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Lord's were called in for another inspection of the Chester-le-Street wicket yesterday after 15 batsmen were sent back on the first day for the second match running.
Although two Gloucestershire players fell lbw to balls which kept low, poor batting was the reason for the wickets as Durham were all out for 175. Their visitors slipped to 57 for 5 before Jack Russell came in to help Gloucestershire to 90 for 5 at the close.
Alan Smith, the Test and County Cricket Board chief executive, yesterday said he would support Ray Illingworth over the latest row involving the beleaguered chairman of selectors. But Smith said Essex were within their rights to ignore Illingworth's request for Graham Gooch to miss the current Championship match against Surrey because he wanted him on selection duty at Worcester.
Illingworth is reportedly furious that Gooch was made unavailable, but Smith confirmed that Illingworth had not approached him on the matter. "It is an Essex decision because Graham is an employee of theirs," Smith said.
Gooch did watch Graham Thorpe's fifth century of the summer which made him the first Englishman to pass 1,000 runs as Surrey took full advantage of winning the toss at Southend. Thorpe was 137 not out as they reached the close on a 345 for 3.
Neil Fairbrother and Steve Titchard hit centuries as Lancashire piled up 373 for 5 against Somerset at Old Trafford. Fairbrother was dominant in hitting 144, while Titchard, who shared a third-wicket stand of 203 with him, was more measured in reaching 116 by the close.
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