County cricket day one: Sussex v Surrey, Hampshire v Somerset, and extra – reside | County Championship
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Key occasions
YJB has made a really thorough one from 17 balls at Chester-le-Road. Yorkshire 108-2.
Essex in hassle, 5 down plus Pepper retired damage after pulling one thing earlier than lunch. Sussex clap-happy at Hove: in opposition to Surrey: fifty for Tom Haines at Hove, 167-2 at fairly the lick.
In all probability a challenging watch, this. He’s such a courageous man ( I suppose we all know that anyway) to throw himself again on the market within the public gaze.
Sam Northeast jags at Dane Patterson and, on the place of his grand triumph final yr, is caught behind. Glamorgan lose a second for 110.
A second wicket for Jas Singh at Canterbury and, sadly for Gloucestershire, it’s Myles Hammond for 48. The brand new, large GLoucestershire Australian, Cameron Inexperienced, has smacked 4 fours in his unbeaten 32. Glos 127-4.
Fifties for Madsen and Visitor at The County Floor, Derby 166-3.
“Are you positive you have been in a bookshop in Carlisle? asks Gary Naylor. “It seems like a fever dream after watching one too many Lancashire collapses and going to mattress with a Jorge Luis Borges anthology.” I did! Far too chilly and damp for a fever dream, a day the place your hair begins brushed however finishes as a birdsnest. Rain, rain, rain at OT. The covers settle and unfold.
Wisden’s editor Lawrence Sales space has listed his prime 18 county HQs.
Championship video games beginning shortly at Hove, Chelmsford, Chester-le-Road, the Rose Bowl, Edgbaston, Outdated Trafford, Lord’s, Canterbury and Derby. Discover out the place each ranks in my (extremely subjective) checklist of the 18 county HQs https://t.co/5y1h898uyu
— Lawrence Sales space (@BoothCricket) April 18, 2025
Up umbrellas!
Rain at Southampton, at Birmingham, at Manchester.
Ball swap or not?
A short flurry of pleasure at Lord’s the place the twelfth man appeared to have swapped the ball when fielding on the boundary. However additional video protection has satisfied the commentators that the fielder did truly throw the fitting ball again on the sward.
Chick pea curry from the OT kitchen, a hearty dish. Whereas I bear in mind, a shout out to Bookcase, a mind-blowing labyrinthine second-hand bookshop in Carlisle with rooms that result in extra rooms and blocked off rooms and sheet music rooms and anything-you-fancy rooms. I spent 5 hours there with cricket author Christian Ryan on Wednesday – although interspersed with espresso within the cafe and small nap within the floral armchair planted thoughtfully within the poetry part.
And on come the OT covers for the primary time this season. Time for a fast lap of the bottom.
Lunchtime scores
DIVISION ONE
Chester le Road: Durham v Yorkshire 75-2
Chelmsford: Essex 94-4 v Worcestershire
Southampton: Hampshire v Somerset 94-6
Hove: Sussex 126-2 v Surrey
Edgbaston: Warwickshire 34-2 v Nottinghamshire rain stopped play
DIVISION TWO
The County Floor: Derbyshire 115-3 v Northamptonshire
Canterbury: Kent v Gloucestershire 96-3
Outdated Trafford: Lancashire 61-3 v Leicestershire
Lord’s: Middlesex v Glamorgan 92-1
Essex have misplaced 4, three now to Duffy.For individuals who need to brush up their Duffy file, here’s a factor from cricinfo.
Hampshire are riffing on a Somerset theme – Archie Vaughan and Toms Lammonby and Banton have joined Dickson within the pavilion. Somerset 93-4.
This was a beautiful factor to eat my muesli to this morning. An unintentional training.
A dive, a tip of the glove, and Hurst is dropped by Cox off Scriven. And once more, an easier likelihood, Rehan Ahmed at third slip off Mike. Dropped twice in his first 9 balls – a century appears assured.
After which they have been three (down). Leicestershire look extraordinarily perky, a-swigging their bottles with a swagger. Bohannon gone for 9 after final week’s large un. A wicket for Mike in his first over.
