Specsavers Championship, Monday, June 19, 2017
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WICKET: Kent 260 all out (73.1 ov, won the toss) v Worcs
Yasir Shah c Leach b Hastings 17 (40) Partnership: 30 (8.4 ov)
JW Hastings 16.1-5-44-2 ME Claydon 16* (27) -
Yeah, you do wonder about Jimmy A. Might have expected more early season wickets from him, tbh. Does this bode badly, or is he just being "careful"? The beard move seems highly dubious too. I notice he has bowled an average of >5 dot balls per over, though! That's quite good, I suppose. -
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WICKET: Hampshire 232/7 (68 ov, won the toss) v Lancashire
GK Berg lbw b Parry 27 (39) Partnership: 55 (11.5 ov)
SD Parry 4-0-18-1 GJ Bailey 106* (151) -
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Hampshire 202-6 v LancashireLancashire’s bowlers claimed three more wickets but were prevented from making further breakthroughs by a fine innings from the Hampshire captain, George Bailey, on the second afternoon of their Specsavers County Championship match at Emirates Old Trafford.The visitors were 202 for six with Bailey unbeaten on 94 when the players came in for tea, and the relative respectability of Hampshire’s total can be explained almost entirely by Bailey’s obduracy and skill.The Hampshire skipper has shared a stand of 69 for the fourth wicket with James Vince, who was leg before to Luke Procter for 22, and another of 52 for the sixth wicket with Lewis McManus, but otherwise he defied the Lancashire attack alone on a steamy afternoon when the bowlers frequently found it difficult to control the swinging ball.In addition to Vince’s wicket, Procter also dismissed Sean Ervine, who was caught behind for seven when fencing at a ball outside the off stump, but the other wicket fell to Jordan Clark, who had McManus pouched at second slip by Jimmy Anderson for 15. Anderson has bowled 16 overs but has so far enjoyed neither luck nor success. -
WICKET: Middlesex 262/3 (71 ov, won the toss) v Yorkshire
PR Stirling lbw b Rashid 111 (136) Partnership: 187 (45.0 ov)
AU Rashid 11-0-49-1 SD Robson 112* (202) -
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INDIVIDUAL 100: GJ Bailey 103* (145)
Hampshire 224/6 (66.1 ov, won the toss) v Lancashire -
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TEAM 200: Essex 202/3 (76.4 ov, won the toss) v Warwickshire
NLJ Browne 77* (224) RS Bopara 58* (118) -
WICKET: Nottinghamshire 239/4 (70.2 ov) v Leics
MJ Lumb b Klein 36 (72) Partnership: 83 (25.0 ov)
D Klein 15.2-1-61-3 SR Patel 86* (151) -
Tim Wigmore at Middlesex 245-2 v Yorkshire
We have two centurions. Both Robson and Stirling took tea in the 90s. Robson just beat him to the landmark, cutting Rashid for three; two overs later, Stirling’s sweep brought up his own century. That’s his first in first-class cricket for Middlesex - probably rather overdue; it’s Robson’s 15th. Yorkshire aren’t bowling poorly here, but, as ever, Lord’s is a wicket on which it’s preferable to bat first. -
INDIVIDUAL 100: PR Stirling 100* (119)
Middlesex 244/2 (66.1 ov, won the toss) v Yorkshire -
INDIVIDUAL 100: SD Robson 101* (184)
Middlesex 238/2 (64.5 ov, won the toss) v Yorkshire -
WICKET: Kent 230/9 (64.3 ov, won the toss) v Worcs
MT Coles lbw b Ali 47 (63) Partnership: 12 (4.5 ov)
MM Ali 8.3-0-32-1 Yasir Shah 8* (15) -
WICKET: Glamorgan 166/3 (70.4 ov, won the toss) v Durham
CA Ingram c †Poynter b Potts 33 (93) Partnership: 82 (29.5 ov)
MJ Potts 13.4-3-26-1 NJ Selman 88* (210) -
INDIVIDUAL 50: RS Bopara 51* (100)
Essex 180/3 (70.5 ov, won the toss) v Warwickshire -
TEA: Hampshire 202/6 (64 ov, won the toss) v Lancashire
GK Berg 9* (25) GJ Bailey 94* (141) -
TEAM 200: Hampshire 201/6 (63.1 ov, won the toss) v Lancashire
GJ Bailey 93* (140) GK Berg 9* (21) -
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Middlesex 228-2 v YorkshireMiddlesex third-wicket batting partners Sam Robson and Paul Stirling dominated the mid-session to take their side into tea sitting pretty on 228 for two on the opening day of their Specsavers County Championship encounter with Yorkshire.In searing heat, Yorkshire introduced England wrist-spinner Adil Rashid and off-spinner Adam Lyth after the lunch interval but all to no avail as Stirling and Robson ploughed on to add an unbroken 153 through to tea as the visitors toiled for a couple of hours without a breakthrough.Robson, in only his fourth start of an injury ruined season, went in for his sandwiches unbeaten on 97 having almost been caught by Stirling on 92 not out. Stirling reached his third 50 of the summer from 69 balls and with nine fours
