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BBC News
21-07-2025
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- BBC News
Essex captain Scrivens eyes upturn after T20 win
Essex captain Grace Scrivens is hoping improved performances in the One-Day Cup will follow a long-awaited win in their final T20 Blast game of the Eagles rounded off a disappointing Blast campaign, in which they finished second-bottom of the table, by overcoming Durham on Friday by nine runs to claim a first victory in six attempts. They now face Somerset on Thursday, and Lancashire on 30 July in the One-Day Cup before a month-long break for some of the players while The Hundred takes centre stage in told BBC Radio Essex: "The Blast hasn't gone quite how we planned. I felt like we're a better team than the results have shown." She continued: "It's obviously a bit disappointing but I feel like we've won a few games and we're looking to build on that for next year."We've got a young side so we're still learning but I think we're looking in the better position for next year and we're really finding the way we want to play our T20 cricket which is really pleasing."Essex need an upturn in form in the One-Day Cup as they are currently bottom of the table after winning just one of their eight group-stage matches so far, with six still to play."The two 50-over games before the Hundred are going to be vital for us," said Scriven. "We need to win them so it's nice having a bit of momentum leading into that with the win [against Durham] and hopefully we can get on a bit of a run."
Yahoo
09-07-2025
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Somerset seal Blast quarter final berth with victory over Essex
Tom Kohler-Cadmore smashed a brilliant half century to propel Somerset to a convincing 95-run victory over Essex Eagles at the Cooper Associates Ground and guarantee the runaway South Group leaders a place in the quarter-finals of the Vitality Blast, writes Andrew Stockhausen, ECB Reporters' Network. In scintillating form beneath the Taunton floodlights, the 30-year-old right hander staged a breathtaking innings of 90 from just 39 balls, striking 8 fours and 7 sixes and dominating stands of 88 and 55 with Will Smeed and Tom Abell for the second and third wickets respectively as Somerset ran up an imposing 225-6 after Essex had won the toss. Smeed scored 32, Sean Dickson weighed in with 28 not out and, amid the carnage, Mohammad Amir emerged as the only Essex bowler to escape punishment, the Pakistan international returning stand-out figures of 3-22 from four overs. Advertisement Undermined by overseas bowlers Matt Henry and Riley Meredith, who claimed 4-21 and 2-22 respectively, the Essex chase came up well short as the visitors were dismissed for 130 in 14.1 overs, Noah Thain top-scoring with 38. This latest victory moves Somerset 12 points clear of nearest rivals Surrey, while Essex remain rooted to the foot of the South Group after suffering a ninth defeat in 11 games. Read more: Tom Banton looked as though he meant business, plundering three boundaries at the expense of debutant Charlie Bennett to move to 15 in quick time, only to then chip Mohammad Amir to mid-on in the third over as Somerset lost their first wicket with 21 on the board. There was no loss of momentum though, Kohler-Cadmore and Smeed taking 16 off the next over, sent down by Noah Thain, while Bennett again proved expensive when switching to the River End and Paul Walter conceded 19 off the sixth as Somerset raced to 67-1 by the end of the powerplay. Essex turned to spin in an attempt to stem the flow, but Kohler-Cadmore continued to trade in boundaries, smiting a brace of sixes off successive deliveries from Matt Critchley and then straight hitting Luc Benkenstein for another to raise a blistering 24-ball half century in the grand manner. Advertisement The visitors did little to help themselves, Bennett dropping Smeed on 20 at deep mid-wicket off the bowling of Critchley as the 8th over hemorrhaged 20 runs. Smeed had contributed 32 to a stand of 88 from 44 balls when he hit Benkenstein to long-off as the home side reached halfway on 114-2. There was no let-up in the scoring rate, Kohler-Cadmore applying further pressure by hoisting Benkenstein for a towering six over long-off as the Essex bowling wilted in the face of heavy firepower. Kohler-Cadmore was within 10 runs of what would have been a magnificent hundred when a loss of concentration saw him hit Simon Harmer high to long-off to afford Essex overdue relief. Critchley removed Abell for 20, but there was precious little breathing space for the visitors, Sean Dickson and Lewis Gregory picking up the cudgels in a stand of 28 from 12 balls. Dickson was still there at the end, unbeaten on 28 made from 17 balls. Required to score at 12.5 an over, Essex made a decent enough start, Walter taking Craig Overton for a six and a brace of fours in a first over that yielded 15 runs. But Meredith redressed the balance, clean bowling the swinging Michael Pepper with 28 on the board in the third. Advertisement Somerset struck another blow in the next over, Ben Green taking a startling diving catch at long-on to send back Jordan Cox and give Henry a wicket on his final appearance before returning to New Zealand, while Meredith accounted for Charlie Allison. Henry then struck twice in three balls, removing Walter for 24 and Benkenstein without scoring to reduce Essex to 48-5, their prospects of pulling off an unlikely victory in tatters before the powerplay had even ended. Critchley was then run out by Abell's direct hit and Lewis Goldsworthy had Robin Das held on the deep mid-wicket boundary with the score 81-7 as the home side exerted a vice-like grip on proceedings. Only Thain attempted to carry the fight to Somerset, the England Under-19 international crashing a four and 4 sixes in a defiant innings of 38 off 17 balls. His dismissal - caught by Henry at long-on off the bowling of Overton - signalled the end of meaningful Essex resistance.
