Specsavers Championship, Wednesday, September 13, 2017
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TEAM 100: Sussex 100/4 (24.1 ov, trail by 238 - 1st inns) v Derbyshire
BC Brown 5* (2) LJ Wright 1* (6) -
UPDATE: Match delayed by rain, Lancashire 61/3 (30 ov, trail by 274 - 1st inns) v Somerset
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LUNCH: Northamptonshire 137/2 (30 ov, trail by 70 - 1st inns) v Glamorgan
RI Newton 60* (101) RE Levi 47* (45) -
INDIVIDUAL 50: RI Newton 50* (95)
Northamptonshire 120/2 (28.1 ov, trail by 87 - 1st inns) v Glamorgan -
UPDATE: Match start delayed (Play due to start at 1:30pm), Gloucestershire 242/5 (86.3 ov) v Kent
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Sussex 96-4 v Derbyshire 338Hardus Viljoen took three wickets as promotion-chasing Sussex were reduced to 96 for 4 in reply to Derbyshire’s 338 on the second day of their Specsavers Championship match at Hove.
The South African quick bowler looked back to his best following an injury-ravaged first season with the Peakites and had figures of 3 for 32 from nine overs at lunch after he removed Stiaan van Zyl (17) and Chris Nash (20) via inside edges before bowling Luke Wells, who had made a fluent 46, in the last over before the interval.
Wells had earlier shared a stand of 59 for the second wicket with van Zyl but Ben Brown and Luke Wright were tasked with a rebuilding job after Viljoen removed Nash and Wells in successive overs just before lunch.
Harry Podmore had earlier broken through with his fifth ball when Angus Fraser poked outside off stump and was caught at second slip for one.
Derbyshire’s first innings had been ended with the first ball of the day when Jofra Archer uprooted Harvey Hosein’s off stump for 38. Hosein had helped Derbyshire’s last two wickets add 51.
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Middlesex 71-3 v HampshireHampshire picked up three wickets in the first session of their
rain-delayed Specsavers County Championship first division clash with
Middlesex in Uxbridge.
The hosts limped in at 71 for three on day two with Adam Voges on six
together with Max Holden, who had just got off the mark with a single
before rain took the payers off for a second time in the morning
session.
Asked to bat first after an uncontested toss, Middlesex openers Sam
Robson and Nick Compton fared well in the opening exchanges to post 40
as Hampshire tended to bowl too short.
Fidel Edwards then switched to the Pavilion End to rush one past
Compton’s back-foot push and rearrange middle and off stumps with a
slingy, full-length delivery that seamed off the pitch.
Only 18 runs on and with 28 to his name, Robson – who had just moved
past the 8,000-run milestone in first-class cricket -also returned to
the pavilion after edging low to Jimmy Adams at second slip off the
bowling of Ian Holland.
The hosts lost their third wicket of the session when Stevie Eskinazi
(13) feathered one from Edwards to be superbly caught diving low to
his right by keeper Tom Alsop, which proved the pre-cursor to a
10-minute break for rain.
The additional sheeting shipped across on Tuesday afternoon from
Merchant Taylors School in Northwood ensured the pitch and surrounds
stayed drier overnight which, together with the benefit of using heat
lamps on the wicket ends, allowed the second day to start on time
despite a previously sodden outfield that had led to the first-day
washout.
Hampshire skipper James Vince was forced to miss the game after
picking up a hamstring niggle in the warm-ups, which led to a
first-class debut for Hampshire Academy graduate Felix Organ, an
18-year-old off-spinner and right-hand batsman originally from Sydney,
Australia.
Middlesex also gave a county debut to batsman Holden, who spent the
start of the season on loan with Northamptonshire. Holden, was
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Surrey 543-7 v YorkshireKumar Sangakkara and Ben Foakes both completed superlative hundreds as Surrey turned the screw on hapless Yorkshire in their Specsavers County Championship Division One match at the Kia Oval.By lunch on day two Surrey had reached a commanding 543 for 7, with Foakes out just before the interval for 110 from 174 balls, with 19 fours. The remarkable 39-year-old Sangakkara, in his 12th championship innings of the summer, had earlier turned his seventh century of the four-day campaign into a magnificent 164, from 187 balls, with some wondrous strokes.Foakes, however, the 24-year-old keeper-batsman who is pushing hard for an Ashes tour place, did not lose much in comparison even with Sangakkara as he also oozed class in a memorable fourth wicket partnership which began just before tea on the first day and was eventually worth 258 in 55 overs.Pushing on from an overnight 398 for 3, in which they had already reached 85 and 64 respectively, Sangakkara and Foakes entertained a good-sized crowd with a brilliant exhibition of batting in which effortless big hits were mixed with beautifully deft touches as the pair added 115 in a little over 20 overs in the opening session.Sangakkara was eventually caught at long leg, mis-hitting a pull at Jack Brooks, who then had Ollie Pope caught at second slip for a first ball duck. And, by lunch, Brooks had earned himself season’s best figures of 5 for 105 amid the carnage after bowling Sam Curran for 5 with one that seemed to keep low and finally ending Foakes’s fun, courtesy of a fine tumbling catch by keeper Andrew Hodd from an edged drive.
