Specsavers Championship, Friday, June 2, 2017
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TEAM 100: Nottinghamshire 102/2 (27.4 ov) v Derbyshire
SR Patel 20* (13) SJ Mullaney 49* (77) -
TEAM 100: Somerset 102/5 (33.2 ov, won the toss) v Middlesex
D Elgar 44* (95) L Gregory 5* (9) -
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ÂYorkshire v Lancashire- Yorkshire are unbeaten in their last five meetings with Lancashire (W2 D3).
- Yorkshire have lost back-to-back matches at Headingley; they haven’t lost three in succession there since 2011 however.
- Lancashire head into this match having gone four outings without tasting defeat (W1 D3).
- Gary Ballance (Yorkshire) has the highest average of any batsman this season (116.4).
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TEAM 100: Hampshire 100/3 (33 ov, won the toss) v Warwickshire
JHK Adams 22* (77) SM Ervine 50* (82) -
INDIVIDUAL 50: SM Ervine 50* (82)
Hampshire 99/3 (32.5 ov, won the toss) v Warwickshire -
WICKET: Durham 28/1 (10.2 ov) v Northants
SC Cook c Wakely b Kleinveldt 16 (30) Partnership: 28 (10.2 ov)
RK Kleinveldt 5.2-2-8-1 KK Jennings 10* (32) -
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TEAM 100: Sussex 102/1 (33.5 ov) v Worcs
HZ Finch 60* (102) LWP Wells 16* (67) -
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WICKET: Somerset 80/5 (28.5 ov, won the toss) v Middlesex
PD Trego c †Simpson b Murtagh 2 (9) Partnership: 3 (3.1 ov)
TJ Murtagh 8.5-3-21-2 D Elgar 27* (77) -
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WICKET: Lancashire 18/2 (6.4 ov, won the toss) v Yorkshire
LA Procter c †Hodd b Sidebottom 0 (1) Partnership: 0 (0.1 ov)
RJ Sidebottom 3.4-1-6-2 H Hameed 4* (17) -
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WICKET: Lancashire 18/1 (6.3 ov, won the toss) v Yorkshire
AL Davies c Lees b Sidebottom 9 (22) Partnership: 18 (6.3 ov)
RJ Sidebottom 3.3-1-6-1 H Hameed 4* (17) -
UPDATE: Match delayed by rain (Play due to restart at 1:45pm), Nottinghamshire 68/2 (22.5 ov) v Derbyshire
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Somerset 78-4 v MiddlesexBottom-of-the-table Somerset laboured to 78 for 4 from 28 overs in the opening session at Lord’s after choosing to bat first against champions Middlesex.ÂNew ball strikes by Toby Roland-Jones and Tim Murtagh initially left Somerset reeling at 20 for 2 but Dean Elgar and James Hildreth led a partial recovery with a stand of 46 before Hildreth fell for 25 to a stunning slip catch by Ollie Rayner.ÂHildreth edged a drive at James Franklin’s left-arm seamers and Rayner, at second slip, took off to his right to hold a brilliant diving catch.ÂTom Helm, switched to the Pavilion End for his second spell, then had Steven Davies caught at the wicket for 6 – edging a sharply rising ball – and, at lunch, only left-handed opener Elgar had held firm with 27 not out.ÂMarcus Trescothick was the first Somerset batsman to depart, caught at third slip for 8 off Roland-Jones after playing and missing several times at Murtagh, who then produced a perfect away-swinger from the Nursery End to have Tom Abell taken at the wicket for 6.ÂWith a little bit of grass on the pitch to encourage them, and some bounce for the quicker bowlers Helm and Roland-Jones, it was an excellent morning’s work for the four-pronged Middlesex seam attackat the start of a Specsavers County Championship Division One fixture that is important to both sides in the context of their season. - ECB Reporters Network
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ÂHampshire 82/3 vs WarwickshireÂKeith Barker snatched two early wickets to hand Warwickshire a slight early advantage on day one against Hampshire at the Ageas Bowl.Hampshire elected to bat after winning the toss, with overcast conditions over head but a dry wicket, and found life tough early on.Barker had Michael Carberry caught by Ian Bell at mid-on, after he found the left-handed batsman’s leading edge.He then brought up his 300th first class wicket as the left armer fast bowler got exaggerated movement into Rilee Rossouw to have him lbw.George Bailey was the third wicket to fall inside the first 10 overs when he played his cut shot too early, picking out Bell at cover to give Boyd Rankin a wicket with his fourth delivery.After the flurry of wickets opener Jimmy Adams bedded in with Sean Ervine – and the pair collect 52 runs unbeaten before lunch to even up the session. - ECB Reporters Network
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UPDATE: Match start delayed, Durham v Northamptonshire at Chester-le-Street
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ÂSussex 96-1 v WorcestershireHarry Finch scored his first half-century of the season as Sussex enjoyed a good opening session against Worcestershire at Hove.Finch was 56 not out at lunch with Sussex 96 for 1 after Worcestershire, who have won their first four matches in the Specsavers Championship, opted to bowl first.It was tough going early on for Sussex against some accurate new-ball bowling, but they appeared to have come through it when Chris Nash (22), leading the side following Luke Wright’s resignation as captain on Wednesday night, tamely picked out mid-wicket trying to pull a short ball from Joe Leach.Finch greeted Josh Tongue’s return to the attack by hitting him for successive boundaries before reaching 50 off 90 balls with seven fours. So far, he has put on 55 in 20 overs with Luke Wells, who was 13 not out at the interval. - ECB Reporters Network
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UPDATE: Match start delayed, Yorkshire v Lancashire at Leeds
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ichef.bbci.co.ukby StaggerBreaths via Ichef.bbci.co.uk 6/2/2017 12:05:36 PM -
LUNCH: Hampshire 83/3 (29 ov, won the toss) v Warwickshire
JHK Adams 18* (71) SM Ervine 37* (64) -
LUNCH: Sussex 95/1 (33 ov) v Worcs
HZ Finch 56* (99) LWP Wells 13* (65) -
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LUNCH: Somerset 78/4 (28 ov, won the toss) v Middlesex
D Elgar 27* (77) PD Trego 0* (4) -
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Rashid will come back in, so that is Woakes replaced. With Willey there if it is felt Ball needs to be taken out. The player they are bringing in is only really important if Stokes bowling fitness becomes a problem. Because they may not trust Willey to bowl his full 10 overs
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