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BBC News
8 hours ago
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- BBC News
Brown rescues Hampshire draw against Worcestershire
Rothesay County Championship Division One, Utilita Bowl, Southampton (day four)Worcestershire 679-7 dec: Hose 266, Libby 228*, Roderick 80; Fuller 3-121Hampshire: 221: Tilak 56, Prest 48; Taylor 4-42 & 294-4: Brown 109*, Dawson 60*Hampshire (9 pts) drew with Worcestershire (16 pts)Match scorecard Skipper Ben Brown batted the entire day to save his Hampshire side from a County Championship mauling by who took over the leadership from James Vince over the winter, scored 109 not out, but it was the 331 minutes he batted that were crucial to securing a had been completely outplayed for the opening three days but Brown, Tilak Varma and Liam Dawson's half-century brought respectability back to the hosts – who took nine points from the Worcestershire toiled all day but could only take one wicket - but the 16 points they claimed could provide the foundations of an escape from relegation equation was simple for both teams at 11:00 BST - Hampshire had to bat the day, Worcestershire needed seven more thing had changed; the weather. Instead of mercury popping temperatures and blue skies, the Utilita Bowl was crowned by grey overheads and shining floodlights.A mental switch had flicked as well with Hampshire's batters after four sessions of collapsing to a position where an innings defeat looked the most likely had a steely determination not to return to the pavilion, other than for lunch and tea, while Varma had appeared unmovable in the first innings until a mindless run disciplined bowling showed little change, but finally the hosts battened down on a pitch flatter than ever and a Kookaburra ball still came in with gusto all day, particularly Durham loanee Callum Parkinson – the spinner found the odd ball to turn but not quickly or regularly enough to cause true was rewarded with the wicket of Indian Varma, who fell for 47 after 143 balls and 167 minutes when he poked to short didn't care. He was well on the way to his slowest ever half-century, coming in 162 deliveries, and had now found Dawson for company.A second new ball didn't change much as Brown and Dawson simply batted. They occasionally went through spells where scoring looked freer, but never chased the Brookes even tried a famed bail switch to change Worcestershire's luck but the only thing it managed was Brown edging, but Ben Allison dropping with his face at first rolled to his second hundred of the season in 257 balls, Dawson passed fifty in 135 deliveries as the game felt safer and 17:00 BST, Jake Libby decided the game was up, and the idea of taking six more wickets was improbable, to shake hands on the had lasted 191 minutes, but paled in insignificance to Brown's five and a half supplied by ECB Reporters' Network, supported by Rothesay
Times
a day ago
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- Times
Hampshire suffer against Worcestershire after string of batting errors
This must rank as one of Hampshire's worst performances with the bat for a good long while. Worcestershire are having a dire season, the pitch is as flat as the seam on the Kookaburra ball and Tom Taylor, who took four first-innings wickets, has done the rounds of the lesser sides in the County Championship. His medium pace was of a disciplined length and hardly anyone could contend with it. In mitigation, Callum Parkinson, who is on a short loan period from Durham (and must be relieved to have avoided bowling in the run-fest at the Oval this week) had a tidy spell of left-arm spin, taking three wickets. His one previous championship match this season was here, at the start of May. Hampshire also had to bat after conceding 679 runs in weather about as hot as can be experienced in these parts. Those factors apart, there could be no excuses. It might seem churlish to be critical of Hampshire's top scorer, Tilak Varma. He has come to the club from India through their ownership by the GMR Group, a beneficial link indeed, and he made a century last week at Chelmsford in his first appearance and 56 now, including a lovely swept six off Parkinson. Only he then ran himself out. Chancing a single after driving firmly to Jake Libby's right side at mid on, he was beaten by a direct throw. Tom Prest contributed 48 but was also out in an unsatisfactory way, pulling at a ball down the leg side and edging to the wicketkeeper. Liam Dawson, normally so cussed in adversity, walked across his stumps and was so patently leg-before to Adam Finch that he did not wait for the umpire's verdict. Ben Brown had gone earlier, fencing at Taylor and caught in the slips. The one batsman who could have felt aggrieved was James Fuller, a ball from