County Championship Round 6 Day 3/4

Day three: Derbyshire 118, Kent 10-0 - no play Tuesday because of rain

Day three of the County Championship match between Derbyshire and Kent was totally washed out because of rain.

Play was called off for the day just after 15:30 BST by umpires Peter Willey and Steve Garratt.

Rain began falling just ahead of the scheduled start time and, despite the sun shining later in the day, the heavy downpours made conditions unplayable.

Kent will resume on 10-0 on Wednesday after Derbyshire were bowled out for 118 in their first innings. 

Day three: Lancashire 266 & 15-1, Middlesex 459-8 dec

England Test hopeful Eoin Morgan hit his first Championship century in over five years as Middlesex took charge on a rain-affected day against Lancashire.

They resumed on 275-3, a lead of nine, and Morgan made 103 before being caught behind by Jos Buttler off Tom Smith.

Neil Dexter made 51, while John Simpson (50) and Ollie Rayner (77) shared a century stand before Middlesex declared on 459-8, a lead of 193.

The hosts claimed an early wicket as Lancashire closed on 15-1 in reply.

Morgan's century was his first at Lord's - and his first for Middlesex since making 114 not out against Leicestershire at Southgate in April 2009.

Just as important as his score, however, was the discipline showed in batting for over four and three quarter hours in an innings which featured 12 fours, which underlined his Test credentials.

Following his dismissal, Rayner was severe on Simon Kerrigan, but the left-arm spinner took some revenge by finally picking up his wicket.

Kerrigan was later pressed into service as nightwatchman for Lancashire after Luis Reece was lbw to Tim Murtagh for two and together he and Paul Horton saw it through to the close. 


Day three: Northants 248, Nottinghamshire 259-5

James Taylor and Riki Wessels scored half centuries, but Nottinghamshire's Championship match with Northants at Trent Bridge looks destined for a draw.

Northants were all out for 248 after only adding seven to their overnight score as Andy Carter (2-49) finished off the tail.

The hosts made a stumbling start in reply and were 30-3.

But Wessels (78 not out) and Taylor (78) helped Notts close with a slender lead of 11 runs on 259-5.

Earlier in the day, Carter quickly bowled Maurice Chambers and trapped Azharullah lbw for a fifth-ball duck as Northants only extended their innings by 19 deliveries.

Notts stuttered in reply and Alex Hales, who was recalled from a loan spell with Worcestershire to replace the injured Steve Mullaney, hit a six and a four but made only 15.

The England T20 opener was caught by David Sales off Azharullah, while Chambers (2-47) got rid of Phil Jaques, who failed to score a run in 17 balls at the crease.

Michael Lumb (10) was neatly stumped by David Murphy off the bowling of Andrew Hall and Notts were suddenly three wickets down.

Samit Patel (30) passed 500 first-class runs for the season, before becoming a second wicket for Chambers and Notts were 121-4.

Taylor, who hit 11 boundaries in two-and-a-half hours at the crease, put on 91 for the fifth wicket with Wessels, but was fifth man out, leg before to spinner James Middlebrook.

Rain interrupted play numerous times in the afternoon and a sharp shower around 18:00 BST ended the day's action, with Wessels still there alongside captain Chris Read (17 not out). 


Day three: Sussex 505-9 dec v Durham 137-2

Sussex's hopes of victory against Durham have been dented by the weather, with just 45 overs possible on day three at Hove.

The hosts declared on their first innings total of 505-9 and made an early breakthrough when Mark Stoneman was caught behind inside two overs.

James Anyon took that wicket with the visitors on 3-1 and Keaton Jennings was run out by team-mate Scott Borthwick.

Borthwick made amends with the bat, reaching 84no with Durham on 137-2.

Fellow batsman Kumar Sangakkara, with whom he formed a partnership of 100, was stuck on 30 at the close, while the unfortunate Jennings made 13 and Stoneman just one.

Having begun the match second in the Division One table, Sussex will be disappointed not to build on their impressive first-innings score, while Durham look set to draw their fourth game in succession. 



Yorkshire 444 beat Warwickshire 200 and 89 by an innings and 155 runs

Yorkshire took 16 wickets in a day as they demolished Warwickshire by an innings and 155 runs to take over on top of the County Championship.

Jack Brooks led the way, taking 4-37 in the second innings to return match figures of 7-76, well supported by Liam Plunkett and Steve Patterson, who both took two wickets in each innings.

Only Ian Bell resisted, with 97, as the Bears were bowled out for 200.

But their second innings effort was much worse, dismissed for just 89.

After resuming on 136-6 in their first innings, needing a further 157 to avoid the follow-on, the visitors initially looked comfortable in the morning session, as Bell and Barker completed a 50 partnership.

But, when Plunkett had Barker caught behind, Warwickshire folded, slumping from 178-6 to 200 all out.

Not the first time . . .

• Warwickshire suffered their biggest Championship defeat in seven years - since being beaten, also by Yorkshire, by an innings and 210 runs, at Scarborough in 2007.
• The Tykes have lost just once in their last 10 County Championship meetings with Warwickshire, of which they have won six and drawn three.

Patterson bowled Jeetan Patel, Richard Jones was leg before to Adil Rashid and then Bell was last man out, caught down the leg side, just three short of a third century in four Championship matches.

The Bears then reached 21-0 second time around before an even more alarming collapse begun when William Porterfield was caught at second slip off Brooks.

Tim Bresnan trapped Chopra leg before on the same score and with just four runs added, another two wickets fell, when Brooks bowled Evans for a sixth-ball duck before the prize wicket of Bell was taken, caught in the slips off his England team-mate Bresnan.

Ateeq Javid was then adjudged leg before to Brooks for the second time in the match to leave the Bears in dire straits on 31-5.

Woakes and Tim Ambrose rallied, putting on 49 for the sixth wicket, but Patterson then struck twice, bowling Ambrose before getting Barker caught behind.

It looked as if Dougie Brown's men might avoid a three-day defeat when Yorkshire were delayed by rain with the score on 84-7, but Patel was caught at second slip off Brooks immediately after the restart, before Plunkett removed Jones and Chris Wright with successive balls. 


Day three: Glamorgan 224 & 185-9, Hampshire 345

Hampshire are closing in on a win against Glamorgan which would send them top of Division Two, with current leaders Worcestershire not in action.

Having resumed on 330-8, the home side were all out for 345 but made inroads to leave the visitors on 14-3 at lunch.

Despite Will Bragg's 74 and Jim Allenby's 47, Hampshire took control.

Ruaidhri Smith's late dismissal gave the home side hope of cleaning up the tail, but Dean Cosker and Tom Helm saw Glamorgan to stumps on 185-9.

Kyle Abbott ended the day with 3-43, while Liam Dawson's 2-16 from 15 overs was also impressive.

Glamorgan lead by 64 runs and an early wicket would leave Hampshire with a reachable target, as long as conditions permit play. 


Day three: Gloucestershire 168 & 230, Surrey 132 & 47-0 

The result of Surrey's home game against Gloucestershire remains in the balance after only 17 balls were possible on the third day at The Oval.

Set 267 to win, the hosts advanced their overnight 41-0 by a single Graeme Smith boundary before rain arrived.

The game eventually resumed at 17:00 BST, but bad light brought an end to play after seven further deliveries.

Smith will resume on 39 not out on the final morning, with Rory Burns unbeaten on seven, and Surrey 47-0.