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‘Proud day’ for Bell-Drummond as Kent win at Old Trafford
Tanya Aldred
Captain Daniel Bell-Drummond was jubilant after his Kent aspect pulled off their first Championship victory over Lancashire at Old Trafford this millennium. “These wins are not easy to come by,” he mentioned, “so hopefully we can go from strength to strength. This is a very proud day for me.”
Bell-Drummond, in his first 12 months as skipper, led the way in which with an unbeaten and more and more free-flowing 79, as Kent fought by way of a testing morning towards a vigorous Nathan Lyon and Tom Hartley. Lyon took each wickets to fall, together with an electrical reflex caught-and-bowled, however Lancashire couldn’t stem the runs. They stay and not using a win this summer season and sit firmly within the Division One basement. The one piece of excellent information is that Saqib Mahmood is anticipated to play of their subsequent sport at Trent Bridge.
Centuries for Sam Northeast – purveyor of fats tons of and now the main run-scorer within the nation with a complete of 561 – and Colin Ingram noticed Glamorgan maintain Yorkshire to a draw at Headingley – with thunder and lightning after tea guaranteeing no final-session stress. The hosts, who had galloped to 519 for seven declared of their first innings, have been hampered by an ankle damage to Matt Fisher, which left him unable to bowl on day 4.
Dan Moriarty and Dom Bess wheeled by way of 96 overs between them on a pitch that didn’t maybe deteriorate as anticipated and they collected a wicket every, however Joe Root and Adam Lyth walked off with with two apiece. Events have been known as off at Lord’s and not using a ball bowled after rain ruined day 4, as it had day one between Middlesex and Leicestershire.
Final scores
DIVISION ONE
Old Trafford: Kent 261 and 166-3 BEAT Lancashire 92 and 332 BY SEVEN WICKETS
Taunton: Somerset 128 and 170-7 BEAT Essex 156 and 138 BY THREE WICKETS
DIVISION TWO
Derby: Derbyshire 246 and 109-9 LOST TO Sussex 479 BY AN INNINGS AND 124 RUNS
Lord’s: Middlesex 407-8 DRAW WITH Leicestershire 306
Headingley: Yorkshire 519-7dec DRAW WITH Glamorgan 221 and 372-7
And that’s that! Thanks to your firm during the last 4 days – see you all on Friday!
Yorkshire DRAW with Glamorgan
Headingley: Yorkshire 519-7dec DRAW WITH Glamorgan 221 and 372-7
Yorkshire 16 factors, Glamorgan 10
Match deserted at Headingley – it ends in a draw. Yorkshire choose up 16 factors, Glamorgan get 10.
Right, with thunder rumbling round at Headingley, I believe I’ll begin writing up for the paper. BTL stays open, as at all times.
Bad gentle stops play at Headingley
Is this, the ultimate curtain? Glamorgan 372-7. Northeast 142 not out, Crane one not out. Two wickets for J Root and Adam Lyth.
Harris despatched on his approach, lbw, by the ump. Not a contented chappy. But Glamorgan now seven down.
Tea-time scores
DIVISION ONE
Old Trafford: Kent 261 and 166-3 BEAT Lancashire 92 and 332 BY SEVEN WICKETS
Taunton: Somerset 128 and 170-7 BEAT Essex 156 and 138 BY THREE WICKETS
DIVISION TWO
Derby: Derbyshire 246 and 109-9 LOST TO Sussex 479 BY AN INNINGS AND 124 RUNS
Lord’s: Middlesex 407-8 DRAW WITH Leicestershire 306
Headingley: Yorkshire 519-7dec v Glamorgan 221 and 362-6
A wicket! With the ultimate ball of the session. Adam Lyth and his nondescript doughnuts the person with the golden arm. Bevan lbw – Glamorgan 362-6, a lead of 64. Yorkshire bounce into tea.
Dom Bess has filthy knees, so a minimum of one thing is correct with the world. Northeast and younger Bevan seeing Glamorgan by way of until tea.
Middlesex DRAW with Leicestershire
Lord’s: Middlesex 407-8 DRAW WITH Leicestershire 306
Middlesex 15 factors, Leicestershire 12
And they name it a day at Lord’s.
Dom Bess actually has gone daring with the bleach bottle – full on white blond, no trace of honey. Happy for Moriarty right here, he spent so lengthy on the sidelines at Surrey, now into his 51st over (1-121) of the innings.
Daniel Bell-Drummond on right now’s win: “These wins are not easy to come by, so hopefully we can go from strength to strength. This is a very proud day for me but now we have three days off and then we’re back to it.
“Both Wes Agar and Nathan Gilchrist bowled brilliantly. It was world-class bowling that bowled them out very cheaply in the first innings and put us in the box-seat in the game. They were hungry to get back into it and they really showed their class.”
