WATCH | Best moments from Round 6 of the County Championship ft. Archer's nonchalance and Joe R99T's heartbreak

05/17/2021

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 ‘must-see’ moments across the four days.

Archer vs Crawley? There was always going to be just one winner...

Jofra vs. Zak Crawley.

Only one winner there 🚀

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— LV= Insurance County Championship (@CountyChamp)

Just a 33-year-old Kyle Abbott making Peter Handscomb look like a Sunday League cricketer

An absolute ripper from ! 🎯🔥 52-3 (24 overs)

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— Hampshire Cricket (@hantscricket)

Nothing. Just the batsman's leg-stump doing its best Neymar impersonation

⚡️𝙀𝙇𝙀𝘾𝙏𝙍𝙄𝘾 𝘽𝙊𝙒𝙇𝙄𝙉𝙂⚡️

Josh Tongue has bowled brilliantly today!🍐
— Worcestershire County Cricket Club (@WorcsCCC)

Okay, this is why Ollie Robinson is getting his maiden England cap next month

Off stump sent flying! 🛩️

An special! 👏
— Sussex Cricket (@SussexCCC)

One s̶t̶o̶n̶e̶ ball, two b̶i̶r̶d̶s̶ stumps

Stumps aaaaaaall owa! 🚀
— Durham Cricket (@DurhamCricket)

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 ☝️
— The Cricketer (@TheCricketerMag)

Never change, R-oh-no-Ry Burns!

One for the TikTok fans.

Full credit to and their social media team 👏🏻 🤣
— East Huntspill Cricket 🏏 (@EastHuntspillCC)

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 😳
— Essex Cricket (@EssexCricket)

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 😅
— Somerset Cricket 🏏 (@SomersetCCC)

Sachin Tendulkar, eat your heart out

Our 2nd innings is under way...

…and this is some drive from Joe Cooke 🤩

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— Glamorgan Cricket 🏏 (@GlamCricket)

Wait, no one told us that Kieron Pollard changed his name to Ned Eckersley

Outstanding Eckersley 🤩

8⃣6⃣ runs

5⃣7⃣ balls

0⃣6⃣ sixes
— Durham Cricket (@DurhamCricket)

99 and gone :( (This was the first time in 2021 that Root failed to convert a fifty into a hundred)

𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝘂𝘁 finally breaks the partnership between Root and Patterson when he bowls the England captain for 99, before Salter dismisses Coad shortly after

Yorkshire 230 all out, lead by 81 runs

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— Glamorgan Cricket 🏏 (@GlamCricket)

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 🙌
— Essex Cricket (@EssexCricket)

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 celebrappeal😅 67-6 (18 overs) lead by 31

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— Hampshire Cricket (@hantscricket)

How lucky are Glamorgan to have acquired the services of the best red-ball bowler in Australia

𝟱-𝗳𝗲𝗿

What a start from Neser on his home debut! He gets Duke first ball and he now has 5⃣ in the innings 👏

His figures now read 10-4-20-5

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— Glamorgan Cricket 🏏 (@GlamCricket)

Let's just call this "Mid-wicket beauty"

What a shot!🔥

Keith Barker sends Cullen into the stands with a massive6⃣😍

161-8 (64 overs)

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— Hampshire Cricket (@hantscricket)

Decent reflexes for a 40-year-old, eh?