Worcestershire v Durham, Sussex v Middlesex: county cricket – live!

A first fifty of the season for Yates – who was being spoken of last season as a left-field Ashes pick.

Impressive solidity by Middlesex since mid morning: 77-1.

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And repeat. Photograph: John Mallett/ProSports/REX/Shutterstock

At Chelmsford, Joe Root is turning his arm over. Alastair Cook is at the other end. And minds turn to next week, when there is a Roses match at Headingley and Essex have a few days off.

So Hain followed Sibley, lbw for six. The lead is 57, with seven wickets in hand. If Parky were to find a few more, or Hassan Ali whistle out a handful…?

Things drifting from dozy toward sleepy in Manchester, but there are still irons in the fire.

At the Rosebowl, the Gloucester win is ON – 167 needed, six wickets in hand, Hammond still there, 67 not out.

Lloyd and Laubschagne cantering towards victory in Cardiff – actually bin that, Labuschagne has been gotcha’d by Parkinson (C) – his second of the innings. Just 13. Glammy 59-2, need another 91.

Robson and Handscomb holding on at Hove, Middx 56-1.

And an intriguing one at New Road where Worcs need to keep Durham out for another two sessions/put together 256, with eight wickets still in hand. Stokes 0-31.

Absolutely brilliant Chris Gayle interview, by Andy Bull:

A delicious OT veggie chilli for lunch, when lots of people are pottering onto the pitch.

Sibley goes! Doesn’t get to the pitch of a Parky legspinner and marches off, post haste, for 41. Nicely taken by Salt behind the stumps. Warwicks 92-2.

Jimmy Anderson is out in the middle, in blue tracksuite, having a bowl.

Lunchtime scores

DIVISION ONE

Chelmsford: Essex 403 and 19-0 v Yorkshire 465

The Rose Bowl: Hampshire 342 and 204 v Gloucestershire 179 and 181-3 Gloucs need 187 to win.

Old Trafford: Lancashire 361v Warwickshire 315 and 85-1

The Oval: Surrey 401 all out v Northants 194 and 202. Surrey win by an innings and five runs.

DIVISION TWO

Sophia Gardens: Glamorgan 437 v Leicestershire 320 and 266 GLamorgan need 149 to win

Hove: Sussex 392 and 335-4dec v Middlesex 358 and 22-1. Middx need 348 to win

New Road: Worcestershire 309 and 161-2 v Durham 580-6dec (STOKES 161, 88 balls, 8 fours, 17 sixes) and 170-1dec. Worcs need 281 to win.

Lunch, with handy unbeaten thirties for Sibley and Yates, on an anorak and socks May morning. Scores to follow.

Ok, ignore that last entry, just realised it was an old tweet. Up to date Div One run-scorers:

Brook 635

Compton 560

Malan 482

Gubbins 407

A thousand runs more likely in Division Two:

Dickson 729

Pujara 717

Masood 713

Madsen 498

Haines 464

With thanks, for doing the sums:

Top 5 Division 1 Run Scorers

1 – Harry Brook | 622 Runs | 207.33 Avg
2 – Ben Compton | 560 Runs | 93.33 Avg
3 – Dawid Malan | 482 Runs | 68.85 Avg
4 – Nick Gubbins | 407 Runs | 58.14 Avg
5 – Michael Burgess | 390 Runs | 78 Avg#CountyChampionship2022

— The Leading Edge Cricket Podcast (@LeadingEdgePod) May 7, 2022

Even Brook would do well to make 1000 with two games left.

In Division Two, things are hotting up:

Sussex have declared and Middlesex have already lost a limb, 8-1, Stoneman lbw to Beard for one. Wishing Handscomb good fortune.

A noble effort by Leicestershire at Sophia Gardens, who have only lost a wicket his morning, Mike for a plucky 64. Now 248-8, still a mountain behind.

And Worcestershire too! Fifties for the down-on-his-luck Azhar Ali and Jack Haynes. 157-2, they need another 285 to win/ two and a smidge sessions to survive.

Gloucestershire have only lost one wicket this morning on their survival mission, Scott, batting out of position, with a hard-working 77. 138-3, need a theoretical 230 more to beat Hampshire.

While the Yorkies have had a morning wobble – losing four wickets for less than 40, including Harry Brook for an 123 of absolute class. A couple of belated wickets for Simon Harmer (2-146).

A leisurely stroll round the grounds, as Dom Sibley is poll-axed by one that hits him in the box, Warwicks 39-1.

Hmmm, I don’t know where the rest of my entry below went. Will reprise.

Luke Wood – or is it Tintin – at one end, Parky at the other. Yates needs a century to be up with the other young guns; another fifty would do Sibley no harm at all. Warwicks 36-1.

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Billions of bilious blue blistering barnacles: Luke Wood Photograph: Alan Martin/Action Plus/REX/Shutterstock

Hello Andrew Benton!


“Sunday afternoons are the true lazy time!! Confirmed not only by the Small Faces, but also…

“Holding out for an unlikely Glos victory, tho’ the RRR is creeping up inexorably….”

Gloucester 132-2, Scott and Hammond still there, have added twenty-odd this morning.

A horrid injury to poor Robbie White at Hove, getting in the way of Pujara’s off drive. He’s been stretchered off, in severe pain from an injury to his left arm. Get well soon.

Pujara, 147 not out, and Tom Clark, 47 not out, bat on: Sussex 280-3.

Just to remind you of Harry Brook’s scores this season: ⏤ 101, 56*, 84, 77*, 194, and now 114 not out.

Just giving Raf, of these pages, a plug. I haven’t listened to it yet, but I’m really interested to know her opinion on the FairBreak competition – which has had lots of publicity on social media.

On the new CRICKETher Weekly

* FairBreak so far – Full Member batters v Associate bowlers
* Grace Scrivens stars for Kent
* What’s the future of county cricket?
* Richard Bedbrook & the ECB’s approach to the U19 World Cuphttps://t.co/61ccAfQSuj

— CRICKETher 🏏 (@crickether) May 8, 2022

Not a happy return to OT for Al Davies, smartly caught in the slips by Keaton Jennings by a lifter from Tom Bailey, for 10. The trudge off is slow. Warwicks 14-1.

And thanks to Mes for this!

Fresh from his sprightly 70 yesterday, more good news for Joe Root – Ben Stokes is going to return him to his preferred place at No. 4 in the order.

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Joe Root: doing what he does best. Photograph: Nick Wood/TGS Photo/REX/Shutterstock

Start of play scoreboard

DIVISION ONE

Chelmsford: Essex 403 v Yorkshire 425-5

The Rose Bowl: Hampshire 342 and 204 v Gloucestershire 179 and 111-2 Gloucs need 333 to win.

Old Trafford: Lancashire 361v Warwickshire 315 and 4-0

The Oval: Surrey 401 all out v Northants 194 and 202. Surrey win by an innings and five runs.

DIVISION TWO

Sophia Gardens: Glamorgan 437 v Leicestershire 320 and 158-7

Hove: Sussex 392 and 236-3 v Middlesex 358

New Road: Worcestershire 309 and 85-2 v Durham 580-6dec (STOKES 161, 88 balls, 8 fours, 17 sixes) and 170-1dec

Preamble

Good morning from an overcast Old Trafford. I suspect we’lll meander to a draw here, and at Chelmsford, but elsewhere there is more to put a fizz in your lazy Sunday morning. Leicester are in big trouble, but Sussex, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire can arm up for 11’clock with possibility in their back pocket.

source: theguardian.com