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Key events
Inspections at Scarborough
Early news from North Marine Road – the umpires will be inspecting at 11am and noon.
Political mastications at the Test.
Roundup: Carse gets back down to business, Surrey toil again
Durham’s Brydon Carse, last pictured in handcuffs outside a Derby nightclub and subsequently dropped from England’s Test squad, took his emotions out on Gloucestershire early. He truncheoned Joe Phillips’s middle stump with his sixth ball and induced Miles Hammond into a flamboyant drive by a couple of overs later. With Matthew Potts snaffling Cameron Bancroft, Gloucestershire were on the precipice at 13 for three. A classy 60 from James Bracey enabled them to limp to 137, but Kasey Aldridge mopped up most of the rest with five for 16. Durham then lost two quick wickets, until an unbeaten half-century from David Bedingham sailed them to calmer waters.
It was another dud day for Surrey on what is turning into a miserable Championship summer. After losing the toss and being asked to bat, they were soon in trouble on a verdant Chelmsford wicket. Sam Cook, who swapped into the Essex side after being released by England, picked up three wickets alongside Zaman Akhter, as Surrey were dismissed for 183. Adam Thomas top scored with 43, but there were few consolation runs for Ollie Pope, also surplus to requirements at Lord’s. There was just time for Essex’s Paul Walter to be caught behind before bad light stopped play.
Honours were fairly even at North Marine Road where the rain blew in mid-afternoon. Leicestershire’s Josh Davey plucked out both Yorkshire openers cheaply, but Sam Whiteman and James Wharton, unbeaten on 70, restocked the shelves. Jonny Bairstow flashed hazardly and was caught behind for one, to Scarborough sighs.
Zak Crawley’s highest score of the season gave Kent a boost on a long day waiting for the rain to stop at Wantage Road. His unbeaten 82 dominated an unbroken opening stand of 154 with Ben Compton in the promotion nose to nose against Northamptonshire.
Sonny Baker ripped up Glamorgan’s rebuilding plans, with two wickets in his first over after being subbed into the Hampshire side. It was a typically Tiggerish entrance on a damp day designed for bowlers – 17 wickets fell, including Glamorgan’s top three all for ducks. Sussex’s Henry Crocombe grabbed a hat-trick at Hove as Somerset lost their last five wickets for 11 runs.
Close of play scores
Division One
Chelmsford: Essex 10-1 v Surrey 183
Sophia Gardens: Glamorgan 111-7 v Hampshire 162
Hove: Sussex 77-2 v Somerset 202
Edgbaston: Warwickshire v Nottinghamshire no play today
Scarborough: Yorkshire 144-5 v Leicestershire
Division Two
Derby: Derbyshire v Middlesex no play today
Chester-le-Street: Durham 100-3 v Gloucestershire 137
Northampton: Northamptonshire v Kent 154-0
New Road: Worcestershire v Lancashire start delayed
Preamble
Good morning from a damp Scarborough. The sky is sigh-grey and the sea furious. Today could follow in Thursday’s wet footsteps, with the Met office promising heavy rain in northern England and increasingly widespread showers elsewhere.
But don’t give up just yet, there is still much to chew over after wickets tumbled yesterday. Can Surrey fight back? Will Zak Crawley make his first red-ball hundred of the year? Have Glamorgan been Bakered? Play might start at 11am round the grounds, but we’ll be here anyway. Do join us.
