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Yorkshire now pick up the important wicket of Craig Overton, spoiler of bowling figures. Somerset have lost four for 28 this morning and lead Yorkshrie by just 69.<\/p>\n
Share<\/a><\/p>\n Gorgeous shot from Rory Burns, two-step down the pitch then an on drive off Hudson-Prentice for four. Surrey<\/a> 70-0.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>200 for Kiran Carlson<\/p>\n Gets there with a squared-up edge and looks very pleased.Raises his bat to all corners and gets a big hug from Colin Ingram. Carlson has lost a couple of partners this morning, Zain ul Hassan, run out for 143, and Ben Kellaway for a six ball duck. Glamorgan<\/a> 436-3.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Remembering Josh Baker<\/p>\n It was two years ago today that Worcestershire<\/a> left-arm spinner Josh Baker died, aged just 20.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was his vibrant spirit and infectious enthusiasm that endeared him to everyone he met,\u201d said the club at the time. \u201cHis warmth, kindness, and professionalism were remarkable, making him a true credit to his family and a loved member of our team.\u201d<\/p>\n His parents set up a charity in his name, the JB33 Foundation.<\/a><\/p>\n Share<\/a>Fifty for Tom Abell<\/p>\n A quick raise of the bat, no fuss, work to do. Smeed has got going at last, with a couple of boundaries. Somerset<\/a> 222-5.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n At The Oval, Burns and Sibley have taken Surrey<\/a> to 40-0.<\/p>\n At Taunton, Will Smeed 2.0, the endlessly patient Will Smeed, is still on 0, on his home Championship debut. Tom Abell approaches 50.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n A wicket at Grace Road, where Notts are pounding Leicestershire<\/a> round the ground. Jack Haynes a fourth wicket for Ben Green. Joe Clarke is approaching his hundred. Notts 426-5.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n A pretty good looking crowd at Taunton, some huddling against a brick wall for warmth. Joe Root at first slip polishes the ball, Will Smeed, slow starting again, still on nought. Jack White on the money.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Oh dear, Thomas Rew\u2019s Championship debut ends in a duck, caught at third slip, a fourth wicket for White. He walks so slowly away, you worry his soles have slunk into the soil. Somerset 201-5.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Am just pouring my muesli when I hear Anthony Gibson sigh at Josh Thomas\u2019s demise, in the first over of the day from Taunton. Switch on the stream where Vic Marks too is sighing. Somerset<\/a> 201-4 lead by 39.<\/p>\n Yorkshire\u2019s team may feel rather bruised if YJB\u2019s press conference last night was anything to go by.<\/p>\n \u201cTo lose seven wickets as we did was unacceptable.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s not the first time this season that we have lost wickets in clusters and, frankly, it\u2019s not good enough. The standards we set for ourselves, we have come up far short of so far this year.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s an honest reflection of the first three games and one day.\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a>“I’ve got one more chance of doing this right”<\/p>\n Mark Wood, who has been recovering from the injury to his left knee picked up during the Perth Ashes Test, told the BBC that he hoped to be back on a cricket field later this summer.<\/p>\n \u201cI need to take it slow,\u201d he said. \u201cRealistically I\u2019ve got maybe one more chance at doing this right. If I rush it back, then it\u2019s not good, that could be it.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m still trying to get back to bowling, hopefully later on in the summer.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYou\u2019ve got to keep your eye on the prize, which is ultimately for me trying to get to playing for England, that\u2019s my focus.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s mega frustrating. It\u2019s been a long time, over a year since I had the initial surgery. To build it back up for seven months to play one game, and then be out again takes its toll.<\/p>\n \u201cWith the age I\u2019m at, I don\u2019t want to miss games. You want to be involved. I was bowling quickly and well before this injury started and I haven\u2019t been able to get back to that level.\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cA big shiny empty box of ideas\u201d \u2013 Barney brutally picks apart Baz 3.0.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Andy Bull went to Lord\u2019s yesterday. Here is a thoughful read on Middlesex\u2019s decline.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Friday’s round-up<\/p>\n Surrey stepped up security at the Oval following the knife attack at Golders Green as off-field decisions took the headlines on day one of round five of the County Championship<\/a>.<\/p>\n In a statement, the club said: \u201cSurrey are in communication with the Met police and will adjust our own security measures in line with the increased threat level. We want to ensure that all staff, spectators and players feel safe and secure.\u201d<\/p>\n On the pitch, which last week was a gentle duvet, Sussex were reduced to 92 for seven, thanks largely to Jordan Clark (five for 68). But the tail wagged, and wagged some more, as Fynn Hudson-Prentice thrashed 53 before Jack Carson and Ollie Robinson hit boundary-laden hundreds.<\/p>\n Robinson, the visiting captain, reached three figures with a swipe for six and then declared. Surrey, who were without Gus Atkinson, rested by England, walked off in great frustration. Jamie Smith kept wicket after Ben Foakes was ruled out of the match, having injured himself bowling during the final afternoon against Essex.<\/p>\n The Kent captain, Daniel Bell-Drummond, collected a Rolls-Royce of a century at Canterbury, after Derbyshire chose to field. Zak Crawley stroked a boundary-filled 44. Kent, who lie bottom of Division Two, had earlier this week taken the unusual decision to switch comments off the club\u2019s social media accounts as a \u201cduty of care\u201d.<\/p>\n It was a gripping day at Taunton, where an enthusiastic crowd were treated to 45 minutes of Jonny Bairstow and Joe Root pistoning Somerset\u2019s attack. But after lunch Lewis Gregory zipped out Root, and Craig Overton, who had dropped Bairstow at slip, induced an inside edge. Suddenly, Yorkshire lost seven for 38 and were all out for 162. Then Josh Thomas, 21, made a bravura first Championship century, taking Somerset into the lead with a six.<\/p>\n Ben Stokes, recovering from a broken cheekbone, was spotted in the Durham nets at Lord\u2019s. Over on the main square, Sam Robson (87) and Ryan Higgins (57) guided Middlesex towards 300. At the County Ground, Gareth Roderick hit 164 not out \u2013 Worcestershire\u2019s first century of the season \u2013 to put pressure on Northamptonshire.<\/p>\n A careful maiden Championship century for Saca graduate<\/a> Zain ul Hassan, and 158 for Kiran Carlson, left Glamorgan in a dominant position against Hampshire at Southampton. At Grace Road, Nottinghamshire flourished after being put in by Leicestershire \u2013 Ben Slater\u2019s 178 backed up by Ben Duckett\u2019s third successive half century.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Scores on the doors<\/p>\n Division One<\/p>\n Southampton: Hampshire v Glamorgan<\/a> 353-1<\/p>\n Leicester: Leicestershire v Nottinghamshire<\/a> 405-4<\/p>\n Taunton: Somerset 201-3 v Yorkshire<\/a> 162<\/p>\n The Oval: Surrey 19-0 v Sussex<\/a> 358-9dec<\/p>\n Division Two<\/p>\n Canterbury: Kent 352 v Derbyshire<\/a> 24-0<\/p>\n Lord\u2019s: Middlesex<\/a> 272-6 v Durham<\/p>\n Northampton: Northants 40-0 v Worcestershire<\/a> 306<\/p>\n