Bairstow shines at the Oval, bees stop play at New Road: county cricket – as it happened
In Division One, a feisty Jonny Bairstow frisked 89 at a honey-warm Oval, where the Guardian football writer Jonathan Wilson and his stag do were among the 6,000 spectators,There were three wickets apiece for Surrey’s Jordan Clark and Tom Lawes and a gravity-defying catch by Ben Foakes, hanging in the air like an unvoiced memory,Adam Lyth added another fifty to his hefty season’s collection, but Yorkshire wilted after tea,The Nottinghamshire captain Haseeb Hameed was a sea of calm on a stormy scorecard at Chester-le-Street, carrying his bat for 206,Brydon Carse, playing in his first game for Durham this season after a toe injury, bowled through 14 overs, and grabbed three wickets.
Somerset appeared to have thrown their batting order into a paper bag and pulled out the numbers at random - but the new approach had its successes against Sussex.The upside-down opening partnership put on just 21, but there were contributions down the order, including an unbeaten 70 from Archie Vaughan.Warwickshire’s Ed Barnard (four for 56) and Olly Hannon-Dalby (three for 47) riffed through Hampshire at Edgbaston, despite an unbeaten 52 from James Fuller.At New Road, a swarm of bees forced the players off the pitch where Worcestershire earned their first batting points of the season, ending on 354-9 against Essex.In Division Two, more than 2,000 children revelled in the heat of the concrete concourse at Old Trafford, where it has been a busy few days.
On Tuesday, Keaton Jennings stepped down as Lancashire captain, replaced by Marcus Harris, and the club officially apologised for the bad start to the season.That bad start continued shortly after Jennings walked out and was caught off Blair Tickner for two, Josh Bohannon following close behind.But Luke Wells took charge of the rebuild against Derbyshire, his carefully crafted 141 his highest score at Old Trafford.At Lord’s, Ian Holland’s golden summer continued, his five for 35 giving Division Two leaders Leicestershire the upper hand over Middlesex.Northants lost nine for 80 at Sophia Gardens, brittle as overcooked flapjack, before Marnus Labuschagne made a duck on his Glamorgan return.
At Bristol, Grant Stewart’s boundary-biffing 173 not out transformed Kent’s day as they made 386-6 against Gloucestershire.A busy day around the grounds, with hundreds of a HH and Grant Stewart hue, and a swarm of bees amongst the entertainment.Here's something you don't see every day.Bees stop play between Worcestershire and Essex.pic.
twitter.com/Nrtvy4TkvQThat’s all from us for today, thanks for your company – good night!DIVISION ONEChester-le-Street: Durham 2-0 v Nottinghamshire 470Taunton: Somerset 317-6 v SussexThe Oval: Surrey 46-0 v Yorkshire 255Edgbaston: Warwickshire 27-2 v Hampshire 300New Road: Worcestershire 354-9 v EssexDIVISION TWOSophia Gardens: Glamorgan 82-3 v Northants 185Bristol: Gloucestershire v Kent 386-6Old Trafford: Lancashire 250-5 v DerbyshireLord’s: Middlesex 232 v Leicestershire 22-1One last email.Asks Tom Bolton: “There are currently six Toms playing in this fixture (Messers Lammonby, Abell and Banton versus Messers Haines, Clark and Alsop).“Surely some kind of record for a First Class match? That’s a whopping 27% of the players in the match with the same name..
,,“Anyone?”Over to you, hive mind,With the seagulls crying at Taunton, and Archie Vaughan engaged in battle with Jack Carson, time for me to write up for first edition,Do keep chatting BTL.
He pulls off his helmet and raises his bat in that long left arm, puts his right fist to the red rose on his shirt, and gets a huge round of applause from the Lancashire balcony.Lovely innings.Keaton Jennings swallows his thoughts.The first century of the round and a second of the season for HH, a (pretty) rock-like 119 not out from Notts’ 285-8 against Durham.Ten overs for Carse, 1-41.
