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And another\u2026Kishore magics a bunch of flowers that turns into a slippery soap bar when it gets near to Brooke Guest who is bewildered, Derbyshire<\/a> 51-6.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Wicket number four for Kishore as Donald is bowled. Derby, who are the only side to have lost to Gloucestershire<\/a> this year, are in danger of a unenviable double.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n One, two, three, four, five, six men round the bat at Bristol. Sai Kishore fizzes in.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Someone fired up the Ollie Price machine, Bin Naeem lbw for 17. Enter new white-ball call-up Aneurin Bevan. Derby 40-4.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Kent beat Worcestershire by 84 runs!<\/p>\n A third wicket for Matt Milnes as Adam Finch fences to third slip . Three also for Mahmud and Dudgeon. Dolly undefeated on 103 and applauded off the ground. Advantage Kent<\/a>.<\/p>\n Canterbury: Kent 238 and 358 BEAT Worcestershire<\/a> 217 and 295 by 84 runs<\/p>\n Kent 19 points. Worcestershire<\/a> 3 points. <\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a011.07 EDT<\/p>\n The last thing I heard BBC Derby\u2019s Dave Fletcher say before tea was something along the lines of \u201ceven we can get bat through one session.\u201d<\/p>\n Sai Kishore has just taken his third\u2026 Derby 32-3.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a011.12 EDT<\/p>\n Notts haven\u2019t declared, Derbyshire have lost two, as have Worcestershire! Dolly remains on 103.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Time for a quick cup of tea, back soon.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Tea-time scores<\/p>\n Chelmsford: Sussex<\/a> 275 and 230 BEAT Essex 177 and 281 by 47 runs.<\/p>\n Southampton: Warwickshire<\/a> 398 BEAT Hampshire 115 and 154 by an innings and 129 runs<\/p>\n Trent Bridge: Notts 451-8dec and 100-0 v Leicestershire<\/a> 365<\/p>\n Taunton: Somerset 441 BEAT Glamorgan<\/a> 194 and 183 by an innings and 64 runs<\/p>\n The Oval: Surrey 83 and 187-9 BEAT Yorkshire<\/a> 185 and 82 by one wicket<\/p>\n Division Two<\/p>\n Bristol: Gloucestershire<\/a> 237 and 359-5dec v Derbyshire 278 and 20-0<\/p>\n Canterbury: Kent 238 and 358 v Worcestershire<\/a> 217 and 283-7 Worcs need 97 to win<\/p>\n Merchant Taylors\u2019 School: Middlesex 247 and 200 BEAT Lancashire<\/a> 151 and 136 by 160 runs<\/p>\n Wantage Road: Durham 205 and 261 BEAT Northamptonshire<\/a> 263 and 50 by 153 runs<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Over at Trent Bridge, HH has put his foot down \u2013 66 from 74 balls. Notts 100-0.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n But no, with sandwiches in sight, Taylor is lured into Keith Dudgeon\u2019s lair \u2013 a hot-damn lbw . The pendulum swings again, Worcs 283-7, 97 needed.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>100 for D’Oliveira<\/p>\n A first hundred of the season! Full-throated applause from somewhere, I\u2019m guessing the dressing room. Kent\u2019s target drops to two figures. Canterbury is bathed in sunshine.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Ooooh. Worcestershire\u2019s target drops to 100. The immacuate Dolly on 98 and the new ball due imminently.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Gloucestershire declare on 359-5 Derbyshire need 319 to win!<\/p>\n Will they have a dabble? About 45 overs to get them. Derby 1-0 after two overs.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Belatedly, the reason Durham weren\u2019t playing Carse this match was because he \u201cis rested for this fixture due to pre-arranged workload management with the ECB.