England Domestic Cricket--County Championship--Round 4
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INDIA; IRELAND; NEW ZEALAND (completed April 21, 2021); PAKISTAN; SOUTH AFRICA; SRI LANKA; WEST INDIES; ZIMBABWE
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ENGLAND DOMESTIC CRICKET--2021
Note: Each home team's Youtube site is linked for those who might want to use this blog as a jumping off place to all live feeds. They link to the "videos" page. If you don't see the live feed there, just click on "home". All matches and all days begin at 11:00 am local time. This service is, of course also provided by ECB. However its links go to Web based pages, which can be ponderous for those with slower connections. The Youtube sites are much more bandwidth friendly in my opinion.
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2021 County Championship
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COMPLETE CURRENT COMPLETE 3 GROUP LADDER (CRICINFO)
Note: Somerset was docked 8 points before the competition began for a pitch preparation violation in 2019
How the County Championship Point System Works.
Outright win=16 points + bonus points; Draw=8 points + bonus points; Tie=8 points + bonus points, Loss=0 points +bonus points; match abandoned=?
Batting and Bowling points (1st Innings through 110 overs)
Batting: Runs: 200=1; 250=2; 300=3; 350=4; 400=5
Bowling: Wickets: 3=1; 6=2; 9=3
Links that may be of use
How the County Championship Points System Works (Daily Mail)
Explanation of the new value of draws (8 points as opposed to 5)
Explanation of the new value of draws (8 points as opposed to 5)
Other Points Values (ECB)
How the County Championship Divisional System works (Cricinfo)
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How the County Championship Divisional System works (Cricinfo)
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Note: For the full match video links, I have attempted to link you directly into the beginning of play (when the umpires come out if available). There are long periods of lead time on some of the videos. What I skip over, you may find interesting (such as final pitch preparation or pre-game practice). Its all there. Just use the slider bar.
Occasionally the video may be silent. Occasionally, there is sound feedback. Just locate where the sound is repaired, go back to where it went bad, and watch in silence.
Enjoy
Round 4 (April 29-May 2, 2021)
Cricinfo
Links to full scorecards
Links to full scorecards
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NOTE 1: ECB LIVEPLAY (PLAY CRICKET) KEEPS MATCH CENTRE INTERACTIVE SCORECARDS (VIDEO LINKS TO ALL FOURS, SIXES, AND WICKETS, AS WELL AS WAGON WHEELS AND PARTNERSHIPS) FOR ALL MATCHES. I AM GOING TO USE THAT INFORMATION SOURCE BECAUSE IT IS ARCHIVAL AS WELL AS CURRENT. THE MATCH CENTRE LINKS AT THE COUNTY WEB SITES, DO NOT, AS FAR AS I CAN TELL, ARCHIVE MATCH CENTRE INFORMATION. I AM GOING TO USE A SINGLE ADDRESS FOR CONVENIENCE. WHEN YOU GET THERE YOU WILL SEE ALL OF THE SEARCHES AND SORTS YOU CAN DO TO FOLLOW A GROUP, TEAM, OR TIME PERIOD. IT IS A MAGNIFICENT SOURCE OF INFORMATION
NOTE 2: CRICKET AUSTRALIA KEEPS A MATCH CENTRE FOR THE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP THAT PROVIDES WORM AND MANHATTAN CHARTS FOR EACH MATCH AS PART OF SCORECARD INFORMATION (SCROLL PAST THE TABLE) FOR "COMPLETED" AND CURRENT MATCHES. SIMPLY CLICK ON THE GREEN ARROW AND THE "GRAPHS" TAB. CA ARCHIVES THE OLD MATCHES AS WELL AS FOLLOWING THE PRESENT ONES.
NOTE 3: FOR UP TO DATE TEAM AND INDIVIDUAL BATTING AND BOWLING STATISTICS, THE BEST SOURCE I HAVE FOUND IS THE CRICINFO COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP STATISTICS PAGE
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Note: with this round, I will report dropped catches, wickets off no balls, missed stumpings, etc. that are discussed in one or more of the match reports. Obviously that doesn't mean there weren't more dropped catches, or even that some of the reports might have been mistaken, but the context of the drops may be of interest.
