Key events
Division Two table
1 Leicestershire 193
2 Glamorgan 165
3 Derbyshire 141
4 Middlesex 138
5 Gloucestershire 131
6 Lancashire 127
7 Northants 123
8 Kent 97
Division One table
1 Surrey 175
2 Nottinghamshire 166
3 Somerset 149
4 Warwickshire 148
5 Hampshire 129
6 Sussex 127
7 Yorkshire 126
7 Essex 126
9 Durham 114
10 Worcestershire 89
Fixtures
DIVISION ONE
Chelmsford: Essex v Durham
Taunton: Somerset v Yorkshire
The Oval: Surrey v Warwickshire
Hove: Sussex v Hampshire
New Road: Worcestershire v Nottinghamshire
DIVISION TWO
Canterbury: Kent v Lancashire
Grace Road: Leicestershire v Gloucestershire
Lord’s: Middlesex v Derbyshire
Northampton: Northants v Glamorgan
Preamble
Welcome back! It’s a heavenly September morning at Grace Road, neck-kissingly warm, a dappled blue sky, trees just starting the annual journey from lime green to mustard yellow.
Leicester can clinch promotion this round if they can gather 20 points – a win against Gloucestershire and any four bonus points. What they are being promoted to remains uncertain – more on this later.
Play starts round the grounds at 10.30 am, do grab a coffee and join us.
