Bell-Drummond and Muyeye hit 318 partnership
Daniel Bell-Drummond and Tawanda Muyeye batted Kent to total domination at the County Ground. Muyeye, 22, who arrived in the UK as an asylum seeker, rocked to his maiden Championship century – a six taking him to 99, a pulled four to his hundred, whereupon he pulled off his helmet grinned and buried his face in Bell‑Drummond’s broad shoulders. The pair had put on 318 when Muyeye was caught for 179, but Bell-Drummond pressed on, and on, 271 not out at stumps, grinding Northamptonshire into the dust.
A last-wicket stand of 130 between Sean Abbott and Dan Worrall popped Lancashire’s balloon, who before the pair came together had looked like getting a first-innings advantage. By the time they were separated, Surrey had a lead of 86. Lancashire’s top four were all out by stumps.
It was Harmer-time at Chelmsford, Warwickshire collapsing to 158 against Essex and forced to follow on after Simon Harmer grabbed six wickets.
Somerset giddily slipped into a sparkly dress, throwing expectation out of the window, after Matt Henry zipped through the Nottinghamshire batting lineup with a spell of four for 26, limiting the Notts lead to just 23. George Bartlett then hurried to his second Championship hundred of the year.
Liam Dawson is having the match of his life at the Rose Bowl: a first-innings century followed by six wickets as Middlesex imploded. Josh de Caires, Michael Atherton’s son, had collected a career-best seven for 144 in Hampshire’s 419.
Matt Parkinson, on loan to Durham, took two wickets in Leicestershire’s plucky response to Durham’s 517-6 declared; while Daniel Moriarty, Yorkshire’s loanee, pocketed three wickets against Gloucestershire. Matthew Revis was the third Yorkshire centurion of the match.
A crazy day’s cricket, with an unbeaten daddy ton for Daniel Bell-Drummond, a maiden century for Tawanda Muyeye, seven wickets for Josh De Caires, six for Liam Dawson and Simon Harmer, Lancs lancsing up a great position against Surrey and more. We’ll be back tomorrow for more of the same, plus reporting on the CDC report and Yorkshire’s possible sanctions. Till then, good night!
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