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BBC News
24-06-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Lancashire pile up 639-9 against Kent
Rothesay County Championship Division Two, Stanley Park, Blackpool (day three)Kent 374: Compton 135; Balderson 3-54, Anderson 2-61Lancashire 639-9: Turner 154, Wells 152, Bohannon 124Lancashire (6 pts) lead Kent (4 pts) by 265 runsMatch scorecard Centuries by Luke Wells, Josh Bohannon and Ashton Turner on debut have given Lancashire a chance of defeating Kent on the final day of the County Championship match at Blackpool and thereby securing their first red-ball victory of the to the visitors' 374, Lancashire were 639-9 at the close after a day in which their batsmen savaged Daniel Bell-Drummond's made 152, Bohannon 124 and Turner a career-best 154 on a day when their county amassed the highest total in matches between the will go into the final day with a lead of 261 and the decision facing stand-in skipper James Anderson is whether to declare overnight or club a few more runs before trying to force a win on a docile surface. The latter seems a first session slightly curtailed by a light shower, Lancashire added 105 runs in 30.5 overs for the loss of nightwatchman Tom Bailey, who had made 25 untroubled runs before he was lbw on the front foot to Joey the highlight of the morning was Wells reaching his third first-class century for Lancashire against Kent when he reverse-swept Jack Leaning to the third man boundary. The Red Rose opener had faced 195 balls and hit twelve fours and a the first session proved to be merely the prelude to an even more severe assault on the Kent bowling in the next two sessions. After taking 24 balls to get off the mark, Bohannon reached his fifty off a further 78 deliveries with an on-drive off Evison. In the next over Wells lost the ball when he walloped Matt Parkinson for a six over the wall at the South End to bring up his own ball, however, the former Lancashire leg-spinner applied to balm to his wounded pride when Wells tried to repeat his previous stroke and was well caught by Wes Agar at long off for 152. That dismissal ended the opener's enterprising 136-run stand with Bohannon and it left his side still 71 runs shy of Kent's first innings having made his runs in a minute short of six hours during which he hit 17 fours and three sixes, Wells' dejection at his dismissal clearly suggested he thought he had missed a big opportunity to make an even bigger contribution. The cricket that followed supported that joined Bohannon and the pair put on a further 174 runs either side of tea, with Turner making an immediate impact in his first innings for Lancashire, reaching his hundred off 117 balls with six fours and four sixesBohannon had earlier reached his century off 191 balls with a square cut off his old team mate Parkinson, having hit nine fours and three sixes but he was eventually caught by Agar off Jack Leaning's off-spin for 124, having hit 10 fours and four sixes in his 210-ball in the day, Matty Hurst was bowled for 21 by Evison, who took his third wicket and finished with 3-61 from 21 overs on a day when he had plainly been the pick of the Kent overs before the close Turner was caught at long off by Leaning off Parkinson and Michael Jones fell to the same combination for 41, leaving the leg-spinner with figures 3-188 from 35 overs. Jaydn Denly took two late problem now for Anderson and his bowlers is that this Stanley Park pitch still looks very flat and it will take all of Anderson's wiles and a shrewd rotation of his bowlers to take ten wickets in one day, given that only 19 have fallen in the first three, five of today's dismissed batsmen perishing to catches in the Reporters' Network supported by Rothesay
CTV News
23-06-2025
- CTV News
Summer scams: what to watch out for
