Key events Five wickets for Etham Bamber And this was sent by Glamorgan, all on 69. Bamber 5-28, Barnard 3-5. Narcissists cry. Tea drinking grades First Division Sophia Garden: Glamorgan 65-9 v Warwickshire Grace Road: Leicestershire – Somerset 173-0 Trent Bridge: Notts 262-6 v Hampshire Hove: Sussex v Surrey no game today Headingley: Yorkshire 147-5 v Essex Second Division Derby: Derbyshire 181-7 v Kent Chester le Street: Durham 162-9 v Middlesex Old Trafford: Lancashire v Gloucestershire 86-4 New road: Worcestershire 109-3 – Northamptonshire They drink tea in Sophia Gardens where Somerset will be happily munching away with Lammonby and Thomas racing ahead at over five an over. Fellow Championship chasers Warwickshire have Glamorgan 61-9, while Joe Clarke’s fourth century of the season takes Notts to a not-quite-but-almost-comfortable 249-6. Hands in pockets for Lancashire. slips away when Stanley enters the game. Gloucestershire 74-4 – I think I missed Bracey’s double century, out, nipping the ball behind, Balderson’s third for 21. Bamber (5-28) and Barnard (2-5) continue making your way through Glamorgan. Only Ingram (19) reached double figures. Glamorgan 59-7. Shame on the failure in Hove Today was the “yellow” celebration of the 200th birthday of John Wisden, born September 5, 1826. I hope a CCLive reader received one of those beautiful anniversary umbrellas they gave out to early arrivals. Sussex Museum curator Kate Ridge poses in front of a catapult, one of the first bowling machines created by John Wisden in 1890. Photograph: Mike Hewitt/Getty Images They’re back in OT. In the second divisionhey, playing hockey with covers at Old Trafford, the sun is shining now, but the canopy is defiantly on – Glocus 58-3. Derbyshire recovered thanks to a cheeky fifty from Martin Andersson, 155-5 against Kent; Middlesex Morgan and Sharma, who played so well against Lens earlier in the season, now have Durham in trouble at 146-6; and Libby (50) and Hawes moved Worcestershire along with a more comfortable score of 89-2 against Northants. No games in Hove They called it day in Sussex, which won’t necessarily disappoint Surrey too much. That’s right, come back over the water, to find Glamorgan collapsed again – 48 for six against Warwickshire; Somerset play against Leicestershire – 124-0; Joe Clarke (86) saved Notts’ blushes for 202-4; and Yorkshire advance on 129-2 with Lyth unbeaten on 61. It’s raining again in OT. They run, Glouc 58-3. Rub salt into the wound For Leicestershire, Somerset made it 58-0 after the Foxes won the toss and elected to field. And here’s Price, in the same vein, trailed by 29. Gloss 45-3. Fussy Balderson does it again bowling Phillips for eight, Gloucestershire 44-2. Ken, who was watching with sharper eyes than I, thinks he may have slowed down a bit, but at any rate he stormed through the gate without any manners. After nine neatly tied overs here in OT.Anderson is replaced at the end by Mitch Stanley. They resume play at Old Trafford in sudden bright sunshine.although I just need to finish something, it won’t be long, but keep chatting on BTL. They just started on New Road (inevitable Ben Sanderson dismisses Lategan 0), Works 10-1; and they will continue to play at Headingley until 12.50pm, where Leath and Laxton have so far kept out Porter and Snater and Lancashire’s George Bell has been left out after signing a short-term loan. Dining scores First Division Sophia Garden: Glamorgan v Warwickshire I’m not playing today yet Grace Road: Leicestershire – Somerset I’m not playing today yet Trent Bridge: Notts 106-4 v Hampshire Hove: Sussex v Surrey I’m not playing today yet Headingley: Yorkshire v Essex 42–0 Second Division Derby: Derbyshire 89-4 v Kent Chester le Street: Durham 80-4 v Middlesex Old Trafford: Lancashire v Gloucestershire 11-1 New road: Worcestershire 10-1 Northamptonshire Durham’s Mayank Agarwal takes on Middlesex at the Riverside. Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images Third wicket for the insatiable wicket-taking machine Kyle Abbott (3-12) TB – Jack Haynes for 48. Thoughtful as ever by Mark Ramprakash. Fourth wicket in Derby where I think Fletch sighed a long, unquenchable sigh. Wayne Madsen leaned towards Khaled, turning inside out until he was face to face with the square leg umpire. Derby 74-4. Wet area of the field in OT means they will have lunch and hope to start at 1.10. And I think it’s raining maybe I’ll go back to OT. Sharma whistled for the second time at CLS, Rhodes took his bail by sending the ball into his stumps. Meanwhile, talented 17-year-old Manny Lumsden plays its first cup in first-class cricket at Trent Bridge. “A great thing to do and he pulled it off,” Kyle Abbott whispers in his ear from halfway, despite Haynes sending him off for four early balls. Hampshire’s Scott Currie celebrates with his teammates after taking the wicket of Ben Slater at Trent Bridge Photograph: David Rogers/Getty Images Northants won the toss on New Road and decided to have a cup. Their bowling line-up features Harry Conway in place of Australian Nathan McSweeney. Listening in the excellent BBC report from Trent Bridge where they agree that Leicestershire, if found guilty, would get 19 points. Grace Road, meanwhile, “vigorously disputes the allegations.” After a stoic third wicket out of 43, Derby lost a third, this time to Syed Khaled Ahmed. Bin Naeem is the man who will go for 12 points. Derbyshire 45-3. Many thanks to Mike Birtwistle. The Spectacle Box in Lancashire sells handmade ginger biscuits that are both super spicy and have a satisfying snap when you break them. The rain has stopped, the covers are unfolding, but there is no news yet about when we will resume. “Sunshine at Headingley.” writes Tim Maitland. “I’m not imagining it. You can clearly see it when they drag the hose along the ground trying to wash away the fallout.” Meanwhile All-conquering Durham, who need a maximum of 17 to confirm promotion, were bowled out by Ben McKinney for 26, the wicket of young Sharma. Durham 43-1. The champions are reeling. At 18-0, Nottinghamshire unexpectedly lose 20-3 to Hampshire. HH, Slater and McCann are back on the pavilion. Two for the evergreen Kyle Abbott. The resin is an interesting shade of bile. Middlesex to lose director of cricketAlan Coleman said at the end of the season: “I will leave Middlesex with two senior teams with exceptional young talent and huge potential for success in the game, supported by a dedicated staff who will no doubt continue to guide these players well in the seasons ahead.” Interim CEO Julie Harrington promised Middx would build on “its philosophy of wanting to win with homegrown players.” It seems to be Derbyshire season approaching the end of his career. After thrashing Durham and Gloucestershire, they lost to Kent 0 to two goals thanks to the wily Hasan Mahmud. They rebounded to 17-2. It’s pouring Manchester rain right now, the attendants rush across the field. England U19 Men’s Team – Pakistan Ralphie Albert (Surrey – captain) Subhan Ali (Yorkshire) Jack Auld (Essex) Robbie Bowman (Durham) Tom Bradley (Yorkshire) Tom Edwards (Glamorgan) Luke Hands (Lancashire) George Harris (Lancashire) Theo Lamy (Somerset) Isaac Mohammed (Worcestershire) Joe Moores (Lancashire) Jack Nelson (Middlesex) Luke Symington (Durham) Charlie Taylor (Warwickshire) Harry Wallace (Glamorgan) England and Pakistan will play four Youth ODIs starting tomorrow at Arundel. Rain in OT, they’re having a blastwith Gloucestershire 11-1. The bat in the black sky is now above OT. Perhaps surprisingly Gloucestershire New young player Che Simmons was not selected for this game. Ben Walkden dropped Phillips at third slip, but Gloucestershire survived six and a half overs without further collapse. Delays In the Sophia Garden, Grays Road, Hove, New Road and Headingley, where Yorkshire made it 9-0 before the rain started. Met Office they say the situation will improve: “Heavy rain will slowly clear the southeast in the morning. A brighter day for many and a feeling of freshness. Winds in the north are gradually dying down, with showers also falling.” Come to Old Trafford and