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A full round in both Divisions this week, happily weather didn’t have an effect on the rounds where teams sat out. 3 Counties started the round without a win to show for their efforts, Worcestershire, Gloucestershire and Lancashire. That would change, but only for 2 of the teams! I was at New Road for the 3 days of the game so writing this after the fact for a fair few games. There were 2 innings with very big individual scores where the batter was on the losing side.

Division 1

Durham v Nottinghamshire. Banks Homes Riverside, Chester-le-Street. Alex Lees won the toss and put Nottinghamshire in to bat.

Nottinghamshire 407 All Out. & Durham 664 All Out

Notts put on 104 for the 1st wicket in an innings dominated by Captain and Opener Haseeb Hameed! Ben Slater scored 52 from 64 balls. There wasn’t’t another significant partnership until the 5th wicket, when Hameed and Keeper Kyle Verreynne put on 86. Verreyne scored 41 from 64 balls. Brett Hutton was the next to share a decent partnership with Hameed, he scored 32 of the 122 they put on. Hameed carried his bat, finishing on206* from 241 balls. His innings included 30 Fours and 3 Sixes. Notts scored their 407 in 92.3 overs. Codi Yusuf took 4 for 99.

The Durham batters faced one Muhammad Abbas over and were 2 for no wicket at the end of play on Day 1. Alex Lees and James Minto, who I presume was a kind of Night Watch put on 111 for the 1st wicket. Minto scored 67 from 113! Lees and Emilio Gay then put on 52 for the 3rd wicket. Lees made 82 from 162 balls. There tends to always be a Durham Century or 2, or 3 and this innings was no exception! .Emilio Gay was the first up and shared another couple of good partnerships, he and Colin Ackermann put on 67 for the 4th wicket then Gay and Keeper Ollie Robinson shared a partnership of 127 for the 5th wicket. Gay scored 104 from 221 balls. Robinson was next up, he and Graham Clark put on 162 for the 6th wicket, these were big and meaningful partnerships! Robinson scored 141 from 189 balls and Clark made 121 from 167 balls, having had a partnership of 67 with George Drissell. All of those partnerships added up to 664 in 174.1 overs. 4 bowlers conceded over 100 runs, one, Liam Patterson-White took 5 for the 179 runs he shipped.

Hameed couldn’t reproduce his 1st innings runs and was out in the 11th over. Notts fell to 143 for 4 before Jack Haynes and Joe Clarke put on 81 for the 5th wicket. Cakrk and Keeper Kyle Werreynne then shared 81 for the 6th wicket. Clarke’s was the last wicket to fall, he’d scored 119 from 180 balls. Notts were bowled out in 91.2 overs for 347. all 6 bowlers used took wickets.

Durham required just 16.2 overs to get the required runs, they lost 3 wickets. Colin Ackermann top scored with 53 from 48 balls.

Somerset v Sussex. The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton. John Simpson won the toss for Sussex and put Somerset in to bat. Somerset won by 5 Wickets.

Lewis Gregory and Josh Dacey opened for Somerset, which is unusual, not sure if there was a reason for that? Gregory was out in the 6th over and Somerset were 21 for 1. Davey lasted a little longer, he was out for 28 in the 26th over. Somerset were then 79 for 2. Tom Lammonby and Keeper James Rew put on 68 for the 3rd wicket. Rew scored 46 and Lammonby went on to score 60 from 141 balls. Tom Banton made just 6 which then saw Archie Vaughan, announced as emerging England captain this week, and Craig Overton in. They took Somerset to 317 for 6 by the end off the day. Vaughan was on 70* and Overton 22* Vaughan added 10 to finish on 80 from 134 balls. Somerset were bowled out in a total of 105.1 overs for 338. Nathan McAndrew took 4 for 71.

Sussex lost wickets steadily with no decent partnerships forming. They were bowled out in 46.2 overs for 152. Opener Daniel Hughes top scored with 38.

Sussex were asked to follow on and fared better in their 2nd innings. The openers put on §100 for the 1st wicket, to then lose the, both on that score. Tom Haines scored 50 from 76 balls and Hughes 40. They then lost a flurry of wickets and were 129 for 6. James Coles and Keeper and Captain John Simpson put on 66 for the 2nd wicket. Simpson and Fynn Hudson-Prentice then shared 78 for the 8th wicket. Simpson’s was the 8th wicket to fall, he’d scored 82 from 165 balls. Sussex faced 97.2 overs in this innings and scored 335. Jack Leach took 4 for 51 to add to his 3 in the 1st innings.

