County Championship Division One roundup: Tom Banton hits hundred on Shakib Al Hasan debut

The Cricketer wraps up the best of the action during day one of round 13 of the Vitality County Championship in 2024

Chester-le-Street (day one of four): Lancashire 177-6, Durham

Durham's Ben Raine took 4 for 23 from 18 overs to deepen Lancashire's relegation fears on the first day of the Vitality County Championship match at the Riverside.

Raine made the most of bowler-friendly conditions to help reduce Keaton Jennings' side to 177 for 6 after 78 overs on a day that was shortened by morning rain.

Home supporters might view that as a decent return in a match played with a Kookaburra ball, but Lancashire's plight could have been vastly worse had not Matthew Hurst made a fine 74 not out and Josh Bohannon added 49 during two long sessions when run-scoring was often difficult.

Raine was well supported by Matthew Potts, who took 2 for 36, while West Indian bowler, Chemar Holder, endured a testing first day as a Durham bowler, finishing with nought for 53 from his eight overs.

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Chelmsford (day one of four): Essex 262-5, Nottinghamshire

A 142-run fifth-wicket stand between the century-making Tom Westley and Paul Walter rescued Essex from impending doom and into a commanding position in their weather-interrupted Vitality County Championship match against Nottinghamshire.

Westley's unbeaten 108 from 214 balls, his highest score of the season so far, held together an Essex innings that was in danger of imminent collapse at 86 for 4 when the pair came together. Westley had himself arrived in the sixth over and was still there 68 overs later with Essex 262 for 5 at the close of a day when the players trudged on and off the field at irregular intervals.

Walter's big hitting under the Chelmsford floodlights bought him 10 fours and a six in his 72 from 106 balls, his third half century in his last six innings and only eclipsed by a century against Durham in June.

It became a day of toil for Nottinghamshire, but pace bowler Rob Lord, 23, in only his second Championship game, looked lively and claimed two of the first four Essex wickets to fall. He finished the day with figures of 2 for 53 from 15 overs.

^{Shakib Al Hasan made his Surrey debut (Harry Trump/Getty Images)}

Canterbury (day one of four): Hampshire 213-7, Kent

Kent reduced Hampshire to 213 for 7 at stumps on a weather-affected first day in the Vitality County Championship at Canterbury.

Matt Parkinson took 3 for 31 and George Garrett 3 for 60 as the hosts exploited the conditions at the Spitfire Ground.

James Vince hit 88 for the visitors, but their next highest scorer was Liam Dawson, who made 31.

Taunton (day one of four): Somerset 317, Surrey

Tom Banton hit his third first class century as Somerset posted 317 all out on the opening day of the Vitality County Championship Division One match with leaders Surrey at Taunton.

The battle of the top two in the table began with the home side winning the toss and electing to bat first on a pitch expected to offer increasing turn as the match progresses. Banton hit a brilliant 132, one short of his career-best, with 16 fours and a six, while Tom Abell contributed 49 and James Rew 38.

But Surrey launched a determined fightback with the second new ball to limit the damage from 305 for 5 at one stage.

Bangladesh left-arm spinner Shakib Al Hasan, signed solely for this game, claimed 4 for 97 and Dan Worrall 3 for 41.

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Worcester (day one of four): Worcestershire 294-8, Warwickshire

Brett D'Oliveira struck his fourth successive half century since returning from injury to inspire another Worcestershire recovery on the opening day of the Vitality County Championship derby with Warwickshire at Visit Worcestershire New Road.

His side were struggling at 67 for 4 in testing conditions when he walked out to the middle and was again the cornerstone of a fightback with the top score of 76.

D’Oliveira received excellent support from Adam Hose, fit again Matthew Waite and Logan van Beek in partnerships of 49, 76 and 43.

Oliver Hannon-Dalby, the leading wicket-taker in Division One, added three more scalps to take his tally for the season to 46 and again bowled impressively.

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