I'm adding links to Cricinfo match reports that have bylines.
I will also be providing a link to the ball by ball commentary provided by Cricket Australia. It is the best commentary in the fewest words that I have seen. Lengths, where the ball is hit, type of shot, selected matches have the name of all players doing the fielding, dropped catches noted.
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Notable: Round 4 was a great advert. for 1st class cricket. In four of the nine matches, the winning team was behind after the 1st Innings. In three of those they were behind by 98 (Lancashire) 99 (Somerset), and most amazing of all, 146 (Gloucestershire, who chased down 348 in 78.2 overs to win). But the most exciting match of this round was the chase that failed. Yorkshire held their nerve and kept out Leicestershire with 1 run to spare. A 1 run win was something which the two teams, with over 5,000 County Championship matches played, had done only once before, in 1976 (Yorkshire).
On the other side of the coin, there were some terrific beatings handed out, by Surrey (v Hampshire, the form team of the Group going into the match--an innings and 289 runs, Hampshire's biggest Innings defeat since 1911); by Durham (v undefeated Warwickshire--an innings and 127 runs); by Glamorgan (v Kent--10 wickets in Glamorgan's shortest game by overs since 1926); and by Nottinghamshire (v Derbyshire--310 runs).
The one "bore" draw (Worcestershire v Essex) was spiced by Sir Alastair Cook's first century of the season, but perhaps even more impressively, considering the abominable bowling conditions, by Essex' Sam Cook. He had bowling figures of 4 for 60 in 29 overs and 2 for 7 (including 1 for three in 18 balls) in 11. This in a match where only 20 wickets fell, each at a cost of 53 runs.
In Group 1, the six teams are separated by 14 points, the top three by 3. In Group 3 the Rose Counties have separated themselves from the rest of the pack by 25 points. In Group 2 Gloucestershire has come from behind twice to win and once, following on, to draw without setting a target. This allowed them to take a 14 point lead.
Batting:
Highest Scorer: Hashim Amla (Surrey) 215 not out in 367 balls, 8 hours, 11 minutes, 22 fours. Amla was the only 200 of the Round. It is the 5th 200+ score of the season so far.
Highest score of the season: David Beddingham (Durham) 257.
Hundreds: 7
Most Runs for the season: David Bedingham (Durham) 567 (this week he added 2 runs to his total and still leads by 52 runs).
250 Partnerships: 1
HM Amla-OJ Pope (Surrey v Hampshire) 257 (3rd wicket) (tied for largest partnership of the season with IG Holland-SA Northeast (Hampshire v Middlesex--v Middlesex, Round 2--3rd wicket)
200 Partnerships: 2
TC Lace-IA Cockbain (Gloucestershire v Leicestershire) 224 (4th wicket)
AZ Lees-WA Yount (Durham v Warwickshire) 208 (1st wicket)
150 Partnerships: 2
BT Slater-JM Clarke (Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire) 163 (3rd wicket)
H Hameed--BM Duckett (Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire) 157 (2nd wicket)
118+ Partnerships: 6
Largest Season Partnership: 257: IG Holland-SA Northeast (Hampshire v Middlesex (3rd Wicket) (Round 2); HM Amla-OJ Pope (Surrey v Hampshire) 3rd wicket (Round 4)
Bowling:
10 Wickets in a match: 2
KAJ Roach (Surrey) 10 for 80 in 28.3 overs
WD Parnell (Northamptonshire) 10 for 143 in 33.1 overs
5 Wickets in an Innings: 14
Most wickets in an Innings: KAJ Roach (Surrey) 8 for 40 in 18.3 overs
5 wickets in both Innings: WD Parnell (Northamptonshire)
Best Innings: BA Baine (Durham) 5 for 9 in 13.0 overs
Most Wickets for the Season: 25: C Overton (Somerset)
Fielding:
Most Wicket Keeper Dismissals in a match: 7: BT Foakes (Surrey) (all catches)
Most for the Season: 18: TJ Moores (Nottinghamshire) (all catches); JA Simpson (Middlesex) (17 catches; 1 stumping)
