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Defiant Nick Gubbins century foils Surrey
Opener's stand of 143 with Toby Albert gave visitors a shot at their 377 target before bad light intervened
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14-Apr-2025
Hampshire 219 (Prest 44, Gubbins 43, Worrall 3-37) and 300 for 5 (Gubbins 117, Albert 78*, Clark 2-39) drew with Surrey 253 (Sibley 100*, Wheal 4-65) and 342 for 9 dec (Sibley 105, Smith 84, Pope 65)
Nick Gubbins and Toby Albert were Hampshire's heroes as they denied Surrey's last day attempt to force a first victory of the new Rothesay County Championship season at the Kia Oval.
Gubbins scored a five-hour 117 and Albert an equally defiant 78 not out as Hampshire, starting the day on 35 for 3 in their second innings in pursuit of a 377-run win target, finished on 300 for 5.
Full postBohannon 155 defies Northants as Harrison seven-for goes in vain
Marcus Harris adds vital fifty as Lancashire successfully bat their way to safety on final day
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14-Apr-2025
Lancashire 228 (Jennings 96, Harris 43, Harrison 4-34) and 351 for 9 (Bohannon 155, Harris 50, Harrison 7-119) drew with Northamptonshire 496 (Zaib 116, McManus 95, Sales 92, Procter 64, Harrison 56)
Josh Bohannon's 14th first-class century came to Lancashire's rescue as this absorbing Rothesay County Championship Division Two match with Northamptonshire ended in a draw.
A career best 7 for 119 from a marathon 57 overs and career-best match figures of 11 for 153 by the on-loan Calvin Harrison looked to be propelling Northamptonshire to a first win in 26 years at Old Trafford.
Full postMadsen misses milestone but bats Derbyshire to stalemate
No result ever seemed likely at Grace Road, especially when visiting skipper extended remarkable record
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14-Apr-2025
Leicestershire 484 and 357 for 9 dec (Rehan 77, Tickner 3-82, Morley 3-84) drew with Derbyshire 393 (Andersson 101, Jewell 83, van Beek 4-100) and 305 for 4 (Madsen 96, Jewell 73, Guest 68*)
Maximum bonus points was enough to keep Leicestershire at the top of the early Division Two table after their Rothesay County Championship match against neighbours Derbyshire ended in the draw that had looked nailed-on throughout the final day, despite visiting captain Wayne Madsen inevitably making runs.
Out for 96, 41-year-old Madsen missed out on notching his seventh century in this fixture. Nonetheless, his record in 26 first-class matches against Leicestershire stands at 2,150 runs at an average of 63.23.
Full postAmin, bowlers leave WI's World Cup hopes hanging by a thread
Pakistan, who are undefeated after three games in the qualifier, remain on track to qualify for the World Cup
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14-Apr-2025
Pakistan 191 (Amin 54, Muneeba 33, Matthews 2-30, Fletcher 2-39, Ramharack 2-45) beat West Indies 126 (Alleyne 22, Sana 3-16, Shamim 2-26, Sandhu 2-31) by 65 runs
West Indies' ODI World Cup qualification hopes are hanging by a thread after they slumped to a second defeat in three matches in the qualifier in Lahore. They were beaten by 65 runs by hosts Pakistan, who have moved to the top of the points table, and are undefeated in the event so far as they remain on track for the World Cup.
Both teams, though, still have to play unbeaten Bangladesh and winless Thailand. West Indies have to win their remaining two matches, and hope other results go their way to help them get to the World Cup.
Full postJack Haynes hangs tough for maiden Notts century to thwart Essex surge
Crucial rearguard puts nominal target beyond visitors' reach on final day at Trent Bridge
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14-Apr-2025
Essex 367 (Cox 82, Walter 76, Critchley 52, Hutton 3-61) and 106 for 1 (Walter 41*) drew with Nottinghamshire 347 (Verreynne 128*, Cook 4-44) and 385 (Haynes 142, Hameed 92, Slater 67)
Jack Haynes, the 24-year old batter who moved to Nottinghamshire last season, not only surpassed a previous best of 77 for the county, posted in his maiden innings a year and eight days, but continued to a crucial first century to add to the five he had made for Worcestershire.
After three men had gone in the day's first seven overs to leave his side just 222 ahead at 242 for 8, his final career-best 142, following a key 77-run recovery stand with Brett Hutton, secured the draw in the Rothesay County Championship first division against Essex at Trent Bridge.
