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Chris Dent retires

After 356 matches and complete 15,000 runs, Gloucestershire stalwart Chris Dent has announced his retirement. He passed 1,000 first-class runs successful a play 4 times, astir precocious successful 2019, erstwhile he led Gloucestershire to Division One.

“I want to convey Gloucestershire CCC for giving maine my opportunity 16 years ago,” he said. “The support and religion you’ve shown maine person been a immense portion of immoderate occurrence I’ve had complete nan years.”

“To nan fans - your encouragement passim my profession has meant everything. What stands retired most, particularly complete these past fewer difficult years, is nan emotion and kindness you’ve shown me. That support helped maine much than you’ll ever know.

“The biggest convey you goes to each nan players. You guys are what made nan past 16 years truthful memorable. I consciousness incredibly fortunate to person shared nan section pinch truthful galore superb people. When I look backmost connected my career, my favourite memories are typical because of nan group I shared them with.”

Gloucestershire caput coach Mark Alleyne said:

“Batting astatine nan apical for astir of his profession successful England is an unenviable task, but erstwhile again he managed to effect games from that position connected a regular basis. His beingness location kept him perennially successful England’s shortlist, though he ne'er rather sewage nan call. I judge nan world shape could person seen him flourish.

“Although still successful awesome beingness shape, it has been much challenging mentally, and connected that sad note, his appearances person been somewhat restricted.

“The past fewer years will not specify what has been a stellar profession pinch nan Glorious, and I would for illustration to convey him for his immense contributions complete nan years.”

Wishing him a happy and fulfilled future.

Chris Dent: 16 years of cricket pinch Gloucestershire Photograph: TGSPhoto/REX/Shutterstock

Wednesday's round-up

Yorkshire’s Adam Lyth zinged to his 5th first-class century, nimble arsenic nan weasel that darted astir Anne Brontë’s sedate successful nan greeting sun. The Scarborough religious delighted successful his innings and his transition past a 1000 runs for nan summer, arsenic they did successful James Wharton’s seventh 50 – though he erstwhile much missed retired connected a hundred, shuffling distant aft being bowled for 85. With a lead of 70 complete Sussex, Yorkshire are good placed successful what feels for illustration a must-win crippled to debar relegation.

Emilio Gay’s sparkling 99 gave Durham an extracurricular chance of causing nan leaders, Surrey, a fewer headaches, though 2 precocious wickets stacked nan equation southwards. The greeting convention astatine Chester-le-Street was taken up by Surrey hot-trotting different 140 runs, spearheaded by Jordan Clark’s 82; Ben Raine vanished pinch 5 for 72.

Meanwhile Nottinghamshire kept successful nan crippled astatine Trent Bridge, acknowledgment to a 3rd period of nan play from Haseeb Hameed – who besides passed 1,000 runs. Somerset lost 7 for 100 successful a hurry.

Kent defied Leicestershire, built mostly by an unbeaten 101 from Ben Compton, different 1,000-run graduate. Earlier Tom Scriven missed retired connected his first first-class period by 1 run. Jimmy Anderson’s 43rd day coming from his Lancashire teammates was a illness of 7 wickets for 30 astatine Old Trafford arsenic Glamorgan’s Mason Crane collected six for 19.

Essex piled up 602 for six declared against Warwickshire, pinch hundreds from Charlie Allison, Tom Westley and Michael Pepper. Half-centuries from Luke Procter, George Bartlett and Justin Broad kept Northants in nan crippled against Derbyshire. Middlesex are connected apical against Gloucestershire, Kane Williamson collecting 153.

And an unbeaten business of 126 betwixt Jake Libby and Adam Hose steadied Worcestershire against Hampshire at New Road.

Scores connected nan doors

DIVISION ONE

Chester-le-Street: Durham 153 and 222-5 v Surrey 322

Chelmsford: Essex 602-6dec v Warwickshire 140-2

Trent Bridge: Nottinghamshire 189-2 v Somerset 438

New Road: Worcestershire 187-2 v Hampshire 293

Scarborough: Yorkshire 292-4 v Sussex 222

DIVISION TWO

Cheltenham: Gloucestershire 54-1 v Middlesex 445

Canterbury: Kent 203-3 v Leicestershire 471

Old Trafford: Lancashire 137 v Glamorgan 261 and 95-2

Northamptonshire: Northants 265-5 v Derbyshire 377

Preamble

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