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Jordan Cox finds form but rain saves Sussex to keep Essex winless
England batter leads way as Eagles come close to breaking their drought on damp night in Hove
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13-Jun-2025
Sussex 23 for 3 (Snater 3-8) vs Essex 177 for 4 (Cox 82) - Match abandoned
Essex's hopes of claiming their first win of the season in the Vitality Blast were thwarted by the rain when they were well on top against Sussex Sharks at Hove.
In a game reduced to 17 overs a side, Jordan Cox - making only his second appearance in the competition this season after being involved with England Lions - hit four successive balls from offspinner Jack Carson for six on his way to a 47-ball 82 in an imposing total of 177 for 4.
Full postJimmy Neesham show sets up Durham as Northants streak comes to an end
New Zealand allrounder hits fifty and takes three-for against old side to help edge low-scorer
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13-Jun-2025
Durham 157 for 8 (Neesham 50*, Broad 2-22) beat Northamptonshire 142 for 8 (Breetzke 41, Neesham 3-29) by 15 runs
Jimmy Neesham starred with bat and ball to propel Durham to a 15-run Vitality Blast victory at Wantage Road and end Northamptonshire Steelbacks' six-game winning streak.
Making his first return to Northampton since his stint for the county in 2022, Neesham was largely to thank for Durham's total of 157 for 8. The New Zealander made 50 off 34 balls after Durham slumped to 77 for 5 after 10 overs and 113 for 6 after 16. Skipper Alex Lees hit 29 at the top of the innings, while Will Rhodes made 27 in a sixth-wicket partnership of 36 with Neesham to begin the recovery.
Full postLister holds nerve as Lancashire squeeze past Somerset
Charlie Dean takes 4 for 9 but visitors pinch points in last-over finish at Taunton
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13-Jun-2025
Lancashire 133 for 6 (Lamb 32, Dean 4-9) beat Somerset 132 for 7 (Cross 3-21) by four wickets
Ailsa Lister held her nerve to stage a match-winning innings of 28 not out from 19 balls as Lancashire Thunder beat Somerset by four wickets in a thrilling Vitality Blast T20 contest at the Cooper Associates Ground, Taunton.
Chasing 133 to win, Thunder looked to be cruising when Emma Lamb and Eve Jones put together an opening stand of 60. But Somerset fought back, Charlie Dean claiming 4 for 9 to threaten a startling turnaround in fortunes.
Full postGoldsworthy, Smeed seal derby honours for Somerset
Taylor top-scores for Gloucestershire but low total Is hunted down with ease
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13-Jun-2025
Somerset 137 for 4 (Smeed 51) beat Gloucestershire 135 for 7 (Taylor 43*, Goldsworthy 4-13) by six wickets
Left-arm spinner Lewis Goldsworthy claimed career-best figures of four for 13 as Somerset gained revenge for defeat by arch-rivals Gloucestershire in last year's Vitality Blast with a six-wicket South Group victory at Bristol.
A derby crowd of more than 6,000 saw the hosts post a disappointing 135 for seven after losing the toss, skipper Jack Taylor top-scoring with 43 not out from 29 balls and Goldsworthy taking three wickets in an over to rip the heart of the Gloucestershire batting.
Full postBarnard lifts buoyant Bears as Yorkshire fall short
Attacking approach pays off for visitors despite Dawid Malan's latest half-century
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13-Jun-2025
Birmingham 205 for 8 (Barnard 67, O'Rourke 3-31) beat Yorkshire 173 for 5 (Malan 65) by 32 runs
Allrounder Ed Barnard hit an excellent middle-order 67 and then helped close things out with the ball as Birmingham Bears defended a 206-target to claim a crucial Vitality Blast win over Yorkshire at Headingley.
Barnard's 40-ball knock was the centrepiece of a 205 for 8 total which also included a telling late assault of 76 runs in the last five overs from the lower order.
Full postTammy Beaumont 81 trumps Suzie Bates 77 as Blaze win again
Table-topping form continues with successful chase of 189 at Chester-le-Street
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13-Jun-2025
The Blaze 190 for 3 (Beaumont 81) beat Durham 188 for 5 (Bates 77) by seven wickets
England's Tammy Beaumont hit a magnificent 81 to lead The Blaze to a seven-wicket win over Durham in the Vitality Blast despite the best efforts of Suzie Bates.
