Day 3 Round Up and Results Division 2 SpecSavers County Championship

by Alastair Symondson Thursday 20 September 2018

©Cricket World / John Mallett

Here are the updates and reactions from each of the matches in Division 2 in the latest round of the SpecSavers County Championship.

There was one result day as Kent beat Glamorgan by an innings and 172 runs.

Kent beat Glamorgan by an innings and 172 runs

?? MATCH REPORT: @Stevo208 starred with the ball as Kent took a giant leap toward a return to the top tier of the @CountyChamp by wrapping up an innings and 172-run win over @GlamCricket with five sessions to spare at @SpitfireGround. #SuperKent https://t.co/kmll79NAla
— Kent Cricket ?? (@kentcricket) September 20, 2018

Glamorgan 186 (Matt Henry 4-45) and 78 (Darren Stevens 5-24, Matt Henry 4-53)

Kent 436 (Zak Crawley 168, Sam Billings 85; Kieran Bull 3-64 )

Result - Kent won by an innings and 172 runs

Kent - Sean Dickson, Zak Crawley, Joe Denly, Heino Kuhn, Daniel Bell-Drummond, Sam Billings(c)(wk), Ollie Robinson, Darren Stevens, Harry Podmore, Grant Stewart, Matt Henry

Glamorgan -Stephen Cook, Nick Selman, Jack Murphy, Kiran Carlson, Jeremy Lawlor, Chris Cooke(wk), Craig Meschede, Ruaidhri Smith, Timm van der Gugten, Kieran Bull, Michael Hogan(c)

Sussex v Warwickshire 1st Central Ground, Hove 10:30 AM

Warwickshire 440 – (Will Rhodes 50, Ian Bell 112, Jonathan Trott 124, Sam Hain53; Jofra Archer 4-66) and 141-0 (Will Rhodes 76*)

Sussex 343-9 (Ben Brown 99, David Wiese 93; Keith Barker 3-42, Olly Stone 3-59)

At the Close - Warwickshire lead Sussex by 238 runs with 10 wickets remaining

END OF PLAY | Bad light interrupts an excellent day three for the Bears at Hove.

Warwickshire are 141/0 (Rhodes 76*, Sibley 43*), a lead of 238.

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— Warwickshire CCC ?? (@WarwickshireCCC) September 20, 2018

Sussex - Tom Haines, Philip Salt, Luke Wells, Harry Finch, Michael Burgess, Ben Brown(c)(wk), David Wiese, Chris Jordan, Jofra Archer, Ollie Robinson, Danny Briggs

Warwickshire - Will Rhodes, Dominic Sibley, Ian Bell, Jonathan Trott, Sam Hain, Tim Ambrose(wk), Keith Barker, Chris Wright, Olly Stone, Jeetan Patel(c), Ryan Sidebottom

Middlesex v Derbyshire Lord's, London 10:30 AM

REPORT: @mattcritchley96 hits century and takes four wickets on memorable day for the all-rounder at Lord's ??

Read ?? https://t.co/F4EhZkHDhV #WeAreDerbyshire #MIDvDER pic.twitter.com/ZzhP9n5CQJ
— Derbyshire CCC (@DerbyshireCCC) September 20, 2018

Middlesex 423 – (Sam Robson 134, Max Holden 119*; Tony Palladino 4-92 ) and 199-7 (Sam Robson 73)

Derbyshire – 295 (Matthew Critchley 105; James Harris 4-83)

At the Close - Middlesex lead Derbyshire by 327 runs with 3 wickets remaining

Middlesex - Sam Robson, Nick Gubbins, Stevie Eskinazi(wk), Dawid Malan(c), Max Holden, James Harris, Martin Andersson, James Fuller, Ethan Bamber, Tim Murtagh, Robbie White

Derbyshire - Billy Godleman(c), Luis Reece, Wayne Madsen, Alex Hughes, Harvey Hosein(wk), Matthew Critchley, Gary Wilson, Anuj Dal, Hardus Viljoen, Tony Palladino, Lockie Ferguson

Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire Brightside Ground, Bristol 10:30 AM

Gloucestershire 125 (Brett Hutton 4-65)

Northamptonshire 173 (Craig Miles 3-52, David Payne 3-29)

At the Close - Northamptonshire lead Gloucestershire by 48 runs – No Play Thursday due to rain

Gloucestershire - Chris Dent(c), Miles Hammond, James Bracey(wk), Ian Cockbain, Benny Howell, Ryan Higgins, Jack Taylor, Ben Charlesworth, Craig Miles, David Payne, Matt Taylor

Northamptonshire - Robert Newton, Ben Curran, Ricardo Vasconcelos, Alex Wakely(c), Richard Levi, Adam Rossington(wk), Saif Zaib, Ben Cotton, Nathan Buck, Brett Hutton, Ben Sanderson