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Rain wrecks contest as Northants, Derbyshire share spoils
No play possible on third day with Derbyshire on the ropes but well set to save the game
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21-Apr-2025
Derbyshire 307 and 202 for 3 (Jewell 71, Madsen 62*, Leece 2-54) drew with Northamptonshire 500 for 8 dec (Procter 150, Zaib 105, Vasconcelos 82)
Rain ruined any chance of a positive result on the final day of the Rothesay County Championship Division Two match between Derbyshire and Northamptonshire at Derby.
The players arrived at the County Ground to find the hover cover already in place and the rain got steadier throughout the morning.
Full postBennett, Williams, lower order help Zimbabwe nose ahead despite Mehidy five-for
It was Mehidy's first five-for at home in nearly two-and-a-half years
Mohammad Isam
21-Apr-2025
Bangladesh 191 and 57 for 1 (Mahmudul 28*, Mominul 15*, Muzarabani 1-21) trail Zimbabwe 273 (Williams 59, Bennett 57, Mehidy 5-52) by 25 runs
Zimbabwe nosed ahead of Bangladesh after the second day's play of the first Test in Sylhet with half-centuries from Brian Bennett and Sean Williams. Their lower order and tail also resisted to add 80 runs for the last four wickets that got them a lead of 82. They finished the day by breaking Bangladesh's opening stand, and the hosts are still 25 runs behind.
Bangladesh's solace came in the form of Mehidy Hasan Miraz's first five-wicket haul at home in nearly two-and-a-half years. He finished with 5 for 52 after speedster Nahid Rana picked up three wickets, including those of the openers. Zimbabwe strung together small partnerships after the opening stand of 69, often dominating periods of play.
Full postPorter six-for trumps Brookes onslaught as Essex seal first win
Seamer takes three of final four wickets but not before tenth-wicket pair had given Worcestershire hope
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21-Apr-2025
Essex 179 (Duffy 4-39) and 317 (Walter 104, Thain 54, Waite 3-40) beat Worcestershire 202 (Hose 48, D'Oliveira 48, Rajitha 4-52) and 266 (Brookes 88, Kashif 50, Porter 6-52) by 28 runs
Jamie Porter helped wrap up a nervy first Rothesay County Championship victory of the season for Essex on the final day against Worcestershire with the 22nd five-wicket haul of his career.
The 31-year-old pace bowler, the leading wicket-taker in Division One last season, added three more wickets to the three he had taken the day before as Worcestershire were bowled out for 266, 28 runs short of their target. Porter finished with 6 for 52 from 24.4 overs.
Full postShadab's all-round stocks rise as Islamabad United pummel Karachi Kings
League leaders buck the earlier trend where teams batting first were winning in the PSL
Danyal Rasool
20-Apr-2025
Islamabad United 129 for 4 (Shadab 47, Azam 31, Hasan 2-28) beat Karachi Kings 128 for 7 (Seifert 30, Shadab 2-17, Naseem 2-29, Holder 2-39) by six wickets
Islamabad United kept their stranglehold on PSL 2025, swatting aside Karachi Kings and romping to a seven-wicket victory on Sunday night. Bucking the trend of sides struggling to chase, United inserted Kings and kept their batters in a vice-like grip with regular wickets. Shadab Khan led the way with both ball and bat, taking 2 for 17 in his four before steering the chase with a composed 40-ball 47. It meant United made short work of Kings' 128, winning with three overs to spare.
United flew in the face of recent history; the last six matches this tournament have seen the side batting first win with ease. Upon winning the toss, they put Kings in, and Naseem Shah wasted no time cleaning up David Warner with a slower delivery that cut in. He was followed up by Jason Holder, the tournament's lead wicket-taker, seaming one away to rock James Vince's off stump.
Full postHaseeb Hameed carries his bat to leave Warwickshire praying for rain
Monday's weather may come to Warwickshire's rescue, trailling by 111 with four second innings wickets left
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20-Apr-2025
Warwickshire 93 and 163 for 6 (Barnard 35*, O'Neil 2-32, Tongue 2-42) trail Nottinghamshire 367 (Hameed 138*, O'Neil 50, Booth 5-90) by 111 runs
Nottinghamshire need to find four wickets - and, crucially, for the rain to stay away - on the final day to turn their total domination of Warwickshire into a Rothesay County Championship victory at Edgbaston.
