Specsavers Championship, Thursday, September 14, 2017

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3rd & 7 37yd

UPDATE: Match start delayed (Play due to start at 3:30pm), Middlesex 76/3 (30.1 ov) v Hampshire

by ESPNcricinfo Live 9/14/2017 2:02:18 PM
WICKET: Warwickshire 105/9 (40.2 ov, trail by 63 - 2nd inns) v Essex
JS Patel c Lawrence b Cook 19 (39) Partnership: 23 (6.4 ov)
SJ Cook 9.2-2-39-3 HJH Brookes 5* (18)

by ESPNcricinfo Live 9/14/2017 2:01:12 PM
Cook on the balcony chatting to Bell and Trott...'Well lads, how have you been doing lately?'

by Dave Knibb 9/14/2017 1:58:36 PM
INDIVIDUAL 50: CB Cooke 50* (64)
Glamorgan 206/5 (65.2 ov, lead by 103 - 2nd inns) v Northants

by ESPNcricinfo Live 9/14/2017 1:57:56 PM
Woah didn't see Warwickshire getting to three figures today

by Mark Ofield 9/14/2017 1:57:33 PM
A further 7 of those now 43 wickets are players making a right hash of trying to sweep him and either popping one up in the air or getting done LBW

by Will Colwell 9/14/2017 1:57:20 PM
TEAM 100: Warwickshire 100/8 (39 ov, trail by 68 - 2nd inns) v Essex
JS Patel 14* (35) HJH Brookes 5* (14)

by ESPNcricinfo Live 9/14/2017 1:56:43 PM
Dom Bess' celebrappeal game is superb

by Will Colwell 9/14/2017 1:56:19 PM
Good stat that. I wonder if there's a higher % bowler/fielder combination than that in cricket which isn't first or second slip...

by NemoUKS 9/14/2017 1:56:12 PM
Well he didn't last much longer

by Mark Ofield 9/14/2017 1:55:57 PM
That percentage is now 20.9%

by Will Colwell 9/14/2017 1:54:53 PM
WICKET: Lancashire 151/3 (68.2 ov, trail by 51 - 2nd inns) v Somerset
SJ Croft lbw b Bess 5 (17) Partnership: 7 (4.4 ov)
DM Bess 17.2-5-45-1 LS Livingstone 28* (92)

by ESPNcricinfo Live 9/14/2017 1:54:33 PM
@SB You don't mean Notts do you?

by Dave Knibb 9/14/2017 1:54:31 PM
It's the Dom Bess magic touch. Since his Championship debut 9 of his 42 Championship wickets (21%) have been chipped to an infielder (cover/bowler/midwicket, usually cover)

by Will Colwell 9/14/2017 1:54:23 PM
He's on 11 for the season and he never goes anywhere near slip. Think everyone above him is a regular slipper.

by NemoUKS 9/14/2017 1:53:39 PM
WICKET: Kent 264/6 (75.5 ov, trail by 121 - 1st inns) v Gloucs
Z Crawley c Bracey b Shaw 10 (31) Partnership: 54 (12.4 ov)
J Shaw 18.5-4-74-3 SW Billings 37* (47)

by ESPNcricinfo Live 9/14/2017 1:53:16 PM
Maybe I imagine this, but Tom Abell takes an astonishing amount of catches at cover

by NemoUKS 9/14/2017 1:52:51 PM
Can't see Parky being at Leics. for long.