Whether it's some fun in the sun, a road trip or a flight somewhere, many of us have plans for a summer getaway and book those plans online. And with this week marking the first official week of summer, cybersecurity experts - and people who have been victimized - are sharing tips on how people can protect themselves from scams spoiling their summer experiences. Luke Wells from St. John's, N.L., bought tickets to a professional soccer match during a recent trip to England. However, he was surprised and disappointed when he was denied entry at the door because the tickets had already been scanned. '[It had been a] pretty normal process, through StubHub International, which I figured would be alright,' Wells said. 'Especially with StubHub too, I had been using them to buy and sell tickets for years. I was told at the gate, when I was being denied, that they see it a fair bit.' Tony Anscombe is a cybersecurity expert based in Calgary, who said people also can get swindled when trying to book summer accommodations. 'If you're looking for a cottage rental - is it real? Is it fake?' he said. Anscombe said one significant red flag to watch out for is if the seller is asking for the payment urgently. 'Look out for that urgency, and they'll look for a payment through a non-normal way,' Anscombe said. 'Not a credit card payment, or such. They're looking for gift cards or cryptocurrency transfers.' Anscombe added that from flight tickets to concert tickets, it's safest to buy directly from the airline or the venue when possible. 'There are lots of other red flags that you should look for,' he said. 'The payment method, and the urgency, and the fact that they've got something that nobody else apparently has access to.' Destination Cape Breton CEO, Terry Smith, said though he hasn't heard of too many people visiting the island and falling victim to scams, they did have one bad experience fairly recently. 'A couple of years ago, we were running a social media contest and we had a fake account that [someone had] set up,' Smith said. 'We reported it through Facebook, and unfortunately their customer service 'bot', or whatever, didn't accept our complaint.' Wells said his advice to others so they don't end up falling victim like he did would be to buy from primary sources when possible. 'This [soccer] match happened to be sold out, so I didn't really have that option,' he said. 'But if you do go through this kind of thing, reach out to them right away because they were pretty good. I had my money back within a couple of days.' For more Nova Scotia news, visit our dedicated provincial page
Powys County Times
20-06-2025
- Sport
- Powys County Times
Luke Wells leads record-breaking Lancashire to Vitality Blast win
Luke Wells produced a record-breaking performance in the Vitality Blast as Lancashire crushed Derbyshire by 80 runs. Opener Wells hit eight sixes in his 44-ball 83 – the most ever by a Lancashire player in Twenty20. He helped his side to 243 for seven, which is the county's highest score in this format of the game. Matty Hurst added 59 from 29 balls . Lancashire Lightning post 243-7 – our highest T20 score of all time! 🥇👏 Wells (83) and Hurst (59) lead the way to a formidable total in Derby! ⚡️ #StrikeTogether — Lancashire Lightning (@lancscricket) June 20, 2025 Chris Green then took three for 16 as Derbyshire were bowled out for 163 in response despite Caleb Jewell's 65. Northamptonshire lost ground at the top of the North Group after going down to a 24-run defeat to Nottinghamshire. Tom Moore's 53 off 27 balls helped the visitors to 164 for eight before Matthew Montgomery took three for 22 to help bowl Northampton out for 140. Sam Hain's unbeaten 38 helped Birmingham Bears to a last-over one-wicket win over Worcestershire. Chasing 135 to win, Hain's 30-ball innings guided the hosts to victory with three balls to spare. Durham made light work of Yorkshire, winning by 63 runs after posting 193 for four. Graham Clark hit 53, James Neesham 42 not out and Alex Lees 40. LONDON IS OURS!!! 😎 🩵 | #SurreyCricket — Surrey Cricket (@surreycricket) June 20, 2025 Somerset continued their good form at the top of the South Group as they beat Glamorgan by six wickets. Chasing 131 after Riley Meredith took four for 21, Tom Kohler-Cadmore (38) and Sean Dickson (23no) saw them home with six wickets and 20 balls to spare. Second-placed Surrey hammered Middlesex by 75 runs. Will Jacks led the way with 97 off 56 balls in Surrey's 194 for eight before Mitchell Santner took three for 25, Jacks fittingly picking up the final wicket as Middlesex were dismissed for 119. Tawanda Muyeye scored a maiden T20 century to help Kent beat Essex by 47 runs. The opener hit seven sixes and six fours on his way to 100 from 59 balls as Kent posted 219 for three. Dean Elgar (50) and Simon Harmer (55 off 21 balls) hit half-centuries in response for Essex but they were bowled out for 172.