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TEAM 100: Northamptonshire 102/2 (25.1 ov, trail by 105 - 1st inns) v Glamorgan
RI Newton 46* (84) RE Levi 29* (33) -
Lancashire 61-3 v Somerset 335Relegation-threatened Somerset made inroads into Lancashire's top order to apply pressure on the second day of the Specsavers County Championship First Division match at Taunton.Replying to the home side's first-innings 335, the red rose county lurched to 39-3, losing Alex Davies, Haseeb Hameed and Liam Livingstone in quick succession.Veteran campaigners Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Steven Croft steadied the ship thereafter, but the visitors are up against it after reaching lunch on 61-3, still 274 runs behind..Intent upon stamping their authority, Somerset effected the desired early breakthrough, the impressive Craig Overton locating Davies' outside edge and Marcus Trescothick pouching a catch of the regulation variety at second slip.Having batted for more than an hour and faced 56 balls in accruing four runs, England batsman Hameed was lured into uncharacteristic indiscretion by a short-pitched delivery from Trego and top-edged a hook to George Bartlett, running in from fine leg.Introduced as early as the 13th over, slow left armer Jack Leach claimed his 150th first-class victim when Livingstone, pushing forward tentatively, edged low to first slip where Overton stooped to conquer.Resuming their first innings on 330-9, Somerset's tail-end resistance spanned a mere seven balls, the home side adding a further five runs before Leach edged Tom Bailey to Dane Vilas in the slip cordon.
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Paul Edwards at Somerset 335 v Lancashire 61-3
Somerset's morning beyond question and a session to encourage hopes of a memorable escape. Davies edged a good ball from Craig Overton to slip, Hameed was lured into a hook to long leg by Peter Trego's three-card-bouncer trick and Liam Livingstone was tangled up by the flight of Jack Leach when coming down the wicket to drive. An edge to slip was the result. Steven Croft is unbeaten on 30 but Abell's attack can be pleased with their work on a day likely to be interrupted although not ruined by rain -
LUNCH: Middlesex 71/3 (27.2 ov) v Hampshire
AC Voges 6* (17) MDE Holden 1* (15) -
LUNCH: Lancashire 61/3 (30 ov, trail by 274 - 1st inns) v Somerset
SJ Croft 27* (34) S Chanderpaul 6* (20) -
Leicestershire 404 v WorcestershireWorcestershire claimed three bowling points to aid their promotion push but saw bottom placed Leicestershire extend their first innings total to 404 all out on a rain shortened second morning at New Road.The visitors added another 79 runs for their last three wickets after resuming on 325-7 from 93 overs.It was Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin who made the first breakthrough of the morning to end Neil Dexter's fine knock of 114 - his first 50 plus score of the season in Championship cricket.Dexter was trapped lbw after striking one six and 19 fours in his 154 ball innings,Paceman Pat Brown enjoyed his first success of the innings in the next over as Zak Chappell (48) was smartly caught at short leg by Tom Fell.Further resistance from Leicestershire, who had been 25-3 at one stage, came via Dieter Klein and Callum Parkinson who put on 44 for the last wicket.Klein straight drove Ashwin for six and made 26 before he was bowled by the same bowler to leave Parkinson unbeaten on 22.There was just time for Klein to bowl one over for one run when Worcestershire launched their reply before rain sent the players off.
