Specsavers Championship, Monday, April 24, 2017

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Remarkable turnaround gives Lancashire first win in 14
Nobody got too excited when Lancashire signed Ryan McLaren but he made a major contribution to their first Championship win for almost a year

by David Hopps 4/24/2017 7:59:36 PM
Bell gets a lift; the Curran brothers get a slap
Warwickshire arrested an abject start to the season as 99 from skipper Ian Bell helped them find the steel they needed to defy Surrey

by David Hopps 4/24/2017 7:14:18 PM
Ballance makes Yorkshire history as Hampshire defied
For all Yorkshire's history, no Yorkshire batsman has ever made two hundreds in a Championship match. Gary Ballance has gone one better - a hundred and a double hundred - to defy Hampshire

by David Hopps 4/24/2017 6:27:18 PM
Donald ensures no slip up for Glamorgan
Stalemate descended upon the Fischer Ground as Leicestershire and Glamorgan consoled themselves they had found stability after uncertain starts to the season

by David Hopps 4/24/2017 5:50:59 PM
Durham hopes Dented as Gloucestershire stand firm
Chris Dent completed his 12th first class century as Gloucestershire battled successfully to avoid defeat by Durham on the final day of the Specsavers County Championship match at Bristol

by David Hopps 4/24/2017 5:32:11 PM
A relieved Ian Bell talks to Melinda Farrell as Warwickshire stop the rot

by David Hopps 4/24/2017 4:52:26 PM
Glen Chapple discusses Lancashire's great turnaround win with Paul Edwards

by David Hopps 4/24/2017 4:51:09 PM
- Today's Headlines
Headlines

Lancashire beat Somerset by 164 runs after first-innings deficit of 169

Jimmy Anderson hails it as "one of the best wins I've played in"

Gary Ballance's adds unbeaten double century to century as Yorkshire hold off Hants

Middlesex stymied by bad light - Essex finish 8 down and still unbeaten

Ian Bell 99 as Warwickshire hold out against Surrey

Alastair Cook passes 20,000 first-class runs but falls to Ollie Rayner as Essex cling on

Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow make 18 in four knocks

In Division Two, Chris Dent hundred defies Durham

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by David Hopps 4/23/2017 10:08:58 PM

3rd & 7 37yd

We just thought you would like to see someone taking the positives

by David Hopps 4/24/2017 6:10:27 PM
strong words coming up by Vish on Hampshire pitches

by David Hopps 4/24/2017 6:09:43 PM
Bad light denies dominant Middlesex victory
Middlesex were frustrated by a combination of bad light and lower-order resistance as Essex clung on for a draw in the Specsavers County Championship at Lord's

by David Hopps 4/24/2017 5:58:08 PM
RESULT: Match drawn
Essex 160/8 (74 ov, target: 452) v Middlesex

by ESPNcricinfo Live 4/24/2017 5:19:19 PM
- Star Comment
woo hoo cheers Hoppsy! you obviously missed my Tim Farron one earlier :-)

by Russell Chapman edited by David Hopps 4/24/2017 5:13:24 PM
RESULT: Match drawn
Glamorgan 144/4 (46 ov, target: 355) v Leics

by ESPNcricinfo Live 4/24/2017 5:06:04 PM
If Essex do get the draw then today is the only one I would say they didn't deserve. Mind you if Middlesex had seen the forecast even though weather has been better than predicted today and made them follow on. Lancashire and Somerest were great efforts by them

by Kevin 4/24/2017 4:58:41 PM
- Star Comment
blimey i'd hate to see Glen Chapple after a defeat

by Russell Chapman edited by David Hopps 4/24/2017 4:54:37 PM
RESULT: Match drawn
Durham 85/4 (23 ov, target: 205) v Gloucs

by ESPNcricinfo Live 4/24/2017 4:40:19 PM
Assuming they don't get back on, that is 1 win and 2 draws for Essex. Not completely deserved and they have been quite lucky but I think they would have taken that at the start of the season

