English County Cricket Season 2014

CC Div 1

Day1
Sussex lead Warwickshire by 142 runs after bowling out Warwicksire for 87 Trott top scoring with 37,Jordan taking 3-15 bell out for a duck.Joyce made 117 out of 229 all out,Hamilton-Brown the next highest scorer with 24.

Yorkshire 342-5 after Somerset asked them to bat. Rashid 84 not out Lyth 85 Ballance 77

Nottingham v Middlesex - Notts 315-8 Taylor 62 Harris4-80 Finn 4-87

Durham v Northamptonshire - Durham 265-5 Richardson 80 Mustard 63 not out

CC Div 2

Day 1

Essex were bowled out for 94 after electing to bat against Derbyshire,Cook top scored with 35 Footitt 5-29 Groenewald 5-44 including a hat-trick
Derbyshire 139-5 Chanderpaul 66 not out

Hampshire put Gloucestershire in to bat - Glos 292-5 Tavere 135 not out Klinger 81

Worcestershire 224 all out Kervezee 54 Kent 39-2

CC Div 1

Day 2

Warwickshire have turned the game on it's head & now have a lead over Sussex of 245 with 3 2nd innings wickets remaining.
Bell 144 not out Clarke 79

Yorkshire 450 all out Rashid 108
Somerset 166-3

Notts 326 all out Finn 5-91
Middlesex 296-4 Robson 144 not out Morgan 86

Durham 452 all out mustard 91
Northamptonshire 200-3

CC Div 2

Day 2

Essex lead Derbyshire by 237 runs with 5 2nd innings wickets remaining.
Derbyshire 154 all out lost their last 6 wickets for only 19 runs,with Chanderpaul 75 not out Masters 6-46
Essex 94 & 297-5 139 not out

Glos 304 all out Tavere 139
Hamp 417-9 Vince 144 Wheater 81

Worc 224 & 41-o
Kent 229 Bell-Drummond 61

England test captain Alastair Cook and Ian Bell, and Test hopeful Sam Robson all score unbeaten hundreds for their counties. These days, of course, it's very rare for the England central contract players to play for their respective counties.

CC Div 1

Day 3

Sussex require another 57 runs with 8 2nd innings wickets remaining
Warwickshire 87 & 471 Bell 189 Patel 74
Sussex 229 & 273-2 Joyce 125 not out

Yorkshire 450
Somerset 530-9 Myburgh 91

Notts 326 & 184-5
Middlesex 439-9 Robson 163 Simpson 108

Durham 452 & 178-5
Northamptonshire 378 Spiegel 97

CC Div 2

Day 3
Derbyshire require another 199 runs
Essex 94 & 424 Cook 181
Derbyshire 154 & 167-5

Glos 304 & 308-9 Marshall 84 not out A Gidman 72
Hampshire 422

Worc 224 & 270 Cox 89 Bollinger 5-43
Kent 229 & 51-3

CC Div 1

Day 4

Sussex Beat Warwickshire by 7 wickets Ed Joyce finished 151 not out.

Middlesex beat Notts by 10 wickets

Northants drew with Durham

Somerset drew with Yorkshire

CC Div 2

Day 4

Essex beat Derbyshire by 53 runs

Worcestershire beat Kent by 125 runs,

Hampshire beat Glos by 8 wickets.

LV CC Division One, Taunton. Somerset 553 drew with Yorkshire 450 & 193-4d. Yorkshire 11pts; Somerset 9pts.

980 runs scored in three innings while only 19 wickets fell. Sounds like a shirt-front at Taunton. Not sure if those type of pitches produce quality batsmen?