County Championship: Somerset v Surrey and more – live!

Actually, that’s the end of Glamorgan’s innings, with Chris Cooke retired hurt. A deficit of errr, 213 runs.

Leicestershire also all out for 268, trailing Middlesex by 81.

And that’s a fourth first-class fifty for Tom Bailey here at Old Trafford and another, ANOTHER, hundred for “Im your one and only DOMinator” Sibley at Edgbaston. After his wonderful September 2018, could he be creeping into international contention?

Stand up, get a drink, come back, four wickets have fallen:

Brookes for 12 at Edgbaston _ Dom Sibley still there on 99!!!

Davies, damn, for 58 at Taunton, a second for Batty.

Whitely for 72 at New Road and…

Wagg for 50 at Newport. Oh Glamorgan.

Also, I learnt yesterday that there were 450,000!!! ticket requests for June’s India v Pakistan World Cup game at Old Trafford – the most over-subscribed sports event in the UK since the 2012 Olympics.

When does Taunton turn to Ciderabad? July?

This looks like a good read from Melinda Farrell on Eoin Morgan

May – can you beat it? Jasmine, peonies, swallows, swifts, asparagus and cricket full of hopes and good intentions.

The sun is beating down here in Manchester and, by the looks of it, all round the country. I’m feeling very smug as the final load of bed sheets are on the line, but not as smug as Essex who had Notts in deep dudgeon last night. Can’t see them getting out of this one. A huge pat on the bat for Simon Harmer, who first made invaluable runs at No.8 alongside Peter Siddle and then, as Notts lost six for 16 runs in 11 overs, took 4 for 3 in 21 balls

Warwickshire, Leicester and Glamorgan are also in a spot of bother but there are intriguing battles at Taunton and Canterbury and games on a knife edge at Old Trafford and New Road.

Oh and this final link is for Selv, Middlesex president this year