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Key occasions
Whats up Tanya, hey Paul McIntyre!
“The press are clearly being briefed that the proposals to chop the variety of Championship matches from 14 to 12 and the variety of Blast video games from 14 to 10, is a performed deal. However these cuts should not inevitable. It wants no less than 12 counties to vote for them. A members’ petition has compelled Middlesex to carry a particular assembly on 26 June to vote on resolutions opposing cuts. I hope members in in different counties will observe this lead.”
Thanks Paul, this subject has been effervescent alongside all season. I believe one of many major points is that the gamers actually really feel they’re taking part in an excessive amount of cricket. This was from the PCA earlier within the season:
” 83% confirming they’re involved from a bodily standpoint because of the present schedule, with 67% involved concerning their psychological state, this can be a rise in each stats from the 2024 outcomes.
“Noting a wider understanding than ever earlier than from directors throughout the recreation, there may be an 11% rise in these believing there needs to be no less than sooner or later between T20 video games, that means 9 out of 10 deem this to be a minimal normal.”
If there may be not going to be any change to the Hundred, that simply leaves the CC and the T20 to chop swathes of. Sadly. I additionally suppose the gamers are at risk of inadvertently voting for their very own numbers be reduce.
The floodlights are on right here at Grace Highway. Oh and a wicket – reward for Anderson Phillip eventually. 310-5, a lead of 104.
Enjoyable truth: the buddies of Grace Highway made £24,600 final 12 months for the membership in desserts and quizzes.
Morning cake lovers! The FoGR cafe beneath The Meet is open at present from 2.30pm to 4.30pm for the sale of home-made desserts & sizzling drinks throughout the @leicsccc v @lancscricket recreation. We stay up for seeing you this afternoon. Hopefully we are going to see @jimmy9 & Josh Hull on the sector.🍰🏏 pic.twitter.com/UDyRN67bAF
— Buddies of Grace Highway (@FoGRMeet4Cake) Might 23, 2025
100 for John Simpson!
He’s a hungry boy, sticking one other century in his again pocket, Sussex, six down, lead Hants by 137.
Durham doing their finest to make issues attention-grabbing at Chester Le STreet – now 88 for six, whereas Worcestershire’s tail is wagging simply sufficient to get them in touching distance of Warwicks – the deficit 50.
Six wickets for Abbas
Abbas eliminated each openers then devoured up the tail, as Yorkshire are all out for 159. Six for 45 will do properly. Hameed and Slater have gotten Notts off to a tasty begin of their second innings: 41-0.
And that’s the tip of Rehan for 136 – his finest rating in Championship cricket. He hangs his head, reluctant to maneuver his ft plugged in a wide-apart stance, performed by the flight, and caught by Keaton Jennings. He’d turn into frisky within the 120s. A beneficiant, affectionate standing ovation from Grace Highway. Leicestershire 280-3.
Rehan quicksteps down the wicket, casually slams Hartley for six, pauses to readjust his field. The cake stall is open.
On the Oval, Curran (70) and Clark (54) have given Surrey a really useful lead of 62. Elgar and Walter stroll out once more.
At Durham, injured wicketkeeper James Rew has been change by wicketkeeper Thomas Rew, who’s doing his A ranges when he isn’t taking part in cricket. Somerset have crunched by Durham’s large weapons– McKinney, Homosexual, Bedingham all gone: 55 for 3, however the lead already 160.
A century for Lewis Hill
Lewis Hill joins the social gathering, with a prime edged hook, and will get an enormous fist bump and bear hug from Rehan. Lancashire struggling for an acceptable incisor right here at Grace Highway.
Rehan Ahmed’s second century in opposition to Lancashire!
First the lead, then a 200 partnership, now an exquisite hundred from Rehan Ahmed, as he cuts Williams down to 3rd man with a sleek of his velvet cloak: 164 balls, 14 fours. As at Outdated Trafford, he seems the actual deal.
A profession finest 232 for Caleb Jewell – a Micky Arthur hunch that got here off. Derbyshire in heaven 542-5.
Lancashire throwing all their efforts into their appeals, or relatively celebrations which might be adopted by the umpire very a lot not elevating his finger. Rehan and Hill each hovering within the 90s.
“Are you able to identify the seven one-cap wonders who’re nonetheless taking part in County cricket,” asks Ali Martin from Trent Bridge, the place he’s watching Chris Woakes on the stream, and England in entrance of his nostril.
Sit on a bench beneath the timber for a couple of minutes to admire Rehan Ahmed and Lewis Hill flaying Lancashire across the floor. “The perfect session we’ve had all season” I hear one member say to a different.
