Show only key events Please enable JavaScript to use this feature
Tea Time Ratings
SECTION ONE Chelmsford: Lancashire 131 and 73 BEAT Essex 107 and 59 by 38 runs Bristol: Gloucestershire 255 and 125-4 v Warwickshire 274 and 128 Gloucs need 23 to win The Rose Bowl: Kent 165 and 269 BEAT Hampshire 57 and 300 by 77 runs. Taunton: Somerset 389 and 118-1 v Northants 265 The Oval: Surrey 333 and 55-0 BEAT Yorkshire 179 and 208 by ten wickets SECTION TWO The Riverside: Durham 459-7dec v Sussex 162 and 9-4 Rain Sophia Gardens: Glamorgan 550-5dec v Derbyshire 253 and 26-1 Grace Road: Leicestershire 294 v Middlesex 297 and 253-6 New Road: Worcestershire 390 BEAT Nottinghamshire 128 and 183 by an innings and 79 runs Anyway, tea around the gardens where Gloucestershire is almost home. Ratings follow.
Essex for HPR
This John Stephenson quote in full: “I spoke to the members, we had a forum the other day so they were consulted, I spoke to the board. As it currently stands, we would not vote for any reduction in the Champion, any reduction in red ball cricket, and we would not vote for any reduction in the T20 home side.” “My job is to protect the interests of Essex CCC and its members and going back to the original reason for this review was to improve the performance of our team. There are many different opinions on all of this and you could have a huge debate about what makes a better player. In my opinion reducing the quantity of cricket is not the way to produce better cricketers and certainly from Essex’s point of view we would not like to see any reduction in the quantity of champion cricket. We like to host seven matches a year, members enjoy red ball cricket and as a former player I wouldn’t relish the prospect of playing less red ball cricket, I wouldn’t necessarily enjoy it [think] it makes me a better rb player. I think you can pick a lot of holes, certainly in terms of building blocks and timing. 2023 will have the same schedule which I am happy with. Knowing for sure what 2023 will look like is reassuring. In 2024 there will be a long period of discussion and consultation on this and we will see what happens. “I don’t think the club is in a position to vote for any reduction in home t20 cricket. that’s our soul, that’s what brings the revenue to the club and beyond, it’s something that the members like to come and watch and not just the members, the general public of Essex come to Chelmsford for these t20 matches and it’s amazing spectacle, it’s great for the community, it’s great for Chelmsford to have us here hosting t20 cricket at the county ground and I would be very opposed to it being reduced to five home games.” 2023 will remain the same so during the Hundred comp next year the 50-over match will be played, hopefully we will have four home games like we did this year which was really a triumph, we had 3,000 people here for each game, good weather, good pitches. We had a lot of players out for the Hundred but it gave us a great opportunity to play a younger team and we saw some big talent and the players loved it.” “Looking to 2024, I think we have to start from the basis that we cannot play league cricket during the Hundred, we cannot put the integrity of this game at risk by playing a smaller red ball during the hundred. So I hope the ECB would consider young players over 50 as a high performance bonus.” Ollie Pope on Surrey, “I would do anything for this club, when they asked me if I wanted to play it was unthinkable.”
Rory Burns on a 10 game streak
“Personally I think it would be too short for the required integrity of the County Championship.”
“I hope we do it for the good of the game, not to keep celebrity cricket alive”
Gareth Batty on HPR: ‘I hope we do it for the greater good of the game not to keep celebrity cricket alive’ And on what it would be like to win a six-team division, “It would reduce the thrill.” Updated 15.11 BST A fantastic performance on Thursday afternoon to applaud the players on the pitch. And the sun is shining. The last time Surrey won the title, Colin Graves refused to present Surrey with the trophy after a huge row in the committee room – happy days. A very happy Gareth Batty chats ‘having Rory back at the helm was gold’ ‘Worrall is the best signing in county cricket ever’. England Boys – “They wanted to play at Northants, it speaks volumes for what it means to the team.” “Don’t turn down Will Jacks.” And Middlesex Ah that’s cute – Surrey starting a lap of honor around The Oval, beers in hand. Kent and now Essex to say no to HPR: BBC report: Essex chief executive and interim chairman John Stevenson told BBC Essex that as it stands now, the club will not vote for any reduction in the Championship. — Huw Turbervill (@huwzat) September 22, At The Oval, Steve Elworthy comes in his smart jacket and shakes hands with the ground staff, who continue the work of sweeping and mowing and collecting the boundary rope.