DIVISION ONEChester-le-Street: Durham v Nottinghamshire 278-8Taunton: Somerset 201-5v SussexThe Oval: Surrey v Yorkshire 203-6Edgbaston: Warwickshire v Hampshire 189-5New Road: Worcestershire 221-7 v EssexDIVISION TWOSophia Gardens: Glamorgan v Northants 185-8Bristol: Gloucestershire v Kent 225-6Old Trafford: Lancashire 165-3 v DerbyshireLord’s: Middlesex 189-6 v LeicestershireTea at Old Trafford, and people emerge from the stands into the light with their rucksacks and flower pot hats.A good 20 stop five metres behind the stumps and stare as a groundsman repaints the crease.A happy crew.In case you missed it, between rounds, Jonny wrote this wonderful piece on Virat Kohli.A sixth wicket in the session at Chester le Street – Notts like a loose-toothed five year old.
HH watches, a slight furrow to his brow, unbeaten on 96,Four wickets for Codi Yusuf,Notts 257-7,Love our readers around the ground,Hello again Mike Daniels, with an all-seeing eye from the Grace Road scorebox, where Zimbabwe are taking on a PCC Select XI.
“Approaching tea here and after Williams gifted his wicket to an unimpressive Chohan soon after lunch, Wessley Madhevere and Tafadzwe “Pete” Tsiga have put together a largely untroubled partnership of 92 to take Zim to 268-5,“There’s been lots of twos and quick singles but not much in the way of boundaries against a steady attack,Madhevere, short and stocky and looking for the short ball and Tsiga tall and looking to play off the front foot,Both have reached their 50 and looking to take Zim past the first innings total of 330,”India A are touring before the main India tour – if you haven’t got Test tickets, these games are an amazing opportunity to watch players like Jaiswal in the flesh.
30th May –June 2 Canterbury6-9 June Northampton13-16 June Beckenham (inter-squad match)🚨 Here's the India 'A' squad for the shadow tour of England...pic.twitter.
com/O1O669bSLJNews from The Oval, where the Guardian’s own Jonathan Wilson is on his stag do,Barney Ronay reports:Johnny Bairstow looking slick, angry and in good shape at The Oval,There is a Guardian-related event going on here, or rather a Jonathan Wilson related gathering,He is celebrating by hitting the Evian hard, singing books for fans and scoring the game in his leather bound book,Yorkshire 151-4.
It feels dry, it is dry.If there is no more rain for the remainder of this match, Old Trafford will have been without rain for four weeks.Northants and Middlesex are slipping at a similar way through bad days – both 137 for six as I type.Middlesex helpless against the unstoppable Ian Holland (4-26) and Northants Gorvinned (3-27).For those with a Telegraph login, this is an interesting read from Tim Wigmore – data no longer king with England.
Hameed is nearing three figures at Trent Bridge.He and Slater put on 104 for the first wicket, a bit of a slip and a slide since, as Durham lost four for 36.The last wicket was a brilliant caught and bowled by Brydon Carse – playing for Durham for the first time this season after injuring his toe.He won’t play for England against Zimbabwe, but hopes to be fit for the India series.Brydon Carse that is superb!!! ⚡️#ForTheNorth pic.
twitter.com/RSfEkZff9tAt The Oval, Nathan Smith gets rid of leading Division One scorer Adam Lyth with a hot, hot potato.Yorks 133-4, YJB still there, 32 not out.Man flies:Your weekly reminder that Ben Foakes is rather accomplished behind the stumps pic.twitter.
com/uLYONB1eyvA wicket at Taunton, and it is England’s newest recruit James Rew, giving a textbook edge to Tom Haines at slip for a peachy 46.Carson the wicket taker.Somerset 151-3.Lammonby still there, 44 not out.All change on the franchise front, plus news that YJB is likely to replace Will Jacks at Mumbai Indians.
