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The Herald
07-07-2025
- Sport
- The Herald
Mulder sets highest Proteas Test score to sit among greats, eyes Lara's 400
Resuming on 264 on Monday morning, Mulder continued to play with the same composed demeanour that was such a feature of his batting on the first day. Despite a streaky outside edge through the vacant third slip for four to get his innings going, the rest of the boundaries hit on day two were all struck with the kind of style and authority that made Amla such a relentless operator. Mulder became the 29th batter in Test history to reach 300, flicking a full toss from Tanaka Chivanga to fine leg. He achieved the milestone off the 297th ball he'd faced, the second-fastest in terms of balls faced behind India's superstar Virender Sehwag, who needed 278 balls when he did so against South Africa in Chennai in 2008. He is also the ninth captain to make a triple century, joining a list that also includes Lara, who was West Indies skipper in 2004 when he set the world record against England in Antigua. Mulder is in a league of his own, however, in becoming the first player to make 300 in his first match as captain. Once he'd passed Amla, he opened his shoulders, playing in the manner that made a declaration at lunch seem inevitable. The Proteas have reached their sixth-highest Test total. Mulder's teammates and the management will surely insist he makes an attempt at Lara's record.
The Guardian
01-07-2025
- Sport
- The Guardian
Surrey v Durham, Yorkshire v Essex, and more: county cricket day three
Update: Date: 2025-07-01T09:21:33.000Z Title: Monday's round-up Content: On and on went big bad Dom. Past 200, past his highest previous score, past 250 and, with a sprinted single that left him spreadeagled in the Oval dust, to 300. Sibley clambered to his feet, raised his bat and soaked up the warm applause for a mammoth effort of concentration: 28 fours, two sixes and 472 balls of toil as the mercury rose. He joins an elite club of triple-centurions for Surrey at the Oval, in Mark Ramprakash, Kevin Pietersen, Bobby Abel, Jack Hobbs and Tom Hayward. At the other end, Dan Lawrence shimmied 174 and Will Jacks 119 as Surrey set their record first-class score, finally putting Durham out of their misery at 820 for nine. Alex Lees, who had won the toss on Sunday morning and chosen to field, then had to pad up. He was unbeaten on 33 at stumps, though lost his opening partner Emilio Gay early, bowled behind his pads. The Durham off-spinner George Drissell found himself in the firing line – his 45 overs cost 247, the most runs conceded by a bowler in the championship. Elsewhere, first-innings runs flowed in brutal temperatures; in fact the 4,508 runs scored across the first innings of the nine games is the most in a round of matches ever. Kent finally declared on 566 for eight, bolstered by hundreds for Daniel Bell-Drummond and Harry Finch against Northamptonshire. Jake Libby's undefeated 228, the second double century of his career, carried Worcestershire to 679 for seven declared, whereupon Hampshire suddenly collapsed to 68 for three. But that was nothing on Leicestershire's wobble. After finally dismissing Middlesex for 534, they found themselves 103 for eight, with the teenage seamer Naavya Sharma providing the gilt braiding with four wickets in 11 balls. Yorkshire rattled through Essex in the morning, their reward batting against Simon Harmer bowling in the dust as a warm wind doused Clifton Park like a hairdryer. The run rate slunk under three an over all day, even with Jonny Bairstow at the crease. Ben Slater's 116 not out propped up Nottinghamshire on an afternoon when Somerset's Jack Leach wheeled through 25 overs. Update: Date: 2025-07-01T09:21:33.000Z Title: Scores on the doors Content: DIVISION ONE Southampton: Hampshire 68-3 v Worcestershire 679-7dec Taunton: Somerset 379 v Nottinghamshire 214-3 The Oval: Surrey 820-9 v Durham 59-1 Hove: Sussex 278-3 v Warwickshire 415 York: Yorkshire 143-3 v Essex 368 DIVISION TWO Chesterfield: Derbyshire 261 v Lancashire 367 and 114-1 Sophia Gardens: Glamorgan 228-4 v Gloucestershire 380 Canterbury: Kent 566-8dec v Northamptonshire 140-1 Grace Road: Leicestershire 103-8 v Middlesex 534 Update: Date: 2025-07-01T09:21:33.000Z Title: Preamble Content: Hello! After a day of record-breaking run-making yesterday, relief as the heatwave begins to fade and – perhaps – the pitches start to break up. Play starts at 11am, please join us- the coffee smells good.
