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250 for James Wharton
What a method to end the season! YJB has 45. Condolences to these – Jake Libby, Greens Alex and Ben, Rob Yates, Baz de Leede and Dan Mousely, whose ultimate innings of the yr have been quite extra elliptical.
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Sitting subsequent to Paul Edwards for the final time this season as he composes one other masterpiece. . He tells me in regards to the Oxford Chamber music pageant and I prefer to suppose my mind expands a millimetre, perhaps two. It comes extremely advisable, whether it is anybody’s cup of tea.
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In Division One, at Chelmsford, Harmer and Porter are doing their factor – Surrey 86-4. Sibley 52 not out.
Worcestershire are 48-5, Hose has simply pinged Balderson for a few fours.
Warwicks 204-4, Hain and Barnard stuffing runs of their pockets at Trent Bridge. Warwicks 213-4.
And Kent- properly they’re batting properly in a ultimate up yours to the season -157-4. Leaning 53, Denny 37.
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Let’s wander across the grounds – all seven matches in play, which is one thing.
In Division two, Yorkshire are celebrating promotion in fashion: Wharton 175 not out, YJB has bashed three fours in his 14 not out. Yorks 412-3.
Sussex 159-2, Haines 80 not out, Alsop 28 not out.
And Leicestershire have been bundled out for 280 . Derbyshire get a bat ultimately.
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And one other – Roderick run out inelegantly. Worcs 26-3.
This nation diary has an finish of season elegiac really feel.
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“One of many (few) highlights yesterday was the announcer stating that Aneurin Bevan, quite than Aneurin Donald was enjoying for Derbyshire.” Mike provides. “He managed to cease himself when he got here to David Lloyd’s identify, although’
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Kashif Ali has an ethereal finish of season flash and is caught behind. Worcestershire 6-2.
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Good day there Mike Daniels, in a cold Grace Street.
“A cool and gloomy day for the top of the season right here and the heater is on full blast right here within the scorebox.
“Finish of season rumours floating round Leicestershire’s monetary scenario and what that will entail for subsequent season (Rachel Reeves has nothing on a few of the members right here) in addition to the absence of Rishi Patel from this recreation, though Sol Budinger batted as if both the penny has dropped for him or his contract is up for renewal”
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Each single fielder, together with Phillip as he walks again to his mark , has fingers of their pockets.
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Whereas no- one was fairly prepared, Libby is caught and bowled by Phillip off the primary ball of the day. Phillip has been a very respectable addition to Lancashire’s facet within the final month – enthusiastic, hardworking and faster than he seems.
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Lancashire regarded fairly chirpy this morning in observe, what’s completed is completed and now they’ll look forward. Good luck to them, might be a troublesome journey.
This was a relaxed Dale Benkenstein final evening:
“We’ve chatted a number of instances main into this recreation and the final recreation (towards Somerset) gave us a glimmer of hope.
“However over six months of cricket, we mentioned initially that it’s a marathon and consistency is de facto vital and we simply haven’t been capable of put constant performances collectively.
“There are a number of causes for it however the backside line is you’re anticipated to go on the market and carry out and we’re on this place as a result of we haven’t persistently carried out properly.
“You are available in as a brand new coach and a brand new teaching crew and you are attempting to be taught numerous issues in a brief house of time.
“The historical past of the membership, you at all times know it’s a very bold and robust membership and when you find yourself bringing in younger lads, and there are debuts being made, and there are some good senior gamers within the crew, you expect them to be at an honest degree.
“I do suppose the primary division has acquired some very skilled groups and if you just do lose a bit of little bit of expertise in key areas….the distinction in what we now have seen this yr is we most likely didn’t realise what a distinction your Crofty’s and Dane (Vilas) has made, not simply on the sphere however what additionally they give off the sphere.”
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Saturday’s spherical up
In fading gentle at New Street, Lancashire slid into Division Two for subsequent season. The tip got here simply earlier than 5 o’clock, when Anderson Phillip drove to cowl and Lancashire had been all out for 177. It was three wanting Worcestershire’s first innings and 73 wanting the magic 250 which might have theoretically saved them within the race till the ultimate day of this season.
That is Lancashire’s fourth relegation since their crew of underdogs gained the Championship in 2011. This yr’s crew be part of the roll-call that additionally reads 2012, 2014 and 2018. Every time they’ve jumped again up instantly, but it surely might be harder in 2025 with a crew of proficient however uncooked younger gamers. Solely Kent, who’re additionally heading down, collected fewer batting factors in Division One.
Their opponents Worcestershire, promoted in 2023, had been nearly common favourites to drop again down once more this season however, regardless of the tragic demise of Josh Baker and the repeated flooding of New Street, they’ve stayed up – and with the love of virtually everybody. With a chief government in Ashley Giles who reintroduced puddings as soon as every week for the gamers, and a doable fly-on-the-wall documentary on the playing cards in spring, they go into Sunday their highest end for the reason that introduction of two-tier county cricket.
Joe Leach, enjoying his ultimate match earlier than retirement, was given a standing ovation when he got here out to bat, making two in Worcestershire’s tails-wagging innings, after which receiving a guard of honour from his teammates as they walked out to bowl. That acquainted burly determine motored in from the Diglis finish one final time and completed with two wickets, Lancashire’s innings flailing to a well-recognized tune. There was a primary Championship wicket for Jack Residence, watched by his mother and father and his black Labrador, OJ.
There was pleasure the opposite facet of the Pennines, as Yorkshire secured promotion within the gloom at Headingley. Adam Lyth and James Wharton each laid into Northants, Lyth making 147 and Wharton nonetheless unbeaten on 162. They return to Division One cricket for the primary time since since being relegated by one level two years in the past.
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Up to date at 05.16 EDT
Scores on the doorways
TAUNTON:Hampshire 196 and 121-5 BEAT Somerset 136 and 180 by 5 wickets
CHESTER LE STREET: Durham 360 v Kent 96-3
TRENT BRIDGE: Nottinghamshire 487 v Warwickshire 143-4
NEW ROAD Worcestershire180 And 0-0 v Lancashire 177
CHELMSFORD: Essex 508-8dec v Surrey 30-1
DIVISION TWO
HEADINGLEY: Yorkshire 371-2 v Northamptonshire147
SOPHIA GARDENS Glamorgan 381-4dec BEAT Glloucestershire 189 BY 192 RUNS
HOVE Sussex 112-2 v Middlesex 271
GRACE ROAD Leicestershire264-8 v Derbyshire
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Preamble
Good morning one final time! The bells of Worcester cathedral are intertwined with the thwack of bat on ball – what an ideal method to finish the season.
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