All the action from another exciting day of Championship action, as Mark Stoneman scored a brilliant century for Surrey against Essex 9.40pm BST Related: Mark Stoneman shines again to give Surrey a strong start against Essex 7.17pm BST Right, folks, time for me to wrap up! Have seen a brilliant innings today, which is always nice. Wickets tumbling all over the place and they are still playing at Northampton! I can’t stay in a tent in Guildford forever, though. Here are out scores:Division One: 6.59pm BST Remarkably, there is still one game going on... A whopping 10 overs remain at Northampton. I’ll leave this open for a little while longer. 6.57pm BST Stumps at Guildford, where Surrey have racked up...
All the action from around the grounds as Middlesex and Somerset drew, while Hampshire went top by thrashing Warwickshire 7.03pm BST Right, time to pack up another round of Championship action. Thanks so much for your company, it’s been a (Natwest T20) blast. Here’s the results from today. 6.33pm BST Dramatic finish as @NorthantsCCC scramble through to win off the penultimate ballOutstanding effort by Durham to make it so close pic.twitter.com/9gORfQkFfD 6.27pm BST They have scrambled through for a bye and Northants have won with a ball to spare! What an effort from Coughlin, who ends with 10 in the match and so nearly defends three of the final over, in which he took two wickets. He bowled 20 overs...
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...