The Independent
20-06-2025
- Sport
- The Independent
Luke Wells leads record-breaking Lancashire to Vitality Blast win
Luke Wells produced a record-breaking performance in the Vitality Blast as Lancashire crushed Derbyshire by 80 runs. Opener Wells hit eight sixes in his 44-ball 83 – the most ever by a Lancashire player in Twenty20. He helped his side to 243 for seven, which is the county's highest score in this format of the game. Matty Hurst added 59 from 29 balls . Chris Green then took three for 16 as Derbyshire were bowled out for 163 in response despite Caleb Jewell's 65. Northamptonshire lost ground at the top of the North Group after going down to a 24-run defeat to Nottinghamshire. Tom Moore's 53 off 27 balls helped the visitors to 164 for eight before Matthew Montgomery took three for 22 to help bowl Northampton out for 140. Sam Hain's unbeaten 38 helped Birmingham Bears to a last-over one-wicket win over Worcestershire. Chasing 135 to win, Hain's 30-ball innings guided the hosts to victory with three balls to spare. Durham made light work of Yorkshire, winning by 63 runs after posting 193 for four. Graham Clark hit 53, James Neesham 42 not out and Alex Lees 40. Somerset continued their good form at the top of the South Group as they beat Glamorgan by six wickets. Chasing 131 after Riley Meredith took four for 21, Tom Kohler-Cadmore (38) and Sean Dickson (23no) saw them home with six wickets and 20 balls to spare. Second-placed Surrey hammered Middlesex by 75 runs. Will Jacks led the way with 97 off 56 balls in Surrey's 194 for eight before Mitchell Santner took three for 25, Jacks fittingly picking up the final wicket as Middlesex were dismissed for 119. Tawanda Muyeye scored a maiden T20 century to help Kent beat Essex by 47 runs. The opener hit seven sixes and six fours on his way to 100 from 59 balls as Kent posted 219 for three. Dean Elgar (50) and Simon Harmer (55 off 21 balls) hit half-centuries in response for Essex but they were bowled out for 172. Gloucestershire beat Hampshire in style, with David Payne's six off the last ball of the match sealing a two-wicket win.
Yahoo
20-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Luke Wells leads record-breaking Lancashire to Vitality Blast win
Luke Wells produced a record-breaking performance in the Vitality Blast as Lancashire crushed Derbyshire by 80 runs. Opener Wells hit eight sixes in his 44-ball 83 – the most ever by a Lancashire player in Twenty20. Advertisement He helped his side to 243 for seven, which is the county's highest score in this format of the game. Matty Hurst added 59 from 29 balls . Chris Green then took three for 16 as Derbyshire were bowled out for 163 in response despite Caleb Jewell's 65. Northamptonshire lost ground at the top of the North Group after going down to a 24-run defeat to Nottinghamshire. Tom Moore's 53 off 27 balls helped the visitors to 164 for eight before Matthew Montgomery took three for 22 to help bowl Northampton out for 140. Sam Hain's unbeaten 38 helped Birmingham Bears to a last-over one-wicket win over Worcestershire. Advertisement Chasing 135 to win, Hain's 30-ball innings guided the hosts to victory with three balls to spare. Durham made light work of Yorkshire, winning by 63 runs after posting 193 for four. Graham Clark hit 53, James Neesham 42 not out and Alex Lees 40. Somerset continued their good form at the top of the South Group as they beat Glamorgan by six wickets. Chasing 131 after Riley Meredith took four for 21, Tom Kohler-Cadmore (38) and Sean Dickson (23no) saw them home with six wickets and 20 balls to spare. Second-placed Surrey hammered Middlesex by 75 runs. Will Jacks led the way with 97 off 56 balls in Surrey's 194 for eight before Mitchell Santner took three for 25, Jacks fittingly picking up the final wicket as Middlesex were dismissed for 119. Advertisement Tawanda Muyeye scored a maiden T20 century to help Kent beat Essex by 47 runs. The opener hit seven sixes and six fours on his way to 100 from 59 balls as Kent posted 219 for three. Dean Elgar (50) and Simon Harmer (55 off 21 balls) hit half-centuries in response for Essex but they were bowled out for 172. Gloucestershire beat Hampshire in style, with David Payne's six off the last ball of the match sealing a two-wicket win.
