Roundup: Surrey grab late win, Northants end long wait
Surrey’s team of magicians pulled a rabbit from a hat in a dramatic game at Scarborough, beating Yorkshire with three balls to spare, moments before the rain started to fall.
After a day, a game, that had ebbed and flowed it was Aaron Hardie, who hit the winning runs on his Championship debut. The Bournemouth-born Australian all-rounder sealed victory with a timely waft towards the tea room.
Yorkshire had been bowled out mid-afternoon – Jamie Overton with a season-best six for 61 – to set Surrey 227 in 44 overs. They sit 15 points clear of Essex at the top of Division One, despite Hampshire defeating Warwickshire by eight wickets before lunch.
Events at the other end of the table were just as dramatic as Northamptonshire, eight men crouched round the bat, brought home their first Division One win since 2004, defeating relegation rivals Kent at Canterbury.
Spin twins Simon Kerrigan and Rob Keogh did the damage with five wickets each, after Northants had declared on 396 for eight. Kent started calmly but 64 for none somehow became 161 all out as panic set in and last man Matt Quinn was swallowed up by short-leg low down, before Northants reeled haphazardly in delight.
Despite Keaton Jennings’s triple century and Jack Morley’s best first-class figures of five for 69, Lancashire could not force a win at Trafalgar Road – Somerset’s Lewis Goldsworthy, with 73, holding the trapdoor shut.
In Division Two, Leicestershire drew with Sussex after setting their highest first-class total of 756 for four, with maiden double-centuries for Colin Ackermann and Wiaan Mulder. Nottinghamshire held out for a draw against Glamorgan, as did Durham against Derbyshire despite an afternoon wobble.
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Thanks all, a tummy-tickler to finish off a great round. We’ll be back on Tuesday, heat permitting. Good night!
This is what a first Division One win for 18 years looks like:
Absolute scenage https://t.co/8ZAhfev41H
— Elizabeth Ammon (@legsidelizzy) July 14, 2022
Surrey beat Yorkshire by four wickets with three balls to spare!
By the barest of margins! North Marine Road: Yorkshire 521 and 220 BEAT Surrey 515 and 228-6
Aaron Hardie hits the winnings runs on Championship debut!
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Northants beat Kent by 203 runs
Canterbury: Kent 335 and 161 LOSE TO Northants 303 and 396-8dec BY 203 RUNS
KERRIGAN 5-43, KEOGH 5-31
Glamorgan draw with Notts
Sophia Gardens: Glamorgan 318 and 421-5 dec DRAW WITH Nottinghamshire 285 and 254-9
Lancs draw with Somerset
Trafalgar Road: Lancashire 624-9 DRAW WITH Somerset 446 and 213-7
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Ok, I’d better write this up. Keep an ear to events at Scarborough. Definite similarities with the game between the same sides at the same venue in 2019.
And a shout-out from my brother Sam to the Lord’s staff who he says “Were amazing, so helpful. Gave him [nephew] a full check up in the first-aid area, cleared up the disgusting vomit and kept checking on him when he was having a lie down in the Rose Garden.” Thanks everyone.
Last rites at Canterbury; Somerset holding on for dear life (Goldsworthy 72 not out); Durham and Notts steadying the ship.
Make that 147-6! Gabriel again.
Ebb and flow, ebb and flow at Scarborough: Gabriel traps Jacks lbw for 27, Surrey 141-5, 86 needed.
Right, where are we?
Canterbury: Kent seven down - can they hold on?
Trafalgar Road: Somerset six down - can they hold on?
Scarborough: Surrey four down - 106 needed - the one to watch.
Riverside: Durham six down - can they hold on?
Sophia Gardens: Notts four down - probable draw.
Sussex draw with Leicestershire
Hove: Sussex 588-9 AND 220-1dec DRAW WITH Leicestershire 756-4
Lots and lots of happy batsmen. And good luck to them - both teams deserve a break.
100 for Ali Orr
Well played! His second Championship ton of the season in the match where runs never run dry.
Ooof - short leg gets pancaked as Jamie Overton lets fly and the ball cracks Wharton on the back of the helmet. Surrey 89-2.
Surrey swagger six at Scarborough. [Joverton]
At Chester-le-Street, a lesser-spotted Derby win is on the cards. They haven’t beaten Durham at The Riverside since 2005. Raine caught for four off Conners, Durham 154-6.
Kent wobbling in similar fashion, 137-5 at Canterbury. Notts look more stable, haven’t lost a wicket since Joe Clarke fell the first ball after tea. 217-4.
Patel pulls a short one from Patterson and Bess holds on. Surrey 65-2. This is a draw now , right? Oh, hang on - here comes Joverton. I take that back.
At Lord’s, where my poor nephew has just vomited in the Warner stand - apologies if you were in the vicinity - Moeen Ali has sparked up England’s total.
