Specsavers Championship, Sunday, June 4, 2017
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Yorkshire 39-0 need 60 to beat LancashireYorkshire are chasing just 60 to secure a deserved Specsavers County Championship win over unbeaten Lancashire at Headingley.The White Rose claimed six wickets before lunch on day three to bowl their visitors out for 209 after they had resumed on 141 for four.Tim Bresnan struck three times in 16 balls in his first three overs of the day as Lancashire lost their last four wickets for 12 runs in 27 balls.Ryan Sidebottom also picked up two of his three wickets, while Ben Coad’s wicket of Shiv Chanderpaul for 47 was his eighth of the match.Chanderpaul and Jordan Clark (37) are two of only three batsmen in this match who have gone beyond 33, with Yorkshire’s Adam Lyth hitting 100 yesterday.Lyth and opening partner Alex Lees have since taken Yorkshire to 39 without loss at lunch as they put the finishing touches to a 21-point win. -
Middlesex 118-3 trail Somerset 443-9 dec by 325 runsOpener Nick Gubbins hit 56 but was out just before lunch on day three as Middlesex struggled to 118 for 3 in reply to Somerset’s challenging first innings total of 443 for 9 declared in the Specsavers County Championship Division One match at Lord’s.Gubbins, resuming on 21 in Middlesex’s overnight 42 without loss, lost both his opening partner Nick Compton and No 3 Stevie Eskinazi in the morning’s first hour before former Australian Test batsman Adam Voges arrived to help him put on 52 for the third wicket.But Peter Trego then moved one back into left-hander Gubbins’ pads to have him lbw with one that also seemed to keep a little low. At lunch Voges was on 30 not out.Compton, who added just three runs to his overnight 19, was leg-before to a Tim Groenewald off-cutter in the fifth over of the day and Eskinazi had made just 6 when he aimed a back foot offside force at seamer Lewis Gregory and inside-edged into his own stumps.Earlier in the same over, Gubbins had been dropped on 33 when he mis-hit an attempted pull at Gregory and James Hildreth could not cling on to an awkward catch dropping over his left shoulder as he ran back from mid wicket.Both Voges and Gubbins, who reached a hard-working half-century from 123 balls, hit left-arm spinner Jack Leach back over his head as they tried to increase a sluggish scoring rate but fast bowler Jamie Overton was especially testing in a pacy spell from the Pavilion End and the Somerset bowlers’ disciplined approach made it hard going for Middlesex.
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Durham 160-4 are still 12 behind NorthantsVariable bounce in the Chester-le-Street pitch helped Northamptonshire to strengthen their grip on the Specsavers County Championship division two match against Durham.
But after taking three early wickets they dropped Paul Collingwood on nought and the Durham skipper shared an unbroken stand of 62 with Cameron Steel to take his side to 160 for four, trailing by 12.
Collingwood was missed at first slip by Chesney Hughes off Rory Kleinveldt, who found some extra bounce after skidding a couple through low to bowl nightwatchman Barry McCarthy and Graham Clark.
Ben Sanderson nipped one back sharply in the second over to nick Stephen Cook's off stump, the South African departing for 42 as he looked to play square on the off side.
Steel played well to reach 41 at lunch with Collingwood on 24. -
LUNCH: Middlesex 118/3 (52 ov, trail by 325 - 1st inns) v Somerset
AC Voges 30* (58) PR Stirling 0* (7) -
LUNCH: Durham 160/4 (54 ov, trail by 12 - 2nd inns) v Northants
PD Collingwood 24* (81) CT Steel 41* (90) -
Notts 229 & 160-2 lead Derbys 363 by 26 runsNottinghamshire wiped out their first innings deficit and moved into a slender lead of 26 on the third morning of their Specsavers County Championship match against Derbyshire at Trent Bridge.With Steven Mullaney and Samit Patel batting throughout the session and extending their partnership to 125, the division two leaders have reached 160 for two at lunch.Resuming from their overnight position of 67 for two, still 67 adrift, Nottinghamshire’s third wicket pairing of Mullaney and Patel were quickly into their stride, taking 14 from the first two overs.Runs continued to come easily as the 50 partnership was brought up from 72 balls.Derbyshire rotated their bowling attack but on a placid wicket few opportunities were created as each batsman advanced to 50.Mullaney, who scored 76 on the first day, reached the landmark from 98 balls, with seven fours. Patel’s first half century of the summer arrived from 104 deliveries, with eight fours.In the final over of the session Mullaney, on 58, had a life when he popped Jeevan Mendis up to short leg but Alex Hughes couldn’t hold on. Patel is unbeaten on 63 at the interval.
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LUNCH: Yorkshire 39/0 (13 ov, target: 60) v Lancashire
AZ Lees 13* (29) A Lyth 18* (50) -
Worcestershire 228-3 trail Sussex by 351 runsWorcestershire openers Daryl Mitchell and Brett D’Oliveira both departed after putting on 215 against Sussex on a controversial third morning at Hove.D’Oliveira, dropped earlier on 54, was on 70 when umpire Steve Garratt upheld Vernon Philander’s lbw appeal. The batsman indicated that he had hit the ball first but was on his way back to the pavilion when he was recalled, after Garratt had consulted with colleague Neil Mallender.D’Oliveira went on to make 80 before he was caught on the mid-wicket boundary, the second of two wickets in three overs for David Wiese.Wiese had earlier snared Mitchell, who mis-timed a hook to long leg after making 121 from 211 balls, with 20 fours and a six. Their stand of 215 was a new first-wicket record for Worcestershire against Sussex.The hosts broke through again just before lunch when Tom Fell (6) pushed forward to van Zyl’s medium pace and was taken at slip by Chris Jordan. Worcestershire were 228 for 3 at lunch, still 351 behind.