Durham were put into bat and lost an early wicket during their innings but Bates (77), who was well supported by Bess Heath (45), inspired them to 188 for 5, their highest T20 total.
Full postSamit Patel serves Notts a reminder of his class
Veteran spinner gets one over old club with three matchwinning wickets
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13-Jun-2025
Derbyshire 199 for 5 (Donald 73, Harrison 3-32) beat Nottinghamshire 153 for 9 (Patel 3-14) by 46 runs
Derbyshire Falcons broke their duck for the season and recorded a first Blast victory at Trent Bridge since 2013 as Samit Patel delivered a reminder to his former club that he can be a match-winner even at the age of 40.
The veteran left-arm spinner, who took 208 T20 wickets in 21 seasons in Nottinghamshire colours, claimed another three for 14 as the Falcons consigned the Outlaws to a third straight defeat on their own turf, going down by 46 runs as they finished on 153 for nine chasing a target of 200.
Full postAnderson shines again as Lancashire continue Blast revival
Worcestershire bowled out for 143 before Keaton Jennings, Liam Livingstone steer comfortable chase
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13-Jun-2025
Lancashire 146 for 3 (Jennings 42) beat Worcestershire 143 (Anderson 3-32, Wood 3-34) by seven wickets
Lancashire Lightning continued their strong start to the Vitality Blast with a convincing seven-wicket victory over Worcestershire Rapids at Visit Worcestershire New Road.
Rapids, having chosen to bat, were bowled out for 143 in 19.1 overs. Only Gareth Roderick (35 from 28 balls) resisted for long as the innings failed to recover from early damage inflicted by James Anderson and Luke Wood.
Full postMarkram and Bavuma put South Africa in sight of glory
The duo added an unconquered 143 after joining forces at 70 for 2, and have left South Africa needing only 69 more on the fourth day
Andrew McGlashan
13-Jun-2025
South Africa 138 and 213 for 2 (Markram 102*, Bavuma 65*, Starc 2-53) need 69 runs to beat Australia 212 and 207 (Starc 58, Carey 43, Rabada 4-59, Ngidi 3-38)
South Africa can dare to dream. With Aiden Markram and Temba Bavuma playing the most significant innings of their careers, the latter while carrying a hamstring injury, they closed within 69 runs of claiming the World Test Championship title, which would be the finest hour for a cricket nation steeped in history but short on silverware.
The second-wicket pair combined to add 143 in 38 overs of wonderfully controlled batting, a partnership that will go down in South Africa folklore barring extraordinary events on the fourth morning, with Markram reaching his eighth Test century from 156 deliveries in the closing moments of the day. They repelled everything Australia threw at them on a pitch that, with the sun out for most of the day, was at its friendliest for batting in the Test. The way Australia's last-wicket pair of Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood had earlier been able to add 59 in 22 overs had foretold what was to come.
Full postAllen's 51-ball 151 consigns Freedom to 123-run defeat in MLC 2025 opener
Allen, who hit 19 sixes, led San Francisco Unicorns to 269 for 5, which was 123 too many for defending champions Washington Freedom
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13-Jun-2025
San Francisco Unicorns 269 for 5 (Allen 151, Hassan 38*, Edwards 2-39) beat Washington Freedom 146 (Ravindra 42, Owen 39, Rauf 3-30, Hassan 3-38) by 123 runs
For a little while in Washington Freedom's chase against San Francisco Unicorns in the MLC 2025 opener, it looked like we might be in for something special. As it turned out, all the special stuff was already done in the first half by Finn Allen, whose record-breaking 51-ball 151 powered Unicorns to 269 for 5, and despite a promising start, scoreboard pressure told on Freedom, who eventually went down by a massive 123 runs.
Freedom, the defending champions, got what they wanted after they won the toss and opted to field, Jack Edwards getting rid of Tim Seifert and Jake Fraser-McGurk falling to Saurabh Netravalkar inside the powerplay. But Allen was already looking ominous, and the six-over phase ended with Unicorns on a solid 67 for 2.
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