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Having spent a chilly 3 days at Edgbaston I couldn’t face a tube strike while trying to get to the Oval on Day 1 of Essex’s match. Typically the weather was glorious and several Essex batters remembered how to use that thing in their hands! There were 4 matches in Division 1 and 3 in Division 2. What transpired across most of the country feels very akin to the Kookaburra rounds over the last 3 seasons with only a Duke ball in sight! This was not a round for the bowlers!

Division 1

Glamorgan v Leicestershire – Sophia Gardens, Cardiff. Kiran Carlson won the toss for Glamorgan and elected to bat. Match Drawn.

Glamorgan 440 All Out, & 137 for 2 Leicestershire 586 for 7 dec

Glamorgan lost opener Eddie Byrom in the 2nd over and were 1 for 1, Zain ul Hassan went in the 14th over and Glamorgan were 23 for 2. Another couple of wickets fell and that moved to 91 for 4 in the 29th over. Kiran Carlson (95) and Sean Dickson (90) added 126 for the 5th wicket. Dickson’s was the 7th wicket to fall. Timm van der Gugten (22) and Mason Crane (48) had put on 69. Glamorgan were 334 for 7 at the end of Day 1. Glamorgan added another 106 runs, van der Gugten moved to 52 and Crane 99, they put on a total of 133 for the 8th wicket.

The Leicestershire openers put on 167 for the 1st wicket. Rishi Patel scored 79 and Jake Weatherald retired hurt having scored 104 from 116 balls. Leicestershire were 215 for 1 at the end of Day 2, having faced 48 overs. Leicestershire batted all day on Day 3 and were 500 for 5 at the end of the day. Ian Holland (79) and Lewis Hill (42) shared 83 for the 3rd wicket, Hill was out shortly after. Stephen Eskinazi (50) and Jonny Tattersall (86*) put on 93 for that 5th wicket. Tattersall batted on with Keeper Ben Cox (31*). Tattersall was out for 112 from 200 balls and Leicestershire declared on 586 for 7. They faced 169 overs.

Glamorgan batted for 52 overs on Day 4. They were 19 for 1 in the 7th over, losing Eddie Byrom. Opener Asa Tribe (67) and Zain ul Hassan (29) put on 59 for the 2nd wicket. Tribe was 67* at the end of play. Glamorgan were 137 for 2.

Nottinghamshire v Warwickshire – Trent Bridge, Nottingham. Haseeb Hameed won the toss for Nottinghamshire and put Warwickshire in to bat. Match Drawn.

Warwickshire 459 All Out, Nottinghamshire 310 for 4 & 537 for 7 dec

Opener Alex Davies was out in the 3rd over and Warwickshire were 5 for 1. His fellow opener Rob Yates ((18) and Dan Mousley (49) put on 62 for the 2nd wicket. Wickets fell steadily and Warwickshire were 179 for 6 in the 47th over. Ed Barnard and Chris Woakes (64) put on 116 for the 7th wicket. Warwickshire were 375 for 8 at the end of Day 2. Josh Tongue took 5 for 91 in his 22 overs on Day 1. Captain Ed Barnard and Michael Booth (70) put on 119 for the 9th wicket. Barnard’s was the last wicket to fall, he’d made 165 from 217 balls. Warwickshire batted for 113.1 overs and scored 459.

Haseeb Hameed was out in the 5th over for a 14 ball Duck, Nottinghamshire were 14 for 1, Ben Slater (26) was out in the 12th over taking Nottinghamshire to 36 for 2. Ben Duckett (62) and Joe Clarke (94) put on 116 for the 3rd wicket. Nottinghamshire faced 75.4 overs on Day 2 and were 264 for 8. Warwickshire used 8 bowlers, 5 of them too wickets. Nottinghamshire were bowled out early on Day 3, facing another 5.3 overs for 279. Michael Booth took 4 wickets.

Nottinghamshire followed on and Haseeb Hameed had a totally different innings, he and Ben Slater (48) put on 118 for the 1st wicket. Ben Duckett (93) and Hameed then shared a partnership of 150 for the 2nd. Hameed was out for 115 from 245 balls, his was the 3rd wicket to fall. Nottinghamshire were 310 for 4 at the end of Day 3, a lead of 130. Nottinghamshire batted on for a total of 166 overs. Joe Clarke (82) and Keeper Kyle Verreynne shared a partnership of 180 for the 5th wicket. Verryenne went on to score 115 from 243 balls, a remarkable coincidance that both Hameed and Verryenne scored 115 from virtually the same number of balls! Nottinghamshire were 537 for 7 when the match was declared a Draw.

Surrey v Essex – The Oval, London. Rory Burns won the toss for Surrey and put Essex in to bat. Match Drawn.

