County Championship 2022 | Division One Round-up, July 26

The 2022 County Championship continued on Tuesday, July 26 with Day 2 of five Division One fixtures. Here is a look at the high points from each of those five matches.

Essex vs Somerset

Nick Browne’s unbeaten double ton engineered Essex’ total past the 500-run mark. The hosts batted out 163 overs before captain Tom Westley called for a declaration.

In response, Somerset reached 99-1 with opener Matt Renshaw and captain Tom Abell unbeaten at the crease.

Brief scores:

Essex: 505-9d (163)

Nick Browne 234*, Paul Walter 86

Tom Lammonby 3-35, Peter Siddle 2-69

Somerset: 99-1 (27)

Matt Renshaw 36*, Tom Abell 27*

Simon Harmer 1-21

Somerset trail by 406 runs

Gloucestershire vs Northamptonshire

Northamptonshire took a lead of 36 runs by the end of Day 2. Captain Will Young, Ryan Rickelton and Luke Procter charted crafty half-centuries as the visitors batted out the day to reach 353-7.

Gloucestershire all-rounder Zafar Gohar made headlines with the ball as he took four wickets from his 31 overs.

Brief scores:

Gloucestershire: 317 (81.2)

James Bracey 79, Chris Dent 54

Rob Keogh 3-61, Jack White 2-42

Northamptonshire: 353-7 (108)

Ryan Rickelton 95, Luke Procter 78

Zafar Gohar 4-93, David Payne 1-41

Northamptonshire leads by 36 runs

Lancashire vs Kent

Hosts Lancashire batted another 11 first-innings overs on Day 2 as they were folded out for just 145. Kent’s Matt Henry claimed a five-fer while Indian import Navdeep Saini collected three wickets.

In response, Kent piled up 270 to gain a 125-run lead, with Joe Denly, Jack Leaning and Grant Stewart cracking half-centuries. Lancashire’s speedster Tom Bailey made inroads with the ball through his 6-64, and was ably assisted by Will Williams with his three-fer.

Brief scores:

Lancashire: 145 (45.2)

Luke Wells 35, Steven Croft 31

Matt Henry 5-45, Navdeep Saini 3-63

Kent: 270 (87)

Jack Leaning 90, Grant Stewart 64*

Tom Bailey 6-64, Will Williams 3-31

Lancashire: 2-0 (2)

Luke Wells 2*

Lancashire trail by 123 runs

Surrey vs Warwickshire

Warwickshire added just 13 runs to their overnight first-innings total, as three-fers from Tom Lawes and Conor McKerr bundled them out for 253.

Nathan McAndrew, who top-scored with 44 for the visitors, later showed his dexterity with the ball by dismissing three Surrey batsmen.

By stumps on Day 2, hosts Surrey managed a 63-run first-innings lead before Warwickshire survived the remaining two overs of the day.

Brief scores:

Warwickshire: 253 (104.4)

Nathan McAndrew 44, Dominic Sibley 43

Tom Lawes 3-38, Conor McKerr 3-39

Surrey: 316 (80.1)

Ollie Pope 65, Will Jacks 44

O Hannon-Dalby 3-44, Nathan McAndrew 3-82

Warwickshire: 1-0 (2)

Dominic Sibley 1*

Warwickshire trail by 62 runs

Yorkshire vs Hampshire

Yorkshire’s first innings came to a conclusion within the opening minutes of Day 2, adding just a run to their overnight total. Despite a modest score, two of their batters, Will Fraine and Dominic Bess, recorded sparkling half-centuries in an innings which saw extras as the next biggest contributor.

Hampshire’s Kyle Abbott took a six-fer in just 12.1 overs and his side later ended their innings with a 59-run first-innings lead.

Yorkshire lost opener George Hill while facing the remaining 13 overs of the day where they managed to wipe 23 runs from their deficit.

Brief scores:

Yorkshire: 159 (56.1)

Dominic Bess 67, Will Fraine 53

Kyle Abbott 6-36, Mohammad Abbas 3-25

Hampshire: 218 (51.2)

Ben Brown 53, Keith Barker 52

Jordon Thompson 5-60, Steven Patterson 3-49

Yorkshire: 23-1 (13)

Tom Kohler-Cadmore 13*, Adam Lyth 10*

Mohammad Abbas 1-3

Yorkshire trail by 36 runs

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