And, while I\u2019m here, happy, happy 10th birthday to my nephew Cian who unwrapped Playfair 26 this morning with his cereal.<\/p>\n
Share<\/a><\/p>\n Good morning Tim Maitland: \u201cSubbed out of the Glamorgan game with a hand injury, since his return, the artist formerly known as YJB has managed 6 against Sussex (failing along with Lyth while all around boots were filled) , a fluent yet truncated 38 batting with Root and 18 at Somerset and then another brief flash (four 4s and a 6) of 25 before shouldering arms to one that needed playing and a second innings duck.<\/p>\n \u201cAssuming that the wise old heads in the Headingley press box will ignore the fact that you come from the wrong side of the Pennines, I\u2019d be interested to hear any of their thoughts on how Young Jonny B is coping with the burdens of captaincy.\u201d<\/p>\n Wise old heads say: he did well last year marrying everything together, especially in the second half of the season, but for one reason or another it hasn\u2019t really happened so far this year.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a006.21 EDT<\/p>\n There is a chap who sits in the same seat at the very top of Hollies Stand for Warwickshire<\/a> home games, presumably to enjoy the peaceful solitude it offers. But for today\u2019s visit of Glamorgan he is surrounded by hundreds of local school kids, all chirruping away excitedly, for what is being deemed a \u201cRed-ball showcase\u201d fixture. Anyway, the Bears have won the toss and will be looking to showcase their skills with said red ball. It does feel like a bowl-first day, even if one of the square boundaries is remarkably short.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a006.22 EDT<\/p>\n Made a major error not bringing my winter coat. A decent crowd for this, Yorkshire\u2019s last Championship match at Headingley until September. Surrey have won the toss and will bowl, great to hear the Yorkshire<\/a> lineup read out over the loudspeaker: \u201cJoe Root, Harry Brook, Jonny Bairstow\u201d and some great Surrey players too.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>T20 Hall of fame<\/p>\n The ECB has announced a new T20 hall of fame before the Blast, er, blasts off, a week today. The garlanded four are: Ravi Bopara, Charlotte Edwards, James Vince and Danni Wyatt-Hodge<\/p>\n Share<\/a>England mix it up for Test seriesShare<\/a>Division Two table (all teams have played five games)<\/p>\n 1 Durham<\/a> 91<\/p>\n 2 Middlesex<\/a> 68<\/p>\n 3 Northamptonshire<\/a> 66<\/p>\n 4 Lancashire<\/a> 63<\/p>\n 5 Kent<\/a> 61<\/p>\n 6 Worcestershire<\/a> 60<\/p>\n 7 Derbyshire<\/a> 53<\/p>\n 8 Gloucestershire<\/a> 29<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Division One table (all teams have played five games)<\/p>\n 1 Notts 80<\/p>\n 2 Warwickshire<\/a> 74<\/p>\n 3 Surrey<\/a> 72<\/p>\n 4 Sussex<\/a> 69<\/p>\n 5 Glamorgan<\/a> 69<\/p>\n 6 Somerset<\/a> 64<\/p>\n 7 Essex<\/a> 60<\/p>\n 8 Yorkshire<\/a> 48<\/p>\n 9 Leicestershire<\/a> 41<\/p>\n 10 Hampshire<\/a> 29<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Fixtures<\/p>\n Division One<\/p>\n Chelmsford: Essex v Leicestershire<\/p>\n Southampton: Hampshire v Nottinghamshire<\/p>\n Taunton: Somerset<\/a> v Sussex<\/p>\n Edgbaston: Warwickshire<\/a> v Glamorgan<\/p>\n Headingley: Yorkshire<\/a> v Surrey<\/p>\n Division Two<\/p>\n Bristol: Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire<\/p>\n Beckenham: Kent v Durham<\/p>\n Southport: Lancashire v Worcestershire<\/p>\n Lord\u2019s: Middlesex v Derbyshire<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Preamble<\/p>\n Good morning! How can we be here already? Trees decked in their brightest spring greens totter on the embankments as my trans pennine express slips through the hills.Here be the final round of this early block, nearly half way through the Championship season.<\/p>\n I\u2019m off to see Root, Brook and Bairstow v Surrey, there are a couple of outground games at Southport and Beckenham; out of sorts Hampshire host top of the table Notts, and Warwickshire<\/a> take on roaring Glamorgan.<\/p>\n All that and more from 11am. Do come and join us, the coffee is percolating.<\/p>\n![\"Ali](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778840768_491_Ali_martin3,_L.png\")
Ali Martin<\/p>\n