Sir Alastair Cook batted with Nick Brown and both scored hundreds
Sir Alastair Cook showed his thirst for runs after scoring a century for Essex on the first day of the new LV = Insurance County Championship.
Cook shared a 220-run opening stand with fellow centurion Nick Brown to help the hosts land at Cantor against Chelmsford.
After being crowned the nation’s best red-ball team in three of the last five years, Essex hinted at their intentions on the first day. Jackson Bird.
Former England captain Cook, who signed a new two-year deal in November, was caught just 100 runs as last season’s Division Two champions scored 272 for four against Kent.
Warwickshire The team doubled down after their county championship and the Bob Willis Trophy last season, but they were able to pick up just one bowling point against Edgbaston. Surrey.
Visiting captain Rory Burns scored a solid 41 in his first competitive innings after the Ashes but was overtaken by Ryan Patel’s 75, of which two were the highest.
Oli continued his great domestic form by scoring 40 off almost one ball before the rain before Pope Oliver Hannon-Dalby’s two-wicket haul stopped Surrey’s innings at 168 for three.
James Hildreth’s 87 was the only highlight Somerset Aegis bowled out for 160.
Mohammad Abbas took two wickets HampshireBut Keith Barker picked up the figures with three wickets for 33 runs.
Home openers Joe Weatherly and Ian Holland dropped any discussion of a tactical wicket, including an unbeaten century, and the former was unbeaten on 65 runs.
The wicket falls Northamptonshire But England’s optimistic James Bressi showed his class to lead Gloucestershire 164 for eight in the end.
Bracey, who came in three and saw the spectators fall to 42 for four and 103 for seven, helped rebuild his side with an unbeaten half-century but Ben Sanderson’s four scallops kept the home side firmly at the top.
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Middlesex’s Stephen Eskinaji scored 118 on the opening day
Middlesex Stephen Eskinajir had the honor of being the first batsman to reach number three in the county championship this season.
Eskinaji hit 16 boundaries in his 118-run innings off 216 balls to help his team to a strong position at Lord’s, with Joshua de Cares – the son of former England captain Michael Atherton – scoring 80 runs.
Suranga Lakmal of Sri Lanka was the best Derbyshire The bowlers, however, lost an emergency loan and Ryan was able to score 307 for four in just seven balls for a sidebottom injury.
Where only 48 overs were possible in Sophia Garden Glamorgun Colin Ingram’s unbeaten 61 helped him to 164 for four.
DurhamExpecting Ben Stokes to be absent, Ben Rain made two claims for 23 runs on the first day of an even-contest.
Stuart Broad was absent in the second tier NottinghamshireWho can only limit Sussex 302 for six at Hove.
After openers Ali Orr and Tom Haynes scored half-centuries, Tom Clarke picked up the baton and remained unbeaten on 82 for three in 69 overs despite the best efforts of Liam Patterson-White.
Rain has helped Azhar Ali to forget one day Worcestershire Debut against Leicestershire.
Waiting until the evening session for a chance to bat, the Pakistan batsmen did just two before being run out.
Chris Wright’s three-wicket haul did more damage but Worcestershire regrouped for 118 for four.
