Summary

  • D1 leaders Surrey wrap up nine-wicket win over Warwickshire

  • Notts beat Lancashire by nine wickets despite Matty Hurst's maiden first-class century

  • Zak Crawley out for 10 but Kent hold on for draw with Worcestershire

  • Bad light ends play as Hampshire draw with Durham at the Utilita Bowl

  • Gloucestershire beat Northants by 256 runs - their first D2 win of the season

  • Nine new matches start on Friday - five in Division One and four in Division Two

  1. 'It's all happening in West End, Eastleigh'published at 12:33 British Summer Time 13 May

    Hampshire 503 & 18-2 v Durham 432

    Martin Emmerson
    BBC Radio Newcastle

    It's all happening in West End, Eastleigh.

    Durham's first innings eventually came to an end, half an hour into day four, with them 71 behind Hampshire on 432.

    It included 52* from Ben Raine, while Liam Dawson took 5-184 in a mammoth 66 overs, the third logest spell by a Hampshire player in county cricket. Felix Organ also took 4-101.

    Then with drizzle in the air things took a strange turn. After three and a bit days of pedestrian cricket we entered a different world.

    Firstly the umpires changed the ball after one delivery. I haven't seen that before. No doubt another bad cow. Matty Potts, wicketless to this point, then struck twice in the first five overs. Ali Orr, who made a century in the first innings, was caught behind for four at the start of the third over.

    And at the start of the fifth over Potts bowled Fletcha Middleton for five. Hampshire were 9-2 at that point. And then the umpires changed the ball again.

  2. 50 runs

    50 for Tom Hartleypublished at 12:30 British Summer Time 13 May

    Notts 503 v Lancashire 331 & 175-6

    Calvin Harrison drops short again and Tom Hartley rocks ball and pulls it into the onside.

    It is stopped in the field, but not before Hartley can get through for the one run he needs for 50.

    Well batted by the England spinner.

  3. Lancs leadpublished at 12:30 British Summer Time 13 May

    Notts 503 v Lancashire 331 & 173-6

    A rank full-toss from Calvin Harrison is hit by Tom Hartley. It's excellently fielded by Dane Paterson to prevent four runs.

    But the single does push Lancashire into the lead.

  4. History made at Canterburypublished at 12:28 British Summer Time 13 May

    Kent 407 & 0-0 v Worcestershire 618-7 dec

    Not many people know how Jack Leaning will feel right now, but one of them that does has been standing just metres away from him for the last 145 overs.

    In 2021 Jake Libby carried his bat for 11 hours and 21 minutes through Worcestershire's first innings against Essex at Chelmsford, playing the second-longest innings in County Championship history, ending just two minutes short of Jason Gallian's record set in 1996 for Lancashire against Derbyshire at Old Trafford.

    Only four players have reached 11 hours at the crease, the other two were Steve James and Mike Powell, both for Glamorgan.

    Ben Compton and Zak Crawley, who combined for 23 minutes in the middle in the first innings, are back out there trying to keep Worcestershire at bay for 73 overs.

  5. Postpublished at 12:27 British Summer Time 13 May

    Northants 206-4 - target 558

    The Northants total passes 200 as Karun Nair elegantly strokes - or is it 'strokes elegantly'? - Ajeet Singh Dale away for four.

    No Marchant de Lange yet for Gloucestershire this morning, but it is now time for the left-arm spin of Zafar Gohar.

  6. 50 runs

    50 for Matty Hurstpublished at 12:25 British Summer Time 13 May

    Notts 503 v Lancashire 331 & 170-6

    Matty Hurst works a quick single into the legside off Calvin Harrison to bring up a hard-fought half-century.

    It's a second in successive matches for the young wicketkeeper.

    He has batted 87 balls for this with four fours and one six, but he will know there is a lot left to do.

  7. Postpublished at 12:25 British Summer Time 13 May

    Northants 199-4 - target 558

    Free runs for George Bartlett as Tom Price strays onto his pads and he flicks it away for four.

    That, though, is lucky, lucky, lucky. Bartlett dangles the bat at a 'nothing' ball outside off stump and a thick inside edge brings him four more.

  8. 'Worcestershire have been focused'published at 12:22 British Summer Time 13 May

    Kent 407 v Worcestershire 618-7 dec

    Frank Watson
    BBC Hereford & Worcester

    Having been praising Worcestershire for their efforts I'm also very keen to point out that Kent have played pretty well too, Jack Leaning in particular.

    The pitch has been a challenge for both sets of players an for most of the mammoth Worcestershire innings of 618-7 dec the Kent bowlers were very tidy. It only really got a bit messy towards the end.

    Worcestershire throughout this innings have bene pretty focused.

    What we've seen is a game played on a pitch that has not really been conducive to particularly good cricket.

    We've seen two sides who were tipped to struggle in Division One and have acquitted themselves pretty well.

