365 Sporting Days – New!

The Easter weekend came along and we had a full round of games, we didn’t have the wonderful weather of the first 2 weeks however. Most matches were rain affected on Day 1, which is where I’m starting. Only 2 matches ended in something other than a Draw, with both grounds being in the Soouth East.

Division 1

Durham v Yorkshire – Banks Homes Riverside, Chester-le-Street. Alex Lees won the toss for Durham and put Yorkshire in to bat. Match Drawn.

Yorkshire 307 All Out & 277 for 6, Durham 427 All Out

Dawid Malan and James Whartin put in 50 for the 3rd wicket. Wharton batted on and made 69 from 109 balls. George Hill and Don Bess who came in at 8 put on 95 for the 7th wicket, Hill was out for 64 from 88 balls and Bess was 57* at the end of the day. Yorkshire were 295 for 8 having batted for 81 overs. Yorkshire faced another 5 overs on Day 2 and were bowled out for 307.

Durham faced 63.2 overs and had McKinney out for 6, caught by Adam Lyth from teh bowling of George Hill. This week’s (initial) Durham Century makers at the end of Day 2 are, Alex Lees with 148* from 194 balls and Emilio Gay with 105 from 168 balls. Durham finished the day on 264 for 1, trailing by 43 runs. Durham batted for a total of 106.2 overs and scored 427! Alex Lees was out for 172 from 240 balls, Emilio Gay made 152 from 239 balls. Lees and Gay put on 279 for the 2nd wicket.

Yorkshire faced 59 overs on Day 3 and were 132 for 4, leading by 12 runs. Adam Lyth scored 53 from 140 balls. Another 46.3 overs were bowled on Day 4, Johnny Bairstow top scored for Yorks with 86 from 167 balls.

Essex v Worcestershire – Ambassador Cruise Line Ground, Chelmsford. Brett D’Oliveira won the toss for Worcs and put Essex in to bat. Essex won by 28 runs.

Essex 179 All out & 317 All Out, Worcs 202 All Out & 266 All Out

The decison at the toss proved to be a good one as Essex were bowled out in 58.4 overs. Jacob Duffy was the pick of the bowlers taking 4 for 39 in his 16 overs. Michael Pepper had to retire just after lunch after being hit on the leg/knee, he did return with a runner and was clearly struggling. Jordan Cox top scored with 32 from 44 balls. (Photos of Paul Walter bowled by Jacob Duffy) & (Jamie Porter bowled by Ben Allison)

Worcs lost 4 early wickets falling to 22 for 4, with Shane Snater taking 2 and new overseas signing Kasun Rajitha taking his first Essex wicket. Adam Hose with 39 and D’Oliveira with 31 had put in 76 before play was stopped by bad light. Worcs finished the day on 98 for 4. I only made an jour of Day 2, but I saw Rajitha take the wickets of Hose (48) and D’Oliveira. I kept an eye via Sofascore and the BBC app to see Worcs were bowled out for 202. Rajitha took 4 for 52 in his 13 overs.

Essex opener Paul Walter who’d been clean bowled by a beauty of a ball in the 1st over saved the 2nd innings for Essex on Day 2. He made 104 from 154 balls he and young All-Rounder, Noah Thain put on 83 for the 6th wicket. Thain was on 49* at the end of Day 2. Essex were 233 for 5, a lead of 210. Thain reached his 50 and was out for 54 from 143 balls. Simon Harmer and Shane Snater put on a valuable 41 for the 8th wicket. Harmer scored 33 and Snater went on to score 48. Essex scored 317 in the 95 overs they faced in their 2nd innings.

