Specsavers Championship, Wednesday, June 21, 2017

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Sam Hain takes a glancing blow (Getty Images)

by David Hopps 6/21/2017 2:10:21 PM
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by David Hopps 6/21/2017 8:40:03 AM
- Today's Headlines
- Champions Middlesex thrash Yorkshire by an innings for first win
- Dane Vilas stars for Lancashire with career-best 244 against Hampshire
- Vilas' innings is the highest by a Lancashire No. 6 and puts them on course for victory
- Division Two leaders Notts also thrash Leicestershire by an innings and 280 runs
- Samit Patel almost scores more in one innings than Leicestershire in two
- Simon Harmer's Essex-best of 6 for 92 makes Warwickshire follow on
- Leaders hope for rewarding final day on Chelmsford pitch turning big but slowly
- Worcestershire promotion hopes nosedive as Joe Denly hits Kent double hundred
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by David Hopps 6/21/2017 8:34:12 AM

3rd & 7 37yd

Vilas' determined career-best sets up Lancs
Dane Vilas made a career-best 224 before James Anderson ripped out three wickets on a steamy evening at Old Trafford to leave Lancashire in charge

by David Hopps 6/21/2017 8:13:40 PM
Harmer's marathon puts victory within sight

by David Hopps 6/21/2017 6:37:58 PM
STUMPS: Glamorgan 92/2 (42 ov, trail by 15 - 2nd inns) v Durham
AG Salter 25* (66) LJ Carey 0* (5)

by ESPNcricinfo Live 6/21/2017 5:51:54 PM
WICKET: Glamorgan 88/2 (40.1 ov, trail by 19 - 2nd inns) v Durham
JA Rudolph c †Poynter b Potts 43 (118) Partnership: 39 (19.3 ov)
MJ Potts 7.1-2-16-2 AG Salter 21* (60)

by ESPNcricinfo Live 6/21/2017 5:45:18 PM
Pleased they have got Bairstow at three, get a chance to bat rather than being at 6 and not keeping that is a mugs game in T20

by nickcricket 6/21/2017 5:44:58 PM
What happened at Old Trafford! Good thing Hants have sold some tickets tonight or else they might want a Rossouw refund

by nickcricket 6/21/2017 5:43:55 PM
STUMPS: Worcestershire 16/0 (5 ov, target: 399) v Kent
BL D'Oliveira 10* (12) DKH Mitchell 6* (18)

by ESPNcricinfo Live 6/21/2017 5:28:13 PM
But he's already... oh.

by StaggerBreaths 6/21/2017 5:27:17 PM
STUMPS: Hampshire 50/5 (22 ov, trail by 148 - 2nd inns) v Lancashire
MET Salisbury 0* (7) SM Ervine 1* (25)

by ESPNcricinfo Live 6/21/2017 5:23:27 PM
Gale out!

by dominicsayers 6/21/2017 5:21:13 PM
Vince caught at cover. Shock.

by Brendan Mulcahy 6/21/2017 5:18:41 PM
Couple of great ends to the day there. (slow clap)

by StaggerBreaths 6/21/2017 5:16:33 PM
STUMPS: Warwickshire 27/2 (11 ov, trail by 231 - 2nd inns) v Essex
IJL Trott 8* (28) ARI Umeed 13* (33)

by ESPNcricinfo Live 6/21/2017 5:14:52 PM
WICKET: Warwickshire 27/2 (11 ov, trail by 231 - 2nd inns) v Essex
IJL Trott lbw b Harmer 8 (28) Partnership: 23 (9.2 ov)
SR Harmer 3-2-3-1 ARI Umeed 13* (33)

by ESPNcricinfo Live 6/21/2017 5:14:45 PM
WICKET: Hampshire 50/5 (19.5 ov, trail by 148 - 2nd inns) v Lancashire
JM Vince c Jones b McLaren 29 (52) Partnership: 24 (8.5 ov)
R McLaren 4.5-2-18-1 SM Ervine 1* (19)

by ESPNcricinfo Live 6/21/2017 5:14:14 PM
To be fair it doesn't look like Malan and Livingstone were much missed by their counties.

by StaggerBreaths 6/21/2017 5:10:59 PM
So the only thing of interest on offer, other than whether AB will melt mid-innings, is how badly they can... (dissolves into ranting and raving)

by StaggerBreaths 6/21/2017 5:07:39 PM
Oh good. Muck up his long-form lines and lengths with nonsense about variations and bowling darts why don't you.

by StaggerBreaths 6/21/2017 5:02:44 PM
Mason Crane debuting...

by SDHoneymonster 6/21/2017 5:01:13 PM
Only 399 to get on the last day then. Doable. Missing Shantry though.

by StaggerBreaths 6/21/2017 5:00:51 PM
WICKET: Kent 474 all out (116.4 ov, lead by 398 - 2nd inns) v Worcs
JL Denly c Barnard b Leach 227 (320) Partnership: 25 (4.0 ov)
J Leach 20.4-3-79-4 ME Claydon 0* (6)

by ESPNcricinfo Live 6/21/2017 5:00:10 PM
WICKET: Kent 449/9 (112.4 ov, lead by 373 - 2nd inns) v Worcs
Yasir Shah c Ali b Hastings 27 (35) Partnership: 41 (9.2 ov)
JW Hastings 19.4-2-73-2 JL Denly 202* (302)

by ESPNcricinfo Live 6/21/2017 4:39:50 PM
*28, sorry

by StaggerBreaths 6/21/2017 4:39:37 PM
'Hit me for 22 off an over now you sunova-'

by StaggerBreaths 6/21/2017 4:39:19 PM
WICKET: Hampshire 26/4 (11 ov, trail by 172 - 2nd inns) v Lancashire
GJ Bailey lbw b Anderson 10 (14) Partnership: 11 (3.3 ov)
JM Anderson 6-2-5-3 JM Vince 6* (18)

by ESPNcricinfo Live 6/21/2017 4:38:23 PM