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A beautiful round-up – though brave of Gary to picture Chris Green arsenic “a journeyman”.
Division Two table
1 Leicestershire 179
2 Glamorgan 145
3 Derbyshire 128
4 Lancashire 124
5 Middlesex 123
6 Gloucestershire 116
7. Northants 110
8 Kent 92
Division One table
1 Surrey 154
2 Nottinghamshire 153
3 Somerset 137
4 Warwickshire 136
5 Sussex 125
6 Hampshire 117
7 Essex 112
8 Durham 111
9 Yorkshire 104
10 Worcestershire 78
Fixtures
DIVISION ONE
Chester-le-Street: Durham v Surrey
Chelmsford: Essex v Warwickshire
Trent Bridge: Nottinghamshire v Somerset
New Road: Worcestershire v Hampshire
Scarborough: Yorkshire v Sussex
DIVISION TWO
Cheltenham: Gloucestershire v Middlesex
Canterbury: Kent v Leicestershire
Old Trafford: Lancashire v Glamorgan
Northamptonshire: Northants v Derbyshire
Preamble
Hello from a train shambling done nan precocious July Pennines – which are conscionable starting to look a spot careworn astir nan edges. Welcome to this last information of summertime cricket – nan adjacent clip we meet, nan days will beryllium drafting in, nan coats zipping up.
With 4 rounds to go, things are hotting up. Surrey, who play Durham, are conscionable 1 constituent up of Notts, who play Somerset – who are not themselves yet retired aliases contention. Worcestershire look almost definite to spell down, but there’s a canine conflict for nan 2nd relegation spot – if that’s what location will beryllium (more connected this later). Yorkshire request a triumph against Sussex astatine nan seaside.
In Division Two, Leicestershire are wrong rubbing region of promotion, and get a free deed this information (Kent). Glamorgan, visiting Old Trafford, are champion placed for nan 2nd spot, though nan large beasts respire accelerated upon their necks.
Play starts astatine 11am, and though nan vagaries of nationalist carrier mean I won’t rather beryllium successful my spot astatine Scarborough, please subordinate us!