Parkinson lifting and resulting in a catch at cover. Following on a little matter of 458 runs in arrears, Hampshire fared no better. In fending off a shortish ball from Finch and setting off for a run, Ali Orr's left foot hit his wicket. Fletcha Middleton, facing the same bowler and also looking to push the ball away into the leg side, closed the face of his bat and was caught at cover. Nick Gubbins was bowled by Parkinson, the turn minimal but, ominously, some concurrent dust was evident. Taunton (third day of four): Somerset, with nine second-innings wickets in hand, are 126 runs behind Nottinghamshire In what has been a breakthrough season for him, Jack Haynes made a career-best 157 in 6½ hours to guide Nottinghamshire to their biggest total at Taunton, 509 all out. That gave them a significant first-innings lead of 130, and with it a decent chance of forcing victory on Wednesday, for there were signs towards the end of the day that a hitherto unresponsive pitch was starting to offer turn off the straight. Last season, his first with Nottinghamshire after he moved from Worcestershire, Haynes passed 50 on seven occasions but failed to convert any into hundreds. This year however, the 24-year old now has three centuries to his name and is making a strong case for England Lions recognition. 'Jack was massively frustrated last year by his failure to go on to three figures,' Paul Franks, Nottinghamshire's assistant head coach, said. 'We didn't push it but he needed to convert to stop people talking about it. He benefited a lot from 12 weeks of playing grade cricket in Adelaide last winter and should have a good chance of Lions selection going forward.' Haynes, on 34 overnight, reached an eighth first-class hundred from 176 balls. He shared century partnerships with both Ishan Kishan (77 off 128 balls) and Lyndon James (66 off 118), with all three playing the spin of Jack Leach and Archie Vaughan adeptly. Haynes used his feet well to them to rotate the strike as well as sweeping productively, although he was eventually out to the shot. Strong off both front and back foot, Haynes played some pedigree attacking strokes through the off side as well as pulling Matt Henry for six. For Somerset, Leach finished with six for 121 from 53.2 overs, his first five-wicket haul of the season. His control could not be faulted, for he bowled 247 dot balls. Three of his victims were caught at slip by Craig Overton. Left with one over to negotiate before the close, Somerset sent out Henry as a nightwatchman to face the left-arm spin of Liam Patterson-White. Henry lashed the first ball for four but made a curious attempt to repeat the shot off the last ball of the day. He was bowled neck and crop to render it a very good day for Nottinghamshire.
The Guardian
25-06-2025
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- The Guardian
Durham v Sussex, Nottinghamshire v Yorkshire and more: county cricket day four
Update: Date: 2025-06-25T09:31:26.000Z Title: Tuesday's round-up Content: Lancashire accelerated flamboyantly at Blackpool, the tower peering curiously around the clubhouse as Ashton Turner (154 on debut), Josh Bohannon (124) , Luke Wells (152) and Michael Jones (a preppy 41) peppered the boundaries. Two balls were lost over the wall and into trees, one landed dangerously near the two shiny red showroom cars parked on the top of the grassy bank as Kent conceded 639, the highest total in matches between the sides. Surrey strode into June by dispatching Worcestershire in two-and-a-half days. Nathan Smith – six for 38 – and Matt Fisher – four for 47 – nipped them out for 125, leaving Surrey 49 to win. They sit, temporarily at least, back at the top of Division One. Jacob Bethell had time to hit an effortless six on his return to county cricket, before he was sent on his way, bottom-edging a pull for 20. Warwickshire just avoided the follow-on against Somerset, and the game seems destined for a draw. Tilak Varma's century on debut and Liam Dawson's hundred and double-wicket day put Hampshire on top against Essex, despite Simon Harmer's 500th wicket for Essex. Gurinder Sandhu, Sussex's 6ft 4in fast bowler, collected five wickets on a damp day at Chester le Street, as Durham lost their last four wickets for 26. Jofra Archer added four overs to his comeback campaign. Runaway Leicestershire declared with a lead of 223 over Glamorgan, after some hearty bat swinging from Logan van Beek and Ben Green, though a defiant 72 not out from Sam Northeast took the game into day four. Finlay Bean's 224 helped Yorkshire fight back against Notts. Gloucestershire fought back against Derbyshire thanks to an all day unbeaten 170 from Cameron Bancroft and 105 from Graeme van Buuren. Middlesex's Ryan Higgins grabbed a hat-trick against Northants, after Saif Zaib reached his