
Northants pick up the win over Middlesex, but should their batting collapses cause worry?
http://gty.im/1482576408 Having been on both sides of seven-wicket wins to the Campaign, winning at home to Middlesex to bounce back…
http://gty.im/1482576408 Having been on both sides of seven-wicket wins to the Campaign, winning at home to Middlesex to bounce back…
James Harris returned back to the home of cricket to haunt his former teammates by bowling Glamorgan back into contention on the opening day of their clash with promotion contenders Middlesex at Lords.
In the final round of county championship matches for three weeks, in Division One Hampshire moved to within three points of leaders Surrey after completing a ten wicket victory against Somerset at Taunton inside three days.
Another round of county championship matches commences on Thursday. In Division One the current leaders Surrey don’t feature in this round of matches, with second placed Lancashire in action looking to reduce the gap at the top.
Rain ruined the final day of the latest round of county championship matches, with Division One leaders Surrey in with a good chance of wrapping up victory against Kent at Beckenham before the rain intervened.
As we head into the middle of May, we are already heading towards the sixth round of county championship matches.
Lammonby is a player that I was tipping to be in and around the England set-up for the upcoming New Zealand tests but he has done little of note so far this season, registering only 187 runs from his seven innings to date with one half-century.
Surrey have won two and drawn four of their matches so far and will be hoping for a better pitch than they experienced at Bristol in their recent championship game. On a flat wicket that saw only twelve wickets fall in four days and over 1,000 runs scored, the game was never going to be anything other than a draw.
Another round of County Championship matches was concluded on Sunday, with Surrey still maintaining their position at the top of Division One.
Pakistani International Hasan Ali was rampant against Hampshire on a dry pitch in Southampton, taking five wickets as the hosts salvaged 246 after going 40-5.
The weather is improving, and the cricket season is underway, but both Derbyshire and Sussex will be looking for a change of fortunes as they look to earn the first wins of their County Championship campaigns.
Embed from Getty Images The second round of County Championship matches commence on Thursday with the four days spread over…
The brand new County Championship cricket season opened in traditional weather- cold, windy and in some places wet. This season the competition returns back to the familiar format of two divisions, One and Two.
Somerset’s low order made Hampshire pay for a poor first innings total as Jack Leach, Craig Overton and Lewis Gregory all made fine contributions with the bat to play James Vince’s side out of the game.
Saif Zaib (135) and Adam Rossington (87) continued where they finished last night to put on a stunning 198-run partnership as Northants racked up 441 runs before declaring, setting Sussex 335 runs just to make them bat again.
Superb batting displays by Rob Keogh (66) and Saif Zaib (66*) after the Tea interval has earnt Northants a healthy advantage at the end of day one of the County Championship match at the County Ground, Northampton.
Somerset beat Middlesex by four wickets at Taunton, thanks in turn to debutant Lewis Goldsworthy
An heroic seventh-wicket partnership between Ben Cox and Ed Barnard guided Worcestershire to a draw against Derbyshire on tense final day.
Matt Critchley’s sensational start to the campaign continued as the all-rounder completed his five-wicket haul and smashed 84 to help Derbyshire build a significant lead over Worcestershire on day three.
Tom Fell and Riki Wessels hit half-centuries as the Pears recover from loss of early wickets in response to Derbyshire’s 390 but late burst keeps the hosts in control.
Mohammad Abbas has made an instant impact on his full Hampshire debut, taking 6-11 on Day Two of Hampshire’s County Championship match at the Ageas Bowl against Middlesex.
Matt Critchley continued his fine start to the season with a sublime century as Derbyshire batsmen impress, before late flurry of wickets offer Worcestershire hope on day one.
A crucial sixth-wicket stand between Matt Critchley and Harvey Hosein was enough to earn Derbyshire a battling weather-hit draw against Warwickshire.
Oliver Hannon-Dalby bowls Warwickshire into a commanding position on another weather-affected day at Edgbaston.