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BBC News
06-07-2025
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T20 Blast round-up: Notts in last gasp win and Essex finally off the mark
Nottinghamshire Outlaws grabbed a narrow and thrilling victory over Leicestershire Foxes, winning by one wicket with one ball to spare, on a day which saw Durham, Derbyshire and Worcestershire all post wins in T20 Blast North defended a big total, Derbyshire chased one down and Northants' slide continued, this time at the hands of in the South Group, Essex claimed their first win in a rain-affected game with Surrey, while Somerset, Gloucestershire and Glamorgan were also the prize for the most nerve-racking finish went to Trent Bridge. After visitors Leicestershire had posted 188-2 from 20 overs, with half-centuries from Rishi Patel (51) and Sol Budinger (56), Nottinghamshire had looked in control of the chase after 50 from Joe Clarke and a gutsy cameo from Tom Moores (42). But the loss of Moores for the seventh wicket saw the game tighten with 10 still needed from 14 balls and prompted a late five for the win and four for a tie from the final over, three singles then a wicket brought last man Farhan Ahmed to the crease with two needed from two hit out to the cover boundary was gathered by his brother Rehan but with Farhan gambling on a second the throw came in just too late to prevent Notts getting home. Elsewhere in North Group, Derbyshire Falcons pulled off a brilliant run chase anchored around a stunning knock from Aneurin Donald to deny Yorkshire at contributions throughout the Yorkshire batting effort saw them rack up 200-6 from their 20 Donald then hit a 13-ball 50 to equal Marcus Trescothick's T20 Blast record on the way to 85 off 35 deliveries, including eight fours and seven sixes, to set up an improbable Donald fell at 125-2, Ross Whiteley (29) and Wayne Madsen (38) still had work to do but the pair brought home only the third win of their Blast campaign by seven wickets with 16 balls to left Derbyshire still bottom, level on points with Yorkshire but behind on net run rate. They are eight points off fourth spot and, with four games to go, remain in contention for a quarter-final spot. Northants Steelbacks continue to battle to pull out of a worrying tailspin, with Worcestershire Rapids inflicting a fourth-straight defeat on David Willey's quarter-final contenders, who remain Finch posted figures of 3-28 as Northants were restricted to 152-9 and Kashif Ali did the damage with the bat as Worcestershire recovered from a horror start at hit 88 in 46 balls with seven fours and six sixes to tilt the match back in the Rapids' favour, with the visitors running out winners by six wickets with 20 balls to spare. And Durham saw off a spirited chase from Birmingham Bears to stay on the heels of leaders Lancashire Lightning, level on points but behind on net run Rhodes's 36-ball 51 against his former side was the cornerstone of a solid batting display from the hosts, who reached 182-7 despite another good spell from Hasan Ali, who finished with separate double-wicket bursts in close succession took crucial momentum from the Bears' chase, the visitors eventually falling eight runs short despite 49 from Ed Barnard. Essex finally land win as Somerset down Hawks to stay top Essex finally got their T20 season up and running by getting the better of a turbo-charged chase after rain reduced their match against Surrey to a 12 overs per side shootout.A ferocious display with the bat from the hosts, which featured eight sixes and 11 fours, helped Surrey post an imposing 141-6, a total which looked set to condemn Essex to yet another a superb opening partnership of 64 in 27 balls between Michael Pepper (36 in 15 balls) and Paul Walter (55 in 26) put them on Zampa looked to have wrested that momentum back in Surrey's favour with 3-14 in his three overs as the nerves set needing 30 from the last three, then 18 from the last two, Essex needed seven from the final over off Sam Curran to secured at least a tie with the penultimate delivery, Matt Critchley found the point boundary to secure victory off the final ball. Hampshire Hawks' new signing Chris Lynn was unable to back up his debut half-century after sustaining an injury in Saturday's victory over Sussex his absence, James Vince (82) and Joe Weatherley (60) had helped the Hawks to what looked a decent enough 178-3 in 20 overs. Yet it was to prove just short as Somerset chased down the target, winning by four wickets with one ball to 89-run partnership for the fourth wicket between Sean Dickson (52 in 33 balls) and Tom Abell (37) teed up Ben Green and Lewis Goldsworthy, who both cleared the ropes in the final six deliveries to confirm the walloped Kent Spitfires, winning by six wickets with 50 balls to spare at Sophia Gardens. Ned Leonard (4-17) and Andy Gorvin (4-26) did the damage with the ball as Kent were restricted to terminally under par three wickets in six balls derailed a Middlesex chase at the death as Gloucestershire successfully defended their total of 204-5, winning by nine runs.D'Arcy Short's 48-ball 83 proved the centrepiece of an excellent batting effort from Gloucestershire but Middlesex made a decent stab of chasing it down, reaching 169-4 with 13 balls Higgins then hit his own wicket off the bowling of David Payne and then two wickets in five balls from Josh Shaw, who finished with 3-48, left Middlesex with too much to Cracknell and Zafar Gohar combined for three sixes in the final over but it was not enough to prevent last year's T20 Blast champions posting a fourth consecutive victory.