Yahoo
30-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Sibley sparks record Surrey total; Aussie Hughes shines
Dom Sibley's titanic triple century powered Surrey to a club-record 9-820 as Durham felt the heat in English County Championship. Resuming on 169, Sibley, who made the last of his 22 Test appearances for England four years ago, made a career-best 305, with the opener thumping 29 fours and two sixes in a marathon 475-ball innings that ended with Surrey on 745. After Sam Curran's 108 on Sunday, Dan Lawrence made it to three figures with 178 off 149 balls, while Will Jacks also had licence to tee off and he thumped 119 off 94 deliveries at London's Oval. Durham did not even get the consolation of bowling Surrey out as Rory Burns declared after Jacks was out but not before his side had eclipsed their highest-ever total of 811, which was set in 1899. In reply, Durham were 1-59 at the close, with former Australian international Dan Worrall bowling six overs to help contain the visitors. Elsewhere in the Championship, another Australian, Daniel Hughes' 151, helped Sussex to 3-278 after Warwickshire were all out for 415 at Hove. The 36-year-old left-hander from Sydney enjoyed an opening partnership of 98 with Tom Haines before adding 142 with James Coles before falling to Aussie compatriot off-spinner Corey Rocchiccioli, off the penultimate delivery of the second day. DOMINIC PETER SIBLEY IS A TRIPLE CENTURION!!! 🔥A picture of concentration and class. 😮💨 Some cricketer. 🤎 | #SurreyCricket — Surrey Cricket (@surreycricket) June 30, 2025 Durham need 671 just to avoid the follow-on against the reigning county champions and they ended day two on 1-59. Worcestershire captain Jake Libby made 228 not out a day after Adam Hose's explosive 266 as Worcestershire racked up 7-679 against Hampshire. Ben Slater underpinned Nottinghamshire's 3-214 with 116 not out in response to Somerset's 379 at Taunton, with Tom Banton's 84 the top score for the home side. Essex slipped from 3-273 to 368 all out against Yorkshire, who went to stumps on 3-143 for three at York thanks to opener Adam Lyth's stoic unbeaten 65 from 172 balls. In Division Two, England's record Test wicket-taker and Lancashire captain James Anderson collected 2-45 as Derbyshire were all out for 261 after the Red Rose had made 367 at Chesterfield. Anderson struck in his second and third overs, snaring Mitchell Wagstaff lbw and then bowling Australian opener Caleb Jewell. First-innings centurion Keaton Jennings made 51 not out in Lancashire reaching 1-114 and an overnight lead of 220.
Telegraph
30-06-2025
- Sport
- Telegraph
Dom Sibley makes triple century in record Surrey score of 820
Dom Sibley made a memorable triple century as the gluttonous champions Surrey devoured Durham with a score of 820 for nine declared, the largest total in their 180-year first-class history. Sibley has expanded his strokeplay significantly since a 22-Test stint as a doughty England opener, and has been a key plank of Surrey's two most recent title wins. This was the finest innings of his career, though, as he racked up 305 from 475 balls across more than 10 hours at the Kia Oval, including 29 fours and two sixes. Enjoy some of the best bits from Sibs' marathon triple ton. 🤌 🤎 | #SurreyCricket — Surrey Cricket (@surreycricket) June 30, 2025 Sibley was one of four centurions in a Surrey side that remains star-studded, even without an overseas player in the XI, and with Ben Foakes on paternity leave and Ollie Pope and Jamie Smith on England duty. Sam Curran made 108 on day one, before Dan Lawrence added a career-best 178 from 149 balls and Will Jacks scored 119 from 94 balls on day two. Rory Burns' declaration finally arrived after tea on day two when Jacks was dismissed. They had maintained a run rate of five an over across the epic 161-over innings, while Sibley and Lawrence shared a monumental stand of 334 in just 53.3 overs for the fourth wicket. For Burns, it had been a good toss to lose, as a glut of records fell. It was the fourth-highest team total in the history of the County Championship, and the highest by Surrey, overtaking the 811 they made at the Oval against Somerset in 1899. As well as being Surrey's highest total, this was also the largest score Durham have ever conceded, overtaking the 810 for four declared Warwickshire made at Edgbaston in 1994, when Brian Lara made 501 not out. It was the highest score made by a team who had lost the toss and been invited to bat first. Poor George Drissell, the Durham spinner, took one for 247, the most expensive figures in the history of the Championship. The warm weather and the continued experiment with the inert Kookaburra ball have made this a fine time for run-scoring. Worcestershire's 679 for seven declared against Hampshire included two double-centuries (266 for Adam Hose and 228 not out for Jake Libby), and the lowest first innings score across nine matches in this Championship round was 367. Sibley became the sixth triple-centurion in Surrey's Championship history, and the first since Kevin Pietersen's 355 against Leicestershire a decade ago. It is an illustrious list: Bobby Abel, Jack Hobbs, Tom Hayward, Mark Ramprakash, Pietersen, and now Sibley. Perhaps inevitably, Durham lost an early wicket, with Emilio Gay bowled by Matt Fisher. Even with a huge total, that very handy start, and seven sessions to play with, Surrey face a battle to bowl Durham out twice and secure the win Sibley's efforts deserve.
Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Cricket Australia says triple century maker Bob Cowper has died at age 84
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Bob Cowper, who scored test cricket's first triple century on Australian soil, has died at the age of 84 due to an undisclosed illness, Cricket Australia said Sunday. Cowper played 27 test matches for Australia between 1964 and 1968, with a record of 2,061 runs at an average of 46.84, including five centuries, while also taking 36 wickets with his part-time off-spin. Advertisement The left-hander was renowned for both his stroke-play and steadiness, particularly during his most famous innings — a 12-hour, 589-ball 307 against England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in February 1966. The innings was the only test triple century made in Australia in the 20th century, and just the 10th ever scored at that time. It came after he was recalled on his home ground, having been 12th man in the previous test in Adelaide. Cowper was a force on home soil and his batting average of 75.78 runs in Australia remains the second-highest of all time behind only Donald Bradman. He retired in 1968 and became a stockbroker. He also later became an ICC match referee. In 2023, he was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in recognition for his service to cricket. Advertisement 'We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Bob Cowper who was a hugely respected figure in Australian cricket,' Cricket Australia chairman Mike Baird said. 'Bob was a wonderful batter who will always be remembered for his famous triple century at the MCG, as well as his strong influence in the Australian and Victorian (state) teams of the 1960s.' Cricket Australia said Cowper was survived by wife Dale and daughters Olivia and Sera. ___ AP cricket:
