Specsavers Championship, Thursday, July 6, 2017

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3rd & 7 37yd

So Warwickshire down plus 1, on form its going to be Yorkshire. Only 14 points from last 3 games

by Lawrence Payne 7/6/2017 3:03:58 PM
- ECB Reporters Network
Full report for ESPNcricinfo by Jon Culley follows. In the meantime, here is the ECB Reporters Network

Middlesex secured a crucial Specsavers County Championship win over Warwickshire by one wicket amid scenes of the highest tension at sultry Edgbaston.
A career-best 45 (77 balls, five fours) from 22-year-old Ryan Higgins, playing only his third first-class match, saw his side most of the way to a target of 234.
He was eighth out with 24 still needed but last-wicket pair Tom Helm and Tim Murtagh found the seven runs required by the tenth wicket to see their side home to a victory which puts precious space between them and bottom-of-the-table Warwickshire.
For the champions, great relief and celebrations. For the home side, meanwhile, heartbreak - as they are left to contemplate a mountainous task ahead to avoid relegation with their woes compounded by a surprise win for fellow strugglers Somerset over Yorkshire at Scarborough .

by David Hopps 7/6/2017 3:02:14 PM
@dezdezzy Not sure, he was saying the other day he could play as a batsmen soon but will Warks (Birmingham) want that in the T20

by nickcricket 7/6/2017 3:02:01 PM
Rolled my eyes when Warne and Athers said Stokes was a better batsmen that Bairstow, but now Beefy not to be outdone has claimed he is better than Cook

by nickcricket 7/6/2017 2:45:12 PM
All of Bangladesh tunes in...

by StaggerBreaths 7/6/2017 2:44:59 PM
Warwickshire

by Lawrence Payne 7/6/2017 2:43:52 PM
Going for the Ravi Shastri THAI at Edgbaston myself.

by SDHoneymonster 7/6/2017 2:43:36 PM
- Live Update
Jon Culley at Warwickshire v Middlesex 227-9

What a finish! Rayner has gone leg before to Rankin after another bowling chance by Trott. Seven or one wicket to win.

by jonculley 7/6/2017 2:43:27 PM
@StaggerBreaths I'm off on my hols tomorrow, can barely be bothered to finish my words at the moment let alone do further research.

by Haystack_Jnr 7/6/2017 2:42:32 PM
100 runs in the session, no wickets. Over rate awful

by nickcricket 7/6/2017 2:42:18 PM
OK, Midd/Warks predictions? Middlesex to win.

by baptrimble 7/6/2017 2:42:16 PM
TEA: Leicestershire 240/8 (88 ov, trail by 22 - 1st inns) v Sussex
RJ Sayer 22* (60) CJ McKay 8* (13)

by ESPNcricinfo Live 7/6/2017 2:42:15 PM
Any nails left at Birmingham

by Lawrence Payne 7/6/2017 2:42:03 PM
No pressure Middlesex/Warks. None at all.

by StaggerBreaths 7/6/2017 2:41:35 PM
I did enjoy that piece, however also did a little further digging into the etymology of that particular word...

by StaggerBreaths 7/6/2017 2:41:06 PM
WICKET: Middlesex 227/9 (70 ov, target: 234) v Warwickshire
OP Rayner lbw b Rankin 15 (34) Partnership: 17 (4.5 ov)
WB Rankin 11-0-58-2 TG Helm 10* (16)

by ESPNcricinfo Live 7/6/2017 2:40:54 PM
8 overs short of target over rate

by Lawrence Payne 7/6/2017 2:40:53 PM
Here you go folks, this'll give you a laugh. If you think you're having a bad time on fantasy cricket, here are the scores made by my 'batsmen' this week:
Sangakkara: DNP
Ingram: 15 & 0
Handscomb: 2 & 0
Collingwood: 4 & 6
Wessels: 6.
Given that a duck results in -20 points, that's a grand total of -7 for this week. Thank you, lads.

by Brendan Mulcahy 7/6/2017 2:35:12 PM
@StaggerBreaths It was very nearly your Esses vs my ucks

by Joe Williams 7/6/2017 2:34:20 PM
I feel sorry for bowlers playing at Beckenham

by Haystack_Jnr 7/6/2017 2:33:53 PM
Root moves to 77, just a single to move to my #RootRaffle score

by nickcricket 7/6/2017 2:33:18 PM
@JoeWilliams Yep, Brook also has a broken hand to add to the playing woes

by nickcricket 7/6/2017 2:32:08 PM
Joe's Oes vs. my Esses.

by StaggerBreaths 7/6/2017 2:31:48 PM
Big developments today, Ben Stokes and leaped Bairstow to be England's third best batsmen

by nickcricket 7/6/2017 2:31:25 PM
DURHAM NO LONGER BOTTOM OF THE TABLE YASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

My goals have changed slightly since the start of the season.

by StaggerBreaths 7/6/2017 2:28:32 PM
The extra four was quite funny though.

by StaggerBreaths 7/6/2017 2:28:13 PM
*if

by StaggerBreaths 7/6/2017 2:27:46 PM
I don't get people feeling sorry for bowlers that bowl someone off a no ball - if he'd released the ball 6 inches earlier it wouldn't have hit the stumps and Stokes wouldn't have been out anyway!

by dez dezzy 7/6/2017 2:27:36 PM
Does he celebrate when he gets that single?

by nickcricket 7/6/2017 2:26:52 PM
If you're a locker, SDHM, I think you're hoping he gets that single...

by StaggerBreaths 7/6/2017 2:26:06 PM
- Live Update
Jon Culley at Warwickshire v Middlesex 210-8

Another twist. Higgins caught short leg by Hain off Patel with first ball of new spell. Still 24 needed.

by jonculley 7/6/2017 2:23:10 PM
WICKET: Leicestershire 226/8 (83.4 ov, trail by 36 - 1st inns) v Sussex
MW Pillans c Finch b Jordan 0 (2) Partnership: 0 (0.2 ov)
CJ Jordan 18.4-5-40-3 RJ Sayer 18* (46)

by ESPNcricinfo Live 7/6/2017 2:23:04 PM
RESULT: Durham won by 6 wickets
Durham 285/4 (80.2 ov, target: 282) v Derbyshire

by ESPNcricinfo Live 7/6/2017 2:22:15 PM
Gnodde, the little man in the red and yellow car...

by StaggerBreaths 7/6/2017 2:22:07 PM
END OF INNINGS: Durham 285/4 (80.2 ov, target: 282) v Derbyshire
RD Pringle 62* (80) JTA Burnham 93* (122)

by ESPNcricinfo Live 7/6/2017 2:22:01 PM
Root into the 70s and the raffle hots up

by nickcricket 7/6/2017 2:22:01 PM
I'd love to see it for the surname alone.

by StaggerBreaths 7/6/2017 2:21:27 PM
Worcs. in talks to sign all-rounder JS Gnodde.

by StaggerBreaths 7/6/2017 2:21:24 PM
WICKET: Middlesex 210/8 (65.1 ov, target: 234) v Warwickshire
RF Higgins c Hain b Patel 45 (77) Partnership: 17 (5.2 ov)
JS Patel 14.1-5-40-2 OP Rayner 9* (21)

by ESPNcricinfo Live 7/6/2017 2:20:57 PM