Yorkshire v Essex, Somerset v Nottinghamshire and more: county cricket day one – live

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Division Two Table

1 Leicestershire 155

2 Derbyshire 122

3 Glamorgan 110

4 Gloucestershire 99

5 Northamptonshire 94

6 Lancashire 80

7. Middlesex 77

8 Kent 76

Division One Table

1 Nottinghamshire 127

2 Surrey 125

3 Sussex 109

4 Somerset 106

5 Warwickshire 104

6 Durham 97

7 Hampshire 96

8 Essex 85

9 Yorkshire 71

10 Worcestershire 57

Fixtures

DIVISION ONE

Southampton: Hampshire v Worcestershire

Taunton: Somerset v Nottinghamshire

The Oval: Surrey v Durham

Hove: Sussex v Warwickshire

York: Yorkshire v Essex

DIVISION TWO

Chesterfield: Derbyshire v Lancashire

Sophia Gardens: Glamorgan v Gloucestershire

Canterbury: Kent v Northamptonshire

Grace Road: Leicestershire v Middlesex

Preamble

Good morning! I’m chugging into York, the heat shimmering, the grass splinter-dry. We’re in for another Kookaburra round, which, in conjunction with the soaring temperatures, makes it an unfortunate time to be a seam bowler. A few consoling captain’s arms will rest on weary shoulders (GET OFF ME).

It’s cricket week down in Canterbury, while Lancashire and Yorkshire have decamped to Chesterfield and York.

Play starts around the grounds at 11am, do join us with a wet flannel and a pint of something cold.