County Championship 2022 | Division Two Round-up, July 20

The Division Two of the ongoing 2022 County Championships continued with three matches on Wednesday, July 20. Here is a look at how each of the three games panned out before stumps.

Derbyshire vs Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire captain Steve Mullaney declared his side’s first innings at 618. Opener Haseeb Hameed and number three batter Ben Duckett formed a 403-run second-wicket stand for their side, with each of them plundering huge centuries.

In response, hosts Derbyshire reached 164-2 with wicketkeeper-batsman Brooke Guest and Wayne Madsen guarding the fort with crafty half-centuries.

Brief scores:

Nottinghamshire: 618-8d (134)

Ben Duckett 241, Haseeb Hameed 196

Ben Aitchison 3-119, George Scrimshaw 2-73

Derbyshire: 164-2 (56)

Wayne Madsen 57*, Brooke Guest 50*

Derbyshire trail by 454 runs

Middlesex vs Sussex

Sussex piled up 523 on the board after facing an additional 66 overs on Day 2. Interim captain Cheteshwar Pujara registered a remarkable double hundred while Tom Alsop also notched up a 135-run knock.

For Middlesex, Tom Helm made headlines with the ball as he collected five wickets off his 31.2 overs. The hosts reached 103 before stumps, with both openers still intact at the crease.

Brief scores:

Sussex: 523 (162.2)

Cheteshwar Pujara 231, Tom Alsop 135;
Tom Helm 5-109, Roland-Jones 2-75

Middlesex: 103-0 (29)
Mark Stoneman 47*, Sam Robson 45*

Middlesex trail by 420 runs

Leicestershire vs Glamorgan

Hosts Leicestershire won the toss and batted throughout the opening day, amassing 387-5 off 96 overs. Wiaan Mulder charted an unbeaten 147 and will resume his side’s first-innings quest on Day 2 with wicketkeeper-batsman Harry Swindells.

Michael Hogan picked up two wickets while captain David Lloyd, Andrew Salter and Colin Ingram claimed a wicket each for Glamorgan.

Brief scores:

Leicestershire: 387-5 (96)
Wiaan Mulder 147*, Lewis Hill 81;
Michael Hogan 2-56, Colin Ingram 1-14

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