Surrey won the 2022 County Championship
A half-hearted “Sur-rey, Sur-rey” comes from the corner as Rory Burns smashes Tattersall to the boundary, drops his bat, takes off his helmet and gives Patel a huge hug. Tattersall takes off and Burns and Patel get a standing ovation off the field from the crowd and Yorkshire. A Tattersall moon ball represents the Yorkshire mood. Surrey slap. Surrey for a flyer: 16 from the first over by Ben Coad.
Kent beat Hampshire by 77 runs
Kent 165 and 269 BEAT Hampshire 57 and 300 by 77 runs. Fuller stumped, Abbas last man gone for eight. Hampshire bid farewell to another Championship Gilchrist 4-60; Vince 73; Fuller 73 not out. Nathan Gilchrist celebrates after taking the final wicket of Mohammad Abbas Photo: Steve Bailey/ProSports/Shutterstock Updated 15.02 BST Rory Burns takes four off the first ball and Surrey are on their way to the Championship. Somerset strike again, Lamonby and Imam make sure progress. And that’s it for Yorkshire – Patterson bowled for one. Four for Worrall, two for Overton, two for Roach. Updated at 14.55 BST Aw Gloucestershire, from 27 for one, to 30 for four. Charlesworth, O Price gone, plus Hammond and Bracey – both for a duck. And they still need 110. Roach gets a huge roar as he returns to the boundary after his over, but attention soon turns elsewhere as Ben Mike’s stumps are keenly rearranged by Worrall. Yorkies 206-9, lead 52. Almost curtains at The Rose Bowl: Kyle Abbot is gone for 14, leaving Fuller on 46 with Abbas last man. And as I type a roar around the stormy Oval as Dom Bess is caught back for 43 by a beauty from Roach. Hmmm: The Strauss review sees a reduction in a county’s home cricket days from 39 to 26. A 33% drop. It just won’t happen. https://t.co/KTRjhpWYCm — David Hopps (@DavidKHopps) September 22, 2022 Gloucestershire reeling, looking for a victory target of 148. Charlesworth caught for seven, just after lunch. But they keep going, fueled by Tom Price’s 8 for 27 – which I totally forgot to mention earlier. Pictured left: Gloucestershire’s Tom Price. Photo: Ray Lawrence/TGS Photo/REX/Shutterstock Vince is out. Dime. New helmet proved not so necessary, Thompson lbw Worrall. Vincey-baby, 73 not out. He wins to bat – the target falls to 143. Thompson takes a hit on the head and switches helmets, with the Yorkies leading by 25 runs. Jordan Clarke earns his Surrey cap. Congratulations!
Sheet music for lunch
SECTION ONE Chelmsford: Lancashire 131 and 73 BEAT Essex 107 and 59 by 38 runs Bristol: Gloucestershire 255 and 4-0 v Warwickshire 274 and 128 Gloucs need 144 to win The Rose Bowl: Hampshire 57 and 209-7 v Kent 165 and 269. Hampshire need 169 to win Taunton: Somerset 389 and 12-0 v Northants 184-6 The Oval: Surrey 333 v Yorkshire 179 and 171-6 SECTION TWO The Riverside: Durham 459-7dec v Sussex 162 and 9-4 Rain Sophia Gardens: Glamorgan 550-5dec v Derbyshire 211-5 Grace Road: Leicestershire 294 v Middlesex 297 and 108-3 New Road: Worcestershire 390 BEAT Nottinghamshire 128 and 183 by an innings and 79 runs Anyway, around the pitch: James Vince is still in, Hampshire still have hope. They are on 53, with Fuller (not 33), Abbott and Abbas to come. The beads still need 169… Designating these guys to take over HPR: Thanks to Viriditan BTL for finding this statement from Kent Chairman Simon Philip: “The Strauss review is a broad and comprehensive document. However, it must be remembered that it has only been prepared through the lens of High Performance. “The two key areas for our Club – domestic structure and scheduling – remain at the discretion of the 18 first division counties. Within this group we will now consider issues such as the needs of all our Members, supporters, players and stakeholders, the financial impact, the unintended consequences and the potentially irreversible change to the essential nature of County Cricket. “Kent Cricket is a fundamental part of our community, committed to supporting the development of the men’s and women’s game at all levels. “We continue to deliver success on the field, produce players for England and support one of the largest recreational and school cricket populations in the country. “We will not allow our Association to become irrelevant.”
Worcestershire beat Nottinghamshire by an innings
Worcestershire 390 BEAT Nottinghamshire 128 and 183 by an innings and 79 runs Three wickets for Pennington and Waite, a consolation fifty for Hameed, who has quietly had a good summer. And an absolute balls-up from Notts, who lose just their second game of the season. They are still strong favorites for promotion, needing only a few points against Durham at Trent Bridge next week – but Worcestershire’s promotion hopes remain alive…