Moeen Albert Trott https://t.co/v8YKNlkjcb
— Ali Martin (@Cricket_Ali) July 14, 2022
Hold tight for one last session:
Already, big news: Joe Clarke goes first ball after tea. Notts 197-4.
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Rew scooped up by man of the moment Jet Jennings at short leg! A fifth for Jack Morley. Somerset in trouble again, 157-5.
Incidentally, my husband phones to tell me that the password at the national piping centre in Glasgow is WELOVEBAGPIPES.
Tea-time scores
DIVISION ONE
Chelmsford: Essex 310 and 79-1 BEAT Gloucestershire 136 and 252 BY NINE WICKETS.
The Rose Bowl: Hampshire 370-9dec and 91-2 BEAT Warwickshire 217 and 243 BY EIGHT WICKETS
Canterbury: Kent 335 and 96-4 v Northants 303 and 396-8dec. KENT NEED 269 TO WIN
Trafalgar Road: Lancashire 624-9 v Somerset 446 and 151-4
North Marine Road: Yorkshire 521 and 220 v Surrey 515 AND 32-1 SURREY NEED 195 TO WIN
DIVISION TWO
Chester-le-Street: Durham 296 and 143-5 v Derbyshire 283 and 398-8dec DURHAM NEED 243 TO WIN
Sophia Gardens: Glamorgan 318 and 421-5 dec v Nottinghamshire 285 and 184-3 NOTTS NEED 271 TO WIN
Merchant Taylors’ School: Middlesex 188 and 240 LOST TO Worcestershire 191 and 238-3 BY SEVEN WICKETS.
Hove: Sussex 588-9 AND 144-1 v Leicestershire 756-4
Burns- stumped! Bess with the magic.
No problems for Surrey so far - 28-0. Somerset holding firm too - 147-4. At Canterbury, Denly has fallen. Kent 96-4.
Fifty for Lewis Goldsworthy
A second fifty for Goldsworthy at Trafalgar Road - what a few day’s he’s had. He and Rew again holding Lancashire off. Somerset 138-4, 40 behind.
Oh, I’d hadn’t looked at the Canterbury scorecard for a while. Three wickets for Simon Kerrigan, in as many overs. Crawley (35), Compton (34) and Bell-Drummond (3) all gonners. Kent 86-3.
Joe Clarke and Lyndon James crushing Glamorgan dreams into the dust with a partnership of 75, Notts 162-3.
And at the seaside, Surrey are about to bat - 224 needed at just more than five an over. Joverton finished with 6-61, and Waite 59 not out.
A last-wicket whoopee happening at Scarborough - 28 so far between Waite (59) and Gabriel.
Yorkshire slumping. A fifth wicket for Jamie Overton, now 188-9 - the lead 194. Which is surely not enough against this Surrey side - even with their internationals missing. Shannon Gabriel to the rescue?
Has anyone got an England white-ball theory? Seems we had started to feel the white-ball side just ran itself. Eoin Morgan, it turns out, was more than glue and hat wearer - even as his skills with the bat deserted him.
It would be quite the thing if Crawley baz-balled bo-dazzled Kent to the win. Currently hit four fours in his 25 - 315 needed.
A cross Tattersall trudges off at Scarbados, an lbw that, one might say, falls a little on the legside. Anyway, another Yorkshire wicket falls, this a first for Will JAcks. The lead? 181. Three wickest left.
Are Durham in a pickle? Currently 86-2, with Dal removing both openers. Notts, theoretically, chasing an even larger total are still three down. Clarke 51 not out.
What’s the story, Jack Morley? A fourth, Lammonby, as Rew and Goldsworthy come together again. Somerset 85-4, still 93 behind.
Leicestershire declare on 756-4
Thought that deserved a headline of its own. Ackermann 277 not out, Mulder 235 not out, in a stand of 477 - unbroken - for the fifth wicket. Together they took Leicestershire to their highest total ever, passing the 701 made against Worcestershire in 1906.
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A vital wicket just before lunch for Glamorgan, Slater c and b for 48. Notts 88-3. I’m going to grab a drink, back in a snip. In the meantime, follow England’s latest travails here:
Lunchtime scores
DIVISION ONE
Chelmsford: Essex 310 and 79-1 BEAT Gloucestershire 136 and 252 BY NINE WICKETS.
The Rose Bowl: Hampshire 370-9dec and 91-2 BEAT Warwickshire 217 and 243 BY EIGHT WICKETS
Canterbury: Kent 335 and 16-0 v Northants 303 and 396-8dec
Trafalgar Road: Lancashire 624-9 v Somerset 446 and 74-3
North Marine Road: Yorkshire 521 and 136-6 v Surrey 515
DIVISION TWO
Chester-le-Street: Durham 296 and 64-0 v Derbyshire 283 and 398-8dec
Sophia Gardens: Glamorgan 318 and 421-5 dec v Nottinghamshire 285 and 88-3
Merchant Taylors’ School: Middlesex 188 and 240 LOST TO Worcestershire 191 and 238-3 BY SEVEN WICKETS.
