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Free introduction astatine Canterbury
To spot Kent transverse nan line for nan first clip this season. Maybe.
“I deliberation each 3 results are imaginable (but) I deliberation we’re successful nan driving seat,” said yesterday’s centurion Chris Benjamin. “So if we tin vessel nan measurement we did this evening, we’ve sewage a awesome chance.”
Sunday's information up
Emilio Gay’s 3rd century of nan play whitethorn person travel pinch an unspectacular trowel down to 3rd man, but it could beryllium career-defining. Like Zak Crawley, Gay is playing Division Two cricket, but 2 of his Durham hundreds of years person travel against nan challenging Lancashire, and now Middlesex, attacks, moreover if nan Lord’s transportation was friendly. David Bedingham besides flew to a hundred, while mediocre Kasey Aldridge was lbw for 99.
Gay’s erstwhile region Northamptonshire grabbed their first triumph of nan summer, aft Ben Sanderson rampaged done Worcestershire’s 2nd dig. His six wickets successful 29 balls skittled an innings that had been progressing, if slowly, astatine 88 for two. Fourteen overs and 26 runs later, Worcestershire were each out. Sanderson’s 7 for 31 gave him a profession champion 11 wickets successful nan match. James Sales and Lewis McManus had earlier deed hundreds successful Northants’ 597 for 7 declared.
There was youthful joyousness astatine nan Oval wherever 19-year-old Adam Thomas frisked to a period connected Championship debut, a companion portion to Dom Sibley’s 187. Sussex wheeled done nan onslaught until Surrey were yet bowled retired for 622. Matt Fisher past instantly firebombed Sussex’s reply. His first shot spat disconnected nan transportation and deed Tom Haines successful nan grill, who staggered backwards and instantly retired hurt. Fisher past removed Tom Clark lbw pinch his 2nd shot and had James Coles caught down from his sixth.
An intriguing crippled has built up astatine Taunton, wherever 64 from Joe Root, 92 from James Wharton and immoderate wagging of nan tail ensured Yorkshire’s bowlers would person thing to spell astatine against Somerset on nan last day.
Despite a flamboyant first-innings period from Stevie Eskinazi, Nottinghamshire thundered towards victory. Olly Stone, who picked up 5 wickets successful Leicestershire’s first innings, plucked retired different 3 arsenic they followed on, including Eskinazi lbw, this clip for a duck. Ben Green and Jonny Tattersall ensured Notts would person to bat again
Hampshire’s unsmooth play continued, pursuing connected they vanished 5 down, still 204 down Glamorgan. Mason Crane pocketed 4 wickets astatine his erstwhile home. Kent tin dream astir a first triumph of nan year, against Derbyshire, acknowledgment to a business of 184 betwixt Chris Benjamin (123) and Joey Evison (88).
Scores connected nan doors
Division One
Southampton: Hampshire 214 and 118-5 v Glamorgan 536-7dec
Leicester: Leicestershire 308 and 215-7 v Nottinghamshire 490
Taunton: Somerset 274 v Yorkshire 162 and 365-9
The Oval: Surrey 622 v Sussex 358-9dec and 76-4
Division Two
Canterbury: Kent 352 and 335 v Derbyshire 304 and 19-1 Derbys request 365 to win
Lord’s: Middlesex 430 v Durham 530-8
Northampton: Northants 597-7dec BEAT Worcestershire 306 and 114 by an innings and 177 runs
Preamble
Hello and happy slope holiday Monday! If you’re not disconnected doing beautiful things, there’s immoderate absorbing cricket to support an oculus on. The weather, typically, whitethorn misbehave, pinch bands of showers peculiarly crossed nan south. But we transverse our fingers. Play (should) commencement astatine 11am, do subordinate america connected nan sofa, there’s plentifulness of space.
