Somerset V Yorkshire, Leicestershire V Gloucestershire And More: County Cricket Day Two – Live

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Tawanda Muyeye ruled retired Kent v Lancs lucifer pinch concussion

After a mid-pitch collision betwixt Muyeye and Ben Compton yesterday arsenic they some ran blind, Muyeye has been ruled retired of nan remainder of nan crippled pinch delayed concussion.

Monday's round-up

It was 1 of those soul-soaring autumn days successful nan East Midlands, trees for illustration overripe broccoli, skies immense and blue. On nan agleam greenish benches of Grace Road, a man filled retired nan crossword, while nan County Championship resumed for its last three-round act. Nothing is decided, not moreover adjacent season’s schedule – to beryllium voted connected later this period – pinch a prime of a 13-game two-division playoff discuss aliases nan position quo.

Leicestershire, nan runaway stars of Division Two, are successful rubbing region of promotion for nan first clip since 2003, but this was 1 of their much forgettable days. They are without Rehan Ahmed (England), Ben Green (Somerset), Liam Trevaskis and Tom Scriven (injured) and Gloucestershire were capable to make merry – pinch a stylish 100 for Graeme van Buuren and half-centuries from Ben Charlesworth, Miles Hammond and James Bracey. Giant accelerated bowler Josh Hull collected 3 wickets, but was banned from bowling for nan remainder of nan innings aft sending down 2 beamers, on pinch 11 nary balls. Ben Mike limped disconnected nan section arsenic nan shadows lengthened, though spirits lifted erstwhile van Buuren was lbw to nan day’s penultimate ball.

Surrey are chasing their 4th successive Championship title, but were nibbled retired without a prize constituent astatine nan Oval, contempt half hundreds of years from Ryan Patel, Ollie Pope and Rory Burns. Tom Lawes past had Warwickshire successful a pickle pinch 3 for six, but Ed Barnard and Will Young steadied nan ship.

Early play flavour of nan month, Ben McKinney, showed why England are truthful smitten, pinch a mature and stylish 121 for Durham successful nan relegation scrap astatine Chelmsford, helped by a 94 from Alex Lees. Five precocious wickets rejuvenated nan Essex bowlers.

Another young talent, 21-year-old Asa Tribe, calmed troubled Glamorgan waters pinch an unbeaten 181 astatine Northampton, his 2nd period of a breakthrough season.

A tricksy Hove transportation first puzzled Hampshire, dismissed for 226 contempt 71 from Ben Brown, past Sussex. Kent suffered a spectacular illness against Lancashire, pinch 5 wickets for Mitch Stanley and 3 for Tom Hartley. Toby Roland-Jones grabbed six wickets against Derbyshire, his champion of nan season, while Gareth Roderick (61) and Tom Taylor (40) rescued Worcestershire from a calamitous 86-7 against rampaging aged boys Dillon Pennington and Josh Tongue. A thunderstorm truncated nan time astatine Taunton, wherever Tom Kohler-Cadmore thrashed 76 against aged club, Yorkshire.

Scores connected nan doors

DIVISION ONE

Chelmsford: Essex v Durham 316-8

Taunton: Somerset 155-3 v Yorkshire Rain

The Oval: Surrey 246 v Warwickshire 132-4

Hove: Sussex 42-3 v Hampshire 226

New Road: Worcestershire 182 v Nottinghamshire 46-1

DIVISION TWO

Canterbury: Kent 293 v Lancashire 19-0

Grace Road: Leicestershire v Gloucestershire 382-7

Lord’s: Middlesex 12-0 v Derbyshire 283

Northampton: Northants v Glamorgan 367-6

Preamble

Good morning! The sun shines complete nan Attenborough Tower erstwhile much arsenic we hole for time 2 astatine Grace Road, and astir nan grounds.