In Division Two, some strong consolidation from Harris and Bohannon: six doughty runs in seven doughty overs till a few boundaries break the spell. Lancs 40-2.
Derbyshire misplaced three early wickets to Northants, however Madsen and Guthrie are hauling them out of a gap. Derbyshire 72-3.
New vigorous Kent have predictably slice by Gloucestershire’s prime order, Bancroft lbw to Gilchrist for two; ul Hassan and Northeast are holding Middlesex at bay at Lord’s, Glam 51-1.
Rain stops play at Edgbaston
And as rain hits Birmingham, let’s wander across the grounds.
Division One: Lyth and Bean are making regular progress in opposition to Durham (Yorkshire 31-0). A few wickets for Worcestershire his morning at Chelmsford, each to younger Jacob Duffy, who hasn’t performed a lot red-ball cricket. (Essex 54-2)
At Southampton, Somerset have misplaced Sean Dickson cheaply (Wheal) (Somerset 44-1) whereas Brett Hutton winkled out each Warwickshire’s openers earlier than the rain fell (Warwicks 34-1).
And Sussex are pancaking the 2024 champs across the floor – 78-0 from 13 overs.
And a second at OT, as KJ advances, squares up, and nicks Holland (2-11) to first slip who gently collects the creme egg.
Jones seems befuddled, stands holding his pose most fantastically, however his center stump is mendacity flat behind him. Ball nips merrily between bat and pad. Lancashire 18-1. Enter Josh Bohannon, who Paul Edwards tells me almost lower the highest of his thumb proper off whereas chopping lettuce within the winter.
Sam Cook dinner has been rested by Essex, presumably beneath instruction from England selectors on excessive. The primary Take a look at in opposition to Zimbabwe, at Trent Bridge, is simply over a month away.
David Lloyd drops into the press field. He fancies Yorkshire’s James Wharton as one of the best fielder in county cricket and likens him to a younger Clive Lloyd. Some other nominees?
They’re on at OT, and Ken Grime’s radar says it needs to be okay till tea-time. Leicestershire received the toss and are bowling. The final time Leicestershire received right here was in 2005, when Ken helped carry Mal Loye out to bat after he’d had a again spasm. Mal was strapped to a crash mat which was placed on a porter’s trolley and lifted by the pavilion. He made three not out and screamed each time he hit the ball however was so indignant after Jimmy was out on the different finish with only a few runs to win that he managed to stamp again up the pavilion steps unaided.
By the way, it seems fairly spicy on the market this morning.
Nation diary
What a beautiful vignette, and so true.
Barker’s ban decreased to 12 months after ‘real mistake’
Fixtures
DIVISION ONE
Chester le Road: Durham v Yorkshire
Chelmsford: Essex v Worcestershire
Southampton: Hampshire v Somerset
Hove: Sussex v Surrey
Edgbaston: Warwickshire v Nottinghamshire
DIVISION TWO
The County Floor: Derbyshire v Northamptonshire
Canterbury: Kent v Gloucestershire
Outdated Trafford: Lancashire v Leicestershire
Lord’s: Middlesex v Glamorgan
Preamble
Hiya! This yr, the cricket season marks Good Friday with the beginning of spherical three. The tables are set fairly unexpectedly, with Warwickshire, Sussex and Nottinghamshire on the prime of Division One; Leicestershire, Kent and Derbyshire heading Division Two.
It’s overcast however dry in Manchester the place there are many evil-beaked magpies however nonetheless no swallows. I’m off to Outdated Trafford to observe Lancashire tackle table-topping Leicestershire. Elsewhere in Division Two, momentum-rolling Kent put together to eat Gloucestershire, Derbyshire entertain close to neighbours Northants, whereas Glamorgan and Middlesex battle it out for the early-season picket spoon.
In Division One, Yorkshire, recent from victory on Monday, go to moribund Durham, Worcestershire journey to Fortress Chelmsford, winless Somerset have to attempt to dig a outcome out of Southampton, whereas the large beasts of the Midlands battle it out at Edgbaston. Final yr’s champions Surrey, additionally with out a win, go to Hove.
Play begins at 11am. Please seize a hot-cross bun from the tray and be part of us.
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