by Joe Tompkins 4/24/2017 4:30:38 PM
INDIVIDUAL 50: AHT Donald 52* (83)
Glamorgan 109/4 (36 ov, target: 355) v Leics

by ESPNcricinfo Live 4/24/2017 4:30:33 PM
Stevolution the new Ian MacCaskill

by Russell Chapman 4/24/2017 4:28:14 PM
@stevolution there you go

by Kartikeya Juneja new 4/24/2017 4:28:03 PM
UPDATE: Match delayed by bad light, Essex 160/8 (74 ov, target: 452) v Middlesex

by ESPNcricinfo Live 4/24/2017 4:27:35 PM
Has everyone made their fantasy yet for the one day cup?

by Kartikeya Juneja new 4/24/2017 4:26:43 PM
Well the seamers rotate anyway so only really batting changes you could look at: then you decide if Roelof, Allenby or Hose are a better bet. I don't think you can drop the skipper after two games as you'll destroy him, and you can't drop anyone else because he's in the worst form of the lot. Like I say, good time for a format change and a few of them to play some second team cricket

by NemoUKS 4/24/2017 4:26:39 PM
I'm amazed they are still playing at Lords. I'm in London now and it's waaaay darker than when I had to watch Kent go off for "bad light" at Sussex.

by Stevolution76 4/24/2017 4:26:25 PM
anyway, that's me done for the day. is the blog on whilst the 50 over comp is running?

by dave 4/24/2017 4:26:17 PM
Hope its a home game, Spice up the pitch and get Bess in (and Hose)

by nickcricket 4/24/2017 4:24:58 PM

COUNTY FIXTURES
COUNTY RESULTS

North Group: Leics v Derbyshire at Leicester
Aug 17, 2017 (18:30 local | 17:30 GMT | 13:30 EDT | 12:30 CDT | 10:30 PDT)

South Group: Surrey v Gloucs at The Oval
Aug 17, 2017 (18:30 local | 17:30 GMT | 13:30 EDT | 12:30 CDT | 10:30 PDT)

South Group: Essex v Kent at Chelmsford
Aug 17, 2017 (19:00 local | 18:00 GMT | 14:00 EDT | 13:00 CDT | 11:00 PDT)

North Group: Yorkshire v Northants at Leeds
Aug 17, 2017 (19:00 local | 18:00 GMT | 14:00 EDT | 13:00 CDT | 11:00 PDT)

North Group: Derbyshire v Worcs at Derby
Aug 18, 2017 (19:00 local | 18:00 GMT | 14:00 EDT | 13:00 CDT | 11:00 PDT)

South Group: Glamorgan v Middlesex at Cardiff
Aug 18, 2017 (19:00 local | 18:00 GMT | 14:00 EDT | 13:00 CDT | 11:00 PDT)

South Group: Hampshire v Somerset at Southampton
Aug 18, 2017 (19:00 local | 18:00 GMT | 14:00 EDT | 13:00 CDT | 11:00 PDT)

South Group: Kent v Surrey at Canterbury
Aug 18, 2017 (19:00 local | 18:00 GMT | 14:00 EDT | 13:00 CDT | 11:00 PDT)

North Group: Lancashire v Warwickshire at Manchester
Aug 18, 2017 (19:00 local | 18:00 GMT | 14:00 EDT | 13:00 CDT | 11:00 PDT)

North Group: Northants v Durham at Northampton
Aug 18, 2017 (19:00 local | 18:00 GMT | 14:00 EDT | 13:00 CDT | 11:00 PDT)

North Group: Notts v Leics at Nottingham
Aug 18, 2017 (19:00 local | 18:00 GMT | 14:00 EDT | 13:00 CDT | 11:00 PDT)

South Group: Sussex v Essex at Hove
Aug 18, 2017 (19:00 local | 18:00 GMT | 14:00 EDT | 13:00 CDT | 11:00 PDT)

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