I was at Whipsnade on Day 3, a long ago booked treat for my grandsons. Again Sofascore and BBC were my friends. Worcestershire batted for 64 overs and were 185 for 6 at the end of the day. Kashif Ali scored 50 from 91 balls. Essex took the valuable wicket of Brett D’Oliveira late in the day. Essex needed 4 wickets and Worcs 110 runs! Essex took 3 of the wickets they needed for just 17 runs. Then along came Ethan Brookes, in at 8 he basically shepherded Jacob Duffy in at 11. They batted together for just under 10 overs and Duffy faced just 12 balls. Brookes scored 88 from 105 balls hitting 6 Fours and 7 Sixes. Worcs got within 28 runs when Brookes was out caught and bowled by Jamie Porter. He felt the ball had touched the ground and was understandably upset. Both umpires agreed he was out. It’s a shame his innings ended on a sour note. Jamie Porter took 6 for 52 in his 24.4 overs. (Photos of Ethan Brookes innings) & (Ben Allison bolwled by a Yorker from Rajitha)

Hampshire v Somerset – Utilta Bowl, Southampton. Ben Brown won the toss for Hants and put Somerset in to bat. Match Drawn.

Somerset 184 All Out & 163 for 2, Hampshire 336 All Out

There were only 27.5 overs bowled on Day 1, and Somerset fell to 94 for 6 in that time. Tom Lammonby top scored with 36 from 43 balls. Checking this match during the day, prompted a Tom in County Cricket conversation, there a 3 alone in the Somerset team! Day 2 didn’t go as planned for Somerset, they were bowled out in a total of 54 overs for 184. Brad Wheal and James Fuller both took 4 wickets.

Hampshire faced 63 oevrs and were 194 for 3 at the end of Day 2. They had fallen to 38 fior 2 before Tom Prest and Nick Gubbins put on 80 for the 3rd wicket. Prest scored 42. Gubbins was 58* and Liam Dawson 50* at the end of Day 2. Gubbins moved to 82, sharing a 4th wicket partnership of 125 with Dawson whoi made 72. Hants made 336 in theor 93 overs. Migael Pretorious took 5 for 64 in his 19 overs.

Somerset faced 35 overs on Day 3 and wetre 103 for 1. Sean Dickson was 55*. Just 26.3 oevrs were bowled on Day 4. Dickson was 77* from 197 balls.

Sussex v Surrey – The 1st Central County Ground, Hove. John Simpson won the toss for Sussex and elected to bat. Match Drawn.

Sussex 435 All Out & 132 for no wicket, Surrey 490 All Out

Another team with a run of 3 Tom’s! Openers Tom Haines and Daniel Hughes put on 95 for the 1st wicket. Hughes was out for 62 from 68 balls. Tom Haines and Tom Alsop then put on 125 before the end of the day. Tom Clark had been out for 2. Haines finished the day on 89* and Alsop 39*. Just 53 overs were bowled. Haines went on to score 174 from 286 balls, Alsop made 63 from 175 balls. Surrey bowled 14 no balls as Extras totalled 40! Sussex batted for 132.2 overs, making 435.

Surrey faced 22 overs and were 90 for 1 at the end of the day, having lost Rory Burns. Dom Sibley was 40* and Ollie Pope 21*. Dom Sibley was out for 82, he and Pope put on 179 for the 2nd wicket. Dan Lawrence was 117* from 108 balls (111 balls) and Ben Foakes 47* as they put on 153, Surrey faced a total of 86 overs and were 390 for 3 at the end of Day 3. Lawrence faced another 3 balls and was out for that 117. Surrey added another 100 runs to their total on Day 4. James Coles took 5 for 108 in his 21.1 overs.

Sussex batted for 36 overs on Day 4 and Tom Haines added 60 to his tally for the match as they scored 132.

Warwickshire v Nottinghamshire – Edgbaston, Birmingham. Haseeb Hameed wom the toss and out Warwicks in to bat. Match Drawn.

Warwicks 93 All Out & 181 for 6, Nottinghamshire 367 All Out

Only 9.2 overs were bowled on Day 1 and Notts took 2 wickets dismissing both openers, Brett Hutton trapping Ron Yates and Aklex Davies LBW. Warwicks were 34 for 2 at the end of the day. Warwicks were bowled out on Day 2 for just 93! They faced a total of 36.4 overs. Brett Hutton took 5 for 38 and Fergus O’Neill 5 for 19, both will do well to beat those figures this season!

