key events
In the first partition:
Feroz Khush, After losing his big bat, he held on for one at Chelmsford. Westley also got out cheaply. The wickets of Wes Agar and George Garrett. Essex 56-2.
Fletcher Middleton In the Rose Bowl, Ali Orr scored six points and Tom Bailey scored 10 points in his 100th game with Ranch. Hantz 25-2.
Notts’ two openers ended cheaply again, with New Zealand’s Nathan Smith also picking up a wicket. Notts 46-2.
Fifty somerset At the Oval, when the Warblers at third man dived for a discarded jumper, Yates and Davis gave Scott Bolan a nose while doing their own Bazballing – Warwick is 72-0 in 13 games.
Renshaw looks good At half-time somerset were hammered away with a delightful 43-1 and it was time to look around the pitch.
“It’s a bit like conquering Mount Everest”
Sitting next to Cricketer magazine editor Hugh Turberville, Oval Magazine thrust the new issue in front of me. Here’s a fantastic feature on how Sarri achieved three in a row, plus interviews with others who have already achieved two – Chris Adams, Dermot Reeve and Phil Neill.
“It’s kind of like conquering Mount Everest,” Adams said. “You don’t have long to enjoy it before the hard work starts again (come back!)”
And Ken’s statistics Tom Bailey was playing his 100th game for Lancashire across the street from the Rose Bowl and sent off in a 17-0 win over Hampshire Four points.
Lancashire’s best bowling strike rate in first-class competition since 1946
(Eligibility: 350 wickets)
NameWKTS SR
JB Statham1816 41.9
J.M. Anderson 368 45.9
Wasim Akram374 46.0
TE Bailey 358 50.0
Overall, Tom ranks 15th on the all-time strike rate list among Ranks bowlers who took over 350 FC wickets.
This is cute at the Oval Hotel this morning. A minute’s applause for legendary Surrey scorer Keith Booth, who died in January:
Ali Martin
Departing from Edgbaston in the morning, I hope the “Sniffer” moniker doesn’t stick. Still, it was lovely to see Ben Stokes go down before the game, with a host of England’s physios and bowling coaches present. There were rumors he might put his bat in the net at some point, but he was not in the XI against Warwickshire, with Durham winning the toss and finishing on a dry, slightly cold day A bowl was chosen (blue began to creep onto the canvas, elevated). Scott Boland’s Championship debut, he looked friendly and talked to the ball a bit like guys, Matthew Potts and Brayden when chatting on the team bus yesterday Brydon Carse is also in the attack, one thing the visitors announced after Riverside’s chances of returning to the division floundered last week.
thin edge, juggling, That ends Sean Dixon’s story. Sibley had the magic and Jordan Clark had the wicket. Somerset 18-1.
There are games in Bristol:
But the departure time for Sofia Gardens was delayed.
After ten o’clock it was time for a quick stroll around the grounds.
There are also great places for Daddy PigHe had seen hints of the Lancashire dynasty, with two Flintoffs and a Chappell on the second Lancashire eleven.
There’s a lot of warm-up going on at the Oval; Although I was surprised to hear the dance rhythm Sweet dream on the speakers. The flags were swaying in the breeze and the coffee in the media room was excellent.
stokes discovery
Ali “The Sniffer” Martin It’s always where the story happens.
How wet and not shocked Both Si County and Si County have much better drainage. Sussex and Middlesex will have a huge advantage if they get more games. at home.
Second partition table
1 Sussex 15
2 Glamorgan 13
3 Northamptonshire 13
4 Leicestershire 13
5 Yorkshire 12
6 Middlesex 11
7 Derbyshire 8
8 Gloucestershire 8
too early?Partition one table
1 Essex 20
2 Somerset 15
3 Worcestershire 14
4 Warwickshire 13
5 Kent 12
6 Surrey 11
7 Lancashire 8
8 Durham 8
9 Hampshire 8
10 Nottinghamshire 4
Fixtures
Class A
Chelmsford: Essex v Kent
Rose Bowl: Hampshire v Lancashire
Trent Bridge: Nottinghamshire v Worcestershire
Oval: Surrey v Somerset
Edgbaston: Warwickshire v Durham
Second Group
Sophia Garden: Glamorgan v Derby County
Bristol: Gloucestershire v Yorkshire
Grace Road: Leicestershire v Sussex
Northampton: Northamptonshire v Middlesex
Preface
Good morning from the Oval where the sun is shining and greetings from Ali, coming to Edgbaston but probably not.
First up is the weather: the Met Office reports it’s “mostly dry with warm sunshine” around the area, but we’re still waiting to see if it’s dried out everywhere, especially in Bristol.
News in Brief: Assistant Coach Azhar Mahmoud Has left Surrey to join Pakistan – Jed Denbach Now taking his place; Somerset have signed South African paceman Migael Pretorius for their six red-ball games starting today against Surrey; while Derby County have signed another south african clipper Darin Dupavillon Early May to mid-September.Warwickshire has been hit hard Liam Nowell After missing all of 2023, he is out again. His furious final goal was 9-62, keeping Warwickshire on top at the end of the 2022 season.
