WATCH | Best moments from Round 6 of the County Championship ft. Archer's nonchalance and Joe R99T's heartbreak
Joe Root was agonizingly dismissed on 99
|Rain played spoilsport in Round 6 of the County Championship, yet there was no paucity of enthralling moments across the four days. In what comes as a website first, we, here at SportsCafe, have collated the best moments from Round 6 to fill you up with the βmust-seeβ moments across the four days.
Archer vs Crawley? There was always going to be just one winner...
Jofra vs. Zak Crawley.
β LV= Insurance County Championship (@CountyChamp) May 13, 2021
Only one winner there π
Watch Jofra LIVE: https://t.co/Oo1QJGECdp pic.twitter.com/y3uVBkjmUz
Just a 33-year-old Kyle Abbott making Peter Handscomb look like a Sunday League cricketer
An absolute ripper from @Kyle_Abbott87! π―π₯@Middlesex_CCC 52-3 (24 overs)
β Hampshire Cricket (@hantscricket) May 13, 2021
πΊ Follow the action live at https://t.co/cNkJ7vdkkn or on the free Hampshire Cricket App π² pic.twitter.com/xTsdkPuSpO
Nothing. Just the batsman's leg-stump doing its best Neymar impersonation
β‘οΈππππΎππππΎ π½ππππππβ‘οΈ
β Worcestershire County Cricket Club (@WorcsCCC) May 13, 2021
Josh Tongue has bowled brilliantly today!#WeAreWorcestershireπ https://t.co/j6pSCDMGgS pic.twitter.com/lLrtd7cP4U
Okay, this is why Ollie Robinson is getting his maiden England cap next month
Off stump sent flying! π©οΈ
β Sussex Cricket (@SussexCCC) May 13, 2021
An @OllieRobinson25 special! π pic.twitter.com/KrgAtulKKg
OneΒ sΜΆtΜΆoΜΆnΜΆeΜΆ ball, twoΒ bΜΆiΜΆrΜΆdΜΆsΜΆ stumps
Stumps aaaaaaall owa! π#ForTheNorth pic.twitter.com/AShkGCTPX3
β Durham Cricket (@DurhamCricket) May 14, 2021
Dismissing the batsman with a ripper whilst tumbling to the ground - the most Mark Wood dismissal of all time
Mark Wood's first of the match βοΈpic.twitter.com/0hj2fpiokW
β The Cricketer (@TheCricketerMag) May 14, 2021
Never change, R-oh-no-Ry Burns!
One for the TikTok fans.
β East Huntspill Cricket π (@EastHuntspillCC) May 14, 2021
Full credit to @SomersetCCC and their social media team ππ» π€£ pic.twitter.com/8voPufDQz7
6, 6, 6 and a ridiculous 4 - Dan Lawrence showing why he should be in the team for the first Test of the summer at Lord's
Just ridiculous from @DanLawrence288 π³#ESSvDER https://t.co/S6yjBQe5DY pic.twitter.com/2ZdNIXJmtM
β Essex Cricket (@EssexCricket) May 14, 2021
Honestly, when you have umpires like this, there is absolutely no need for instant or slow-mo replays
Umpire doing everything to get a good sight of the catch π #WeAreSomerset #SOMvSUR pic.twitter.com/JeoPWbfIUH
β Somerset Cricket π (@SomersetCCC) May 14, 2021
Sachin Tendulkar, eat your heart out
Our 2nd innings is under way...
β Glamorgan Cricket π (@GlamCricket) May 15, 2021
β¦and this is some drive from Joe Cooke π€©
Live stream πΊ https://t.co/C0s8I2tf8P#GLAMvYOR | #GoGlam pic.twitter.com/KQ5oQvMrMA
Wait, no one told us that Kieron Pollard changed his name toΒ Ned Eckersley
Outstanding Eckersley π€©
β Durham Cricket (@DurhamCricket) May 15, 2021
8β£6β£ runs
5β£7β£ balls
0β£6β£ sixes#ForTheNorth pic.twitter.com/u2LLDrJj5Z
99 and gone :(Β (This was the first time in 2021 that Root failed to convert a fifty into a hundred)
ππΉπΉ πΌππ#DD88 finally breaks the partnership between Root and Patterson when he bowls the England captain for 99, before Salter dismisses Coad shortly after
β Glamorgan Cricket π (@GlamCricket) May 15, 2021
Yorkshire 230 all out, lead by 81 runs
Live stream πΊ https://t.co/C0s8I2tf8P#GLAMvYOR | #GoGlam pic.twitter.com/Amti5R7p38
Simon Harmer took a Kolpak because he is too cool for International cricket. And oh, he took 9 wickets in one innings, btw!
What a grab π#ESSvDER https://t.co/FpazOHudgb pic.twitter.com/ayCfJpveIV
β Essex Cricket (@EssexCricket) May 15, 2021
Yep. Stuart Broad has got nothing on Keith Barker. Can confirm that this the best celebrappeal we've seen from an English bowler
Keith Barker with the celebrappealπ @Middlesex_CCC 67-6 (18 overs) lead by 31
β Hampshire Cricket (@hantscricket) May 15, 2021
πΊFollow the action live at https://t.co/cNkJ7vdkkn or on the free Hampshire Cricket App π² pic.twitter.com/5eIb5nL9uQ
How lucky are Glamorgan to have acquired the services of the best red-ball bowler in Australia
π±-π³π²πΏ
β Glamorgan Cricket π (@GlamCricket) May 15, 2021
What a start from Neser on his home debut! He gets Duke first ball and he now has 5β£ in the innings π
His figures now read 10-4-20-5
Live stream πΊ https://t.co/C0s8I2tf8P#GLAMvYOR | #GoGlam pic.twitter.com/TvclazLFLX
Let's just call this "Mid-wicket beauty"
What a shot!π₯
β Hampshire Cricket (@hantscricket) May 15, 2021
Keith Barker sends Cullen into the stands with a massive6β£π
161-8 (64 overs)
πΊFollow the action live at https://t.co/cNkJ7vdkkn or on the free Hampshire Cricket App π² pic.twitter.com/Blm9aplUmC
Decent reflexes for a 40-year-old, eh?
What a catch this is by Ryan ten Doeschate! π
β LV= Insurance County Championship (@CountyChamp) May 16, 2021
Watch the highlights from Day 4 now! β¬οΈ#LVCountyChamp
Can someone just add the Titanic music to make this perfect?
A moment of history for @ChrisRush22 pic.twitter.com/XMsICqArb6
β The Cricketer (@TheCricketerMag) May 16, 2021