  9. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 12:22 British Summer Time 13 May

    #bbccricket

    Anthony McGrath scoring runs for EnglandImage source, Rex Features

    Congratulations to those cricket nerds out there, who knew that Anthony McGrath made his England debut in the same match as Jimmy Anderson.

    McGrath's Test career saw him play two matches against Zimbabwe and two against South Africa that summer of 2003 with two fifties against the Zimbabweans.

    He also played 14 ODIs, the last of which came in 2004.

    McGrath is now coach of Essex.

  10. wicket

    WICKET: Parkinson b Kashif Ali 2 - Kent all outpublished at 12:20 British Summer Time 13 May

    Kent 407 v Worcestershire 618-7 dec

    Kashif Ali ousts Matt Parkinson and Kent will have to follow-on.

    Jack Leaning ends unbeaten on 179 after nine hours and 48 minutes and 145 overs at the crease during which he faced 403 balls. Only 16 of them went for four.

    Leaning's is the longest innings by minutes in the history of Kent County Cricket Club - though of course that is a relatively modern statistic.

  11. Postpublished at 12:19 British Summer Time 13 May

    Northants 191-4 - target 558

    We must stop drooling about Karun Nair's timing - but batting like this can only be admired.

    A glorious cover drive, with absolutely zero effort, brings him four runs and he then runs the final ball of Ajeet Singh Dale's over down to third man for another.

    He is only 24 not out - but this is wonderful to watch.

  12. 100 runs

    100 partnershippublished at 12:17 British Summer Time 13 May

    Notts 503 v Lancashire 331 & 163-6

    Matty Hurst has already walloped one six off Calvin Harrison this morning and here is another show of intent, although this one bounces just short of the rope.

    Still, four more runs bring this partnership over the 100-mark.

    Hurst and Tom Hartley have added 102 since the perils of 61-6 yesterday evening.

  13. Postpublished at 12:15 British Summer Time 13 May

    Northants 183-4 - target 558

    Brilliant work by James Bracey - but was he quick enough?

    Northants batter George Bartlett overbalances as he pushes forward to Tom Price and Gloucestershire's keeper claims a leg-side stumping.

    The square leg umpire says no and replays suggest Bartlett just got his foot back in time.

  14. wicket

    WICKET: Proctor c & b T Price 60published at 12:10 British Summer Time 13 May

    Northants 183-4 - target 558

    Tom Price takes a return catchImage source, Getty Images

    A nightmare dismissal for Luke Procter and a big blow for his side.

    Tom Price airs in a delivery which the Northants skipper tries to play across the line, catching a leading edge and looping the ball straight back along the track for a dolly for Price.

    As soft as you will ever see at this level.

    George Bartlett is the new man as the hosts face a battle to save the game.

  15. wicket

    WICKET Middleton b Potts 5published at 12:07 British Summer Time 13 May

    Hampshire 503 & 9-2 v Durham 432

    Matt Potts dismisses the other Hampshire opener!

    An extra bit of pace from the Durham man is too much for Fletcha Middleton, who can't get his bat down in time as the ball crashes into the stumps.

    James Vince is forced to the crease earlier than he would have liked.

  16. 150 runs

    150 up for Lancashirepublished at 12:06 British Summer Time 13 May

    Notts 503 v Lancashire 331 & 150-6

    A lovely shot through midwicket for Matty Hurst off Dane Paterson gets him four welcome runs.

    It moves the score up to 150, with Lancashire only 22 away from making Notts bat again.

    A good first hour from the visitors.

  17. 400 up for Kentpublished at 12:06 British Summer Time 13 May

    Kent 400-9 v Worcestershire 618-7 dec

    Big thick edge from Jack Leaning off Kashif Ali races past Jason Holder at slip and away to the rope to take him to 173 in nine hours and 34 minutes.

    Kent are still 68 shy of the follow-on target.

  18. wicket

    WICKET Orr c Robinson b Potts 4published at 12:02 British Summer Time 13 May

    Hampshire 503 & 8-1 v Durham 432

    Matt Potts will be pleased the umpires changed the ball!

    A very good delivery coming round the wicket to the left-hander, he does enough to get Ali Orr fending outside off and it goes through to the keeper.

    A first wicket of the match for Potts, who is very pleased with himself.

  19. 'A good win by Surrey'published at 12:01 British Summer Time 13 May

    Result: Surrey 89-1 v Warwickshire - target 89

    Dan Whiting
    BBC Radio London

    A good win by Surrey, I actually think nine wickets flattered them a little bit because I think the game was a little bit closer than that but Surrey just put their foot on the accelerator pedal at the crucial moments in this game.

  20. wicket

    WICKET: Gilchrist c Waite b Leach 12published at 11:59 British Summer Time 13 May

    Kent 394-9 v Worcestershire 618-7 dec

    Short ball from Joe Leach tempts Nathan Gilchrist into holing out to Matthew Waite at deep backward square leg, who takes the catch at the second or third attempt.

    That is 3-37 from 24 overs for Leach.

    Kent are down to their final wicket. Matt Parkinson joins Jack Leaning, still 224 in arrears.