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Only one Essex batter passed 50 during the game – Charlie Allison top-scoring with 56 from 104 balls on day three before he became an lbw victim of Patterson-White. “I know they are (2025) county champions but if I’m brutally honest, I don’t think we’ve really put our best foot …

The stand, ultimately worth 116, was finally brought to an end in the 134th over of the innings when Waite was trapped by Hammond with a ball which pitched well outside off but jagged back sharply and rapped his front pad. After a comparably restrained morning, in which both Brookes …

Both sides were forced into changes to their teams ahead of play. Durham’s Ben Stokes was withdrawn from the rest of the game at the request of the ECB, with Colin Ackermann drafted in as his replacement. Meanwhile, Northamptonshire captain Luke Procter was unable to take to the field due …

Play began with Somerset needing 99 runs to make their opponents bat again, and Jordan Hermann and nightwatchman Josh Shaw batted confidently until the introduction of Manav Suthar from the River End. The Indian left-arm spinner struck in his fourth over as Hermann, on 34, attempted a slog-sweep and directed …

Lancashire were dealt a double blow early in the season when opener Luke Wells suffered a dislocated shoulder in the field during the win at Gloucestershire and fast bowler Ajeet Singh Dale limped off in the same match with a hamstring injury which required surgery. Regular top order batting problems …

Dudgeon then put down a chance to get Holden when he edged Hasan Mahmud when he was on 162, but it was he who finally broke the partnership when he had Zafar caught hooking by Ben Compton. Dudgeon then had Holden caught behind, but by then the deficit was only …

Essex started the day needing to hang around for six full sessions but were already in trouble after losing two wickets in the first six overs of their second innings the previous evening. They lost a third 17 balls into the morning when the second nightwatchman, Charlie Bennett, drove O’Neill …

Sussex started their pursuit amid great tension, with the result of crucial importance to both sides. Every run was cheered by a large crowd who were given free admission. But there was also a large contingent of Hampshire supporters. Hampshire broke through in the third over when Haines was lbw …

Yorkshire resumed at 32-2, still 236 behind after centuries by Rehan Ahmed and Nick Kelly had put Leicestershire in a commanding position on day two. They lost a third wicket inside three overs as wicketkeeper Ben Cox took a superb catch, diving to his right to remove Sam Whiteman via …

Derbyshire were hoping the longest day would prove to be a short one as they looked to wrap up a first Championship victory over Lancashire since 1997. Lancashire’s slender hopes of at least taking the fight past lunch rested with Marcus Harris but he added only one before Aitchison took …

Women’s T20 World Cup, Group 2, Bristol Sri Lanka 98 (19.4 overs): De Silva 30 (26); Matthews 3-15 West Indies 99-5 (16.1 overs): Taylor 27* (25); Dilhari 2-22 West Indies won by five wickets Scorecard, Table West Indies edged closer to the semi-finals of the Women’s T20 World Cup despite …

Former West Indies all-rounder Kieron Pollard has overtaken compatriot Chris Gayle as the record run-scorer in T20 cricket. Pollard, 39, moved to 14,583 runs with a century for MI New York in Major League Cricket, climbing above Gayle’s tally of 14,562. The right-hander scored 1,569 runs in T20 internationals, with …

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Rothesay County Championship, Division One, Ambassador Cruise Line Ground, Chelmsford (day two) Essex 184: Patterson-White 6-43 & 13-2: O’Neill 2-12 Nottinghamshire 457: Haynes 137*, Hameed 89; Harmer 5-165 Essex (2 pts) trail Notts (6 pts) by 260 runs Match scorecard Jack Haynes’ second century of the campaign helped Nottinghamshire get …

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Gloucestershire had added 31 to their overnight score for the cost of the three remaining wickets, an outcome which appeared to hearten Worcestershire in their own pursuit of runs. Dan Lategan (33) and Jake Libby (29) put on 65 for the first wicket, before Lategan was adjudged to have been …

A canopy of cloud and a sultry atmosphere were perfect conditions for a bowler of Abbott’s skill but he bowled an immaculate length and benefitted from some injudicious shot selection by the Sussex batters. The ball to spark the collapse at Tom Alsop was a good one that angled in …

Rothesay County Championship, Division Two, St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury (day two) Kent 416: Benjamin 70; Morgan 5-104 Middlesex 319-6: Holden 143*, Gohar 62*; Milnes 2-51 Middlesex (5 pts) trail Kent (6 pts) by 97 runs Match scorecard Max Holden hit an unbeaten 143 as Middlesex reached 319-6 on day two …

Available for over a year Simon Mann is alongside former England captain Michael Vaughan and BBC chief cricket commentator Jonathan Agnew for reaction to the fourth day’s play between England and New Zealand at The Oval. Hear from Josh Tongue, who took two wickets in New Zealand’s second innings, and …

Rothesay County Championship, Division Two, Chesterfield (day two) Lancashire 161 & 140-6: Harris 57*; Aitchison 3-25 Derbyshire 364: Montgomery 86; Aitchison 75; Stanley 5-80 Lancashire (3 pts) trail Derbyshire (6 pts) by 63 runs Match scorecard Ben Aitchison gave another compelling demonstration of his all-round qualities as Derbyshire advanced towards …