Godleman, Madsen put Derbyshire on top

Division 1
Surrey v Nottinghamshire
Starting the third day of their county clash against Surrey on 82 for 2, Nottinghamshire slipped to 182 all out to concede the advantage on Tuesday (June 21).
Apart from Michael Lumb (48) there was little or no resistance from the other batsmen as they folded for a paltry total in response to Nottinghamshire's 323. Reduced to 135 for 6, Daniel Christian (19 not out) resisted for a while before Gareth Batty wrapped up the innings with a four-wicket haul.
Having gained a 141-run lead, a 167-ball 83 from Arun Harinath helped them consolidate their position. They reached 244 for 5 at stumps and stretched the overall lead to 385.
Brief scores: Nottinghamshire 323 and 244-5 in 62.2 overs (Arun Harinath 83; Brett Hutton 3-61) lead Surrey 182-10 in 59.4 overs (Michael Lumb 48; Gareth Batty 4-23) by 385 runs.
Durham v Yorkshire
Gary Ballance (78) and Tim Bresnan (63) drove Yorkshire to a comfortable position against Durham on the second day of their county clash at the Riverside Ground in Chester-le-Street.
Yorkshire posted 323 in reply to Durham's 172 after starting the day on 129 for 4. Chris Rushworth finished with figures of 5 for 93. Having conceded a massive lead of 173, Durham then slipped to 98 for 3 at stumps. Keaton Jennings remained unbeaten on 46.
Brief scores: Durham 172 and 98-3 in 36 overs (Keaton Jennings 46) trail Yorkshire 323-10 in 90.1 overs (Gary Ballance 78; Chris Rushworth 5-93) by 53 runs.
Lancashire v Warwickshire
Steven Croft's century helped Lancashire post 308 against Warwickshire on the second day of their clash at Old Trafford in Manchester. In reply, Warwickshire ended the day on 202 for 6.
Croft was well supported by Karl Brown (61) but as soon as the duo was dismissed after a 143-run stand, the team folded without much fight.
In reply, Warwickshire got off to a steady start with the openers scoring 54. Kyle Jarvis, Matt Parkinson and Tom Smith then picked up two wickets a piece to reduce Warwickshire to 94 for 6.
Tim Ambrose (48 not out) and Keith Barker (57 not out) then ensured there was no further damage and stitched a 108-run stand to lift the team past the 200-run mark.
Brief scores: Lancashire 308-10 in 103.1 overs (Steve Croft 100; Jeetan Patel 3-87) vs Warwickshire 202-6 in 57 overs (Keith Barker 57*).
Division 2
Essex v Leicestershire
After the whole second day was washed out at the County Ground in Chelmsford between Essex and Leicestershire there was no interruption on the third day. Essex managed to add just two runs to their overnight score and folded for 268.
In reply, Leicestershire folded for 243 after Ravi Bopara and David Masters shared six wickets between them. Angus Robson top scored with a 135-ball 74 as wickets fell around him.
Clint McKay then struck early to reduce Essex to 19 for 1 in 9.2 overs at stumps.
Brief scores: Essex 268-10 in 86.3 overs and 19-1 in 9.2 overs (Clint McKay 1-9) lead Leicestershire 243-10 in 78 overs (David Masters 3-33) by 44 runs.
Glamorgan v Kent
Timm van der Gugten's five-wicket haul helped Glamorgan shoot down Kent for 282, to gain a 69-run lead on the third day at the Sophia Gardens in Cardiff.
Kent lost Daniel Bell-Drummond on the first ball of the day for just 8. From 10 for 1, they were soon reduced to 85 for 5. Sean Dickson held one end during his 75 and received good support from Adam Rouse (65) with the duo stitching a 120-run stand to revive the innings.
With the bowlers doing a tremendous job, Jacques Rudolf and Mark Wallace then saw off the remaining 11 overs to score 22 and swell the overall lead to 90.
Brief scores: Glamorgan 351-10 in 80 overs and 22-0 in 11 overs lead Kent 282-10 in 88.3 (Sean Dickson 75; Timm van der Gugten 5-79) by 91 runs.
Derbyshire v Worcestershire
Centuries from Billy Godleman (157 not out) and Wayne Madsen (109) helped Derbyshire end the second day on 319 for 6 against Worcestershire after the first day was washed out due to rain at the County Ground.
Twin strikes from Joe Leech reduced Derbyshire to 13 for 2 before Godleman and Madsen collaborated to take the game away from Worcestershire with a 251-run stand.
Madsen finally fell caught behind in the 79th over but Godleman and Neil (28 not out) remained unbeaten to take the score past the 300-run mark in the 96 overs bowled in the day.
Brief score: Derbyshire 319-3 in 96 overs (Billy Godleman 157*, Wayne Madsen 109) vs Worcestershire.

