Specsavers Championship, Monday, June 5, 2017
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UPDATE: Match delayed by bad light, Derbyshire 180/4 (35 ov, target: 216) v Notts -
Abell draws value from another Lord's yawn fest
Somerset skipper Tom Abell found solace in another Lord's yawn-fest with his first half-century of the Championship season but last season's top two are still without a win -
Jon Culley at Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire 151-4
What was shaping up as a comfortable-ish win for Derbyshire in the gloom and the wind here suddenly looks rather less certain after Wayne Madsen suffered what is usually termed a rush of blood and needlessly gave away his wicket. Madsen’s assured 61 had brought the target down to 75 from 20.3 overs when he took a big swing at Samit Patel and sliced the ball horribly in the air towards deep point. Brett Hutton saw it coming and flung himself full length to take the catch inches off the ground. A good piece of bowling by Luke Wood had seen off a dangerous-looking Billy Godleman and Shiv Thakor had gloved one from Harry Gurney, both falling to catches snapped up by the ever-reliable Chris Read but Madsen’s departure is a real blow to Derbyshire. Alex Hughes has not looked as comfortable as their supporters would like and Gary Wilson needs to get into the groove quickly. Nonetheless, with 18 overs left and 65 to get it is there for the taking, provided the rain holds off. -
WICKET: Northamptonshire 123/2 (24.4 ov, target: 205) v Durham
RI Newton c McCarthy b Coughlin 54 (73) Partnership: 123 (24.1 ov)
P Coughlin 12.4-1-48-2 AG Wakely 62* (73) -
WICKET: Derbyshire 141/4 (28.3 ov, target: 216) v Notts
WL Madsen c Hutton b Patel 61 (57) Partnership: 38 (7.2 ov)
SR Patel 3.3-0-17-1 AL Hughes 16* (25) -
INDIVIDUAL 50: RI Newton 53* (68)
Northamptonshire 120/1 (23.3 ov, target: 205) v Durham -
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Simpsons leg breaks were... well really something: ecb.cdn.nvplay.com -
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INDIVIDUAL 50: WL Madsen 54* (47)
Derbyshire 132/3 (25.5 ov, target: 216) v Notts -
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RESULT: Match drawn
Somerset 161/3 declared (45 ov, lead by 246 - 2nd inns) v Middlesex -
END OF INNINGS: Somerset 161/3 declared (45 ov, lead by 246 - 2nd inns) v Middlesex
TB Abell 71* (142) SM Davies 23* (48) -
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UPDATE: Match delayed by rain (Play due to restart at 5pm), Northamptonshire 105/1 (22 ov, target: 205) v Durham
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WICKET: Derbyshire 103/3 (21.1 ov, target: 216) v Notts
SJ Thakor c †Read b Gurney 25 (38) Partnership: 67 (11.3 ov)
HF Gurney 3.1-0-18-1 WL Madsen 41* (37) -
TEAM 100: Derbyshire 103/2 (20.5 ov, target: 216) v Notts
WL Madsen 41* (36) SJ Thakor 25* (37) -
of course (and it is has taken me about 15 minutes to remember his name) Chris Schofield was the original, next Shane Warne, even down to the bleached blonde locks. Them were the days, when the entire future of English cricket was put on the shoulders of anyone who could bowl a bit of leg spin...
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Lawrence clearly is a class 4 day player, having the ability to bat all day against Lancs to get a draw and so on, but has don exactly nothing in one day cricket, which does ask the question about his selection for a one day game. Harks back to the old school English mentality of ODIs being a testing ground for test selection.
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