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John Simpson, Tom Clark drive Sussex into the ascendancy
Promotion-chasers extend lead before bad light gives Glamorgan reprieve
ECB Reporters Network
10-Sep-2024
Sussex 407 for 5 (Simpson 112*, Hughes 83, Clark 73*, Crocombe 54) lead Glamorgan 186 (Carlson 56, Unadkat 4-52) by 221 runs
Skipper John Simpson became the first Sussex batter for ten years to score five Vitality County Championship hundreds in a season as the second division leaders took charge against Glamorgan at Hove.
Simpson also passed 1,000 runs in his unbeaten 112 as Sussex responded to Glamorgan's under-par 186 with 407 for 5, a lead of 221.
Full postAlex Davies passes 1000 runs but Worcestershire edge rain-shortened day
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10-Sep-2024
Warwickshire 112 for 4 (Davies 58) trail Worcestershire 307 (D'Oliveira 76, Waite 53) by 195 runs
Warwickshire captain Alex Davies became the first player to score 1,000 runs in Division One of the Vitality County Championship this summer on a severely truncated second day against local rivals Worcestershire at Visit Worcestershire New Road.
The 30-year-old began his innings needing a further 34 and turned Logan van Beek square of the wicket for a boundary to reach the milestone during the morning session.
Full postArchie Vaughan leads Somerset's fight as Ryan Patel keeps Surrey on course
Rain curtails play with visitors on course for parity in match where draw should suffice
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10-Sep-2024
Surrey 169 for 3 (Patel 61*, Geddes 50, Vaughan) trail Somerset 317 (Banton 132, Shakib 4-92) by 148 runs
Ryan Patel led a solid Surrey batting effort to defy nearest challengers Somerset on the second day of the top-of-the-table Vitality County Championship First Division clash at Taunton.
The 26-year-old all-rounder was unbeaten on 61 in a first innings total of 169 for three when rain ended play for the day at 3pm, with a minimum of 26 overs remaining. Ben Geddes made 50, while all three wickets fell to 18-year-old off-spinner Archie Vaughan.
Full postMatt Fisher's allround exploits keep Yorkshire in promotion hunt
Bad weather spares Leicestershire further examination but innings defeat looms
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10-Sep-2024
Leicestershire 98 (Cox 51*, Coad 5-15) and 35 for 2 trail Yorkshire 379 (Tattersall 126, Fisher 88, Scriven 4-103) by 246 runs
Yorkshire remain on course for a victory that they believe may be enough to realise their promotion ambitions despite bad weather washing out more than half of the second day of their Vitality County Championship match at Leicester.
Leicestershire will resume on day three at 35 for two in their second innings, trailing by 246 after Yorkshire had posted 379 following an excellent 126 from captain Jonny Tattersall and a career-best 88 from pace bowler Matthew Fisher, who also claimed both Leicestershire wickets.
Full postDay two of Afghanistan-New Zealand Test called off despite sunny conditions
The ground-staff used electric fans and even tried a grass transplant but the outfield remained unfit for play
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10-Sep-2024
The second day of the only Test between Afghanistan and New Zealand in Greater Noida suffered the same miserable fate as the first due to rain, albeit not during hours of play, and the quality of the outfield.
The toss was scheduled half an hour earlier at 9am, to make up for day one being abandoned, but at 8.55 am came the announcement that conditions were unfit for play and that there would be an inspection at 12pm.
The message on the broadcast at 9.10am was that "a thunderous overnight downpour last evening from 6pm, for 90 minutes, at one stage left the outfield completely and utterly flooded." The moisture underfoot remained a major concern and there was little hope the ground would be fit for play by noon.
Full postJonny Tattersall's 90* keeps Yorkshire strong after Leicestershire collapse
Foxes bowled out for 98 on 18-wicket day after Ben Cox rescues them from 15 for 7
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09-Sep-2024
Yorkshire 263 for 8 (Tattersall 90*, Scriven 4-69) lead Leicestershire 98 (Cox 51*, Coad 5-15) by 165 runs
Skipper Jonny Tattersall's fine, unbeaten 90 enabled promotion-chasing Yorkshire to close on 263 for 8 for a lead of 165 after 18 wickets fell on day one of their Vitality County Championship match against Leicestershire.
It came after Leicestershire's decision to prepare a pitch as green as the outfield had threatened to backfire on them historically as they were reduced to 15 for 7 inside the first hour after Yorkshire won the toss.
Full postWestley hundred helps Essex stave off collapse in the gloom
Relegation-threatened Notts make early running with ball before Westley-Walter stand
ECB Reporters Network
09-Sep-2024
Essex 262 for 5 (Westley 108*, Walter 72) vs Nottinghamshire
A 142-run fifth-wicket stand between the century-making Tom Westley and Paul Walter rescued Essex from impending doom and into a commanding position in their weather-interrupted Vitality County Championship match against Nottinghamshire.
Westley's unbeaten 108 from 214 balls, his highest score of the season so far, held together an Essex innings that was in danger of imminent collapse at 86 for 4 when the pair came together. Westley had himself arrived in the sixth over and was still there 68 overs later with Essex 262 for 5 at the close of a day when the players trudged on and off the field at irregular intervals.
Full postJack Davies' 91 helps Middlesex build strong platform
Tom Price bags five-for as Gloucestershire gloveman James Bracey takes seven catches
ECB Reporters Network
09-Sep-2024
Middlesex 377 (Davies 91, Holden 77, De Caires 64, T Price 5-81) vs Gloucestershre
Jack Davies posted his best first-class score of 91 as Middlesex built a strong platform after being put in by Gloucestershire in their Vitality County Championship clash at Lord's.
The Middlesex left-hander missed out on the chance of a maiden hundred after sharing a sixth-wicket partnership of 120 with Josh De Caires, who struck 64 as the home side were bowled out for 377.
Full postUnadkat four-for, Hughes fifty ensure Sussex take strong grip
Division Two leaders in charge at Hove after Glamorgan dismissed for 186
ECB Reporters Network
09-Sep-2024
Sussex 121 for 1 (Hughes 57*) trail Glamorgan 186 (Carlson 56, Unadkat 4-52) by 65 runs
Sussex, aiming to virtually clinch promotion to the first division of the Vitality County Championship with their seventh victory of the season, made a good start when they bowled out Glamorgan for 186 in 57.3 overs, with left-arm seamer Jaydev Unadkat returning figures of 4 for 52.
Glamorgan, looking for just their second win and their first Championship victory at Hove since 1975, were then made to suffer in the field as Tom Haines (48) and Daniel Hughes (57 not out) put on 110 for the first wicket. They missed their rested opening bowler Timm van der Gugten as Sussex ended the first day just 65 runs behind with nine wickets in hand.
Full postBen Raine's four wickets deepen Lancashire's relegation fears
Raine makes most of bowler-friendly conditions to reduce visitors to 177 for 6 after 78 overs on rain-hit day
ECB Reporters Network
09-Sep-2024
Lancashire 177 for 6 (Hurst 74*, Bohannon 49, Raine 4-23) vs Durham
Durham's Ben Raine took four wickets for 23 runs from 18 overs to deepen Lancashire's relegation fears on the first day of the Vitality County Championship match at the Riverside.
Raine made the most of bowler-friendly conditions to help reduce Keaton Jennings' side to 177 for 6 after 78 overs on a day that was shortened by morning rain.
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