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An extra inspection at Durham at 11.am, and after lunch at Derby. However elsewhere, issues are trying brighter!
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A 12.15 inspection at OT
Hoping for a 12.30 lunch, and a 1.10pm begin….
Within the meantime I really like this, particularly Zakk Crawl-eee
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Up to date at 06.00 EDT
The groundstaff don’t look too impressed…
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Phrases from yesterday’s comfortable males:
Kashif Ali:
“I’m buzzing. I really feel very humbled and blessed to have scored my maiden century and to do it at Edgbaston, a Take a look at match floor, is absolutely particular. I simply need to ship big because of all of the individuals at Worcestershire and on the South Asian Cricket Academy for all their assist and assist.
“It was onerous graft at instances as a result of they bowled rather well and it isn’t a free-flowing wicket. It was good to succeed in my century with a six. I had thought if the ball was in the precise place I’d go for it and it got here out properly.”
Sam Northeast:
“It’s one off the bucket record getting 100 at Lord’s for certain. Now we have put ourselves in an ideal place. I’m undecided I had this within the script once I was tossing up this morning.
“I plan to be very grasping on day two. I plan to bat for a bit of bit longer tomorrow. We’ll should see what number of runs we will get. Hopefully we will declare in a powerful place.
“I need to lead from the entrance, so it’s a good technique to begin that, however I’d wish to be strolling away from right here with a victory, that’s crucial factor.”
and Dane Paterson:
“It’s been a busy week. My little boy had a tonsillectomy and I needed to make sure that he was going to be okay, which is why I used to be a bit late coming again.
I’m a bit drained now, the bottom is fairly heavy presently of yr. However I’m happy with the way in which I acquired again into my rhythm. I really like bowling right here, it’s my second dwelling now.”
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Arrive at Previous Trafford to search out the umpires, all in black, staring on the outfield like owls on the hunt. The groundstaff squat on the curler staring again at them.
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Rain information: OT, Derby, Durham, Canterbury
Pitch inspection at 10.45 at Previous Trafford, no play earlier than lunch at Derby, inspection at 10.am following additional rain in a single day at Chester le Avenue however it appears to be like like they’ll begin on time in sunny Canterbury.
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Storm Kathleen
Storm Kathleen is blowing in to check the second day of Championship cricket. Unseasonably robust winds are as a consequence of hit Eire and western England, Wales and southern Scotland together with blustery showers. That cross wind could possibly be difficult once more at Edgbaston. Jap England ought to be dry. As I sort they’re inspecting the pitch at Derby…
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Friday’s round-up
The brand new Glamorgan captain Sam Northeast raced to the primary century of the brand new marketing campaign, as his aspect did simply as Northeast had promised pre-season and performed a “front-foot fashion of cricket” gulping down the batting factors within the course of. Northeast’s 186 not out was achieved in accompaniment with 67 from Billy Root, opening the batting within the absence of Eddie Byrom, and a classy 77 from Kiran Carlson. The primary day of Middlesex’s return to the Second Division was not a cheerful one, particularly after they gained the toss and selected to have a bowl with the Kookaburra ball getting used for this spherical and which, true to type, didn’t give any bowlers around the grounds a lot assist.
At Trent Bridge, Dean Elgar and Jordan Cox, Essex’s replacements for Alastair Prepare dinner and Dan Lawrence, held the scorecard collectively as their center order collapsed round them towards Nottinghamshire. Each the brand new signings had been out within the 80s, whereas no-one else made greater than 18. Dane Paterson, who solely flew in from South Africa on Wednesday, picked up the primary five-fer of the summer season, pocketing 5 for 49 and Essex had been 244for 9 when dangerous mild stopped play.
Worcestershire, tipped by many to be relegated on the finish of the season, made a glowing begin, even the bubbles began to pop by early night. South Asian Cricket Academy graduate Kashif Ali reached a maiden first-class hundred with a lazy-days down-the-wicket and-flick six over lengthy on, as Warwickshire’s bowlers struggled with a powerful crosswind. Kashif’s elegant 110 was the primary Championship century by a SACA graduate. The brand new Worcestershire signing Jason Holder had time to get off the mark with a dreamy cowl drive for 4 earlier than stumps.
There was a late begin at Headingley, the place Leicestershire’s Australian Marcus Harris had time to select up 50 towards Yorkshire earlier than the medium tempo of George Hill (three for 25) offered the shock scalpel. Rehan Ahmed made a busy boundary-filled 28 earlier than Dan Moriarty trapped him lbw.
A truncated day additionally at Hove, the place Ollie Robinson, given a delicate spring rocket by Rob Key and who has spoken about this being a make-or-break season for him, bowled some testing overs with tempo and rhythm for Sussex. However the two Northants wickets to fall went to West Indies’ Jayden Seales.
As predicted by county groundspeople, the incessant rain of the final month made its mark. Play was deserted for the day with no ball bowled at Chester-le-Avenue, Derby, Canterbury and Previous Trafford.
In the meantime, Jimmy Anderson confirmed that he was not anticipating to play for Lancashire till the tip of Could on the earliest, when he’ll begin to put together for the England Take a look at summer season, which begins with the primary Take a look at towards West Indies at Lord’s on 10 July.
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Scores on the doorways
DIVISION ONE
Chester le Avenue: Durham v Hampshire no play on day one
Canterbury: Kent v Somerset no play on day one
Previous Trafford: Lancashire v Surrey no play on day one
Trent Bridge: Nottinghamshire v Essex 244-9
Edgbaston: Warwickshire v Worcestershire 316-7
DIVISION TWO
Derby: Derbyshire v Gloucestershire no play on day one
Lord’s: Middlesex v Glamorgan 370-3
Hove: Sussex v Northamptonshire 95-2
Headingley: Yorkshire v Leicestershire 164-5
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Preamble
Good morning from a heat and windy Manchester. The prospects for play across the nation look higher on paper, it simply is determined by how saturated the bottom is.
Within the video games that acquired underneath method yesterday, Glamorgan’s batters made hay, led by Sam Northeast, Worcestershire skipped to a brilliant begin because of Kashif Ali and Essex fairly crumbled to Dane Paterson. Northants survived Ollie Robinson with some extent to show and Leicestershire misplaced common wickets at Headingley.
Time for a fast espresso in a pocket of solar.
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