Lancashire 140 and 298 for 7 (Wells 78*, Bohannon 60) lead Somerset 146 (Bailey 4-36, Balderson 4-50) by 292 runs Lancashire’s batters made title-chasing Somerset work for every wicket on the second day of the Vitality County Championship match at Old Trafford and had built a formidable 292-run lead at close of play. Josh Bohannon‘s 60 and Luke Wells‘ unbeaten 78 enabled the home side to finish on 298 for…
Durham 262 and 1 for 1 trail Surrey 415 (Patel 134, Lawes 58, Burns 55, de Leede 4-106) by 152 runs Ryan Patel‘s career-best 134 guided Surrey to 415 and the vital advantage of a 153-run first innings lead against Durham at the Kia Oval. And Dan Worrall then had nightwatchman Callum Parkinson superbly held by Conor McKerr at third slip from the first ball of Durham’s second innings as,…
Hampshire 462 (Gubbins 201*, Dawson 109, Vince 57, Virdi 5-133) and 3 for 0 lead Worcestershire 273 (Brookes 132, Roderick 94, Dawson 5-88, Abbas 4-27) by 192 runs Nick Gubbins equalled his first-class best before Ethan Brookes scored a scintillating maiden Vitality County Championship century but couldn’t prevent a hefty Hampshire lead. Gubbins shone to reach 201 as Hampshire picked up maximum batting points in their improbable title charge, before…
Gloucestershire 109 and 140 for 3 (Dent 61*) trail Sussex 311 (Carson 71, Simpson 61, Gohar 6-76) by 62 runs Zafar Gohar claimed his 300th first class wicket in taking 6 for 76 as Gloucestershire bowled out Sussex for 311 on the second day of this County Championship match at Bristol. But the left-arm spinner’s efforts could not prevent Sussex, the Division Two leaders, taking a commanding first innings lead…
Fall of wickets: 1-26 (Luis Reece, 11.1 ov), 2-53 (Brooke Guest, 18.6 ov), 3-130 (Harry Came, 38.5 ov), 4-130 (Wayne Madsen, 39.4 ov), 5-131 (Aneurin Donald, 40.5 ov), 6-133 (Alex Thomson, 42.6 ov), 7-133 (David Lloyd, 43.3 ov), 8-133 (Zak Chappell, 46.1 ov), 9-168 (Jack Morley, 59.5 ov), 10-173 (Harry Moore, 61.2 ov) Source: ESPN Crickinfo
In his first outing as a red-ball bowler in Asia, Will O’Rourke was a menace. In his first spell, when the pitch was at its bounciest, he was rapid – sometimes breaching 140kph, and generated uncomfortable bounce from his six-foot-four-inch frame. His first Test wicket in the continent came from a bouncer, with experienced opener Dimuth Karunaratne so shaken by the deliveries O’Rourke had bowled to him previously, that he…
Leicestershire 203 (Budinger 56, Chahal 4-82) and 69 for 4 (Chahal 2-22) trail Northamptonshire 383 (Sales 135, Zaib 71, Keogh 49, Holland 4-53) by 111 runs James Sales hit an excellent career-best 135 as Northamptonshire piled on the runs on day two of this Vitality County Championship match against Leicestershire at Wantage Road. The Northamptonshire youngster made the most of his recent elevation up the order, stroking 16 boundaries in…
Essex have been fined £100,000, £50,000 of which is suspended for two years, after being sanctioned by the Cricket Discipline Commission (CDC) for systemic and longstanding racism and discrimination within the club. The punishment comes in the wake of an independent report, compiled by Katherine Newton KC and published in December 2023, which centred on the testimony of three former players, one of whom was nicknamed “Bomber” due to his…
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It tells you just how serenely Harry Brook‘s international career has progressed that he came under scrutiny after averaging 30 in a series win. But by his own admission, Brook finds himself trying to avoid paralysis by overanalysis as he prepares to captain England for the first time at Trent Bridge on Thursday after his approach was questioned during Sri Lanka’s recent victory at The Oval. Brook made 19 and…