Catches by Non-Wicket Keeper: 6 R Clarke (Surrey)
Most Catches for the Season: 11 T Kohler-Cadmore (Yorkshire)
Busiest of the Week:
Wayne Parnell (Northamptonshire)
1st Innings: 5 for 64 in 15.3 overs; 16 on 59 balls in 1 hour 12 minutes
2nd Innings: 5 for 79 in 17.4 overs; 33 on 102 balls in 2 hours 29 minutes
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Group 1
Worcestershire (0-0-3--41--2nd) v Essex& (bat) (1-1-1--37--3rd [tied])
MATCH DRAWN (POINTS: E 12, W 11)
WORCESTERSHIRE (0-0-4--52--3RD); ESSEX (1-1-2--49--5TH)
Full Scorecard (Cricinfo)
Full Commentary (Cricket Australia) (fielder noted by name and position on every ball)
FULL MATCH VIDEO
Day 1: Essex 266/2 (96 overs)
Day 3: Worcestershire 302/5 (112)
(BP: E 4, W 3)
Day 4: Worcestershire 364 (138.1); Worcestershire 2nd Innings (fo) 129/2 (57)
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS (ECB)
MATCH REPORTS
Worcestershire
Day 4 includes an interview with Head Coach Alex Gidman
Essex
Day 1: includes an interview with Alistair Cook (115 in 263 balls, 5 hours 30 minutes)
Day 2: includes an interview with Captan Tom Westley (113 in 256 balls, 5 hours 35 minutes)
Day 3 includes an interview with Shane Snater (1 for 59 in 14 overs)
Day 4 includes an interview with Head Coach Anthony McGrath
Cricinfo
Day 3: No byline
Worcestershire has spent four full days of their last 9 in the field. 40 Wickets have fallen at Worcestershire in 8 days.
DROPPED CATCHES; ETC.
Day 4: Essex dropped 2 catches, 1 in Worcestershire's first Innings and 1 in their second.
Riki Wessels dropped by Nick Browne (Short Mid Wicket--a "sharp chance") off Shane Snater in the 1st Innings on 28. He finished with 33.
Tom Fell dropped by Dan Lawrence (Backward Short Leg--a difficult catch falling backward) on 14 off Simon Harmer in the 2nd Innings. He finished with 35. The Worcestershire commentator said it dropped in front of Harmer, but I agree with the Worcestershire match report that said it was a drop. Judge for yourself (over 22.5).
Day 2: Worcestershire missed a stumping.
Ben Cox missed a stumping of Ryan ten Doeschoate (41) when he advanced down the pitch off Brett D'Oliveira. D'Oliveira dismissed ten Doeschoate next ball, LBW.
Day 1: Worcestershire dropped 4 catches (all four very difficult)
Nick Browne dropped by Darryl Mitchell (2nd slip) twice, on 8 off Dillon Pennington and 13 off Charlie Morris. He scored 75.
Tom Westley dropped by wicket keeper Ben Cox off Ed Bernard on 45 (a "sharp" chance). He is 75 not out.
Dan Lawrence dropped by Cox off Pennington on the last ball of the day on 29 (attempt at a leaping catch). He is 33 not out.
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Durham& (0-1-2--32--5th) (bowl) v Warwickshire (2-0-1--53--1st)
DURHAM WON BY AN INNINGS AND 127 RUNS (POINTS: D 21 W 1)
DURHAM (1-1-2--53--2ND); WARWICKSHIRE 2-1-1--54--1ST)
Full Scorecard (Cricinfo)
Full Commentary (Cricket Australia) (wicket keeper only fielder noted by name)
FULL MATCH VIDEO
Day 1: Warwickshire 87 (42.5 overs); Durham 88/0 (45)
Day 2: Durham 287/4 (119)
(BP: D 5, W 1)
Day 3: Durham 391/9(d) (145); Warwickshire 177 (67.3)
END OF MATCH
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS (ECB)
MATCH REPORTS
Durham
Day 1: includes an interview with Mark Wood (3 for 28 from 12 overs)
Day 2: includes an interview with Will Young (124 in 274 balls, 5 hours, 35 minutes). His 208 run opening partnership with Alex Lees set a new record for Durham 1st wicket partnerships v Warwickshire, breaking the record of 202 set by Wayne Larkins and Graham Fowler in 1993
Day 3 includes an interview with Captain Scott Borthwick
Warwickshire
Match Interviews
Day 1: Captain Will Rhodes
Day 2: Liam Norwell (3 for 58 from from 31 overs)
Day 3: Head Coach Mark Robinson
Cricinfo
DROPPED CATCHES, ETC.
