Key events
Those JA wickets in full – so far
Stokes in the wickets
The skies darken over Southport, Notts 44-6.
In other news:
Having made it to 56-0, Worcestershire have just lost three for eight. That man Ben Stokes has 2-16.
Northants are nine down and pretty much out, Broad still there on 35, but 74 still needed against Sussex.
Anderson’s opening spell: 10-2-19-6
And a huge sigh of relief for Notts as Anderson’s spell comes to an end – and George Balderson takes over from the Harrod road end. He gets some gentle advice from the great man.
Jimmy bowls his tenth on the bounce. An example of his work:
Six!
The crowd are hunched in fleeces, silent in reverence, and Patterson-White spoils Jimmy’s figures with a boundary. How dare he?
Ah – Jimmy’s revenge – wicket number six as he squares up Patterson-White and Williams dives at gully. A sixth wicket in six consecutive overs.
Five for Anderson!
And Notts slip almost completely under the Anderson steamroller. Jimmy sends one into James’ ribs and he gets a leading edge to gully. An inevitable five-fer, Notts 34-5 : Anderson 5-13 off 8 overs.
“Can I start the clamour for Jimmy to continue playing county cricket long after his farewell to the Test arena? I consider myself lucky to have been born at the right time to have watched his career in it’s entirety, and I’d like a bit more thank you very much.”
You’ll find a crescendo of support from those sitting around the rope here today Martin ODW. The man doesn’t bloody age – forget serums and creams, 1000 plus first-class wickets is what you need to keep you young. Oh and enforced retirement.
Is Rob Key watching?
And a fourth! Ben Slater snaffled by Josh Bohannon under the helmet as the ball rears off a length like a dog at the postman. Lancashire’s players almost laughing.
Good morning Tim Maitland! “Just got back from wrestling both dogs at the vets, in time to see Ben Coad get Mitch Wagstaff for a golden duck with the first ball of Derbyshire’s second innings.Not an ideal start when you need 375 to avoid an innings defeat.”
Ah yes, to Division Two! Where things are even worse for Derbyshire, now 4-2 at Chesterfield, both Wagstaff and Reece gone for 0.
Northants have lost three wickets this morning, two to Robinson. They need another 101 to beat Sussex but, at seven down, it’s not looking so likely
And another! Keaton Jennings collects at slip as Clarke is tempted into the drive. Anderson 6-2-7-3. Notts in deep trouble at 22-3.
And a second for Anderson! The hesitant Young pushes forward and gets a tickle which flies through to Matty Hurst. Ball on string.
Let’s leave Young and Slater to Anderson and Bailey for a while and wander round the other Div One grounds.
Rain at The Oval, where Smith and Foakes are due to toy with Essex.
Somerset are in touching distance of the follow-on, Craig Overton attempting to get there in big blows. Somerset 253-8.
Leaning and Stobo are resisting Hampshire’s finest, for now. Kent 238-6.
And Worcestershire are 20-0 chasing another 211 to win at Chester le Street.
And so it starts….
Hameed with another methodical forward defensive but the ball skids off the bat and flicks off the bails. Anderson in the wickets.
And while Anderson performs ball-polishing duties for Tom Bailey at mid-on, poor Tom Bruce is turning out for Lancashire seconds at Barnsley. And the first drop of the day as Chris Green lets HH through his fingers at midwicket.
HH survives the over, Anderson’s first over of the summer is a maiden and off we go.
Anderson time
Four slips as Jimmy throws the ball from hand to hand at the Harrod Drive end. The first flies past HH’s bat, the second played perfectly neatly back into the turf.
Lancashire declare 353-9!
Jennings isn’t hanging around for glory, off he goes, unbeaten on 187.
And a couple of balls after the four, Lyon is sent on his way lbw by James and out comes Jimmy to bat . Warm applause from the tip-up seats. Can he squeak the two needed for another batting point?
A fair crowd are scattered around the boundary as HH leads the players out. KJ resumes on 183 – and Nathan Lyon powers the first ball for four.
Things look better from the tent. The guard wished Lancs luck as the train pulled into Southport station, the players are out practising the middle and it isn’t raining. Lancashire are going to carry on batting, Keaton Jennings in his happy place.
Monday’s round-up
Wickets galore at the Oval, where Essex were reduced to 10 men after Jordan Cox had an emergency appendix operation on Sunday. Despite a half-century from Paul Walter, Essex faced a first‑innings deficit of 82, but reduced Surrey to 44 for three on a damp day.
At the Rose Bowl, James Vince – one of England’s batting what-might-have-beens – stroked a glorious 211 to put Hampshire on top against Kent, who finished the day 299 behind with only four wickets in hand.
Worcestershire’s bowlers hauled them back from the brink after Tom Taylor (four for 46) and Nathan Smith (four for 52) reduced Durham to 148 for nine in a wicket-laden game at Chester-le-Street. Ben Stokes was bowled for 26 with the last ball of the day, but Worcestershire will need the highest score of the match to win on a devilish pitch.
Toms Banton and Abell batted responsibly as Somerset inched towards the follow-on target, after Warwickshire posted 412. There were four wickets for Olly Hannon-Dalby. Play between Lancashire and Nottinghamshire was abandoned at Southport, as the wait for Jimmy Anderson went on.
In Division Two, fabulous hundreds from Cameron Bancroft and Miles Hammond, and an unbeaten 90 by James Bracey, left the Cheltenham faithful in good cheer as Gloucestershire built up a lead of 370 against Glamorgan.
Sussex ripped the heart out of Northamptonshire’s batting, dismissing Emilio Gay and Luke Procter in the evening session and leaving the hosts another 147 to chase with six wickets in hand at Northampton.
Leicestershire hold the upper hand at Grace Road, recovering from 63 for four and the threat of Toby Roland-Jones (five for 76) to extent their lead over Middlesex to 404. Lewis Goldsworthy (75) and Ben Green (45 not out), both on loan from Somerset, bolstered the batting, as did a frisky 38 from last week’s hero Louis Kimber.
James Wharton and Jonny Tattersall put on 241, a Yorkshire record for the sixth wicket against Derbyshire. Wharton’s 188 was his first Championship century, and he received a standing ovation from the Chesterfield crowd.
Scores on the doors
Division One
Surrey 262 and 44-3 v Essex 180
Somerset 208-6 v Warwickshire 412
Lancashire 344-8 v Nottinghamshire no play yet today
Hampshire 505-8dec v Kent 206-6
Durham 190 & 148-9 v Worcestershire 112
Division Two
Leicestershire 179 & 311-8 v Middlesex 86 all out
Gloucestershire 179 and 388-3 v Glamorgan 197
Northamptonshire 97 and 137-4 v Sussex 143 & 237
Derbyshire 76 all out v Yorkshire 416-6
Preamble
Good morning! We go again. Day three of this final midsummer round. A few games tumbling towards results today, weather permitting, and, at Southport, Jimmy-watch continues.