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Anderson strikes on comeback to propel Lancashire
England great claims two wickets on return to cement dominance over Derbyshire
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17-May-2025
Derbyshire 112 for 4 (Anderson 2-24) trail Lancashire 458 (Wells 141, Balderson 73, Bell 57, Hurst 51) by 346 runs
James Anderson took two wickets in his first four-day game for nearly a year as Lancashire took control of the Rothesay County Championship match at Emirates Old Trafford.
The former England fast bowler finished with two for 24 from his five-over spell with the new ball but did not return to the attack on an evening when Lancashire's spinners emphasised their team's dominance.
Full postRain ends KKR's playoff hopes and extends pause on IPL
The fans came in huge numbers to Bengaluru but the weather played spoilsport
Sidharth Monga
17-May-2025
Match abandoned Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Kolkata Knight Riders' title defence ended with a washout in Bengaluru knocking them out of IPL 2025. The tournament's return after a break because of tensions between India and Pakistan was a wet one as heavy rains lashed the city. The downpour was so consistent the players couldn't even come out to stretch.
The one point from this match took KKR to 12, which means the maximum they can get to is 14. Three teams are already past 14, and there is a match remaining between the ones at 14 and 13.
Full postParvez Hossain Emon hits 53-ball hundred as Bangladesh brush off UAE
Muhammad Jawadullah's four-for goes in vain for UAE as Bangladesh take 1-0 lead
Mohammad Isam
17-May-2025
Bangladesh 191 for 7 (Emon 100, Jawadullah 4-21) beat UAE 164 (Waseem 54, Asif 42, Mahmud 3-33, Mustafizur 2-17, Tanzim 2-22, Mahedi 2-55) by 27 runs
Parvez Hossain Emon smashed a 53-ball hundred to lead Bangladesh to 191 for 7 and set up a 27-run win for a 1-0 lead in the two-T20I series against UAE in Sharjah on Saturday. Big hits from Muhammad Waseem, Rahul Chopra and Asif Khan meant that UAE make a good fist of the chase, but clever death bowling from Mustafizur Rahman, who is headed for IPL 2025, gave Bangladesh victory.
Parvez's century was only the second by a Bangladeshi in T20Is after Tamim Iqbal had scored an unbeaten 103 against Oman in the 2016 T20 World Cup. Parvez also set the Bangladesh record for most sixes in a T20I innings, hitting nine, beating Rishad Hossain's seven against Sri Lanka last year.
Full postWaite, Taylor wrestle taut tussle Worcestershire's way
Essex attack blunted after Shane Snater's early inroads reduce hosts to 123 for 5
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16-May-2025
Worcestershire 354 for 9 (Waite 73, Jones 54, Snater 3-75) vs Essex
A stubborn batting display dragged Worcestershire in front after Essex's bowlers looked to have taken control of proceedings on day one of the Rothesay County Championship at Visit Worcestershire New Road.
Shane Snater led the way for the visitors early on, taking three wickets to put the hosts on the ropes at 123 for 5. Rob Jones provided the most resistance as his half-century underpinned a gritty batting display from the hosts, as the loss of regular wickets thwarted any momentum throughout the afternoon.
Full postNorthants squander solid start as 13 wickets fall in Cardiff
Labuschagne makes duck on Glamorgan return as bowlers dominate opening day
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16-May-2025
Glamorgan 82 for 3 trail Northamptonshire 185 (Procter 61, Asitha 3-28, Gorvin 3-36) by 103 runs
Bowlers dominated the opening proceedings between Glamorgan and Northamptonshire as 13 wickets fell in a slow-scoring day one at Sophia Gardens.
Northants fell from 99 for 1 at lunch to 185 all out including a period of 35 runs for six wickets being shared around by the Glamorgan seamers, Luke Procter was the only batter flying the flag for the visitors, as has been the story all season with 61.
Full postFuller tops up Hampshire as Warwickshire let advantage slip
Ed Barnard, Olly Hannon-Dalby share seven wickets but hosts stumble in final session
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16-May-2025
Warwickshire 27 for 2 trail Hampshire 300 (Fuller 52*, Barnard 4-56) by 273 runs
Lower-order resistance led by James Fuller lifted Hampshire to 300 all out after their batting fragility had surfaced again on the opening day of their Rothesay County Championship game against Warwickshire at Edgbaston.
Bowled out twice for under 200 in last week's 366-run defeat to Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge, Hampshire this time dipped to 130 for 5 and 223 for 8 before Fuller's bullish 52 not out from 52 balls marshalled the addition of 77 for the last two wickets.
Full postHameed rules the roost with monumental unbeaten double-hundred
Former England opener carries bat as Nottinghamshire post a hefty 407 in first innings
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16-May-2025
Durham 2 for 0 trail Nottinghamshire 407 (Hameed 206*, Slater 52, Yusuf 4-99) by 405 runs
Haseeb Hameed's remarkable unbeaten double-century put Nottinghamshire in a strong position on day one of their Rothesay County Championship clash with Durham.
The Division One leaders, who were put in to bat at Banks Homes Riverside, had the better of the morning, with openers Hameed and Ben Slater combining for a partnership worth 104.
Full postGrant Stewart's belligerent 173* brings Kent back from the brink
Unbroken stand of 249 with Chris Benjamin lifts visitors from trouble at 137 for 6
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16-May-2025
Kent 386 for 6 (Stewart 173*, Benjamin 82*, Singh Dale 4-97) vs Gloucestershire
Grant Stewart posted a brilliant swashbuckling hundred to inspire a notable Kent fightback on the opening day of the Rothesay County Championship match against Gloucestershire at the Seat Unique Stadium in Bristol.
Their backs firmly against the wall after being reduced to 137 for 6, the visitors were indebted to the seventh-wicket pair of Stewart and Chris Benjamin, who staged a revitalising unbeaten stand of 249 in 56 overs to rescue a parlous situation. Stewart registered a career-best score of 173 not out from 174 balls with 19 fours and five sixes, while Benjamin contributed a cautious yet chanceless 82 not out, hewn from 212 deliveries with five fours, as Kent reached the close on 386 for 6.
Full postBairstow sparkles for Yorkshire before Surrey battle back
Skipper falls short of hundred as visitors finish opening day in ascendancy at Headingley
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16-May-2025
Surrey 46 for 0 trail Yorkshire 255 (Bairstow 89, Lyth 55, Clark 3-31, Lawes 3-77) by 209 runs
Captain Jonny Bairstow made a sparkling 89 and Adam Lyth passed fifty for the sixth time this season, but Yorkshire squandered a promising position on the first day against Surrey.
For the 16th Rothesay County Championship game in a row at the Kia Oval the side who won the toss bowled first, but at 203 for five just before tea, with Bairstow at his attacking best, Yorkshire were in the ascendancy on a typically green-tinged pitch offering some seam movement and good carry.
Full postLuke Wells century helps to ease Lancashire's woes
Matty Hirst makes 51 as rock-bottom hosts recover from another ropey start
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16-May-2025
Lancashire 250 for 5 (Wells 141, Hurst 51, Aitchison 3-51) vs Derbyshire
Luke Wells' first century of the season soothed Lancashire's current pain and helped them just about shade the opening day of their Rothesay County Championship match against Derbyshire at Emirates Old Trafford.
The home side's players began the day at the bottom of Division Two and with their director of cricket Mark Chilton's warning that he would make the changes necessary to get their season "back on track" fresh in their minds.
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