Matt Coles is going to Northants on loan.. and play is delayed at Grace Road due to rain. Wherever you are, the rain is heading your way. And I forgot to mention that Sussex v Gloucestershire starts tomorrow.
Essex Cricket
(@EssexCricket)Essex all-rounder @MattColes_90 has joined @NorthantsCCC on loan for their next four @CountyChamp Division Two matches.
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In brief:
Welbeck (day 1): Nottinghamshire 162 (Abbott 6-37; Mullaney 45) v Hampshire 93-2
Canterbury: Kent v Somerset
Sad times, Marcus Trescothick, 86 runs in eight Championship innings , has been dropped for Azhar Ali. Lewis Gregory is fit after missing four games with a back problem.
Kent have signed off-spinner Ollie Rayner on loan from Middlesex, he becomes eligible next week. Sam Billings (shoulder), Calum Haggett (elbow) and Ivan Thomas (knee) are out injured but all-rounder Grant Stewart returns .
Guildford: Surrey v Yorkshire
Winless Surrey have added Jordan Clark and wicket keeper-batsman Jamie Smith to their squad. Sam Curran (hamstring), Ollie Pope (shoulder) and Conor McKerr (heel) ares till on the physio’s couch, as are second XI players Arun Harinath, Gus Atkinson and Stuart Meaker .
Yorkshire’s Gary Ballance is the leading run-scorer in Division One with 603 runs..
Division Two
Chester-le-Street: Durham v Northamptonshire
Happy Durham are unchanged from last week’s winning side. Matt Salisbury (groin) and batsman Ryan Pringle (shoulder) are still members of the walking wounded. Adam Rossington plays his first game as captain for Northants following Alex Wakely’s decision to step down.
Leicester: Leicestershire v Middlesex
Leicester seamers Tom Taylor and Ben Mike are still injured
Steve Finn and Tom Helm return for Middlesex. Paul Stirling returns from international duty but James Harris is ruled out after breaking his thumb against Sussex last week
Worcester: Worcestershire v Lancashire
Worcestershire welcome back Josh Dell and Wayne Parnell, following a hamstring injury. Lancashire wicketkeeper Alex Davies might return and James Anderson, rested against Leicestershire last week, should get another run out.