Jamie Smith produced the right gown rehearsal for his England debut on day considered one of Surrey’s top-of-the-table Vitality County Championship conflict with Essex.
Named on Sunday morning as the one wicketkeeper in England’s 14-man squad for the primary Take a look at in opposition to the West Indies every week on Wednesday, Smith (100) struck his second century of the season.
The 23-year-old hit two sixes and 14 fours throughout his outing because the hosts reached 248-8 on a rain-shortened day at The Oval.
Keaton Jennings’ (183no) fourth hundred of the marketing campaign steered Lancashire to 344-8 in opposition to Nottinghamshire at Southport after the guests threatened to take cost following lunch.
Lyndon James (3-53) shone with a three-for as a sell-out crowd have been denied the chance of seeing James Anderson in motion for Lancashire yet one more time.
Hampshire skipper James Vince (149no) made his second century in every week in opposition to Kent at Utilita Bowl to assist his facet get well from 56-3 to finish the day 310-3, alongside wicketkeeper-batter Ben Brown (106no) who additionally hit a century.
Warwickshire fought again in opposition to Somerset at Taunton with Michael Burgess’ (126no) century serving to the Bears get well from 40-4 to 373-8 on the shut of play.
Somerset seamer Migael Pretorius (4-72) completed on a four-fer while Jack Leach (2-69) earned two scalps.
Wickets clattered at Chester-le-Avenue as Durham have been all out for 190 with England’s Take a look at captain Ben Stokes (56) reaching a half-century.
Stokes (1-23) eliminated Worcestershire skipper Libby (13) because the hosts have been bowled out for 112 in reply with Matthew Potts (4-29) and Ben Raine (3-33) taking the majority of the wickets. Durham reached 33-3 on the near carve out a lead of 111.
Division Two
In Division Two, Sussex’s Ollie Robinson (4-42) bounced again from being missed for England’s Take a look at squad in opposition to Northamptonshire.
Robinson completed with a four-fer because the hosts have been dismissed for 97 on an eventful day at Northampton.
On a day which noticed 22 wickets fall, Sussex had themselves been bowled out for 143 with Jack White (4-23) taking 4 because the guests misplaced six wickets for 47 runs in 19 overs – and closed at 83-2 and a lead of 129.
Yorkshire’s Sri Lanka tempo bowler Vishwa Fernando (5-30) helped skittle Derbyshire for 76 at Chesterfield with the assistance of Jordan Thompson (4-31) as Derbyshire subsided on a difficult floor in lower than 28 overs.
Yorkshire turned the screw with James Wharton (116no) racing to a maiden first-class hundred earlier than unhealthy gentle ended play leaving the vacationers on 283-5 with a commanding lead of 207.
Ben Mike’s (5-22) produced a career-best spell to allow Leicestershire to dismiss Middlesex for 86.
Mortgage signing Ben Inexperienced (4-28) additionally posted personal-best figures with solely Leus Du Plooy (28) and Sam Robson (10) reaching double figures.
Leicestershire had earlier made 179 with Lewis Goldsworthy (41) prime scoring and reached stumps at 40-1 of their second innings, 133 forward.
Gloucestershire recovered from 88-8 at lunch to put up 179 of their first innings in opposition to Glamorgan at Cheltenham.
Marchant de Lange (46no) shared a record-breaking last-wicket stand of 75 with Ajeet Singh Dale (32) as Glamorgan’s Timm van der Gugten (5-59) returned season-best determine.
Glamorgan completed an astonishing day 133-7, with Gloucestershire’s abroad all-rounder Beau Webster (3-16) having fun with a three-wicket burst in 12 balls.
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