County Cricket Day Three: Durham Declare Ground Unsafe After Storm Dave Damage – Live

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DIVISION ONE

Sophia Gardens: Glamorgan 302 v Yorkshire 1-0

Southampton: Hampshire 48-3 v Essex 461-7dec

Grace Road: Leicestershire 245 v Sussex 361 and 149-3

Taunton: Somerset 347 v Nottinghamshire 218-3

Edgbaston: Warwickshire 330-2 v Surrey 328

DIVISION TWO

The County Ground: Derbyshire 625-8dec v Worcestershire 113-2

Chester le Street: Durham 335 and 83-2 v Kent 197

Lord’s: Middlesex 445-9 v Gloucestershire 116-4

Wantage Road: Northamptonshire 215-9 v Lancashire 384

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Storm Dave’s attack brought pinch it a gusty upwind that swirled crossed nan immense expanse of Grace Road, forcing players’ hands into pockets and nan owners of an aged labrador to switch ends to support their religious hound warm. But nan upwind didn’t put disconnected Ollie Robinson aliases Henry Crocombe, who some took 5 wickets connected different agelong time for Leicestershire.

Robinson, whose farmhand run-up disguises his skills, grabbed 5 for 42 and location was a career-best 5 for 33 for Crocombe, who recovered awesome bounce and nip from nan surface. The watching England and Wales Cricket Board scout will person had plentifulness to statement down. Jake Weatherald (83) was nan stand-out batter for Leicestershire, each nut-brown arms and absorbing angles. Daniel Hughes’ 72 past helped Sussex to a useful lead of 265 connected a transportation opening to misbehave.

Jimmy Anderson showed that nan domiciled of imperishable Lancashire skipper fitted very nicely pinch 5 wickets astatine Wantage Road. He ripped done Northants’ apical six, including nan wicket of James Sales – 21 years earlier Anderson had dismissed his dad, David. A pugnacious 54 from Lewis McManus inched Northants to wrong 20 runs of nan travel on. Earlier Ben Sanderson, moreover astatine 37 six years younger than Anderson, collected his ain five-wicket haul.

The upwind dropped nan curtains early astatine Edgbaston, wherever Warwickshire kicked backmost and slapped boundaries against a bad boy Surrey attack. Dan Mousley’s first title century, a calm innings, was greeted pinch merry applause by nan zipped up members, and he and Sam Hain (80 not out) took Warwickshire past Surrey, pinch 8 wickets successful hand. There were besides half hundreds of years for Alex Davies and Rob Yates.

Dillon Pennington zipped done nan Somerset tail successful nan first hr of nan time astatine Taunton to trim them disconnected conscionable earlier they could declare a 3rd batting point, to nan ire of Craig Overton, stranded connected 60. Migael Pretorius nipped retired Notts’ apical 3 but Joe Clarke (70 not out) and Jack Haynes (53 not out) past added an unbeaten 90 for nan 4th wicket.

At Sophia Gardens, Glamorgan proceed to emergence from nan ashes against Yorkshire, masterminded by a diligent period from Colin Ingram, and half hundreds of years from Ben Kellaway and Mason Crane. Dom Bess, captaining Yorkshire pinch Jonny Bairstow disconnected nan section pinch a digit injury, grabbed 3 wickets.

Martin Andersson became nan first man to people a double-century successful 2026, his 228 grinding a wearing Worcestershire into nan Derby dust. He and Luis Reece (114) added 273 for nan 5th wicket. Derby yet declared connected 625 for eight, but Dan Lategan’s unbeaten 77 ensured Worcestershire vanished nan time pinch a trinket. Shoaib Bashir has had his first vessel successful a Derbyshire jersey.

Sam Northeast’s return to Kent will person had a acquainted feel. His 94 held nan innings together pinch insubstantial and string, nan adjacent highest non-extras people 22 by nan No 10, Keith Dudgeon. There were 3 wickets each for Matthew Potts and Kemar Roach, nan second playing his first crippled for Durham.

Essex piled up nan runs astatine Hampshire, Matt Critchley’s 173 starring nan way. After nan declaration, Sam Cook past took 2 speedy wickets earlier bad ray gave Hampshire impermanent shelter.

Gloucestershire recovered themselves successful akin problem against Middlesex, aft Toby Roland-Jones near them 26 for three. Miles Hammond’s unbeaten 59 applied immoderate ballast. Earlier Middlesex declared connected 445 for nine, Leus du Plooy eighth man retired for 182, Joe Cracknell bowled 3 short of a century.

Storm Dave damages The Riverside. No spectators and play postponed

Storm Dave deed nan northbound east past nighttime and has caused harm to nan building and transportation astatine nan Riverside,

Durham person confirmed that play will not commencement connected clip and nary spectators will beryllium fto into nan ground.

In a statement, nan nine said: “As nan information of each players, unit and spectators is nan club’s number 1 priority, spectators are requested not to recreation to nan crushed and nan Club will supply an update successful owed course.”

“The information of each successful attendance is our number 1 privilege successful immoderate decisions we make.”

Preamble

Good greeting and happy Easter to each those who celebrate.Hope your religion work was beautiful and your cocoa delicious.

A sunny greeting present successful Leicester and clip for a locomotion information beautiful Victoria Park, dense pinch blossom and a scattering of late-blooming daffodils. And a java from nan Espresso Street van – if you’re passing do bargain one, group up by 20 twelvemonth aged Ahmed, and a friend, who are moving it connected nan broadside alongside a grade apprenticeship.

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Bad news from Chester-le-Street wherever Storm Dave has caused extended harm – nary spectators will beryllium allowed successful coming and we’re waiting for news connected if play tin begin.

More news connected that, and more, arsenic we get it. Play starts astatine 11am, do subordinate us.