Specsavers Championship, Wednesday, June 21, 2017

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3rd & 7 37yd

Strange leave by Stevo there...must have been getting cold

by Beth Watson 6/21/2017 10:49:25 AM
@nickcricket I think about 20% of Tom Abell's runs this season have come off the bowling of John Simpson

by Will 6/21/2017 10:49:09 AM
WICKET: Kent 169/5 (38.4 ov, lead by 93 - 2nd inns) v Worcs
DI Stevens lbw b Leach 19 (18) Partnership: 44 (8.0 ov)
J Leach 11.4-2-42-3 JL Denly 89* (111)

by ESPNcricinfo Live 6/21/2017 10:48:36 AM
Handscomb record is boost by a very cheap hundred in the final innings against Lancs when everyone knew it was a draw and Lancs were resting their major bowlers

by nickcricket 6/21/2017 10:48:29 AM
not counting extras:
GS Ballance - 27%
PSP Handscomb - 14%
AZ Lees - 10%
A Lyth - 10%
AJ Hodd - 7%

Surrey's for comparison:
KC Sangakkara - 27%
MD Stoneman - 19%
RJ Burns - 11%
SG Borthwick - 10%
SM Curran - 8%

by Will 6/21/2017 10:47:47 AM
UPDATE: Match start delayed (Start delayed due to rain), Durham 281/4 (74 ov, trail by 14 - 1st inns) v Glamorgan

by ESPNcricinfo Live 6/21/2017 10:41:15 AM
Yorkshire bowling has struggled for a while on flatter pitches they all bowl as well as anyone on a pitch doing a little so I would expect them to keep Yorkshire mid table. Like a lot of Counties the batting look decent on paper but are not performing and there isn't a lot underneath to replace them with. Harry Brook has got to the first team faster than a lot of people thought which is a bonus and TKC will offer another option.

by nickcricket 6/21/2017 10:40:10 AM
Somerset will be sans Elgar so Yorkshire could beat them if they open with Boycott and Chris Old

by Will 6/21/2017 10:34:02 AM
INDIVIDUAL 100: DJ Vilas 101* (122)
Lancashire 309/5 (84.5 ov, trail by 86 - 1st inns) v Hampshire

by ESPNcricinfo Live 6/21/2017 10:32:46 AM
Tempted to start a SAA no balls sweepstake for the match. Do they not call them in SA?

by StaggerBreaths 6/21/2017 10:31:03 AM
Four no balls.

by StaggerBreaths 6/21/2017 10:30:25 AM
Ballace would miss Somerset and Essex both at Scarborough which is a shame because he likes batting there, Looking down the run scorers list Yorkshire would be in real trouble without him. It is easy to moan about England players but Root and Bairstow are property England even in the latter doesn't play much. Willey isn't in the first XI in CC for me. Plunkett might be useful but he didn't bowl with any success in the CC last summer. I wonder if his pace has gone a bit and the cutters he uses so effectively in he ODI don't work in FC Cricket

by nickcricket 6/21/2017 10:29:09 AM
UPDATE: Match start delayed (Inspection at 11:45am), Durham 281/4 (74 ov, trail by 14 - 1st inns) v Glamorgan

by ESPNcricinfo Live 6/21/2017 10:27:19 AM
Follow on has been enforced at Lords

by Will 6/21/2017 10:27:07 AM
Follow-on enforced. Wow.

by StaggerBreaths 6/21/2017 10:27:06 AM
TEAM 300: Lancashire 300/5 (83.3 ov, trail by 95 - 1st inns) v Hampshire
DJ Vilas 92* (114) R McLaren 29* (81)

by ESPNcricinfo Live 6/21/2017 10:26:51 AM
the amazing thing is yorks are not bottom already with 5 players with ecb cc ever game.

by Joe Lambton 6/21/2017 10:26:35 AM
A nice round 500 FC wickets for Finn.

by Matt Warwick 6/21/2017 10:26:14 AM
*bowled

by StaggerBreaths 6/21/2017 10:26:04 AM
SAA have bowler three no balls in five overs. Channelling the spirit of Bumrah.

by StaggerBreaths 6/21/2017 10:25:35 AM
Any word on a follow-on (or otherwise?) at Lords?

by Alex Thomas 6/21/2017 10:24:58 AM
@dezdezzy The lucky thing for Yorkshire would be that most of the Tests are during the T20 blast, so I guess Bally wouldn't miss too many CC games.

by nickcricket 6/21/2017 10:24:21 AM
If Ballance does play the Tests then i reckon Yorks could be a serious contender for relegation

by dez dezzy 6/21/2017 10:22:36 AM
Um.

by StaggerBreaths 6/21/2017 10:09:39 AM
43 all out

by nickcricket 6/21/2017 10:09:38 AM
WICKET: Leicestershire 6/2 (1.4 ov, trail by 408 - 2nd inns) v Notts
HE Dearden c Taylor b Ball 0 (4) Partnership: 0 (0.5 ov)
JT Ball 0.4-0-0-1 CN Ackermann 0* (1)

by ESPNcricinfo Live 6/21/2017 10:09:20 AM
Three in the over, first batting point up for Yorkshire. Didn't know they still awarded those

by nickcricket 6/21/2017 10:08:25 AM
I'm going with 153, and twelve wickets for Pattinson in the match.

by mdpayne87 6/21/2017 10:07:26 AM
TEAM 200: Yorkshire 201/9 (60 ov, trail by 245 - 1st inns) v Middlesex
RJ Sidebottom 5* (13) GS Ballance 66* (113)

by ESPNcricinfo Live 6/21/2017 10:07:26 AM
I'm going for 52 again

by dez dezzy 6/21/2017 10:07:06 AM
You know Ballance is in good form when he is playing extra cover drives

by nickcricket 6/21/2017 10:07:03 AM
178

by StaggerBreaths 6/21/2017 10:06:51 AM
Lions scoring exclusively with fives at the moment!

by SDHoneymonster 6/21/2017 10:06:43 AM
I'm going to be brave and back them to make 200 :)

by Beth Watson 6/21/2017 10:06:34 AM
or perhaps i will again try for 191!

by jlcis 6/21/2017 10:05:49 AM
@BethWatson I'm going to give them the benefit of the doubt and say higher. I'm an optimist.

by SDHoneymonster 6/21/2017 10:05:48 AM
Lower...

by jlcis 6/21/2017 10:05:34 AM
Leicester got 134 in their first innings. Higher or lower second time round?

by Beth Watson 6/21/2017 10:05:13 AM
It is keeping low at Lords again so Middlesex would be foolish to bat unless their bowlers are falling to bit which they shouldn't be

by nickcricket 6/21/2017 10:05:13 AM
WICKET: Leicestershire 6/1 (0.5 ov, trail by 408 - 2nd inns) v Notts
PJ Horton c †Read b Pattinson 6 (5) Partnership: 6 (0.5 ov)
JL Pattinson 0.5-0-6-1 HE Dearden 0* (0)

by ESPNcricinfo Live 6/21/2017 10:04:13 AM
Stoneman in such good form he's found a way to score five off a single ball.

by SDHoneymonster 6/21/2017 10:03:40 AM
Oh dear, Warks really are Div 2 material

by dez dezzy 6/21/2017 10:03:38 AM
First scoring stroke for Lions: 5 runs.

by StaggerBreaths 6/21/2017 10:02:57 AM