County Championship 2026

[Arthur Crabtree]

I've doubled checked. And it's not 1926. When incidentally, Ernie Tyldesley's Lancashire won the CC- the first of a hattrick of wins. Weirdly, the counties played a different number of matches and the table was decided by points/game percentage!

Yorks begin tomorrow with a relegation clash vs. Glamorgan.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Tyldesley was also part of England's Ashes winning side that summer, taking the last Test at the Oval, which was timeless, after bowling the Aussies out on day 5 for 125, on a sticky wicket. Wilf Rhodes took 4-44.

[Durhamfootman]

Lets hope Will Rhodes does something similar this weekend

[Arthur Crabtree]

Nice link...

[Arthur Crabtree]

Hope Shoaib Bashir gets a few games and settles in at Derbys after a nightmare winter.

[Durhamfootman]

I'd have had him up here in a flash. Smart work from Derbys, I reckon

[Arthur Crabtree]

Well, he's playing.

Sussex have gone off like the clappers.

Pope seems to have abandoned bazball.

[Durhamfootman]

and number 3 too

[The Professor]

What a start for Sussex....batting Leicester out the game on Day One

[Durhamfootman]

Pope hasn't abandoned getting out early though

[Arthur Crabtree]

No. His 20 is a typical score. It just took longer.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Good to see Woakesy back in the wickets.

[Durhamfootman]

century for Emilio Gay

I assume that's the first century of the season

[Durhamfootman]

What a start for Sussex....batting Leicester out the game on Day One

Twas a fast start.... they went off like a train, but the rate seems to have dropped back a bit

Sussex 222-4 after 51 overs
Durham 210-4 after 47

[Arthur Crabtree]

century for Emilio Gay

I assume that's the first century of the season

Secures an England call up.