Specsavers Championship, Saturday, June 3, 2017

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3rd & 7 37yd

Not sure, England are set on Finn but I think they will value ODI exp over a Lions performance against South Africa D. Its not their A side because they are all playing at Counties Elgar, Abbott, Van Zyl ect

by nickcricket 6/3/2017 2:14:20 PM
lol or just get out

by Lawrence Payne 6/3/2017 2:13:50 PM
WICKET: Yorkshire 245/8 (76.1 ov, lead by 122 - 1st inns) v Lancashire
A Lyth c †Davies b Clark 100 (234) Partnership: 9 (4.0 ov)
J Clark 9.1-1-26-2 JA Brooks 5* (15)

by ESPNcricinfo Live 6/3/2017 2:13:19 PM
So quick runs now and get bowling again

by Lawrence Payne 6/3/2017 2:13:01 PM
At last !!

by Lawrence Payne 6/3/2017 2:12:08 PM
Warwickshire making sure Sunny Singh earns his paycheck, 45 overs for the young lad.

by SDHoneymonster 6/3/2017 2:11:46 PM
Are England set on choosing Finn for the Champions Trophy even if he is outbowled today by either Tom Curran or Craig Overton?

by vinamaipo1 6/3/2017 2:11:19 PM
Forecast is awful at Headingley, looks like the Lankies* will escape again

by nickcricket 6/3/2017 2:11:14 PM
INDIVIDUAL 100: A Lyth 100* (233)
Yorkshire 245/7 (75.5 ov, lead by 122 - 1st inns) v Lancashire

by ESPNcricinfo Live 6/3/2017 2:11:11 PM
SDHoneymonster - Azeem Rafiq learned that the hard way, never learns that lad

by nickcricket 6/3/2017 2:09:15 PM
Looks a dreadful weather forecast for most of the UK on Monday. Games will need to move on fast the rest of today or tomorrow morning.

by vinamaipo1 6/3/2017 2:09:05 PM
WICKET: Hampshire 467/6 (150.3 ov, won the toss) v Warwickshire
IG Holland lbw b Sukhjit Singh 32 (66) Partnership: 61 (17.3 ov)
Sukhjit Singh 44.3-4-129-3 LD McManus 33* (49)

by ESPNcricinfo Live 6/3/2017 2:08:32 PM
INDIVIDUAL 50: JJ Cobb 53* (74)
Northamptonshire 268/5 (69.4 ov, lead by 102 - 1st inns) v Durham

by ESPNcricinfo Live 6/3/2017 2:08:14 PM
@nickcricket Win nowt with slogging.

by SDHoneymonster 6/3/2017 2:08:01 PM
Lyth hasn't hit a 4 since the 58th over and its the 75th now

by nickcricket 6/3/2017 2:07:32 PM
Lyth is taking an eon to get through the 90's hope brooks can bat an hour plus

by Lawrence Payne 6/3/2017 2:05:11 PM
imperius 4 from Brooks, The lad cleary thinks he is Brian Lara now

by nickcricket 6/3/2017 2:04:44 PM
END OF INNINGS: Sussex 579/8 declared (145.1 ov) v Worcs
VD Philander 7* (14)

by ESPNcricinfo Live 6/3/2017 2:03:54 PM
WICKET: Sussex 579/8 (145.1 ov) v Worcs
D Wiese c Whiteley b Leach 66 (53) Partnership: 22 (3.3 ov)
J Leach 27.1-2-101-3 VD Philander 7* (14)

by ESPNcricinfo Live 6/3/2017 2:03:46 PM
Jon Culley at Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire 239-5

Derbyshire have a first-innings lead for the first time this season and skipper Billy Godleman a century for the second match running but they have suffered a couple of setbacks since lunch, losing Alex Hughes lbw to Harry Gurney, who claimed his second wicket after a consultation between standing umpire Patrick Gustard and his colleague Graham Lloyd. It followed an appeal from Gurney backed up by wicketkeeper Chris Read against Gary Wilson. The ball ended up in Read’s gloves after passing between bat and pad. Neither the umpire nor the batsman appeared sure that there had been contact with the bat or just the pad or indeed what the appeal was for, Wilson holding his arms wide as Gustard wandered towards Lloyd at square leg, as if asking how he could be out. The answer, according to the official conflab, was caught behind. Godleman, who gave a chance in the slips on 12 last night, completed his hundred with his 11th boundary, helping a legside delivery from Gurney – not the first – on its way to the boundary. His ton included four overthrows too on what has been another below-par day for the Division Two leaders.