Somerset lost early wickets and were 30 for 3 before Opener Lewis Gregory and Tom Abell put on 68 for the 4th. Gregory was 89* from 118 balls as Somerset got the required runs to secure the win. They batted for 39.2 overs

Surrey v Yorkshire. The Kia Oval, London. Rory Burns won the toss for Surrey and put Yorkshire in to bat. Surrey won by an innings and 28 Runs.

Yorskshire 255 All Out & 229 All Out, Surrey 512 All Out

Adam Lyth and Finlay Bean put on 52 for the 1st wicket, Bean was out for 19. Yorkshire then lost both James Wharton and Jonny Tattersall for single figures to go to 87 for 3. Lyth and Jonny Bairstow then put on 48 for the 5th wicket. Lyth was out for 55 from 133 balls. Bairstow and Matthew Revis then put on 49 for the 6th wicket. Revis made 19 and Bairstow went on to score 89 from 114 balls. The final 3 wickets fell for 18 runs as Yorkshire were bowled out for 255 in 80.4 overs.

Surrey faced 13 overs and were 46 for no wicket at the end of Day 1. The first Surrey wicket fell when they were on 56. Dan Lawrence and new signing Kurtis Patterson put on 102 for the 3rd wicket. Patterson scored 85 from 140 balls. A good signing! Ben Foakes, who’s having a great season with the bat and Jason Roy then put on 68 for the 5th wicket. Ryan Patel and Foakes then shared 41. Foakes made 86 from 149 balls. Jordan Clark and Nathan Smith kept the partnerships going with 94 for the 8th wicket. Clark scored 60 from 147 balls. A series of strong partnerships scored a total of 512 in 140.4 overs. Amongst all the runs George Hill took 5 for 66 in his 28 overs.

Yorkshire were 185 for 6 at the end of Day 3. James Wharton with 67 from 135 balls and Jonny Bairstow put on 84 for the 4th wicket. That 4th wicket was followed by a 5th 2 overs later and a 6th a ball after that, the hat-trick for Tom Lawes didn’t happen though. (I found another bowler Tom!). Bairstow was 64* at the end of the day. Bairstow was out fro 77 from 104 balls and Yorkshire were bowled out for a total of 229. Jordan Clark took 4 for 45.

Warwickshire v Hampshire – Edgbaston, Birmigham. Ben Brown won the toss for Hampshire and elected to bat. Hampshire won by 89 runs.

Hampshire 300 All out & 203 All Out, Warwickshire 194 All Out & 220 All Out

Hampshire were 4 for 1 then 66 for 2 as wickets fell steadily. Opener Mark Stoneman’s was the 4th wicket to fall, he’d scored 48 from 106 balls. Liam Dawson and Toby Albert put on 68 for the 6th wicket. Dawson scored 46 from 84 balls. James Fuller, in at 8 top scored with 52* from 52 balls. Hants were bowled out for 300 in 85.4 overs. Ed Barnard took 4 for 56.

Warwickshire had a poor start and were 30 for 4 in the 12th over. Wickets dell steadily and they were bowled out in 55.4 overs for 194. Ed Barnard top scored with 58 from 55 balls. Kyle Abbot took 5 for 47 in his 18 overs.

The Hampshire wickets also fell steadily and they were 99 for 5 in the 28th over.Opener Fletcha Middleton watched the wickets fall around him before he and Toby Albert put on 52 for the 6th wicket. Middleton was out for 76 from 124 balls. Hampshire were bowled out in 57.4 overs for 203. Giving them a lead of 309.

The chase didn’t start well as Rob Yates was out in the 1st over and Warwicks were 2 for 1. Sam Rain and Keeper, Opener and Captain Alex Davies put on 68 for the 3rd wicket. Davies top scored with 66 from 106 balls as Warwicks were bowled out in 68 overs for 220. James Fuller took 5 for 56 in his 18 overs.

Worcestershire v Essex. Visit Worcestershire New Road, Worcester. Tom Westley won the toss for Essex and put Worcestershire in to bat. Worcestershire won by 225 runs.

