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1h agoClose of play scores
2h agoA hundred for Ben McKinney
3h agoWarwickshire beat Glamorgan by an innings and 257 runs
3h agoA century for Jake Lehmann!
4h agoFive wickets for Will Williams!
5h agoTea time-ish scores
5h agoA hundred for Saif Zaib!
6h agoFive wickets for Brydon Carse
9h agoPlayers return to their counties after non-selection for the Test
10h agoScores on the doors
Stumps at the final game ,at OT, the sun rapidly setting. Warm applause from the Gloucestershire dressing room for what be a vital partnership of 32 between Drahriwal and Taylor at the end. Glos lead by 196. No idea what will happen tomorrow but we’ll be here to find out. Thanks for your sparky company, have a lovely evening.
Sophia Gardens: Warwickshire 391 BEAT Glamorgan 69 and 65 by 257 runs
Grace Road: Leicestershire 157 v Somerset 363 and 166-3
Trent Bridge: Notts 377 v Hampshire 267-7
Hove: Sussex 393 v Surrey
Headingley: Yorkshire 390 v Essex 137-7
Derby: Derbyshire 300 and 100-1 v Kent 219
Chester le Street: Durham 252 and 204-2 v Middlesex 203
Old Trafford: Lancashire 134 v Gloucestershire 212 and 118-8
New Road: Worcestershire 200 and 55-3 v Northamptonshire 289
Just popping back to throw flowers for a second century in three games for McKinney. Durham starting to cruise, 188-2, a lead of 237.
Right, with bright sunshine suddenly at OT, and as Balderson knees-up head boy-style races in for over no. 10, time for me to start to write up for the paper. Still 22 overs left here – it could be all over. BTL remains open for cold flannels.
Can Glamorgan stop this freefall? Five for Barnard. A top score of 27 for Tribe. Five noughts. All out 65.
Warwickshire 22 pts, Glamorgan 3 pts.
Another one bites the dust, a sprinting Stanley collects one on the run as Ahmed has a ineffectual swish at Walkden. Glos 63-6. Actually, 63-7, Stanley sprinting and grabbing again, this time at mid-off, as Kishore decides attack is the best survival.
A vital century from the ashes of a Hampshire season. Lehmann 112 not out from 182 balls, and a seventh-wicket partnership of 97 and counting with Brad Currie. Hants 262-6 trail Notts by 115.
A fruitful Indian summer, and a second century partnership of the match,for Thomas and Lammonby at Grace Road. Somerset 112-0 lead Leicestershire by 318 already.
At OT, George Balderson rolls into over number eight of this spell. An unthreatening approach and smiling figure hides a September destroyer of batting. Glos 59-5, a lead of 137.
Make that Cooke and Crane to bat to the close. (Barnard three for 13).
Glamorgan are subsiding. !uickly. Barnard, Woakes, Hannon-Dalby, Hannon-Dalby, Barnard. Dickson and Cooke to bat to the close. Glamorgan 49-5.
Stanley has limped off the pitch, so Walkden takes his place at the JA end.
Stanley joins the party as Bracey, after double centuries last week, bends his back in frustration after edging behind. Gone for 13. And Dhariwal and Ahmed find themselves back in the middle again. Glos 43-5 lead by 121.
Crazy days, a fourth for Balderson, who now has an incredible four for six. Phillips plays what looks a straightish shot but loses his off stump. Balderson gets a hearty, grateful, repeated back pat from Jimmy. Eighteen wickets so far today at OT.
An email arrives with a brisk clunk from the Guardian’s Philip Cornwall in the office. “It was kind of you to point out the day was going in Northamptonshire’s favour, with the county building a first-innings lead and Kent a deficit. But in light of events at Old Trafford, the pessimist in me has to point out that Kent get to play their jokers in the last two rounds: Lancashire at home then Gloucestershire at home. Northants host Derbyshire then head to Lord’s, a mid-table double.”
