Tanya's roundup
Dom Sibley waved in the direction of Bazball, and, with a shrug, turned the page. His century against Kent was the slowest in Championship history in terms of both balls faced (363) and minutes taken (502), his dogged innings coming to an end only with the winning runs – as Surrey hit 501 to win by five wickets. It was the second-highest successful run chase in County Championship history, behind only Middlesex’s 502 to beat Nottinghamshire in 1925.
Sibley’s doughty anchor allowed for Jamie Smith’s fireworks on Tuesday and for Ben Foakes’ free-flowing century today, in a chase that never looked in any doubt, despite the vastness of its scale. It was Sibley’s first century since he rejoined Surrey at the end of last season – “my first hundred for Surrey since I was at school,” he said. Surrey top the table by 32 points, playing on a higher plain.
In a nerve-jangler at Chesterfield, Yorkshire at last won a Championship match after a drought spanning 14 months, Shan Masood’s 95 and a snappy 41 from Dom Bess took them over the line against Derbyshire.
Dane Vilas rediscovered his touch with a half century to guide Lancashire to their first win of the year at Southport, Hampshire’s attack unable to make a breakthrough until it no longer mattered.
Rehan Ahmed (71) and Colin Ackermann (78) skipped Leicestershire to victory after Callum Parkinson and Chris Wright had induced a Gloucestershire collapse; while Azhar Ali (101) and Jake Libby (97) sped Worcestershire towards the target set by Sussex, 16 needed off two overs, only to stumble with the prize in sight.
There was a minute’ silence at Trent Bridge and Chelmsford to remember the young students, and keen cricketers, Barnaby Webber and Grace Kumar, who were amongst those killed in Nottingham early on Tuesday morning. Joe Clarke made his first Championship double century to pull an unlikely draw out of the hat for Nottinghamshire against Warwickshire; while Essex whistled out Somerset before lunch and a Chris Cooke century for Glamorgan kept Durham at bay.
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An epic run chase, the slowest century in Championship history, Yorkshire breaking their parched spell in a thriller, Lancashire’s first win of the season and more. Thanks for sticking around. I’ll be back on Sunday June 25 with the next round of Championship matches. Should you be interested in a little event starting on Friday, the OBO will be waiting for you. Have a lovely evening, good night!
