County cricket: Warwickshire win Division Two, Surrey v Essex and more – live!

Alas he has gone. Paul Collingwood bowled Andersson for ten. Durham need 100, six wickets in hand.

Leicestershire on the brink – 185/9 -Michael Hogan 4-30. And all hail Dieter Klein, 45 not out at No.10 at the last.

An email from a disgruntled Mike Waring: “Having had our two best bowlers stolen by The Bears, looking forward to finishing at or near the bottom of Div 2 next season. County seems to have no ambition and despite great youth set up, incapable of retaining talent. The balance sheet rules as does this pre-occupation that Bristol is an international venue. It’s not. Should have built a new ground in Cheltenham where the support is.”

Just bumped into Marcus Berkmann who has given me a marvellous bit of trivia – Brian Close smoked two million cigarettes in his lifetime, which is 78 a day for 70 years- some of that time he may have been fielding.

Durham 52 for 3 – and the Lord Collingwood is in. Durham need 115 more to win, seven wickets in hand.

Pope out for a marvellous 114, lbw to Coles. Surrey lead by 20 runs.

Yorkies two down – Lyth and Raval gone. 86 runs to win. Raval bowled by Dillon Pennington – incidentally my one to watch next season. No Lions spot for him I see – they seem to have gone more down the A team route. I guess at 19 already he’ll be too old for U19s too.

That Lions squad is official now: Saqib Mahmood seems a bit leftfield?

Four-Day Squad

Dom Bess (Somerset)

Sam Billings (Kent)

Joe Clarke (Worcestershire)

Nick Gubbins (Middlesex)

Max Holden (Middlesex)

Tom Kohler-Cadmore (Yorkshire)

Liam Livingstone (Lancashire)

Craig Overton (Somerset)

Jamie Overton (Somerset)

Matt Parkinson (Lancashire)

Jamie Porter (Essex)

Jason Roy (Surrey)

Josh Tongue (Worcestershire) *Subject to medical clearance

Amar Virdi (Surrey)

Mark Wood (Durham)

50-over and T20 Squad

Dom Bess (Somerset)

Joe Clarke (Worcestershire)

Alex Davies (Lancashire)

Lewis Gregory (Somerset)

Nick Gubbins (Middlesex)

Sam Hain (Warwickshire)

Max Holden (Middlesex)

Tom Kohler-Cadmore (Yorkshire)

Liam Livingstone (Lancashire)

Saqib Mahmood (Lancashire)

Craig Overton (Somerset)

Jamie Overton (Somerset)

Matt Parkinson (Lancashire)

Jamie Porter (Essex)

Mark Wood (Durham)

So if Surrey were to bat till tomorrow lunchtime – they could win this? For maximum coverage as no other game will be happening. I think Stewart planned this months ago whilst pressing his trousers with vigour.

An utterly gorgeous century by Ollie Pope comes up with a boundary – and bang there goes another very next ball. He takes off his helmet and salutes the pavilion. 97 balls, 17 fours, one six. The shot that took him to 98 was just dreamy – i’ll see if i can find it. It’s his fourth Championship century of the summer.

Ben Foakes is out for 32 as Surrey near parity at The Oval. Durham 27/1 chasing another 140. Pope on the brink of a brilliant hundred.

DIVISION ONE

Worcestershire 340 (Mitchell 127; Brooks 6-94) and 221 (Moeen 67, Parnell 58 not out; Coad 4-56) v Yorkshire 428 (Ballance 194, Brooks 82; Tongue 3-31) Yorkshire need 134 to win

Surrey 67 all out and 357-3 (Roy 128, Stoneman 86, Pope 77 not out ) v Essex 477-8 dec (Westley 134, Harmer 102; Dernbach 4-95) Surrey trail Essex by 53 runs.