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Hampshire 515 lead Warwickshire 137-7 by 378 runsJonathan Trott and Keith Barker produced some resistance for Warwickshire as Hampshire were frustrated during the morning session on day three.Trott and Barker added 56 for the eighth wicket to relieve pressure, having gone in at 49 for six overnight – but remained 378 runs behind.Trott entered in the morning batting at No.8, having returned home to tend to a family emergency, looked at ease throughout the session, guiding Grant Thornton and then Barker through the session.Thornton was the only wicket to fall in the morning as Kyle Abbott angled one across him during a hostile early spell to grab an outside edge to Rilee Rossouw at first slip.From then on Trott and Barker navigated to lunch – although both survived a series of close leg before appeals.
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LUNCH: Nottinghamshire 160/2 (45 ov, lead by 26 - 2nd inns) v Derbyshire
SR Patel 63* (121) SJ Mullaney 58* (131) -
LUNCH: Worcestershire 228/3 (73 ov, trail by 351 - 1st inns) v Sussex
JM Clarke 2* (7) OB Cox 2* (3) -
LUNCH: Warwickshire 137/7 (59 ov, trail by 378 - 1st inns) v Hampshire
KHD Barker 34* (77) IJL Trott 37* (87) -
WICKET: Middlesex 116/3 (49.5 ov, trail by 327 - 1st inns) v Somerset
NRT Gubbins lbw b Trego 56 (139) Partnership: 52 (17.0 ov)
PD Trego 3.5-0-7-1 AC Voges 28* (52) -
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WICKET: Worcestershire 224/3 (72 ov, trail by 355 - 1st inns) v Sussex
TC Fell c Jordan b van Zyl 6 (19) Partnership: 4 (1.4 ov)
S van Zyl 5-3-6-1 JM Clarke 0* (4) -
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WICKET: Worcestershire 220/2 (70.2 ov, trail by 359 - 1st inns) v Sussex
BL D'Oliveira c van Zyl b Wiese 80 (199) Partnership: 5 (4.0 ov)
D Wiese 12.2-0-41-2 TC Fell 2* (13) -
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INDIVIDUAL 50: SR Patel 53* (104)
Nottinghamshire 144/2 (40 ov, lead by 10 - 2nd inns) v Derbyshire -
INDIVIDUAL 50: NRT Gubbins 50* (123)
Middlesex 105/2 (45.2 ov, trail by 338 - 1st inns) v Somerset -
WICKET: Worcestershire 215/1 (66.2 ov, trail by 364 - 1st inns) v Sussex
DKH Mitchell c van Zyl b Wiese 121 (213) Partnership: 215 (66.2 ov)
D Wiese 10.2-0-37-1 TC Fell 0* (0) BL D'Oliveira 78* (188) -
TEAM 100: Middlesex 100/2 (43.5 ov, trail by 343 - 1st inns) v Somerset
NRT Gubbins 48* (115) AC Voges 22* (40) -
WICKET: Lancashire 209 all out (69 ov, lead by 59 - 2nd inns) v Yorkshire
SD Parry c †Hodd b Bresnan 8 (13) Partnership: 4 (1.1 ov)
TT Bresnan 13-3-50-3 S Mahmood 0* (1) -
Jon Culley at Nottinghamshire 124-2 v Derbyshire
After cutting Derbyshire’s lead to 67 overnight, Nottinghamshire’s plan is to bat all day, which they feel will give them enough runs and use up enough time to make it difficult for the visitors to pull off their first win for two years, although they will feel leaving here with a draw is akin to a victory given the gulf between them in the Division Two table. Wayne Madsen, the former captain, says the addition of Conor McKerr to their bowling has given the rest of their attack a lift but on a wicket that has become flatter each day they will need to bowl particularly well to get the eight wickets they need to give themselves a chance of winning. In the first 90 minutes they haven’t managed one although Notts have added only 57 runs for a lead of just 10. -
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WICKET: Lancashire 205/9 (67.5 ov, lead by 55 - 2nd inns) v Yorkshire
TE Bailey c Handscomb b Sidebottom 3 (6) Partnership: 7 (1.3 ov)
RJ Sidebottom 18.5-7-38-3 SD Parry 4* (7) -
TEAM 200: Lancashire 203/8 (67 ov, lead by 53 - 2nd inns) v Yorkshire
TE Bailey 1* (1) SD Parry 4* (7) -
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WICKET: Lancashire 198/8 (66.2 ov, lead by 48 - 2nd inns) v Yorkshire
J Clark c †Hodd b Bresnan 37 (40) Partnership: 1 (1.5 ov)
TT Bresnan 11.2-3-41-2 SD Parry 0* (4) -
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WICKET: Lancashire 197/7 (64.3 ov, lead by 47 - 2nd inns) v Yorkshire
R McLaren c Leaning b Bresnan 15 (42) Partnership: 48 (10.5 ov)
TT Bresnan 10.3-3-41-1 J Clark 36* (33) -
TEAM 200: Worcestershire 200/0 (59.5 ov, trail by 379 - 1st inns) v Sussex
DKH Mitchell 113* (198) BL D'Oliveira 71* (164)