Essex 409 All Out, & 302 for 2 Surrey 472 All Out

Essex were at the Oval on the back of 2 losses and poor batting performances, particularly at Edgbaston. Openers Deal Elgar (92) and Paul Walter put on 183 for the 1st wicket. Returning captain Tom Westley was out for 1, Walter and Charlie Allison (40) put on 54 for the 3rd wicket. Walter made 101 from 184 balls. Essex then lost 3 wickets for 61. They were on 325 for 6 at the end of Day 1. Simon Harmer (41) and Noah Thain (64) put on 75 for the 7th wicket. Essex faced 117.1 overs and were All Out for 409.

Surrey were 26 for 2 in the 12th over having lost Rory Burns in the 3rd over, followed by Jamie Smith in the 12th. Don Sibley (74) and Ollie Pope (69) put on 105 for the 3rd wicket. Surrey were 192 for 3 at the end of Day 2 having faced 72 overs. Dan Lawrence, previously of Essex, batted with Dom Sibley on Day 3, they both accumulated their runs, frustrating the Essex bowlers. Sibley was finally caught after a bouncer from Sam Cook was unavoidable, the ball going through to Michael Pepper’s gloves. Sibley batted fpr over 6.5 hours scoring 101 from 283 balls. The pair had put on 121 for the 4th wicket. Ben Foakes, also previously of Essex, joined Lawrence and things livened up a bit. Foakes (33) and Lawrence added 86 for the 5th wicket. Lawrence’s was the 6th wicket to fall, he scored 125 from 204 balls, batting for over 4.5 hours. Surrey bat very deep and Essex regularly struggle to despatch the lower order. Surrey batted for a further 33 overs and were 472 All Out.

The Essex openers had to face what proved to be a tricky 9 overs, both survived, the Surrey bowlers bowled 3 No Balls and Essex were 19 for no wicket at the end of Day 3. Essex lost Paul Walter early on Day 4 and were 22 for 1. Captain Tom Westley joined Dean Elgar and the pair put on 197 for the 2nd wicket. Westley made 107 from 238 balls and fell to a brilliant running catch from Dom Sibley. Dean Elgar reached his Century, scoring 136 from 169 balls. Surrey used 9 bowlers, including Ben Foakes as the match slid to the inevitable Draw!

Yorkshire v Sussex – Headingley, Leeds. Jonny Bairstow won the toss for Yorkshire and put Sussex in to bat. Match Drawn.

Sussex 502 All Out & 324 for 8 Yorkshire 511 All Out

Sussex lost opener Daniel Hughes (10) and Tom Clark (0) in the 12th over to Jack White, they were 41 for 2. Tom Haines (64) and James Coles (47) put on 50 for the 3rd wicket. Coles and Jack Leaning (20) put on 54 for the 4th wicket. John Simpson and Tom Price put on 165 for the 6th wicket. Simpson was 101* at the end of Day 1. Sussex were 373 for 6. Simpson went on to score 136 from 226 balls. Sussex faced a total of 131.4 overs and scored 502. Jack White took 4 wickets.

Yorkshire lost Adam Lyth in the 10th over and were 17 for 1. Opener Finlay Bean (102*) and Sam Whiteman (73*) took the score to 192 for 1 at the end of Day 2, having faced 60 overs. Bean was out for 105 from 192 balls, Whiteman was out for 101 from 195 balls. The pair put on 182 for the 2nd wicket. Joe Root came in at 4 for his 1st innings for Yorkshire this 2026 CC season. he fell just short of his century with 96. He and Matthew Revis (42) put on 86 for the 5th wicket . Yorkshire batted for a total of 139.2 overs and were bowled out for 511.

Sussex faced 14 overs on Day 3 and lost both openers, they were 31 for 2 at the end of the day, a lead of 22. Sussex fell to 44 for 3 before Tom Clark (93) and James Coles (53) put on 108 for the 4th wicket. Clark and Jack Leaning (40) added 72 for the 5th wicket. Sussex faced a total of 86 overs and were 324 for 8 at the end of play.

Division 2

Derbyshire v Gloucestershire – The Central Co-op County Ground, Derby. Cameron Bancroft won the toss for Gloucestershire and elected to bat. Gloucestershire won by 10 Wickets.

Gloucestershire 498 All Out, & 39 for no Wicket Derbyshire 281 All Out & 252 All Out

Opener Ben Charlsworth was out in the 4th over and Gloucestersghire were 10 for 1. Wickets fell steadily and Gloucestershire were 167 for 6 in the 66th over. Miles Hammond who came in at 4 was on 140* at the end of Day 1, he and Ed Middleton (41*) had put on 120 by the end of Day 1 and Gloucestershire were 287 for 6. Hammond added just another 5 taking him to 145 from 241 balls. Henry Bookes (89) and Will Williams (98) added 191 for the 9th wicket. Gloucestershire batted for 148.4 overs and scored 498.