enjoy the bright sunshine if the threatening sky to find that Gloucestershire had won the toss, elected to bat against Jimmy Anderson and were 3-1 up. Middleton took the lead from Jimmy’s second ball. One change for Lancs, Mitch Stanley for Tom Bailey. Comings and goings Notts signed New Zealand wicketkeeper Mitchell Hay for the final three matches after Kyle Verrein was recalled by South Africa. Essex running on empty, without Simon Harmer (recalled by South Africa), Sam Cooke and Jordan Cox (England), Charlie Bennett and Noah Thain (injured). They brought teenager Jack Auld is on a rookie contract. WarwickshireChe Simmons joined Gloucestershire on loan until the end of the season before making a permanent move. First division table 1 Somerset 167 2 Notts 163 3 Warwick 162 4 Sussex 140 5 Glamorgan 124 6 Surrey 124 7 Essex 122 8 Yorkshire 120 9 Leicestershire 113 10 Hampshire 88 Second division table 1 Durham 210 2 Kent 170 3 Northanta 155 4 Middlesex 132 5 Worcestershire 130 6 Derby 114 7 Lancashire 97 8 Gloucestershire 63 Lamps First Division Sophia Garden: Glamorgan v Warwickshire Grace Road: Leicestershire – Somerset Trent Bridge: Notts v Hampshire Hove: Sussex v Surrey Headingley: Yorkshire v Essex Second Division Derby: Derbyshire v Kent Chester le Street: Durham v Middlesex Old Trafford: Lancashire v Gloucestershire New road: Worcestershire v Northamptonshire Preamble – Lesteshire charged with violating ECB rules Good morning! Now chestnuts are growing on the ground, and even the hardiest marigolds are withering by September. With only three rounds left, the chase is still on – for promotion and the Holy Grail itself. Could things finally go according to Somerset’s plan? We’ll find out more after their visit to Grays Road, where rivals Leicestershire are in a desperate fight for survival and their summer looks set to get worse. They were charged with breaching ECB pitch rules after officials reported their pitch for a match against Glamorgan in late August. The matter has been referred to the independent Cricket Disciplinary Commission, where they will make a decision “as quickly and appropriately as possible”, taking into account the consequences. We will discuss this and other developments over the next four days. The game starts at 10.30, join us. Post navigation Caesarean section numbers hit record high in Wales as mothers warn of support gap Manchester United’s problem solved after breach of Premier League rules forced them to change kit
Five wickets for Etham Bamber And this was sent by Glamorgan, all on 69. Bamber 5-28, Barnard 3-5. Narcissists cry.
Tea drinking grades First Division Sophia Garden: Glamorgan 65-9 v Warwickshire Grace Road: Leicestershire – Somerset 173-0 Trent Bridge: Notts 262-6 v Hampshire Hove: Sussex v Surrey no game today Headingley: Yorkshire 147-5 v Essex Second Division Derby: Derbyshire 181-7 v Kent Chester le Street: Durham 162-9 v Middlesex Old Trafford: Lancashire v Gloucestershire 86-4 New road: Worcestershire 109-3 – Northamptonshire
They drink tea in Sophia Gardens where Somerset will be happily munching away with Lammonby and Thomas racing ahead at over five an over. Fellow Championship chasers Warwickshire have Glamorgan 61-9, while Joe Clarke’s fourth century of the season takes Notts to a not-quite-but-almost-comfortable 249-6.
Hands in pockets for Lancashire. slips away when Stanley enters the game. Gloucestershire 74-4 – I think I missed Bracey’s double century, out, nipping the ball behind, Balderson’s third for 21.
Bamber (5-28) and Barnard (2-5) continue making your way through Glamorgan. Only Ingram (19) reached double figures. Glamorgan 59-7.
Shame on the failure in Hove Today was the “yellow” celebration of the 200th birthday of John Wisden, born September 5, 1826. I hope a CCLive reader received one of those beautiful anniversary umbrellas they gave out to early arrivals. Sussex Museum curator Kate Ridge poses in front of a catapult, one of the first bowling machines created by John Wisden in 1890. Photograph: Mike Hewitt/Getty Images They’re back in OT.
