Somerset were given a boost when skipper Lewis Gregory declared himself fit to bowl but his two overs proved expensive as Allison and Critchley continued where they had left off the previous evening. The pair had taken the score from 127-3 to 339 when Leach found the edge of Critchley’s bat and Tom Abell took
Tom Prest did not display the requisite qualities as he advanced and whipped Bess straight to mid-on to the 25th ball of the day. But Albert and Ben Brown did for over an hour. The duo showed doggedness to keep their wickets while slowly chipping away at the runs. Albert was rewarded with his fifth
Rothesay County Championship, Division One, Uptonsteel Grace Road, Leicester (day four) Leicestershire 151 & 257: Gumbs 93; Ul-Hassan 3-46 Glamorgan 152 & 214: Carlson 99, Cooke 33; Holland 5-19, Patel 3-41 Leicestershire (19pts) beat Glamorgan (3pts) by 42 runs Match scorecard Leicestershire’s hopes of surviving their first season back in Division One after a 23-year
Rothesay County Championship, Division Two, Merchant Taylors’ School Ground, Northwood (day four) Kent 350 & 254: Compton 65, Muyeye 64; Helm 3-31, Higgins 3-83 Middlesex 249 & 309: Cracknell 65*, du Plooy 40; Sinhg 3-62 Kent (22pts) beat Middlesex (3pts) by46 runs Match scorecard Leg-spinner Matt Parkinson claimed the last two wickets in successive balls