Leicestershire’s Louis Kimber has just taken 43 runs off an Ollie Robinson over. A new English first class record. It included 3 no-balls, 5 x 6’s and 3x 4’s.

They’ve declared with a lead of 497.

12 overs remaining in the day.

Lead now over 450, when will they declare?

white-lightning wrote:

Was Norwell unfit for this game? And, where on earth is Rushworth? Robinson originally said it was only a minor calf injury around 2 months ago.

Norwell is playing in the 2nd XI game.

2’s start a 4 day 2nd XI Championship game today v Worcester.

https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=m_scorecard#m75793a71-dae6-4612-9b9f-57794b01a9c3

298 all out. Wickets shared around by the seamers. Excellent day in the field considering Hants chose to bat.

Presented with his county cap before the game.

Hants won the toss and elected to bat

Rhodes
Davies
Barnard
Hain
Mousley
Bethell
Burgess
Woakes
Briggs
Miles
Hannon-Dalby

GerryShedd wrote:

My theory is that Benjamin is getting picked so that, even though we are top of the table and have won two matches in the last two days, we still have something to complain about.

😂

4 wins on the bounce, it’s a good feeling.

Huge props to the spinners but all the plaudits to Hain and Bethell.

Bears win the toss and bowl.

Booth in for Gleeson.

Gleeson named in the squad.

Mikkyk wrote:

It was definitely a side strain. He was stretching his side out between his first and second overs, then pulled up after one ball in his second. Perhaps shouldn't have tried to bowl that over given he looked in discomfort beforehand.

Someone mentioned Hassan also out?

Yes, reported by the club yesterday he has an elbow injury.

Apparently Gleeson went off with a hamstring injury so I don’t expect to see him back for this one.

Unlikely to see a more comprehensive win than that.

Jacob Bethell take a bow! 15 ball 50!

Barnard already has more runs in 15 balls than Benjamin has in 6 games!

Bears win the toss and bat.
Barnard in for Yates, Miles in for Woakes.

Davies
Benjamin
Mousley
Hain
Barnard
Bethell
Garton
Miles
Gleeson
Lintott
Briggs

Squad:
Davies
Ali
Barnard
Benjamin
Bethell
Booth
Briggs
Burgess
Garton
Gleeson
Hain
Lintott
Miles
Mousley
Wylie
Yates.

There will be some late decisions on the playing XI as Robbo awaits clarity on some injuries, Hassan Ali (elbow) Rob Yates (illness)
No Woakes as he prepares for the return of the CC on Sunday.

As has been said before I think we’re just one big hitter away from a balanced side. Probably got one of the best bowling line-ups (I preferred the bowling attack from Sundays game) and our catching and ground fielding have been superb up to now.