by jonculley 6/3/2017 1:56:32 PM
WICKET: Yorkshire 236/7 (72.1 ov, lead by 113 - 1st inns) v Lancashire
Azeem Rafiq c sub b Clark 17 (20) Partnership: 22 (4.5 ov)
J Clark 7.1-1-22-1 A Lyth 96* (225)

by ESPNcricinfo Live 6/3/2017 1:56:21 PM
Good Somerset great effort now declare and get Gubbo bat for the rest of the game so he can be the bedrock of my fantasy team

by nickcricket 6/3/2017 1:56:09 PM
Send in Overton!

by Geoff Eisenhauer 6/3/2017 1:55:24 PM
WICKET: Somerset 329/6 (98.4 ov, won the toss) v Middlesex
D Elgar c †Simpson b Franklin 158 (298) Partnership: 249 (69.5 ov)
JEC Franklin 11.4-2-24-2 L Gregory 110* (198)

by ESPNcricinfo Live 6/3/2017 1:54:48 PM
Bugger!

by Geoff Eisenhauer 6/3/2017 1:54:46 PM
INDIVIDUAL 100: BA Godleman 103* (155)
Derbyshire 232/5 (66 ov, lead by 3 - 1st inns) v Notts

by ESPNcricinfo Live 6/3/2017 1:48:53 PM
:)

by Lawrence Payne 6/3/2017 1:46:35 PM
WICKET: Sussex 557/7 (141.4 ov) v Worcs
CJ Jordan c Clarke b Leach 37 (55) Partnership: 91 (14.2 ov)
J Leach 25.4-2-89-2 D Wiese 54* (45)

by ESPNcricinfo Live 6/3/2017 1:46:25 PM
Love this England Lions team, think its a great idea and they should play for the rest of the summer and No its has nothing to do with the fact no Yorkshire players are in side...

by nickcricket 6/3/2017 1:45:59 PM
England Lions posted 349 - 7 against South Africa A

by vinamaipo1 6/3/2017 1:42:50 PM
Need to get a cricket ball whacked? Send for an Overton. Craig's spronked 34 off 18 for the Lions, SA A now chasing 350.

by SDHoneymonster 6/3/2017 1:42:48 PM
@nickcricket It looks a slightly slower pitch than the wicket that England and Bangladesh played on. With no Matthews and Rabada and Parnell in form, I am going for South Africa

by vinamaipo1 6/3/2017 1:42:22 PM
@vinamaipo1 All losers!

by Geoff Eisenhauer 6/3/2017 1:42:05 PM
@SDHoneymonster Do have a few, although need to hand some round to friends. Good rum in Nicaragua too, although sadly I've drunk all that I managed to get home!

by SDHoneymonster 6/3/2017 1:41:57 PM
INDIVIDUAL 50: D Wiese 51* (42)
Sussex 553/6 (140.4 ov) v Worcs

by ESPNcricinfo Live 6/3/2017 1:41:52 PM
@nickcricket SL

by Geoff Eisenhauer 6/3/2017 1:41:39 PM
I have a three-wat treble today : South Africa to beat Sri Lanka, England Lions to beat South Africa A and Lewis Gregory to get out before Dean Elgar.

by vinamaipo1 6/3/2017 1:41:11 PM
Who do people fancy SA or SL? 300 seems doesn't seem like a huge chase but SL batting is flaky

by nickcricket 6/3/2017 1:41:08 PM
@SDHoneymonster Any left to share? I used to live near Cuba and miss them

by Geoff Eisenhauer 6/3/2017 1:38:33 PM
@GeoffEisenhauer Didn't go to Cuba sadly, although they make some lovely cigars in Nicaragua. May have indulged in quite a few...

by SDHoneymonster 6/3/2017 1:37:34 PM
Brilliant stuff, well done Lewis. Please get out before Elgar.

by vinamaipo1 6/3/2017 1:36:55 PM
@SDHoneymonster Well, it's good to have you back. I hope the cigars were good. Fidel's finest?

by Geoff Eisenhauer 6/3/2017 1:36:53 PM