The Cricketer wraps up the best of the action during day one of round 13 of the Vitality County Championship in 2024
Hove (day one of four): Glamorgan 186, Sussex 121-1 - Sussex trail by 65 runs with nine wickets remaining
Sussex, aiming to virtually clinch promotion to the first division of the Vitality County Championship with their seventh victory of the season, made a good start when they bowled out Glamorgan for 186 in 57.3 overs, with left-arm seamer Jaydev Unadkat returning figures of 4 for 52.
Glamorgan, looking for just their second win and their first championship victory at Hove since 1975, were then made to suffer in the field as Tom Haines (48) and Daniel Hughes (57 not out) put on 110 for the first wicket.
They missed their rested opening bowler Timm van der Gugten as Sussex ended the first day just 65 runs behind with nine wickets in hand.
Northampton (day one of four): Northamptonshire 219, Derbyshire 65-1 - Derbyshire trail by 154 runs with nine wickets remaining
Saif Zaib hit a battling 90 off 144 balls to lead a Northamptonshire fightback after a top-order collapse on the opening day of this Vitality Championship match against Derbyshire at Wantage Road.
Zaib found fine support from Justin Broad (45) in a partnership of 73 in 19 overs which enabled the hosts to post 219, a score that had looked extremely unlikely at 89 for 6 soon after lunch.
For only the second time in Derbyshire history all seven bowlers used took a wicket, Zak Chappell, Martin Andersson and Jack Morley taking two apiece in a fine all-round bowling display.
Luis Reece (39) and Brooke Guest (20) then comfortably saw the visitors through to 65 for 1 at the close, trailing by 154 runs, Broad taking the one wicket to fall.
Ben Coad took five wickets for Yorkshire (Nathan Stirk/Getty Images)
Lord's (day one of four): Middlesex 377, Gloucestershire
Jack Davies posted his best first-class score of 91 as Middlesex built a strong platform after being put in by Gloucestershire in their Vitality County Championship clash at Lord’s.
The Middlesex left-hander missed out on the chance of a maiden hundred after sharing a sixth-wicket partnership of 120 with Josh de Caires, who struck 64 as the home side were bowled out for 377.
Max Holden's battling knock of 77 had provided an initial foundation for the promotion contenders before he became one of seven dismissals for Gloucestershire gloveman James Bracey.
The bowling honours were dominated by Tom Price, who finished with a season's best of 5 for 81, and Ajeet Singh Dale, with figures of 4 for 70.
Leicester (day one of four): Leicestershire 98, Yorkshire 263-8 - Yorkshire lead by 165 runs with two wickets remaining
Skipper Jonny Tattersall's fine, unbeaten 90 enabled promotion-chasing Yorkshire to close on 263 for 8 for a lead of 165 after 18 wickets fell on day one of their Vitality County Championship match against Leicestershire.
It came after Leicestershire’s decision to prepare a pitch as green as the outfield had threatened to backfire on them historically as they were reduced to 15 for 7 inside the first hour after Yorkshire won the toss.
They recovered somewhat thanks to an unbeaten 51 by Ben Cox, but in the last of this Championship season's four rounds using the Kookaburra ball were bowled out for 98 nonetheless. Pace bowler Ben Coad took 5 for 15 and his Surrey-bound strike partner Matthew Fisher returned from injury with 3 for 38 in his first appearance since May.
Yorkshire stumbled to 30 for 3 at the start of their reply. Yet as batting became easier, Tattersall's assured performance, with support from James Wharton (41), Dom Bess (33) and Fisher (28 not out), gave them the upper hand – albeit with only one batting bonus point in 71 overs after Tom Scriven took 4 for 69.
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