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Daily Mail
12 hours ago
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- Daily Mail
Lancashire blame fans for turning up late with thousands left queuing outside Old Trafford as England and India began the fourth Test
Lancashire have blamed fans for turning up late after thousands were left queuing as the fourth Test got under way in Manchester. Lines of people were snaking down Talbot Road and Brian Statham Way when play between England and India began at 11am, with ticket holders taking to social media to vent their frustration. 'If you're wondering why there's gaps in the stands at Emirates Old Trafford,' the Barmy Army posted on X, attaching a photograph of the well-populated streets. Lancashire responded with a statement, saying: 'We are aware that some supporters experienced queues getting into Emirates Old Trafford this morning, which we apologise for. 'We saw nearly 9,000 supporters arrive at the ground very late despite encouraging early arrival, with all bags subject to searches on entry. 'The club will be looking at increasing the number of gates for the rest of the Test match. 'We strongly encourage ticket buyers to only bring bags if required, and if doing so to arrive as early as possible. Gates will be open at 9am for the rest of the game.' The first four days of the penultimate game of the Rothesay Series are 21,500 sell-outs, but huge expanses of empty seats remained in the temporary stand into the afternoon session. 'It shouldn't be necessary to rock up three hours before the start of play. Absolutely shameful scenes at Old Trafford,' one supporter blasted. 'I turned up at Lord's around 10.30am on day one and was inside the ground literally within two minutes.' A social media user named PitchedOutsideLeg added: 'Arrived Old Trafford 09:45. Still way back in huge queue moving slower than a snail's pace. Have paid over £100 for ticket. Several breweries in and around Stretford and Salford nearby. Hopefully whoever has orchestrated this hasn't also organised drinks there later.'
The Independent
12 hours ago
- Sport
- The Independent
Liam Dawson ends long wait for Test wicket as England make inroads after lunch
Liam Dawson bagged a first Test wicket in nearly 3,000 days before England captain Ben Stokes dismissed India counterpart Shubman Gill at Emirates Old Trafford. Handed a fourth Test cap eight years after his third because of an injury to fellow spinner Shoaib Bashir, slow left-armer Dawson drew the edge of Yashasvi Jaiswal on the opening day of the fourth Test. India went to tea on 149 for three after Stokes got a leg-before verdict over Gill, whose arrival at the crease drew jeers from the crowd, seemingly becoming public enemy number one having accused England of acting against the 'spirit' of the game last time out at Lord's. After the antagonism between the teams at the home of cricket, where England moved 2-1 ahead in the five-match Rothesay series, tensions were cooler on Wednesday, where Gill called incorrectly as India lost their 14th toss in a row – a statistical improbability rated at 16,384 to one. India's openers had better fortune when play got under way, with Jaiswal twice edging Chris Woakes' first over but, to the bowler's chagrin, both dropped short of the slip cordon. Woakes in particular gave Jaiswal a thorough working-over and, while the young left-hander was judicious outside his off-stump, there were multiple occasions where the ball whistled past his outside edge. Rahul was unruffled, moving past 400 runs in the series and 1,000 in England, while the only breakthrough the hosts managed in a wicketless first session was Woakes breaking Jaiswal's bat handle. Jaiswal showed largely excellent restraint but did flash at the wayward Brydon Carse, agonisingly wide of third slip, before later carving Stokes away for six in the penultimate over before lunch. Woakes got some overdue reward 20 minutes after the resumption when Rahul fenced off the back foot but succeeded only in edging to Zak Crawley at third slip, leaving the opener to trudge off for 46. Jaiswal did go to a battling fifty but, on 58, he pushed hard to Dawson's seventh ball of his comeback, undone by a hint of drift and a lack of spin as an edge was gobbled up by lone slip Harry Brook. Dawson dashed off in a frenzied celebration after claiming his first Test wicket since dismissing former South Africa batter Hashim Amla 2,929 days ago at Trent Bridge. Gill's arrival led to a smattering of boos but he blocked out the noise and showed more intent against Dawson, advancing and thumping him for four, albeit just over the head of a leaping Stokes at mid-on. The recalled Sai Sudharsan, one of three changes to India's line-up from Lord's, was put down on 20 by Jamie Smith, who was hit on the chest after Stokes had got a leg-side strangle. Stokes had more luck in his next over after brushing the front pad of Gill, who paid the price for shouldering arms to a trademark inswinger as he departed for 12 to give England a third wicket of the session.
