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Lunchtime scores

Fifties for Adam Lyth, Fletcha Middleton and Alex Lees. Durham a go-go at Chelmsford, with Simon Harmer’s eight overs costing 49.

Hoping the photographer has managed to capture some CCLive readers here:

Yorkshire, who haven’t won a game yet this season, and sit just above Gloucestershire at the bottom of Division Two, are currently 98-0 against the visiting wooden spoon holders.

Eathan Bosch’s arrival at Essex coincides with Ben Allison’s loan to Worcestershire for two Championship fixtures, and Sam Cook’s hamstring injury alongside the possibility that he will be tried as a replacement for Anderson in the Test team.

Anderson, whose final Test is pinned in for Lord’s in mid-July, has a last chance for some four-day cricket next week, at Southport against Nottinghamshire. He travelled down to Canterbury with Lancashire yesterday, but isn’t playing. Kent are currently 76-2.

And Stoneman chases a wide-one at Lord’s, super catch by Guest at slip.

An email! Hello Geoff Wignall: “Good to have some red ball action, now the nights are drawing in” [Wash your mouth our right now.]

Re, “Kent, shorn of Zak Crawley, have made a better start than usual …”: are these two things connected?” I couldn’t possibly comment.

Lancashire fighting back though, with a wicket each for Balderson and Bailey. Kent 64-2.

A good scattering of people sunning themselves in the crowd today, with the promise of beer to come. Middlesex 63-1, as Derbyshire labour through their overs.

Ollie Pope muddles his Pom Bears with his Mignons Morceaux, charges down the wicket and is caught at slip, Surrey 42-2.

In Division Two, a couple of early wickets for James Harris at Sophia Gardens, including the dangerous Prithvi Shaw. Marnus is playing for Glamorgan. Northants 40-2.

Stoneman and Holden are growing in confidence on a pitch in touching distance of the Tavern stand. Middx 38-1.

Ian Holland racing through Sussex, 34-3, Haines, Alsop and Coles all back in the pavilion.

And Lyth and Bean moving through the gears at Scarborough against Gloucestershire, Yorks 45-0.

Gary Naylor with the latest what’s what and who’s who in the Blast.

A sun-dappled walk around Division One after half an hour:

Durham are 30-0 at Chelmsford after winning the toss.

Kent, shorn of Zak Crawley, have made a better start than usual at 32-1 against Lancashire.

Craig Overton has just bowled HH for 15, Notts 26-1.

Olly Hannon-Dalby grabs an early Hampshire wicket, Albert for five.

And Rory Burns falls to the third ball of the day at New Road, but Ollie Pope and Dom Sibley have already hit a couple of boundaries each in their own distinctive ways. Surrey 29-1.

Middlesex found themselves in further hot water when they were charged by the The Cricket Regulator on Friday with a “breach of ECB Directive 3.3” The allegations, against CFO Illa Sharma, include an incident when the club mascot Pinky The Panther was groped at a Blast game in 2022.

Reminded from BTL that Durham’s Brydon Carse is currently serving a three month ban from cricket for betting on games.

While Zak Chapple is terrifying the Middx batters, a beer festival buzzes for the duration of this game in the Coronation Gardens: “real ale in casks to craft beer on tap from breweries around London.”

Oh dear, Sam Robson goes for 0.

Made it just in time to the Lord’s press box where there is cucumber in the iced water and the coffee is strong. Middlesex won the toss and chose to bat, as, around the grounds, did Northants, Hampshire, Notts and Durham.

Some rotten news from Gloucestershire last week:

Afghanistan beat Australia!

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