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Kent 230-8 v WorcsAdam Rouse and Matt Coles led a Kent recovery after Worcestershire had made substantial inroads into their first innings in the Specsavers County Championship promotion battle at New Road.Wicket-keeper Rouse and paceman Coles joined forces after Worcestershire skipper Joe Leach and Josh Tongue had been largely responsible for reducing them to 139-7 after Sam Northeast had elected to bat.But then Rouse and Coles opted for an aggressive riposte in adding 79 in just 16 overs for the eighth wicket.It needed Tongue to return to the attack and break the stand just before tea when Rouse (34) was caught at second slip by Daryl Mitchell.Up until that partnership, the Worcestershire bowlers had been well on top.Leach removed openers Daniel Bell-Drummond (1) and Sean Dickson (7) and then Ed Barnard removed Joe Denly (12).Four wickets went down in 13 overs after lunch, two of them to Tongue including Northeast for 42, while John Hastings dismissed the in form Darren Stevens (39).But then came the Rouse-Coles rescue act to take Kent to an unlikely looking batting point and by tea Coles had moved onto 47 out of 230-8
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Notts 212-3 v LeicsSamit Patel continued to make the most of his fine recent form by passing fifty for the fifth consecutive innings.Following scores of 82, 257 not out, 66 and 122 not out, the 32-year old is on 70 not out with Nottinghamshire on 212 for three at tea on the opening day of the Specsavers County Championship match against Leicestershire at Trent Bridge.Patel and Brendan Taylor resumed their third wicket stand after lunch and had stretched it to 80 by the time that the visitors struck again.Taylor had a scare on 48 when he nicked Clint McKay but wicketkeeper Lewis Hill couldn’t gather low down. A couple of deliveries later the former Zimbabwe captain was gifted two overthrows from an errant shy, to reach his 50 from 104 balls.Dieter Klein made the breakthrough, having Taylor caught behind to a regulation nick on 61.Patel was given not out on 37, after the umpires had conferred with the Foxes claiming a slip catch by Paul Horton but a bump ball seemed to be their judgement.Taylor had a scare on 48 when he edged Clint McKay just short of the ‘keeper and had further luck a couple of deliveries later when a couple of overthrows enabled the former Zimbabwe captain to reach his half century.Michael Lumb is on 26 and has put on 56 with Patel so far.
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TEA: Kent 230/8 (64 ov, won the toss) v Worcs
Yasir Shah 8* (15) MT Coles 47* (60) -
The individual Boards couldn't care less about any effect their own T20 Leagues have on anyone else. The IPL haven't given a fig about running into the english season, in fact there's talk about either doubling the length of it or creating a second tournament. The West Indies couldn't care less that their tournament runs through the middle of the english season. Private gain is all the Boards care about, and if someone else suffers, then tough. If the Big Bash could lure away all the top players then they would, instead of retired internationals and fringe players, at the moment, they don't have the cream of international players but i'm sure they'll try to lure them. It's all for one and sod the rest in cricket i'm afraid, don't hold your breath for any co-operation between them or any consideration for International Cricket. -
TEA: Middlesex 228/2 (64 ov, won the toss) v Yorkshire
SD Robson 97* (182) PR Stirling 92* (114) -
They do that because the football season spans 9 months of the year, there is no logical way of avoiding each other and they grew up at a time when it would have been hard to follow another counties sport because the technology wasn't there to be able to. I don't think you will ever get all the T20 leagues to line up at the same time they are to big a slice of the pie for boards now. Would the CPL be happy to be on at the same time as the IPL without any stars capable of sitting on a IPL bench?
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TEA: Nottinghamshire 212/3 (64 ov) v Leics
MJ Lumb 26* (50) SR Patel 70* (135)