This is a very good point. And actually Northants have collapsed, losing four for 13, resting uneasily at 254-8, a lead of 54 over Worcs. Over at the County ground Kent, a first-innings deficit of 81, have Derbyshire 15-1, a fifth of the match for Mahmud .
As you probably know, Somerset didn’t enforce the follow-on. And Thomas and Lammonby are continuing where they left off, albeit a little more slowly. Somerset 46-0, the lead 252.
No hat-trick for Balderson but he is suddenly dynamite.
I sat in the sun and watched two overs of Jimmy Anderson from the Jimmy Anderson end because, well, you never know. He still looks as ageless as ever, from his rhythmic run to the way he flicked a spec of dust from the pitch in irritation. In the time it took me to walk back to the press box George Balderson took two wickets to take him to 50 for the season. And there’s the third, Hammond lbw for 0. Three in an over. Gl0s 12-3.
Two in two! Six for Williams, a career best 6-24. Anderson lbw. Lancs 134 all out, the sixth first-innings of less than 200 in a row. Gloucestershire, spring in step, clap Williams off as a sole groundsman walks towards the middle with brush and dustpan.
I think the phrase is neck and crop, Stanley gone for 8. Booming inswinger. Five for 24. Lancs 134-9.
Sophia Gardens: Glamorgan 69 v Warwickshire 391
Grace Road: Leicestershire 157 v Somerset 363
Trent Bridge: Notts 377 v Hampshire 190-6
Hove: Sussex 255-4 v Surrey
Headingley: Yorkshire 390 v Essex 15-2
Derby: Derbyshire 300 v Kent 208-9
Chester le Street: Durham 252 and 94-1 v Middlesex 203
Old Trafford: Lancashire 130-8 v Gloucestershire 212
New Road: Worcestershire 200 v Northamptonshire 233-5
Thanks to Ken Grime for telling us that Will Williams’ 4 for 20 are his best figures at Old Trafford.
A second century of the season for one of last year’s run bankers. It has carried Northants past Worcestershire, and with Kent (207-9) fluffing their lines at Derby…
And a fourth wicket for Will Williams here in the sun at OT, Shetty caught behind for a neat little 31. Lancs 116-8.
Tea at Sophia Gardens too, where Kai Smith is stranded on 49 not out as Warwickshire are bundled gently escorted out for 391. Cover your eyes time for Glamorgan fans.
Leicestershire’s week started badly and is getting worse, all out for 157, with narry a batting point to put in their pocket (with a hole). Three wickets each for Overton and Ball. Will Somerset enforce the follow on? They’ve taken tea while they chew it over.
After a cracking little innings of 39, and partnership of 66, Balderson fences Ahmed to cover. Changed the momentum that innings, a real breath of fresh air. Oooof though Noman Ali is a whisker away from edging his first ball. Lancs 109-7
New Zealander Fraser Sheat has nipped the top off a blossoming Kent recovery, removing Bens Brown and Mayes. Hants 175-6, still a bit away from the follow-on.
I imagine this was a frightening experience for Pakistan’s young cricketers.
At last, Yorkshire are all out. Critchley polishing off the tail. Bess undefeated again, on 80, all these not outs doing wonders for his batting average. Essex need batting points.
Langridge loses his radar a little and that’s a beautiful off drive by Balderson for four. Lancs 76-6 under lights at OT, as Pakistan are bowled out for 133 under lights at Edgbaston.
Kent have shuffled along to 155-7, but only have tailenders left to trowel them a little closer to Derbyshire’s 300. Four for Aitchison, three for Randell.
And huge grins all round as the haplessness of Sharma’s lbw for a two ball nought. Middx trail by 49 on first innings.
And ironic cheers from the members at OT as Lancashire pass 50.
Walkden swishes his bat after pushing at Williams (3-13) for a neat-footed Bracey to collect. Lancs 45-6.