Wow! A snorter of a one-handed snatch at second slip by Wayne Madsen, and a leaping Tickner! Harris, run-machine Harris, the man,Lancs 114-3A nice read from Ali on Zimbabwe, in England for the first time in 22 years,And up comes Lancashire’s fifth century partnership of the summer – four of them involving Marcus Harris,Thanks to Romeo for the nudge that Ankylosing Spondylitis, the condition that Mike Daniel’s friend has, is also the condition Michael Atherton suffers from,At Old Trafford, the kids are alright, having a merry old time, mostly not watching the cricket it has to be said, but still enjoying OT in the sun.
Luke Wells, who is stands almost flat, like a number seven, as he waits for the ball, unrolls himself to hit Aitchison for a glorious cover drive.Lancs 96-2, Wells 59, Harris 31.Back out after lunch at Edgbaston, where Hampshire are 89 for three from 32 overs and Mark Stoneman is holding firm on 45 not out.We saw a terrific burst before the interval from Ed Barnard and Beau Webster in tandem, both men picking up a deserved wicket apiece bowling that awkward just-back-of-a-length err length.Was watching in the company of Chris Woakes, who has been at the ground building up his workloads ahead of a possible return against the Pears next week.
A stress reaction in the ankle has been the issue, a couple of injections have followed, and while there is still a bit of discomfort, Woakes is keen to push through and see if it can stand up to the strains of a full game.If so, then maybe he turns out for the Lions against India A next month.Fingers crossed for him.DIVISION ONEChester-le-Stret: Durham v Nottinghamshire 133-1Taunton: Somerset 99-2 v SussexThe Oval: Surrey v Yorkshire 75-2Edgbaston: Warwickshire v Hampshire 85-3New Road: Worcestershire 84-3 v EssexDIVISION TWOSophia Gardens: Glamorgan v Northants 99-1Bristol: Gloucestershire v Kent 85-5Old Trafford: Lancashire 67-2 v DerbyshireLord’s: Middlesex 84-4 v LeicestershireAnd victory belongs to the Burnley Bee.Lunch scores to follow.
And as the players go off for lunch, the real thing – Lanky v the rest in a mascot race,Actual hysteria in the stands as the mascots warm up…A couple of wickets just before lunch: Somerset lose randomly-generated opener Davey, caught behind for 28, Somerset 79-2,And Kent have lost Tawanda Muyeye to make that five for the morning,In Division Two:At the County Ground, Northants won the toss, batted, and are pressing on after losing Vasconcelos to Gorvin, for 18,Northants 86-1 against Glamorgan.
Gloucestershire’s Ajeet Singh Dale is slicing through sorry Kent (3-22), Kent 66-4,Kent are playing Somerset’s Jake Ball – now on his second loan county after a brief spell at Durham,Wells and new captain Harris are rebuilding at Old Trafford, Lancs 54-2,And Middlesex have fallen under the wheels of the Leicestershire juggernaut,Holland three for nine.
Middx 69-4, Higgins 21 not out.As Will says, those big fat deals are yet to be signed…Interesting choice, given the deals haven’t quite completed yet… https://t.co/q8SjyA8KAVOver by the nets, a good number of the 2,600 kids from 61 schools who are swarming over Old Trafford are chasing the mascots.Sadly it looks as if they will miss Jimmy Anderson, 309 days since he last played proper cricket.Time to go hand in hand around the Division One grounds:Has is scoring at about a run a ball, as Notts tee off against Durham.
Notts 75-0,Somerset’s topsy-turvy order has survived the dismissal of Gregory, and Lammonby has restored some calm,Somerset 43-1 against Sussex,Fin Bean and Adam Lyth are riding the Surrey storm, Yorks 48-0 after being put in,Hampshire lost Fletcha Middleton with only four on the board, but Stoneman and Gubbins are rebuilding.
Hants 48-1.Essex’s Shane Snater and Kasun Rajitha are chipping away at Worcestershire – Worcs 47-2.Hello there Mike Daniels in the Grace Road scorebox.“A day watching PCC XI v Zim here.One thing is certain, Mitch Killeen has a more aesthetically pleasing action than his father
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