In the second divisionhey, playing hockey with covers at Old Trafford, the sun is shining now, but the canopy is defiantly on – Glocus 58-3. Derbyshire recovered thanks to a cheeky fifty from Martin Andersson, 155-5 against Kent; Middlesex Morgan and Sharma, who played so well against Lens earlier in the season, now have Durham in trouble at 146-6; and Libby (50) and Hawes moved Worcestershire along with a more comfortable score of 89-2 against Northants.
That’s right, come back over the water, to find Glamorgan collapsed again – 48 for six against Warwickshire; Somerset play against Leicestershire – 124-0; Joe Clarke (86) saved Notts’ blushes for 202-4; and Yorkshire advance on 129-2 with Lyth unbeaten on 61.
Rub salt into the wound For Leicestershire, Somerset made it 58-0 after the Foxes won the toss and elected to field.
Fussy Balderson does it again bowling Phillips for eight, Gloucestershire 44-2. Ken, who was watching with sharper eyes than I, thinks he may have slowed down a bit, but at any rate he stormed through the gate without any manners.
They resume play at Old Trafford in sudden bright sunshine.although I just need to finish something, it won’t be long, but keep chatting on BTL.
They just started on New Road (inevitable Ben Sanderson dismisses Lategan 0), Works 10-1; and they will continue to play at Headingley until 12.50pm, where Leath and Laxton have so far kept out Porter and Snater and Lancashire’s George Bell has been left out after signing a short-term loan.
Dining scores First Division Sophia Garden: Glamorgan v Warwickshire I’m not playing today yet Grace Road: Leicestershire – Somerset I’m not playing today yet Trent Bridge: Notts 106-4 v Hampshire Hove: Sussex v Surrey I’m not playing today yet Headingley: Yorkshire v Essex 42–0 Second Division Derby: Derbyshire 89-4 v Kent Chester le Street: Durham 80-4 v Middlesex Old Trafford: Lancashire v Gloucestershire 11-1 New road: Worcestershire 10-1 Northamptonshire Durham’s Mayank Agarwal takes on Middlesex at the Riverside. Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images
Fourth wicket in Derby where I think Fletch sighed a long, unquenchable sigh. Wayne Madsen leaned towards Khaled, turning inside out until he was face to face with the square leg umpire. Derby 74-4.
And I think it’s raining maybe I’ll go back to OT. Sharma whistled for the second time at CLS, Rhodes took his bail by sending the ball into his stumps. Meanwhile, talented 17-year-old Manny Lumsden plays its first cup in first-class cricket at Trent Bridge. “A great thing to do and he pulled it off,” Kyle Abbott whispers in his ear from halfway, despite Haynes sending him off for four early balls. Hampshire’s Scott Currie celebrates with his teammates after taking the wicket of Ben Slater at Trent Bridge Photograph: David Rogers/Getty Images
Northants won the toss on New Road and decided to have a cup. Their bowling line-up features Harry Conway in place of Australian Nathan McSweeney. Listening in the excellent BBC report from Trent Bridge where they agree that Leicestershire, if found guilty, would get 19 points. Grace Road, meanwhile, “vigorously disputes the allegations.”
After a stoic third wicket out of 43, Derby lost a third, this time to Syed Khaled Ahmed. Bin Naeem is the man who will go for 12 points. Derbyshire 45-3.
Many thanks to Mike Birtwistle. The Spectacle Box in Lancashire sells handmade ginger biscuits that are both super spicy and have a satisfying snap when you break them. The rain has stopped, the covers are unfolding, but there is no news yet about when we will resume.
“Sunshine at Headingley.” writes Tim Maitland. “I’m not imagining it. You can clearly see it when they drag the hose along the ground trying to wash away the fallout.” Meanwhile All-conquering Durham, who need a maximum of 17 to confirm promotion, were bowled out by Ben McKinney for 26, the wicket of young Sharma. Durham 43-1.
The champions are reeling. At 18-0, Nottinghamshire unexpectedly lose 20-3 to Hampshire. HH, Slater and McCann are back on the pavilion. Two for the evergreen Kyle Abbott. The resin is an interesting shade of bile.