fourth century of the summer. Update: Date: 2025-06-25T09:30:51.000Z Title: Scores on the doors Content: Chester le Street: Durham 327 v Sussex 361 and 111-4 Bad light Chelmsford: Essex 296 and 108-3 v Hants 453 Trent Bridge: Nottinghamshire 487 v Yorkshire 414-6 Edgbaston: Warwickshire 351 v Somerset 498 and 116-3 New Road: Surrey 291 and 53-1 BEAT Worcestershire 214 and 125 by nine wickets DIVISION TWO Bristol: Gloucestershire 187 and 364-3 v Derbyshire 398 Blackpool: Lancashire 639-9 v Kent 374 Grace Road: Leicestershire 576-7dec v Glamorgan 353 and 131-3 Wantage Road: Northamptonshire 435 v Middlesex 413 and 215-3 Update: Date: 2025-06-25T09:28:00.000Z Title: Preamble Content: Good morning! I am still on a train shuttling north-east as I went to the wrong Manchester station this morning and was puzzled why my train wasn't on the timetable…
Rhyl Journal
25-06-2025
- Sport
- Rhyl Journal
Nathan Smith and Ryan Patel seal Surrey's rout of Worcestershire
Smith took six for 38 as Worcestershire were bowled out for just 125 in their second innings, losing their last five wickets for only 13 runs. That left Surrey needing just 49 to win, and they knocked them off in 15 overs as Ryan Patel made an unbeaten 35 off 55 balls. King of the Kookaburra! 👑 1⃣1⃣ overs2⃣ maidens3⃣8⃣ runs6⃣ wickets Nathan Smith's best first-class figures in England. 👊 Report, reaction & highlights 📲 🤎 | #SurreyCricket — Surrey Cricket (@surreycricket) June 24, 2025 Closest challengers Nottinghamshire could move ahead of Surrey with a win but seem set for a draw against Yorkshire after Finlay Bean scored an outstanding 224 to frustrate the hosts at Trent Bridge. Yorkshire still trail by 73 in reply to Nottinghamshire's 487 but a magnificent effort from Bean – who faced 489 deliveries – kept Yorkshire in touch with four wickets remaining still in the first innings. Matthew Revis ended the day unbeaten on 54. 🗨️'We spoke at the start of the day on batting a long period of time, and I think that's one of my biggest strengths. It has been growing up, and I'm just glad I could do it today." Fin Bean reflects on his Trent Bridge double.#NOTvYOR — Yorkshire CCC (@YorkshireCCC) June 24, 2025 Third-placed Sussex were frustrated by the weather in their match against Durham, with rain and bad light interrupting play at the Riverside. Sussex lead by 145 going into the final day, having bowled Worcestershire out for 327 before reaching 111 for four in their second innings. Jofra Archer, playing his first red-ball game in four years, did not add to the wicket he took on Monday. Hampshire are in control at Chelmsford after centuries from debutant Tilak Varma and Liam Dawson helped them to 453 and a sizeable advantage over Essex. Varma, resuming on 98, added only two to his tally before falling to Simon Harmer, but Dawson then made 139 off 235 balls as Hampshire built a first-innings lead of 157. An excellent day in the dirt at Chelmsford 🙌 Centuries from Tilak Varma and Liam Dawson helped us pile on the runs before the all-rounder picked up both openers, with Eddie Jack trapping the dangerous Jordan Cox 🎉 📺 Watch ESS v HAM highlights ⤵️ — Hampshire Cricket (@hantscricket) June 24, 2025 Tom Westley ended the day unbeaten on 50 for Essex but they remain 49 runs behind after reaching 108 for three. Somerset were left to rue missed opportunities against Warwickshire. The visitors ended day three with a lead of 263 after reaching 116 for three in their second innings, but they should have stopped Warwickshire well short of their eventual 351 but for a series of missed catches. Division Two leaders Leicestershire are on course for victory over Glamorgan, who ended the third day still trailing by 92 runs after reaching 131 for three in their second innings. Leicestershire declared on 576 for seven, with Ben Green unbeaten on 58 and Logan van Beek on 67. Sam Northeast was unbeaten on 72 for Glamorgan at the close. Close Day Three: 639-9 (142) 📊 519 runs in the day.3 centurions.265 run lead. 🌹 #RedRoseTogether — Lancashire Cricket (@lancscricket) June 24, 2025 Lancashire piled up their best ever score in a match against Kent as they ended day three on 639 for nine in Blackpool. Debutant Ashton Turner (154), Luke Wells (152) and Josh Bohannon (124) helped pile on the pain, hitting 13 of Lancashire's 18 sixes. Lancashire hold a lead of 265 over the visitors going into the final day. Cameron Bancroft and Graeme van Buuren frustrated Derbyshire as Gloucestershire fought back at Bristol. Centuries from Harry Came and Wayne Madsen helped Derbyshire score 398 for a first-innings lead of 211, but Bancroft ended the day unbeaten on 170 and Van Buuren on 105 as Gloucestershire reached stumps on 364 for three. Middlesex lead Northamptonshire by 193 runs after reaching 215 for three in their second innings.
