Live blog coverage as the latest LV= County Championship games, including defending champions Durham versus 2013 runners-up Yorkshire, start.
By Rob Barnett
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Here is a snap of @colonel19 taking the catch to dismiss Alex Lees for 9 this morning. @jayharrison13 with the wicket pic.twitter.com/XGAiJbJSk4
— Durham Cricket Club (@DurhamCricket) May 4, 2014
Essex 17 without loss from 17 overs. Jaik Mickleburgh 3 not out having faced 50 balls, Tom Westley 13 from 53 balls #EssvLei
— Essex Cricket (@EssexCricket) May 4, 2014
12.04pm – Wright makes a third breakthrough by having Chris Rogers held at first slip for 207 less than his epic 241 not out against Yorkshire earlier this week.
Tom Kohler-Cadmore’s difficult start to championship life continues as he falls leg-before to Glamorgan’s Jim Allenby. The 19-year-old is yet to reach 20 in five competition innings.
WICKET - 50-3. Dexter yorked by Wright for 6. Denly coming in. #middlesex150
— Middlesex Cricket (@Middlesex_CCC) May 4, 2014
11.48am – Evans holds another impressive take at third slip, this time ousting Dawid Malan for nought off Keith Barker. Notts are also two down as in-form Lewis Gregory snares Michael Lumb. Yorkshire lose a first victim when Alex Lees goes caught behind, hanging his bat out against Jamie Harrison.
Proper cricket at the moment..Surrey 9-1 Sibley 3*, Burns 3*
— Surrey Cricket (@surreycricket) May 4, 2014
11.34am – Australia seamer Doug Bollinger pins former South Africa captain Graeme Smith lbw. Aside from a fifty against Essex, the Surrey skipper has not scored the runs he would have wanted to this season.
In Division One Somerset’s Alfonso Thomas bowls Steven Mullaney for 22 and Warwickshire’s Laurie Evans takes a superb catch to his right at third slip to give Chris Wright Sam Robson’s wicket.
Rushworth thinks he's got Lees caught behind but Jeremy Lloyds turns down the appeal. 26-0.
— Durham Cricket Club (@DurhamCricket) May 4, 2014
11.21am – Lancashire captain/coach Glen Chapple traps Luke Wells in front for today’s opening Division One breakthrough.
11.11am – Glamorgan’s Graham Wagg gets the first wicket of the day, having Worcestershire’s Matt Pardoe held at third slip.
Erin Bermingham receiving her cap! #officiallyahorse#superkentpic.twitter.com/i50qlN0klL
— Kent Womens Cricket (@KentWomensCrick) May 4, 2014
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— Derbyshire CCC (@DerbyshireCCC) May 4, 2014
10.54am – Also today, the Women's Royal London One-Day Cup, formerly known as the Women’s County Championship, begins. It boasts 34 county sides, split into five divisions. We preview it here with Sussex skipper and England Women star Sarah Taylor. In the above twitterpic England captain Charlotte Edwards presents county team-mate Erin Bermingham with her Kent cap.
10.47am – As expected, England duo Jonny Bairstow and Tim Bresnan return from injury for Yorkshire versus Durham, who have Sri Lanka superstar Kumar Sangakkara in their side for the first time. There’s a clip of Sangakkara being given his Durham cap below.
10.42am – Here's the news of the coin-flips from round the grounds:
Division One
Yorkshire opt to bat versus Durham at the Emirates Durham ICG.
Lancashire are asked to bowl by Sussex at Emirates Old Trafford.
Somerset choose to field against Nottinghamshire at Taunton.
Warwickshire are asked to bowl by Middlesex at Edgbaston.
Division Two
Essex opt to bat versus Leicestershire at the Essex County Ground.
Glamorgan choose to bowl against Worcestershire at the SWALEC Stadium.
Kent are asked to field by Surrey at the Spitfire Ground.
Great news - the Somerset Pavilion build is one step closer as the General Committee give it the thumbs up: http://t.co/NAfdIVDJ6J
— Somerset Cricket (@SomersetCCC) May 4, 2014
10.25am – Good morning and welcome to our live blog coverage as the latest LV= County Championship games. While waiting for news of the tosses in a few minutes, why not read our Division One and Division Two previews? Dominating this round’s team news is the unavailability of the England players picked to face Scotland for Friday’s Royal London one-day international at Aberdeen.
Kumar Sangakkara presented with his Durham cap by Paul Collingwood https://t.co/GyVBl0utQg
— Durham Cricket Club (@DurhamCricket) May 4, 2014