County cricket day four: Surrey v Notts, Somerset v Durham, and more – live | County Championship




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This catch by Dom Bess yesterday has been pointed out to me in the comments. Lovely stuff.

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All games in fact have started on time, despite the weather not quite being as good today as it was yesterday.

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It’s spin from the start for Notts at Trent Bridge, as Surrey look to build a lead. Will Jacks was in the wickets yesterday. There’s been some overnight rain in Nottingham, but that’s not stopped Haseeb Hameed turning to Farhan Ahmed and Liam Patterson White.

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Things at Lord’s are starting in a moment, too, of course and you can follow along with James Wallace.

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Looking at the Div One table, if Somerset win and Surrey fail to win, things may (finally) look rather interesting at both ends. A high-scoring draw for Notts would be good news in their battle against relegation – and frankly, awful news for Lancashire. Surrey will still have a decent buffer at the summit even if they fail to win at Trent Bridge, but Somerset may gather belief that a late title at the title is feasible.

I’m going to grab a coffee and fire up the streams.

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Scores on the doors

Here’s how things look at the start of day four:

DIVISION ONE

Taunton: Somerset 492 and 263-5d v Durham 336 and 15-3

Chelmsford: Essex 404 v Worcestershire 266 and 303-8

Trent Bridge: Nottinghamshire 405 v Surrey 525 and 13-1

DIVISION TWO

Sophia Gardens: Glamorgan 550d v Leicestershire 251 and 144-3

Headingley: Yorkshire 601-6d v Middlesex 441-5

Hove: Sussex 607-8d v Derbyshire 290 and 141-2

Tom Banton scored a quick 46 for Somerset on day three to set up their game against Durham. Photograph: Harry Trump/Getty Images
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Preamble

Good morning all and welcome to day four of this county cricket blog. The Championship is reaching its business end and we could well have some exciting finishes on our hands in the six remaining live fixtures.

A reminder that Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire was abandoned due to an unsafe pitch, then on Saturday Warwickshire completed an innings victory over Kent and Hampshire did the same at Lancashire. All eyes today will be on Somerset and if they close out the win against Durham and whether Surrey can force any kind of result at Trent Bridge. Division Two perhaps looks less interesting, but a few quick wickets and we may get a result or two, especially in the Glamorgan v Leicestershire contest.

Stay tuned for the 11am BST start and feel free to drop me an email or comment Below The Line to join in the usual county cricket chat. Should be a good day.

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Posted: 2024-09-01 11:10:12

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