Fall of wickets: 1-14 (Sophia Smale, 4.1 ov), 2-54 (Emma Corney, 13.3 ov), 3-71 (Sophie Luff, 16.6 ov), 4-122 (Fran Wilson, 25.3 ov), 5-127 (Amanda-Jade Wellington, 27.4 ov), 6-141 (Niamh Holland, 31.4 ov), 7-141 (Alex Griffiths, 31.6 ov), 8-148 (Natasha Wraith, 33.6 ov), 9-156 (Chloe Skelton, 36.5 ov), 10-156 (Mollie Robbins, 36.6 ov) Source: ESPN Crickinfo
Durham 190 (Stokes 56, Smith 4-36) and 33 for 3 lead Worcestershire 112 (Potts 4-29) by 111 runs Ben Stokes top-scored with his first half-century of the season as 23 wickets fell on a day full of drama in the Vitality County Championship match between Durham and Worcestershire at Seat Unique Riverside. Stokes made 56 in a welcome return to form for the home side in their innings of 190,…
Lancashire 344 for 8 (Jennings 183, James 3-53) vs Nottinghamshire A fourth century of the season by Keaton Jennings steered Lancashire into a strong position on 344 for 8 after the first day of this Vitality County Championship match against Nottinghamshire at Southport. It was a masterful, battling innings of 183 not out off 258 balls, with 26 fours and four sixes, by Red Rose captain Jennings that held the…
Yorkshire 283 for 5 (Wharton 116*, Tattersall 41*) lead Derbyshire 76 (Fernando 5-30, Thompson 4-31) by 207 runs Sri Lankan pace bowler Vishwa Fernando spearheaded a ruthless Yorkshire bowling performance to skittle Derbyshire for 76 on the opening day of the Vitality County Championship match at Chesterfield. On a challenging Queen’s Park pitch, Fernando took 5 for 30 and Jordan Thompson claimed 4 for 31 as Derbyshire subsided in less…
Surrey 248 for 8 (Smith 100, Bosch 3-52) vs Essex Jamie Smith produced the perfect dress-rehearsal for his England debut on day one of their top of the table clash with Essex at The Oval. Named this morning as the only wicketkeeper in England’s 14 for the first Test against the West Indies a week on Wednesday, Smith struck his second century of the season, making exactly 100 with two…
Sussex 143 (White 4-23, Procter 3-37) and 83 for 2 lead Northamptonshire 97 (Robinson 4-42, McAndrew 3-25) by 129 runs Sussex seamer Ollie Robinson, overlooked for England’s Test squad, bounced back to equal his season’s best tally of four wickets for 42 as Northamptonshire were skittled for 97 on an eventful opening day of this Vitality County Championship match at Wantage Road. Robinson, who claimed identical stats against Yorkshire at…
Leicestershire 179 (Higgins 4-35, Roland-Jones 4-63) and 40 for 1 lead Middlesex 86 (Mike 5-22, Green 4-28) by 133 runs Career-best bowling from Ben Mike and loan signing Ben Green enabled Leicestershire to dismiss Middlesex for 86 as the opening day of their Vitality County Championship match saw 21 wickets fall in bowler-friendly conditions. Earlier, Ryan Higgins and Toby Roland-Jones led the way for Middlesex as Leicestershire were bowled out…
Hampshire 301 for 3 (Vince 149*, Brown 106*) vs Kent James Vince‘s prolific run continued with his second century in a week as the Hampshire skipper and Ben Brown dominated Kent in the Vitality County Championship. Vince had skirted around form with 305 runs in 11 innings before exploding with a sensational unbeaten 166 against Warwickshire last week and then following it up with 149 not out at Utilita Bowl….
Warwickshire 373 for 8 (Burgess 126*, Barnard 92, Rhodes 63, Pretorious 4-72) vs Somerset Michael Burgess hit his seventh first class century to cement a determined Warwickshire fightback on the opening day of the Vitality County Championship Division One match with Somerset at Taunton. Going in at No. 8, the 29-year-old wicketkeeper made an unbeaten 126, off 167 balls, with 14 fours and three sixes, to build on the good…
Glamorgan 133 for 7 (Carlson 37, Webster 3-16) trail Gloucestershire 179 (de Lange 46*, van der Gugten 5-59) by 46 runs Marchant de Lange played a key role with bat and ball as Gloucestershire staged a spirited fightback on the opening day of the Vitality County Championship Second Division match against Glamorgan at Cheltenham. The larger-than-life South African scored 46 not out and shared in a record-breaking stand of 75…