{"id":247917,"date":"2026-06-12T10:29:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T10:29:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/12\/nottinghamshire-v-somerset-yorkshire-v-warwickshire-and-more-county-cricket-day-one-live\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T10:29:59","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T10:29:59","slug":"nottinghamshire-v-somerset-yorkshire-v-warwickshire-and-more-county-cricket-day-one-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/12\/nottinghamshire-v-somerset-yorkshire-v-warwickshire-and-more-county-cricket-day-one-live\/","title":{"rendered":"Nottinghamshire v Somerset, Yorkshire v Warwickshire, and more: county cricket, day one \u2013 live"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"liveblog-body\"><span class=\"dcr-90inr0\"><gu-island name=\"KeyEventsCarousel\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"visible\" 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target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">County Championship<\/a> matches, we need to talk about the Oval.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dIf Lord\u2019s producing a two-day pitch that got spread over four by the weather is on one end of the scale, then firmly sat right on the outer limit of the opposite end of the spectrum of undesirable is that green sward in SE11. <\/p>\n<p>\u201dSurrey\u2019s County Championship challenge is dying on their inability to squeeze more than one victory out of the roads they\u2019ve been playing on in Kennington (and yes they <em>might<\/em> have been denied victory against Hampshire by the weather, but then I would counter with Leicestershire 691 all out against THAT Surrey boling line-up).<\/p>\n<p>\u201dWhich makes next week\u2019s Test match at said venue a perfect case of the immovable object meeting the irresistible force. It\u2019s like Godzilla vs King Kong. The Oval\u2019s refusal to deliver results except under extreme duress against modern cricket\u2019s rebuttal of all we have learned about the longest form of the game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Interesting! I absolutely get your point though actually thought it was quite a spicy pitch last week, it was only Lawrence, who played so outstandingly, who really had the mastery of it. I know Lee Fortis has said how the lack of rain in the south east this spring has made it very difficult this year. <\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><gu-island name=\"ShareButton\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"visible\" props=\"{&quot;size&quot;:&quot;xsmall&quot;,&quot;pageId&quot;:&quot;sport\/live\/2026\/jun\/12\/nottinghamshire-v-somerset-yorkshire-v-warwickshire-and-more-county-cricket-day-one-live&quot;,&quot;hash&quot;:&quot;block-6a2bd4808f08b3c2b5d2d948&quot;,&quot;queryParams&quot;:{&quot;page&quot;:&quot;with:block-6a2bd4808f08b3c2b5d2d948&quot;},&quot;webTitle&quot;:&quot;Nottinghamshire v Somerset, Yorkshire v Warwickshire, and more: county cricket, day one \u2013 live&quot;,&quot;format&quot;:{&quot;design&quot;:11,&quot;display&quot;:0,&quot;theme&quot;:2},&quot;context&quot;:&quot;LiveBlock&quot;}\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Nottinghamshire v Somerset, Yorkshire v Warwickshire, and more: county cricket, day one \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jun\/12\/nottinghamshire-v-somerset-yorkshire-v-warwickshire-and-more-county-cricket-day-one-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a2bd4808f08b3c2b5d2d948#block-6a2bd4808f08b3c2b5d2d948\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"-3 -3 30 30\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M19 16c1.675 0 3 1.35 3 3 0 1.675-1.325 3-3 3a2.97 2.97 0 0 1-2.975-3c0-.125 0-.275.025-.375L7.1 14.15a2.9 2.9 0 0 1-2.075.825C3.325 14.975 2 13.65 2 12a3.004 3.004 0 0 1 3.025-3.025c.775 0 1.5.35 2.075.875l8.95-4.475c-.025-.1-.025-.225-.025-.4A2.966 2.966 0 0 1 19 2c1.675 0 3 1.325 3 2.975C22 6.65 20.675 8 19 8c-.8 0-1.475-.325-2.05-.825l-8.975 4.45C8 11.7 8 11.825 8 12s0 .3-.025.375l8.975 4.45c.575-.5 1.25-.825 2.05-.825m0-12.8c-.975 0-1.8.775-1.8 1.775S18.025 6.8 19 6.8c1 0 1.825-.825 1.825-1.825S20 3.2 19 3.2m0 17.6c1 0 1.825-.825 1.825-1.8 0-1-.825-1.8-1.825-1.8-.975 0-1.8.8-1.8 1.8 0 .975.825 1.8 1.8 1.8\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/gu-island><\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<aside data-ad-slot=\"true\" class=\"ad-slot-container ad-slot-desktop dcr-jko40v\"\/>\n<article id=\"block-6a2bd2968f0880a9000351e7\" class=\"block dcr-1os4bxs\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\"\/>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>And a naughty-boy alcohol ban<\/strong> lies in wait for the rest. Though I\u2019m slightly surprised that they don\u2019t mostly keep off the sauce during a Test series anyway.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"c538b626-b872-4020-b143-b6b1963b6898\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\"><gu-island name=\"RichLinkComponent\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"idle\" props=\"{&quot;richLinkIndex&quot;:1,&quot;element&quot;:{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement&quot;,&quot;prefix&quot;:&quot;Related: &quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;England\u2019s cricketers could face alcohol ban with Stokes captaincy still in 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class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>I was going to head to Blackpoo<\/strong>l to watch Liam Livingstone\u2019s first Championship game since 2021 and Joe Moore\u2019s CC debut behind the stumps, but I\u2019ve put it off for an hour or so thanks to an early rain update from Paul Edwards and a sad photograph of the covers from Ken Grime. Both are bravely sitting things out in a soggy tent. So no play there for a while, and probably not till after lunch.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><gu-island name=\"ShareButton\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"visible\" props=\"{&quot;size&quot;:&quot;xsmall&quot;,&quot;pageId&quot;:&quot;sport\/live\/2026\/jun\/12\/nottinghamshire-v-somerset-yorkshire-v-warwickshire-and-more-county-cricket-day-one-live&quot;,&quot;hash&quot;:&quot;block-6a2bd0fa8f0881a067714062&quot;,&quot;queryParams&quot;:{&quot;page&quot;:&quot;with:block-6a2bd0fa8f0881a067714062&quot;},&quot;webTitle&quot;:&quot;Nottinghamshire v Somerset, Yorkshire v Warwickshire, and more: county cricket, day one \u2013 live&quot;,&quot;format&quot;:{&quot;design&quot;:11,&quot;display&quot;:0,&quot;theme&quot;:2},&quot;context&quot;:&quot;LiveBlock&quot;}\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Nottinghamshire v Somerset, Yorkshire v Warwickshire, and more: county cricket, day one \u2013 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