Key occasions
Division Two Desk
1 Leicestershire 155
2 Derbyshire 122
3 Glamorgan 110
4 Gloucestershire 99
5 Northamptonshire 94
6 Lancashire 80
7. Middlesex 77
8 Kent 76
Division One Desk
1 Nottinghamshire 127
2 Surrey 125
3 Sussex 109
4 Somerset 106
5 Warwickshire 104
6 Durham 97
7 Hampshire 96
8 Essex 85
9 Yorkshire 71
10 Worcestershire 57
Fixtures
DIVISION ONE
Southampton: Hampshire v Worcestershire
Taunton: Somerset v Nottinghamshire
The Oval: Surrey v Durham
Hove: Sussex v Warwickshire
York: Yorkshire v Essex
DIVISION TWO
Chesterfield: Derbyshire v Lancashire
Sophia Gardens: Glamorgan v Gloucestershire
Canterbury: Kent v Northamptonshire
Grace Highway: Leicestershire v Middlesex
Preamble
Good morning! I’m chugging into York, the warmth shimmering, the grass splinter-dry. We’re in for an additional Kookaburra spherical, which, together with the hovering temperatures, makes it an unlucky time to be a seam bowler. Just a few consoling captain’s arms will relaxation on weary shoulders (GET OFF ME).
It’s cricket week down in Canterbury, whereas Lancashire and Yorkshire have decamped to Chesterfield and York.
Play begins across the grounds at 11am, do be part of us with a moist flannel and a pint of one thing chilly.