Notts faced 53 overs on Day 2 and were 204 for 5 at the end of the day. Captain Haseeb Hameed was 75* he and Ben Slater put on 81 for the 1st wicket, nealrly reaching the Warwicks score! Hameed passed the Warwicks score on Day 3, sharing a couple of good partnerships, he was 138* from 240 balls at the end of the innings. Fergus O’Neill scored 50 from 53 balls. Notts scored 367 from the 94.4 overs they faced. Michael Booth took 5 for 90 in his 25 overs.

Warwicks faced 60 overs on Day 3 and were 163 for 6 trailing by 111 runs. Just 24.4 overs were bowled on Day 4 and just Warwicks added 18 runs as the game fizzled out.

Division 2

Derbyshire v Northamptonshire – County Ground, Derby. Luke Proctor won the toss for Northants and put Derbyshire in to bat. Match Drawn.

Derbyshire 307 All Out & 202 for 3, Northamptonshire 500 for 8 dec

48.4 overs were bowled on Day 1, Derbyshire fell to 29 for 3 before Wayne Madsen and Keeper Brooke Guest put on 169 for the 4th wicket. Madsen was out for 89 from 110 balls and Guest was 87* at the end of the day. Derbyshire were 216 for 4. Guest went on to score 91 from 137 balls, Derbys were bowled out in 81.5 overs for 307.Justin Broad took 4 for 60.

Northants faced 64 overs on Day 2 and were 236 for 3, Ricardo Vasconcelos and captain Luke Proctor put on 143 for the 1st wicket. Vasconcelos was out for 82 from 1197 balls and Proctor was 97* from 185 balls at the end of Day 2. Proctor and Rob Keogh put on 111 for the 4th wicket, Keogh scored 51 from 79 balls. Proctor scored 150 from 272 balls. Saif Zaib scored 105 from 90 balls after coming in at 6. Northants scored 500 for 8 in 112 overs before Proctor declared. Derbyshire used 8 bowlers!

Derbyshire faced 56 overs on Day 4 and finished the day on 202 for 3. Opener Caleb Jewell scored 71 from 97 balls.

Kent v Gloucestershire – The Spitfire Ground, Canterbury. Daniel Bell-Drummond won the toss and put Gloucs in to bat. Match Drawn.

Gloucestershire 472 All Out & 33 for 5 dec, Kent 393 All Out & 124 for 6

The full 96 overs were bowled in Canterbury. Gloucs fell to 41 for 3 before Miles Hammond and Cameron Green put on 67 for the 4th wicket. Hammond made 48 and Green went on to score 100, he injured himself running a single to reach landmark and had to retire hurt. (Gloucs have since confirmed Green was suffering from cramp and he’ll bat again on Day 2) Grant Stewart of Kent had also had to leave the pitch after bowling just 6.3 overs. Keeper James Bracey finished the day on 109* from 183 balls as Gloucs moved to 365 for 7. Nathan Gilchrist took 5 for 61 in his 109 overs. Bracey finished the innings on 151* from 224 balls, Green returned and added 12 runs to his score, making 112 from 188 balls. Gloucs batted for a total of 110.5 overs scoring 472. Gilchrist finished the innings with figures of 7 for 100 in his 26 overs.

Kent faced 78.3 overs on Day 2 and were 318 for 7. Opener Ben Compton was 144* at the end of the day, he shared a 6th wicket partnership of 69 with Keeper Harry Finch and 120 with Grant Stewart. Compton went on to score 178 from 298 balls, it’s worth noting that Zak Crawley was out for 1 after facing just 5 balls. Kent faced 105 .3 overs and scored 393.

Gloucs were 112 for 2 at the end of Day 3 . Opener Ben Charlsworth scored 58 from 70 balls. Gloucs batted for a total of 83 overs, Miles Hammond in at 4 top scored with 89 from 136 balls. Ollie Price scored 56 and Graeme van Buuren 56. Bancroft declared with 333 for 5 on the board.

Zak Crawley batted through the 40.3 overs bowled, he ended the day on 54 from 112 balls. Tom Price took 4 for 33.