Trailing by 274 on first innings, Warwickshire closed the third day on 163 for 6, in deep trouble but still alive and with a potential lifeline in the form of heavy rain predicted for the final day.
Full postLyth and bad weather give Yorkshire hope as Durham dictate terms
Overnight lead of 12 may not be enough for visitors as Raine and Potts claim two wickets each
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20-Apr-2025
Yorkshire 307 (Wharton 69, Bess 66, Raine 4-64) and 132 for 4 (Lyth 53) lead Durham 427 (Gay 172, Lees 152, White 3-76) by 12 runs
Durham will hope the threat of fourth-afternoon weather does not ruin their chances of claiming a Rothesay County Championship victory over Yorkshire at the Banks Home Riverside.
Yorkshire can lay claim to having the better of day three thanks to taking the last nine first-innings wickets for 126 through until early afternoon, limiting the hosts to 427 all out in reply to 307. Alex Lees was removed for a standout 172 and Emilio Gay for an excellent 152.
Full postRehan Ahmed hits sparkling century to leave Lancashire reeling
Peter Handscomb's unbeaten 142 sets up declaration before Ian Holland confirmed Leicestershire's dominance
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20-Apr-2025
Lancashire 264 and 12 for 3 (Holland 2-6, van Beek 1-10) trail Leicestershire 491 for 8 dec (Handscomb 142*, Rehan 100, Turner 2-44) by 212 runs
Rehan Ahmed and Peter Handscomb both made centuries as Leicestershire tightened their grip on the third day of their Rothesay County Championship match at Emirates Old Trafford.
Replying to the Lancashire's 263, the visitors made 491 for 8 declared, giving them a lead of 228, with Handscomb unbeaten on 142. Left with eight overs to survive, Lancashire ended the day on 16 for 3, Keaton Jennings having been bowled between bat and pad for a second-ball duck by Ian Holland, who also had nightwatchman Anderson Phillip lbw for two.
Full postProcter's career-best sets up Zaib as Northamptonshire bank 500
Northants skipper's 150 was followed by Zaib's second century in a week, before Derbyshire rallied to lead by nine
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20-Apr-2025
Derbyshire 307 and 202 for 3 (Jewell 71, Madsen 62*, Leece 2-54) lead Northamptonshire 500 for 8 dec (Procter 150, Zaib 105, Vasconcelos 82) by nine runs
A career-best century for Luke Procter backed up by a blistering hundred from Saif Zaib gave Northamptonshire the upper hand on day three of the Rothesay County Championship Division Two match against Derbyshire at Derby.
Procter's 150 from 272 balls provided the launching pad for Zaib who hit three sixes to race to a second century in consecutive matches, off only 86 balls.
Full postShane Snater, Jamie Porter put Essex on course for first win of season
Worcestershire six-down at the close, needing another 110 runs after losing initiative from opening day
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20-Apr-2025
Worcestershire 202 and 185 for 6 (Kashif 50, Porter 3-36) need another 110 runs to beat Essex 179 and 317 (Walter 104, Thain 54, Waite 3-40)
Jamie Porter struck three significant blows to carry Essex to the brink of their first Rothesay County Championship win of the season against Worcestershire.
The pace bowler took his tally to 11 wickets in three games so far to leave Essex on the cusp of a victory that had looked a distant prospect when they were dismissed for 179 in their first innings on day one after being put in.
Full postPretorius, Dickson lead Somerset fightback
Hampshire's first innings lead limited to 152 before the visitors reduced it to 49 by stumps on day three
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20-Apr-2025
Somerset 184 and 103 for 1 (Dickson 55*, Fuller 1-23) trail Hampshire 336 (Gubbins 82, Dawson 72, Pretorius 5-64) by 49 runs
Migael Pretorius' bowling and Sean Dickson's batting swung the advantage away from Hampshire in their Rothesay County Championship fixture with Somerset.
South African Pretorius picked up 5 for 64 as Somerset only allowed the hosts a first innings lead of 152, despite Nick Gubbins' 82 and Liam Dawson's 72.
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