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Good midsummer morning! I should be at Lord’s with a coffee in one hand and a scorecard in the other, but Sunday service on South West trains means I’m currently chugging towards Waterloo. Should be there for the toss…
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But enough of that, welcome to this two round trifle of county cricket when the sun is high and the nights short. Enough to top up your red ball temperature during a continuous diet of the T20 World Cup and Vitality Blast.
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Lots to look forward to – Yorkshire take on Gloucestershire at sunny Scarborough, table-toppers Surrey visit New Road where Shoaib Bashir is on loan to Worcestershire, Jimmy Anderson doesn’t make his return at Canterbury where Lancashire are hoping to reboot their red-ball season and Surrey-chasers Essex entertain Durham.
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DIVISION ONE
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Chelmsford: Essex v Durham
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Canterbury: Kent v Lancashire
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Trent Bridge: Nottinghamshire v Somerset
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Edgbaston: Warwickshire v Hampshire
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New Road: Worcestershire v Surrey
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DIVISION TWO
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Sophia Gardens: Glamorgan v Northamptonshire
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Lord’s: Middlesex v Derbyshire
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Hove: Sussex v Leicestershire
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Scarborough: Yorkshire v Gloucestershire
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Important Events
And Stoneman goes after the Wide One. At Rose, a guest makes a super catch with a slip.
Email! Hello Geoff Wignall: “Good to see a red-ball game. It’s getting to be a long night.” [Wash your mouth our right now.]
Regarding “Kent have started better than usual without Zak Crawley…” – are the two related? I cannot comment.
However, Lancashire fought back, with Balderson and Bailey taking a wicket each. Kent 64-2.
People are well spread outI have the promise of a beer today, basking in the sunshine amongst the crowd.Middlesex are 63-1 and Derbyshire are struggling through the overs.
Ollie Pope Mix Pombear and Mignon Morceau charges towards the wicket and is caught at slip, Surrey 42-2.
In the second part, At Sophia Gardens James Harris took two early wickets, including the dangerous Prithvi Shaw. Marnus plays for Glamorgan. Northampton are 2 for 40.
Stoneman and Holden are growing in confidence with the pitch within reach of the Tavern stands. Midkus 38-1.
Ian Holland blazed Sussex to 34-3, with Haynes, Alsop and Coles all heading back to the pavilion.
And Rhys and Bean are in good form, beating Gloucestershire and Yorkshire 45-0 in Scarborough.
Latest update on Gary Naylor What’s what and who’s who in Blast.
A sunny stroll through Division 1 After 30 minutes:
Durham won the coin toss at Chelmsford and are leading 30-0.
Without Zak Crawley, Kent started better than usual, losing 32-1 against Lancashire.
Craig Overton pitched 15 points for HH, leading Knotts to a 26-1 win.
Ollie Hannon-Dalby got an early wicket for Hampshire, with Albert scoring five.
And while Rory Burns fell on the third ball of the day at New Road, Ollie Pope and Dom Sibley have already hit a couple of boundaries, each in their own way. Surrey 29-1.
Middlesex fell into further difficulties. The cricket regulator on Friday charged them with “breaching ECB Directive 3.3”. The allegations against CFO Ila Sharma also include an incident in which the club’s mascot, Pinky the Panther, was groped at a 2022 Blast game.
A reminder from BTL Durham player Braydon Kearse is currently serving a three-month ban from World Cricket for match betting.
meanwhile With Zach Chapple terrorising the Midks batsmen, the beer fest will be in full swing throughout the match at Coronation Gardens, “from cask real ales to craft beers from breweries across London.”
oh dear, Sam Robson aims for zero.
Just in time In the press box at Lord’s, the cucumbers are soaking in ice water and the coffee is strong. Middlesex win the toss and choose to bat. Around the ground, Northampton, Hampshire, Notts and Durham all choose to bat.
Bad News Gloucestershire last week:
Afghanistan beats Australia!
Slightly higher than the United States Beating Pakistan as a surprise World Cup surprise:
Equipment
Division One
Chelmsford: Essex v Durham
Canterbury: Kent v Lancashire
Trent Bridge: Nottinghamshire v Somerset
Edgbaston: Warwickshire v Hampshire
A new path: Worcestershire v Surrey
Part 2
Sophia Garden: Glamorgan v Northamptonshire
Rose: Middlesex v Derbyshire
Hove: Sussex v Leicestershire
ScarboroughYorkshire v Gloucestershire
preamble
Good morning midsummer morning! I should be at Lord’s with a coffee in hand and scorecard in hand, but now I’m on my way to Waterloo due to a Southwest Railway Sunday service. I should be in time for the toss…
But enough is enough: welcome to these two rounds of dull county cricket, where the sun is high and the nights are short, enough to replenish the red-ball temperature during back-to-back broadcasts of the T20 World Cup and Vitality Blast.
There’s a lot to look forward to Yorkshire take on Gloucestershire in sunny Scarborough, leaders Surrey visit New Road where Shoaib Bashir is on loan to Worcestershire, Jimmy Anderson will not return to Canterbury, Lancashire are hoping to restart the red-ball season and Surrey-chasing Essex take on Durham.
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