BBC News
14-06-2025
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- BBC News
T20 Blast: Derbyshire beat Foxes in exciting chase
Vitality T20 Blast North Group, Edgbaston, BirminghamLeicestershire 196-5 (20 overs)Derbyshire 197-3 (18.2 overs)Derbyshire beat Leicestershire by seven wicketsMatch scorecard Derbyshire Falcons took East Midlands bragging rights after successfully chasing down Leicestershire Foxes' target of 197 in the Vitality T20 Blast at win lifted Falcons off the bottom of North Group although they still need a continuation of their recent improvement to reach the knockout stages after losing five of their seven games thus the first of two Midlands derbies at Warwickshire's home ground on Saturday, Foxes opener Sol Budinger's bludgeoned 49 off just 24 deliveries to help set an imposing target for the bottom Budinger was eventually dismissed by veteran spin bowler Samit Patel (2-33), the Foxes had rapidly moved to 64-2 at the beginning of the eighth Ahmed and Shan Masood were dismissed in quick succession by Falcons seamer Pat Brown, who finished with 3-51, but Logan van Beek (26 not out) and Ben Cox (28 not out) put on 55 off the final five overs to hand Derbyshire a tough reply, Derbyshire opener Aneurin Donald continued where he left off following Friday's knock of 73 not out against Nottinghamshire with a terrific 60 to help them race to 80-0 after six included the fastest half-century in the club's history from just 18 balls - beating his own previous record set in last year's were given a glimmer of hope when seamer Tom Scriven removed both openers in his first when Wayne Madsen found Matt Salisbury at deep fine leg for Scriven's third wicket, Derbyshire were still 43 runs shy of their target with 32 balls a terrific 52 not out off just 32 balls from 40-year-old Patel, accompanied ably by Ross Whiteley (13 not out), helped the Falcons home comfortably with 10 balls to spare to seal back-to-back victories in consecutive days.
Edinburgh Reporter
01-06-2025
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- Edinburgh Reporter
Omer's roadmap for Grange
Omer Mahmud Khan has taken over as coach of the Grange women's cricket team knowing he doesn't need to look far to find role models for his charges. Two recent Grange players, Lucy Weston and Ellen Watson, are now playing for Leicestershire Foxes in the women's one day league in England. Omer says it is his goal to provide opportunities for others to follow in their footsteps while also targeting success in the fledgling Scottish Women's Premiership and national knock out cup which begins on a twenty:20 format in July. One of the most recognisable figures in East cricket – Omer played with Drummond Trinity from 2008-2016 before spending the next eight years at Kirkbrae (five as captain alongside three as chairman) he has committed his playing abilities to Boroughmuir this season as it one of the clubs most convenient for him – he says: 'I just completed my level 1 and 2 coaching qualifications with Cricket Scotland when the role at Grange came up. 'There is tremendous potential with around 50 females involved including teams for under-14 and under-16s. 'Some have been playing at Grange since aged four or five and it is such a great venue with a road map for players to follow the likes of Lucy and Ellen. 'With older players availability can be sporadic due to university commitments so my arrival while running the 12 week long Edinburgh Hub for a select group of under-16 boys under the MCC Foundation scheme is a good time to launch a recruitment drive at Grange. 'What we don't want to do is promote under-16's into the seniors just to be number fillers which can be discouraging. We need the up and comings to earn their places. 'Part of the overall challenge is improving awareness of the Women's Premier League but hopefully we play our part alongside Cricket Scotland's growth plan.' One of England's most decorated cricketers, Stuart Broad, is coming to Edinburgh's Assembly Rooms on 26 October as part of a UK wide tour. Stuart's roadshow will see him reflect on a career which yielded more than 600 Test wickets as well as a T20 World Cup and Ashes success. The Grange women's cricket team before their opening Scottish women's Premier League match against the combined Watsonian/Dumfries side. The Grange team comprised: E Wood, A Patwari, C Edwards, C Milburn, E Small, B Gull, I Sale, I Westwood, N Maxim, C Beddison, S Nayak. Like this: Like Related
