Key occasions
Cam Steel retires
Rotten information from The Oval. Cam Steel, who received three Championship titles with Surrey, has been compelled to retire after failing to get better from an ankle damage he picked up whereas going for a run in 2024. Steel underwent surgical procedure in February final 12 months, and an extra operation in September, however wasn’t in a position to totally get better.
“Playing cricket for a living, and particularly for Surrey, has been the best time of my life,” mentioned Steel. “The last 18 months have been frustrating, and I’m gutted to be retiring on medical grounds. Cricket had become something I was watching, rather than doing, with too much time in the Oval’s windowless gym and not enough time out in the middle. I’ve always prided myself on working hard and doing everything I can to improve, and I gave my all to get back on the park. Unfortunately, it wasn’t to be.
“Surrey have always encouraged me to be unapologetically myself, and I’m hugely grateful to the club, the players and the members for their support throughout my time here. Thank you to the medical staff for sticking with me through every grumpy calf raise and setback, and to the coaches, whose shoulders and backs survived years of throwdowns. Mostly, thank you to the lads for their friendship and support. A special thank you to Gareth Batty for his backing, opportunities and limitless time, and to Alec Stewart for taking a chance on me in 2021 and bringing me to the best club in the world. Who knew the Gaffer was watching Western Australian grade cricket?”
Lunchtime scores
DIVISION ONE
Sophia Gardens: Glamorgan 440 and 3-0 v Leicestershire 586-7dec
Trent Bridge: Notts 279 and 412-4 v Warwickshire 459
The Oval: Surrey 472 v Essex 409 and 92-1
Headingley: Yorkshire 511 v Sussex 502 and 159-4
DIVISION TWO
The County Ground: Derbyshire 281 and 179-7 v Gloucestershire 498
Riverside: Durham 295 and 99-2 v Lancashire 370 and 260-9dec Durham want 237 to win
New Road: Worcestershire 447 BEAT Kent 196 and 249 by an innings and two
Derbyshire are down and practically out, 177-7, nonetheless path Gloucs by 40. If Gloucestershire do handle to winkle out the final three, it is going to go away Kent the one membership in Div 2 to not have a win below their belt.
How are Durham doing of their run-chase? Hmmm, higher than they had been at 46-2. Emilio Gay (26) and David Bedingham (24) are rebuilding. Durham 88-2, want one other 248. A wicket every for Mitch Stanley and George Balderson.
Leicestershire declare 586-7
A lead of 146 on a featherbed pitch ought to imply this recreation potters right into a draw, however you by no means know…
Gus Atkinson returns for a pre-lunch blast on the pavilion finish.
Arrive train-belatedly at The Oval, to find that Tom Westley was dropped off Matt Fisher’s first ball. He roars an lbw enchantment, each Westley and the ump are uninterested.
And at Headingley, George HIll has eliminated nightwatchman Carlson. Sussex, three down, lead by 61.
100 for Jonny Tattersall
Tattersall joins within the Sophia Gardens run glut, with a playful 112 earlier than Kiran Carlson, who has toiled by means of 27 overs, has him caught for 112. Leicestershire 542-6 have a lead of 102 over Glamorgan.
And one other one down for Derbyshire, Andersson for a two-ball duck to Will Williams, who’s having fairly a recreation.
Good and unhealthy information for Derbyshire fans – Matthew Montgomery has 50, however nightwatchman Ben Aitchison is out. Derbys 125-4, nonetheless path Gloucs by 92.
An early wicket at The Oval, that man Atkinson easing into his bowling boots. Tall Paul lbw for 3, Essex 25 for one and nonetheless in arrears.
Ignore me, feedback are up and working.
Durham have the most important check this morning, a rampaging Jimmy Anderson. Lancs have per week off subsequent week so he can provide it his all.
To these hoping to speak BTL, fingers crossed we could have feedback up quickly.
Six video games safely underway, the solar nonetheless smiling.
It appears Joe Root’s batting had extra than simply CCLive! smiling. Last evening Sussex coach Paul Farbrace advised the reporters community: “One or two of our young batters who have aspirations to play international cricket got to watch Rooty close up, how he scores off good balls and punishes the bad ones.”
Also loved his touch upon Tom Price. “He’s twisted his ankle, but it’s the first time I’ve ever seen anyone twist an ankle doing a long barrier. When they did that at Under 13s level, he must have had a week off that week. He’ll be ok.”
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Sunday’s round-up
Sabastian Sawe might have crossed the marathon ending line in below two hours, however issues had been extra sedate a few miles away on the Oval the place Dom Sibley escorted Surrey in the direction of parity and past. He spent practically 20 minutes on 99 earlier than reaching his first hundred of the 12 months, although shortly afterwards was the unfortunate recipient of a Sam Cook cracker. Dan Lawrence leapt to an entertaining 125. Surrey completed with a lead of 63 and Essex noticed off the ultimate 9 overs of the day. Surrey had promised free entry to any marathon runners however there was no signal of medals.
Worcestershire duly bulldozed Kent, an innings-and-two-run flattening at New Road. Kent wanted 231 to keep away from an innings defeat and had been quickly within the soup at 38 for 3, Tom Taylor (5 for 56) the destroyer. Zak Crawley dug in, however was finally out, driving, for 31. Chris Benjamin (77) and Keith Dudgeon (41) couldn’t fairly pressure Worcestershire to bat once more. Kent are but to select up a batting level, and have misplaced Ben Compton with a dislocated finger.
Joe Root purred into motion at Headingley, in his first runout of the 12 months. However, it was a shock when he nibbled at Henry Crocombe and was out for 96. Sam Whiteman collected his maiden century for Yorkshire, who inched to a lead of 9. Sussex then misplaced two night wickets.
Haseeb Hameed (115) and Ben Duckett (93) propped up Nottinghamshire as they followed-on in opposition to Warwickshire. Duckett’s dashing 93 was his second half-century of the sport.
Matthew Potts reeled by means of Lancashire’s high order, leaving them 72 for six, however two Durham previous boys, Michael Jones (72) and Paul Coughlin (100) manned the lifeboats. Durham want 336 to win.
Winless Gloucestershire can sleep on the possibility of breaking their drought after forcing Derbyshire to follow-on at The Racecourse Ground.
On a featherbed at Cardiff, it was Leicestershire’s flip for batting observe, with solely four wickets falling all day.
Scores on the doorways
DIVISION ONE
Sophia Gardens: Glamorgan 440 v Leicestershire 500-5
Trent Bridge: Notts 279 and 310-4 v Warwickshire 459
The Oval: Surrey 472 v Essex 409 and 19-0
Headingley: Yorkshire 511 v Sussex 502 and 31-2
DIVISION TWO
The County Ground: Derbyshire 281 and 117-3 v Gloucestershire 498
Riverside: Durham 295 v Lancashire 370 and 260-9dec Durham want 336 to win
New Road: Worcestershire 447 BEAT Kent 196 and 249 by an innings and two runs.
Preamble
Good morning! It’s one other lovely one, lilac blossoms and stick-gathering birds. After Kent had been rolled over yesterday, all eyes on Chester le Street, Derby and Trent Bridge, with the others trying more likely to drift in the direction of attracts.