Day 2: Warwickshire dropped one catch.
Will Young dropped by Liam Norwell off his own bowling on 45 ("a difficult return catch on the dive"). Young finished with 124.
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Derbyshire& (0-0-3--37--3rd [tied] (bowl) v Nottinghamshire (0-1-2--30--6th)
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE WON BY 310 RUNS (POINTS: N 21 D 3)
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE (1-1-2--51--4TH) DERBYSHIRE (0-1-3--40--6TH)
Full Scorecard (Cricinfo)
Full Commentary (Cricket Australia) (wicket keeper only fielder noted by name)
FULL MATCH VIDEO
Day 1: Nottinghamshire 256 (68.4 overs); Derbyshire 86/8 (25)
Day 2: Derbyshire 105 (34.5); Nottinghamshire 318 (70.4); Derbyshire (target=470) 23/0 (10)
(BP: N 5, D 3)
Day 3: Derbyshire 159 (40.5)
END OF MATCH
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS (ECB)
MATCH REPORTS
Derbyshire
Nottinghamshire
Match Interviews
Day 1: Luke Fletcher (3 for 23 from 10 overs, his 350th-352nd first class wickets, and a run out (his second in 2 matches, he claims he now has 3 in his career).
Day 2: Ben Duckett (87 off 101 balls, 2 hours, 7 minutes)
Day 3: Captain Steve Mullaney
Nottinghamshire's 1st County Championship win in 1,043 days, (Cricinfo Archive) according to their Captain.
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Group 2
Somerset (2-1-0--39--3rd) v Middlesex& (1-2-0--30--4th) (bat)
SOMERSET WON BY 4 WICKETS (POINTS: S 21 M 7)
SOMERSET (3-1-0--60--2ND); MIDDLESEX (1-3-0--37--5TH)
Full Scorecard (Cricinfo)
Full Commentary (Cricket Australia) (wicket keeper only fielder noted by name)
FULL MATCH VIDEO
Day 1: Middlesex 308/6 (96 overs)
Day 2: Middlesex 357 (110); Somerset 178/4 (55)
Day 3: Somerset 268 (80.2); Middlesex 117 (50); Somerset (target=207) 104/4 (23.5)
(BP: M 7, S 5)
Day 4: Somerset 209/6 (57.4)
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS (ECB)
MATCH REPORTS
Somerset
Somerset Club statement about the replacement of Lewis Gregory by Jack Brooks due to Covid-19 protocols.
Match Interviews
Day 1: Lewis Gregory (2 for 73 from 21 overs)
Day 2: James Hildreth (39 on 44 balls, 1 hour, 4 minutes): Hildreth passed Bill Alley (16,644) to move him into 4th place on the all-time Somerset 1st class scoring list with 16,681. He now trails only Peter Wight (16,965), Marcus Trescothick (19,654), and Harold Gimblett (21,142).
Day 3: Craig Overton (5 for 34 in 19 overs)
Day 4: Head Coach Jason Kerr
Day 4: Lewis Goldsworthy (41 on 86 balls, 1 hour and 50 minutes). His unbroken 7th wicket partnership of 86 in 25 overs with Steven Davies got Somerset over the line.
Middlesex
Match Interviews
Day 1: Nick Gubbins (75 on 138 balls, 3 hours, 4 minutes)
Day 2: Robbie White (92 on 224 balls 4 hours, 19 minutes)
Day 3: Steven Finn (5 for 77 from 20 overs in the 1st Innings, 1 for 26 from 5.5 overs so far in the 2nd Innings)
Day 4: Head Coach Stuart Law
DROPPED CATCHES, ETC.