A second for Joe Root! Cooke bowled and now the door is open.
100 for Sam Northeast!
A hungry Northeast reaches his second century of the 12 months – the primary was that unbeaten 335. He already has 500 runs beneath his belt – if he might make this a double, 1000 earlier than the top of May all of the sudden flies into sight.
Have arrived house. The Giro appears to have taken priority over Yorks v Glamorgan, the place Ingram has been out. A wicket for Root J. Glam 4 down, lead by 11.
100 for Colin Ingram!
This was earlier than lunch truly, however deserves celebrating. A cracking efficiency by Glamorgan of their second innings to take issues to close parity, a partnership of 200 between Ingram and that purveyor of huge scores, Sam Northeast.
I’m going to cycle house now with the covers on at Old Trafford. One chink of sunshine for Lancs supporters – Saqib Mahmood is because of play within the subsequent spherical of matches, towards Notts at Trent Bridge.
Lunchtime dialogue: Roger Bannister’s sub four-minute mile, the highest sporting achievement of the final 100 years.
Lunchtime scores
DIVISION ONE
Old Trafford: Kent 261 and 166-3 BEAT Lancashire 92 and 332 BY SEVEN WICKETS
Taunton: Somerset 128 and 170-7 BEAT Essex 156 and 138 BY THREE WICKETS
DIVISION TWO
Derby: Derbyshire 246 and 109-9 LOST TO Sussex 479 BY AN INNINGS AND 124 RUNS
Lord’s: Middlesex 407-8 v Leicestershire 306 no play but right now
Headingley: Yorkshire 519-7dec v Glamorgan 221 and 277-3
Kent beat Lancashire by seven wickets!
Old Trafford: Kent 261 and 166-3 BEAT Lancashire 92 and 332 BY SEVEN WICKETS
Kent 20 factors, Lancashire 3
It should be day 4, chips and sandwiches for lunch within the press field – and very blissful everybody is simply too. Kent want two to win… and there we’re! DBD 79 not out; Denly senior 19 not out – a primary win for Kent this season, and they appear totally delighted.
If they’re to lose –and Kent want simply 15 – Lancashire would be the solely crew to have misplaced two Championship matches.
Just a little replace on Fisher from Graham H at Headingley – Fisher didn’t heat up this morning , so presumably will play no half right now. Looks like an damage to the left ankle.
And a wicket! A second for Lyon, Leaning obliges: straight into the palms of Wells at slip. Probably too little, most likely too late. Kent 129-3, want 35.
Make that two fifities and two tons of for DBD in 4 matches.
They’re taking an early lunch at Lord’s, 12.30 immediate for a medium glass of Sauvingon and an avocado soften.
Sam Northeast and Colin Ingram each transferring in the direction of seemingly inevitable centuries at Headingley towards a Yorkshire aspect shorn of Fisher, who tripped whereas attempting to avoid wasting a boundary yesterday.
And Bell-Drummond passes fifty for the fourth time this season – a cracking begin to his first season as Kent captain.
Twelve overs right here at OT this morning, loads of risk, however not as a lot stress as Lancashire might need hoped – there hasn’t been a maiden but. The hundred up for Kent, who want one other 63.
It’s all of the sudden wanting sticky for Kent. Hartley and Lyon have the bit between their enamel. At least Anderson isn’t pawing the turf within the deep.
No play, by the way, at Lord’s – the place it is raining and the forecast is depressing.
Brilliant! Compton should go this time, he drives, and Lyon, all worldwide reflexes, dives to his proper and collects. Kent 92-2, require 73.
A drop! And it’s the crab-like Compton, dropped by Will Williams, the ball bouncing out of his paws as he hit the bottom.
Another electronic mail drops – good morning, Jonathan May!
“An interesting article by Ali re the PCA’s concerns about the volume of domestic cricket being played.
”To an extent the issues make sense, on condition that, after the championship part, the schedule turns into extremely messy, because of the ECB’s mom of all disasters in including a fourth format to the season. You usually get the impression that gamers are uncertain which format they’re taking part in mid-way by way of.
”Some complaints don’t wash although. Journey instances in England aren’t a lot of a problem (evaluate US NBA basketball street journeys!). And how about travelling round in crew buses, not their vehicles, as it’s safer and extra environment-friendly? Most sports activities groups appear to.
“Above all, 78 days’ cricket for a county (the number Ali quotes) doesn’t seem too much over six months. That includes all the championship days theoretically getting played on (which they never do) and the one-day cup, which is nowadays full of second-team players grateful for the chance to shine. Very few players, if any, play all the matches.