Worcestershire 358 All Out & 134 All Out, Essex 157 All Out & 110 All Out

I have a few friends at New Road so was able to enjoy their pleasure at a very good day for their team. They lost their top 3 within 22 overs and thought they were going to be witnessing another collapse. But Kashif Ali and Rob Jones put on 61 for the 4th wicket. Kashif scored 46 , then Brett D’Oliveira was out for 3. Robert and Ethan Brookes put on 59 for the 6th wicket. Brookes was out for 31 then Jones, who’d batted throughout in a sleeveless pullover, on a very hot day, went for a bad ball to be caught out by Robin Das out on the boundary, he’d scored 54 from 117 balls. Worcs were 192 for 7. Tom Taylor and Matthew Waite added the runs to get Worcs to their 1st batting bonus point since last August! A huge cheer went up around the ground when the shot was hit to reach the magic 250. In a strange looking move all of those o the field of play went to the ground as a swarm of bees did their thing! The pair put on 95 for the 8th wicket Taylor was out for 43 and Waite went on to score 73 from 91 balls. He and Ben Allison, previously of Essex put on 47 for the 9th wicket. This was an innings of decent partnerships and Worcs finished the day on 354 for 9 with 3 batting bonus points in their pockets. Essex Keeper Michael Pepper took 5 catches in the innings.

The collapse the home fans had been expecting happened in the Essex innings, twice! They were bowled out in 60 overs for 157. Robin Das top scored with 44 from 91 balls, no other batter got past the teens! It was obviously a wicket to be enjoyed by the keepers as Gareth Roderick took his own 5 catches.

Essex weren’t forced to follow on and Worcestershire had a high score of 38 from Ethan Brookes as they were bowled out for 134 in 57.3 overs. Simon Harmer took 4 for 37 in his 21 overs. The highlight for Essex in this innings was a very acrobatic catch for Kasun Rajitha! There were 7 LBW Out decisions. Worcestershire had a very healthy lead of 335.

Essex got nowhere near! They were bowled out in 45.5 overs for just 110, 46 of those runs were shared equally by 20 year olds Charlie Allison and Noah Thain. Roderick took another 4 catches to give him a record 9 for the match. Matthew Waite took 6 for 19 in his 10.5 overs, the best figures of his career I believe. I should imagine his smile was bigger than the one I captured on Day 2!

Division 2

Glamorgan v Northamptonshire. Sophia Gardens, Cardiff. Luke Proctor won the toss for Northants and elected to bat. Glamorgan won by 8 Wickets.

Northants 185 All Out & 304 All Out, Glamorgan 424 All Out & 66 for 2

Ricardo Vasconcelos and Captain Luke Proctor put on 52 for the 1st wicket, Proctor then shared 53 runs with George Bartlett. Proctor scored 61 from 134 balls and his was the 4th wicket to fall. Northants were bowled out for 185 in 65.2 overs.

Glamorgan’s innings was another tale of partnerships. Having been 48 for 3, Kiran Carlson and Sam Northeast put on 96 for the 4th wicket, Carlson scored 54 from 70 balls. Northeast then shared 141 with Ben Kellaway. Northeast scored 67 from 155 balls and Kellaway 95 from 104 balls. Keeper Chris Cooke and Time van der Gugten put on 87 for the 7th wicket. van der Gugten went on to score 61 from 79 balls. Glamorgan batted for 1071 overs and scored 424.

Northants had a better 2nd innings Opener Proctor steadied things with a 6th wicket partnership of 64 with Saif Zaib. Proctor made 56 from 1341 balls. Zaib and Keeper Lewis McManus put on 50 for the 7th wicket. Zaib scored 71 from 115 balls. McManus ticked over with the lower order and was the last wicket to fall, he’d scored 66 from 145 balls. This innings was 95.4 overs and Northants scored 304.

I was listening to this match as I drive hime from Worcester and they took the extra half hour, Glamorgan needed 16.2 overs to get the runs for the win. They lost 2 wickets, including a score of 4 to add to his Duck in the 1st innings for Marnus Labuschagne. Not great prep for the WTC Final!

Middlesex v Leicestershire. Lord’s, London. Peter Handscomb won the toss for Leicestershire and put Middlesex in to bat. Leicestershire won by 7 wickets.

Middlesex 232 All Out & 143 All Out, Leicestershire 274 All Out & 102 for 3.

Middlesex were 19 for 3 in the 7th overs, the 7th wicket partnership of 74 between Keeper Jack Davies and Zafar Gohar was the only notable one. Davies top scored with 49 as Middlesex were bowled out for 232 in 86.2 overs.