Dhoni will finish as one of India's greatest players ever produced: Dean Jones

Dean Jones, the former Australian batsman, came out in support of Mahendra Singh Dhoni stating that the Indian team will miss the strategic acumen of their limited-overs captain once he calls time on his illustrious career. "We are pretty quick to push our great players out," Jones told PTI in an interview on Monday (June 20). "What Dhoni has done for Indian cricket, let him find his own time."
Dhoni, who retired from Test cricket at the end of 2014 in Australia, led a second-string young Indian team to a 3-0 One-Day International (ODI) series triumph in Zimbabwe, which was his first series win in limited-overs cricket in nearly two years since the 2-1 victory against West Indies at home.
Ravi Shastri, the former director of India, had earlier suggested that it was time for the national selection panel to appoint Virat Kohli as the captain across all three formats of the game in the interest of the team. Jones, however, wasn't in favour of the move.
"I don't think Virat (Kohli) is in a huge rush to captain everything (format) at the moment. Time will come. Trust me, you will miss Dhoni a lot more in India, when he retires," he said. "I think that will happen soon. Dhoni will end as one of the greatest players India have ever produced. Honestly, it is no big rush."
While Dhoni seemed to be a pale shadow of his former self throughout the recently concluded limited-overs season, including the ninth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), Kohli has been in the pristine form. Jones lavished praise on the Indian Test captain, calling him world's finest cricketer at the moment.
"Virat is really in a good part of his life," Jones said. "He looks brilliant with the way he's playing. He's happy. He is super fit. He's just a great example for the youth of India. He looks and presents himself as an athlete. More strength to him. I just love watching him play.
"I find him refreshing. I love his charisma. I think he's got personality. He walks into bat and you have no idea what's going to happen. He's just really cool. He is polished, now knows how to finish it off. He is the best player in the world probably now for me."
Jones further added that Kohli's unbelievable consistency had taken him past South Africa's AB de Villiers. "It's a big thing because I thought AB was up there... You'd to do something 'stupidly good' to get past him. He's got past him over the last year, ever so slightly. To watch Kohli bat is an honour," said Jones.
Jones, who recently coached the Islamabad franchise in the inaugural season of the Pakistan Super League (PSL), denied being in the race for the coveted job of India's next head coach. "No, I'm not going anywhere. Teams are mainly led by great captains. I think India have great leaders in Kohli, Dhoni and a lot of good senior players... whoever coaches them will do a good job," Jones said.
"The CAC (Cricket Advisory Committee) of VVS (Laxman), Sourav (Ganguly) and Sachin (Tendulkar) are following the right process to make a proper decision. It's the number one job in the world as a coach. Your shoulders are under more pressure but at the same time whoever they pick will do a fantastic job.
"I'm too busy commentating. I really enjoyed the coaching job with Islamabad in the PSL. Coaching a national team is completely different, where you're not only managing players but coaching them as well. But in franchise it's about just managing and getting the selection process right," he concluded.

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