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Friday's round-up
The crowd dispersed on to nan Oval outfield astatine luncheon for illustration a lapping wave, enjoying nan picture-book time and entertained by Gus Atkinson’s first due tally retired since nan Boxing Day Test.
Atkinson opened nan bowling against Essex from nan pavilion end, that now acquainted toes-together, baby-steps approach, an opening spell connected nan money but he had to hold until aft 6pm for his reward - Michael Pepper bowled tifter and boots. The transportation was friends and Dean Elgar (92) and Paul Walter, pinch an fantabulous 101, duly tucked in, adding 183 for nan first wicket. Surrey’s bowlers clawed backmost successful nan day leaving nan lucifer evenly poised.
Joe Root, too, was making his County Championship debut for nan summer, Yorkshire headdress pulled tight, scooping up a breadstuff and food separator from James Coles astatine first gaffe and trundling done 5 overs. Yorkshire’s bowlers were thwarted by a merry sixth-wicket business betwixt Sussex’s Tom Price (93) and John Simpson - who reached his 100 disconnected nan day’s penultimate ball.
Josh Tongue grabbed 5 wickets astatine Trent Bridge, for nan 4th clip successful conscionable 8 first-class games for Nottinghamshire, but Warwickshire kept their nerve. Tongue fired down immoderate brutish balls, though Beau Webster whitethorn regret nan whooping thrust astatine a wide 1 which zipped into his ain stumps. Ed Barnard, visibly pained from nan non-striker’s end, went connected to an awesome 134 not out, Chris Woakes made 64.
Zak Crawley batted prettily for 27 earlier he was subsumed into Kent’s dismal illness to 99 for seven, aft choosing to bat astatine New Road. The little bid spruced things up, Matt Milnes past man opinionated connected an undefeated fifty. Beyers Swanepoel, belatedly successful Worcestershire colours aft his level formation fiasco, grabbed 3 wickets.
Marcus Harris, pinch his 2nd period of nan season, erstwhile again propped up Lancashire, against Durham; and Kiran Carlson did nan aforesaid arsenic Glamorgan fought backmost against Leicestershire, until he group disconnected excessively eagerly and was tally out, scrambling back, for 95, level connected his look for 5 seconds of disbelief. Sean Dickson was besides retired conscionable short of a century.
At nan County Ground, Anuj Dal slipped successful his tally up, injuring his ankle, and had to beryllium carried disconnected nan transportation connected a stretcher – Luis Reece his wounded replacement. Shoaib Bashir, playing successful his 3rd lucifer of nan play for Derbyshire and getting overs nether his loop astatine last, picked up 2 wickets, but Miles Hammond starred for Gloucestershire pinch 140 not out.
Scores connected nan doors
DIVISION ONE
Sophia Gardens: Glamorgan 334-7 v Leicestershire
Trent Bridge: Notts v Warwickshire 375-8
The Oval: Surrey v Essex 325-6
Headingley: Yorkshire v Sussex 373-6
DIVISION TWO
The County Ground: Derbyshire v Gloucestershire 287-6
Riverside: Durham v Lancashire 356-7
New Road: Worcestershire 94-1 v Kent 196
Preamble
Good morning! There’s a queue extracurricular nan Hobbs Gate already. A huddle of caps and picnic bags successful show of nan red-brick Surrey pavilion adorned pinch elephantine pictures of Rory Burns and Bryony Smith. It’s a happy show this sunny morning.
Play starts present astatine The Oval, and astir each nan grounds astatine 11am, do subordinate america for immoderate Saturday cricket.
