Topic: County Championship 2017/18

[CheshireDave]

Opening day of the County Championship season today.


Division 1

Essex v Lancashire
Surrey v Warwickshire
Yorkshire v Hampshire

Division 2

Kent v Gloucestershire
Leicestershire v Nottinghamshire
Northamptonshire v Glamorgan

[CheshireDave]

Lancs won the toss and are 126/3 - Hameed just got dismissed for 47

Yorkshire are 110/3 - both openers and Handscomb dismissed.

Glamorgan going well after winning the toss. They are 97/9

[Klippity Klopp]

I didn't know Shivnarine Chanderpaul was playing for Lancashire - awesome!

[Ziltoid]

Coad with a decent spell

[Crosby Nick]

I didn't know Shivnarine Chanderpaul was playing for Lancashire - awesome!

Always good to give youth a chance!

Jimmy should probably bat in the top 6 with our line up! He and Jarvis put on 50 for the last wicket, taking Lancs to 319.

[Klippity Klopp]

Kumar Sangakkara playing as well - class.

[Klippity Klopp]

Coad with a decent spell

6-28

[Klippity Klopp]

Essex running out of ideas against Lancashire.  They have used 8 different bowlers in this 2nd innings. 

[Klippity Klopp]

37-9 

[voodoo ray]

some early season weirdness all over the place.

[Ziltoid]

Ouch, not the start we were looking for.

[Klippity Klopp]

Broad & Anderson not allowed to play the next Championship matches for their counties.

Being rested by ECB.

[Crosby Nick]

Day one at The Oval for Surrey v Lancs,  would have been good to get to a day but I'm away.

Lancs recovered from 67/5 to close on 294/6. Maiden first class ton for Jordan Clarke (huzzah), celebrated with dab apparently (eurgh!).

[Welshred]

Bumble was having a moan on Twitter about the lack of spinners being played, blaming it on the time of the year most of the County Champ matches are being played - mainly in grey and damp conditions. Saying he'd rather play 10 matches in June, July and August to produce better spinners. Thoughts?

[Anfield Ed]

Bumble was having a moan on Twitter about the lack of spinners being played, blaming it on the time of the year most of the County Champ matches are being played - mainly in grey and damp conditions. Saying he'd rather play 10 matches in June, July and August to produce better spinners. Thoughts?

In principle I agree with him but the twenty20 which is the money earner for the counties is played during that period which takes priority for the counties, so thus we get this schedule.

[Welshred]

Mark Footitt really making a case to be included in the internation squad. Taking 5fers for fun.

[Klippity Klopp]

Chanderpaul - 182 for Lancashire.

Still got it!

[MrEazi1]

Shiv Chanderpaul ageing like a fine wine. Hundred for Lancashire, but not in the WI Test squad.

[Welshred]

Shiv Chanderpaul ageing like a fine wine. Hundred for Lancashire, but not in the WI Test squad.

He's retired I think, and even if he hadn't he's at Lancs on a Kolpak so wouldn't be able to play for them anyway

[Klippity Klopp]

Ben Coad got 5 wickets in both innings for Yorkshire.

Looks one to watch.

[Klippity Klopp]

Ben Coad got 5 wickets in both innings for Yorkshire.

Looks one to watch.

18 wickets in two matches.

[Crosby Nick]

Solid start for Lancs, 75/7 v Somerset! And that's something of a recovery.

[Klippity Klopp]

Solid start for Lancs, 75/7 v Somerset! And that's something of a recovery.

No Chanderpaul, no Lancashire.

Why is Shiv not playing?

[CheshireDave]

No Chanderpaul, no Lancashire.

Why is Shiv not playing?

Had a thigh injury the other day. Maybe that has flared up.

8 down now for 84.

[Crosby Nick]

84/9. Is Jimmy playing? If so our best two batsmen could be in.

[Klippity Klopp]

84/9. Is Jimmy playing? If so our best two batsmen could be in.

Jimmy is playing.

Here are the first 6 Lancashire wickets.

[Crosby Nick]

Livingstone is seeing it alright anyway.

Take a look at @LancsCCC's Tweet: https://twitter.com/LancsCCC/status/855411222300299268?s=09

[CheshireDave]

Lancs still in this match after being dismissed for 109

They have Somerset 151/8

[Crosby Nick]

Lancs still in this match after being dismissed for 109

They have Somerset 151/8

Somerset recovered to 270 odd all out and had Lancs two down early, Hameed failed again. Unbeaten centuries from Alex Davies (his second of the season) and Liam Livingstone have put Lancs 50 odd ahead though, great turnaround.

[CheshireDave]

Somerset recovered to 270 odd all out and had Lancs two down early, Hameed failed again. Unbeaten centuries from Alex Davies (his second of the season) and Liam Livingstone have put Lancs 50 odd ahead though, great turnaround.

Yeah very nice recovery from Lancs. 423/7

A lead of about 250 going into the last day. It will probably end up a draw to be honest. Skies are grey up north. Which will be a good result after being dismissed for 109 first up.

Yorkshire made to follow on. Which is a shame.

[Crosby Nick]

Yeah very nice recovery from Lancs. 423/7

A lead of about 250 going into the last day. It will probably end up a draw to be honest. Skies are grey up north. Which will be a good result after being dismissed for 109 first up.

Yorkshire made to follow on. Which is a shame.

Is Yorky not posting on Rawk at the moment? That's a shame (not just because Yorkshire are following on!).

Lancs normally start the season well before going about 3 months without a win. Seem to be starting with Draws instead this time. Only 8 in the top flight too, is it still two up,two down?

Liam Livingstone seems fairly highly rated,  toured with the Lions in the winter, captaining the side at the momentum started the season quite well. Think he's another Cheshire boy isn't he?

[Crosby Nick]

They're off for rain already apparently.

[CheshireDave]

Is Yorky not posting on Rawk at the moment? That's a shame (not just because Yorkshire are following on!).

Lancs normally start the season well before going about 3 months without a win. Seem to be starting with Draws instead this time. Only 8 in the top flight too, is it still two up,two down?

Liam Livingstone seems fairly highly rated,  toured with the Lions in the winter, captaining the side at the momentum started the season quite well. Think he's another Cheshire boy isn't he?

2 teams go down from Div 1 and only the top team from Div 2 get promoted. I assume it is because there is 18 counties in Div 1 (8 ) and 2 (10) and you can't have two leagues of 9 as would mean 1 team not playing each week.

Livingstone is from Barrow but you're right he did play in the Cheshire Leagues for Nantwich. He is very highly rated and as you rightly said he has played for the Lions in Sri Lanka. Wouldn't be surprised to see him around the ODI setup in the next couple of years.

[CheshireDave]

They're off for rain already apparently.

They are back on now. I imagine they'll be off and on all day. All the breaks should hinder Somerset batting out a draw. But I would say at some point there is going to be a big down pour and they'll be off a while.

[CheshireDave]

The suns out and so are 2 of the Somerset batsmen.

42/2

At Hampshire Yorkshire needs 63 to avoid the follow on with 5 wickets in hand. Ballance 127*

[Crosby Nick]

86/4, couple for Jimmy including Trescothick.

Door is ajar.

[Jookie]

Somerset are 107 for 7 at tea.

Door has been kicked wide open!

[Ziltoid]

Well Root & Bairstow certainly gave us that extra quality in this game!!

[CheshireDave]

Well Root & Bairstow certainly gave us that extra quality in this game!!

Crazy that is. 18 runs between them in 4 attempts!

Least you're not going to lose it.

[Ziltoid]

Aye, well done to Ballance - certainly seems to have saved it for us