Nottinghamshire 133 all out (C Overton 4-27) and 184 all out (Mullaney 54; C Overton 3-68, Josh Davey 3-20) v Somerset463 (Hildreth 137, Davies 55, J Overton 55). Somerset win by an innings and 146 runs

Hampshire 187 and 198 (Gleeson 3-57, Bailey 4-43) v Lancashire 273 all out (Jones 68; Edwards 4-72) and 113 for 2 (Jennings 40, Livingstone 48). Lancashire win by eight wickets

DIVISION TWO

Warwickshire 380 (Rhodes 110, Sibley 119) v Kent 167 all out and 179 all out (Crawley 75; Stone 3-35) Warwickshire win by an innings and 34 runs.

Latest: Glamorgan 359 (Carlson 83, Meschede 55, van der Gugten 50) and 175 (Taylor 4-15) v Leicestershire 132 all out (Wagg 3-25) and 117/8 (Hogan 3-20) Leicester need 286 runs to win

Latest: Durham 310 all out (Harte 112, Murtagh 4-56) and 15-0 v Middlesex 121 all out and 355 (Gubbins 91, Eskinazi 96; Wood 5-94) Durham need 152 to win

Derbyshire 184 all out and 157 (Hughes 55; Higgins 3-17) v Gloucestershire 163 all out (Reece 7-20) and 179-8 (Howell 58; Ferguson 4-56) Gloucestershire win by 2 wickets.

Tea-scores to come

Worcestershire all out 221 – Wayne Parnell high and dry on a fantastic 58 not out. Yorkshire need 134 to win.

Leicestershire 99 for 7 at Sophia Gardens – will it last till tea?

By gum, Parnell is still there at New Road, 56 not out, Worcestershire have cobbled together a lead of 127 over Yorkshire.

Do you have an intrusive r in thawing? Most first-class counties are in intrusive r territory it turns out. Including Surrey, where Ollie Pope has passed fifty.

Did we know that Warwickshire’s left-arm fast bowler Keith Barker will join Hampshire next season on a two-year contract? I’m beginning to lose track.

Middlesex all out 355, Mark Wood 5-94. Durham will chase 167 to win against an attack including Ollie Rayner, a not-quite-like-for-like replacement for James Harris on a day three-and-a-half pitch. They’re taking tea now.

Ollie Pope having lots of fun in the sun – four fours off one Ravi Bopara over takes him to 42 not out, Ben Foakes 32 not out – Surrey 312/3.

Gloucestershire have beaten Derbyshire by two wickets, nerve well kept. Commiserations to Lockie Ferguson 4-56.

This picture was taken yesterday, but I thought you’d like it.

Gosh, it’s gone down to the wire at Derbyshire. Gloucestershire need 6 to win with two wickets in hand.

Wayne Parnell giving the ball a whallop in the hope of giving Yorkshire three figures to chase at lovely New Road. 28 not out and counting.

Sob. Even time for one last autograph..

classic

Too easy. Kent bowled out for 179 as Warwickshire win by an innings and 34 runs. Olly Stone finishes with 3-35 and a run-out to dismiss last man Harry Podmore – go well in Sri Lanka, and look after those joints and bones. Resistance from, and respect due, to Zak Crawley and Sam Billings.

Well done Warwickshire – the best Division Two team by some margin. And farewell one last time to Jonathan Trott.

Just out of interest Somerset fans, would you say it is true that Jamie Overton is the fastest bowler in the country? I’ve heard it told and wondered…

And this from Liam Livingstone – well-earned praise for Bailey and Onions.

Another wicket at The Oval – Stoeneman just six short of his century. He looks pretty fed up, well I’m body-languaging from 300 metres. Surrey 249/3.

Interesting things afoot at The Riverside where there is a disagreement over the rules. Middlesex want to use Ollie Rayner as a substitute for James Harris, who has retired hurt after a blow on the helmet. Umpires consulting.

Leicester have made a difficult start to their fantasy run-chase – 26/4 chasing another 377 to beat Glamorgan. Two wickets each for van der Gugten and Hogan. Glamorgan’s second win of the season is on the way.

And Jason Roy falls for 128, well short of what seemed an inevitable double-hundred, at least from this seat… Well played! Surrey 244 for 2, trail Essex by 166.

