All the action from around the grounds as Joe Root made just eight on his return to action, with Yorkshire collapsing against Hampshire 7.46pm BST What a blooming remarkable day. Yorkshire in strife at the Ageas, Middlesex all over Essex, and Lancashire fighting back. Notts took 17 in the day while 24 fell at Worcester as the hosts made it two in two. And Darren Stevens! Wow, what a man. Anyway, here are the scores and results. 7.26pm BST What a mad old game. Lloyds Leach finishes with five. 7.25pm BST That’s stumps at Lord’s, where Essex are 120 for four. 7.21pm BST I’m giving that.BROWNE FALLS: Important wicket as Browne is trapped in front by @Ollie2rayner before the close...
Nothing in sport matches sitting in a sparse crowd like a content pigeon savouring the rhythm of the day. It’s like a secret only a few know aboutSometime around a quarter to 12, Mark Stoneman lunged out towards Steve Parry, missed the ball, and was stumped by Alex Davies. Surrey were 66 for two then, and still 85 runs behind. “C’mon lads,” said one of the fielders, his voice ringing out loud around the largely empty ground, “we’re in the game here.” It was the last time in the match that this was true. Kumar Sangakkara was next man in, and in the mood. He batted as if saving the game was as simple a matter as his making the...
All the action from around the grounds on another belting day of County Championship action 7.13pm BST Apologies for the radio silence ATL, have been busy with deadlines for the paper. Carberry batted beautifully today, and my report is on its way. Just having a nosey around the other game, I see that Pattinson has taken two wickets but Notts will have to bat again at Durham, while Bressie went late in the day to Barker. Still, that’s a substantial lead for the Yorkies already. Decisive late wicket for Lancashire, too? Hearing rumours of rain in the capital tomorrow but as yet unsubstantiated. Related: Hampshire’s Michael Carberry leads by composed example against Middlesex 6.24pm BST Same old Bresnan..@YorkshireCCC lead by...
81 wickets fell across the nine games in an exciting day of County Championship action 6.59pm BST Well the weather has become, shall we say, a bit more seasonal this afternoon, so we had a few early finishes. Anyway, here are the scores: 6.51pm BST Van der Merwe has got Tom Westley late in the day! And that stumps at Taunton. I see Wood has nabbed Lumb’s wicket up at Durham. Game on in both. 6.39pm BST All done here at the Ageas, where Hampshire fought back very well indeed to limit Middlesex to 290 for six. 6.39pm BST The sun has just broken out at the Riverside and the players are coming back on for eight overs... 6.22pm BST...
County Champions begin their defence at Hampshire on Friday and the start cannot come soon enough for their left-handed opening batsmanStaying “humble and hungry” is the mantra that Angus Fraser, the Middlesex director of cricket, has been drilling into his squad during the build-up to their defence of the County Championship title that, after sitting out the first round last week, now whirs into life at Hampshire’s Ageas Bowl on Friday.It is a mindset Fraser pinched from hearing Martin Keown on the radio discussing how the Arsenal team of the late 1990s and early 2000s would deal with a new season following success the year before and one player who appears to embody the approach is Nick Gubbins, the left-handed...