Lancashire v Northamptonshire and more: county cricket day two – live!

And to proceed the England participant dodgy digit information, this simply in on Dom Sibley

More on Ben Stokes (because of Simon Wilde) – if he’s out for 3 months he’ll miss (deep breath): the IPL, the two Tests v NZ, 3 ODIS and 3 T20s v Sri Lanka and 3 ODIs v Pakistan.

My e mail has all of a sudden sprung into life – and a chiding arrives from Tim Maitland from 40 minutes in the past

“I know it’s tough what with you being on the “wrong side of the Pennines”, however the Kent/Yorkshire sport is shifting on at a tempo. Kent are already two down after Olivier comprehensively castled Zac Crawley.” Apologies, a mini-recovery since then, with Kent 58-2, Denly and Cox digging in.

An e mail wafts its manner north, from James Wallace, with information of Surrey’s struggles at The Oval:

“One of these days right here in sunny south London, blue skies throughout and everybody appears to have an additional stage of jaunt of their step. Marked distinction to yesterday when at occasions it was greyer than an Earl Grey in Grayes on a gray day, resulting in a barely irritating on/off afternoon. The murk and chilly forcing the bottom workers to seem barely forlorn and braced figures within the breaks, I used to be buzzing Brian and Michael all afternoon.

“It was Sam Evans and Leicestershire’s day, plenty of boundaries on both sides of the wicket, the ball whistling away like a skimmed pebble on the Oval’s notoriously glassy and elongated square. Serene progress from the midlands side this morning too…HANG ABOUT – Evans’ patient innings comes to an end, bowled by the spin of Amar Virdi, the ball gripping just enough to spin past the outside edge and into the timbers. Still, 298/4 is not a bad position to be in.”

On the BBC commentary they’re evaluating Abbas to Malcolm Marshall with each his open chest and fast arm. Gary Naylor suggests SF Barnes.

A pause for breath amid the tumble of wickets on the Rose Bowl with information of a smashing left-handed catch on the second try by Hartley at second slip right here at Old Trafford. Ben Curran gone for 9. Northants 13-1.

Two extra in three balls – lbw for White and Andersson. Middlesex 14-5. Abbas 2.5-1-3-5

Holden, Gubbins and Eskinazi – not fairly Root, Williamson and Bairstow* however fabulous all the identical. Middlesex 8-3.

(*Jordan Clark have to be the one Lancastrian in cricket historical past to take a hat-trick in opposition to Yorkshire earlier than leaving to play for Surrey.)

A peek around the grounds:

At The County Ground, Derby all out 390 – including 30 for the final two wickets this morning. Worcs presently padding up.

At Chelmsford, Durham bat on, and on…presently 206-8 – Salisbury and Poynter rubbing salt within the wound.

At Trent Bridge, Warwickshire recovering – 73-3 – because of Briggs and Hain.

They’re between innings at the Rose Bowl – Hampshire 319 all out, tailenders including one other forty odd.

Brathwaite and Dent received Gloucestershire off to a very good begin this morning earlier than Brathwaite fell lbw to Coverton for 18. 68-1.

Surrey nonetheless struggling at The Oval – with Sam Evans now 133 not out and Lewis Hill 56 not out. No wickets for Roach, Dunn and Virdi, one for Joverto and two for Jordan Clark.

Four wickets for Simon Kerrigan and he leads the fielders off at Old Trafford with Lancashire all out for 305. Parkinson and Hartley each left the sphere with profession bests with the bat!

Kent are 29 for two at Canterbury – Willey and Olivier following Yorkshire’s 379 all out. I sniff runs within the air for COTY Darren Stevens.

And lastly, at Sophia Gardens, Sussex 142-1 and regular in opposition to Glamorgan. Haines 52 not out.

To those that requested about factors carried ahead from this stage to the Divisional stage – the official ECB phrase:

Divisional Stage – carrying ahead of factors and, for tiebreaker functions, carrying ahead of outcomes

16.3.2.1 If the results of each matches between groups might be carried ahead, every crew shall carry ahead half the combination variety of factors scored within the two matches in opposition to the crew that goes by means of to the division from the identical group. For tie break functions, every crew shall additionally carry ahead half the variety of wins and losses from the two matches in opposition to the crew that goes by means of to the division from the identical group, in addition to half the wickets taken and runs scored.

