I’m staring out on the morning of Day 2, having had a rugby match to watch and write up last night. I can’t understand the logic of not having every team playing when both leagues have an even number of teams, especially when the weather can be such a factor. But, here we are and we have 3 Division 1 games and just 2 Division 2 matches. Coming back to this on the morning of Day 3 and remarkably one match finished on Day 2! Just 174.4 Overs wwere bowled in the match in Worcester, Durham is a very long way from the ground, happily there are lots of lovely places to visit in the area, but that’s a lot to take on board for anyone who made the journey! The other 2 Division 1 matches were wrapped up on Day 3. As was the match in Bristol, leaving just one match to go on Day 4. That lone match ended in a Draw!
Division 1
Nottinghamshire v Sussex – Trent Bridge, Nottingham. Haseeb Hameed wom the toss and put Sussex in to bat. Notts won by 9 Wickets .
Sussex 169 All Out & 278 All Out , Notts 300 All Out & 148 for 1
Sussex were bowled out in just 59 overs, making the decision at the toss the right one! A partnership between James Coles and Oli Carter of 57 delayed the inevitable, Carter top scored with 46 from 106 balls. Josh Tongue took 5 for 44 in his 13 overs.
At the start of Day 2 Notts were 167 for 4, Hameed, opening was 67*. he and Jack Haynes had put on 87 for the 4th wicket. Hameed went on to score 85 from 122 balls. Liam Patterson-White and Josh Toungue put on 71 for the 9th wicket, Patters0-White scored 42 and Tongue was 39*, showing what a valuable asset he is! Notts made 300 in their 68.3 overs. Ollie Robinson and Jayden Seales both took 4 wickets.
Sussex faced 64 overs on Day 2 and were 195 for 7, a small lead of 64. Tom Haines and Daniel Hughes put on 89 for the 1st wicket. Haines went on to score 64 from 111 balls. Keeper and Captain John Simpson was 35* and Jack Carson 21* at the end of the day, after Sussex had lost quick wickets. Simoson went on to score 74 from 149 balls and Cardson 43. They faced a further 30.4 overs on Day 3 and were out for 278. Farhan Ahmed took 4 for 54.
Notts put on 67 for teh 1 wicket they lost. Haseeb Hameed was 62* from 91 balls and Ben Duckett 59 from 31 balls as they required just 25.5 overs to score the runs they needed to win.
Surrey v Somerset – The Oval, London. Rory Burns won the toss and put Somerset in to bat. Surrey won by 8 Wickets.
Somerset 283 All Out & 119 All Out , Surrey 367 All Out & 36 for 2
The Somerset innings nearly lasted for the full day , they were bowled out in 95.1 overs. Sean Dickson had to retire hurt after facing just 12 balls. Archie Vaughan and Tom Lammonby then put on 96 (or so) for the 1st wicket. Lammonby’s fellow Tom’s didn’t bother the scorer much, he went on to score 76 from 173 balls. Lewis Gregory, in at 8, scored 62 from 87 balls. Jordan Clark took 5 for 68 in his 21.4 overs.
Day 2 saw Surrey bat all day, Dom Sibley and Rory Burns put on 129 for the 1st wicket. Sibley scored 53 from 160 balls and Burns went on to score 76 from 112 balls. Jamie Smith and Ben Foakes put on 52 for the 4th wicket. Smith scored 58 from 105 balls, Foakes was out for 42. Dan Lawrence was 35* at the end of the day. Surrey scored 321 for 7 in the 96 overs in the day. Lawrence finished the innings on 55* from 74 balls as Surrey added another 46 runs, they were bowled out for 367 in 108.1 overs.
Amazingly Migaeil Pretorius scored 54 from 45 balls, amazing as the team as a whole scored only 119 runs as they were bowled out in 35.5 overs.
Surrey needed just 5.2 overs to get the game won.
Worcestershire v Durham – Visit Worcestershire New Road, Worcester. Alex Lees won the toss for Durham and put Worcs in to bat. Durham won by 6 Wickets.
Worcestershire 162 All Out & 81 All Out, Durham 136 All Out & 108 for 4
Worcs were bowled out in 68.2 overs, Henry Nicholls in at 3 top scored with 42 from 115 balls. Durham were in the middle of a bowling crisis, but Jake Ball, on loan took 5 for 47 in his 16.2 overs.
