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Jack Leach six-for hands Somerset two-day victory
It was his second six-wicket haul in successive Championship games
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23-Jul-2025
Somerset 250 (Lammonby 89, Drissell 5-59) and 89 for 5 (Banton 33*, Parkinson 4-39) beat Durham 145 (Raine 42, Overton 6-23) and 190 (Gay 42, Leach 6-63, Vaughan 4-85) by five wickets
Jack Leach returned figures of 6 for 63 as Somerset wrapped up a five-wicket Rothesay County Championship Division One win over Durham inside two days at the Cooper Associates Ground, Taunton.
From an overnight 5 for 2 in their second innings, trailing by 100 runs, the visitors were bowled out for 190, left-arm spinner Leach claiming his second six-for in successive Championship games and off-spinner Archie Vaughan taking 4 for 85. Emilio Gay top-scored with 42, while Ben Raine contributed 36.
Full postBairstow presses on for Yorkshire as rain wrecks day at Scarborough
Less than a session's play possible on day two as Surrey are made to work for wickets
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23-Jul-2025
Yorkshire 376 for 5 (Wharton 78, Bairstow 72, Luxton 71, Bean 57, Lyth 47) vs Surrey
Jonny Bairstow completed a punchy 72 off 90 balls during less than a session's play possible on day two between his Yorkshire side and Surrey at Scarborough.
Yorkshire are handily placed on 376 for 5 from 110.1 overs in this 10th round Rothesay County Championship fixture which has seen just short of a day wiped out by the weather.
Full postJason Sangha pushes Test credentials with unbeaten double ton vs Sri Lanka A
Teenager Ollie Peake made 92 for Australia A as the two-match series finished at a dull 0-0 draw
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23-Jul-2025
Australia A 558 for 4 (Sangha 202*, Weatherald 183, Peake 92, Nuwanidu 1-44) drew with Sri Lanka A 485 for 6 dec (Rathnayake 122, Nuwanidu 102, Dinusha 88, Jeh 3-132)
Jason Sangha has given his future Test prospects a massive boost after posting an unbeaten double century for Australia A in their drawn first-class clash with Sri Lanka A in Darwin.
In reply to Sri Lanka's dominant 485 for 6 declared, Sangha posted 202 not out off 379 balls as Australia A reached a monster 558 for 4 before the game was declared a draw on the cusp of tea on day four. Only ten wickets fell across the four days, with the two-match series finishing in a dull 0-0 draw.
Full postAustralia go 2-0 up as Inglis and Green sour Russell's farewell
Earlier, Zampa and Maxwell tore through the West Indies top order, taking five wickets between them
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22-Jul-2025
Australia 173 for 2 (Inglis 78*, Green 56*, Holder 1-28) beat West Indies 172 for 8 (King 51, Russell 36, Zampa 3-29, Maxwell 2-15, Ellis 2-34) by eight wickets
A blistering, record third-wicket stand for Australia between Josh Inglis and Cameron Green, combined with five wickets to Adam Zampa and Glenn Maxwell, denied Andre Russell a fairytale farewell to international cricket at Sabina Park and handed the visitors a 2-0 series lead.
Player-of-the-Match Inglis smashed 78 not out off just 33 balls, with seven fours and five sixes, while Green made his second consecutive half-century, finishing on 56 off 33, to guide Australia to the target of 173 with eight wickets and 28 balls to spare after they were 42 for 2 in the powerplay.
Full postBrookes defies former team-mates to shore up Worcestershire
Brett D'Oliveira makes fifty after choosing to bat in testing conditions
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22-Jul-2025
Worcestershire 262 for 8 (Brookes 80*, D'Oliveira 57) vs Warwickshire
Ethan Brookes led the resistance against his old club as Worcestershire toiled after choosing to bat in the Rothesay County Championship derby at Edgbaston.
Worcestershire closed the first day on 262 for 8 with Brookes unbeaten on 80 off 128 balls having taken responsibility after the fall of captain Brett D'Oliveira (57 off 148) left his side on an unconvincing 175 for 5.
Full postVan der Gugten, Harris torpedo Kent in six-for-seven collapse
Hosts have to weather sharp opening spell from Agar but finish the day just 30 runs adrift
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22-Jul-2025
Glamorgan 125 for 4 (Agar 3-29) trail Kent 155 (Bell-Drummond 55, van der Gugten 3-27, Harris 3-35) by 30 runs
Kent collapsed with six wickets falling for seven runs on the opening day against Glamorgan at Sophia Gardens.
Daniel Bell-Drummond top-scored with 42 in a day dominated by bowlers, despite the use of the Kookaburra ball as 14 wickets fell on day one. Kent fell to 155 all out from 148 for 3 with Joe Denly retiring hurt, pulling a muscle playing a shot during his innings.
Full postHurst's career-best keeps Lancashire afloat as Zaman attacks for Gloucestershire
Unbeaten 105 the mainstay as quick finishes with four wickets for hosts
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22-Jul-2025
Lancashire 290 for 6 (Hurst 105*, Zaman 4-64) vs Gloucestershire
Matty Hurst registered a career-best innings of 105 not out to keep Lancashire afloat on the opening day of the Rothesay County Championship Second Division match against Gloucestershire at Cheltenham.
On a day when a majority of the recognized batsmen played themselves in but failed to go on, the 21-year-old right-hander from Billinge proved the exception to that rule, facing 165 balls, striking 10 fours and two sixes and sharing in a revitalizing unbeaten stand of 81 with Chris Green for the seventh wicket as Lancashire reached stumps on 290 for 6. Hurst surpassed his previous highest score of 104 made against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge in May 2024, while Green offered staunch support, reaching the close on 28 not out.
Full postAlbert and openers help England extend lead after Malhotra 120
India Under-19 collapsed after a 133-run stand between Malhotra and Mhatre
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22-Jul-2025
England 309 and 93 for 0 (Thomas 50*, Dawkins 42*) lead India 279 (Malhotra 120, Mhatre 80, Albert 6-53, Mayes 2-17) by 123 runs
Ralphie Albert sparked not one collapse but two in taking 6 for 53 as England Under-19 edged ahead in the rain-affected 2nd 'Test' against India at Chelmsford.
The 17-year-old left-arm spinner reduced India from 170 for 1 to 181 for 4 before helping to secure the last six wickets for 37 as India were bowled out for 279 to trail by 30.
Full postMcCann, Haynes half-centuries give Notts the edge
Kyle Abbott takes two wickets for Hampshire on overcast day on south coast
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22-Jul-2025
Nottinghamshire 241 for 5 (McCann 79, Haynes 70*) vs Hampshire
Nottinghamshire batters Jack Haynes and Freddie McCann continued to score runs against Hampshire in the 2025 Rothesay County Championship on an even first day at Utilita Bowl.
Haynes and McCann both collected centuries in the reverse fixture at Trent Bridge in May, before each picking up half-centuries on the south coast.
Full postCraig Overton leaves Durham overwhelmed on 22-wicket day
Drissell takes career-best five-for but Lammonby 89 gives Somerset the clear edge
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22-Jul-2025
Durham 145 (Raine 42, Overton 6-23) and 5 for 2 trail Somerset 250 (Lammonby 89, Drissell 5-59) by 100 runs
Somerset's Craig Overton claimed six for 23 as 22 wickets fell on the opening day of the Rothesay County Championship Division One game against Durham at the Cooper Associates Ground, Taunton.
Invited to bat first on a green pitch, the visitors subsided to 145 all out, with Overton twice on a hat-trick during ten probing overs from the Marcus Trescothick Pavilion End. Ben Raine top-scored with 42.
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