It's been a good month or so since this eagerly anticipated series commented on the great British weather. There I complained about the early start of the county season, criticising the ECB for their typically poor judgement. I should have realised that we would then be treated to three glorious weeks of exciting cricket and barbecue weather. Then, at the time we all thought the season should begin, the rain arrives. You can always rely on Beyond the Cliche to get it 100% wrong (although if you watch the latest video, you will see a certain handsome young man telling of the batting prowess of Suresh Raina, two days before he fires a magnificent Twenty20 100!).
Owing to this deluge of weather, half the championship matches ended in rain-affected draws and 3 further CB 40 games were abandoned without a ball bowled. Remarkably the only match that made the full duration was Lancashire's home match against Glamorgan at Old Trafford, the last place you'd expect the rain to spare! Here are those results:
Nottinghamshire 180/7 (24 overs) beat Hampshire 145/7 (24 overs) by 35 runs
Glamorgan 271/4 (Maynard 103* off 68, Cosgrove 50 off 53) (40 overs) lost to Lancashire 275/3
(Prince 102* off 82, Croft 84* off 70) (37.2 overs) by 7 wickets
Warwickshire 321/7 (Bell 72 off 58, Carter 68 off 38) (40 overs) beat Leicestershire 235/7 (Taylor 92* off 77) (34.1 overs) by 41 runs (D/L)
Yorkshire 240/3 (Rudolph 83 off 78, McGrath 77* off 50) (30 overs) beat Northamptonshire 118 (White 69 off 47) (15.2 overs) by 35 runs (D/L)
In a slight departure from tradition, there will be 3 Victoria Sponge Lads of the Week awarded for this week. For their 3rd century partnership of the season already, the first two are Lancashire's Ashwell Prince and Steven Croft. Croft in particular has been a model of consistency, reeling off 50 after 50, while overseas star Prince has rescued the Red Rose county from a number of holes so far. LADS
In the Championship 2nd division, Sussex continued their winning streak and Glamorgan saw off Worcestershire in two days. Gloucestershire recorded their first win of the season with a 9 wicket success over miserable Middlesex.
Only one result was achieved in Division One, and it is there we find our final LAD. Chris Woakes of Warwickshire took 6-135 in the match, with Sean Ervine of Hampshire posting consecutive 50s in resistance, well backed up by Michael Carberry and James Vince. However, the Bears were able to establish a 99-run innings lead thanks to 136* from Woakes, his maiden ton, having already attracted the attentions of England selectors for some high-class swing bowling last season. He followed up this 8 wicket success with 49 off just 16 balls (4x4s, 4x6s) in the CB 40 match above. Big-hitting LAD
This week features another round of Championship games and today's Bank Holiday 40-over games. I just hope the Somerset boys start playing like LADS soon.
RM
Owing to this deluge of weather, half the championship matches ended in rain-affected draws and 3 further CB 40 games were abandoned without a ball bowled. Remarkably the only match that made the full duration was Lancashire's home match against Glamorgan at Old Trafford, the last place you'd expect the rain to spare! Here are those results:
Nottinghamshire 180/7 (24 overs) beat Hampshire 145/7 (24 overs) by 35 runs
Glamorgan 271/4 (Maynard 103* off 68, Cosgrove 50 off 53) (40 overs) lost to Lancashire 275/3
(Prince 102* off 82, Croft 84* off 70) (37.2 overs) by 7 wicketsWarwickshire 321/7 (Bell 72 off 58, Carter 68 off 38) (40 overs) beat Leicestershire 235/7 (Taylor 92* off 77) (34.1 overs) by 41 runs (D/L)
Yorkshire 240/3 (Rudolph 83 off 78, McGrath 77* off 50) (30 overs) beat Northamptonshire 118 (White 69 off 47) (15.2 overs) by 35 runs (D/L)
In a slight departure from tradition, there will be 3 Victoria Sponge Lads of the Week awarded for this week. For their 3rd century partnership of the season already, the first two are Lancashire's Ashwell Prince and Steven Croft. Croft in particular has been a model of consistency, reeling off 50 after 50, while overseas star Prince has rescued the Red Rose county from a number of holes so far. LADS
In the Championship 2nd division, Sussex continued their winning streak and Glamorgan saw off Worcestershire in two days. Gloucestershire recorded their first win of the season with a 9 wicket success over miserable Middlesex.
Only one result was achieved in Division One, and it is there we find our final LAD. Chris Woakes of Warwickshire took 6-135 in the match, with Sean Ervine of Hampshire posting consecutive 50s in resistance, well backed up by Michael Carberry and James Vince. However, the Bears were able to establish a 99-run innings lead thanks to 136* from Woakes, his maiden ton, having already attracted the attentions of England selectors for some high-class swing bowling last season. He followed up this 8 wicket success with 49 off just 16 balls (4x4s, 4x6s) in the CB 40 match above. Big-hitting LAD
This week features another round of Championship games and today's Bank Holiday 40-over games. I just hope the Somerset boys start playing like LADS soon.
RM
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