Key events
Division One table
1 Somerset 167
2 Notts 163
3 Warwicks 162
4 Sussex 140
5 Glamorgan 124
6 Surrey 124
7 Essex 122
8 Yorkshire 120
9 Leicestershire 113
10 Hampshire 88
Division Two table
1 Durham 210
2 Kent 170
3 Northants 155
4 Middlesex 132
5 Worcestershire 130
6 Derby 114
7 Lancashire 97
8 Gloucestershire 63
Fixtures
Division One
Sophia Gardens: Glamorgan v Warwickshire
Grace Road: Leicestershire v Somerset
Trent Bridge: Notts v Hampshire
Hove: Sussex v Surrey
Headingley: Yorkshire v Essex
Division Two
Derby: Derbyshire v Kent
Chester le Street: Durham v Middlesex
Old Trafford: Lancashire v Gloucestershire
New Road: Worcestershire v Northamptonshire
Preamble – Leicesteshire charged with breaching ECB pitch regulations
Good morning! There are conkers on the ground now, and even the hardiest marigolds are fading into September. Just three rounds to go, and the chase is still on – for promotion and for the holy grail itself.
Could things finally go Somerset’s way? We will know more after their visit to Grace Road, where opponents Leicestershire are in a desperate fight for survival, and it looks as if if their summer is about to get worse. They have been charged with breaching the ECB Pitch Regulations after officials reported their pitch for the match against Glamorgan at the end of August. The matter has been passed to the independent Cricket Discipline Panel for adjudication where they will make the decision “as quickly as appropriately as possible” bearing in mind the ramifications.
We will chew over this, and the other comings and goings, over the next four days. Play starts at 10.30am, do join us.