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Lunchtime scores
DIVISION ONE
Chelmsford: Essex 462-9dec v Somerset 10-2
Canterbury: Kent 301 v Surrey 60-6
Southport: Lancashire 260-5 v Hampshire 142 all out
Trent Bridge: Nottinghamshire v Warwickshire 524-7
Division Two
Chesterfield: Derbyshire 111 and 0-0 v Yorkshire 353
Chester-le-Street: Durham 119-4 v Glamorgan 390
Bristol: Gloucestershire 206-6 v Leicestershire
Hove: Sussex 348 v Worcestershire 94-1
Love this from Arsheep Singh on why he joined Kent (this great franchise!?!). We need, as always, to thank Rahul Dravid.
Lunch scores to follow:
Liam Dawson has gone to hospital for stitches
He split open his upper lip after that slip catch ricochetted into his face from Middleton’s hand.
Thought I should check in on Surrey, to find them in need of a cold flannel and salty snacks: 47-6, with only Rory Burns making double figures. Three for Quinn, one for Arshdeep Singh, as well as the couple for Agar. Obvs Kent recovered from 41 for five so perhaps Surrey just want to prove they can go one better. Yes, that’s what it is. The recovery starts here.
A hundred for Dawid Malan!
quite some time ago actually, he’s since been out to Mark Watt (4-83) for 106.
Revis still there, Yorks 353-8.
Colin Graves latest
The ECB have responded to Colin Graves interview on Sky this morning, where he described some of what went on as Yorkshire as” banter.”
“We are disappointed to see the comments made by Colin Graves on the historical racist issues at Yorkshire County Cricket Club,” read a statement.
We must never again hear of accounts like Azeem Rafiq’s, where racist slurs are used as part of normalised everyday language.
These events, along with many issues experienced by Azeem and others during their time at Yorkshire have been upheld more than once, including during proceedings overseen by the Cricket Discipline Committee.
We vehemently disagree that this is ‘just banter’ and believe that any debate in that regard should stop immediately. Racism isn’t banter.
Yorkshire is of huge importance to cricket in England and Wales with a deep history and an ability to inspire and connect all cricket fans. They are currently working hard to resolve their financial and cultural challenges and the club, and its new management, have our full support.’’
Yorkshire accepted four charges related to allegations of racism and bullying made by Azeem Rafiq in February.
Graves was chairman of the club between 20212 and 2015 and said that, “When I was chairman of the club, when some of these allegations were made, I can tell you now, nothing was brought up within the club.”
“There have been odd occasions where words have been said that people may regret afterwards.
“I don’t think it was done on a racist, savage basis. I know people don’t like the word banter, but I think there could have been a lot of banter in there about it.
“When you play cricket and you’re part of cricket teams and you’re in cricket dressing rooms, that’s what happened in the past.
“But the world has changed; society has changed. It’s not acceptable. I understand that, I accept it, full stop.”
Last week Graves withdrew from the running to become new Yorkshire chairman.
It’s all been happening at Trafalgar Road while I wrote up that Test squad: Salt out for 103, caught at slip, though though he wasn’t too happy about it, then Daryl Mitchell has come in and biffed 20, 18 of them off four balls, one six soaring over the press tent (I ducked, I’m a coward) and thudding into something behind.
England women announce their Test squad
Heather Knight (captain, Western Storm)
Tammy Beaumont (The Blaze)
Lauren Bell (Southern Vipers)
Alice Capsey (South East Stars)
Kate Cross (Thunder)
Alice Davidson-Richards (South East Stars)
Sophia Dunkley (South East Stars)
Sophie Ecclestone (Thunder)
Lauren Filer (Western Storm)
Danielle Gibson (Western Storm)
Amy Jones (Central Sparks)
Emma Lamb (Thunder)
Nat Sciver-Brunt (vice-captain, The Blaze)
Issy Wong (Central Sparks)
Danielle Wyatt (Southern Brave)
Issy Wong returns to international duties after being left out of the T20 World Cup squad, Kate Cross has recovered enough from her parasite illness to be available, and England have picked two uncapped players: all-rounder Danielle Gibson and seamer Lauren Filer.
The Test, at Trent Bridge, starts on June 22 and will run for five days for the first time in women’s cricket. It is worth four points in the multi-format Ashes.
A first Lancashire hundred for Phil Salt!
A standing ovation for Salt, as he chivvies the ball down to the fine leg boundary. It’s his first century for Lancashire in any cricket – and (thank you Paul Edwards) his fifth Championship century in all – he had two in 2018, two in 2019, both for Sussex. A super innings. He has a hug from Dane Vilas as the bottoms settle back in the warm fold-up chairs.
Oh and that’s nasty – the ball flies off Vilas’s bat, is deflected off Fletcha Middleton’s hand at third slip straight into second slip Liam Dawson’s face.
A change of bowling here at Southport, with Bohannon and Salt lucky to survive some tricky stuff from Barker and Abbas. Not had things quite their way. Barker replaced by Kyle Abbott – and the bowling change brings a wicket! Bohannon beautifully pouched at third slip by Dawson, for 39. Lancs 189-2.
