Yorkshire v Essex, Somerset v Nottinghamshire and more: county cricket day one

The Guardian

13 hours ago

Update:
Date: 2025-06-29T09:05:08.000Z
Title: Division Two Table
Content: 1 Leicestershire 155
2 Derbyshire 122
3 Glamorgan 110
4 Gloucestershire 99
5 Northamptonshire 94
6 Lancashire 80
7. Middlesex 77
8 Kent 76
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Date: 2025-06-29T09:05:08.000Z
Title: Division One Table
Content: 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
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Date: 2025-06-29T09:05:08.000Z
Title: Fixtures
Content: 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 Road: Leicestershire v Middlesex
Update:
Date: 2025-06-29T09:05:08.000Z
Title: Preamble
Content: Good morning! I'm chugging into York, the heat shimmering, the grass splinter-dry. We're in for another Kookaburra round, which, in conjunction with the soaring temperatures, makes it an unfortunate time to be a seam bowler. A few consoling captain's arms will rest on weary shoulders (GET OFF ME).
It's cricket week down in Canterbury, while Lancashire and Yorkshire have decamped to Chesterfield and York.
Play starts around the grounds at 11am, do join us with a wet flannel and a pint of something cold.