County Championship Division 1 Thread 2016

[captaincolly]

Lancs haven't started their reply very strongly.

6/3 now.

[budgetmeansbudget]

Buttler out, 32/5.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Looks like the title is going south. Well deserved.

[Alviro Patterson]

Looks like the title is going south. Well deserved.

Preferably in the direction of the West Country

[Arthur Crabtree]

Dunno. Middx seem to be the best team this season. If they win against Lancs, no one will catch them.

[Arthur Crabtree]

County season to forget for Gary Ballance.

[Arthur Crabtree]

...and Andrew Gale.

[st_brendy]

Realistically you can already 19, maybe 20, points to Somerset's total. Even with Tahir and Samit in their attack, you'd expect Somerset to brush Notts aside on their dustbowl - but dropping a stack of batting points in the process.

But if Middlesex can just win one of their final two - and they're one wicket away from re-taking total control of their game vs Lancs - then even two Somerset wins shouldn't be enough.

[Aidan11]

After tonight's big storm in Manchester is there likely to be play tomorrow?

[Alviro Patterson]

After tonight's big storm in Manchester is there likely to be play tomorrow?

I imagine there will be, was not too far from Manchester during the torrential downpour and the standing water started to clear readily within an hour or so.

[budgetmeansbudget]

You can start to sense a small shift in the title race with both Yorkshire and Lancashire turning things around slowly.

Mind you a wicket or two.......

[budgetmeansbudget]

Oops, sorry Yorkshire fans.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Good test for Jack Leach here away from the dry dust bowls of Taunton.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Debut Yorkshire ton for Jake Lehmann, and fifty for Plunkett at least averts innings defeat.

[KipperJohn]

Good test for Jack Leach here away from the dry dust bowls of Taunton.

Currently 4-48 off 22 overs which is pretty good anywhere.