Leicestershire’s 1st innings was a similar tale. Peter Handscomb anchored the innings and he and Ben Green put on 59 for the 8th wicket. Handscomb came in at 5 and he scored 87 from 202 balls. Leics made 274 in their 96.4 overs.

Middlesex were bowled out for 143 in 57.5 overs in their 2nd innings. Luke Hollman top scored with 42.

Leicestershire batted for 24.3 overs to get their 1st win at Lord’s for many years. They lost 3 wickets in chasing the required runs.

Lancashire v Derbyshire. Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester. Wayne Madsen won the toss for Derbyshire and put Lancashire in to bat. Match Drawn

Lancashire 458 All Out & 184 for 7 dec, Derbyshire 314 All Out & 220 for 8

Lancashire were 11 for 2, but they had a century maker at the top of the order. Marcus Harris in at 4 and Luke Wells put on 193 for they 3rd wicket. Wells then shared 121 with Keeper Matty Hurst for the 4th. Hurst scored 51 from 131 balls. Wells’ was the 5th wicket to fall, he scored 141 from 270 balls. George Balderson and George Bell put on 133 for the 6th wicket. Balderson scored 73 from 119 balls and Bell who was out next made 57 from 133 balls. Lancs batted for 155.1 overs and scored 458.

Derbyshire batted steadily, with wickets falling at regular intervals, Harry Came and Keeper Brooke Guest put on 76 for the 5th wicket. Came scored 31 of those runs. Guest batted on and his was the 8th wicket to fall, he made 77 from 154 balls. Derbyshire scored 314 in their 97.3 overs. One James Anderson took 3 for 53 in his 12 overs!

Lancashire wanted to set a total for Derbyshire to chase and they declared after 40 overs. Luke Wells and Keaton Jennings put ion 62 for the 1st wicket. Wells added 50 to his tally for the game. Matty Hurst was the top scorer with 56 from 76 balls.

Derbyshire batted out 87.5 overs before the match was declared a Draw. Jimmy Anderson took another 2 wickets and they were 220 for 8 at the end of the day. Harry Came top scored with 63 for 94 balls.

Gloucestershire v Kent.. Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol. Cameron Bancroft won the toss for Gloucestershire and put Kent in to bat. Gloucestershire won by 3 Wickets.

Kent 424 All Out & 253 All Out, Gloucestershire 516 All Out & 172 for 7

I somehow missed this one, I realised when I spotted the centuries in the match! Kent were 74 for 5 in the 25th over. Jaydn Denly and Chris Benjamin put on 63 for the 6th wicket. Benjamin then shared a partnership of 264 with Grant Stewart! Stewart’s was that 6th wicket, he’d scored 182 from 189 balls! Benjamin scored 93 from 244 balls, he was out a couple of overs later.Kent scored 424 in 110.4 overs. Ajeet Singh Dale took 7 for 110 in his 26 overs.

Gloucestershire had their share of Centuries too! Cameron Green and James Bracey put on 225 for the 5th wicket. Green scored 128 from 184 balls. Bracey then put on 67 for the 7th wicket with Tom Price. Bracey scored 127 from 192 balls. Gloucestershire scored 516 in 125 overs.

Kent batted for 84.4 overs in their 2 innings, with Benjamin top scoring with 58 from 149 balls.

Gloucesterhire won their 1st match of the season by 3 wickets, they batted for 43.1 overs and lost 7 wickets. Green top scored with 67 from 90 balls.

Century Makers and 5 Wicket Takers

• Haseeb Hameed – Nottinghamshire – 206 from 241 Balls
• Emilio Gay – Durham – 104 from 221 Balls
• Ollie Robinson – Durham – 141 from 189 Balls
• Graham Clark – Durham – 121 from 167 Balls
• Joe Clarke – Nottinghamshire – 119 from 180 Balls
• Luke Wells – Lancashire – 141 from 270 Balls
• Grant Stewart – Kent – 182 from 189 Balls
• Cameron Green – Gloucestershire – 128 from 184 Balls
• James Bracey – Gloucestershire – 127 from 192 Balls

• Matthew Waite – Worcestershire – 6 for 19 in 10.5 Overs
• Liam Pattererson White – Nottinghamshire – 5 for 179 in 50 Overs
• Ajeet Singh Dale – Gloucestershire – 7 for 110 in 26 Overs