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at Derby, Old Trafford and Edgbaston.
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Surrey teammates Ollie Pope and Dan Lawrence gave the Hove faithful an Easter treat with hundreds of a deliciously attacking hue. Pope’s 102 was his first Championship hundred for two years, and his first away from The Oval for eight. Lawrence survived one fluffed catch and flayed six sixes in his 92-ball century.
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An awful last half‑hour of the day left Lancashire in deep trouble against Leicestershire. Set eight overs to survive, the steady Old Trafford pitch turned toxic track in the hands of Ian Holland and Logan van Beek. Keaton Jennings was bowled off his second delivery. Anderson Phillip, who only landed in Manchester just over a week ago, found himself once more walking out as nightwatchman– for the third innings in four. Nine balls later he was walking back. Michael Jones soon found his off stump dancing behind him. In the end, 16 for three felt like a lucky escape.
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Earlier, Tom Hartley had wheeled through 44 overs as Leicestershire ticked along to 491 for eight declared, a lead of 228. Peter Handscomb’s 142 not out punished the tired bowlers, after Rehan Ahmed skipped to his second first‑class hundred.
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Ben Compton’s 178 ushered Kent towards safety at Canterbury. Gloucestershire then built a lead of 191 in their second innings before the light dipped. At Lord’s, Glamorgan chances of survival shrank thanks to two wickets in two balls from Middlesex’s Toby Roland‑Jones. Migael Pretorius (five for 64) and Tom Lammonby (three for 26) restricted Hampshire’s first‑innings lead, and Sean Dickson’s undefeated 55 kept Somerset alive.
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Worcestershire were set 295 to win at Chelmsford, but Essex picked away, with three wickets for Jamie Porter. The tail must find 110 today on a hybrid pitch. Nottinghamshire need four wickets to beat Warwickshire at Edgbaston.
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Northamptonshire declared on 500 for eight at Derby, with a century from Saif Zaib and 150 from Luke Procter. Yorkshire rattled through Durham, taking the last nine first‑innings wickets for 126 – after Alex Lees had made 172 and Emilio Gary 152.
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DIVISION ONE
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Chester le Street: Durham 427 v Yorkshire 307 and 132-4
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Chelmsford: Essex 179 and 317 v Worcestershire 202 and 185-6 Worcs need 110 to win
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Southampton: Hampshire 336 v Somerset 184 and 103-1
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Hove: Sussex 435 v Surrey 390-3
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Edgbaston: Warwickshire 93 and 163-6 v Nottinghamshire 367
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DIVISION TWO
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The County Ground: Derbyshire 307 and 202-3 v Northamptonshire 500-8dec
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Canterbury: Kent 393 v Gloucestershire 472 and 112-2
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Old Trafford: Lancashire 263 and 16-3 v Leicestershire 491-8
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Lord’s: Middlesex 470-9 v Glamorgan 199 and 186-5
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Good morning from a damp Manchester. Overnight rain and drizzle in the air does not make for happy Foxes. But there is still time…
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With Nottinghamshire and Essex, as well as Leicestershire, still chasing wins, there is much to play for. Points means prizes (maybe). Play is due to start at 11am, pull your umbrella from under the stairs and join us.
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A downbeat Met office: “A rather cloudy start to the day, with outbreaks of rain across western parts. Rain moving eastwards through the day, followed by sunshine and showers. Some of the showers will be heavy at times, with hail and thunder.”
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Important Events
Around the site: In Division 2, the town has only one Kent v Gloucestershire game in Canterbury. Ollie Price and Miles Hammond continue their work with Glos 154-2, a 233-run lead. Mid-afternoon declaration – Will weather be allowed?
Like Porter, The tall radita is causing some trouble at Chelmsford. I don’t know how long Alison and Brooks can stick.
And textbook slip catches Paul Walter is the tallest of these three slips. Tom Taylor is seduced by someone waving at him just outside the stump. Exclent Porter’s fifth ticket gate, Worcs 192-8.
…Worcestershire Already lost the wicket, but unfortunately for them it was Matthew Waite, Porter’s fourth wicket. The bowler is placed on the sleeves of the shirt, the keeper raises the stump, and the three slips are neatly placed at height.
Ali reported from Birmingham. “I’m angry”. Currently, there is no rain in Manchester, but it is extremely flooded. I think the mountains in the newspapers are accidentally raining in the rain. It rains even in the Derby. But elsewhere, but…
Free admission to Chelmsford
The last day of Easter Are you having fun on holidays? It may be split for several hours.
