Soon it was Surrey capitalising on the favourable batting conditions. As early as the eighth over, Somerset skipper Lewis Gregory turned to spin, introducing Jack Leach from the River End. Rory Burns had no intention of letting the experienced left-armer settle into a line and length, slog-sweeping him for six in only his second over.
Sussex chose to bat first at Utilita Bowl but having slumped to 124-7 on a tired surface on the far edge of the square, Hampshire would have fancied bowling the visitors out for under 200. Hampshire have had a poor Championship season with scant reason to celebrate, but the morning session gave a reason to
Rothesay County Championship, Division One, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff (day one) Glamorgan 318-3: Tribe 135* Carlson 107 Essex: Critchley 2-56 Glamorgan 2 points, Essex 1 point Match scorecard Asa Tribe and captain Kiran Carlson put Glamorgan in a commanding position against Essex on the opening day of their final County Championship match of the season at
Rothesay County Championship, Division Two, Lord’s (day one) Northamptonshire 103: Sales 43; Ferns 4-29, Higgins 4-30 Middlesex 255: Higgins 115; Sanderson 4-68 Middlesex (4 pts) lead Northants (3 pts) by 152 runs Match scorecard Ryan Higgins recreated last weekend’s 50-over heroics with another century to help Middlesex take control on a wicket-laden first day of
The visitors took the early ascendency when Abbas curtailed Dan Lategan’s cameo of 26 in the seventh over of the morning, courtesy of a sharp Martin Andersson catch. The Pakistan international then snagged a second, removing Rehaan Edavalath for 11, before a plucky stand between Jake Libby and Adam Hose stabilised the hosts. Hose made
The shape of the day was already clear by lunch, when the visitors were 112-1 with McKinney unbeaten on 64. Alex Lees was caught behind off Tom Bailey for three in the third over of the morning but McKinney and Gay had put on an unbroken 102 by the first interval, hitting 17 boundary fours