Day 3: Somerset dropped 1 catch
Nick Gubbins dropped by James Hildreth (1st Slip) on 0 off Josh Davey. Gubbins finished with 3.
Day 2: Middlesex dropped 2 catches, in the same over, from the same batsman
Tom Abell dropped by Max Holden (3rd Slip) on 12 off Tom Helm (18.2 overs)
Tom Abell dropped by Robbie White (1st Slip) on 13 off Tom Helm (18.6 overs)
Abell finished with 41
Day 1: Somerset dropped 2 catches and lost a wicket on a no ball.
Max Holden caught off a no ball by Lewis Gregory on 24.
Holden dropped by wicket keeper Steve Davies (a very difficult catch "off the finger ends of his gloves") on 33 off Craig Overton. Holden scored 49.
Nick Gubbins dropped on 41 by by Overton (2nd slip) off Josh Davey. Gubbins scored 75.
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Surrey& (0-2-1--22--5th) (bowl) v Hampshire (2-0-1--58--1st)
SURREY WON BY AN INNINGS AND 289 RUNS (POINTS: S 24 H 1)
SURREY (1-2-1--46--4TH); HAMPSHIRE (2-1-1--59--3RD)
Full Scorecard (Cricinfo)
Full Commentary (Cricket Australia) (fielder noted by name and position on every ball)
FULL MATCH VIDEO
Day 1: Hampshire 92 (34.3 overs); Surrey131/1 (35.3)
Day 2: Surrey 513/3 (132)
(BP: S 8, H 1)
Day 3: Surrey 560/7(d) (142.5); Hampshire 179 (60.3)
END OF MATCH
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS (ECB)
MATCH REPORTS
Surrey
Match Interviews
Day 1: Jordan Clark (6 for 21 in 10.3 overs)
Day 2: Ollie Pope (131 on 173 balls, 3 hours, 54 minutes) "At The Oval, he has scored 1,373 runs in 17 innings at an average of 105.61. This was his fourth first-class innings against Hampshire at this ground and his second-lowest score, behind knocks of 145 in 2018 and 221 not out two years ago."
Day 3: Kemar Roach (8 for 40 from 18.3 overs and 10 for 80 from 28.3 overs for the match). Career best 1st class Innings bowling from Roach.
Day 1 (11:18)
Day 2 (13:45)
Day 3 (15:39)
Hampshire
Day 1 includes an interview with Director of Cricket Giles White
Day 2 includes an interview with 19 year old Scott Currie (1 for 93 in 22 overs). Hashim Amla began his 1st class career before Currie was born.
Day 3 includes an interview with Captain James Vince
Cricinfo
This was Hampshire's heaviest Innings defeat in the County Championship since an Innings and 296 runs defeat against Warwickshire in June of 1911 (Cricinfo archive).
DROPPED CATCHES, ETC.
Day 3: Surrey dropped two catches.
In this case the particulars are irrelevant (so irrelevant that the CI match report didn't even mention the batsmen), except to say that Roach actually took 10 wickets in his 8 wickets Innings. Jamie Overton "juggled a chance at 3rd Slip" and Ollie Pope dropped one "diving to his left in the gully." As for the notion (mentioned by Vince in the interview above and corroborated by the CI Report) that the LBW decision against Liam Dawson was in error (going down), well, at worst it means that Roach actually took 9 instead of 10 for his 8 for. But who is counting?
Day 2: Hampshire dropped 1 catch.
Amla dropped by Joe Weatherley (Wide Slip--a diving very difficult catch--a half chance...or less) off Scott Currie on 184. He retired hurt (stiff neck) at the beginning of Day 3 on 215 not out in 367 balls, 8 hours and 11 minutes. He ended up in arrears to Hampshire's two Innings output: 271-215.
