Specsavers Championship, Tuesday, July 4, 2017

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3rd & 7 37yd

@Haystack_Jnr we can dream!

by Steadman19 7/4/2017 12:46:23 PM
They had some pretty decent players when they got relegated in 2011

by nickcricket 7/4/2017 12:46:06 PM
Dixon's average has gone up 4 runs, this innings.

by Kieran Layer 7/4/2017 12:45:30 PM
Still, it could be worse for Yorks, I still remember when they finished last in the Championship in 1983 under Ray Illingworth. They had the likes of Boycott, Bairstow, Athey, Moxon, Metcalfe, Carrick, Jarvis, Stevenson and Sidebottom (snr) playing at the time. With that team it seems amazing thinking back...

by Dave Knibb 7/4/2017 12:44:34 PM
TEAM 500: Hampshire 500/4 (131.4 ov, won the toss) v Surrey
SM Ervine 64* (97) GJ Bailey 128* (232)

by ESPNcricinfo Live 7/4/2017 12:44:19 PM
For Dickson to get 500, Kent would have to want to post a score of 900+

by Haystack_Jnr 7/4/2017 12:43:48 PM
Joverton would have been fun on this pitch

by NemoUKS 7/4/2017 12:29:02 PM
@Nick True, it was certainly a winter of surprises, first Gale, then Abell's appointment. Both had an element of risk at the time and it's not looking good for either of them at the moment.

by Dave Knibb 7/4/2017 12:28:24 PM
Pressure? If they get out now they can have another bat this afternoon

by nickcricket 7/4/2017 12:27:32 PM
Big pressure on Rashid and Hodd now

by Paul Wilson 7/4/2017 12:25:28 PM
And has never been the type of bowler to run through a team

by Paul Wilson 7/4/2017 12:24:46 PM
@DaveKnibb Guess we can't know what goes on behind closes downs, always felt he was quite a good leader and spoke well to the players. I guess it depends that the role is, it is it his job to help the players with their technique

by nickcricket 7/4/2017 12:20:58 PM
TEAM 100: Yorkshire 101/5 (46.5 ov, trail by 167 - 1st inns) v Somerset
AU Rashid 12* (24) TT Bresnan 7* (48)

by ESPNcricinfo Live 7/4/2017 12:20:26 PM
Middlesex 45-1 v Warwickshire 334
An injury to Nick Compton added to Middlesex's worries as they went into lunch on 45 for one in reply to Warwickshire's 334 on the second day of their Specsavers County Championship match at Edgbaston.
Having seen opening partner Sam Robson fall lbw to Keith Barker's second ball the innings, Compton took a painful knock on the knee from a delivery by Rikki Clarke then appeared to be hit in the same place by one from Barker.
After soldiering on for a while he retired hurt on 12 leaving Steve Eskinazi and Dawid Malan to see their side through to lunch.
Warwickshire had resumed this morning on 302 for seven and they added another 32 runs in 9.4 overs. They advanced to 330 for seven before the last three wickets fell quickly, triggered by a brilliant return catch by Tim Murtagh to dismiss Keith Barker for 49 (87 balls, seven fours).
Tom Helm had George Panayi caught behind and then Murtagh trapped Boyd Rankin lbw to finish with three for 85.

by David Hopps 7/4/2017 12:20:06 PM
@Paul Wilson. This is why I'm wondering if it's to do with the change in coach. Unusual for so many experienced players to be out of form at the same time, surely. There again, there's always Somerset...

by Brendan Mulcahy 7/4/2017 12:07:52 PM
Key players are out of form

by Paul Wilson 7/4/2017 12:06:01 PM
LUNCH: Kent 603/3 (129 ov, won the toss) v Northants
SR Dickson 294* (384) SW Billings 7* (10)

by ESPNcricinfo Live 7/4/2017 12:03:09 PM
LUNCH: Glamorgan 140/7 (47 ov, lead by 116 - 2nd inns) v Gloucs
GG Wagg 28* (45) CB Cooke 11* (35)

by ESPNcricinfo Live 7/4/2017 12:02:31 PM
TEAM 600: Kent 600/3 (128.2 ov, won the toss) v Northants
SW Billings 5* (8) SR Dickson 293* (382)

by ESPNcricinfo Live 7/4/2017 12:01:28 PM
@Brendan I think its more the fact that they just cover the cracks anymore, England's call ups have finally broke them

by Lawrence Payne 7/4/2017 12:01:18 PM
LUNCH: Durham 13/0 (6 ov, trail by 355 - 1st inns) v Derbyshire
MJ Richardson 3* (11) CT Steel 10* (25)

by ESPNcricinfo Live 7/4/2017 12:01:11 PM
LUNCH: Middlesex 45/1 (13 ov, trail by 289 - 1st inns) v Warwickshire
SS Eskinazi 22* (42) DJ Malan 6* (10)

by ESPNcricinfo Live 7/4/2017 12:01:02 PM
Hmm, maybe I need to change my deodorant

by Will 7/4/2017 11:56:10 AM
Another Yorkshire 30!

