Specsavers Championship, Saturday, June 3, 2017
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Gregory's maiden hundred frustrates Middlesex title defence
Reigning Specsavers county champions Middlesex appear on course for their fourth successive draw of an uninspired Division One title defence after Somerset enjoyed the best of a sun-kissed second day at Lord's -
Lyth's battling hundred tests Lancashire's faith
Last August Yorkshire took the immensely far-sighted step of opening a dedicated multi-faith room at Headingley. After Adam Lyth's hundred put Yorkshire on top in the Roses match, it might have to be made available to devout believers in Lancashire -
Godleman application gives Derbyshire sight of rare win
Billy Goldeman scored his third hundred of the season to help Derbyshire into a 134-run lead against Nottinghamshire and give his side hope of victory -
Wright refinds batting zest after resignation
Luke Wright rediscovered his panache with the bat after abandoning the Sussex captaincy but Worcestershire produced an excellent response after conceding their second-highest total in matches between the pair -
Maiden Holden ton gives Northants edge
Max Holden's maiden century in only his sixth first-class game left Durham kicking themselves for dropping him twice early on the second day of their Specsavers County Championship match -
Warwickshire collapse after record Hampshire stand
Sean Ervine, with a double century, and Jimmy Adams shared the biggest Champion ship strand of the season before Warwickshire collapsed in the final session at the Ageas Bowl -
Livingstone's violent hundred seals series for Lions
CricinfoLiam Livingstone produced a violent maiden century in List A cricket with eight sixes as England Lions sealed their three-match series against South Africa A with a second successive win -
- Today's Headlines
Max Holden struck a maiden Championship hundred at Chester-le-Street Warwickshire's fears of relegation deepen as they suffer a calamitous day at the Ageas BowlHampshire pile up 515 as Jimmy Adams (166) and Sean Ervine (203) share a stand of 367 - the biggest of the season.Then Warwickshire crash to 49 for 6 in a disastrous final sessionFormer England batsman Adam Lyth had not reached 50 in the Championship this seasonHe chooses the Roses match to hit 100 as Yorkshire threaten a three-day win against unbeaten LancashireLuke Wright immediately finds batting form after stepping down from the Sussex captaincyWright hits a breezy 87 in Sussex's 579 for 8 dec before in-form Daryl Mitchell strikes back for WorcestershireBilly Godleman's batting form has been a bright spot in Derbyshire's season and his hundred gives them the edge in the East Midlands derbyThere are maiden Championship centuries, too, for both Somerset's Lewis Gregory and Middlesex loanee Max Holden, who puts Northants well on top against Durham - Today's Headlines
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STUMPS: Lancashire 141/4 (48 ov, trail by 9 - 2nd inns) v Yorkshire
S Chanderpaul 43* (64) DJ Vilas 22* (42) -
STUMPS: Nottinghamshire 67/2 (14 ov, trail by 67 - 2nd inns) v Derbyshire
SR Patel 17* (22) SJ Mullaney 20* (42) -
STUMPS: Durham 78/1 (22 ov, trail by 94 - 2nd inns) v Northants
SC Cook 39* (56) BJ McCarthy 3* (17) -
STUMPS: Middlesex 42/0 (22 ov, trail by 401 - 1st inns) v Somerset
NRT Gubbins 21* (59) NRD Compton 19* (73) -
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TEAM 100: Lancashire 102/4 (38.3 ov, trail by 48 - 2nd inns) v Yorkshire
S Chanderpaul 21* (33) DJ Vilas 5* (16) -
WICKET: Durham 69/1 (18.2 ov, trail by 103 - 2nd inns) v Northants
KK Jennings st †Rossington b Keogh 27 (60) Partnership: 69 (18.2 ov)
RI Keogh 1.2-0-11-1 SC Cook 33* (51) -
STUMPS: Worcestershire 139/0 (44 ov, trail by 440 - 1st inns) v Sussex
DKH Mitchell 85* (141) BL D'Oliveira 43* (124) -
WICKET: Nottinghamshire 35/2 (6.3 ov, trail by 99 - 2nd inns) v Derbyshire
CA Pujara c †Smit b Taylor 13 (9) Partnership: 15 (2.4 ov)
TAI Taylor 3.3-1-13-1 SJ Mullaney 7* (18) -
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STUMPS: Warwickshire 49/6 (29.1 ov, trail by 466 - 1st inns) v Hampshire
GT Thornton 0* (6) -
WICKET: Warwickshire 49/6 (29.1 ov, trail by 466 - 1st inns) v Hampshire
ARI Umeed c †McManus b Crane 14 (83) Partnership: 3 (1.1 ov)
MS Crane 4.1-2-6-2 GT Thornton 0* (6) -
WICKET: Nottinghamshire 20/1 (3.5 ov, trail by 114 - 2nd inns) v Derbyshire
JD Libby c †Smit b McKerr 15 (12) Partnership: 20 (3.5 ov)
C McKerr 1.5-0-12-1 SJ Mullaney 5* (11) -
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WICKET: Lancashire 81/4 (33 ov, trail by 69 - 2nd inns) v Yorkshire
SJ Croft c Lyth b Sidebottom 27 (52) Partnership: 20 (5.4 ov)
RJ Sidebottom 11-4-22-1 S Chanderpaul 6* (16) -
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WICKET: Warwickshire 46/5 (28 ov, trail by 469 - 1st inns) v Hampshire
R Clarke lbw b Crane 20 (38) Partnership: 24 (12.0 ov)
MS Crane 4-2-6-1 ARI Umeed 13* (81) -
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TEAM 100: Worcestershire 100/0 (34.5 ov, trail by 479 - 1st inns) v Sussex
BL D'Oliveira 31* (100) DKH Mitchell 62* (109) -
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WICKET: Derbyshire 363 all out (106.1 ov, lead by 134 - 1st inns) v Notts
TAI Taylor c Patel b Gurney 32 (54) Partnership: 34 (10.4 ov)
HF Gurney 18.1-1-55-3 C McKerr 16* (40) -
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WICKET: Lancashire 61/3 (27.2 ov, trail by 89 - 2nd inns) v Yorkshire
LA Procter c Bresnan b Brooks 23 (55) Partnership: 28 (12.2 ov)
JA Brooks 7.2-3-12-2 SJ Croft 13* (34) -
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