16.3.2.2 If the results of just one match between two groups might be carried ahead, the groups will carry ahead the factors scored in that match and for tiebreaker functions, the results of that match, the wickets taken and runs scored.

16.3.2.3 If each matches between two groups had been cancelled, every crew shall carry ahead the common variety of factors carried ahead by the opposite 4 groups of their new division. Nothing is carried ahead in respect of wins and losses and wickets taken and runs scored – refer 16.3.3.3.

Here we have now Simon Kerrigan, quick sleeves, flapping three -quarter-mast trouser legs, bowling from the James Anderson End. And what a stunning crazy factor it’s to see. Lancs 293-9 and 40 minutes gone within the day.

Ben Stokes wants surgical procedure to his left index determine after breaking it when fielding for Rajasthan Royals within the IPL. He is predicted to be out for 3 months.

A hell of an effort by Leicestershire down at The Oval – now 243-3. Sam Evans bats on, 117 runs and a maiden first-class century to the nice, although Kemar Roach has the second new ball in his fingers.

A mild morning right here at Old Trafford as Saqib Mahmood is caught out deep by Nathan Buck having a hook off Taylor. Lancs 271-9. Tom Hartley now has a profession finest 13 not out because the slip cordon bends down in entrance of me together with the tiny determine of Ricardo Vasconcelos and the fairly extra cushioned hindquarters of Adam Rossington.

At Canterbury Patterson lasts three balls earlier than being caught at cowl off Milnes for 38. 362-9.

Some very twenty first century stats courtesy of Inside Edge Cricket

Day 1 – YouTube Views:

Somerset v Gloucester – 41.7k

Notts v Warwickshire – 23.3k

Surrey v Leicestershire – 14.9k

Essex v Durham – 21.5k

Hampshire v Middlesex – 17.5k

Glamorgan v Sussex – 12.2k

Kent v Yorkshire – 28.7k

Lancashire v Northampt – 18.7k

Derbyshire v Worc- 11.4k

These are: “total views on YouTube alone, so won’t take into consideration any audio or any streaming elsewhere.” Sensational efficiency by the south west.

The gamers are out in glowing whites, Sanderson has the ball and we’re off!

Now at Old Trafford the place, glory of glories, the solar remains to be out and there may be not a bobble needed to be seen because the gamers heat up. The groundsmen are gathered round what seems very very similar to an especially heavy curler however is, I’m advised, not.

Haven’t opened my Wisden but however to see that Steve Waugh has gained the Wisden Cricket {photograph} of the yr. I do know he did these photograph montage books of his excursions as a participant and, to this non-pro photographer’s eye at the very least, it’s an incredible snap.

Lovely to listen to from a bouncy-sounding Simon Kerrigan on his return to Old Trafford:

“It was actually pleasant. There was positively some extent over the previous few years the place I believed I might not be again right here bowling in a aggressive sport so I’m fairly proud to be out right here as we speak and it was good to get some overs.

“I was pretty nervous at the start but was able to get into it and hit my areas and thankfully I then stuck in there most of the day.”There had been lots of questions being requested of Luke Procter and I this morning concerning the pitch and we had been panicking as a result of it seemed a bit totally different to the same old day one pitches right here as normally you get a little bit of moisture within the observe and it tends to not be the worst time to bowl.

“It’s a good pitch and there’s a little bit of spin there and something for the seamers with a few little cracks which the ball will do a bit off. There’s something in it for everyone but we saw today that there were flat periods when it was tough to get people out.”

Here is a good piece by Paul Edwards summing up Kerrigan’s latest struggles.

Good morning from Manchester, the place the sky is forget-me-not blue, the solar is stretching its little fingers and the frost is fading quick from the tulip leaves. Today is day two of the second spherical of matches – already! – and all eyes flip to Chelmsford.

There, yesterday, 18 wickets had been marked within the scorebook as Durham had the pleasure that comes from the varsity shirker outsmarting the leader-board surfer. All out for 96, Essex completed the day with a deficit of 52. A cheerful day for Scott Borthwick, particularly, who scored 70 p.c of Durham’s runs together with his first century since returning to the north east.

Elsewhere, there have been wickets for Ollie Robinson and Simon Kerrigan; and runs for Kiran Carlson, Matt Critchley, Sam Evans, Liam Patterson-White and the same old bish-bash-bosh for the Somerset lower-order.