BBC News
05-07-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
King & Cross lead Lancs to crucial win over Essex
Women's Vitality T20 Blast, Emirates Old TraffordLancashire Thunder 55-2 (6 overs): Lamb 21, Jones 17Essex Eagles 47-7 (8 overs): Winfield-Hill 13; Cross 2-9, King 2-17Lancashire (5 pts) beat Essex (0 pts) by eight wicketsMatch scorecard Ashes rivals Kate Cross and Alana King shared four wickets to set Lancashire Thunder up for a convincing rain-affected T20 Blast win over Essex Eagles at Emirates Old Trafford that kept the hosts' Finals Day hopes seamer Cross and Australia leg-spinner King struck twice apiece in the space of 10 legitimate balls in the sixth and seventh overs of what turned out to be an eight-over Essex innings as they slipped to 38-6 and later totalled 47-7.A two-hour rain delay ravaged a fixture which both sides realistically needed to win to maintain hopes of a top-three finish, and it was Thunder who claimed the crucial five points as they reeled in a revised target of 52 in six overs thanks largely to opener Emma Lamb's 21 off 17 fourth win in nine games - this by eight wickets on the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method - means they leapfrog Essex into fifth place but are still 11 points behind third-placed Bears, whom they host on Sunday (13:00 BST), with five games meanwhile, lost for the sixth time in nine games and have a mountain to climb, beginning with Sunday's trip to league leaders Surrey at The Kia Oval (12:00). Thunder, who importantly won the toss and elected to bowl first, made a fast start with the ball either side of the two-hour they reduced Essex to 24-2 after five overs. Seamer Phoebe Graham, making her first competitive appearance of the summer for Thunder, struck in the fourth over when she uprooted the leg-stump of Lissy swing bowler Tara Norris then had the other Essex opener Lauren Winfield-Hill well caught low down at cover by Ailsa Lister. Only four more balls were bowled before play was upon the resumption, with an eight-overs per side game now in motion, Thunder struck four times in the first 10 legitimate balls back to all but end any realistic chance Essex had of had compatriot Maddie Penna well taken low down at square-leg by Lister off a full toss before getting Cordelia Griffith caught behind cutting later in the sixth the seventh, Cross uprooted Jo Gardner's off-stump and had an attacking Eva Gray caught behind. Amara Carr was then run out off the final ball of the innings. Opener Winfield-Hill was the only Essex batter to reach double figures with Jones (17) set Thunder on their way in the chase with an eye-catching straight driven boundary off Esmae MacGregor's seam before dragging Gray to midwicket as Thunder slipped to 29-1 in the Lamb hit three leg-side boundaries before being run out with only four runs required, with King (1no) and Lister (4no) completing the formalities with two overs to supplied by the ECB Reporters' Network, supported by Rothesay
BBC News
11-06-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Fast bowler Stanley extends Lancashire stay
Lancashire Lightning fast bowler Mitchell Stanley has signed a new deal keeping him at the club until the end of the 2026 24-year-old moved to Emirates Old Trafford from Worcestershire in 2023 and has made seven appearances for the Red Rose across both forms of white-ball has spent time with England Lions, playing two red-ball matches in South Africa and Australia respectively."We have been really pleased by his commitment to training and physical development throughout his time with us so far – and this contract extension reflects that progression," Lancashire's director of cricket Mark Chilton told the club website., external
Yahoo
07-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Scholfield's crucial six at Lancs takes Surrey top
