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Key occasions
Lunchtime scores
DIVISION ONE
Chester le Road: Durham 427 v Yorkshire 307 and 232-5
Chelmsford: Essex 179 and 317 BEAT Worcestershire 202 and 266 by 28 runs
Southampton: Hampshire 336 v Somerset 184 and 158-2
Hove: Sussex 435 and 14-0 and v Surrey 490
Edgbaston: Warwickshire 93 and 163-6 v Nottinghamshire 367 no play but in the present day
DIVISION TWO
The County Floor: Derbyshire 307 and 202-3 v Northamptonshire 500-8dec no play but in the present day
Canterbury: Kent 393 v Gloucestershire 472 and 233-3
Outdated Trafford: Lancashire 263 and 16-3 v Leicestershire 491-8dec no play but in the present day
Lord’s: Middlesex 470-9 v Glamorgan 199 and 269-7
Surrey are all out for 490 , a pocket full of batting factors. 5 wickets for James Coles. Sussex’s openers build up their urge for food with handful of pre-lunch overs.
Somewhat extra on the nearly-hero of the hour. Allrounder Brookes, 23, made the less-travelled Warwickshire to Worcestershire transfer within the winter of 2023 in the hunt for extra first-team alternatives.
Mark Robinson, then the Warwicks coach mentioned: “Everybody at Warwickshire couldn’t be happier for Ethan along with his transfer the place hopefully he’ll get the sport time his expertise deserves.
“His possibilities with us have been restricted however he has been a mannequin skilled and the kind of individual everybody on the Membership desires to succeed.
“He’s a terrific lad and a prime crew man and I do know he’ll take these wonderful traits to Worcester with him.”
Essex beat Worcestershire by 28 runs!
A controversial finish to an exhilarating chase – Brookes given out caught and bowled to a sprawling Porter. Brookes put out a questioning arm and for a second it seems to be as if Porter goes to nut him. However the umpire gently intervenes and provides the catch the nod. Handshakes all spherical. What a sensational 89.
Yorkshire are chugging alongside at CLS, ready for the rain to fall. The brand new ball has simply been taken, the lead 79. An unbeaten half century for YJB.
Somerset misplaced Lammonby this morning, however Abell and Dickson (73) have taken Somerset right into a tentative lead at Southampon.
Surrey are seven down at Hove, with a lead of 31.
At Chelmsford: Duffy has survived an over from Shane Snater, who (enjoyable truth) is Jason Roy’s cousin.
A wierd sight at Chelmsford, with each fielder on the rope….they go for the second run and a diving Brookes simply beats the throw. And his reward is to be hit amidships subsequent ball by Porter. We should go away him briefly, rolling on the bottom, to see what’s taking place elsewhere in Division One.
And on he goes: Brookes pulls, a classy low whisk between deep sq. leg and nice leg for 4. Then a straight six again over Shane Snater’s head. Forty-four wanted. Make that 40 with 4 byes…Westley stops Snater on the prime of his mark and factors across the subject. Tall Paul joins in…
Apologies, there may be, after all, one other Division Two sport: at Lord’s, the place TRJ picked up an early wicket, a grimy Kiran Carlson given out caught behind. However, since then, Cooke and van der Gugten have added one other 34 runs. Glamorgan are 51 behind, six down.
And Brookes heaves Harmer as soon as extra – this time, they suppose, into the river.
Brookes nonetheless going – Harmer, clonk, six’; Rajitha, hoof, 4 Worcs want 55 extra..
A few fast wickets at Hove – each to Jaydon Seales. Foakes eliminated for 60, Ryan Patel for twenty-four. Surrey lead by 4 runs.
Rajitha will get his man, Allison for a duck, however now, 9 wickets down, Brookes is on the assault – two successive sixes off Rajitha retains the dream alive.
Across the grounds: in Division Two, there is just one sport on the town, Kent v Gloucestershire at Canterbury. Ollie Value and Miles Hammond are persevering with their work, Glos 154-2, a lead of 233 runs. A declaration mid afternoon- climate allowing?
In addition to Porter, the tall, rangy Rajitha is now inflicting some bother at Chelmsford. Unsure how lengthy Allison and Brookes will be capable to stick round.
And a text-book slip catch to the tallest of these three slips, Paul Walter. Tom Taylor is tempted by one waving at him simply outdoors off stump. A fifth wicket for the excllent Porter, Worcs 192-8.
…Worcestershire have already misplaced a wicket, and sadly for them it was Matthew Waite, a fourth wicket for Porter. The bowlers are in shirt sleeves, the keeper up the stumps, the three slips neatly organized in top order.
