Good morning everyone! A chilly wind blows across The Oval and players are woolly hatted on the outfield – vigorous football, nets, stretches, all the rest. How long have cricketers been playing football on the outfield – since the mid-90s?
Of yesterday’s centurions, Billy Root, Carlson, Ballance and Rutherford are still there.
Overnight scores:
DIVISION ONE
DIVISION TWO
Middlesex v Lancs: Middx 236-9 (Eskinazi 75; Bailey 4-51, Anderson 3-41)
Leicestershire v Worcs: Worcs 348-4 (Mitchell 114, Rutherford 116 not out)
Gloucestershire v Derby: Derby 256-7 (Lace 83)
Glamorgan v Northants: Glam 433-4(Labuschagne 121, B Root 126 not out, Carlson 101 not out)
Durham v Sussex: Durham 210/8 ( Trevaskis 54; Robinson 3-49, Jordan 3-38)
In other news, you’ve probably read about the latest Stokes story, bowling the last over for the Rajasthan Royals in the IPL. Needing 18 to win, the Chennai Super Kings did it with a six off the last ball. This, courtesy of the BBC:
19.1: Jadeja drives Stokes back over his head for six, with both players falling to the ground
19.2: Stokes over-steps and Jadeja hits the ball through cover for a single
19.2: Dhoni pulls the free hit for two
19.3: Stokes bowls Dhoni with a superb yorker
19.4: Santner picks up two, pulling a high full toss that is initially signalled a no-ball but overturned
19.5: Santner clips towards long-on for two
20.0: Stokes bowls a wide outside off stump
20.0: Santner smashes a full delivery high over long-on to win the match
And finally – Inzamam Ul-Haq and Mark Boucher become honorary life members of the MCC, and some overnight highlights from Sophia Gardens to make you happy.
Glamorgan Cricket ?
(@GlamCricket)VIDEO ?️// Watch the highlights from day one of our @CountyChamp clash against Northants as 3⃣ Glamorgan batsman struck centuries, including Root and Labuschagne on their first-class debuts for the club #GoGlam
Full highlights ? https://t.co/F870RAMlZZ pic.twitter.com/OtWWU3zekE