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UPDATE: Match start delayed (Start delayed due to rain), Gloucestershire 242/5 (86.3 ov) v Kent
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LUNCH: Surrey 543/7 (126 ov, won the toss) v Yorkshire
R Clarke 8* (13) FOE van den Bergh 1* (7) -
LUNCH: Sussex 96/4 (24 ov, trail by 242 - 1st inns) v Derbyshire
LJ Wright 1* (6) BC Brown 1* (1) -
WICKET: Sussex 95/4 (23.5 ov, trail by 243 - 1st inns) v Derbyshire
LWP Wells b Viljoen 46 (86) Partnership: 5 (2.4 ov)
GC Viljoen 8.5-0-31-3 LJ Wright 1* (6) -
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LUNCH: Worcestershire 1/0 (1 ov, trail by 403 - 1st inns) v Leics
DKH Mitchell 1* (3) BL D'Oliveira 0* (3) -
@AndreiRhodes I agree, its why I found it odd when people suggested he didn't need to expand his game, his SR last season was something like 37.50. England got lucky in the winter really because he turned out to be a much better player of spin than an evidence suggested. Even last week he got most of his 4/6 off Harmer
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WICKET: Surrey 540/7 (124.2 ov, won the toss) v Yorkshire
BT Foakes c †Hodd b Brooks 110 (174) Partnership: 9 (2.1 ov)
JA Brooks 23.2-2-105-5 R Clarke 6* (10) -
UPDATE: Match delayed by rain (Play due to restart at 12:20pm), Middlesex 62/3 (23.2 ov) v Hampshire
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LUNCH: Essex 146/2 (41.1 ov, trail by 55 - 1st inns) v Warwickshire
V Chopra 79* (120) DW Lawrence 10* (22) -
WICKET: Surrey 531/6 (122.1 ov, won the toss) v Yorkshire
SM Curran b Brooks 5 (15) Partnership: 18 (5.1 ov)
JA Brooks 22.1-2-102-4 BT Foakes 107* (171) -
WICKET: Sussex 90/3 (21.1 ov, trail by 248 - 1st inns) v Derbyshire
CD Nash b Viljoen 20 (12) Partnership: 28 (5.2 ov)
GC Viljoen 7.1-0-27-2 LWP Wells 42* (76) -
Vithushan Ehantharajah at Middlesex 62-3 v Hampshire
Pretty much the perfect start for Hampshire, thanks in part to some pro-active captaincy from Jimmy Adams. We’ve seen a lot of situations where visiting captains (sometimes even Middlesex ones) come here and moan about the pitch having no carry and what not. But rather than curse to himself, he’s moved his bowlers around and settled upon a partnership that worked.
Fidel Edwards opened from the Gatting Way End for three overs before he was pulled from the attack for losing his line. This was the end which was most affected by the rain and, as a result, was is a little bit of a slip-and-slide. So, Adams moved bustling seamer Ian Holland to that end and shifted Edwards to the Pavilion End. The result was Nick Compton bowled comprehensive by the West Indian, followed by Stevie Esknazi nicking off to an excellent from wicketkeeper Tom Alsop, diving to his right in front of first slip. In between, Ian Holland drew Sam Robson’s edge which required a smart grab from Adams at second slip. Upon Eskinazi’s wicket, the rains returned. A fair bit will have hit the pitch by the time the covers came on and the tarpaulin’s been brought out, too. Middlesex, in more ways than one, are shooting themselves in the foot.
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Essex 146-2 trail Warwickshire by 55 runs
Essex quietly strengthened their advance towards a potentially title-clinching win over Warwickshire's on the second morning of their Specsavers County Championship match at Edgbaston.
In reply to the home side's 201 all out, the Divison One leaders resumed this morning on 69 without loss and were 146 for two when rain forced an early lunch.
Former Warwickshire captain Varun Chopra was still unbeaten on 79 (120 balls, 15 fours).
Two wickets fell in the truncated session. Opening pair Chopra and Nick Browne took their partnership to 72 before the latter (24, 65 balls) edged Keith Barker low to second slip. Tom Westley then moved fluently to 24 before edging England team-mate Chris Woakes to wicketkeeper Alex Mellor.
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UPDATE: Match start delayed (Further inspection at 12:30pm), Gloucestershire 242/5 (86.3 ov) v Kent
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INDIVIDUAL 100: BT Foakes 103* (166)
Surrey 526/5 (120.2 ov, won the toss) v Yorkshire -
WICKET: Lancashire 39/3 (22.5 ov, trail by 296 - 1st inns) v Somerset
LS Livingstone c Overton b Leach 21 (55) Partnership: 17 (3.2 ov)
MJ Leach 5.5-3-15-1 SJ Croft 11* (11) -
UPDATE: Match delayed by rain, Worcestershire 1/0 (1 ov, trail by 403 - 1st inns) v Leics
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UPDATE: Match delayed by rain, Middlesex 62/3 (23.2 ov) v Hampshire
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WICKET: Middlesex 62/3 (23.2 ov) v Hampshire
SS Eskinazi c †Alsop b Edwards 13 (19) Partnership: 4 (2.3 ov)
FH Edwards 6.2-0-23-2 AC Voges 0* (7)
