So the game which looked overnight almost certain to be the first to complete today is in fact the last Sussex Cricket Gloucestershire Cricket Vitality County Championship very good listen with isabelle duncan Adrian Harms Ed Seabourne #bbccricket

While we're waiting at Wantage Road...a chat with the estimable Andrew Hignell re the career of Cyril Perkins, born in Wollaston and died in 2013 aged 102. He played 56 first-class matches for Northamptonshire CCC in the 1930s and was never on the winning side. Any comparable examples?

We heard more about this over the weekend. Important to mark these things and very good way to do it.

Wins for Essex Cricket , Durham Cricket & Middlesex Cricket yesterday.

But what will happen today Vitality County Championship?

Commentary from the 6 remaining matches via bbc.co.uk/sport/live/cjr… & BBC Sport app.

Or join Kevin Howells on 5 Sports Extra & BBC Sounds.

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Early finish ⁦Essex Cricket;⁩ on to who knows where for tomorrow but on the evidence here I’ll be back soon enough.

So today I’m watching 1/9 ⁦Vitality County Championship⁩ matches ⁦BBC 5 Live Sport⁩ Extra ⁦BBC Sport⁩ At lunch meeting one of my favourite player stories ⁦Paul Walter⁩ + more ⁦Essex Cricket⁩ + Anne’s pantry on ground; keeping an end slice of lemon drizzle cake for me

They inspired and still do as the best on and off the field Roland Butcher and Graham Gooch ⁦Middlesex Cricket⁩ ⁦Essex Cricket⁩ ⁦England Cricket⁩

And your support for me and what we try and do to support the county game has been something I've always been so grateful for. A friendly face when I've been abroad. Thank you and Congratulations Paul on all you've acheived so far and brilliant time there.

Thinking of the great man - a friend to so many for so long - as the 'Kingo Bell' is dedicated at Northamptonshire CCC this morning. Will be raising a glass to him later.

Today from 1055 ⁦BBC 5 Live Sport⁩ Extra feature game ⁦Essex Cricket⁩ ⁦⁦Lancashire Cricket⁩ plus ⁦Lawrence Booth⁩ ⁦Wisden Almanack⁩ at 1310 plus an uninterrupted all day coverage ⁦BBC Sport⁩

Another reminder from Jim that the game of cricket is not just to be played by a few for the financial gains of even fewer. Especially on this weekend where many leagues have had to postpone the starts to their season.

When high fives go wrong: featuring James Coles and Danny Lamb

A little something on the variety of county commentary, and the challenge of moonlighting on air as a written journo The Cricketer

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Finally caught up with Ben Bloom and the book of our time at the following time BBC Sounds

It’s round 3 of the 2024 County Championship.

The Dukes ball is back!

And remember EVERY BALL of EVERY GAME is live via bbc.co.uk/sport/live/c6p…

Plus Kevin Howells guides you through the best of the action on 5 Sports Extra & BBC Sounds.

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Latest cricket Get Rich Quick scheme; pound for every time I think or say or hear ‘this wasn’t forecast!’

One of those ‘social’ reminders today; 40th year with BBC. 16 ambition to be Radio 2 Early show DJ.
I think that ship has sailed 😂Biggest problem now lovely long lost colleagues walking up to me; know face but too often their name and wherever worked together not a scooby 🤷🏼

Understandable north east need for tier 1 in Durham Cricket but to place on hold/take away what’s been achieved Northern Diamonds💎 based with Yorkshire CCC then reinstate it in two years? Otherwise what an exciting day this is for those awarded tier 1 and women’s domestic cricket.

I believe Lawrence Booth 👇even if many wouldn’t & often tell me so. Just ‘jump into the chat’ 😉 to add the full and extended interview can be heard Saturday lunchtime on BBC 5 Live Sport Extra. Bazball Greed and chasing Surrey Cricket mascot to return it’s tail as you do!

Tier1teams too late to delve deep but we talk new clubs & change + Kookaburra impact good/bad on men’s Championship. ⁦Lawrence Booth⁩ takes us through ⁦Wisden Almanack⁩ & we set Liam Dawson a job to give ⁦Tymal Mills⁩ an on field hug ❤️ bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0…