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Despite the rain, an entertaining day. Good to be back, see you tomorrow!<\/p>\n
Share<\/a>Close of play scores<\/p>\n DIVISION ONE<\/p>\n Southampton: Hampshire 60-4 v Yorkshire<\/a> 171<\/p>\n Grace Road: Leicestershire<\/a> 113-7 v Glamorgan<\/p>\n Taunton: Somerset<\/a> 348-5 v Essex<\/p>\n The Oval: Surrey 13-1 v Nottinghamshire<\/a> 184<\/p>\n Edgbaston: Warwickshire<\/a> v Sussex 99-3<\/p>\n DIVISION TWO<\/p>\n Derby: Derbyshire<\/a> v Durham 102-2<\/p>\n Cheltenham: Gloucestershire<\/a> 107-5 v Worcestershire <\/p>\n Old Trafford: Lancashire v Northamptonshire<\/a> 56-2<\/p>\n Merchant Taylors\u2019 School: Middlesex<\/a> v Kent 299-6<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Right, time for me to start writing up for the paper. I think we\u2019ll play on here at Derby for another hour or so, clouds permitting. Do chat on BTL.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Close of play at OT<\/p>\n Just 18 overs were possible in the north west, time for Northants to reach 56-2.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Aha. Bashir time. Long, long limbs, skip, axel-turn. Sixteen wickets at 38 this season, says Fletch. Durham<\/a> 60-1.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Lights off at Edgbaston<\/p>\n They\u2019ve called it a day at Edgbaston too.<\/p>\n Edgbaston: Warwickshire<\/a> v Sussex 99-3.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n A wicket for Sonny Baker wraps up the Yorkshire<\/a> innings, all out for 173. Dom Bess\u2019s 40 not out provided the oomph Yorkshire were desperately looking for. Now what can Coad and Cliff, Chohan and Hill do?<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Sam Northeast is the second Kent<\/a> batter to be out in the eighties today after Crawley, lbw Roland-Jones for 87. Three wickets now for TRJ. Kent 278-5 are the highest scorers of damp day round the grounds.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Everything is unfolding at a fairly pedestrian pace at Derby, like the dreg ends of a long dream. Shoaib Bashir walks from pillar to post with his long strides. Durham<\/a> 40-1.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Hmmm, not such a good match for Calvin Harrison this time around, as Josh Bohannon plucks ball from air and there\u2019s a first FC wicket for Ben Walkden. Northants 56-2.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n It is darkening, quickly, here at Derby. And here comes Nick Potts. Durham<\/a> 31-1.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n The floodlights are on at Durham, and there\u2019s been a wicket at Old Trafford \u2013 Vasconcelos lbw Balderson, 13. Northants 56-1. That brings in Calvin Harrison who played so well at this fixture last year \u2013 11 wickets and a sprightly 56.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Randell is bowling with a big white headband and he bows his head as he charges in. Three slips. second slip has hands in his pockets. There is rain in the air. Durham<\/a> 21-1.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n And after all that hanging about, Ben McKinney is back in the dressing room. He just had time for a six over midwicket to wake everyone up before being caught behind off Ben Aitchison. Durham<\/a> 17-1.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Tea time ish scores<\/p>\n DIVISION ONE<\/p>\n Southampton: Hampshire v Yorkshire<\/a> 126-9<\/p>\n Grace Road: Leicestershire<\/a> 72-5 v Glamorgan<\/p>\n Taunton: Somerset<\/a> 248-3 v Essex<\/p>\n The Oval: Surrey v Nottinghamshire<\/a> 112-8<\/p>\n Edgbaston: Warwickshire<\/a> v Sussex 98-2<\/p>\n DIVISION TWO<\/p>\n Derby: Derbyshire<\/a> v Durham 5-0<\/p>\n Cheltenham: Gloucestershire<\/a> 107-5 v Worcestershire no more play today<\/p>\n Old Trafford: Lancashire v Northamptonshire<\/a> 29-0 <\/p>\n Merchant Taylors\u2019 School: Middlesex<\/a> v Kent 271-4<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n And as play resumes at Derby, Yorkshire<\/a> tumble to nine down at the Rosebowl.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Notts have scraped into three figures in the big-beef at The Oval, thanks to Patterson-White\u2019s 22 not out. Notts 102-7.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Over and out at Cheltenham<\/p>\n Rain has drawn the curtain on play for today at Cheltenham, with Glos 107-5. Ben Allison 3-15; Tommy Boorman 51 not out.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Restart at 4pm at Derby with 40.2 overs theoretically to play.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n A whistles and bells standing ovation for Josh Thomas as Shane Snater sends a creeper between bat and pad to tonk the top of off stump. Out for 110. At the other end Henry Nicholls on debut is 52 not out; Somerset<\/a> 213-3.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n They\u2019ve taken an early tea at Grace Road with Leicestershire 71-4 on a truncated day. That Gumbs run out<\/a> in full.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n After the last long weeks of guiltily enjoyed balmy evenings, it is a relief to see a couple of blokes in fleeces, hands in pocket, trudge around a rained-soaked cricket ground. The seagulls are scurrying about, the Derbyshire<\/a> flag blows, but not much other action to report. A bow to those in the stands who have seen 16 balls in four an a half hours of sitting.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n A sixth Yorkshire<\/a> wicket falls, top-scorer Wharton bowled for 24 by Andrew Neal (not that one). Tumble down the stairs over, Yorkshire can rebuild from 80-6.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>A hundred for Josh Thomas!<\/p>\n His second f-c century of the season! Reaches it by tucking into something wayward from Simon Harmer, sending it running gaily down to the third man boundary. (152 balls, 15 fours). Somerset<\/a> 206-2.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a010.06 EDT<\/p>\n Sam Curran\u2019s chances of replacing Ben Stokes in the Test team have been (temporarily) scuppered with a groin injury that will rule him out of the rest of the summer.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Curran-less Surrey<\/a> continue to prod Notts who are now 71-6. Martindale the last man out for 13; Verreynne 16 not out.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Things don\u2019t get any better for Yorkshire<\/a> on their south coast holiday as they resume after the rainbreak, YJB is immediately lbw to Abbot (12-8-6-4) for five. Yorkshire 76-5.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Muyeye flashed briefly but must march away, well caught at second slip after TRJ induces a squeeze. Out comes DBD, whose sister Nadine will be performing at carnival next weekend. Kent<\/a> 185-3. Northeast 47 not out.<\/p>\n Another inspection at Derby at 3pm, while they\u2019ve taken an early tea at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Tommy Boorman (41) and Ollie Price (26) are nudging Glos, 88-4, away from disaster at parched Cheltenham. Price, who made that megawatt 253 against Lancs last year, has just signed a two-year contract extension to stay at Bristol.<\/p>\n Here at Derby, the groundstaff are rolling the covers out again, pastry like, as the skies start frowning once more.<\/p>\n White hot: Cheltenham school Photograph: Rachel Le Poidevin\/PPAUK\/ShutterstockShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a009.34 EDT<\/p>\n Tune into the Middlesex stream to catch Crawley on song, immediately he eyes up something he fancies from Ryan Higgins and wafts to second slip for 81. He turns on his heel and swishes his bat in frustration. Kent 167-2.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n As I tap, there is play at Cheltenham (Glos 78-4); Merchant Taylor\u2019s (Kent 162-1); The Oval (Notts 48-5), Taunton (Somerset 170-2) and Southampton ( Yorks 66-4).<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n There will be an inspection here at 2.30. Just went for a quick circle around the ground. The grass is certainly on the spongey side.<\/p>\n