the last round of Championship matches here:
Related: County cricket talking points: Surrey go top thanks to supreme Pope
As said below the line, do take a peek at the Scarborough feed if you can , where Yorkshire have already lost a wicket: Alex Lees, caught and bowled by the in-form Jade Dernbach for a duck. A wicket at Sophia Gardens to0 where Duckett was an early victim for 6.
Sorry about the delay folks as both sides warm up here at OT. It’s football volleyball for Lancashire and football for Hampshire. And that sun - its a-blazing. I’ll let you know the Lancashire team sheet as soon as I get it - two spinners probably on the pitch that was so hard to bat on yesterday.
And, with barely a breath taken, welcome to the this, the last round of Championship cricket for a while.
But let’s not think about that just yet. It’s going to be a peculiar round with five day/night games, a midday start here at Old Trafford on what looks like yesterday’s pitch while the stewards clean up after the ODI, and only two games staring at the prescribed hour: Glamorgan v Northants at Sophia Gardens and the game to be at – Yorkshire v Surrey at wonderful Scarborough. Those of you who are there – you lucky, lucky few.
In Division Two, Derbyshire take on Leicestershire with the pink Dukes ball, and at The Riverside Durham play Warwickshire in another day-nighter. Warwickshire come from a brave run-chase, Ian Bell still in breathless form.
Glamorgan meet Northamptonshire for the wooden-spoon match at Wantage Road and Kent, fresh from a wonderful win against Warwickshire, play Middlesex, also cock-a-hoop- after victory over Leicestershire. Sam Billings will resume the captaincy from Joe Denly, but Matt Henry and Darren Stevens are rested ahead of Lord’s. Middlesex remain without Nick Gubbins and Tom Helm on Lions duty – although Dawid Malan continues as captain.
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