Cricket Season 2018

[Kevin S]

Onions has bowled Trescothick early doors in Somerset's reply, mind you. Nipped back onto middle stump - Marcus T was a bit late on it.

[Kevin S]

In fact Somerset's reply is looking a bit like a drunken shout. Now 11-2.

[Levin]

19-3 now

[Kevin S]

Starting to look like they are going to be bridesmaids yet again. Finishing runner up to four different counties in the same decade takes some doing.

Not that Surrey aren't due one, mind, but Somerset have been waiting 118 years seasons (127 years)...

[Kevin S]

Still a lot of cricket in these fixtures, and the season, of course.

[Kevin S]

And in fact Hildreth has upped Somerset's run rate a fair bit since coming in.

[Levin]

62-5

Is it the pitch or the batting?

[Kevin S]

Vaughan has poked this particular hornets' nest (given the mooted points deduction last year). However some of the comments are from people who are there suggesting it is poor batting - but then again Somerset fans wouldn't criticise their own pitch I suppose.
https://twitter.com/MichaelVaughan/s...78353486614528

https://twitter.com/MichaelVaughan/status/1036978353486614528

[Kevin S]

97/7...

[Levin]

Wow, 104-8 but now 180-9

[Kevin S]

The batting bonus point is getting tantalisingly close for these two.

[Etienne]

All out 192.

[Kevin S]

And Lancs 7-2 at stumps. So that's 22 down in the day!

[Levin]

Sadly it appears that Australia beat SA by an innings having only scored 153 in 1932. I was hoping there was a chance of a record.

[Kevin S]

Huzzah, wicket for Essex!

[Kevin S]

Essex v Surrey day 2: https://livestream.com/accounts/1169...rue&mute=false

Somerset v Lancashire day 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5EPzy2QMDM

[Kevin S]

Ooof, and Clarke nearly caught behind there, just too wide for the second slip. Essex have their tails up.

[Kevin S]

Another wicket at Taunton, the first of the day there. Lancs 11/3 still 82 behind.

[Kevin S]

Ooof, and Clarke nearly caught behind there, just too wide for the second slip. Essex have their tails up.

Or not. Surrey hit 300 to pick up their third batting point. And Essex earn 2 bowling points by the end of the 110th over.

[Kevin S]

Scores are level in Taunton. Lancs have four wickets with which to set the chase.

[Kevin S]

Yorkshire have dismissed Notts now, but they are looking at an imposing 448.

[Kevin S]

Meanwhile, in Division Two:

Sussex
First innings 373 all out


Leicestershire
First innings 9 - for 5 wickets (7.1 overs)

[Kevin S]

And Essex have finally got Surrey all out, for 351. Some good performances in particular from Burns, Elgar, Foakes and Clarke.

[longeared]

Yorkshire have dismissed Notts now, but they are looking at an imposing 448.

Nottinghamshire put 182 on the board before a wicket fell. We managed precisely 182 fewer.

[Kevin S]

Lyth must be one of the most frustrating openers it's possible to have in your team. You know he just might have a ton in him. Or he might do that.