Key events
A delve into Wisden 2023
The five cricketers of the year are: Tom Blundell, Ben Foakes, Harmanpreet Kaur, Daryl Mitchell and Matthew Potts.
A great read from Gary Naylor on last week’s action:
Congratulations to Rehan Ahmed – and Leicesteshire! Long may they play happily together.
Division Two table
1 Leicestershire (played 2) 34
2 Durham (played 2) 27
3 Worcestershire (played 2) 27
4 Sussex (played 1) 21
5 Derbyshire (played 2) 14
6 Gloucestershire (played 2) 13
7 Glamorgan (played 1) 12
8 Yorkshire (played 2) 12
Division One table
1 Warwicks (played 2) 35
2 Surrey (played 2) 32
3 Essex (played 2) 28
4 Hampshire (played 2) 23
5 Notts (played 2) 23
6 Northants (played 2) 22
7 Kent (played 2) 20
8 Lancashire (played 2) 17
9 Somerset (played 2) 12
10 Middlesex (played 2) 6
Fixtures
DIVISION ONE
Canterbury: Kent v Essex
Lord’s: Middlesex v Nottinghamshire
The County Ground: Northamptonshire v Hampshire
Taunton: Somerset v Lancashire
DIVISION TWO
Sophia Gardens: Glamorgan v Durham
Hove: Sussex v Yorkshire
New Road: Worcestershire v Gloucestershire
Good morning! It’s round three, already! I saw a duckling on my dog walk, the hawthorn is intoxicatingly sweet and Leicestershire are at the top of the Division Two table.
Seven games in play this week, with Surrey, Warwickshire, Leicestershire and Derby putting their boots on the side table. Loads to talk about this week, including the launch of Wisden, but first – today’s games.
