Middlesex team are closer to a victory (PC: Twitter)
The County Championship Division Two saw four matches being resumed on Wednesday ( September 28). Here's the brief report on the action taking place at Worcester, Hove, Nottingham and Derby.
At the start of Day 3, Worcs were at 146/2. The experienced duo of Pieter Malan (93) and Stephen Eskinazi (112) were imperious to keep the team in a dominating state.
Afterwards, John Simpson (92) and Toby Roland-Jones (52) were the notable contributors as Worcestershire finished the Day on 509, taking a mammoth lead of 284 runs.
Brief scores:
Worcestershire (1st innings): 225/10
Brett D'Oliveira 44 (137), Josh Tongue 39* (50)
Toby Roland-Jones 4/50, Ryan Higgins 3/52
Middlesex (1st innings): 509/10
Stephen Eskinazi 115 (208), Pieter Malan 93 (182)
Josh Tongue 2/94, Jake Libby 2/10
Day 3 - Middlesex lead by 284 runs
Although Sussex were at 88/1 ahead of Day 3's play, their batting line-up collapsed soon. Tom Haines scored 108* while Charlie Tear hit 56 to see Sussex bundled out for a score of 258 against the opposition's 533.
After being enforced a follow-on, the hosts have certainly saved themselves from a loss on the back of quickfire knocks from openers Ali Orr (185*) and Haines (121*). Sussex are now at 312/0, and lead by 37 runs.
Brief scores:
Glamorgan (1st innings): 533/9d
Chris Cooke 141 (165), Shubman Gill 119 (139);
Sean Hunt 3/89, Bradley Currie 3/109
Sussex (1st innings): 258/10
Tom Haines 108* (169), Charlie Tear 56 (85);
Timm van der Gugten 3/56, James Harris 3/58
Sussex 2nd innings (Following on): 312/0
Ali Orr 185* (162), Tom Haines 121 (357);
Day 3 - Sussex lead by 37 runs
Durham resumed Day 3 on 53/2 at Nottingham. The likes of Nic Maddinson and Matthew Potts contributed 40 each as Durham were all-out for 207. Dane Paterson and Liam Patterson-White scalped three wickets apiece for the home team.
In response, the knocks from Haseeb Hameed (49*) and Joe Clarke (48*) paved the way for Notts to declare on 121/2, and set a target of 577. At the end of day's play, Durham are at 14/2, with Liam Trevaskis and skipper Scott Borthwick at the crease.
Brief scores:
Nottinghamshire (1st innings): 662/5d
Matthew Montgomery 178 (253), Lyndon James 164* (222);
Matthew Potts 3/83, Ben Raine 2/98
Durham (1st innings): 207/10
Nic Maddinson 40 (42), Matthew Potts 40 (36);
Dane Paterson 3/50, Liam Patterson-White 3/73
Nottinghamshire (2nd innings): 121/2d
Haseeb Hameed 49* (87), Joe Clarke 48* (59);
Matthew Potts 1/14, Ben Raine 1/34
Durham (2nd innings): 14/2
Liam Trevaskis 6* (20), George Drissell 6 (19);
Luke Fletcher 1/4, Stuart Broad 1/10
Day 3 - Durham need 563 runs
Derbyshire started on 356/2, with already having a lead of 107 runs. Soon captain Billy Godleman was dismissed for a well-compiled 158. Nevertheless, the contributions from Wayne Madsen (92) and Leus du Plooy (43) then helped them to declare on 568/9. Rehan Ahmed scalped five wickets for the visitors.
At the end of Day 3's play, Leicestershire are at 131/2, with Sam Evans batting on 59*, while Louis Kimber departed after scoring 30.
Brief scores:
Leicestershire (1st innings): 249 /10
Tom Scriven 53 (74), Rehan Ahmed 31 (42);
Sam Conners 5/51, Ben Aitchison 3/46
Derbyshire (1st innings): 568/9d
Billy Godleman 158 (328), Luis Reece 116 (235);
Rehan Ahmed 5/114, Roman Walker 3/84
Leicestershire (2nd innings): 131/2
Sam Evans 59* (112), Louis Kimber 30 (43);
Luis Reece 1/11, Anuj Dal 1/12
Day 3 - Leics trail by 188 runs
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