Key occasions
With wonderful timing, after Zen Malik’s century yesterday, Warwickshire have signed one other participant from the SACA – 19-year-old batter Vansh Jani, on a rookie contract for the remainder of the season.
Essex head coach Chris Silverwood was hopeful final evening about Essex’s possibilities. Look upon the Yorkists, and be taught
“You’ve acquired to offer some credit score to the Yorkshire bowlers as a result of the wickets they took had been real nicks, they had been good balls. There appears to be extra motion on the market when the right-handers are dealing with,” Silverwood stated.
“We’ve acquired to imagine we will do what we did after we took 9 wickets for 100 runs (within the first innings), no matter it was. We’ve to imagine we will try this, attempt to drive it, and hopefully we’ll have loads of time left within the sport to try to chase it down. We’ve acquired to maintain that perception. We’ve acquired nothing to lose.”
Climate watch
Dry, dry, dry – besides within the south west the place there will probably be sporadic showers and a danger of thunderstorms. The northwest might (please) get a couple of spots of rain afterward.
Some unhappy information from Australia in a single day, the dying of Bob Cowper – the primary man to attain a triple century in opposition to England at house, a feat that belonged to him alone for 37 years till Matthew Hayden’s triple in opposition to Zimbabwe. Relaxation in peace.
DIVISION ONE
Chelmsford: Essex 123 v Yorkshire 216 and 114-1
Trent Bridge: Notts 333 and 171-6 v Hampshire 196
Hove: Sussex 284 and 66-3 v Worcestershire 180
Edgbaston: Warwickshire 665-5 v Surrey 98-1
DIVISION TWO
Canterbury: Kent 156-8 v Glamorgan 549-9dec
County Floor: Northamptonshire 238 and 140-6 v Lancashire 276
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Saturday’s round-up
Three batters shone in Warwickshire’s mammoth 665 for 5 declared in opposition to Surrey on a baked Edgbaston pitch. New Zealand’s Tom Latham hit the best rating on debut for Warwicks, with 184; Ed Barnard flamed a career-best 177, however it’s Zen Malik who’s in peril of changing into a motivational message. Malik got here to Birmingham by way of six years of touting himself across the counties, SACA, Staffordshire and Glamorgan’s second XI – the place he made two centuries in opposition to Warwickshire final yr and was rapidly hoovered up by efficiency director Gavin Larsen who referred to as him “the most effective uncontracted participant he’d seen”. And now in his second first-class sport, aged 27, he lofted Dan Lawrence again over his head for an easy, twinkle-toed, maiden hundred. Barnard continued his completely satisfied day by trapping Rory Burns lbw for 27 earlier than stumps, however one other brutal day for the bowlers appears inevitable on Sunday.
Mohammad Abbas, as slippery and as slight as ever, confirmed his outdated county Hampshire simply what they had been lacking, with 5 wickets on his Nottinghamshire debut. The decide of his wickets was a gleaming marble that kissed the highest of Ben Brown’s off stump and despatched it dancing into the mud. Kyle Abbott’s brisk 67 saved Nottinghamshire’s result in 137 earlier than he pulled on his bowling boots, took the brand new ball and rapidly eliminated each Notts openers. Simply to maintain it attention-grabbing, Notts then misplaced three for 9, earlier than Liam Patterson-White and Jack Haynes steadied the ship. A lead of 308 needs to be greater than sufficient with Abbas prepared as soon as extra to prowl on the prime of his mark.
A disciplined George Hill undressed Essex at Chelmsford, zipped out for 123 on a moody pitch that furrowed brows. There had been a resurgence of kinds from 59 for six, when Michael Pepper and Noah Thain added 46, however the finish got here rapidly – Hill’s six for 51 his second-best Championship figures. Adam Lyth then hit his second fifty of the match as Yorkshire eased into an especially comfy lead. There was simply time for Wharton to slam a six onto the press field earlier than stumps.
5 wickets for Fynn Hudson-Prentice, and 6 catches for John Simpson, put Sussex on prime in opposition to Worcestershire at Hove. Tom Taylor continued his good sport with the joint top-scorer with 32, after taking five-wickets on Friday. Sussex had constructed a lead of 170 by stumps, regardless of dropping each Tom Haines and Daniel Hughes and not using a run on the board.
Run-machine Marcus Harris added a 3rd Championship hundred to his Lancashire tally for the summer season. His 121 in opposition to Northamptonshire took his whole for the yr to 706 – leaving a thousand runs earlier than the top of Might a tempting risk with two rounds left. Northants bowlers weren’t helped by their soapy-fingered fielders. A Lancashire first-innings lead of 38 was not imposing, however Northants second innings additionally didn’t thrive.
Ben Kellaway duly picked up the 9 runs he wanted for his maiden first-class century, however saved going with growing confidence, flaying Matt Parkinson for 3 successive sixes to complete 181 not out when the declaration got here. At 549 for 9, it was Glamorgan’s highest rating in opposition to Kent. Then got here the Kentish collapse, although from 23 for 5, 156 for eight at stumps was a tablecloth of lots. Chris Benjamin’s 68 not out was his highest rating for Kent. “Theoretically, you meant to place the scoreboard out of your thoughts,” stated a phlegmatic Adam Hollioake, the Kent head coach, “however we’re all human beings, and sadly, scoreboard strain does exist.”
Preamble
Good morning! A canine stroll with a beautiful pal, an excessive amount of espresso within the backyard, and now some county cricket. Do be a part of us to see if Northants, Kent, Hampshire, Essex and Worcestershire can escape their fates. And good luck to the Warwickshire bowlers, it might be a protracted day. Play begins at 11am.
