County Championship Round 8 Discussion Thread

[Shelsey93]

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This round of fixtures is spread over seven days, with Somerset-Durham starting today at 12 noon, after the torch relay leaves Taunton.

Division 1

Somerset v Durham @ Taunton (Day 3) - Commentary link http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/bbc_radio_five_live_sports_extra (BBC 5LSX)

Durham 384 (Smith 100, di Venuto 96, Stokes 60, Trego 3-90) Somerset 357-8 (Trego 67*, Compton 64, Hildreth 53, C. Overton 50, Blackwell 3-74)

Lancashire v Middlesex @ Liverpool (Day 2) - Commentary link http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket-18165257 (BBC London)

Lancs 276-4 (Prince 121*, Croft 78, Murtagh 2-48)

Surrey v Warwickshire @ The Oval (Day 2) - Match discussion thread https://www.606v2.com/t29529-surrey-vs-warwickshire-match-thread; Commentary link http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket-18165255 (BBC London)

Surrey 223 (Maynard 39, Wright 3-42) Warks 106-1 (Chopra 59*, Dernbach 1-8)

Sussex v Nottinghamshire @ Hove (Starts Friday) - Commentary link http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket-18165499 (BBC Sussex/ BBC Nottingham)

Division 2

Essex v Derbyshire @ Chelmsford (Day 2) - Commentary link http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/18138729

Essex 182 (Pettini 56, Wainwright 5-51) Derbys 37-1 (Guptill 19*, Masters 1-17)

Hampshire v Glamorgan @ Rose Bowl (Day 2)

Hants 316 (Ervine 109*, Adams 42, Glover 4-76, Owen 4-87) Glam 13-0 (Rees 7*)

Kent v Leicestershire @ Canterbury (Day 2) - Commentary link http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/18138865

Leics 141 (White 38, Coles 5-41) Kent 104-2 (Nash 50*, Hoggard 2-24)

Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire @ Wantage Road (Day 2)

Northants 302-4 (Middlebrook 121, Coetzer 81*, W. Gidman 2-57)


Scores up to date to Close, Wednesday

[Liam]

Oh God Glammy really need to knock off these last 29 runs with just 2 wickets remaining. Wallace got 27 and got out, needed him to guide us to they're total. Got a feeling that the last wicket partnership is gonna cost Glamorgan

[Guest]

tom craddock with A 5-FER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WELL BOWLED YOUNG CRADDOCK

5-96 from 19 overs, expensive but he's only 18 year old legspinner so well bowled young man.

[JDizzle]

George Dockrell is only 19 and he took 6-29.

Somerset now 73-2 and look to have gained control of this game, and will look to wrap it up probably first session tomorrow.

[jimbohammers]

It aint over yet...

[JDizzle]

Somerset get a cracking win in over Durham inside three days at Taunton. Take a bow young Dockrell as you were the key to this victory. Great performance.

Although on twitter, Craig Kieswetter has just said that George has proclaimed "he takes six fers for fun". One too many Thatchers Gold I think!

[guildfordbat]

Somerset get a cracking win in over Durham inside three days at Taunton. Take a bow young Dockrell as you were the key to this victory. Great performance.

Although on twitter, Craig Kieswetter has just said that George has proclaimed "he takes six fers for fun". One too many Thatchers Gold I think!

JD - not too surprised. As mentioned last week, I was very impressed by Dockers when he was bowling then at the Oval. Maybe not a massive spinner of the ball but plenty of guile with subtle variations in flight and pace. A good temperament as well, remaining calm as the Surrey batsmen tried to get after him.

I'm sure he's too sensible to expect a sixfer every time. I just hope his supporters and the media also realise that and don't hype up a young talent too much too soon. He's already doing well. With the right encoragement, he'll go even further.

[Carrotdude]

Another young up and comer took a six-fer today aswell, keep an eye on this Gareth Batty chap.

[JDizzle]

I'm sure, judging from some of the tweets, that all of Somerset team are enjoying their victory and not perhaps in their regular state of mind any more due to excessive cider intake! And they should enjoy it, it was a great win. From the way Dockrell bowls I would imagine that he is far, far too level headed to let it all get to his head. There is enough experienced players at Somerset to make sure that doesn't happen anyway.

Ha. I've heard about this Batty kid. Got plenty of potential.

[ChrisfromStroud]

On a related matter... another young up-and-comer took a stumping today, keep an eye on this Jon Batty chap.

[guildfordbat]

Interesting top and tail to the Northants team for their match against Gloucs.

Slow bowler James Middlebook is opening the batting whilst the number eleven spot goes to paceman Dave Burton.

I like Burton and wish him well. He just won't give up on his hopes of a cricket career. He's coming up to 27 now and has played for almost every county second eleven on the circuit without ever establishing himself at one. I saw him play for Surrey seconds at Guildford a couple of years ago when he blew away a young Essex side with eleven wickets in the match. Soon after that, he was bizarrely released!

Meanwhile, Middlebrook doing well on 24 not out as Northants reach 63 without loss. To be fair, he did make some good scores last year although I thought that would be a one off season for him.

A fantastic match for Middlebrook. A century as a stand-in opener and a fivefer in Gloucs' second innings to win the game with time almost up.

Just 13 overs and one wicket for Burton. He's used to that and won't give up.

[jimbohammers]

Hampshireeeeeeeeee

[Liam]

Hampshireeeeeeeeee

Threw it away Glammy, lost wickets at crucial times. Seems like we are gonna be relying on North this year to make big scores. If only he could have converted on of his starts into a 100

[jimbohammers]

Agreed Martyr, you should of won the game but credit to our bowlers for fighting for the win

[Guest]

humilitaing result for essex!

unbeaten run goes up in smoke!

[guildfordbat]

humilitaing result for essex!

unbeaten run goes up in smoke!

CF - it really looks like you should have hung on to Middlebrook and Chopra.

To be fair, they both looked very ordinary on the odd occasion I saw them playing for Essex.

[Guest]

i think we should have kept chopra he was underrated, but im not a fan of middlebrook.

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