Round Up and Latest Scores SpecSavers County Championship Division 1 Sept 18th-21st

by Alastair Symondson Tuesday 18 September 2018

Jamie Porter 7-41 for Essex today against Worcestershire

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There are three matches in Division 1, in the latest round of the SpecSavers County Championship , beginning today.

Here are the updates and reactions from each of the matches –

Yorkshire v Hampshire Emerald Headingley, Leeds 10:30 AM

Hampshire and decided to field at the Emerald Headingley, Leeds today against Yorkshire

Yorkshire 184 all out (Fidel Edwards 4-83)

Hampshire 79-5

At Close of Play - Hampshire trail Yorkshire by 105 runs with 5 wickets remaining

Close. @hantscricket 79-5 from 24 overs, one more over lost to bad light. Good fightback by @YorkshireCCC, who made 184 #YourYorkshire
— Yorkshire CCC (@YorkshireCCC) September 18, 2018

Yorkshire - Adam Lyth, Jeet Raval, Harry Brook, Gary Ballance, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Jonathan Tattersall (wk), Tim Bresnan, Matthew Waite, Steven Patterson(c), Jack Brooks, Ben Coad

Hampshire - Joe Weatherley, Oliver Soames, Jimmy Adams, James Vince(c), Sam Northeast, Tom Alsop (wk), Ian Holland, Liam Dawson, Gareth Berg, Kyle Abbott, Fidel Edwards

Somerset v Surrey the Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton 10:30 AM

Surrey won the toss and decided to bat at the Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton this morning against Somerset.

Surrey 368 - 4 (96 overs) – (Rory Burns 78, Mark Stoneman 85, Jason Roy 63, Dean Elgar 72*)

Somerset - Yet to bat

At the Close of Play – Surrey are 368 for 4

?? Highlights following a brilliant opening day against @SomersetCCC in the @CountyChamp. #SOMvSUR pic.twitter.com/EiWq9tOGX8
— Surrey Cricket (@surreycricket) September 18, 2018

Somerset - Marcus Trescothick, Tom Banton, Azhar Ali, James Hildreth, Tom Abell(c), Steve Davies(wk), Craig Overton, Jamie Overton, Tim Groenewald, Josh Davey, Jack Leach

Surrey - Rory Burns(c), Mark Stoneman, Jason Roy, Dean Elgar, Ollie Pope, Ben Foakes(wk), Rikki Clarke, Tom Curran, Morne Morkel, Conor McKerr, Amar Virdi

Essex v Worcestershire Cloud fm County Ground, Chelmsford 10:30 AM

Worcestershire won the toss and decided to bat at the Cloudfm County Ground, Chelmsford today.

Worcestershire 94 all out (Jamie Porter 7-41)

Essex 252 - 5 wickets (64.0 overs) - (Murali Vijay 85, Tom Westley 55)

At the Close of Play - Essex lead Worcestershire by 158 runs with 5 wickets remaining

?? 100 partnership in 27 overs between @mvj888 (66*) and @Westley21 (37*). Essex are 109 for 1and now lead by 19 runs.#ESSvWOR pic.twitter.com/RQfDcTxhS1
— Essex Cricket (@EssexCricket) September 18, 2018

Essex - Murali Vijay, Nick Browne, Tom Westley, Dan Lawrence, Ravi Bopara, Ryan ten Doeschate(c), Adam Wheater(wk), Simon Harmer, Matt Coles, Jamie Porter, Sam Cook

Worcestershire - Daryl Mitchell(c), Tom Fell, Ollie Westbury, Joe Clarke, Ben Cox(wk), Ed Barnard, Alex Milton, Wayne Parnell, Ben Twohig, Josh Tongue, Dillon Pennington