Hove: Sussex 588-9 v Leicestershire 756-4
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Hampshire beat Warwickshire by eight wickets
The Rose Bowl: Hampshire 370-9dec and 91-2 BEAT Warwickshire 217 and 243 BY EIGHT WICKETS
An eighth win for Hants, even as Surrey put Yorkshire under the pump on the east coast.
Hants 23 points, Warwickshire 4.
A memo from our man on the spot: “Yorkshire wobbling by the sound of it, Tanya, could be a lot of locals maybe needing to borrow Michael Kasprowicz and Geraint Jones’s Edgbaston 2005 gloves from the museum to stop fingernails being bitten in Scarborough this afternoon…”
An update and an exhibit nomination in one email. Gold star for Simon McMahon.
Not a dream morning for Yorkshire. Now 123-6, albeit on a less well-behaved Scarbados pitch. Joverton, Joverton, Joverton, Lawes, Worrall, Hardie. Tattersall wearily straps on the pads again.
Derby declaration!
Durham (40-0) scoring at more than four an over.... In this brave new world, what is 386 but flotsam and jetsam
A third for Morley! He made his debut during the first Bob in 2020. Must have been strange to have the biggest moment in your career, with no-one watching. Perhaps it eased the pressure.
Anyway, Somerset in trouble at 44-3, still 134 behind. Our old friend Law Of Averages says Goldsworthy and Rew are unlikely to make big scores again (don’t give me your mathematical probability nonsense - I’m going on feeling).
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Quick round up of the first hour in Div one:
Hampshire need just 76 more to win and grab onto Surrey’s tailcoat at the top of the Division One table.
Northants press on against Kent, the lead 311. Rickelton 124 and a handy 32 not out from Procter. A lunchtime declaration? Or is B**ball messing with minds.
No, no, no, Somerset. Two morning wickets for Jack Morley’s SLA at Trafalgar Road - Renshaw and Davies the men out,: 32-2.
And Surrey have a sniff, Yorkies now four down, with the lead just 88 - Wharton and Luxton the men to rebuild.
Lions live stream news
South Africa are currently 68-2 off 12.2 in the ODI. A wicket each for Sam Cook and George Scrimshaw. Click here to watch on YouTube.
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It is raining at Scarborough - which I think counts as a brief win so everyone can cool down. Yorks 80-3, a lead of 86. A day designed for Harry Brook - except he’s with England at the ODI at Lord’s, due to kick off at 1pm.
200 for Colin Ackermann
Is this the “battiest” round of the year? Someone must have done a hundred count. Leicestershire 609-4.
One last push for the bowlers round the grounds. Luckily, the CC starts on Tuesday next week, when the highest temperatures will have passed.
Just giving this a little plug, which I went to last night at Gloucestershire CCC. Russell Seymour gave a talk summarising the Hit for Six report, which talked about the dangers that excess heat poses for cricketers and cricket’s future. On a micro scale, do be very careful over the next few days and consider whether it is really worth playing in intense heat, especially for little kids. Cricket plus extreme heat plus protective equipment is not a happy combination.
It's here Time To Declare! With @BASIS_org Russell Seymour @thenexttest Climate & Cricket issues intersect. We arebliving though a time of opportunity. Opportunity to change adapt & inspire. Sport inspires us. Hit for Six Report. pic.twitter.com/YBhplRUbl3
— Bristol Dodos CC - Climate concerned cricketers (@XRCricketClub) July 13, 2022
If you want to read the report in full, click here. I did a summary at the time, though unfortunately things have got significantly worse in the last three years.
If you’re interested in joining the fight, email thenexttestcricket@gmail.com or just send me a note at my guardian address - which tbh I look at more often.
A couple of early wickets, one at Sophia Gardens - where Notts will do well to last the day, one at Canterbury, where Northants are now six down, with a wicket for Matt Milnes.
To the business of the day: Lancashire have declared, 178 ahead. Somerset young guns, the floor is yours.
Where were you?
Three years ago today ... no words needed (Tom Jenkins/The Guardian) pic.twitter.com/2hBln8tWCL
— Historic Cricket Pictures (@PictureSporting) July 14, 2022
If you have brain fade, try looking BTL here:
An email from Paul Frame last night about exhibits for the CCLive museum:
“Two items that should be in a museum.
1 A skirt from the final international played by England’s women in them.2 A pair of trousers from the England women’s first game to feature them as their permanent uniform.”
This is a great idea. I can’t actually believe looking back that women were playing cricket in skirts in my lifetime. Still waiting for gymnastics and netball to see sense.
