CHAMPIONSHIP DIGEST: Round-up of Tuesday's action from around the country

A ball is still to be bowled in one match due to the wet conditions but there was some play after a horrible Monday across England and Wales

Division One

Welbeck Colliery CC (third day of four): Nottinghamshire 162, Hampshire 93-2

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There was no play on the third day of Nottinghamshire’s Specsavers County Championship match against Hampshire at Welbeck Cricket Club.

Excessive rain prompted umpires Nick Cook and Paul Pollard to rule out the chances of any play as early as 9am. 

In consultation with the match officials and the groundstaff, both sides have decided to give the weather every chance of improving, allowing for the potential of some play on the fourth day, despite the poor forecast.

Canterbury (second day of four): Kent 139 & 22-1 v Somerset 169

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Twenty-two wickets fell in an action-packed second day, seven of them to Somerset seamer Lewis Gregory and 10 overall to leg-before appeals as the Specsavers County Championship leaders made up for their first-day washout against Kent.

Despite improved conditions at The Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence, Kent went in at stumps on 24 for two after 12 overs of their second innings – still trailing the visitors by six runs going into the third day of the match.

Play was not possible at three grounds in the County Championship

Guildford (second day of four): Surrey 270-7 v Yorkshire

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Captain Steve Patterson took three wickets in an over as unbeaten Yorkshire fought back on the second day of their Specsavers County Championship Division One match against Surrey at Guildford.

Surrey were 290 for 8 when bad light ended play with nine overs not bowled.

The hosts, who are still looking for the first win in their title defence, were going well on 265 for 4 with acting captain Ben Foakes and Championship debutant Jamie Smith adding 118 for the fifth wicket when Patterson struck in his third over with the second new ball.

Foakes, leading Surrey because Rory Burns had a back problem and missed his first Championship game for four years, had made 62 with seven fours when he was bowled trying to run Patterson down to third man.

Will Jacks shouldered arms to the next delivery and lost his off stump and although Rikki Clarke averted the hat-trick Patterson struck again to end a promising innings by Championship debutant Jamie Smith from the final ball of the over. 

Division Two

Chester-le-Street (second day of four): Durham 253, Northamptonshire 226-6

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Ricardo Vasconcelos scored an unbeaten century to put Northamptonshire in a strong position on day two of their Specsavers County Championship Division Two clash against Durham at Emirates Riverside. 

Durham had mustered a score of 253 from their first innings through the efforts of a record-breaking stand between Ben Raine and Brydon Carse, with both players notching half-centuries. Ben Sanderson ended with impressive figures of 4-55, although the visitors allowed the home side to put on 172 for the final three wickets.

Vasconcelos led the Northants response, scoring a brilliant century from 194 deliveries. The 21-year-old played the anchor role, combining in partnerships with Temba Bavuma and Brett Hutton to guide his team past Durham's total before the end of the day. Carse and Chris Rushworth took three wickets apiece, but Northants have the advantage heading into day three.

Leicester (second day of four): Leicestershire v Middlesex

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^{Beer was the toast of Sussex on day two}

Worcester (second day of four): Worcestershire 98 v Lancashire

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Leaders Lancashire were denied the chance to build on yesterday’s dominance with the ball as play was washed out on day two of the Specsavers County Championship match with Worcestershire at Blackfinch New Road.

Heavy overnight and morning rain left umpires Rob Bailey and Mark Newell with little option but to abandon play for the day at 1.25pm.

Swansea (first day of four): Glamorgan 167-5 v Derbyshire

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Glamorgan had reached 167 for 5 when bad light stopped play with 24.3 overs remaining of the first day of their Specsavers Championship game against Derbyshire at the St. Helen’s ground in Swansea.

Nearly all their batsmen made starts before being dismissed in the thirties, but the Derbyshire seamers kept a tight rein and made the batsmen work hard for their runs. Their bowlers have all bowled well in the opening half of the season, but the batsmen have not been so productive, gaining only eight batting points.

Arundel (first day of four): Sussex 257-5 v Gloucestershire

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Will Beer, opening for Sussex for the first time, scored a career-best 76 not out against Gloucestershire at Arundel.

He could not be described as a like-for-like replacement for the in-form dasher Phil Salt, who is missing this game with a badly cut left hand, sustained in the match against Middlesex at Lord’s last week.

In that same match leg-spinner Beer, batting at No 9, made an unbeaten 50, his highest score at the time.  Because of that, and some good form with the second team, for whom he averages over 100 in all forms of competition, he was selected to go in first with Luke Wells. Beer made his Sussex debut in 2008, but this is only his 18th first-class match.

Courtesy of the ECB reporters network

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