North Wales Chronicle
25-06-2025
- Sport
- North Wales Chronicle
Nathan Smith and Ryan Patel seal Surrey's rout of Worcestershire
Smith took six for 38 as Worcestershire were bowled out for just 125 in their second innings, losing their last five wickets for only 13 runs. That left Surrey needing just 49 to win, and they knocked them off in 15 overs as Ryan Patel made an unbeaten 35 off 55 balls. King of the Kookaburra! 👑 1⃣1⃣ overs2⃣ maidens3⃣8⃣ runs6⃣ wickets Nathan Smith's best first-class figures in England. 👊 Report, reaction & highlights 📲 🤎 | #SurreyCricket — Surrey Cricket (@surreycricket) June 24, 2025 Closest challengers Nottinghamshire could move ahead of Surrey with a win but seem set for a draw against Yorkshire after Finlay Bean scored an outstanding 224 to frustrate the hosts at Trent Bridge. Yorkshire still trail by 73 in reply to Nottinghamshire's 487 but a magnificent effort from Bean – who faced 489 deliveries – kept Yorkshire in touch with four wickets remaining still in the first innings. Matthew Revis ended the day unbeaten on 54. 🗨️'We spoke at the start of the day on batting a long period of time, and I think that's one of my biggest strengths. It has been growing up, and I'm just glad I could do it today." Fin Bean reflects on his Trent Bridge double.#NOTvYOR — Yorkshire CCC (@YorkshireCCC) June 24, 2025 Third-placed Sussex were frustrated by the weather in their match against Durham, with rain and bad light interrupting play at the Riverside. Sussex lead by 145 going into the final day, having bowled Worcestershire out for 327 before reaching 111 for four in their second innings. Jofra Archer, playing his first red-ball game in four years, did not add to the wicket he took on Monday. Hampshire are in control at Chelmsford after centuries from debutant Tilak Varma and Liam Dawson helped them to 453 and a sizeable advantage over Essex. Varma, resuming on 98, added only two to his tally before falling to Simon Harmer, but Dawson then made 139 off 235 balls as Hampshire built a first-innings lead of 157. An excellent day in the dirt at Chelmsford 🙌 Centuries from Tilak Varma and Liam Dawson helped us pile on the runs before the all-rounder picked up both openers, with Eddie Jack trapping the dangerous Jordan Cox 🎉 📺 Watch ESS v HAM highlights ⤵️ — Hampshire Cricket (@hantscricket) June 24, 2025 Tom Westley ended the day unbeaten on 50 for Essex but they remain 49 runs behind after reaching 108 for three. Somerset were left to rue missed opportunities against Warwickshire. The visitors ended day three with a lead of 263 after reaching 116 for three in their second innings, but they should have stopped Warwickshire well short of their eventual 351 but for a series of missed catches. Division Two leaders Leicestershire are on course for victory over Glamorgan, who ended the third day still trailing by 92 runs after reaching 131 for three in their second innings. Leicestershire declared on 576 for seven, with Ben Green unbeaten on 58 and Logan van Beek on 67. Sam Northeast was unbeaten on 72 for Glamorgan at the close. Close Day Three: 639-9 (142) 📊 519 runs in the day.3 centurions.265 run lead. 🌹 #RedRoseTogether — Lancashire Cricket (@lancscricket) June 24, 2025 Lancashire piled up their best ever score in a match against Kent as they ended day three on 639 for nine in Blackpool. Debutant Ashton Turner (154), Luke Wells (152) and Josh Bohannon (124) helped pile on the pain, hitting 13 of Lancashire's 18 sixes. Lancashire hold a lead of 265 over the visitors going into the final day. Cameron Bancroft and Graeme van Buuren frustrated Derbyshire as Gloucestershire fought back at Bristol. Centuries from Harry Came and Wayne Madsen helped Derbyshire score 398 for a first-innings lead of 211, but Bancroft ended the day unbeaten on 170 and Van Buuren on 105 as Gloucestershire reached stumps on 364 for three. Middlesex lead Northamptonshire by 193 runs after reaching 215 for three in their second innings.
