County Championship | Division One | Roundup, June 28

The Division One of the ongoing 2022 County Championship continued with Day 3 action across four English venues on Tuesday, June 28. At the end of the third day’s play, here is a look at the high points from each of those four matches.

Surrey vs Kent

Table-toppers Surrey carried on their dominance over struggling Kent at London’s Kennington Oval. Resuming Day 3 at 147-2, Kent added another 184 runs before getting all out for 331. Enjoying a massive 342-run first-innings advantage, Surrey captain Rory Burns asked his opponents to follow on.

Kent faced the remaining 44 overs of the day in their second innings without losing a wicket. They reached 121-0 and brought down the deficit to 221 runs. Openers Joe Denly (63*) and Ben Compton (47*) will resume action on Day 4.

Brief scores:

Surrey: 673-7d (129.2)

Sam Curran 126, Hashim Amla 124

Toby Pettman 2-102, Matt Milnes 2-118

Kent: 331 (103)

Daniel Bell-Drummond 102, Jack Leaning 47

Tom Lawes 4-51, Conor McKerr 2-60

Kent: 121-0 (44)

Joe Denly 63*, Ben Compton 47*

Kent trail by an innings and 221 runs

Northamptonshire vs Warwickshire

Warwickshire reached 396-8 before stumps on Day 3, trailing another 55 runs of hosts Northamptonshire’s 451. Opener Dom Sibley scored a well-crafted ton while wicketkeeper-batsman Michael Burgess counterattacked with a rapid 77.

Among the Northamptonshire bowlers, Jack White picked up 4-62.

Brief scores:

Northamptonshire: 451 (103)

Rob Keogh 130, Josh Cobb 88

Oliver Hannon-Dalby 4-84, Will Rhodes 2-44

Warwickshire: 396-8 (143)

Dom Sibley 102, Michael Burgess 77

Jack White 4-62, Josh Cobb 1-5

Warwickshire trail by 55 runs

Gloucestershire vs Lancashire

Lancashire resumed their first innings at 226-4 on Day 3 morning. The Dane Vilas-led side managed to take a handy 65-run lead off the back of half-centuries from Keaton Jennings, Steven Croft and Luke Wood.

After dismissing Lancashire for 402, the Gloucestershire batters lost three wickets while facing the remaining 42 overs of the day in their second innings. Unbeaten batsmen Miles Hammond and James Bracey will continue over their 34-run advantage tomorrow.

Brief scores:

Gloucestershire: 337 (110.1)

Chris Dent 110, Zafar Gohar 62

Jack Morley 4-91, Tom Bailey 3-66

Lancashire: 402 (132.2)

Keaton Jennings 94, Steven Croft 80

Ryan Higgins 3-55, Tom Price 3-80

Gloucestershire: 99-3 (42)

Miles Hammond 25*, Chris Dent 23

George Balderson 1-8, Will Williams 1-11

Gloucestershire lead by 34 runs

Essex vs Hampshire

High-flying Hampshire, enjoying their number 2 spot on the Division One standings, were humbled by Essex in a hard-fought tussle at Chelmsford. The James Vince-led side began their day on 35-0 in pursuit of a 299-run target.

Despite a 97-run opening stand by Felix Organ and Ian Holland, the Hampshire batters lost wickets in succession and soon found themselves buried in the rubble at 213-8, still 86 runs away from their target. 

Some lower-order resistance dragged their score to 286 as Hampshire lost the thrilling contest by 12 runs.

Essex’ Simon Harmer collected seven wickets for just 161 as he toiled away by bowling 32 off the 65 overs Hampshire faced in the final innings of the match. Remarkably, he also picked 8-46 in the first innings to complete a 15-wicket match haul.

Brief scores:

Essex: 238 (71.5)

Shane Snater 71, Tom Westley 46

Kyle Abbott 3-41, Liam Dawson 3-71

Hampshire: 163 (35.2)

Ben Brown 38, Nick Gubbins 34

Simon Harmer 8-46, Sam Cook 2-28

Essex: 223 (63.5)

Simon Harmer 61, Adam Rossington 60

Liam Dawson 7-68, Felix Organ 3-57

Hampshire: 286 (65.3)

Felix Organ 65, Keith Barker 42

Simon Harmer 7-161, Aaron Beard 3-52

Essex won by 12 runs