Key occasions
With very good timing, after Zen Malik’s century the previous day, Warwickshire have signed some other participant from the SACA – 19-year-old batter Vansh Jani, on a rookie contract for the remainder of the season.
Essex head trainer Chris Silverwood was once hopeful final night time about Essex’s possibilities. Look upon the Yorkists, and be told
“You’ve got to give some credit to the Yorkshire bowlers because the wickets they took were genuine nicks, they were good balls. There seems to be more movement out there when the right-handers are facing,” Silverwood mentioned.
“We’ve got to believe we can do what we did when we took nine wickets for 100 runs (in the first innings), whatever it was. We have to believe we can do that, try and force it, and hopefully we’ll have plenty of time left in the game to attempt to chase it down. We’ve got to keep that belief. We’ve got nothing to lose.”
Weather watch
Dry, dry, dry – apart from within the south west the place there will likely be sporadic showers and a possibility of thunderstorms. The northwest would possibly (please) get a couple of spots of rain afterward.
Some unhappy information from Australia in a single day, the loss of life of Bob Cowper – the primary guy to attain a triple century in opposition to England at house, a feat that belonged to him by myself for 37 years till Matthew Hayden’s triple in opposition to Zimbabwe. Rest in peace.
DIVISION ONE
Chelmsford: Essex 123 v Yorkshire 216 and 114-1
Trent Bridge: Notts 333 and 171-6 v Hampshire 196
Hove: Sussex 284 and 66-3 v Worcestershire 180
Edgbaston: Warwickshire 665-5 v Surrey 98-1
DIVISION TWO
Canterbury: Kent 156-8 v Glamorgan 549-9dec
County Ground: Northamptonshire 238 and 140-6 v Lancashire 276
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Saturday’s round-up
Three batters shone in Warwickshire’s mammoth 665 for 5 declared in opposition to Surrey on a baked Edgbaston pitch. New Zealand’s Tom Latham hit the perfect ranking on debut for Warwicks, with 184; Ed Barnard flamed a career-best 177, however it’s Zen Malik who’s in peril of changing into a motivational message. Malik got here to Birmingham by way of six years of touting himself across the counties, SACA, Staffordshire and Glamorgan’s moment XI – the place he made two centuries in opposition to Warwickshire final 12 months and was once briefly hoovered up via efficiency director Gavin Larsen who known as him “the best uncontracted player he’d seen”. And now in his moment top quality sport, elderly 27, he lofted Dan Lawrence again over his head for a simple, twinkle-toed, maiden hundred. Barnard persevered his glad day via trapping Rory Burns lbw for 27 earlier than stumps, however some other brutal day for the bowlers turns out inevitable on Sunday.
Mohammad Abbas, as slippery and as slight as ever, confirmed his previous county Hampshire simply what they had been lacking, with 5 wickets on his Nottinghamshire debut. The select of his wickets was once a gleaming marble that kissed the highest of Ben Brown’s off stump and despatched it dancing into the mud. Kyle Abbott’s brisk 67 saved Nottinghamshire’s result in 137 earlier than he pulled on his bowling boots, took the brand new ball and briefly got rid of each Notts openers. Just to stay it attention-grabbing, Notts then misplaced 3 for 9, earlier than Liam Patterson-White and Jack Haynes steadied the send. A lead of 308 must be greater than sufficient with Abbas able yet again to prowl on the height of his mark.
A disciplined George Hill undressed Essex at Chelmsford, zipped out for 123 on a moody pitch that furrowed brows. There were a resurgence of varieties from 59 for 6, when Michael Pepper and Noah Thain added 46, however the finish got here briefly – Hill’s six for 51 his second-best Championship figures. Adam Lyth then hit his moment fifty of the fit as Yorkshire eased into a particularly relaxed lead. There was once simply time for Wharton to slam a six onto the click field earlier than stumps.
Five wickets for Fynn Hudson-Prentice, and 6 catches for John Simpson, put Sussex on height in opposition to Worcestershire at Hove. Tom Taylor persevered his excellent sport with the joint top-scorer with 32, after taking five-wickets on Friday. Sussex had constructed a lead of 170 via stumps, in spite of dropping each Tom Haines and Daniel Hughes and not using a run at the board.
Run-machine Marcus Harris added a 3rd Championship hundred to his Lancashire tally for the summer season. His 121 in opposition to Northamptonshire took his general for the 12 months to 706 – leaving one thousand runs earlier than the top of May a tempting chance with two rounds left. Northants bowlers weren’t helped via their soapy-fingered fielders. A Lancashire first-innings lead of 38 was once now not implementing, however Northants moment innings additionally didn’t thrive.
Ben Kellaway duly picked up the 9 runs he wanted for his maiden top quality century, however saved going with expanding self belief, flaying Matt Parkinson for 3 successive sixes to complete 181 now not out when the declaration got here. At 549 for 9, it was once Glamorgan’s perfect ranking in opposition to Kent. Then got here the Kentish cave in, even though from 23 for 5, 156 for 8 at stumps was once a tablecloth of masses. Chris Benjamin’s 68 now not out was once his perfect ranking for Kent. “Theoretically, you meant to put the scoreboard out of your mind,” mentioned a phlegmatic Adam Hollioake, the Kent head trainer, “but we’re all human beings, and unfortunately, scoreboard pressure does exist.”
Preamble
Good morning! A canine stroll with a good looking good friend, an excessive amount of espresso within the lawn, and now some county cricket. Do sign up for us to peer if Northants, Kent, Hampshire, Essex and Worcestershire can break out their fates. And excellent good fortune to the Warwickshire bowlers, it is usually a lengthy day. Play begins at 11am.