Red Rose triple centurions
The Lancashire triple century roll of honour, courtesy of Ken Grime. Turns out it helps if your opposition start with an S.
424 Archie MacLaren v Somerset 1895
366 Neil Fairbrother v Surrey 1990
322 Eddie Paynter v Sussex 1937
318 Keaton Jennings v Somerset 2022
312 Jason Gallian v Derbyshire 1996
300 not out Frank Watson v Surrey 1928
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TV deal news:
ECB and Sky extend current broadcast deal by four years, taking it to the end of 2028. BBC yet to follow suit but small rise in FTA cricket for the junior partner: A weekly T20 Blast highlights show, more women's 100 and 2 x women's T20Is. No shared men's Test match, sadly
— Ali Martin (@Cricket_Ali) July 14, 2022
I feel I should pay proper homage to Keaton Jennings whose triple century fell slightly under the radar yesterday evening.
What an amazing day @snbsportsclub getting drafted in to do the PA this morning and then calling Keaton Jennings' fabulous triple-century! pic.twitter.com/OvgrG7uWCc
— Ken Grime (@kengland) July 13, 2022
“It’s a special day and one I hope I look back on with a lot of pride - I’ll be honest I didn’t think I’d ever get a first-class 300 at any point. As a young lad you read about guys getting a 300 - Mike Hussey was a guy I looked up to as a player - but I never thought I’d ever get there so it is an amazing day.” said the (joint) nicest man in cricket
Read Paul Edwards’ report here.
This was also a great stat from Will:
On the subject of County Champ triple-hundreds, this still blows my mind: https://t.co/tpHmwB5LpO
— Will Macpherson (@willis_macp) July 14, 2022
Oh, and Romeo et al- apologies about the use of the word Baz-balling in yesterday’s report: still squeezing life out of old dog. Perhaps one of these would be to your taste?
Score on the doors
DIVISION ONE
Chelmsford: Essex 310 and 79-1 BEAT Gloucestershire 136 and 252 BY NINE WICKETS.
The Rose Bowl: Hampshire 370-9dec v Warwickshire 217 and 212-9
Canterbury: Kent 335 v Northants 303 and 284-5
Trafalgar Road: Lancashire 624-9 v Somerset 446
North Marine Road: Yorkshire 521 and 65-2 v Surrey 515
DIVISION TWO
Chester-le-Street: Durham 296 v Derbyshire 283 and 329-6
Sophia Gardens: Glamorgan 318 and 421-5 dec v Nottinghamshire 285 and 19-1
Merchant Taylors’ School: Middlesex 188 and 240 LOST TO Worcestershire 191 and 238-3 BY SEVEN WICKETS.
Hove: Sussex 588-9 v Leicestershire 529-4
Wednesday's round-up
A Baz-balling Ed Pollock bamboozled Middlesex to set up a seven-wicket victory for Worcestershire on a capricious Merchant Taylors’ pitch. His 113, in just 77 balls, included seven sixes which crashed into various festival tents, endangering ice creams and scorecards alike. His highest score also made easy pickings of a target of 238 and, after Pollock eventually fell going for another whopper, the captain Brett D’Oliveira hurried his side over the line.
“After the last 10 weeks, where I haven’t scored a bean, I was thinking: ‘I’ve got in, I’m going to make this count,’” Pollock said. “I owe the team a lot of runs, I had a lot of making up to do.”
A three-day victory also for Essex, who wrapped up the remaining four Gloucestershire wickets – Simon Harmer dusting his lapel with eight for 112, 13 for 156 in the match. The winless Gloucestershire could at least be buoyed by the performance of Zafar Gohar, who hit 81 from 75 balls to ensure Essex needed to bat again.
High-scoring draws seemed inevitable at Scarborough, where Surrey’s Rory Burns was finally out for 132, and Yorkshire’s Dom Bess toiled away for five for 126; and Southport, where Keaton Jennings danced to 318 against Somerset, only the sixth Lancashire player to join the triple-century club. There were also centuries for Derbyshire’s Brooke Guest and Leus du Plooy, the Leicestershire trio of Louis Kimber, Wiaan Mulder and Colin Ackermann and Glamorgan’s Eddie Byrom and Sam Northeast.
Preamble
Good morning! Day four, broiling sunshine, seven games still in play.
A few run-compiling competitions going on, but spice in the crunch still at Sophia Gardens, where Nottinghamshire have to bat out the day, Chester-le-Street, where I wouldn’t bet against Derbyshire, and Canterbury, where Kent’s fragile batting will be put to the test. Hampshire just have to grab one more wicket and then knock up a handful of runs to defeat last years Champs at the Rose Bowl. And at Southport, even Somerset can bat out the day on a batting track from the gods. Can’t they?
