Specsavers Championship, Thursday, September 21, 2017
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Finn's eight-for eases Middlesex fears of the drop
ESPNcricinfoLancashire found Steve Finn irresistable after another Ashes hopeful, Haseeb Hameed, had to retire hurt and then emerged again at No 11 in an unavailing effort to claim victory -
Ashes batting concerns leave England under-prepared for 'greatest challenge' - Strauss
George Dobell: Holes in England's batting leave Joe Root facing "the biggest challenge an England captain will ever have" in attempting to win the Ashes in Australia -
Paul Edwards revels in his trip to Wantage Road for a vital Division Two promotion battle
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Steven Finn has taken Middlesex to verge of victory Eight wickets for Steve Finn as Middlesex beat LancashireMiddlesex's 36-run win eases relegation fearsHaseeb Hameed retires hurt at Lord's then returns to bat No 11Lancashire confirm Hameed has fractured a finger on his right handIt was Hameed's left hand that was injured in India last winterKumar Sangakkara out for 157 at Kia Oval
That's 1407 runs at 117.25 with eight 100s in Championship
Surrey take first-innings lead over Somerset of 164
Yorkshire set 175 as bottom-placed Bears put up a fight
Notts chasing 314 against promotion rivals Northants
Dan Lawrence century stabilises champions Essex before loss of late wickets
Maiden Championship 100s for Gloucestershire's Benny Howell and James Bracey
Sussex set Durham 264 to win on final day
Rain and bad light disrupts third day
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STUMPS: Durham 5/0 (3 ov, target: 264) v Sussex
TWM Latham 2* (9) KK Jennings 1* (10) -
STUMPS: Glamorgan 63/1 (15 ov, lead by 106 - 2nd inns) v Gloucs
NJ Selman 22* (39) AG Salter 28* (42) -
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UPDATE: Match delayed by bad light, Durham 5/0 (3 ov, target: 264) v Sussex
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STUMPS: Essex 247/5 (94 ov, lead by 69 - 2nd inns) v Hampshire
JA Porter 1* (20) RN ten Doeschate 5* (34) -
STUMPS: Yorkshire 56/3 (21.4 ov, target: 175) v Warwickshire
GS Ballance 16* (28) -
WICKET: Yorkshire 56/3 (21.4 ov, target: 175) v Warwickshire
KC Brathwaite c Banks b Patel 17 (70) Partnership: 31 (10.3 ov)
JS Patel 6.4-3-20-2 GS Ballance 16* (28) -
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WICKET: Sussex 302 all out (72.1 ov, lead by 263 - 2nd inns) v Durham
SG Whittingham run out 0 (2) Partnership: 1 (0.3 ov)
CJ Jordan 24* (26) -
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WICKET: Sussex 301/9 (71.4 ov, lead by 262 - 2nd inns) v Durham
GHS Garton b Steel 4 (8) Partnership: 10 (2.0 ov)
CT Steel 6.4-0-33-1 CJ Jordan 23* (25) -
WICKET: Essex 243/5 (88.1 ov, lead by 65 - 2nd inns) v Hampshire
DW Lawrence c †Alsop b Edwards 101 (209) Partnership: 15 (5.4 ov)
FH Edwards 17.1-3-45-2 RN ten Doeschate 3* (19) -
TEAM 300: Sussex 301/8 (71.3 ov, lead by 262 - 2nd inns) v Durham
GHS Garton 4* (7) CJ Jordan 23* (25) -
as i've said before this season, there are about 4/5 teams who deserve to go down this year, been some very bang average cricket on show from a few of us, whoever it ends up being will well and truly deserve it (unless its us in which case it's a massive conspiracy)
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INDIVIDUAL 100: DW Lawrence 101* (207)
Essex 243/4 (86.5 ov, lead by 65 - 2nd inns) v Hampshire -
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WICKET: Sussex 291/8 (69.4 ov, lead by 252 - 2nd inns) v Durham
PD Salt b Jennings 72 (106) Partnership: 36 (9.0 ov)
KK Jennings 3.4-0-11-1 CJ Jordan 17* (21) -
WICKET: Glamorgan 15/1 (2.3 ov, lead by 58 - 2nd inns) v Gloucs
CR Brown b Payne 13 (9) Partnership: 15 (2.3 ov)
DA Payne 1.3-0-3-1 NJ Selman 2* (6) -
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WICKET: Yorkshire 25/2 (11.1 ov, target: 175) v Warwickshire
AZ Lees c †Ambrose b Patel 6 (16) Partnership: 12 (5.3 ov)
JS Patel 1.1-1-0-1 KC Brathwaite 7* (33) -
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WICKET: Essex 228/4 (82.3 ov, lead by 50 - 2nd inns) v Hampshire
RS Bopara c Vince b Edwards 57 (132) Partnership: 147 (49.1 ov)
FH Edwards 14.3-3-33-1 DW Lawrence 89* (194) -
END OF INNINGS: Gloucestershire 399/8 declared (110 ov, trail by 43 - 1st inns) v Glamorgan
MD Taylor 3* (2) DA Payne 5* (13) -
STUMPS: Somerset 113/4 (37 ov, trail by 51 - 2nd inns) v Surrey
SM Davies 15* (22) TB Abell 11* (37) -
WICKET: Gloucestershire 396/8 (109.4 ov, trail by 46 - 1st inns) v Glamorgan
J Shaw c Carlson b Meschede 1 (10) Partnership: 6 (2.3 ov)
CAJ Meschede 23.4-3-78-3 DA Payne 5* (13) -
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WICKET: Yorkshire 13/1 (5.4 ov, target: 175) v Warwickshire
A Lyth lbw b Sidebottom 8 (19) Partnership: 13 (5.4 ov)
RN Sidebottom 2.4-0-8-1 KC Brathwaite 3* (15) -
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Sussex media release
Delray Rawlins, Abi Sakande and Stuart Whittingham have been rewarded with contract extensions that will keep them at Sussex until at least the end of the 2019 season.
All three players are graduates of Sussex Cricket’s Academy programme run in conjunction with the ECB.
Rawlins made his first-team debut for Sussex this year after a highly successful winter with the England Under-19s in India.
The Bermuda-born 20-year-old played in three Championship matches, as well as the one-day and first class matches against South Africa and South Africa A, making 96 in the latter.
Sakande also impressed against South Africa A, taking a maiden first-class five-wicket haul, including the wicket of Proteas test batsman, Tavemba Bavuma.
That performance earned the 22-year-old Oxford University graduate a Championship debut in the day-night match against Gloucestershire in late June and a second appearance during Sussex’s 231-run win over Leicestershire in July.
Whittingham is making his fourth Specsavers County Championship appearance of the season this week at Durham. The 23-year-old took his first Championship five-wicket haul during Sussex’s fixture against Derbyshire at Hove last week.
All three players were part of the Sussex 2nd XI side that won the Second Eleven T20 earlier this season.
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WICKET: Gloucestershire 390/7 (107.1 ov, trail by 52 - 1st inns) v Glamorgan
JR Bracey c sub b Meschede 156 (272) Partnership: 6 (2.3 ov)
CAJ Meschede 22.1-2-78-2 DA Payne 0* (8) -
UPDATE: Match delayed by rain (Play due to restart at 5:20pm), Essex 226/3 (82 ov, lead by 48 - 2nd inns) v Hampshire
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WICKET: Sussex 255/7 (60.4 ov, lead by 216 - 2nd inns) v Durham
OE Robinson lbw b Weighell 20 (31) Partnership: 37 (8.5 ov)
WJ Weighell 11.4-0-66-3 PD Salt 53* (73) -
