Your complete VFTO guide to week five of the County Championship

Your complete guide to the County Championship

Division One:
Durham v Lancashire
Venue: Chester-le-Street, Durham
Form:
Durham: Played 3 Won 0, Lost 0, Drawn 3
Lancashire: Played 3, Won 3, Lost 0, Drawn 1
Squads:
Durham: Collingwood ©, Stoneman, Jennings, Borthwick, Burnham, Richardson (w/k), Muchall, Pringle, Weighell, Carse, McCarthy, Rushworth and Onions
Lancs: Croft ©, Bailey, Brown, Davies (w/k), Hameed, Jarvis, Kerrigan, Livingstone, Mahmood, Petersen, Proctor and Wagner
Last match:
Durham v Surrey - Match Drawn.
Lancashire v Hampshire – Lancs won by an innings and 94 runs.
Weather forecast: Sunday Cloudy with highs of 14c, Monday Cloudy with highs of 15c, Tuesday cloudy with highs of 16c, Wednesday cloudy with highs of 15c.
Odds*:
Durham: 10/11
Lancs: 11/10

Nottinghamshire v Warwickshire
Venue: Trent Bridge, Nottingham.
Form:
Notts: P4, W1, L1, D2
Bears: P4, W0, L0, D4
Squads:
Notts: Read © & w/k), Bird, Fletcher, Gurney, Hutton, Lumb, Mullaney, Patel, Smith, Taylor, Wessels and Wood
Bears: Bell ©, Ambrose (w/k), Barker, Chopra, Clarke, Evans, Hain, Patel, Rankin, Trott, Westwood, Woakes, Wright
Last match:
Notts v Middlesex – match drawn
Bears v Somerset – match drawn
Weather Forecast: Sunday cloudy with highs of 13c, Monday cloudy with highs of 14c, Tuesday cloudy with highs of 16c, Wednesday sun & showers with highs of 14c.
Odds: Notts: evens
Bears: evens

Somerset v Yorkshire
Venue: Taunton
Form:
Som: P4, W0, L0, D4
Yor: P4, W1, L0, D3
Squads:
Som: Trescothick, Abell, Rogers (c), Hildreth, Allenby, Myburgh, Trego, Davies (w/k), Gregory, C Overton, J Overton, Groenewald, Leach
Yor: Ballance, Brooks, Carver, Gale ©, Hodd (w/k), Leaning, Lees, Lyth, Patterson, Plunkett, Rashid, Rhodes and Wainman
Last match:
Somerset v Warwickshire – match drawn
Yorkshire v Surrey – Yorkshire won by an innings and 20 runs
Weather forecast: Sunday Sunshine with highs of 15c, Monday sunny intervals with highs of 15c, Tuesday cloudy with highs of 15c, Wednesday rain with high of 14c.
Odds:
Som: 13/8
Yor: 3/5

Surrey v Middlesex
Venue: Kia Oval, South London.
Form:
Surrey: P4, W0, L2, D2
Middlesex: P4, W0, L0, D4
Squads:
‘Rey: Batty ©, Burke, Burns, T. Curran, Davies, Dunn, Foakes (w/k), Harinath, Pillans, Rampaul, Roy, Sangakkara and Wilson
Mid: Voges (c), Franklin, Fuller, Gubbins, Harris, Malan, Murtagh, Patel, Rayner, Robson, Roland-Jones, Simpson (w/k) and Stirling
Last match:
Surrey v Yorkshire – lost by an innings and 20 runs
Middlesex v Notts – match drawn
Weather forecast: Sunday cloudy with highs of 16c, Monday cloudy with highs of 17c, Tuesday cloudy with a threat of rain with highs of 17c, Wednesday rain with highs of 16c.
Odds:
‘Rey: 11/10
Mid: 11/12

Division Two:

Essex v Derbyshire:
Venue: Essex County Ground, Chelmsford.
Form:
Essex: P4, W2, L0, D2
Derby: P4, W0, L0, D4
Squads:
Essex: ten Doeschate ©, Foster (w/k), Mickleburgh, Browne, Westley, Bopara, Lawrence, Ryder, Napier, Masters, Porter, Beard and Dixon
Derby: Godleman ©, Hughes, Rutherford, Madsen, Broom, Thakor, Critchley, Poynton (w/k), Milnes, Palladino, Cotton and Taylor
Last match:
Essex v Worcestershire – match drawn
Derbyshire v Sussex – match drawn
Weather forecast: Sunday cloudy with highs of 13c, Monday cloudy with highs of 15c, Tuesday cloudy with highs of 16c, Wednesday sunshine & rain with highs of 15c.
Odds:
Essex: 1/2
Derby: 2/1

Gloucestershire v Glamorgan:
Venue: The Brightside ground, Bristol
Form:
Glos: P4, W0, L1, D3
Glam: P4, W0, L2, D2
Squads:
Glos: Dent, Bancroft, Cockbain, Roderick (©/w/k), Marshall, Hankins, Noema-Barnett, J Taylor, Shaw, Payne, Miles, Hampton and Van Buuren
Glam: Rudolph ©, Bragg, Cooke, Donald, van der Gugten, Hogan, Lloyd, Meschede, Podmore, Salter, Wagg and Wallace (w/k)
Last match:
Gloucestershire v Kent – match drawn
Glamorgan v Worcestershire – match drawn
Weather forecast: Sunday sunny intervals with highs of 15c, Monday cloudy with highs of 16c, Tuesday cloudy with highs of 15c, Wednesday cloudy with highs of 15c.
Odds:
Glos: 4/5
Glam: 5/4

Northants v Kent:
Venue: The county ground, Northampton
Form:
Nor: P4, W0, L1, D3
Ken: P4, W1, L0, D3
Squads:
Nor: Wakely (C), Azharullah, Cobb, Crook, Duckett, Keogh, Levi, Libby, Rossington (w/k), Kleinveldt, Panesar, Stone and Sanderson
Ken: Northeast ©, Bell-Drummond, Latham, Denly, Dickson, Stevens, Ball, Rouse (w/k), Haggett, Hunn, Thomas, Claydon and Qayyum
Last match:
Northamptonshire v Leicestershire – match drawn
Kent vs Gloucestershire – match drawn
Weather forecast: Sunday cloudy with highs of 13c, Monday cloudy with highs of 14c, Tuesday cloudy with highs of 15c, Wednesday sunshine & showers with highs of 14c.
Odds:
Nor: 5/4
Ken: 4/5

Worcestershire v Sussex
Venue: New Road, Worcester.
Form:
Worcs: P4, W0, L0, D4
Sussex: P4, W0, L0, D4
Squads:
Worcs: Mitchell ©, D’Oliveira, Clarke, Kervezee, Kohler-Cadmore, Whiteley, Cox (w/k), Leach, Bernard, Henry, Shantry and Morris
Sussex: Briggs, Brown (©&w/k), Finch, Garton, Hatchett, Joyce, Machan, Magoffin, Nash, Robinson, Shahzad, Taylor, Wells and Whittingham
Last match:
Worcs v Glamorgan – match drawn
Sussex v Derbyshire – match drawn
Weather forecast: Sunday cloudy with highs of 14c, Monday cloudy with highs of 15c, Tuesday cloudy with highs of 16c, Wednesday sunshine and showers with highs of 15c.
Odds:
Worcs: 11/10
Sussex: 5/6

Previews by David Bowden (@Bowdenwhu)