BBC News
08-07-2025
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- BBC News
Somerset overpower Essex to reach Blast quarter-finals
Tom Kohler-Cadmore smashed a brilliant half century to propel Somerset to a convincing 95-run victory over Essex Eagles and guarantee the runaway South Group leaders a place in the T20 Blast scintillating form beneath the Taunton floodlights, the 30-year-old right hander played a breathtaking innings of 90 from just 39 balls, striking eight fours and seven sixes and dominating stands of 88 and 55 with Will Smeed and Tom ran up an imposing 225-6 and, amid the carnage, Mohammad Amir emerged as the only Essex bowler to escape punishment, the Pakistan left-armer returning stand-out figures of 3-22 from four by overseas bowlers Matt Henry and Riley Meredith, who claimed 4-21 and 2-22 respectively, the Essex chase came up well short as the visitors were dismissed for 130 in 14.1 overs, Noah Thain top-scoring with 38. The victory moved Somerset 12 points clear of nearest rivals Surrey, while Essex remain rooted to the foot of the table after a ninth defeat in 11 games. Tom Banton looked as though he meant business, plundering three boundaries at the expense of debutant Charlie Bennett to move to 15 in quick time, only to then chip Amir to mid-on in the third over as Somerset lost their first wicket with 21 on the board. There was no loss of momentum though, with Kohler-Cadmore and Smeed taking 16 off the next over, sent down by Thain, while Bennett again proved expensive when switching to the River End and Paul Walter conceded 19 off the sixth as Somerset raced to 67-1 by the end of the turned to spin in an attempt to stem the flow, but Kohler-Cadmore struck a brace of sixes off successive deliveries from Matt Critchley and hit Luc Benkenstein straight for another to raise a blistering 24-ball half century in the grand visitors did little to help themselves, Bennett dropping Smeed on 20 at deep mid-wicket off the bowling of had contributed 32 to a stand of 88 from 44 balls when he hit Benkenstein to long-off as the home side reached halfway on was no let-up in the scoring rate, Kohler-Cadmore applying further pressure by hoisting Benkenstein for a towering six over long-off as the Essex bowling wilted in the face of heavy firepower. Kohler-Cadmore was within 10 runs of what would have been a magnificent hundred when a loss of concentration saw him hit Simon Harmer high to long-off to afford Essex overdue removed Abell for 20, but there was precious little breathing space for the visitors, Sean Dickson and Lewis Gregory picking up the cudgels in a stand of 28 from 12 balls. Required to score at 12.5 an over, Essex made a decent enough start, Walter taking Craig Overton for a six and two fours in a first over that yielded 15 Meredith redressed the balance, clean bowling Michael Pepper with 28 on the board in the struck another blow in the next over, Ben Green taking a startling diving catch at long-on to send back Jordan Cox and give Henry a wicket on his final appearance before returning to New Zealand, while Meredith accounted for Charlie Allison. Henry then struck twice in three balls, removing Walter for 24 and Benkenstein without scoring to reduce Essex to 48-5, their prospects of pulling off an unlikely victory in tatters before the powerplay had even was run out by Abell's direct hit and Lewis Goldsworthy had Robin Das held on the deep mid-wicket boundary with the score Thain attempted to carry the fight to Somerset, crashing a four and four sixes in a defiant 17-ball innings of 38, but his dismissal - caught by Henry at long-on off the bowling of Overton - signalled the end of meaningful Essex by ECB Reporters' Network, supported by Rothesay Wednesday T20 Blast fixtures North GroupEdgbaston: Bears v Lancashire Lightning (19:00 BST start) South GroupNorthwood: Middlesex v Hampshire Hawks (17:00 BST)Bristol: Gloucestershire v Surrey (19:00 BST)Hove: Sussex Sharks v Kent Spitfires (19:00 BST)
BBC News
05-07-2025
