
The Greek resistance foils Middlesex hopes of unlikely win
The match between Middlesex and Sussex petered out into a draw after heroic resistance by Greece international Ari Karvelas
The match between Middlesex and Sussex petered out into a draw after heroic resistance by Greece international Ari Karvelas
A youngster took 6-93 on his debut., 382 runs were scored, two players eclipsed their season best totals and sixes flew over the long boundary and that was just some of the storylines at Lords today as Middlesex fought back against Sussex.
Sussex 523 Middlesex 103-0 Sussex beat their previous record score at Lord’s by one run after a fantastic double century…
But it wasn’t all gloom and doom for 34-year-old Indians. Pujara’s current season average is now 125.86 and there were few indications that he is not about to bolster that on Day 2.
After another round of county championship matches the battle to see who will be crowned county champions in Division One intensified with leaders Surrey maintaining their lead at the top after a thrilling finish to their match against Yorkshire at Scarborough.
Monday will see the start of another round of LV=Insurance County Championship matches, after a week of Blast knock out stages of the competition it is back to the red ball version of the game.
Both sides go into their penultimate Blast match in contrasting positions in the South Group with Surrey facing Kent at the Kia Oval.
Another round of County Championship matches has concluded before the final two Blast group games and next week’s quarter-finals.
In her debut column, Annie Chave
After a shaky start, the Birmingham Bears flexed their muscles at Edgbaston and avenged their only loss of the campaign against the Worcestershire Rapids with a convincing 144 run victory thanks to an outstanding 110 run knock from Adam Hose.
After a break of two weeks, the red ball version of the game is back this weekend with another round of championship matches starting on Sunday.
Surrey host Middlesex at the Kia Oval on Friday evening in the 2022 Vitality Blast in a London derby that is now sold out.
After a short break due to the start of the Vitality Blast competition, it was back to the red ball version of the game with another round of county championship matches.
As first-class cricket makes way for the hard-hitting and sometimes controversial white-ball formats, an invaluable opportunity for reflection presents itself to the eighteen English county clubs.
Ollie Pope hit an impressive 62 from 46 balls as Surrey began their Vitality Blast campaign by beating Glamorgan with just one ball remaining in front of 16,000 people at the Kia Oval on Friday.
Despite being strugglers in this competition in recent years, the Welsh side limited the Sharks to just 150 to set up a comfortable run chase to kickstart their 2022 Blast campaign. Sussex remain winless in all formats.
Surrey kick of their 2022 Vitality Blast campaign with their opening match against Glamorgan in the South Group at the Oval on Friday evening.
Sussex have endured a winless start to their red-ball campaign and now turn to the competition they reached the semi-final in last year. They will kick-off against a Glamorgan side that have finished bottom of the Southern group in the previous two full Blast competitions.
The 20th edition of the T20 Blast commences on Wednesday when holders Kent Spitfires entertain Somerset at Canterbury with Yorkshire Vikings up against Worcestershire Rapids.
England have suffered a huge blow ahead of their forthcoming test series against New Zealand, with the news that fast bowler Jofra Archer will miss the entire season after suffering a stress fracture of the lower back.
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.
Middlesex head into Thursday’s LV= County Championship game against Nottinghamshire at Lords, looking to make it four consecutive victories.
As we head into the middle of May, we are already heading towards the sixth round of county championship matches.