Delay start…
Old Trafford Derby Ed Baston.
I don’t know if Amit is still here, But I read your comment yesterday after work. Thank you for the pointer! I missed this story for the people I like. Vaibhav Suryavanshi made his debut with Rajasthan Royals earlier this week. At 14 (!), he was already the youngest player ever in the IPL, but soon beat it by hitting Shardul Thakur with six first ball extra covers. He hit 34 out of 20 balls in a two-run loss by the Lucknow Supergiants at the Royals in Rajasthan.
Photo: Surjeet Yadav/AP
read more here. I can’t actually find the youngest championship player, but both Rocky Flintoff and Farhan Ahmed were 16 years old when they debuted. Wiki suggests that he might have been Charles Young, who was 15 years old when he played against Kent in Hampshire in 1867.
RIP Jeff Evans:
The Glamorgan County Cricket Club is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of former first class referee Jeff Evans. His pass is marked with a one-minute silence before playing today for Roads.https://t.co/0uq2schaju pic.twitter.com/puwn3ee75s
– Glamorgan Cricket 🏆 (@glamcricket) April 21, 2025
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Sunday Summary
Surry’s teammates Ollie Pope and Dan Lawrence gave Hove Faithful an Easter treat in hundreds of delicious offensive hues. Pope’s 102 was his first Championship 100 in two years, and was eight years away from his first oval. Lawrence survived one fuzzy catch in the 92nd century, stripping six of six.
The last half hour of the remaining day was terrible Lancashire In the opposite deep trouble Leicestershire. Surviving by setting 8 overs, the steady Old Trafford pitch became a toxic track at the hands of Ian Holland and Logan Vanbeek. Keaton Jennings was bowled from the second delivery. Anderson Phillip, who landed in Manchester about a week ago, found himself walking once more as a night watchman with four in three innings. After nine balls he came back. Michael Jones soon found him dancing his stump behind him. In the end, the three of them felt like a lucky escape.
Previously, Tom Hartley had been running through 44 overs as Leicestershire checked 491 with an eight-man lead with a 228 lead.
178 Ben Compton arrived Kent Towards the safety of Canterbury. Gloucestershire He then built a 191 lead in two innings before the light soaked. The time of the Lord Glamorgan The survival chances have been reduced thanks to two wickets from two balls Middle SexToby Roland Jones. Migael Pretorius (5 people in 64) and Tom Lammonby (3 people in 26) are restricted HampshireThe first inning lead and Sean Dixon’s unbeaten 55 were held Somerset I’m alive.
Worcestershire It was set at 295 to win at Chelmsford, Essex Picked up with three wickets for Jamie Porter. The tail needs to find 110 today on the hybrid pitch. Nottinghamshire You need four wickets to beat it Warwickshire On Edgbaston.
Northamptonshire In the Derby, eight were declared at 500, one century after Saifzaib and 150 were declared from Luke Proctor. Yorkshire It’s rattling Durhamfilmed the first wicket of the last nine times of 126 after Alex Leeds made 172 and Emilio Gary 152.
Door score
Division 1
Chester Le Street: Durham 427 v Yorkshire 307 and 132-4
Chelmsford: Essex 179 and 317 V Worcestershire 202 and 185-6 WORC needs 110 to win
Southampton: Hampshire 336 V Somerset 184 and 103-1
Hove:Sussex 435 V Surrey 390-3
Edbaston: Warwickshire 93 and 163-6 v Nottinghamshire 367
Division 2
County ground: Derbyshire 307 and 202-3 V Northamptonshire 500-8DEC
Canterbury: Kent 393 V Gloucestershire 472 and 112-2
Old Trafford: Lancashire 263 and 16-3 V Leicestershire 491-8
The Lord: Middle Sex 470-9 v Glamorgan 199 and 186-5
Weatherwatch
Downbeatmet Office: “A rather cloudy beginning with rain that crosses the west. The rain travels east throughout the day, followed by sunlight and showers. Some of the showers have hail and lightning.”
preamble
Good morning from wet Manchester. Overnight rain and drizzle in the air will not make you a happy fox. But there’s still time…
Like Nottinghamshire and Essex, and Leicestershire, they’re still chasing victory, so they’re doing a lot. Points mean prizes (probably). The play begins at 11am and will join us by pulling an umbrella from under the stairs.