Lancashire v Leicestershire – Old Trafford, Manchester. Peter Handscomb won the toss for Leics and put Lancs in to bat. Match Drawn.

Lancashire 263 All Out & 90 for 3, Leicestershire 491 for 8 dec

Lancs lost wickets in the 31 overs bowled,and were 61 for 3 at the end of Day 1. Marcus Harris and Keeper Matty Hurst put on 73 for the 4th wicket, Hurst made 46 and Harris scored 77 from 150 balls. George Balderson scored 51 from 134 balls. Lancs were bowled out for 263 in 96 overs. Tom Scriven took 5 for 46 in his 20 overs.

Leicestershire were 120 for 1 after facing 29 overs on Day 2, Rehan Ahmed, opening was 61* at the end of the day. Ahmed and Ian Holland put on 86 for the 2nd wicket, Ahmed went on to score a round 100 from 149 balls. Lewis Hill and Peter Handscomb put on 130 for the 4th wicket, Hill scored 64. Handscomb was 142* from 222 balls at the end of the innings. He declared with Leics on 491 for 8, they’d batted for 123 overs.

Lancashire faced 8 overs on Day 3 and were 16 for 3, trailing by 212 runs. 16 overs were bowled on Day 4 with Lancs reaching 90 for 3.

Middlesex v Glamorgan – Lord’s, London. Toby Roland-Jones won the toss for Middlesex and put Glamorgan in to bat. Middlesex won by 9 wickets.

Glamorgan 199 All Out & 329 All Out. Middlesex 470 for 9 dec & 59 for 1

Glamorgan went from 108 for 2 to 147 for 7 on Day 1. Zain il-Hassan scored 65 from 124 balls. Ben Kellaway was 54* from 88 balls as Glamorgan were bowled out for 199 in 69.5 overs.

Middlesex faced 20.4 overs on Day 1 and were 63 for no loss. The first wicket fell on 75. Max Holden in at 3 scored 107 from 198 balls, he and Leus du Plooy put on 135 for the 3rd wicket. du Plooy was 85* and Ben Geddes 51* at the end of Day 2. Middlesex were 353 for 4 from 117 overs. Geddes was out for 83 from 149 balls and du Plooy 89 from 191 balls. Roland-Jones declared after 146 overs, Middlesex were 470 for 9.

Glamorgan faced 61 overs on Day 3 and were 186 for 5, trailing by 85 runs. Kiran Carlson was 54* from 91 balls. Carlson didn’t add to his score on Day 4, Keeper Chris Cooke top scored with 69 from 151 balls. He and Ned Leaonard put on 88 for the 8th wicket. Glamorgan faced a total of 108 overs, scoring 329.

Middlesex needed just 7.5 overs to score the runs required for the win.

Century Makers and 5 Wicket Takers

• Alex Lees – Durham – 172 from 240 Balls
• Emilio Gay – Durham – 152 from 239 Balls
• Paul Walter – Essex – 104 from 154 Balls
• Tom Haines – Sussex – 174 from 286 Balls
• Ollie Pope – Surrey – 103 from 135 Balls
• Dan Lawrence – Surrey – 117 from 111 Balls
• Haseeb Hameed – Notts – 138 from 240 Balls
• Luke Proctor – Northants – 150 from 272 Balls
• Saif Zaib – Northants – 105 from 90 Balls
• Cameron Green – Gloucs – 112 from 188 Balls
• James Bracey – Gloucs – 151* from 224 Balls
• Ben Compton – Kent – 178 from 298 Balls
• Rehan Ahmed – Leics – 100 from 149 Balls
• Peter Handscomb – Leics – 142 from 222 Balls
• Max Holden – Middlesex – 107 from 198 Balls

• Migael Pretorious – Somerset 5 for 63 in 19 Overs
• Michael Booth – Warwicks – 5 for 90 in 25 Overs
• Tom Scriven – Lancs – 5 for 46 in 20 Overs
• James Coles – Sussex – 5 for 108 in 21.1 Overs