Surrey v Lancashire, Derbyshire v Worcs and more: county cricket day four – live | Sport

Tawanda Muyeye custom made a maiden double century of scintillating quality to lift Kent from the depths of the doldrums to a lead of 77 and a hair’s breadth of a chance on the final day. Muyeye, who came to England as a refugee from Zimbabwe, was in scintillating form, stringing the innings together with solid support from Harry Finch, and jigging for joy as he reached 200. He was eventually caught for 211 off 279 balls in the final over of the day.

“Some of the guys have never seen me so happy because I’m normally quite reserved and quiet,” he said afterwards. “I’ve struggled a lot (this season) and I’ve never seen light at the end of the tunnel… playing like that the last two days has made me so happy.”

Nineteen-year-old Daniel Hogg took four wickets on his First-Class debut to help Durham to victory at Chester le Street. Hogg was given the new ball in the absence of Neil Wagner with a shoulder injury and nibbled away when Notts were asked to continue. A valiant partnership of 96 between Matthew Montgomery and Jack Haynes frustrated Durham on the afternoon, but an evening wobble left Notts still 90 runs behind with just four wickets remaining.

Runs a-go-go in Bristol as both Ben Charlesworth and James Bracey made delicious career-best double centuries. The pair enjoyed Leicestershire’s bowling on a pancake pitch during a stand of 290. It was Bracey’s fourth century of a productive summer.

On-loan spinner Jack Morley gave Derbyshire their first real hope of a red-ball win at home since August 2019. Morley took three for 35 to leave Glamorgan seven wickets behind and still 25 runs behind. Meanwhile, Yorkshire could smell the salt of victory in Scarborough, although Sussex fought bravely. They still need 75 to win, with eight wickets remaining.

Alex Davies hit an unbeaten 109 at a damp Edgbaston to give Warwickshire a 277 lead on the final day, although thoughts of a declaration may be clouded by the memory of Somerset chasing 410 in their previous encounter. Rain continued to scupper Essex’s hopes at Southampton. Tom Westley declared on 438 for eight, but Toby Albert and Nick Gubbins then pulled down the shutters for Hampshire. Only 10.2 overs were possible at The Oval, with leaders Surrey dismissing Luke Wells.

Jack Morley on loan about the prospects of a long-awaited victory for Derybshire.

“At one point they were about 70 yards behind and had four behind. I thought this could be tough.

“Then the captain came on and bowled one of the best off-spin balls I’ve ever seen and it changed the game completely.

“I’m not sure how many days it is but Derbyshire haven’t won at home for a while so that would be one to tick off, especially being there yourself. There’s one more on the new ball and hopefully it works a bit in the morning and we can wrap it up quite quickly but if not there’s no need to panic, just keep doing what we’ve been doing all game and be patient.”

Mark Wood’s thigh injury has ruled him out for the remainder of the England-Sri Lanka series, meaning England have sprung a surprise by calling up Leicestershire’s Josh Hull.

(As the team morphs into an XI of six-foot giants, a silent thank you to Ben Duckett for flying the flag for us smaller folk)

SECTION ONE

New road: Worcestershire 447 v Kent 171 and 353-8

Edgbaston: Warwickshire 337 and 179-5 v Somerset 239

The Oval: Surrey 444-9 v Lancashire 204 and 26-1

South Amsterdam: Hampshire 40-1 v Essex 438-8Dec

Chester-le-Street: Durham 531-7 Dec v Nottinghamshire 229 and 212-6

SECTION TWO

The school of Koopman Taylor: Middlesex 250-7 v Northamptonshire 207 There will be no games on Saturday.

North Marineweg: Yorkshire 326 and 28-2 v Sussex 189 and 239

County land: Derbyshire 429 v Glamorgan 168 and 236-7

Bristol: Gloucestershire 544-4dec v Leicestershire 402 and 41-0

Hello from a crispy Late summer morning in Manchester, the dew heavy, some of the leaves just beginning to change colour. All nine games are still in progress on this final day of the round – with Derbyshire tantalisingly close to their first home win since August 2019 and Lancashire with a job on their hands at The Oval. Much more, but first, a cuppa.