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Gloucestershire (2-0-1--55--2nd) v Leicestershire& (0-2-1--19--6th) (bat)
GLOUCESTER WON BY 4 WICKETS (POINTS: G 19 L 6)
GLOUCESTER (3-0-1--74--1ST); LEICESTERSHIRE (0-3-1--25--6TH)
Full Scorecard (Cricinfo)'
Full Match Commentary (Cricket Australia) (wicket keeper only fielder noted by name)
FULL MATCH VIDEO
Day 1: Leicestershire 264/4 (96 overs)
Day 2: Leicestershire 421 (144.1); Gloucestershire 176/6 (45)
Day 3: Gloucestershire 275 (78.2); Leicestershire 125/3 (38)
(BP: L 6, G 3)
Day 4: Leicestershire 201/9(d) (49.4); (target=348) Gloucester 348/6 (78.2)
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS (ECB)
MATCH REPORTS
Gloucestershire
Day 4 includes an interview with Ian Cockbain (117 in 179 balls, 3 hours 51 minutes). His 224 run partnership in 54.3 overs for the 4th wicket with Tom Lace (97 in 229 balls, 3 hours 48 minutes), was decisive. Lace had 92 and Cockbain 101 in the partnership. It was Cockbain's first century since 2014.
Leicestershire
This was Gloucestershire's 4th highest ever run chase. They were aided by 80 extras, including 27 byes and 38 no balls (each no ball is penalized by 2 runs in the County Championship). Leicestershire had 44 extras in their total.
DROPPED CATCHES, ETC.
Day 3: Leicestershire lost a wicket on a no ball.
Dan Worrell was bowled off a no ball on 1 by Chris Wright. Worrell finished with 11.
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Group 3
Sussex& (1-1-1--42--3rd) (bat) v Lancashire (2-0-1--59--1st) v
LANCASHIRE WON BY 5 WICKETS (POINTS: L 20 S 6)
LANCASHIRE (3-0-1--79--1ST); SUSSEX 1-2-1--48--3RD)
Full Scorecard (Cricinfo)
Full Match Commentary (Cricket Australia) (wicket keeper only fielder noted by name)
FULL MATCH VIDEO
Day 1: Sussex 318/7 (96 overs)
Day 2: Sussex 328 (102.2); Lancashire 193/6 (87)
Day 3: Lancashire 230 (98.2); Sussex 154 (46.1); Lancashire (target=253) 124/2 (30)
Day 4: Lancashire 255/5 (68.2)
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS (ECB)
MATCH REPORTS
Sussex
Day 1 includes an interview with Tom Haines (58 in 93 balls, 2 hours, 33 minutes)
Day 2 includes an interview with Jamie Adkins (1 for 27 from 15 overs)
Day 3 includes an interview with Stuart Meeker (3 for 22 from 13.2 in the first Innings and 1 for 29 so far in the 2nd Innings)
Day 4 includes an interview with Captain Ben Brown
Lancashire
Cricinfo
Day 2: No byline
Day 4: No byline
DROPPED CATCHES, ETC.
Day 1: Lancashire dropped 4 catches. I was only able to locate three (Source: the three match articles and the Cricket Australia Commentary)
Stiaan van Zyl dropped by Steven Croft (2nd Slip) ("would have been a stunning catch") on 4 off Tom Bailey. He finished with 79.
Tom Haines dropped by Croft (2nd Slip) on 26 off Saqib Mahmood. He finished with 58
Tom Clark dropped by Luke Wells (3rd Slip) on 0 off Saqib Mahmood. He finished with 30.
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Yorkshire (2-0-1--53--2nd) v Northamptonshire& (1-1-1--40--4th) (bowl)
YORKSHIRE WON BY 1 RUN (POINTS: Y 20 N 4)
YORKSHIRE (3-0-1--73--2ND); NORTHAMTONSHIRE (1-2-1--44--4TH [TIED]
Full Scorecard (Cricinfo)
Full Match Commentary (Cricket Australia) (wicket keeper only fielder noted by name)
FULL MATCH VIDEO
Day 1: Yorkshire 206 (63.3); Northamptonshire 36 (11) (sound commentary begins at 1.3 overs (2/1)
Day 2: Northamptonshire 234 (88.5); Yorkshire 43/3 (20); video begins at 23.2 overs (Northamptonshire 72/2)
(BP: Y 4, N 4)
Day 3: Yorkshire 247 (78.4); (target=220) Northamptonshire 94/4 (27.1)
Day 4: Northamptonshire 218 (73.5)
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS (ECB)
MATCH REPORTS
Yorkshire
Northamptonshire
Cricinfo
Day 1: Note this story said "He (Fraine) was Kohler-Cadmore's opposite, made 11 in 66 balls, and was dropped at second slip on 1 by Rob Keogh, who had been juggling hand warmers, but who failed to juggle the catch." The match video showed no evidence of Fraine being dropped between 1 and 2. He may have been dropped after 2, but as he scored 11 in 66 balls and 82 minutes, someone else will have to tease out exactly what score he was dropped on. Fraine, by the way, came into the side to rest English Captain Joe Root after scoring 180 something in a Yorkshire 2nd XI match (see Round 3 Post for more information on that).