Lunchtime scores
Division One
Chester-le-Avenue: Durham 277 and 18-2 v Somerset 172
Southampton: Hampshire 154 v Sussex 228-5
The Oval: Surrey 203-7 v Essex 217
New Highway: Worcestershire 115-5 v Warwickshire 227
Headingley: Yorkshire 119-7 v Nottinghamshire 228
Division Two
Derby: Derbyshire 483-4 v Kent
Sophia Gardens: Glamorgan 383 v Middlesex 20-1
Grace Highway: Leicestershire 189-2 v Lancashire 206
County Floor: Northamptonshire 423-8 v Gloucestershire
The gamers wander away at Grace Highway, suppose Leicestershire nearly shaded it. Fabulous from Ahmed 85 and Hill 79. Lunch scores to observe.
Oh Durham.
A double century for Caleb Jewell, 100 and out for Wayne Madsen!
Derbyshire proceed to run amok at The County Floor – Caleb Jewell, simple as pie, turns a single to succeed in his double century, whereas Wayne MAdsen thunders to his forty first first-class hundred earlier than holing out to lengthy on. Derbyshire 482-3.
The bumptious Somerset final pair have been dismissed for 172 – giving Durham a really helpful 105-run first-innings lead.
A powerful sixth-wicket partnership between Simpson (57) and Hudson-Prentice (51) has stretched to 117 and lifted Sussex into the lead.
Sam Curran approaches fifty to inch Surrey in the direction of parity at The Oval; Chris Rushworth is rolling again the years at New Highway, Worcs 105-5, and Abbas, Pennington and Hutton are filletting by Yorkshire at Headingley, 107-7.
5 wickets for Mitchell Killeen!
Completely happy trying to find 20 12 months previous Killeen, voted Durham’s second XI participant of the 12 months 2024. He dismissed Tom Lammonby late final evening and has added one other 4 this morning as Somerset dribble to 165-9 – 36 of whose have come from Pretorius and Henry, Nos 10 and 11.
Rajitha has one other Surrey man in his pocket, Overton for nought. No comfortable return for Jason Roy both, bowled for a seven-ball duck by Shane Snater. Surrey 145 for seven.
At Grace Highway, Tom Bailey replaces the costly Phillip as Rehan and Hill make merry.
Hill dispatches a half volley to the rope, and the Hill-Ahmed partnership races as much as 100. Leicestershire 126-2, trial by 80.
Essex have winkled out Sibley and Foakes this morning, each wickets to Rajitha. Sam Curran nonetheless there, 21 not out.
I loved this thoughful piece on Sam Cook dinner by Andy Bull at Trent Bridge.
Fifty for Rehan Ahmed!
Leicestershire are flexing their muscles right here: first Lewis Hill effortlesly lofts Will Williams simply over the straight boundary after which Rehan Ahmed, mid leap, pistons two consecutive quick balls from Anderson Phillip to the duvet boundary for 4. And, with a whisk off his boots, that’s fifty for Rehan: off 102 balls, seven fours – and choosing up the tempo.
150 for Saif Zaib!
What an incredible season he’s having, and such a good-looking batsman to observe too. Northants 366-7.
An attention-grabbing article from Will Macphereson on county golf equipment criticising umpiring choices on social media. The ECB have warned that they might face sanctions. The Cricket Regulator advises that golf equipment shouldn’t “publish negatively about officiating choices”.
Counties have been warned they might face sanctions by way of the Cricket Regulator in the event that they criticise umpiring choices on social media https://t.co/dA9bhSRCrL
— Will Macpherson (@willis_macp) Might 23, 2025
The clouds are closing in at Grace Highway, the tall determine of Tom Bailey, working in from the pavilion finish, nearly seen by the gloom. Rehan Ahmed performs him again with good warning.
A couple of early wickets around the grounds: at Chester le Avenue, James Rew is gone, lbw to James Raine; Yorkshire have misplaced James Wharton, caught at first slip, Taylor has eliminated Lewis McManus at Northampton and Chris Woakes is again amongst the wickets – trapping Jake Libby to take away Worcestershire’s lynchpin.
Shubman Gill is India’s new Take a look at captain
Shubman Gill has succeeded Rohit Sharma as India’s Take a look at captain. The perfect of luck to him, it’s fairly the accountability. Gill, 25, beforehand led India in 5 T20s, in addition to being captain of IPL group Gujarat Titans.
