County cricket: Notts v Lancashire, Yorks v Derbyshire and more – live!

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Hi Tanya from sunny Piedmont.Rob’s e mail isn’t working but maybe you can answer……. if the 2 teams felt so inclined would England and Pakistan be allowed to forfeit an Innings?

In theory, I think so. This is what the MCC says:

15.1 Time of declaration

The captain of the side batting may declare an innings closed, when the ball is dead, at any time during the innings. A declared innings shall be considered to be a completed innings.

15.2 Forfeiture of an innings

A captain may forfeit either of his/her side’s innings at any time before the commencement of that innings. A forfeited innings shall be considered to be a completed innings.

15.3 Notification

A captain shall notify the opposing captain and the umpires of any decision to declare or to forfeit an innings. Once notified, the decision cannot be changed.

© Marylebone Cricket Club 2017

Follow every ball of the OBO here, where England are 0 for 1.

Look how beautiful it is at Arundel – all those trees! Nice shot too. Did a bit of digging about Laurie Evans – a graduate of the Surrey academy in 2007, released by them in 2010. Since then he has played for Warwicks, Northants and Sussex, and now back on loan to Surrey. Was also the leading scorer for Rajshahi Kings in the 2018-19 Bangladesh Premier League. Then named in the 55-man England training group earlier this year and, in July, the 24 man squad to train for the ODIs v Ireland. Many roads lead to Rome.

A quiet start at the four games where play is underway. A third wicket for Jamie Porter ar Hove – Finch for 21. Worcestershire building a slow recovery, thanks to Riki Wessels and Ben Cox, now 118-5. So too Surrey, where Laurie Evans, completely against the run of play, is 51 not out. Middlesex have added eight runs.

Providing there is no more rain, play shout start at midday at Sophia Gardens.

South

Hove: Sussex 93-2 v Essex

Canterbury: Middlesex 22-1 v Kent

Arundel: Surrey 79-5 v Hampshire

North

Headingley: Yorks 280-4 v Derbyshire

Trent Bridge: Notts 268-2 v Lancs

Grace Road: Durham 176-3 v Leics

Central

Edgbaston: Warwickshire 121 v Somerset 80-2

County Ground: Worcestershire 93-5 v Northamptonshire

Sophia Gardens: Glamorgan v Gloucestershire. No play possible on Saturday.

The south has the better of the weather today.

Soggy at Grace Road. Inspection at Sophia Gardens. Raining at Headingley. Damp at Trent Bridge. Precipitation at Edgbaston.

Sunny in Hove. Dry at Arundel. Promising at Canterbury. Grey but fine at Northampton’s County Ground.

Just trying to get my head around the proposed changes to domestic cricket as reported in the Telegraph. Looks like the Bob might be a blueprint for future domestic first-class competition. A future that includes reduced funding for counties, fewer pro players, perhaps fewer counties. But the Hundred seen as financially vital.

And a very moving piece by Andy Bull on the fate of some of England’s best black cricketers and the failure to embrace them.

Some Sunday morning reading. MS retires…

…and a different take on the bad light plaguing the Rose Bowl. Interesting from Zak Crawley and paints the umpires in a much better light than many of the commentators.

Hello! And welcome to day 2 of this round of matches where the biggest factor could be the weather. Today’s forecast promises cloud and heavy showery outbreaks across the country – a limp lettuce side order to your Sunday lunch.

Yesterday’s play brought hundreds to Bens Duckett and Slater, as Notts had a miraculous day with the bat against Lancashire, and Dawid Malan, who guided Yorkshire to a strong position against Derbyshire with an unbeaten 145. Somerset are busy bulldozing Warwickshire, Hampshire, unexpectedly, doing the same thanks to Surrey thanks to fifth seamer and ex-reality star Ian Holland.

Worcestershire struggled against Northants’ Nathan Buck, Sussex plodded on in the few overs available against Essex and Durham recovered from a dreadful start thanks to a third-wicket partnership of 159 between Alex Lees (62no) and David Bedingham (96).

No play at all at Sophia Gardens and less than 10 overs possible at Canterbury, where the wading birds made hay in the new watery stream running across the pitch.