by StaggerBreaths 9/14/2017 1:52:11 PM
TEAM 200: Glamorgan 200/5 (63.4 ov, lead by 97 - 2nd inns) v Northants
CB Cooke 44* (60) AG Salter 19* (45)

by ESPNcricinfo Live 9/14/2017 1:51:45 PM
WICKET: Worcestershire 486/9 (116 ov, lead by 82 - 1st inns) v Leics
J Leach c & b Parkinson 28 (38) Partnership: 43 (11.0 ov)
CF Parkinson 44-1-147-7 PR Brown 0* (0) OB Cox 72* (100)

by ESPNcricinfo Live 9/14/2017 1:51:41 PM
Leach seemed pretty convinced

by Will Colwell 9/14/2017 1:48:45 PM
That was out for me

by Mark Ofield 9/14/2017 1:48:08 PM
#BattyForEngland

by Will Colwell 9/14/2017 1:47:39 PM
Huge appeal for a caught behind, Croft stands his ground and is given not out

by Will Colwell 9/14/2017 1:47:20 PM
WICKET: Yorkshire 343/7 (107 ov, trail by 249 - 1st inns) v Surrey
Azeem Rafiq lbw b Batty 0 (3) Partnership: 0 (0.3 ov)
GJ Batty 21-7-58-2 AJ Hodd 31* (83)

by ESPNcricinfo Live 9/14/2017 1:47:13 PM
Get Humair on the plane

by NemoUKS 9/14/2017 1:46:06 PM
be bowls in spectacles, will that do?

by Will Colwell 9/14/2017 1:44:34 PM
WICKET: Yorkshire 343/6 (106.3 ov, trail by 249 - 1st inns) v Surrey
TT Bresnan c Clarke b Batty 25 (56) Partnership: 41 (17.5 ov)
GJ Batty 20.3-6-58-1 AJ Hodd 31* (83)

by ESPNcricinfo Live 9/14/2017 1:44:01 PM
Or does he need to bowl with shades on

by Mark Ofield 9/14/2017 1:44:01 PM
Arshad to take Dawson's place on the plane?

by StaggerBreaths 9/14/2017 1:43:50 PM
Leach > Gilo?

by Mark Ofield 9/14/2017 1:43:47 PM
TEAM 200: Derbyshire 200/5 (64.5 ov, lead by 267 - 2nd inns) v Sussex
HW Podmore 5* (9) HR Hosein 33* (59)

by ESPNcricinfo Live 9/14/2017 1:42:16 PM
Deary me

by Mark Ofield 9/14/2017 1:41:37 PM
Thats a gift actually - my live stream is behind the scorecard so just seen the wicket

by Mark Ofield 9/14/2017 1:41:27 PM
WICKET: Lancashire 144/2 (63.4 ov, trail by 58 - 2nd inns) v Somerset
H Hameed c Abell b Arshad 62 (188) Partnership: 62 (27.0 ov)
H Arshad 0.1-0-0-1 LS Livingstone 26* (81)

by Will Colwell 9/14/2017 1:41:16 PM
Thanks

by Humair Arshad 9/14/2017 1:40:58 PM
Humair thats a beauty of a delivery. Unplayable

by Mark Ofield 9/14/2017 1:40:39 PM
hahahahaha

by Will Colwell 9/14/2017 1:40:22 PM
THANKS HUMAIR

by StaggerBreaths 9/14/2017 1:40:09 PM
WICKET: Lancashire 144/2 (63.4 ov, trail by 58 - 2nd inns) v Somerset
H Hameed c Abell b Leach 62 (188) Partnership: 62 (27.0 ov)
MJ Leach 23.4-8-42-2 LS Livingstone 26* (81)

by ESPNcricinfo Live 9/14/2017 1:39:58 PM
Another lovely shot from Hameed.

by Humair Arshad 9/14/2017 1:38:53 PM
George Dobell at Warwickshire (201 and 84-8) v Essex (369 for 9 dec)

With Essex having won the Championship five times previously and all those successes coming between 1979 and 1992, it will be the first in which Graham Gooch has not played in their Championship-winning side.

by George.Dobell 9/14/2017 1:38:45 PM
WICKET: Warwickshire 82/8 (33.4 ov, trail by 86 - 2nd inns) v Essex
MJ Lamb c Lawrence b Harmer 35 (66) Partnership: 18 (5.3 ov)
SR Harmer 9.4-4-16-3 JS Patel 3* (17)

by ESPNcricinfo Live 9/14/2017 1:36:20 PM