by dez dezzy 7/4/2017 11:56:00 AM
I can smell a Jim Allenby wicket

by Will 7/4/2017 11:51:08 AM
@dezdezzy Surrey have two overseas plus KP for the blast so it really changes the dynamic of the top 6, Borthwick never found his role in oneday Cricket at Durham. Durham rarely wanted to bowl him, they preferred other players at the top and he not a very good lower order hitter

by nickcricket 7/4/2017 11:45:12 AM
fair play to Brook, sometimes you get a good one.

by Joe Williams 7/4/2017 11:26:04 AM
@SDHoneymonster - dumbest signing ever IMHO

by dez dezzy 7/4/2017 11:21:09 AM
Borthwick bowling his first over, the 117th of the innings. He's given up any pretense of being a bowler, hasn't he?

by SDHoneymonster 7/4/2017 11:20:32 AM
Oof.
GONE!! Breakthrough for Somerset and it's a snorter from Craig Overton! Brook has played well but goes for 31. Yorkshire 70/4 #YORvSOM pic.twitter.com/h0UH0aKO9N
— Somerset Cricket ???? (@SomersetCCC) July 4, 2017

by SDHoneymonster 7/4/2017 11:19:41 AM
Sean Dickson now has a higher first class top score than Sachin Tendulkar.

by Kieran Layer 7/4/2017 11:17:16 AM
Jon Culley at Warwickshire v Middlesex 10-1

I may have mentioned the vagaries of the Edgbaston Media Centre aircon before, which seems to have only two settings - 'icebox' or 'sauna'. Fearing the former I normally bring a coat. Today I wish I'd brought shorts. But I suppose if I can sweat off a few pounds without leaving my seat it wouldn't be a bad thing. Middlesex lost a wicket to the third ball, which means Sam Robson won't be getting his third double-hundred against Warwickshire on this occasion. He was leg before to Barker coming round the wicket. Eskinazi escaped a big appeal first ball for caught gully maybe with a bit of lbw thrown in.

by jonculley 7/4/2017 11:16:43 AM
Shame Brook was looking set

by Lawrence Payne 7/4/2017 11:11:04 AM
Tbf Glammy might feel they've already got enough here.

by SDHoneymonster 7/4/2017 11:10:17 AM
WICKET: Glamorgan 104/7 (34.3 ov, lead by 80 - 2nd inns) v Gloucs
AG Salter c †Roderick b Miles 31 (77) Partnership: 4 (1.2 ov)
CN Miles 5.3-2-10-2 CB Cooke 4* (5)

by ESPNcricinfo Live 7/4/2017 11:09:54 AM
He bowls quite straaaaight, he bowls a little outside oooooffff
That Craig Overton
His bowling is good

by Will 7/4/2017 11:09:16 AM
WICKET: Yorkshire 71/4 (27.5 ov, trail by 197 - 1st inns) v Somerset
HC Brook c Trescothick b Overton 31 (65) Partnership: 50 (16.5 ov)
C Overton 11.5-2-36-3 T Kohler-Cadmore 20* (50)

by ESPNcricinfo Live 7/4/2017 11:08:12 AM
@Will I'll get the sledgehammer, you hold him down.

by SDHoneymonster 7/4/2017 11:06:39 AM
I think we need to break his foot again, he averages 135 on one foot

by Will 7/4/2017 11:06:11 AM
@Will He used to. Magnificent, sweetly timed runs. Oh how I miss them.

by SDHoneymonster 7/4/2017 11:05:15 AM
gODDAMDSKA

by Matt_MYano 7/4/2017 11:04:40 AM
INDIVIDUAL 250: SR Dickson 250* (334)
Kent 517/2 (112.4 ov, won the toss) v Northants

by ESPNcricinfo Live 7/4/2017 11:04:36 AM