Essex V Somerset, Notts V Glamorgan And More: County Cricket, Day Three – Live

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The 2nd caller shot is owed this greeting astatine The Oval, wherever Rishi Patel’s period has been captious successful Leicetershire’s stout resistence.

“It was a bully situation coming and I enjoyed it. Jake Weatherald’s intent astatine nan apical of nan bid is unthinkable and that took a batch of unit disconnected me.

“We had a really bully business and everything originates to get a spot easier erstwhile that happens. Surrey person a bully bowling attack, pinch a batch of bully balls successful them, truthful we had to beryllium diligent excessively but it is simply a beautiful transportation to bat connected and astatine a large crushed for illustration this it is bully to do well.”

Unbeaten connected 133: Rishi Patel Photograph: John Mallett/ProSports/Shutterstock

Leicestershire gave Surrey a daze astatine nan Oval, defying, not collapsing successful nan look of 520. Rishi Patel’s 133 not out, his first period successful Division One, was a Midlands masterpiece, observant and distinguished, while Jake Weatherald whizz-banged astatine nan different extremity for 96. Lewis Hill, dropped connected five, vanished 60 not retired arsenic Surrey’s onslaught toiled away.

Northants squashed Kent nether a mighty Doctor Martens, amassing 684 for two, acknowledgment to career-bests 261 from Luke Procter and 153 from Calvin Harrison. The 2nd shot of nan greeting was 4 wides, and truthful it went on, nan onslaught flayed to each 4 corners of nan wind. Nathan McSweeney reached his 100 pinch a six and Northants’ apical 4 each had hundreds for nan first clip successful history. Kent past subsided to 119 for six, including Zak Crawley for 26.

Ollie Robinson and Jack Carson inched Sussex towards 200 astatine Hove aft they were successful heavy problem astatine 130 for eight. Fynn Hudson-Prentice past ruined nan commencement of Warwickshire’s 2nd innings pinch 3 wickets successful 9 balls, but Rob Yates added an unbeaten, and vital, 75 successful a low-scoring game.

Stand-in skipper Craig Overton utilized flair and fortitude to put Somerset successful a ascendant position astatine Chelmsford pinch his highest first-class people of 141. He and Will Smeed (39), who made his first-class debut arsenic an wounded substitute 3 years aft retiring from first-class cricket (before having played a game) added 118. Paul Walter and Matt Critchley past some deed half-centuries to move Essex towards parity.

Glamorgan felt nan mightiness of nan region champions astatine Trent Bridge, wherever Fergus O’Neill and Brett Hutton rattled done their remaining six wickets successful conscionable complete an hour, to time off them naked for 113. Ben Duckett was tally retired for one, charging down nan transportation for a hasty single, but Joe Clarke and Ben Slater batted Nottinghamshire to information and beyond, a lead of 450 astatine stumps.

At Chester le Street, Ben McKinney was yet retired for 244, nan seventh highest people by a Durham player. There was a period excessively for David Bedingham earlier nan declaration came astatine 605 for five. Kemar Roach and Ben Raine grabbed 3 wickets each arsenic Gloucestershire struggled to 168 for eight.

The covers were connected and disconnected astatine Old Trafford, wherever Derbyshire’s Brooke Guest reached his 50 successful abrupt sunshine, 5 overs near successful nan day, a fistful of hardy supporters still buttoned into their seats. Lancashire took only took 2 wickets each day, and dropped a fewer catches, but Mitch Stanley thrilled pinch an fierce spell aft lunch, removing Matthew Montgomery for 46. Captain Harry Came yet fell for 83, bowled by Jimmy Anderson, whose ire had been raised nan shot earlier by 4 wanton overthrows.

Middlesex’s past 4 batters hauled them towards 200 astatine Lord’s. Jake Libby (79) and nan 19-year-old Dan Lategan, pinch a sparky 65, past made batting look easy, earlier Worcestershire collapsed, losing six for 19 earlier stumps. Ryan Higgins took 4 for 53.

Hampshire vanished connected apical of a rainy time astatine Headingley wherever Yorkshire mislaid six for 40, arsenic Kyle Abbott (four for 49) charged done them aft lunch.

DIVISION ONE

Chelmsford: Essex 149 and 131-3 v Somerset 348

Trent Bridge: Nottinghamshire 279 and 284-9 v Glamorgan 113

The Oval: Surrey 520 v Leicestershire 350-3

Hove: Sussex 204 v Warwickshire 267 and 154-5

Headingley: Yorkshire 177 v Hampshire 251 and 93-2

DIVISION TWO

Bristol: Gloucestershire 168-8 v Durham 605-5dec

Canterbury: Kent 119-6 v Northamptonshire 684-2dec

Old Trafford: Lancashire 351 v Derbyshire 235-3

Lord’s: Middlesex 183 v Worcestershire 191 and 200-7

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Good morning! Rain is skitting astir Manchester this greeting – nan bully news is nan writer looks very lush, not truthful promising for events astatine Old Trafford. Lots of liking astir nan grounds today, and things whitethorn get polished disconnected astatine Chelmsford, Trent Bridge, Hove, Durham and Canterbury, wherever Kent are successful a peculiar pickle.

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