Paige Scholfield hit nine runs from the final over against Lancashire Thunder to earn Surrey victory [Getty Images] Paige Scholfield hit a vital six to help Surrey beat Lancashire Thunder by just two runs on the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method and move top of the Women's T20 Blast table on a day severely affected by rain. Durham also picked up a dramatic one-run victory at Hampshire Hawks on DLS after poor weather ended the contest with the hosts on 33-2 six overs into their chase of 119 at Arundel. Advertisement Elsewhere, the first half of a double-header at Trent Bridge was washed out as The Blaze's game with Somerset was abandoned without a ball being bowled and both sides had to settle for two points each. The Blaze are now level on points with Surrey at the top, albeit having played one match more, while Durham and Somerset both picked up their first points of the campaign. Surrey maintain 100% winning start With Lancashire and Surrey's start time already delayed by more than two hours, the match was reduced to 11 overs at Emirates Old Trafford. Lancashire set a respectable target of 86 and the game was slightly in their favour as rain began to fall at the start of the eighth over of Surrey's run chase. Advertisement With Surrey 53-4 and needing to be on 60 to tie with the DLS par score by the end of the over, Scholfield came down the track and smashed Darcey Carter for six over extra cover before nudging three more to push her side on to 62. Downpours worsened and forced the umpires to take the players off after the eighth over, leaving Surrey just two runs ahead on DLS with play unable to resume. It may have been a shortened game, but one thing it was not short of was entertainment. Lancashire lost opener Tilly Kesteven with the first ball of the match when she was stumped by Kira Chathli off Kalea Moore and the hosts then slipped to 10-2 in the second over when Seren Smale was trapped lbw by Ryana MacDonald-Gay. Advertisement Fi Morris and skipper Ellie Threlkeld stabilised the innings with a 50-run partnership before the latter swung across the line and was bowled for 24 by Dani Gregory to leave the Thunder 60-3 midway through the seventh over. Ailsa Lister then fell for just five after she lost her footing while on the stretch, allowing Chathli to make her second stumping of the game from Moore's bowling. Tilly Corteen-Coleman picked up a couple of quickfire wickets, bowling Morris for 29 before doing the same to Danni Collins moments later. Thunder eventually managed to drag their way to 85-6 after going along at 7.73 an over. Advertisement Surrey pressed ahead in the early stages of the run chase, moving to 38 after four overs, but two quick wickets for Lancashire's Tara Norris, who removed Bryony Smith and Grace Harris, evened things up. Danni Wyatt-Hodge then holed out to Lister at long on from Carter to set up what looked to be a tense finale with Surrey at 46-3 at what should have been the midway stage of their innings. The Thunder piled further pressure on Surrey as Alana King took her first wicket for her new side, bowling Chathli for just two. Rain started to fall as the eighth over began and Scholfield pulled off heroics just in time to give Surrey their third win in three games and take them to the summit of the table. Thompson helps Durham pick up dramatic first win Durham bowler Grace Thompson only went for three runs off what proved to be the last over of the match against Hampshire Hawks [Getty Images] Hampshire Hawks also looked to be on course to maintain their 100% winning start after they limited visitors Durham to 119 from their 20 overs. Advertisement Opener Suzie Bates top scored with 34 from 33 deliveries for Durham, while Bess Heath made an unbeaten 29 off 24 - though they were the only two batters to score at more than a run a ball. Freya Davies took 2-20 and Bex Tyson 2-28 from their four-over spells in a Hampshire bowling attack that kept things tight. Hampshire were 30-2 heading into the sixth over of their run chase after Ella McCaughan and Charli Knott had fallen cheaply early on to Mady Villiers and Katie Levick respectively. With rain starting to close in, the Hawks needed to reach at least 34 by the end of the over to tie on DLS but Grace Thompson bowled excellently to limit them to just three runs from it. Advertisement The rain only got heavier, leaving the umpires little choice but to take the players off and with the weather showing no signs of letting up, the game was ended an hour later to hand Durham the narrowest of victories.
