Key events
Who knew that ditching the dog -thrower was the way to go? Ali Martin talks to man of the moment, Tom Banton, fresh from his 371 against Worcestershire.
Division One Table
Too early?
1 Notts 22
2 Hants 19
3 Somerset 16
4 Sussex 15
5 Warwicks 14
6 Essex 14
7 Surrey 11
8 Worcestershire 9
9 Durham 5
10 Yorkshire 3
Fixtures
DIVISION ONE
Chester le Street: Durham v Warwickshire
Trent Bridge: Nottinghamshire v Essex
The Oval: Surrey v Hampshire
Hove: Sussex v Somerset
Headingley: Yorkshire v Worcestershire
DIVISION TWO
Bristol: Gloucestershire v Glamorgan
Canterbury: Kent v Middlesex
Old Trafford: Lancashire v Northamptonshire
Grace Road: Leicestershire v Derbyshire
Preamble
Good misty morning! Welcome to round two of this Championship extravaganza/last hurrah.
There really was a breathless hush to the last hour on Monday – the games at Lord’s and Taunton going down to the shoe-chewing final over, only to end in draws. The first-round spoils went to Notts and Hampshire, Leicester, Derbyshire and Kent – time will tell if they are still on top when the leaves turn.
Play starts at 11am and we’ll be here all day, so pull up your chair and settle in. The coffee is brewing.
