Surrey dismissed Essex for 217 as events on day one at the Kia Oval followed a familiar pattern. Having won the toss, the champions fielded first on a well-grassed surface and despite Michael Pepper’s 75 they bowled Essex out in two sessions. Australian left-hander Kurtis Patterson led the reply with 51 as Surrey reached 94-3...
Worcestershire’s seam bowlers produced their best performance of the season to blow away Essex’s batters and put them in complete control on day two at Visit Worcestershire New Road. In a clinical bowling display, wickets were shared amongst the pace bowlers, with Tom Taylor’s 15-over spell of 3-23 the standout performance. Robin Das top scored...
Ul Hassan led Glamorgan’s solid progress in the first session after being put in, reaching his half century off 82 balls in the final over before lunch with little hint of the difficulties to come. He survived a close lbw shout from Paterson on six, but the veteran South African seamer got his reward for...
In cloudier conditions on the second morning, Glamorgan’s bowlers limited the damage already caused on day one, despite ironic applause when the extras tally passed 50. Van der Gugten (2-67) dismissed nightwatchman Matt Taylor and fizzed one through the defences of Miles Hammond, who had reached an attractive half-century. Gloucestershire reached four batting points with...
New Zealand seamer Matt Henry’s return to Somerset has been indefinitely delayed as he recovers from injury. The 33-year-old had been due to join the county on 7 April and be available to play for 11 weeks, but the club say he is undergoing a “phased rehabilitation programme” with the New Zealand medical team. Henry...