Yorkshire have been a member of the County Championship all through the modern era (1890-present). They have played 3,134 County Championship matches in that time. This was their second 1 run win. Their first came in 1976 against Middlesex. (Cricinfo Archive). This was Northamptonshire's first 1 run loss. They have been a member of the County Championship since 1905. This was their 2,293rd match. Northamptonshire barely missed breaking a 31 year non-winning streak against Yorkshire at Leeds. In April 1990 Northamptonshire won by an innings and 50 runs (Cricinfo Archive) at Headingly.
DROPPED CATCHES, ETC.
Day 4: Yorkshire 2 dropped catches and had 2 missed run-outs in Leicesteshire's chase.
Gareth Berg dropped by wicket keeper Jonathan Tattersall ("diving across 1st Slip") on 4 off Duanne Olivier. He finished with 11.
Wayne Parnell dropped by Tom Kolher-Cadore (1st Slip--"a fast, neck-high chance") on 17 off Steven Patterson. He finished last out with 33. He was dismissed by Patterson. Berg was the 8th wicket to fall.
According to the CI match report, the Saif Zaid-Tom Taylor partnership for the 6th wicket (21 runs) could have been broken twice with Taylor run out by David Willey both times on "offside singles", but Willey missed both, including 5 overthrows on the first one. Taylor finished with 1, but the partnership was extended. In essence, Yorkshire actually had 14 wickets to get 10. And gave up 5 runs that wouldn't have been accrued. And still won.
Day 1: Leicesteshire 1 (see above)
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Sophia Gardens, Cardiff (1--Google Earth Stadium Flights Youtube) (2--Cricinfo) (3--City--Wikipedia)
Glamorgan& (0-2-1--25--5th) (bowl) v Kent (0-2-1--21--6th)
GLAMORGAN WON BY 10 WICKETS (POINTS: 19, KENT 3)
GLAMORGAN (1-2-1--44--) KENT (0-3-1--24--6TH)
Full scorecard (cricinfo)
Full Match Commentary (Cricket Australia) (wicket keeper only fielder noted by name)
FULL MATCH VIDEO
I have been unable to find an archived live stream of this match.
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS (ECB)
Day 1: Kent 138 (45.3 overs); Glamorgan 109/2 (34)
Day 2: Glamorgan 197 (61.5); Kent 74 (26.5); Glamorgan (target=16) 19/0 (2.2)
(BP: G 19, K 3)
END OF MATCH
MATCH REPORTS
Glamorgan
Day 1: includes an interview with Timm van der Gugten (4 for 41 in 11.3 overs)
Kent
Day 1: Highlight of the Day for Kent was the dismissal of Marnus Labuschagne, third highest ICC rated batter in the world by Kent's ageless wonder Darren Stevens, on the day before his 45th birthday. Stevens began his career in 1997. See the article at news.com.au. The dismissal is in the highlights above.
This was the shortest ever 4 Day match in Glamorgan's history. It was the second shortest (by 1 ball) in the the team's history (1921--). The shortest was an Innings and 24 run win over Somerset in 1926. (Cricinfo Archive.
DROPPED CATCHES, ETC.
The Kent match article said that Glamorgan's David Lloyd was dropped at slip after a rain break late in the day. It gave no other details. Lloyd ended the day 54 not out.