This was attention-grabbing from John Turner final evening: “Initially it felt horrendous bowling, the primary two overs weren’t nice, however it’s at all times nice to get some wickets and located some rhythm in the direction of the tip.
“Each over I bowled, I bowled higher. I ran in tougher and hit the crease with extra momentum. It’s bizarre how a spell ebbs and flows like that.
“It has been an attention-grabbing begin to the season. It isn’t how I deliberate on it going, I wasn’t planning on occurring mortgage however it served an excellent function for me and I loved it.
“I’m slowly going within the path I need to be getting in and I believe that’s noticeable from the sidelines as properly. It has been a bizarre few months.
“I used to be in a very good place at first of pre-season however there was a two week interval the place all the pieces went south. It rotated fairly rapidly. It’s bizarre to suppose I made my England debut six months in the past after which on mortgage looking for some cricket after that.”
On the (muggy) stroll to the bottom I noticed a seagull, a solitary swift, wild roses and the British Gasoline museum. It rained right here within the evening however the groundstaff’s efforts imply that we’re beginning on time with Lancashire needing early wickets.
Head to Grace Highway on your selfmade sugar repair (I like to recommend the cherry cake):
Climate watch
Cloudy, with hit or miss scattered showers.
Friday’s round-up
Excessive spring hangs over this ultimate Might spherical of Championship cricket, the worldwide summer time pulling eyeballs away, the shortage of rain leaving parched pitches.
A great crowd collected on the apple-green benches sitting across the Grace Highway boundary. They noticed Lancashire get off to a steaming begin due to Keaton Jennings and Luke Wells, however then fold in acquainted trend to affected person Leicestershire bowling. Logan van Beek eliminated the 2 openers both facet of lunch, ending with three for 38, whereas Josh Hull discovered some satan within the filth. Leicestershire misplaced two night wickets, however Rehan Ahmed and Lewis Hill noticed the time out. After his come-back recreation in opposition to Gloucestershire final week, Lancashire are with out Jimmy Anderson – the membership mentioned that they had been “managing his return to aggressive cricket.”
Durham received the toss at Chester le Avenue and selected to bat on a pitch that shuffled its uneven bounce that by no means fairly let the batters settle. Ollie Robinson prime scored with 52, whereas Matt Henry spearheaded Somerset’s assault, ending with 4 wickets.
Hampshire had been pancaked for 154 at Southampton, Henry Crocombe taking 4 wickets in 11 balls in his first recreation of the season. John Turner then countered with three wickets in 9 balls to depart Sussex with work to do. A Sam Cook dinner-less Essex had been despatched packing in two periods by a Surrey facet together with Sam Curran, who had zipped down from Trent Bridge the place he had been watching brother Ben play for Zimbabwe on Thursday – Curran ended up being Cook dinner’s first Take a look at wicket. Michael Pepper held the Essex innings along with 75, however Surrey perch greedily, 94 for 3 at stumps.
Saif Zaib’s charming 141, his highest first-class rating, rescued Northants from 57 for 4 in opposition to Gloucestershire; whereas Caleb Jewell’s unbeaten 152, his first Derbyshire century, gave the Kent bowlers little time to relaxation.
Marnus Labuschagne was contained by Middlesex, caught for 23, however Glamorgan’s Sam Northeast and Kiran Carlson rebuilt in a boundary-laden partnership of 228. Toby Roland-Jones completed with 4 wickets. A quizzical Headingley pitch examined Nottinghamshire, however Ben Slater and Joe Clarke made half-centuries. Tom Latham’s 59 and Sam Hain’s first half-century of the summer time had been balanced by 4 extra wickets for Tom Taylor as Warwickshire had been bowled out for 227.
Scores on the doorways
Division One
Chester-le-Avenue: Durham 277 v Somerset 63-3
Southampton: Hampshire 154 v Sussex 110-5
The Oval: Surrey 94-3 v Essex 217
New Highway: Worcestershire 53-0 v Warwickshire 227
Headingley: Yorkshire 10-2 v Nottinghamshire 228
Division Two
Derby: Derbyshire 352-2 v Kent
Sophia Gardens: Glamorgan 334-7 v Middlesex
Grace Highway: Leicestershire 59-2 v Lancashire 206
County Floor: Northamptonshire 327-6 v Gloucestershire
Preamble
Whats up from an overcast Leicester. A busy day of cricket yesterday, the vast majority of video games sprinting into their second innings. We’ll control proceedings from the Grace Highway boundary, whereas England polish off the sport at Trent Bridge. Do be a part of us, with a cup of espresso and a stomach scratch.
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