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29-06-2025
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Essex open up healthy lead on day one v Yorkshire
Rothesay County Championship Division One, Clifton Park, York (day one)Essex 248-3: Westley 107, Elgar 94; Sutherland 1-25Yorkshire: Yet to batYorkshire 1pt, Essex 0ptsMatch scorecard Captain Tom Westley's determined 107 represented his second successive century in the Rothesay County Championship as his Essex side enjoyed a healthy but not dominant day one against relegation rivals Yorkshire at South Africa Test captain Dean Elgar fell narrowly short of scoring his first century of the season, falling for an opening 94 off 248 balls late on during an attritional day which Essex closed on 248-3 from 96 who hit 12 fours in 239 balls, shared 198 for the second wicket with left-handed Elgar from early morning to late pair came together with the score on 24 during the opening exchanges of a Division One clash which had started with Westley opting to bat first on a glorious Minster City and Essex came into contest separated by 14 points in the table, the former occupying ninth place - the second relegation spot ahead of Worcestershire - and the latter in will be mightily frustrated at not batting through the entire day, while Westley has had quite the week. Both fell against the second new ball to seamers Will Sutherland and Ben Westley innings coming hot on the heels of his 130 not out on the final day against Hampshire at Chelmsford on Wednesday, helping to secure a draw when a defeat had been a distinct possibility at the start of the sides handed debuts to a trio of overseas players between them. Australian all-rounder Sutherland and Pakistani batter Abdullah Shafique are playing only one match apiece for Yorkshire, with Indian seamer Khaleel Ahmed starting his half-season stint with enjoyed much the better of the morning, despite losing opener Paul Walter when he was caught at second slip off a leading edge as he looked to whip Jack White to leg in the 10th first of 11 boundaries was beautifully pushed down the ground off George Hill's bowling and later reached his fifty off 116 balls - in the same over which saw Westley get to the same milestone off that stage, Essex were 117-1 in the was the more aggressive of the two batters, though neither were able to cut loose from a Yorkshire bowling attack who kept things tight with the Kookaburra ball and kicked the door ajar late on. Aside from a lack of wickets, there weren't a plethora of chances created by Yorkshire's bowlers, who had to deal with a lack of movement and pace in the one obvious one that did arrive, Adam Lyth was unable to hold on at slip off Dom Bess's off-spin with Elgar on 69 shortly before tea, where Essex reached at 164-1 from 64 day's first of only five extras came at the start of the 67th over, a leg bye as Bess bowled to Elgar. That indicated the discipline from Yorkshire's bowling hope is that the pitch will break up as the contest goes on to bring the likes of Bess and Essex's off-spinner Simon Harmer more into not, supporters and players alike could be in for a long four Westley, who was classy on the drive, reached his latest century off 227 balls, Essex were 206-1 in the 83rd over, the new ball now in both fell in successive overs as Essex fell from 222-1 to 226-3 in the was trapped lbw playing back against Coad before pulling Elgar, who was caught behind one-handed down leg by Bairstow off fringe batter Jordan Cox will begin day two unbeaten on Reporters' Network supported by Rothesay
IOL News
13-06-2025
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COMMENT: It's nothing new, they've done it before
PROTEAS celebrate the wicket of Australia's Marnus Labuschagne on day two of the ICC World Test Championship Final at Lord's. | BackpagePix MANY may look at South Africa's batting performance at Lord's on Friday and be surprised, and some may even be shocked that this batting unit, one that is heavily criticised, has been able to get the team within 69 runs of the country's first world title. However, for those who pay close attention to detail, they will be able to remember that this unit has done this before in the recent past. When India toured South Africa four years ago, after thumping the Proteas by 113 runs during the Boxing Day Test in Centurion, where they bowled the Proteas out for under 200 runs in both innings, the Proteas bounced back in style to win the series 2-1. It all started at the Bullring where Dean Elgar and Temba Bavuma chased down 240 runs to level the series and concluded at the picturesque Newlands in Cape Town where Keegan Petersen and Rassie van der Dussen helped South Africa chase down another 200 plus target to seal the 2-1 series victory over a team that was ranked number in Tests at the time. Elgar, Petersen and Van der Dussen might not be a part of this group at Lord's; however, it was still a Proteas batting unit that was labelled as 'inexperienced' and as the 'weak links' in a team that had a bowling unit filled with superstars, including Kagiso Rabada. Despite all the labels, the side was able to clinch a series victory, a victory that forced world cricket to sit up and take note of the Proteas test side.
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24-05-2025
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Walter steers Essex into lead at The Oval
Rothesay County Championship Division One, Kia Oval (day two)Essex 217 & 195-2: Walter 118, Elgar 60*; Smith 2-52Surrey 279: Curran 70, Clark 54, Patterson 51, Sibley 24*; Rajitha 5-87 Essex (3 pts) lead Surrey (4 pts) by 133 with eight wickets standingMatch scorecard A superb opening stand of 188 between Paul Walter and Dean Elgar stunned champions Surrey at the Kia Oval after they had looked to be in control of their County Championship was the main aggressor, hitting 19 fours in his 118, and former South Africa opener Elgar, though never comfortable at the crease, simply used all his experience to scrap his way his 60 not out from 159 stumps, Essex were 195-2 in their second innings – 133 runs in front – with Nathan Smith removing Walter and nightwatchman Simon Harmer, for a duck, in the closing had themselves been rallied earlier on an absorbing second day by Sam Curran's classy 70 and Jordan Clark's 54 in an eighth wicket stand of 82 in 14 overs. That partnership not only rescued Surrey from the depths of 144-7, in reply to Essex's first innings 217, but was also instrumental in earning them an eventual half-way lead of and Elgar's subsequent heroics, however, leaves the match intriguingly poised with two days left. Walter, 31 next week, looked surprised when he was given out caught behind slashing at a widish ball from Smith but his fourth first-class hundred was a wonderful by contrast, remained unbeaten despite several close calls. On 33, just after tea, he edged Smith between first and second slips for four to bring up Essex's 100. Neither fielder moved, while in the final session he survived two impassioned appeals for caught behind and also edged Curran just short of second Rajitha, the Sri Lankan Test seamer, was another Essex second day hero, taking 5-87, his best figures of the season so far, but it was the batting of Walter and Elgar that has perhaps tilted this game back towards the all six of their frontline pace bowlers, Surrey tried everything to break the Walter-Elgar partnership – and Dan Worrall in particular bowled without luck in an excellent eight-over spell immediately after tea – but the two left-handers stood firm until Smith broke through in the 50th over of the day began with Surrey, on 94-3 overnight, but Curran and Clark had to pull the innings around with a stand of increasing when Curran pulled once too often at Rajitha – the legside field featuring both an inner and outer ring, placed there specifically to punish any miscued stroke – Smith arrived to help Clark make sure of a batting bonus on for only his third over, strangely late in the innings at 250-8, off spinner Simon Harmer soon dismissed Clark for 54 when Elgar at slip did brilliantly to knock up an edged cut and complete a fine reflex catch from the having seen last man Worrall drive his first ball high into the pavilion for six, Harmer was also swiped over extra cover for four by the Surrey fast bowler before snaring him for 13 courtesy of a more straightforward catch at slip by them, the batting efforts of Curran, Clark, Smith and Worrall had turned a precarious Surrey position into a mid-match advantage. That was soon negated by Walter and Elgar, and this game could still go either Reporters' Network supported by Rothesay