With forty minutes gone, the party poppers are already out in Division Two:
Dawid Malan is 92 not out as Yorkshire build what threatens to be a bells and whistles lead over Derbyshire – already 194. Revis has contributed a handy 17 not out at No. 7.
Durham have already lost a wicket at The Riverside, but its only their nightwatchman Stanley McAlindon.
It’s not raining at Bristol, but Gloucestershire have lost two wickets, Chris Wright grabbing both James Bracey and Graeme van Buuren.
Sussex cobbled together another ten runs this morning before losing their last wicket, and Worcestershire have added 19 without loss.
No play at Canterbury yet, but they’re due to chug into action at 11.45 with Surrey 18-and let’s say under the cosh, as there won’t be many opportunities to type that this season.
Critchley run out going for a fourth!
After notching up two centurions yesterday, Essex’s first ten minutes of the working week have brought them back to earth. First Ben Allison’s stumps are splattered by Craig Overton, showing no signs of yesterday’s foot injury, then Critchley is run out for 121. Essex 371-6.
Phil Salt starts today as he did yesterday, a thick outside edge flying through the slips for four, accelerating through the heat. Lancashire have the lead.
A fascinating interview with Mitchell Starc by Andy Bull – a modern cricket cut from a different cloth.
Sunday’s round-up
The grass was brittle-dry at Southport, a hot-fire outfield begging for quick runs. And it was Lancashire who made the most of the conditions, first bowling Hampshire out for 142, with three wickets each for Will Williams and Tom Bailey, and then letting fly with the bat. Phil Salt, opening the innings for Lancashire for the first time in red-ball cricket, eyed up the Championship’s best attack and advanced. He was dropped on four in the first over, off the hard working Keith Barker, and then pounced, combining flambéed attack with, as stumps approached, watchful defence. Lancs finished the day just three runs behind, with the loss of only George Balderson, to the approval of more than 1500 spectators in fold-up chairs and sunhats.
At Canterbury, Jordan Cox turned Kent’s day upside-down with a sparkling century, transforming a miserable 41 for five into a respectable 301 all out. Wes Agar then took two early Surrey wickets to further twist the tale. Sam Billings was left out of the Kent side after “mutual discussions about form.” Alastair Cook, an old-fashioned knight in a sudden surfeit, reached his 74th first-class century accompanied by heat and a welcoming Chelmsford pitch. He was joined in the three-figures club by Matt Critchley, whose gung-ho hundred wearied the Somerset attack. New Taunton signing Shoaib Bashir, a 19-year-old off-spinner, was put through his paces, fizzing down 29 overs.
Yorkshire, winless in the first tranche of Championship cricket, had a good day. Perhaps buoyed by their T20 Blast successes, they filleted Derbyshire for 111, Matt Fisher picking up a career-best five for 30, Ben Coad three for 28. By the close, Yorkshire were already 161 ahead, with five wickets in hand. Shan Masood collected his highest score of the season, Dawid Malan unbeaten on 76. Elsewhere, Sussex fought back against Worcestershire, rain again haunted Gloucestershire, and a century from Sam Hain put Warwickshire in a strong position against Nottinghamshire. Kiran Carlson conjured up another bewitching century, his fourth of the season, as Glamorgan were all out just a sneeze short of 400 at Durham.
Start of play scores
DIVISION ONE
Chelmsford: Essex 360-4 v Somerset
Canterbury: Kent 301 v Surrey 18-2
Southport: Lancashire 139-1 v Hampshire 142 all out
Trent Bridge: Nottinghamshire v Warwickshire 361-5
Division Two
Chesterfield: Derbyshire 111 v Yorkshire 272-5
Chester-le-Street: Durham 4-0 v Glamorgan 390
Bristol: Gloucestershire 108-3 v Leicestershire rain
Hove: Sussex 338-9 v Worcestershire
Preamble
Good morning! It’s hot, hot, hot. I got up at six and walked around Southport’s King’s gardens. Had forgotten how lovely they are – there was even a rabbit hopping delicately about the miniature railway. Searched for the sea bathing lake, gutted to discover it was demolished in 1993. If there is a Southport millionaire out there with money on their hands – this is what you need to invest in.
To the cricket – where Lancashire, to most people’s surprise, are hugely on top. Hampshire misread the pitch. “We looked at the stats and it was very hot and the pitch looked quite hard so we thought if we batted very well it would set it up for us spinning them out on the last day,” said Adrian Birrell.“It didn’t materialise for us with the bat so we are in a bit of a hole and we’re going to have to fight to salvage a draw or a remarkable win.”
Elsewhere, Kent pulled a rabbit out of a hat against Surrey, Yorkshire had a great day, Kiran Carlson (England radar?)- scored his fourth century for Glamorgan, Sussex fought back against Worcestershire, rain again haunted Gloucestershire, and a century from Sam Hain put Warwickshire in a strong position at Trent Bridge.
I’ve slathered on the suncream to walk to the ground. Will report soon from the cool of the tent.
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