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- 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
Daily Mirror
29-06-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mirror
Sir Alastair Cook's Shane Warne regret speaks volumes after 'tough' relationship
Shane Warne was one of Sir Alastair Cook's biggest critics during the latter's England captaincy, but there is one regret the iconic opening batsman has In every press conference, Sir Alastair Cook knew he was going to be bowled a spinning, stinging question on Shane Warne. Cook and Warne only faced each other in the 2006/07 Ashes series, when the England cricket captain was a fresh faced, but promising youngster and Warne was at the very end of his career. They had few battles on the field, but that did not prevent a feud from developing between the pair. During Cook's captaincy between 2012 and 2017, Warne, who passed away at the age of 52 years old in 2022 after suffering a heart attack, repeatedly targeted the Essex Eagles star. Warne never held back in his comments on Cook, saving his most venomous jibes for his newspaper columns. After Sri Lanka overcame England at Headingley to claim a 2014 series victory, the Aussie cricket legend nicknamed him "Alastair Cooked." In his column for the Telegraph, he also wrote: "His captaincy at Lord's was terrible. Then on Monday at Headingley, I witnessed the worst day of captaincy I have ever seen at international level in almost 25 years in the game. "It was horrific, and I am not the only one singing that tune. This column is not a personal attack and never has been Alastair. Mate, you need to improve tactically or England need someone else in the job." Cook decided he had enough of Warne's comments, stating that many of the criticisms were becoming personal attacks. Warne would go on to reveal in July 2014 that they had "cleared the air" during an "amicable" phone call. Speaking to Mirror Sport at the launch of the Overlap and Betfair's Stick to Cricket show, Cook looked back on their rocky relationship. He said: "When someone has died, it's incredibly sad and the game lost a great character. "One of the things I suppose is sad is that I never experienced Shane Warne from the media side. [I never got] to go and have a beer with him and really chat to him about sport and about his views on cricket. "When I chatted to him in the past, after that stage where we kind of went through a bit of a tough side in 2015, he was brilliant to talk to about cricket. He had a great cricket brain, thought about things that I'd never thought about. "He was very keen to offer help. Adil Rashid came in for a session with him in Abu Dhabi. He was renowned for and brilliant for that. The game is poorer off without him.' Like many in cricket, Cook remembers exactly where he was when news of Warne's passing was confirmed. He added: "We were on the plane for an Abu Dhabi pre-season tour with Essex. You know, word gets round and there was just shock.' Cook retired from captaining England in 2017 after a record 59 tests as skipper, where he won the Ashes twice. When his exit was announced, Warne was one of the first to praise him, saying: "He's been a wonderful ambassador for the game of cricket. He's one of those guys you wouldn't mind your daughter marrying, he's a wonderful guy." He added: "He's respected and I think he's gone about it with a lot of class. He went through some really tough times a few years ago when a lot of us, me included, thought he wasn't suited to the job. "But England backed him and he's done a great job over the last couple of years. He's respected by his team-mates and the way he's conducted things on and off the field. I think he's done a wonderful job for England and I wish him all the best." Betfair are set for a big summer and winter of cricket, launching a new show with The Overlap: Stick to Cricket. Don't miss the first episode next week, where the team will be reviewing the opening test of the series between England and India.
