County Championship: Kyle Verreynne hits unbeaten 111 as Notts battle again towards Essex

Kyle Verreynne’s unbeaten 111 helped Nottinghamshire battle again towards Essex’s quick begin on day one at Trent Bridge in Division One of many County Championship.

Essex ripped by way of the hosts’ high order and left them 78-5 earlier than lunch as Jamie Porter and Sam Cook dinner every claimed two wickets.

Jack Haynes, Lyndon James and Fergus O’Neill helped to regular the ship alongside South Africa worldwide Verreynne.

Verreynne recorded his fifteenth first-class century and hit 14 fours in his second three-figure rating for Notts, who ended the day 328-8.

Durham opener Ben McKinney stayed calm as batters fell round him as his unbeaten 143 took the hosts to 343-7 towards Warwickshire.

Durham misplaced three wickets for 5 runs in two overs to fall from 229-4 to 234-7. Colin Ackermann began the mini collapse earlier than Will Rhodes went for a third-ball duck and Ben Raine was bowled by Vishwa Fernando.

However McKinney held his nerve to achieve his second County Championship three-figure rating, whereas England’s Matthew Potts posted an unbeaten 53 earlier than the shut of play.

Dom Sibley notched his seventh century for Surrey as he remained unbeaten on 100 in a complete of 253 all out towards Hampshire.

Hampshire reached stumps on 55-1 in reply.

Daniel Hughes, Tom Clark and John Simpson all fell narrowly wanting half-centuries as Sussex had been bowled out for 294 by Somerset, who then struggled of their reply.

Archie Vaughan, Sean Dickson, Tom Abell, Tom Banton and Josh Davey had been all dismissed as Somerset ended the day 62-5.

Dawid Malan fell two runs wanting his thirty first first-class century however helped Yorkshire put up 425-8 towards Worcestershire.

The 37-year-old edged Jacob Duffy’s new-ball supply into the palms of Ethan Brookes when on 98, whereas Adam Lyth and George Hill posted half centuries at Headingley.

England opener Zak Crawley’s powerful begin to the season continued as he lasted simply 4 balls as Kent fell to 79-6 at one stage in reply to Middlesex’s 222 in Division Two.

However Harry Finch and Grant Stewart steadied issues down and so they had been each closing in on half centuries at stumps with Kent 172-6.

Crawley was pinned lbw by Toby Roland-Jones for a duck to comply with up his low-key scores from week one.

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