\u201d Which seems a bit odd, especially as he wasn\u2019t picked for the white-ball series.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>“The worst batting performance I’ve had as coach”<\/p>\n Northants\u2019 headcoach Darren Lehman isn\u2019t pulling any punches: \u201cThat\u2019s the worst batting performance I\u2019ve had as a coach in my time because we just didn\u2019t withstand any pressure. I mean, I got bowled out for 60 when Stuart Broad got eight for 15, and actually, he bowled beautifully that day, and we didn\u2019t play and miss. And the Aussies actually didn\u2019t bat too bad that day.<\/p>\n \u201cBut this performance, especially against spin, we\u2019ve played spin well all year. A couple of good balls, a couple of poor decisions, and that can happen when you get bowled out for 50.<\/p>\n \u201cIf we want to play Division One cricket, that\u2019s the standard you got to withstand, and we haven\u2019t done that both times we\u2019ve played them [this year]. So that\u2019s a challenge for the group. You know, you get to a level, but we\u2019ve got to be better than that.<\/p>\n \u201cBut take nothing away from Durham<\/a>. They\u2019re a Division One side., I\u2019m surprised they\u2019re in this division, and they won\u2019t be now. They\u2019ll be straight up, and they\u2019ll contend for the Division One title next year.\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Du Plooy to leave Middlesex<\/p>\n As flagged BTL, Leus Du Plooy, is to leave Middx after three seasons after recommitting to his native South Africa. That means he can no longer be played as a local player, thus invalidating his original deal. Since joining, he has played in 38 first-class games, scoring 2795 runs at an average of 51.75, with seven centuries and a highest score of 263, against Gloucestershire<\/a>.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n While the Canterbury crowd were in danger of drifting off, Keith Dudgeon, who has been skulking around the outfield all day, sends Waite\u2019s stumps flying. A big, fat, inside edge -out for 37. Worcs 265-6.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a009.43 EDT<\/p>\n 100 for James Bracey<\/p>\n Well played! He becomes the first Gloucestershire batter since 2007 to scores hundreds in both innings of a match, and the first Gloucestershire<\/a> keeper to tonk them since Harry Smith in 1919.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n After nine overs, Notts have 29, with one boundary. The fireworks in cold storage till November.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Marcus North said, \u201c\u201cAneurin Donald and Henry Crocombe are two promising players who have earned their places on the back of impressive performances in domestic cricket.<\/p>\n \u201cAneurin has had an exceptional season for Derbyshire<\/a> in the Vitality Blast and also with Trent Rockets in The Hundred while Henry is a player we have had an eye on all summer.\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Call ups for Donald and Crocombe<\/p>\n In case anyone missed the white-ball squads for the Sri Lanka series announced yesterday:<\/p>\n T20 squad<\/p>\n Harry Brook (Yorkshire \u2013 captain)<\/p>\n Jofra Archer (Sussex)<\/p>\n Gus Atkinson (Surrey)<\/p>\n Sonny Baker (Hampshire)<\/p>\n Tom Banton (Somerset)<\/p>\n Jos Buttler (Lancashire)<\/p>\n James Coles (Sussex)<\/p>\n Jordan Cox (Essex)<\/p>\n Liam Dawson (Hampshire)<\/p>\n Aneurin Donald (Derbyshire)<\/p>\n Ben Duckett (Nottinghamshire)<\/p>\n Will Jacks (Surrey)<\/p>\n Saqib Mahmood (Lancashire)<\/p>\n Jamie Overton (Surrey)<\/p>\n Adil Rashid (Yorkshire)<\/p>\n Josh Tongue (Nottinghamshire)<\/p>\n ODI squad<\/p>\n Harry Brook (Yorkshire \u2013 captain)<\/p>\n Rehan Ahmed (Leicestershire)<\/p>\n Jofra Archer (Sussex)<\/p>\n Gus