Gus Atkinson failed a concussion take a look at and was substituted out of Surrey’s conflict with county champions Nottinghamshire after bearing the brunt of England team-mate Josh Tongue’s bouncer barrage.
Each quick bowlers are prone to be chosen for England’s first Take a look at of the summer time in opposition to New Zealand subsequent month however Tongue may need inadvertently harmed Atkinson’s probabilities at Trent Bridge.
A few spiteful bouncers from Tongue reared up and thudded into the helmet of Atkinson, who batted on for practically an hour earlier than leaving the sector and being changed in Surrey’s line-up by Reece Topley.
Below concussion guidelines, Atkinson is disqualified from Surrey’s journey to Yorkshire, starting on Friday, which might have been his final probability to get some red-ball kind forward of linking up with England.
Tongue completed with 4 for 89 however Dan Lawrence’s 104 underpinned Surrey’s 449 and a first-innings lead of 34, which was worn out because the hosts closed on 99 for one, with Ben Duckett unbeaten on 35.
Matt Critchley’s quickfire 90 not out helped Essex defeat Division One backside aspect Hampshire by six wickets at Chelmsford.
Set 177 after Hampshire have been skittled for 214 of their second dig, the place Simon Harmer claimed 4 for 66, Essex lurched to 40 for 3, due to Kyle Abbott, when Critchley strode to the crease.
Critchley peeled off 15 fours in a superb 73-ball knock and whereas Abbott picked up a fourth wicket he lacked help – Hampshire are with out Sonny Baker this week – and the guests subsided to defeat.
Warwickshire are on the point of wrapping up an enormous victory over Yorkshire, who closed on 98 for 5 after being tasked with chasing a nominal 549 at Edgbaston.
Sam Hain’s 164 not out lifted the Bears to 553 for six declared and Ethan Bamber prised out Yorkshire’s top-three for single digits earlier than Harry Brook was caught and bowled by ex-Yorkshire all-rounder Jordan Thompson and Jonny Bairstow was bowled by Ed Barnard to depart the White Rose reeling.
England hopeful Asa Tribe recorded his third half-century of the season however was among the many casualties as Glamorgan slipped from 81 with out loss to 140 for 5 in pursuit of 283 in opposition to Somerset at Cardiff.
Below concussion guidelines, Atkinson is disqualified from Surrey’s journey to Yorkshire
Ollie Robinson bowled Australia opener Jake Weatherald as Leicestershire went to stumps on 154 for 4 and a lead of 52 in opposition to Sussex, who have been earlier all out for 430 at Hove.
Division Two table-toppers Durham claimed their third win of the marketing campaign after Worcestershire’s second-innings collapse at New Street handed the guests all of the momentum.
Callum Parkinson’s 5 for 13, plus two for 33 for England Take a look at captain Ben Stokes, noticed Worcestershire hunch to 102 all out from 53 for none.
Ben McKinney (87 not out) and Emilio Homosexual (51 not out), each of whom are vying for an England opener’s spot alongside Tribe, placed on an unbroken 139 to assist Durham declare an emphatic nine-wicket victory.
Lancashire’s capitulation from 48 for 3 to 84 all out allowed Middlesex to chase down a paltry 117 with six wickets to spare as Sir James Anderson’s aspect suffered their second defeat of 2026.
Gloucestershire captain Cameron Bancroft’s 83 helped his aspect to a lead of 249 in opposition to Kent at Bristol, whereas Northamptonshire have been all out for 228 and requested to follow-on by Derbyshire, who made a mammoth 604 for seven declared. Northamptonshire closed on 66 for 2, nonetheless trailing by 310 runs.
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