CHAMPIONSHIP DIGEST: Catch up with Tuesday's action from around the country

Bad light and rain dominate a frustrating day up and down the county in the red-ball format with several matches ruined by the weather

The Cricketer | 04/06/2019 at 19:05

DIVISION ONE

Guildford (day two of four): Somerset 344, Surrey 188-5

A classy 57 by Ben Foakes stood out in testing batting conditions on a weather-affected second day at Guildford, in which Surrey reached 188 for 5 in reply to Somerset’s 344.

Only 36.2 overs were bowled before bad light and rain cut short proceedings from shortly after 2pm until 5.30pm, when a further 18.4 overs were possible, but Foakes’ half-century rallied Surrey from the depths of 38 for 3 in a fourth-wicket partnership worth 81 in 22 overs with Scott Borthwick.

Borthwick’s two-and-a-half hours of resistance eventually ended, after a 118-ball 36, in that tricky final session when he nicked a push-drive at a ball from Craig Overton. All-rounder Ryan Patel, however, contributed a punchy 40 not out from 69 balls, as the sunshine warmed the early evening’s play, while Will Jacks hung on to remain unbeaten on 13.

Foakes hit 10 fours in a fine 70-ball effort, before edging the pacy Jamie Overton to keeper Steven Davies two overs before the players left the field 5.2 overs into the afternoon session.

Overton had figures of 2-20 from 6.2 overs when the players left the field but Patel took three fours in an over off the fast bowler when play resumed – two thumping square cuts and a rasping extra cover drive – to spoil his figures somewhat.

Edgbaston (day two of four): Warwickshire 311-7 v Nottinghamshire

Rain, bad light, glowering skies, a slow pitch and cautious batting have made for two less than scintillating days cricket between Warwickshire and Nottinghamshire at Edgbaston.

At the halfway stage of this Specsavers County Championship match, the contest is still in its first innings with Warwickshire on 311 for 7 when rain set in to prevent play after tea on the second day.

With the pitch showing little indication of breaking up to offer the spinners assistance, it is difficult to see this clash of the bottom two teams in Division One producing a decisive result.

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Headingley (day two of four): Yorkshire 390, Essex 18-1

Yorkshire’s on-loan all-rounder Dom Bess was left stranded in the nineties, nine short of a second first-class hundred, during a rain-shortened second day against Essex at Emerald Headingley.

The White Rose will be the happier of the two sides at the halfway mark of this Specsavers County Championship match.

After being bowled out for 390 on the stroke of lunch, Ben Coad then had Sir Alastair Cook caught at first slip by Tom Kohler-Cadmore, for two, pushing forwards as Essex replied with 18 for one from 6.5 overs.

Only 36.3 overs were possible, with no play beyond 2.15pm. Play was abandoned for the day almost two-and-a-half-hours laters.

DIVISION TWO

Lord's (day three of four): Middlesex 138 & 64-4, Sussex 481-9d

Sussex paceman Ollie Robinson left Middlesex facing the prospect of their heaviest County Championship defeat of the modern era after a rain-affected third day at Lord’s

The right-arm seamer tore out the heart out of the home side’s top order with figures of 4-23, which included a burst of 3-8 in 14 balls.

When the weather closed in to provide temporary respite for the beleaguered Seaxes they were 61-4 still needing 282 to make Sussex bat again.

Perhaps more pertinently, Stuart Law’s side require a further 51 to better their loss by an innings and 232 runs to Sussex at Lord’s in 2005 – their worst defeat against a county side since before the outbreak of World War II.

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Northampton (day three of four): Northamptonshire 209 & 68-0, Glamorgan 547

Glamorgan’s push for a second win in this season’s Specsavers County Championship was held up by bad weather on the third afternoon at Wantage Road, preventing any play after lunch with Northamptonshire closing 68 for 0, trailing by 270.

Having taken a first-innings lead of 338 after finally being bowled out for 547, Glamorgan only had time for 18 overs in the Northants second innings until lunch, after which no more play was possible.

The rain was a big help to Northants' chances of saving the match. They began their second innings with 186 overs remaining in the game but with two sessions lost, 72 of those were scratched. They are still left, for the second game in succession, with the final day to bat out to salvage a draw having been well behind the game.

Chester-le-Street (day two of four): Durham 293, Derbyshire 181-6

A fine spell of bowling from Gareth Harte has handed Durham control of their Specsavers County Championship Division Two match against Derbyshire at Emirates Riverside.

The home side were bowled out for 293 in their first innings, mustering their highest total in the Championship this season.

Ravi Rampaul was the star man for Derbyshire, claiming his second five-wicket haul of the campaign. His team-mates made a bright start with the bat, reaching 83 for 0 before Durham charged back into the contest.

Harte made the decisive surge for the hosts, ripping through the line-up with a spell of 3-10 in the afternoon. Derbyshire were able to recover to a decent position of 181 for 6 before the rain ended day two prematurely, although they remain 112 runs behind their opponents' first-innings score.

Aigburth (day one of four): Lancashire 449 v Leicestershire

No play was possible after lunch on the second day of the Division Two clash between Lancashire and Leicestershire after the game was abandoned due to heavy rain at 4pm.

Despite a grim forecast and with rain falling for the majority of the morning, the umpires had earlier begun proceedings at 11.15am and an uninterrupted first session saw Lancashire progress from 347-7 to 449 all out when they were dismissed five minutes before the scheduled lunch break.

Courtesy of the ECB reporters network

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