Bob Willis Trophy, county cricket: Northants v Somerset and more – live!

Bizarre scorecard from Chelmsford – Mark Stoneman 4 not out off 58 balls; Jacks 25 not out off 35 balls. Patel and Borthwick out for ducks – both wickets to Porter. Surrey 32-2.

Ian Bell and Will Rhodes rescuing Warwicks from a dodgy start. 15-2 has become 42-2; while Madsen and du Plooy take Derbys to within 20 runs of Leicestershire’s first innings.

Let’s see how Lancashire are doing? Not bad, at 76-2, with Bohannon and Vilas comfortably in double figures. Confusing moment there when I wondered why Hass wasn’t on the scoresheet. Over to Trent Bridge, where he’s been out for 21 – Notts now 65 for 3 with wickets for Olivier, Leech and Patterson.

Cancel that Jimmy whisper – Ali Martin has reassured me that it is very much NOT the case. Get all your dodgy rumours here!

In other news, Craig Overton and Roelof Van der Merwe are throwing the bat in a partnership of 53 with potential for growth. Somerset’s lead already a probably unassailable 205.

Rumours from a reliable source that Jimmy Anderson might be about to retire – would make Ollie Robinson’s late call up logical…..

And still Worcestershire flow serenely on: Jake Libby now 161 not out and D’Oliverira 140 not out.Heavy labouring by the Glamorgan bowlers.

Three wickets gone in the first half hour at Chelmsford as the human kitchen sink unit Rikki Clarke grabs two and Gus Atkinson dismisses Simon Harmer to finish the innings.

Meanwhile Somerset in with a chance of challenging Northants’ 67 all out; currently 54-5. Tom Banton out for two. Cue music for the usual tail-end rescue.

Ben Sanderson grabs his second wicket – his seventh of the game -as Northants continue to scythe through the Somerset “batting.” Somerset 50-4, a lead of 149. Or in the words of our Northants correspondent:

This popped in my mail box yesterday evening from Geoff Wignall, but it deserves an airing.

“I love reading the phrase ‘D’Oliveira 65 not out’. It feels like there is still hope for the world.I only once saw the great Basil in the flesh, in a county match at Southport. Despite there being quite a bit of flesh, he remains the only player I’ve ever seen who made batting appear weightless. It wasn’t even a long innings – it felt as though it lasted 20 minutes, but as he scored 60+ with at least two and possibly three balls lost to the railway line, it must have been longer. Happy days and treasured memories.Beyond all doubt, England’s greatest ever South African born middle order bat.”

A couple more early wickets: Rikki Clarke persuades Aaron Beard to edge behind and Hampshire now 28 for 3 as Tom Alsop is caught off Tom Helm.

I discovered yesterday evening that Essex currently have 10 homegrown players in their team against Surrey, including Feroze Khushi who scored his maiden first-class fifty yesterday. Surrey are nearly as successful, their famous production line meant that seven Oval-bred players were in the team, even though 14 first-choice players are currently unavailable. Adam Wheater and Sam Cook were both awarded their county caps by Essex too.

And so it continues – Tom Abell caught behind in the first over of the day. Somerset 15-2. We need Kim Thonger’s son Tom’s with a report from the bathroom.

Some morning reading to wallow in:

A superb piece by Andy Bull:

And a wonderful match report by Vic:

And Ali Martin’s sensitive piece on Jos Buttler

to what feels a bit like the morning after the day before. What a superb win by England in Old Trafford’s afternoon mugginess, all hail Chris Woakes and Jos Buttler. But as they were defying the might of Pakistan’s bowlers, all sorts was happening in the Championship – and we get to see the aftermath today – what better way to pass your August Sunday?

It was carnage at The County Ground where 21 wickets fell in the day – no surprise if that one is over by tea-time. That Somerset, they never know when they’re down. Lancashire should be able to bat themselves into the game at Chester le Street, if they can survive the morning’s Rushworth; Derbyshire are in a great position at Grace Road after quick-fire late afternoon batting by Reece and Madsen; we wait to see if Notts can conjure a batting revival from 13-1 against Yorkshire; Gloucestershire’s batting struggles on against Warwicks; while Brett D’Oliveira and Jake Libby took Worcestershire to the heights; two young sides battling it out at Chelmsford; Sussex in the driving seat thanks to 90 not out by Ben Brown and Hampshire under pressure at Radlett.