Ali experiences from Birmingham, the place it’s “pissing down”. It isn’t at the moment raining in Manchester, however may be very soggy – suppose pile of newspapers by accident omitted within the rain by the newsagent. Rain too at Derby. Elsewhere, nevertheless…
Free entry at Chelmsford
Final day of the Easter holidays enjoyable? Could possibly be a cracking couple of hours.
Delayed begins ..
at Derby, Outdated Trafford and Edgbaston.
I’m undecided if Amit continues to be right here, however I learn your remark yesterday after work. Thanks for the pointer! For these, who like me, had missed this story: Vaibhav Suryavanshi made his debut for Rajasthan Royals earlier this week. At 14(!) he was already the youngest participant to ever characteristic within the IPL however quickly trumped that by hitting Shardul Thakur over further cowl for six first ball. He thumped 34 from 20 balls, in Rajasthan Royals two-run defeat by Lucknow Tremendous Giants.
{Photograph}: Surjeet Yadav/AP
Learn extra right here. I can’t truly discover the youngest Championship participant, however Rocky Flintoff and Farhan Ahmed have been each 16 once they made their debuts. Wiki suggests it may have been Charles Younger , who was 15 when he performed for Hampshire towards Kent in 1867.
RIP Jeff Evans:
Sunday’s spherical up
Surrey teammates Ollie Pope and Dan Lawrence gave the Hove trustworthy an Easter deal with with lots of of a deliciously attacking hue. Pope’s 102 was his first Championship hundred for 2 years, and his first away from The Oval for eight. Lawrence survived one fluffed catch and flayed six sixes in his 92-ball century.
An terrible final half‑hour of the day left Lancashire in serious trouble towards Leicestershire. Set eight overs to outlive, the regular Outdated Trafford pitch turned poisonous monitor within the fingers of Ian Holland and Logan van Beek. Keaton Jennings was bowled off his second supply. Anderson Phillip, who solely landed in Manchester simply over every week in the past, discovered himself as soon as extra strolling out as nightwatchman– for the third innings in 4. 9 balls later he was strolling again. Michael Jones quickly discovered his off stump dancing behind him. Ultimately, 16 for 3 felt like a fortunate escape.
Earlier, Tom Hartley had wheeled by way of 44 overs as Leicestershire ticked alongside to 491 for eight declared, a lead of 228. Peter Handscomb’s 142 not out punished the drained bowlers, after Rehan Ahmed skipped to his second first‑class hundred.
Ben Compton’s 178 ushered Kent in direction of security at Canterbury. Gloucestershire then constructed a lead of 191 of their second innings earlier than the sunshine dipped. At Lord’s, Glamorgan possibilities of survival shrank thanks to 2 wickets in two balls from Middlesex’s Toby Roland‑Jones. Migael Pretorius (5 for 64) and Tom Lammonby (three for 26) restricted Hampshire’s first‑innings lead, and Sean Dickson’s undefeated 55 saved Somerset alive.
Worcestershire have been set 295 to win at Chelmsford, however Essex picked away, with three wickets for Jamie Porter. The tail should discover 110 in the present day on a hybrid pitch. Nottinghamshire want 4 wickets to beat Warwickshire at Edgbaston.
Northamptonshire declared on 500 for eight at Derby, with a century from Saif Zaib and 150 from Luke Procter. Yorkshire rattled by way of Durham, taking the final 9 first‑innings wickets for 126 – after Alex Lees had made 172 and Emilio Gary 152.
Scores on the doorways
DIVISION ONE
Chester le Road: Durham 427 v Yorkshire 307 and 132-4
Chelmsford: Essex 179 and 317 v Worcestershire 202 and 185-6 Worcs want 110 to win
Southampton: Hampshire 336 v Somerset 184 and 103-1
Hove: Sussex 435 v Surrey 390-3
Edgbaston: Warwickshire 93 and 163-6 v Nottinghamshire 367
DIVISION TWO
The County Floor: Derbyshire 307 and 202-3 v Northamptonshire 500-8dec
Canterbury: Kent 393 v Gloucestershire 472 and 112-2
Outdated Trafford: Lancashire 263 and 16-3 v Leicestershire 491-8
Lord’s: Middlesex 470-9 v Glamorgan 199 and 186-5
Climate watch
A downbeat Met workplace: “A somewhat cloudy begin to the day, with outbreaks of rain throughout western elements. Rain transferring eastwards by way of the day, adopted by sunshine and showers. A few of the showers will probably be heavy at instances, with hail and thunder.”
Preamble
Good morning from a moist Manchester. In a single day rain and drizzle within the air doesn’t make for blissful Foxes. However there may be nonetheless time…
With Nottinghamshire and Essex, in addition to Leicestershire, nonetheless chasing wins, there may be a lot to play for. Factors means prizes (possibly). Play is because of begin at 11am, pull your umbrella from underneath the steps and be part of us.
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