Posting Date Archive - 26/09/2019

Simon Harmer conquered anxiety and Somerset as Essex complete historic double

The South African took 83 wickets to help the club add the Division One title to their T20 Blast crown

26/09/2019 | Nick Howson | News | Essex Men | County Cricket | County Championship |

Hassan Azad finishes as Division Two top run-scorer as Leicestershire and Lancashire play out draw

Azad passed 50 for the eighth time this season, and was closing in on what would have been his fourth hundred and 1,200 runs for the Championship season - he finished with 1,189 - when the rain returned

26/09/2019 | The Cricketer | News | Leicestershire Men | Lancashire Men | County Cricket | County Championship |

Essex win County Championship after rain-affected Somerset draw

The Chelmsford club claim an eighth title after benefitting from inclement conditions in the final game at Taunton

26/09/2019 | The Cricketer | Somerset Men | News | Essex Men | County Cricket | County Championship |

Leus du Plooy hits century and Ethan Bamber takes maiden five-wicket haul as weather forces Lord's draw

Du Plooy reached his hundred in what turned out to be the final over of the season, finishing on exactly 100 not out as Derbyshire totalled 304 for 7, replying to Middlesex’s first innings score of 260

26/09/2019 | The Cricketer | News | Middlesex Men | Derbyshire Men | County Cricket | County Championship |

English cricket's momentous summer deserved a better curtain call than a farcical Championship decider

NICK HOWSON AT TAUNTON: Do not allow the bout of late drama mask over what was a shoddy end to the 2019 campaign

26/09/2019 | Nick Howson | Somerset Men | News | Features | Essex Men | County Cricket | County Championship |

"We are worried that they may not be able to host" - New Year Test at Newlands could be in doubt

A decision on the game, which is set to be the second of the four-match series, could be made after a set of meetings next week in Cape Town, according to South African news website Independent Online

26/09/2019 | The Cricketer | South Africa | News | England |

Surrey sign-off title defence against relegated Notts with disappointing draw

Scott Borthwick and Ollie Pope's centuries were the stand-out moments of another frustrating County Championship contest

26/09/2019 | The Cricketer | Surrey Men | Nottinghamshire Men | News | County Cricket | County Championship |

Warwickshire and Yorkshire see third straight day abandoned

The outfield was deemed unplayable just after an early lunch, with Tom Kohler-Cadmore's century the only abiding memory

26/09/2019 | The Cricketer | Yorkshire Men | Warwickshire Men | News | County Cricket | County Championship |

David Gower: "The English summer is already a complete mess"

RICHARD EDWARDS: As Gower reluctantly leaves the Sky commentary box after almost two decades, he fears that county cricket could soon be irrecoverably damaged – by a dog’s dinner of a schedule

26/09/2019 | Richard Edwards | News | Features | England | County Cricket |

Sussex and Worcestershire draw after second straight day is lost

George Garton's 59 illuminated a match which was dominated by the inclement conditions in the final week of September

26/09/2019 | The Cricketer | Worcestershire Men | Sussex Men | News | County Cricket | County Championship |

Pakistan stars relish ODI cricket's return to home soil

One-day international cricket will return to Pakistan for the first time in four years when the two sides meet in Karachi

26/09/2019 | The Cricketer | Pakistan | News |

Glamorgan miss out on promotion after Durham stalemate is confirmed

Northamptonshire and Gloucestershire join Lancashire in Division One next season as rain thwarts play at Chester-le-Street

26/09/2019 | The Cricketer | News | Glamorgan Men | Durham Men | County Cricket | County Championship |

Hampshire heading for third after Kent clash is drawn

No play is possible for a second straight day at Canterbury as Kent's hopes of rounding off the campaign with a top-three finish end anticlimatically

26/09/2019 | The Cricketer | News | Kent Men | Hampshire Men | County Cricket | County Championship |

Gloucestershire and Northamptonshire promoted to Division One after rain-affected draw

The abandonment of play at Chester-le-Street between Durham and Glamorgan triggered the decision to curtail the match at Bristol

26/09/2019 | The Cricketer | Northamptonshire Men | News | Gloucestershire Men | County Cricket | County Championship |

Warwickshire chairman Norman Gascoigne to stand down after 10 years

The former banker was appointed in 2010 and has established the Edgbaston club as one of the leading forces in the domestic game

26/09/2019 | The Cricketer | Warwickshire Men | News | County Cricket |

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