Specsavers Championship, Sunday, April 23, 2017
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INDIVIDUAL 100: AL Davies 100* (218)
Lancashire 192/2 (69.5 ov, lead by 23 - 2nd inns) v Somerset -
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WICKET: Surrey 354/5 (98.2 ov, lead by 22 - 1st inns) v Warwickshire
BT Foakes c Patel b Hannon-Dalby 21 (38) Partnership: 48 (11.4 ov)
OJ Hannon-Dalby 9.2-1-38-1 DP Sibley 39* (87) -
INDIVIDUAL 50: PD Collingwood 51* (112)
Durham 324/4 (103.1 ov, lead by 21 - 1st inns) v Gloucs -
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Paul Edwards at Lancashire 187-2 v Somerset
Some fine cricket at Emirates Old Trafford this morning. Against a Somerset attack which has kept its discipline on a suddenly flat pitch - so what was Friday all about? - Liam Livingstone and Alex Davies have batted with exemplary rectitude. Only 35 runs have been scored but I bet that no one at Old Trafford minds at all. What they will mind about, though, is that Liam Livingstone was just struck a nasty blow on the finger by Craig Overton and stalked off to square leg in obvious pain. The finger has been strapped up and painkillers taken. Alex Davies is three short of a century which he richly deserves. Actually, make that two runs and this is not a running blog (whatever that is). -
George Dobell at Warwickshire (332) v Surrey (347-4)
In the last over from Wright a couple of balls have misbehaved off the pitch. Both times the ball took off from a length. You would expect that, I think, with no heavy roller in use but that is the first sign of it. It suggests batting could become far more difficult as the game progresses. Olive Hannon-Dalby, who has bowled with excellent control this season, has replaced Keith Barker from the Pavilion End. Sibley has just edged him to third man for four. -
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INDIVIDUAL 50: AP Rouse 51* (65)
Kent 209/8 (49.4 ov, lead by 309 - 2nd inns) v Derbyshire -
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INDIVIDUAL 50: MJ Richardson 50* (130)
Durham 313/4 (101.3 ov, lead by 10 - 1st inns) v Gloucs -
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WICKET: Kent 201/8 (48.1 ov, lead by 301 - 2nd inns) v Derbyshire
DI Stevens lbw b Mendis 90 (86) Partnership: 90 (17.1 ov)
BMAJ Mendis 0.1-0-0-1 AP Rouse 44* (60) -
George Dobell at Warwickshire (332) v Surrey (335-4)
Two fours in three balls from Dominic Sibley have taken Surrey into the lead. He has been very patient here but, presented with one on his legs from Chris Wright, he whipped it to the short square-leg boundary. A minute or so later, Wright tested him with a short ball and he hooked it very fine – finer than he intended – just wide of Tim Ambrose to the boundary. Warwickshire have bowled pretty well this morning, but Surrey are in no hurry and know that, if they can stretch this lead and gain full batting bonus points, it will be very hard for the hosts to claw their way back into the match. -
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TEAM 200: Kent 201/7 (47.3 ov, lead by 301 - 2nd inns) v Derbyshire
AP Rouse 44* (57) DI Stevens 90* (85) -
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WICKET: Glamorgan 321/5 (81.5 ov, trail by 99 - 1st inns) v Leics
CB Cooke lbw b Raine 27 (58) Partnership: 58 (18.0 ov)
BA Raine 19.5-4-56-2 CA Ingram 100* (180) -
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TEAM 300: Durham 300/4 (97.3 ov, trail by 3 - 1st inns) v Gloucs
PD Collingwood 38* (96) MJ Richardson 45* (117) -
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Vithushan Ehantharajah at Yorkshire 154-7 v Hampshire 455Mockers, yet again, from me. Brad Wheal gets the first wicket of the morning as Adil Rashid misjudges a drive and gets it high towards mid off. He did similar in the previous over, but was able to check the shot early enough for it to land well short of that man straight. This time, with a bit of extra zip from Wheal, Rashid went through with the shot and Vince, taking a few steps back before jumping, took a smart catch. Bit needless from Rash... -
WICKET: Yorkshire 154/7 (51.3 ov, trail by 301 - 1st inns) v Hampshire
AU Rashid c Vince b Wheal 34 (66) Partnership: 60 (20.1 ov)
BTJ Wheal 8.3-1-35-2 GS Ballance 69* (136) -
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INDIVIDUAL 100: CA Ingram 100* (178)
Glamorgan 312/4 (79.5 ov, trail by 108 - 1st inns) v Leics -
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George Dobell at Warwickshire (332) v Surrey (318-4)
Morning from Edgbaston. There’s a glimmer of an opportunity for Warwickshire here. Keith Barker, armed with the new ball that was taken last night, has removed Kumar Sangakkara via an outside edge and Surrey do have, by Division One standards, a bit of a tail. Tom Curran, scheduled to come in at No. 8, has a first-class average of 16. Sangakkara reached his century and Surrey are now only a few runs behind so Surrey still have the upper hand. -
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TEAM 300: Glamorgan 303/4 (79.1 ov, trail by 117 - 1st inns) v Leics
CB Cooke 21* (46) CA Ingram 92* (176) -
