County Championship 2023

[sussexpob]

Not much new deal high risk batting going on, but Yorks have got to 100 at five an over.

Durham are 98 after 19, so same path.

I'm assuming this is because of the revised bonus points structure, although Alex Lees (52* off 56 balls) probably also has one eye on England

Our attack keeps people awake at night, but in the way children cant sleep on Christmas Eve.

[Arthur Crabtree]

First ton of the season goes to the wonderfully named Finlay Bean for Yorkshire.

[Durhamfootman]

Our attack keeps people awake at night, but in the way children cant sleep on Christmas Eve.

Nathan McAndrew rather pulled things back for you a bit once the gloom set in. That and some suspect batting choices.... although this is the England way and we've been told Durham are going to adopt it. 352-7 at 5 an over

[Durhamfootman]

Hants on top

Northants under the pump

Surrey recover well

Derbys somewhat squander their good start

Durham looking pretty well placed

Gloucs up against it

Yorks moving serenely through the gears

I think county cricket did quite well to get as many overs in today as it did

[Arthur Crabtree]

First ton of the season goes to the wonderfully named Finlay Bean for Yorkshire.

Followed by Dawid Malan.

And now Cameron Steel.

Feels like a nice day for cricket.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Middx have four ducks at the top of the order. An Audi, I think.

[Durhamfootman]

Middlesex under the cosh. 4-4 at one point and those 4 runs came from no balls

Yorks score 517 at 5 an over to put themselves in the driving seat, including 49 for GDB

[Durhamfootman]

Ackermann and Handscomb lead the Leics fightback with a century partnership

Simpson and Higgins bring up their century partnership too as Middlesex try to recover

Lancs are struggling 8 down v Surrey, where centurion Steel also takes a wicket

Gregory and Davey bring their 8th wicket partnership up to 80 as Somerset recover every so slightly v Warks

Notts have a 70 run lead with 6 wickets left in their low scoring affair at Hants

not as low scoring as Canterbury where Northants have started the 3rd innings 105 behind

Durham concede the obligatory 50 run 8th wicket stand and at this rate their 73 run lead might end up becoming a first innings deficit

[Arthur Crabtree]

Carse just broke it.

[Durhamfootman]

ah, but Durham haven't conceded 50 for the 9th and 30 for the 10th yet

although they do have the new ball now

[Durhamfootman]

Harmer and Porter rip through MIddlesex once the 6th wicket stand ended

Notts in trouble now. 100 run lead but only 4 wickets left

Lancs in trouble... possible follow on

Northants need a captains innings from Proctor

Derbys, who went off like a train are now in deficit with 4 wickets still to take. Quite the implosion after setting off at 6 an over for a big chunk of day 1

Glammy are completely bossing hapless Gloucs

Sussex still batting..... of course

Leics struggling

[Slipstream]

Nice to see a few England players out there, braving the weather. Not the bowlers, obviously.

For some reason Robinson, Anderson, Broad, Woakes, Mahmood, Fisher to miss the first lot of games. I wonder if this is from the ECB. Lancs wouldn't allow their 2 to play.
Only Stone, Potts and Overton are playing.

Stokes, Wood, Archer and Curran are at the IPL.

[Durhamfootman]

I read that Broad has been made available to play in 4 of Notts opening 6 fixtures, so maybe it's up to Notts to decide which 4. He might fancy playing the bulk of them at TB and/or other ashes grounds as part of his ashes preparation

[Arthur Crabtree]

Yorkshire won't be able to enforce a follow on. But I'm guessing that they will, new England style, try and biff a quick third innings and declare leaving a gettable target.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Our attack keeps people awake at night, but in the way children cant sleep on Christmas Eve.

Spoke too soon!