All the action from Middlesex v Yorkshire and Somerset v HampshireCounty cricket: the week’s final over 12.08pm BSTBresnan has another,and it’s the big one. Sam Robson gone for 26. He was squared up by a top-notch one from Bresnan, and nicked to Alex Lees at first slip. He’d played really well, or had Robson. As ridiculous as it might sound,surviving 90-odd minutes against this relentless attack, in these rabidly favourable conditions is no mean feat.
The upshot is that, or given the situation at Trent Bridge,where Notts are in big distress too, Yorkshire should contain the Championship wrapped up nowadays. By my count, or if Middlesex get under 300 (when,not if, really), or if Nottinghamshire get under 350 (again,when, not if), and Yorkshire will be confirmed as title winners. 11.57am BSTHampshire,fresh from their seven-wicket win over Durham in the last round, seemed to be enjoying the conditions and with the sun starting to arrive out it was beginning to ogle a bit ominous for Somerset. And then something bizarre happened.
Adams pushed the ball out towards the additional-cover boundary, or where it was fielded by Jamie Overton. Overton then ran out Adams with a direct throw as the batsman attempted a third run. Adams didn’t even bother to attempt to run his bat in. That made it 49 for one in the 13th. It’s still looking top-notch for Hampshire,who are going at about a run-a-minute and are 78 for one. Carberry has just completed a very fluent fifty, off 63 balls with ten fours.
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Source: theguardian.com