“Come on guys, it’s a professional sport and a nice life too. I’d swap it for an office job any day.”
Hartley and Lyon are wheeling away, not fairly into the mud, the marginally much less damp soil. Kent’s goal has shrunk to 84 – make that 80 with that boundary from Compton, who’s barely much less snail-like this morning.
Good morning, Tim Maitland!
“Just chewing the cud over Joe Root’s 156 against Glamorgan and the 119 he scored in the last match versus Derbyshire and I can’t help thinking it might be really good news for England.
”Of course these aren’t check calibre assaults, however I’d argue Root was the one one that didn’t have to be influenced by no matter Brendon McCullum desires the “Bazball” philosophy to be known as. He was already scoring at a price that will get beneath the pores and skin of any check captain and, extra importantly, was doing it in a comparatively danger free method: the nurdling of ones and twos off good balls and the exquisitely timed despatching of the dangerous ones. Relieved of the captaincy and given the freer reign of the Ben Stokes period, I’d argue Root turned much less efficient. It wasn’t that his novelty photographs have been getting him out that usually, however he appeared to be getting out extra usually pushing to attain at a better price than he wanted to.
”The fantastic thing about yesterday’s innings (foreshadowed by the extra pedestrian one towards Derbyshire), was that whereas scoring at virtually a run a ball – his century got here pleasingly in precisely 100 balls, Root wasn’t urgent to fabricate runs. The scoop appears to have been largely shelved and the reverse sweep has been returned to its function as a shock weapon.
”If that is a part of a plan to get himself again to what made him such a profitable check batsman within the first place, he could possibly be about to get pleasure from an actual Indian summer season as he enters the later phases of his profession.”
Players categorical concern concerning the congested home fixture record:
Sunday’s spherical up
In radiant night daylight at Old Trafford, Nathan Lyon was inflicting chaos. With the ball spitting and ripping, and 4 males near the bat, squatting on prime of their lengthy shadows, Kent’s Daniel Bell-Drummond and Ben Compton dug into their activity of survival, and digging out the 164 Lancashire had set them to win.
Lyon, sun shades characteristically connected to his shaved head, appealed vigorously, however neither he nor Tom Hartley might make the breakthrough. Kent, regardless of shedding Zak Crawley to the second over of the innings, lbw for one, want one other 93. Earlier, Matt Parkinson and Wes Agar completed with three wickets every, regardless of some plucky innings from Lancashire’s younger batters, Georges Balderson and Bell and Matty Hurst.
A reverse-swinging masterclass from a zinging Jayden Seales careered by way of Derbyshire’s second innings, sending them flying like Smarties at a kids’s occasion, and to defeat by an innings and 124 runs.
Seales, who was twice on a hat-trick, completed with a career-best 5 for 29, and heat phrases from his head coach at Sussex, Paul Farbrace, who mentioned: “In the four games he’s played for us, every single spell he’s run in hard. He’s never cantered in, he’s never taken it easy and never not wanted to bowl.”
Derbyshire’s New Zealand quick bowler Blair Tickner didn’t bat, and introduced that his spouse Sarah is affected by leukaemia and is receiving therapy within the UK. Sussex misplaced a degree attributable to a gradual over price.
Yorkshire flayed Glamorgan to all corners of Headingley, cantering to most batting factors with luggage of overs to spare. Joe Root cruised to 156, his second hundred in consecutive video games, Finlay Bean an aggressive 173, his highest first-class rating, whereas Harry Brook and Jonny Tattersall contributed funky fifties. Mason Crane, who took a tonking, completed with 5 for 152. Glamorgan misplaced three wickets – together with Kiran Carlson unfortunate to be run out off Root’s shin pad at foolish level – earlier than Sam Northeast and Colin Ingram dug in.
Hundreds for Sam Robson and Leus du Plooy helped Middlesex previous 400 at Lord’s, with a few wickets for Leicestershire’s Rehan Ahmed.
Scores on the doorways
DIVISION ONE
Old Trafford: Lancashire 92 and 332 v Kent 261 and 71-1
Taunton: Somerset 128 and 170-7 BEAT Essex 156 and 138 BY THREE WICKETS
DIVISION TWO
Derby: Derbyshire 246 and 109-9 LOST TO Sussex 479 BY AN INNINGS AND 124 RUNS
Lord’s: Middlesex 407-8 v Leicestershire 306
Headingley: Yorkshire 519-7dec v Glamorgan 221 and 171-3
Preamble
Good financial institution vacation morning! It’s a wonderful day right here in Manchester – the place Kent should garner one other 93 runs for his or her first win at Old Trafford within the Championship this millenium. Elsewhere, Yorkshire are on the cost and issues look truthful for a merry draw at Lord’s.