Middlesex to lose director of cricketAlan Coleman said at the end of the season: “I will leave Middlesex with two senior teams with exceptional young talent and huge potential for success in the game, supported by a dedicated staff who will no doubt continue to guide these players well in the seasons ahead.” Interim CEO Julie Harrington promised Middx would build on “its philosophy of wanting to win with homegrown players.”
It seems to be Derbyshire season approaching the end of his career. After thrashing Durham and Gloucestershire, they lost to Kent 0 to two goals thanks to the wily Hasan Mahmud. They rebounded to 17-2.
England U19 Men’s Team – Pakistan Ralphie Albert (Surrey – captain) Subhan Ali (Yorkshire) Jack Auld (Essex) Robbie Bowman (Durham) Tom Bradley (Yorkshire) Tom Edwards (Glamorgan) Luke Hands (Lancashire) George Harris (Lancashire) Theo Lamy (Somerset) Isaac Mohammed (Worcestershire) Joe Moores (Lancashire) Jack Nelson (Middlesex) Luke Symington (Durham) Charlie Taylor (Warwickshire) Harry Wallace (Glamorgan) England and Pakistan will play four Youth ODIs starting tomorrow at Arundel.
The bat in the black sky is now above OT. Perhaps surprisingly Gloucestershire New young player Che Simmons was not selected for this game. Ben Walkden dropped Phillips at third slip, but Gloucestershire survived six and a half overs without further collapse.
Delays In the Sophia Garden, Grays Road, Hove, New Road and Headingley, where Yorkshire made it 9-0 before the rain started. Met Office they say the situation will improve: “Heavy rain will slowly clear the southeast in the morning. A brighter day for many and a feeling of freshness. Winds in the north are gradually dying down, with showers also falling.”
Come to Old Trafford and enjoy the bright sunshine if the threatening sky to find that Gloucestershire had won the toss, elected to bat against Jimmy Anderson and were 3-1 up. Middleton took the lead from Jimmy’s second ball. One change for Lancs, Mitch Stanley for Tom Bailey.
Comings and goings Notts signed New Zealand wicketkeeper Mitchell Hay for the final three matches after Kyle Verrein was recalled by South Africa. Essex running on empty, without Simon Harmer (recalled by South Africa), Sam Cooke and Jordan Cox (England), Charlie Bennett and Noah Thain (injured). They brought teenager Jack Auld is on a rookie contract. WarwickshireChe Simmons joined Gloucestershire on loan until the end of the season before making a permanent move.
First division table 1 Somerset 167 2 Notts 163 3 Warwick 162 4 Sussex 140 5 Glamorgan 124 6 Surrey 124 7 Essex 122 8 Yorkshire 120 9 Leicestershire 113 10 Hampshire 88
Second division table 1 Durham 210 2 Kent 170 3 Northanta 155 4 Middlesex 132 5 Worcestershire 130 6 Derby 114 7 Lancashire 97 8 Gloucestershire 63
Lamps First Division Sophia Garden: Glamorgan v Warwickshire Grace Road: Leicestershire – Somerset Trent Bridge: Notts v Hampshire Hove: Sussex v Surrey Headingley: Yorkshire v Essex Second Division Derby: Derbyshire v Kent Chester le Street: Durham v Middlesex Old Trafford: Lancashire v Gloucestershire New road: Worcestershire v Northamptonshire
Preamble – Lesteshire charged with violating ECB rules Good morning! Now chestnuts are growing on the ground, and even the hardiest marigolds are withering by September. With only three rounds left, the chase is still on – for promotion and the Holy Grail itself. Could things finally go according to Somerset’s plan? We’ll find out more after their visit to Grays Road, where rivals Leicestershire are in a desperate fight for survival and their summer looks set to get worse. They were charged with breaching ECB pitch rules after officials reported their pitch for a match against Glamorgan in late August. The matter has been referred to the independent Cricket Disciplinary Commission, where they will make a decision “as quickly and appropriately as possible”, taking into account the consequences. We will discuss this and other developments over the next four days. The game starts at 10.30, join us.