At the start of Day 2 Durham were 58 for 5, that happened in 28.4 overs. Tom Taylor had 3 wickets to his name. The overs were doubled on Day 2 as Durham were bowled out in 56 overs for just 136. No Durham Century Makers this week! George Drissell top scored with 31. Ben Allison joined Taylor with 3 wicekts.
In soite of Henry Nicholls scoring 25 from 40 balls, Worcs were bowled out in 23.5 overs for just 81! Ben Raine and Codi Yusuf both took 4 wickets.
Durham batted for 26.3 overs to score the required runs for the win, finishing on 108.4.
Division 2
Derbyshire v Middlesex – County Ground, Derby. Toby Roland-Jones won the toss for Middlesex and put Derbyshire in to bat. Match Drawn.
Derbyshire 472 All Out, Middlesex 315 All Out & 307 for 7
Derbsyhire lost opener Caleb Jewell for a 4 ball Duck and were 5 for 1, But David Lloyd and Harry Came put on 156 for the 2nd wicket. Lloyd scored 93 from 198 balls, and Came went on to score 73 from 193 balls. Wayne Madsen and Keeper Brooke Guest put on 57 for the 4th wicket. Madsen scored 49 from 84 balls. At the start of Day 2 Derbys were 283 for 5. A decision at the toss that appeared to be backfiring. Derbyshire went on to end their innings on 472! They batted for a total of 155. 3 overs. Luis Reece and Martin Andersson put on 148 for the 6th wicket. Reece scored 60 from 133 balls. Andersson scored 107 from 167 balls.
Middlesex faced 36 overs on Day 2 and were 101 for 3, trailing by 371 runs. Middlesex had a few good parterships Leus du Plooy scored 52, Ben Geddes 59 and Keeper Jack Davies 54 from 134 balls. They scored 315 in 110.1 overs. Zak Chappell took 4 for 55 in his 19 overs.
Middlesex were asked to follow on, they batted for a total of 100 overs Stephen Eskinazi and Max Holden put on 169 for teh 2nd wicket after Nathan Fernandes was out for a Golden Duck. Holden scored 94 from 135 balls and Eskinazi was run out for 61 from 155 balls. Ryan Higgins and Zafar Gohar scored 75 for the 7th wicket. Higgins scored 56 from 122 balls and Gohar was 52* from 108 balls as he batted on to helop save the draw for Middlesex.
Gloucestershire v Leicestershire – Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol. Peter Handscomb won the toss and put Gloucs in to bat. Leicestershire won by 2 Wickets.
Gloucestershire 252 All Out & 152 All Out, Leicestershire 262 All Out & 146 for 8
In spite of the efforts of Keeper James Bracey in at 6, Gloucestershire were bowled out in 69 overs. Bracey was Not Out 93 from 141 balls at the end of the innings. Ben Green took 5 for 63 in his 17 overs.
At the start of Day 2 Leicestershire were 119 for 5 Lewis Hill scored 55 from 105 balls. Dom Goodman had 3 wickets in the book. Ian Holland and Keeper Ben Cox 81 for the 6th wicket. Holland scored 52 from 145 balls and Cox made 53 from 110 balls. Leics were bowled out in 84.1 overs for 262. Dom Goodman took 5 for 54 in his 20 overs.
Gloucestershire faced 38.2 overs on Day 2 and were 89 for 2 at the end of the day. They were bowled out in a total of 62.4 overs scoring 152. Cameron Bancroft and Ollie Price both scored 43. Ian Holland took 4 for 32 in his 17.4 overs.
This match finished as I was getting to it on Day 3, Leicestershire had a battle on their hands, losing 8 wickets in the 45.4 overs they needed to get the win. Keeper Ben Cox top scored with 47 from 74 runs. Dom Goodman added 4 wickets to his tally for 33 runs.
Century Makers and 5 Wicket Takers
The first list, is a short one this round! The bowlers had a much better time of it.
- Martin Andersson – Derbys – 107 from 267 Balls
- Jake Ball – Durham – 5 for 47 from 16.2 Balls
- Josh Tongue – Notts – 5 for 44 in 13 Overs
- Jordan Clark – Surrey – 5 for 68 in 24.1 Overs
- Ben Green – Leics – 5 for 63 in 17 Overs
- Dom Goodman – Gloucs – 5 for 54 in 20 Overs
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