Harry Brook made an unexpected impact with the ball: Yorkshire pressure was applied SurreyAt times he dismissed England teammate Jamie Smith for a duck as his seamers took three big wickets at Headingley.
Brook is yet to fire the bat in two outings for the White Rose but made a major contribution alongside his unheralded medium pacers as the hosts enforced the follow-on on day three.
After Ryan Patel was out for 13, Brook went to stumps as he once breached Smith’s defense to collect a valuable double-wicket maiden. Adam Thomas’ scalp followed and Brook celebrated figures of 3-11.
Remarkably, Brook started the day with a total of nine first-class wickets, and even more surprisingly, his most recent was that of New Zealand great Kane Williamson in a Test match in 2023. At stumps Surrey were 83-5, but were still 199 short of making Yorkshire bat again.
At Chelmsford, Sam Cook had the perfect response to England’s recent omission. essex play Leicestershire Finishing the three-day win with 60.
The once capped player was overlooked for the first Test squad of the summer last week by the likes of Ollie Robinson and Sonny Baker, but reaffirmed his credentials as the most reliable bowler on the domestic circuit with a decisive 4-19.
His wickets were all by top-seven batsmen, with Shane Snater taking 4-12 as the Foxes were shot down with under 28 overs to spare. Chasing 101, Charlie Allison and Matt Critchley made 77 to seal a seven-wicket success for the Division One hopefuls.
Leader and Defending Champion Nottinghamshire gave yourself a chance to win hampshire At the Utilita Bowl. Fergus O’Neill took the sixth and seventh wickets of the match to reduce the home side to 82-4, leaving them just 67 runs ahead.
Earlier, Baker celebrated his England call-up by taking 5-45 as he came into the game as Hampshire bowled Nottinghamshire out for 214.
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Glamorgan enter the last day warwickshire They advanced to 192-5 and had a nice lead of 300. Ethan Bamber, the country’s leading wicket-taker, took four more but Colin Ingram hit an unbeaten 80.
sussex face the possibility of opposition tumbleDespite opener Daniel Hughes’ 107, they were also 290 adrift at 236-8.
Stokes denied opportunity to restart innings
There was great disappointment in Division Two. Rain blanketed Beckenham overnight and meant no play was possible in the interim. kent and Durham Despite the bright conditions.
It meant England captain Ben Stokes had to wait a long time with eight not out, but it may have been enough time to get the game underway to save the beleaguered visitors from suffering a shock defeat.
England Test captain Ben Stokes was denied the chance to resume the innings on Sunday.
Any outcome looks possible with the tight end in Bristol. Northamptonshire They closed on 139-4 against bottom club Gloucestershire. Six wickets for the hosts and 106 runs for the opponents would settle the matter, leaving Australia’s Nathan McSweeney at 41 not out.
In the house of the Lord, middlesex fought to avoid defeat derbyshire. They finished with a slender lead of 79 and just two wickets in the second innings.
England spinner Shoaib Bashir caught top scorer Leus de Plooy for 95 as the hosts posted 278-8, but appeared to injure his hand in the process.
worcestershire and lancashire They headed for a draw at Southport, with just 18 wickets falling in the weather-shortened contest.
England vs New Zealand Schedule
- 1st exam (Thursday, June 4 – Monday, June 8) – Lord’s, London (11am)
- 2nd exam (Wednesday, June 17th ~ Sunday, June 21st) – Kia Oval, London (11am)
- 3rd exam (Thursday, June 25th – Monday, June 29th) – Trent Bridge, Nottingham (11am)
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