Over 84. 0 runs. Bowler: Toby Roland-Jones. Worcestershire Men: 10-216(rr 2.57) Over the wicket. Length ball, off stump, front foot, forward defensive along the ground to Ben Geddes at short leg. OUT! Harry Darley caught - 1(18)
Over 83. 0 runs. Bowler: Zafar Gohar. Worcestershire Men: 9-216(rr 2.6) A length ball on middle stump, Taylor blocks it down firmly, keeping the scoreboard quiet with a steady defense.
Zafar Gohar bowls a length ball just outside off stump, and Tom Taylor uses his shoulders and arms to block it down neatly. No run comes off this controlled defensive stroke.
A short, no movement delivery outside off stump from the bowler prompts a careful leave from the batter. The ball is called a wide, adding an extra to the scoreboard.
Over 81. 1 runs. Bowler: Zafar Gohar. Worcestershire Men: 9-215(rr 2.65) Round the wicket. Length ball, off stump, back foot, backward defensive along the ground to Seb Morgan at third man. 1 run.
Zafar Gohar bowls a length stock ball just outside off stump, and Harry Darley plays it cautiously with a shoulders-and-arms defense, keeping the ball down and tight. It produces no run as Joe Cracknell collects the ball neatly behind the stumps.
Zafar Gohar delivers a length ball on middle stump, and Harry Darley plays a cautious defensive shot, the ball skimming off the inside edge for no run.
Zafar Gohar delivers a stock length ball just outside off stump, and Harry Darley watches it carefully, playing a controlled shoulders and arms shot that results in no run.
Over 80. 4 runs. Bowler: Sam Robson. Worcestershire Men: 9-214(rr 2.67) Tom Taylor attempts a defensive shot but misses completely, and the ball sneaks through for four leg byes, taken quickly at third man.
Sam Robson bowls a length ball outside off to the leg spinner, and Tom Taylor carefully steers it along the ground. The ball is quickly held by the gully, resulting in a tidy dot.