I know it isn’t quite lunch everywhere but I’m going to grab a quick sandwich, back soon.
Southampton: Hampshire v Warwickshire 58-1
Trent Bridge: Notts v Leicestershire no play yet today
The Oval: Surrey v Yorkshire no play yet today
Bristol: Gloucestershire v Derbyshire no play yet today
Merchant Taylors School: Middlesex v Lancashire no play yet today
Wantage Road: Northamptonshire v Durham 21-2
A fabulous ball by Luke Procter, which by some sleight of hand plucks out both McKinney’s middle and off stump and sends them in different directions. Durham 14-1.
Rain at Taunton and they take a slightly early lunch.
In other news: Ben Stokes is heading to the Big Bash,
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and a morale-boosting century for Maia Bouchier, who missed out on World Cup selection, in England’s ODI victory over Ireland.
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They are back out again at Wantage Road: Lees and McKinney v Sanderson and Procter, as Lewis Gregor sends one shimmering past Ben Kellaway’s outside edge at Taunton.
Switch over to the Somerset stream. Craig Overton, Robinson like in his approach, feet splayed at five to one, has the ball, and a wicket – Mason Crane pouched at second slip by Tom Abell after fancying something flashy on the off side. Glamorgan 57-3.
Durham reached 7-0 before it started raining again.
With the news that Dan Moriarty has been released by Yorkshire, just thinking about the trajectory of other promising spinners in county cricket – Amar Virdi (who during Covid was involved in England training and reserve squads) was released by Surrey in November 2024 and the centrally contracted Shoaib Bashir went all round the houses on loan before signing with Derbyshire last winter. But Bess (Yorks), Leach (Somerset), LPW and Farhan Ahmed (Notts), Rehan Ahmed (Leics), the Parkinsons (Kent and Durham), Harmer (Essex) Carson (Sussex), and Kellaway (Glam) seem to be holding steady. I’m sure I’ve forgotten someone, do let me know who.
Play at Chelmsford (Sussex 38-2); Southampton (Warwickshire 22-1, Young-Currie-3), Taunton (Glamorgan 45-1); Canterbury (Kent 54-2) and just now at Wantage Road (Durham 0-0).
Nowt at MTS, Bristol,The Oval or Trent Bridge.
A great diving catch by James Re w to send Asa Tribe on his way, though his landing is elegantly sack of potatoe-esque. Glamorgan 44-1.
Oh dear, at Canterbury, Muyeye is dropped at second slip on 10. Bowler Waite stalks back to his mark, head down. Kent 50-2.
Love this piece by Jim. I’m old enough to remember Gooch’s lbw Alderman period, the punchline to lots of jokes at the time.
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Two more games have chugged into action . Warwickshire are 9-0 at Southampton; and Glamorgan, spearheaded by Crane and Tribe, have raced along to 31-0 against Somerset.
A little shout out to Hove and Away, the independent website covering Sussex cricket. The site is a treasure-trove of all things Sussex written by Bruce Talbot and Paul Weaver, two wise sages, and great journalists, who’ve covered Sussex forever (and very helpful to me for a piece on Ollie Robinson yesterday). I’ve just read there today that the Sussex chief exec Mark West is leaving at the end of the season.
Meanwhile Hughes and Tear have survived a couple more overs and Sussex have moved on to 17-2.
Sam Cook is taking large chunks of Sussex for breakfast – Haines and Clark both out almost identically, nibbling into the gloves of Pepper. Sussex 7-2.
Kent’s start is on the crunchy side of autumn. Compton (8) and Crawley (6) both gone. Kent 18-2.
Rain at The Oval too, where my daughter is looking after my nephews and a couple of their friends. If you see an auburn haired young woman looking harassed, placate her with a mini roll. Auqib Nabi is Surrey’s latest recruit.
Hampshire statement - "Kuggeleijn will not represent the club"
“Having reflected and listened to feedback from our staff and supporters. Hampshire Cricket can confirm that Scott Kuggeleijn will not represent the Club.
“We value the passion of our fanbase and thank everyone who took the time to share their views.
“Our focus now turns to supporting the team through the final four County Championship fixtures of the season.
“We encourage everyone to unite behind the team as we enter a crucial stage of the campaign.”
See the statement here on Hampshire’s website .
And delayed starts everywhere except Chelmsford (Sussex won the toss and will bat) and Canterbury (Worcestershire won the toss and will field).
Amongst a sack of September signings, Hampshire’s announcement yesterday that they had called on Scott Kuggeleijn is the most eye raising. Kuggelijn, a fast bowling allrounder who has played 23 times for New Zealand, was put on trial for rape in 2016 and, after a hung jury, again in 2017. He was found not guilty, but some of his own evidence in court was very disturbing. You can read a little about it here .
Kuggelijn has also played for Dubai Capitals, who are owned by the same GMR group who own Hampshire.
Merchant Taylors School: Middlesex v Lancashire
Good morning! A little late this morning after forgetting my own missive that play starts at 10.30am, September rolling in and landing, at least in Manchester, damp and grey. There are four games left of the season, things hotting up as the temperature drops.
Southampton: Hampshire v Warwickshire 58-1
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Source: theguardian.com · Tanya Aldred. Published 2 Sept 2026, 11:38 am.