Derbyshire faced 41 overs on Day 2, they were 8 for 1 in the 1st over. The next 2 partnerships were both 50. Captain Wayne Madsen (62*) and Martin Andersson (12*) were batting at the end of the day and Derbyshire were 144 for 3. Derbyshire batted for another 60.1 overs and were all out for 281.

Asked to follow on, Derbyshire faced 354 overs on Day 3 and were 117 for 3, trailing by 100 runs. Matthew Montgomery top scored with 74. Derbyshire were bowled out for 252 in 95.2 overs.

Gloucestershire required just 4.4 overs to get the runs required for the Win.

Durham v Lancashire – Banks Homes Riverside, Chester-le-Street. Alex Lees won the toss for Durham and out Lancashire in to bat. Durham won by 8 Wickets.

Lancashire 370 All Out,& 260 for 9 dec Durham 295 All Out & 336 for 2

Opener George Balderson was out for 14 in the 6th over and Josh Bohannon went for 5 in the 9th. Lancashire were 48 for 2. Opener Keaton Jennings (44) and Marcus Harris put on 58 for the 3rd over. Harris then shared a partnership of 61 with Michael Jones (10) for the 4th wicket. Harris and Paul Coughlin (31) put on 59 for the 7th wicket. Harris was on 135* at the end of Day 1, he and Tom Bailey (27*) added 64 before the end of the day and Lancashire were 356 for 7. Harris scored a total of 146 from 265 balls. Lancashire faced 100 overs and were all out for 370. Ben Raine took 4 wickets.

Durham struggled to build a partnership with the highest being for the last wicket, Matthew Potts (66) who was the top scorer and Callum Parkinson (36*) put on 78. Durham were bowled out in 87.2 overs for 295.

Lancashire fell to 72 for 6 before Michael Jones (72) and Paul Coughlin had a stand of 131 for the 7th wicket. James Anderson declared at the end of Day 3, Lancashire were 260 for 9. Coughlin was 100* from 154 balls. Durham will require 336 runs to win, Lancashire 10 wickets.

Lancashire only took 2 wickets, Durham were 46 for 2 before Emilio Gay and David Bedingham scored the required runs. Gay scored 159 from 211 balls and Bedingham 129 from 151 balls.

Worcestershire v Kent – Visit Worcestershire New Road, Worcester. Daniel Bell-Drummond won the toss for Kent and elected to bat. Worcestershire won by an innings and 2 runs.

Kent 196 All Out & 249 All Out, Worcestershire 447 All Out

Kent were the only team bowled out on Day 1. Matt Milnes (50*) and Keith Dudgeon (38) put on 50 for the 8th over as Kent were bowled out in 71.5 overs for 196.

Worcestershire faced 32.1 overs on Day 2 and were 94 for 1. Jake Libby was 52* and Kashif Ali 15*. Both wickets fell quickly on Day 2 and Worcesterhire were 104 for 3. Adam Hose (75) annd Brett D’Oliveira (90) put on 141 for the 4th wicket. Matthew Waite (53*) and Tom Taylor shared 74 runs for the 9th wicket. Worcestershire faced 120 overs across the 2 days and were 441 for 9. Worcestershire added just another 6 runs on Day 3. Matt Milnes took 4 wickets.

Kent fared slightly better in their 2nd innings, but still lost wickets in batches, they were 67 for 4, then 111 for 6. the only partnership of note was for the 8th wicket Keith Dudgeon (41) and Keeper Chris Benjamin (77) put on 71. Benjamin’s was the last wicket to fall. Tom Taylor took 5 for 56 in his 16 overs.

Century Makers and 5 Wicket Takers

• Jake Weatherald – Leicestershire – 104 from 116 Balls
• Jonny Tattersall – Leicestershire – 112 from 200 Balls
• Ed Barnard – Warwickshire – 165 from 217 Balls
• Haseeb Hameed – Nottinghamshire – 115 from 245 Balls
• Kyle Verryenne – Nottinghamshire – 115 from 243 balls
• Jonny Tattersall – Leicestershire- 112 from 200 Balls
• Paul Walter – Essex – 101 from 184 Balls
• Dom Sibley – Surrey – 101 from 283 Balls
• Dan Lawrence – Surrey – 125 from 204 Balls
• Tom Westley – Essex – 107 from 238 Balls
• John Simpson – Sussex – 136 from 226 Balls
• Finlay Bean – Yorkshire 105 from 192 Balls
• Sam Whiteman – Yorkshire – 101 from 195 Balls
• Miles Hammond – Gloucestershire 145 from 241 Balls
• Marcus Harris – Lancashire – 146 from 265 Balls
• Paul Coughlin – Lancashire – 100 from 154 Balls
• Emilio Gay – Durham – 159 from 211 Balls
• David Bedingham – Durham – 129 from 151 Balls

• Tom Taylor – Worcestershire – 5 for 56 in 16 Overs
• Josh Tongue – Nottinghamshire – 5 for 124 in 27 Overs