Cricket

There are some names that have featured for England across formats in the last 12 months that immediately spring to mind as contenders. Nottinghamshire’s Josh Tongue impressed with 10 wickets in two Tests last summer, but is yet to feature this campaign. His average pace isn’t that high at 84.9mph …

Pace bowler Marchant de Lange led the charge with three wickets to set up Gloucestershire’s first County Championship victory since September 2022 on the final day of their clash against Northamptonshire at Wantage Road. Northamptonshire resumed on 144-2, needing 414 more runs to win, or more realistically to bat out …

A maiden first-class century from wicketkeeper Matthew Hurst salvaged some pride for Lancashire but it could not stop Nottinghamshire completing a nine-wicket win in their County Championship match at Trent Bridge. Nottinghamshire had begun the day scenting an innings victory, holding a 72-run advantage with Lancashire six down, but 20-year-old …

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Kent survived some occasional alarms to bat out a draw with Worcestershire on the final day of their County Championship match at Canterbury. The captains shook hands just after 17:00 BST, with Kent on 146-4 in their second innings, still 65 runs behind Worcestershire’s mammoth first-innings score of 618-7 declared. …

They lost their last two first-innings wickets – Callum Parkinson and Peter Siddle – either side of Ben Raine picking up his 19th first-class fifty in 95 balls. It gave Hampshire a 71-run first-innings lead, but Potts shook off his indifferent early-season form to blast out Hampshire’s two openers. Ali …

Surrey took just 39 minutes on the fourth morning to complete an impressive nine-wicket victory over Warwickshire at the Kia Oval and go 21 points clear at the top of County Championship Division One. Dom Sibley finished unbeaten on 46 and Ollie Pope scored 13 not out after captain Rory …

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David Bedingham cruised to his second County Championship century of the season on the third day against Hampshire. Durham batter Bedingham has 490 runs so far this season – sitting just behind Alex Davies, Joe Clarke and Daniel Bell-Drummond – and boasts an average of 81.66 after a serene 144 …

Jack Leaning’s dogged unbeaten 152 gave Kent a fighting chance of saving their County Championship Division One match with Worcestershire at Canterbury. After steering the hosts to 362-8 at stumps, they still trail by 256 but Yorkshire old boy Leaning batted through all three sessions and Beyers Swanepoel made 54 …

Holders Surrey need just 58 runs to record a third successive County Championship Division One victory after dominating day three against Warwickshire. Former Worcestershire paceman Kemar Roach took 6-46 as the visitors, who have drawn all their first four games, were bowled out for 209 in their second innings. That …

Cameron Bancroft compiled an unbeaten century – his first since rejoining Gloucestershire – to steer the visitors into position for a final-day victory push against Northamptonshire at Wantage Road. The Australian opener, now in his second stint with Gloucestershire, hit 130 not out to underpin a second-innings total of 319-5 …

And so begins the long goodbye. It is always head coach Brendon McCullum, rather than captain Ben Stokes, that delivers news to England players, whether it be good or bad. This must have been the hardest, even for a master man-manager like McCullum. To look James Anderson – England’s greatest …

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England bowler James Anderson tells Tailenders on an ’emergency podcast’ why it feels like a good time to retire this summer. The 41-year-old, England’s leading wicket-taker, will retire following the first Test against West Indies at Lord’s in July. Listen to the full episode now on the free BBC Sounds …

Tom Prest flaunted his significant talent with his second County Championship hundred as Hampshire and Durham’s Division One game turned into a run-fest. The 21-year-old expertly scored 102, to dovetail with Ali Orr’s day-one century and Ben Brown’s 75th first-class fifty, to help Hampshire to 503. Alex Lees led Durham’s …

Marchant de Lange’s 13th five-wicket haul in first-class cricket left Gloucestershire anticipating a first County Championship win since the end of the 2022 season on day two of their Division Two match with Northamptonshire. The South African paceman, who had already secured a six-wicket haul against Middlesex this season, produced …

Jason Holder and Matthew Waite both hit unbeaten centuries as Worcestershire built a daunting lead against Kent on day two of their County Championship match at Canterbury. Joe Leach then took two early wickets to reduce Kent to 15-2, before the hosts rallied to finish on 111-2 at stumps, a …

After taking the two wickets they needed to dismiss Lancashire for 331, Nottinghamshire started on the front foot. But Ben Slater’s second-over boundary turned out to be his only scoring shot as Saqib Mahmood, bowling for the first time in a senior match for 12 months following a stress fracture, …