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And an early tumble of wickets – Notts’ Ben Slater and Will Young, both for ducks (Notts 0-2); Somerset’s Sean Dickson for a duck (Somersest 22-1) and even stranger events at The Oval where Surrey have lost three for 0 in 14 balls – Burns, Sibley and Smith all gone (Surrey 9-3)
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This is only Stokes’ fifth CC game since 2018, and the last time he seriously bowled was the Lord’s Test last year. There was also that cameo wicket-with-first-ball five-over spell in vain during the fifth Test innings defeat at Dharamasala in March.
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Previously against Lancs, he has played eight CC games, making two centuries – 185 in 2011, 121 in 2012. And taken 18 wickets at 33.18.
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And we’re off, at Stanley Park and round the grounds.
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Chelmsford: Essex v Warwickshire
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Stanley Park: Lancashire v Durham
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Trent Bridge: Nottinghamshire v Hampshire
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Taunton: Somerset v Kent
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The Oval: Surrey v Worcestershire
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DIVISION TWO
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Derby: Derbyshire v Northamptonshire
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Sophia Gardens: Glamorgan v Middlesex
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Grace Road: Leicestershire v Gloucestershire
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Hove: Sussex v Yorkshire
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Good morning from a northern train chugging towards Blackpool north. The skies are …filthy… but the forecast not so bad…. now arrived…..mizzle, but the taxi driver promises play.
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Scott Read has delicious home-made banana cake but, perhaps more importantly, out in the middle Ben Stokes is bowling, in green socks. It will be his first Championship appearance for two years.
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callum parkinson He stepped out on the far edge of the boundary and jumped to catch Luke Wells’ swing, but the next moment he was on the ground, wide-spread. I didn’t know, but the people who could say he dealt with it with both hands, it blew through them. ah.
Stokes finished with 26 in the fourth over.
After an hour and 20 minutes this morning, Lancs settled into a comfortable position (Keaton Jennings took 50 minutes). Let’s take a walk around the premises.
Cracks as Jennings pulls Stokes During the four, Wells drives him, almost on one knee, during the three. At North End, Paul Coughlin benefited from Stokes’ wisdom and ball-sharpening skills at the end of the mark. Jennings drives him pretty gorgeously with four players, but there’s a risk that the next team will go the same way, minus Stokes’ pretty athletic fielding.
Pope and Lawrence At the Oval, 15-4 proved it was time to fight back. Both 16’s are hardly out on one run balls. Joe Leach, Killed the Champions, 3-16.
start over We negotiated safely and returned to the grove with a fair to moderate lick. It looks like a racehorse.
i don’t want It may sound like an obsession, but I was just watching through binoculars as Stokes laced up his shoes. Does all his cricket boots have velcro straps and laces? Or just Superman? And here he comes to the Southend Bowl.
Hello, this is Mike Daniels from Grace Road Scorebox! “It’s a cloudy morning on Grace Road. One stand is full of elementary school students and the place is lively.
“Rykes wins the toss and bowl.
“What has become of Gloucestershire and its brethren? They can boast of Price, Taylor and Charlesworth. Can other counties boast of the same?”
At mid-off, Stokes touches his toe and picks up the pace of his bowling. There are still no wickets in Durham this morning and the runs are coming in pretty hard (though it’s hard to say exactly as I can’t seem to see the scoreboard), so he’s hoping to get a bowl soon. I think there are.
Surrey 9 wins, 3 losses or more
Around the site: Marnus Labuschagne returned to Glamorgan, Keith Barker made his first appearance of the season and New Zealander Michael Ray made his debut for injury-hit Warwickshire.
And early wickets fell – Notts’ Ben Slater and Will Young, both on the duck side (Notts 0-2). Somerset’s Shaun Dixon ducked (Somersest 22-1), and then there was the odd incident at the Oval where Surrey were 0-3 from 14 balls – Barnes, Sibley and Smith all gone (Surrey 9-0) 3 losses)
this It’s cracked Nick Friend’s article on notable SACA and Yadvinder Singh – sorry if you don’t have subscriber access.
But he is also a product of extraordinary resilience and perseverance, and this was the wildest goose chase for him. During a brief trial at New Road in 2019, he played second-team matches during the day and worked as a security guard at a construction site at night.
To raise money to secure a long-term professional contract, he spent early mornings reviewing documents, delivering packages, going through airport security and, until the end of last season, working as a packer in a warehouse. He – suggested he would need someone full-time more than he could afford on the second-team circuit.
“I’ve done it all,” he said with a tired laugh.
meanwhile:
Jofra Archer bowls for Sussex 2 pic.twitter.com/Wfo9R9BMZA
— Will MacPherson (@willis_macp) May 17, 2024
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This is only Stokes’ fifth CC match. The last time he bowled seriously was last year’s road test. He also made a cameo appearance during the fifth innings loss of the Test at Dharamasala in March, when he failed in the fifth over on the first wicket.
Before Against Ranks, he played eight CC games and made two centuries: 185 in 2011 and 121 in 2012. And he took 18 wickets at 33.18.
Then go to Stanley Park and walk around the grounds.
Take a walk around the grounds, From expensive coffee to hot dogs sold by the trolley, from freshly squeezed orange juice to draft beer, there’s something for everyone. Durham won the toss and Ben Stokes was officially set to play. Also Nathan Lyon and Saqib Mahmood. There’s humidity in the air, but there’s also excitement.
do not have Sure About the light gray light in Stanley Park…
Thanks to Paul Edwards, the voice of blogging for this reminder. Ben Stokes last played against Lancashire at Southport in 2016. That time Durham won by two wickets and were hanging around after that, and Stokes was playing in the outfield with Southport’s young players.
equipment
Chelmsford: Essex v Warwickshire
stanley park: Lancashire v Durham
Trent Bridge: nottinghamshire v hampshire
taunton: Somerset v Kent
Oval: Surrey v Worcestershire
division 2
derby: Derbyshire v Northamptonshire
Sophia Gardens: Glamorgan v Middlesex
grace road: Leicestershire v Gloucestershire
hove: Sussex v Yorkshire
preamble
good morning From the north train hurtling towards Blackpool north. The sky is…dirty…but the forecast isn’t too bad… We’ve arrived… it’s drizzling, but the taxi driver promises to play.
Scott Reid is eating a delicious homemade banana cake, but perhaps more importantly, Ben Stokes is bowling in the middle wearing green socks. This will be his first appearance in the championship in two years.