Atkinson (Surrey)<\/p>\n Tom Banton (Somerset)<\/p>\n Sonny Baker (Hampshire)<\/p>\n Jos Buttler (Lancashire)<\/p>\n Jordan Cox (Essex)<\/p>\n Henry Crocombe (Sussex)<\/p>\n Liam Dawson (Hampshire)<\/p>\n Ben Duckett (Nottinghamshire)<\/p>\n Will Jacks (Surrey)<\/p>\n Jamie Overton (Surrey)<\/p>\n Adil Rashid (Yorkshire)<\/p>\n Joe Root (Yorkshire)<\/p>\n Josh Tongue (Nottinghamshire)<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Matthew Waite tonks for consecutive fours off Grant Stewart. Kent<\/a> are starting to pine for that new ball, due in 22 overs. Worcs 252-5 need 128.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>118 and out for Miles Hammond<\/p>\n He steps, flicks and is caught by Montgomery, a second wicket for Andersson. Boorman soon follows for a nine-ball one. A super innings by Hammond that should have saved Gloucestershire<\/a> from defeat number 10. James Bracey 86 not out.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n At last! McCann sprints in and trapping Scriven lbw for 54, leaving Davey unbeaten on 49. Leicestershire<\/a>, from 23-2, 365 all out, trail by just 86. Fireworks from Notts approaching?<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n More praise for Henry Crocombe, this time from Essex<\/a> captain Tom Westley:<\/p>\n \u201cCrocombe has that X factor where he can change a game and he showed us that in this game. He bowls at high speed which is a challenge in itself. But that was the defining moment in the match. It\u2019s hard to swallow. I think we played good cricket for a large percentage of the game but when you have 30 minutes like that it turns the game on its head.\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Three games to take us to tea. Scriven and Davey are rather amusingly adhesively attached to the Trent Bridge crease.<\/p>\n Hammond and Bracey press on at Bristol, Gloucs 302-3 have a lead of 261 over Derby.<\/p>\n And Mahmud has whistled out another Worcestershire batter as the tension builds at Canterbury. Worcs, five down, need 151. Backbone D\u2019Oliverira not out 76.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>101 not out for Miles Hammond<\/p>\n Sneaked under the bar while the pots and pans were crashing down at Wantage Road and Chelmsford. Well played, and to James Bracey, who is undefeated on 64.<\/p>\n Centurion Miles Hammond raises his bat. Photograph: Jacob Hurry\/ShutterstockShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a008.44 EDT<\/p>\n Lunchtime-ish scores<\/p>\n Chelmsford: Sussex<\/a> 275 and 230 BEAT Essex 177 and 281 by 47 runs.<\/p>\n Southampton: Warwickshire<\/a> 398 BEAT Hampshire 115 and 154 by an innings and 129 runs<\/p>\n Trent Bridge: Notts 451-8dec v Leicestershire<\/a> 352-9<\/p>\n Taunton: Somerset 441 BEAT Glamorgan<\/a> 194 and 183 by an innings and 64 runs<\/p>\n The Oval: Surrey 83 and 187-9 BEAT Yorkshire<\/a> 185 and 82 by one wicket<\/p>\n Division Two<\/p>\n Bristol: Gloucestershire<\/a> 237 and 268-3 v Derbyshire 278<\/p>\n Canterbury: Kent 238 and 358 v Worcestershire<\/a> 217 and 199-4 Worcs need 181 to win<\/p>\n Merchant Taylors\u2019 School: Middlesex 247 and 200 BEAT Lancashire<\/a> 151 and 136 by 160 runs<\/p>\n Wantage Road: Durham 205 and 261 BEAT Northamptonshire<\/a> 263 and 50 by 153 runs<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Northants 50 all out in 22.2 overs. Durham win by 153 runs<\/p>\n A slash to first slip puts the full stop on a dismal morning for Northants that could have huge repercussions on the rest of their season. Stokes 2-9, Parky 6-20, Potts 2-13.<\/p>\n Wantage Road: Durham 205 and 261 BEAT Northamptonshire<\/a> 263 and 50 by 153 runs<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a007.49 EDT<\/p>\n Ecstatic applause for the Northants fifty.<\/p>\n