County cricket day one: Surrey v Somerset, Notts v Sussex, and extra – stay | County Championship
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Key occasions
I do know I sound like such a fan girl however doing a lap of The Oval is a heart-warming expertise. Folks stream via the gate, the solar is shining, the espresso is nice and because the floor announcer mentioned the names of the openers, I noticed one younger man strolling to the gate quicken his step and inform his good friend “Sure! Archie Vaughan is enjoying.”
Ali Martin
Good morning from New Highway, the place the solar is (in and) out for Worcestershire’s first house fixture of the season towards Durham. Issues are tinged with a contact of unhappiness right here after the latest passing of membership journalist and former Press Affiliation author John Curtis.
JC was among the many easiest individuals on the circuit: educated, beneficiant and simply so extremely welcoming to anybody who walked into the press field. One of many members has simply handed me some flowers to pop in JC’s traditional spot, the place he would spend a day’s play cracking jokes and swapping tales. Because the BBC’s Martin Emmerson quipped simply now, the minute’s silence deliberate earlier than the beginning of play may scarcely be much less acceptable (or extra deserved). For additional studying, there’s a pretty tribute on the Worcestershire web site right here too. Cheers, JC.
I’m sitting subsequent to the Wisden editor, who allowed me to the touch (as soon as) Jamie Smith’s embossed Cricketer of The Yr 2025 version earlier than it was handed over. Pretty finish papers.
Any questions for Lawrence? Simply e-mail me at tanya.aldred.freelance@theguardian.com, or ask BTL.
Josh Hull interview
Ali talks to Leicestershire’s large beast:
How properly do Somerset journey? Let’s simply say that they haven’t received at The Oval since 1995 and haven’t received an away sport in two years.
Limping Durham have been desperately leafing via the handle ebook. In come three tempo bowlers: South African Codi Yusuf ( signing for six video games) plus Jake Ball (Somerset) and Jack Blatherwick (Lancs)on mortgage for the subsequent two video games.
Fixtures
DIVISION ONE
Trent Bridge: Nottinghamshire v Sussex
The Oval: Surrey v Somerset
New Highway: Worcestershire v Durham
DIVISION TWO
Derby: Derbyshire v Middlesex
Bristol: Gloucestershire v Leicestershire
Preamble
Good morning! An early prepare all the way down to London (off peak all day on a Friday) and The Oval is beaming. Footballs are being kicked about in warm-up and there’s a lazy-days web to the aspect, subsequent to the banks of blackbird-egg seats.
It’s a truncated progamme of video games immediately – simply two in Division One and three in Division Two. We’ll be right here all day – play begins at 11am.
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