Worcestershire falling in a bit of a heap at New Road, losing three for no runs in six balls. Moeen out for 67, closely followed by Barnard and Milton and, just as I prepare to press send, Twohig follows. Coad 4-39, Worcestershire 132/7 lead by just 44.

I’ve made it out of the hermetically sealed Oval press box and it’s lovely out. A more-than-a-scattering of people have wandered in and it’s still sunny and there’s bare chests, bare feet and a grassy pitch of varyingly different shades of luscious green. I really like that the terraced houses beyond the stands to the left and right of the pavilion still peek over the top of the ground. Had a look at one of those houses in the estate agent’s window this morning – £2.7 million’s worth of nice. Anyway, Surrey motor on – 235 for 1, Roy 124, Stoneman 82.

Elsewhere thoughts are turning to next season:

I must admit, I didn’t even know this existed:

Lunchtime scores:

DIVISION ONE

Worcestershire 340 (Mitchell 127; Brooks 6-94) and 120-3 (Moeen 65 not out) v Yorkshire 428 (Ballance 194, Brooks 82; Tongue 3-31)

Surrey 67 all out and 210 for 1 (Roy 106 not out, Stoneman 75 not out) v Essex 477-8 (Westley 134, Harmer 102; Dernbach 4-95)

Nottinghamshire 133 all out (C Overton 4-27) and 184 all out (Mullaney 54; C Overton 3-68, Josh Davey 3-20) v Somerset463 (Hildreth 137, Davies 55, J Overton 55). Somerset win by an innings and 146 runs

Hampshire 187 and 198 (Gleeson 3-57, Bailey 4-43) v Lancashire 273 all out (Jones 68; Edwards 4-72) and 113 for 2 (Jennings 40, Livingstone 48). Lancashire win by eight wickets

DIVISION TWO

Warwickshire 380 (Rhodes 110, Sibley 119) v Kent 167 all out and 133-6 (Crawley 75; Stone 3-25)

Glamorgan 359 (Carlson 83, Meschede 55, van der Gugten 50) and 175 (Taylor 4-15) v Leicestershire 132 all out (Wagg 3-25) and 4-1

Durham 310 all out (Harte 112, Murtagh 4-56) v Middlesex 121 all out and 316-6 (Gubbins 91, Eskinazi 96)

Derbyshire 184 all out and 157 (Hughes 55; Higgins 3-17) v Gloucestershire 163 all out (Reece 7-20) and 115-4. Gloucestershire need 64 to win.

But before that, some worth winners have been announced of the CMJ Spirit of Cricket Award- Dan Bowser and Chris Edwards of the England Learning Disability Team. This is in from the MCC:

“The duo have been recognised for their selfless and sporting actions during England LD’s tour of the Netherlands earlier this summer.

England LD had been defeated by Netherlands Under-17s and Yorkshire Under-17s before facing Denmark Under-17s in the final of three 50-over matches in three days.

After being bowled out for 145, Denmark had reached 138 for 9 when seamer Alex Jervis thought he had found the edge and after a huge appeal, the umpire raised his finger and it appeared that England had won the match.

However, two England players were absent from the celebrations as Bowser, from his position at slip, had informed his captain, Edwards, that the batsman had hit the ground rather than the ball. Edwards decided to withdraw the appeal and play subsequently restarted.

Denmark added four more runs and it looked like England had missed out on victory, however Jervis found the edge again – unmistakably this time – and England won the match by three runs.

Mark Costin, England LD Assistant Coach, said: “I would go so far to say that it is the best thing I have ever seen on a cricket field and I certainly have never seen such a courageous sporting gesture.

“Dan and Chris deserve the very highest recognition for what they did in that moment, under pressure with an international victory on the line, and for them to receive the CMJ Award is fantastic news.”

The Previous winners of the award since its inception are: Wayne Madsen of Derbyshire; Sussex’s Luke Wright; Brendon McCullum for his sporting conduct as captain of New Zealand; Tom Fell of Worcestershire; and England’s Anya Shrubsole, who claimed the award last year for her sporting actions in the ICC Women’s World Cup Semi-Final against South Africa.