Full postBristol pitch and weather wins out as Gloucestershire held by Glamorgan
Rain and Colin Ingram curtailed Gloucestershire's day four push for a first home victory since September 2022
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14-Apr-2025
Glamorgan 385 (Ingram 103, Cooke 56, Northeast 50, Zaman 5-85) and 288 for 4 dec (Ingram 77*, Zain 55, Taylor ) drew with Gloucestershire 546 (Bancroft 163, O Price 101, Hammond 54)
Gloucestershire's long wait for a home win in the Rothesay County Championship continued as Colin Ingram led Glamorgan to a comfortable draw on the final day of the Division Two match at the Seat Unique Stadium.
Beginning the day on 106 for no wicket in their second innings, trailing by 55 runs, the visitors slipped to 122 for 3 in the opening half hour, but had reached 288 for 4, a lead of 127, when rain ended play at 4.20pm. First innings centurion Ingram made an unbeaten 77, off 162 balls, with nine fours, while Kiran Carlson contributed 49.
Full postSussex overcome Abell, Gregory rearguards to seal thumping win
Somerset refuse to give in easily but unable to avoid defeat on final day at Hove
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14-Apr-2025
Sussex 294 (Hughes 49, Clark 49, Gregory 4-90) and 501 for 7 dec (Haines 141, Simpson 110, Hughes 91, Leach 4-167) beat Somerset 201 (Rew 80*, Hunt 5-48, Hudson-Prentice 4-31) and 334 (Abell 96, Pretorius 59, Gregory 56, Hunt 4-28, Seales 3-107) by 260 runs
Sussex wore down Somerset's spirited resistance to claim their first win since promotion back to Division One in the Rothesay County Championship.
Needing six wickets on the final day at the 1st Central County Ground, they eventually bowled Somerset out for 334 to win by 260 runs - their first top-flight victory for a decade.
Full postTrenaman builds Australia A lead as final day chase beckons
Charli Knott also helped steady the home side after England A struck three times with a lead of 64
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14-Apr-2025
Australia A 343 and 179 for 3 (Trenaman 58*) lead England A 407 (Scholfield 164, Capsey 108) by 115 runs
Rachel Trenaman backed up her first-innings 77 with an unbeaten 58, as she and Charli Knott stood firm to stumps to hamper England A's victory hopes in the unofficial women's Test at Cricket Central.
By the close, Australia A led by 115 runs with seven wickets standing, with Trenaman and Knott (40 not out) unbeaten in a 69-run stand for the fourth wicket.
Full postDom Sibley's twin hundreds put Surrey on brink of crushing win
Opener lays the base for dominant display as Hampshire crumble in their second innings
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13-Apr-2025
Hampshire 219 (Prest 44, Gubbins 43, Worrall 3-37) and 35 for 3 need another 342 runs to beat Surrey 253 (Sibley 100*, Wheal 4-65) and 342 for 9 dec (Sibley 105, Smith 84, Pope 65)
Dom Sibley became the 20th Surrey player to score a century in each innings of a first-class match as Surrey set up a winning position against Hampshire on day three of the Rothesay County Championship match at the Kia Oval.
Jamie Smith's 84 from 113 balls provided the most eye-catching strokeplay as Surrey moved from their overnight 136 for one to 342 for nine declared - setting Hampshire to score 377 to win.
Full postFakhar and Billings open Qalandars' account with resounding win
Both players bashed fifties to take Qalandars to 219, and Gladiators just didn't get going in the chase
Danyal Rasool
13-Apr-2025
Lahore Qalandars 219 for 6 (Fakhar 67, Billings 50*, Abrar 2-33) beat Quetta Gladiators 140 (Rossouw 44, Rishad 3-31, Shaheen 2-6) by 79 runs
Lahore Qalandars brought Quetta Gladiators down to earth with a crushing 79-run win thanks to a devastating display of power hitting. A 39-ball 67 from Fakhar Zaman, and a blistering unbeaten 19-ball half-century from Sam Billings at the death powered the Qalandars to 219, capitalising on an indifferent bowling performance. Inside three overs, the captain Shaheen Shah Afridi had reduced Gladiators to 10 for 3. The only resistance came in the form of a 45-run stand between Rilee Rossouw and Kusal Mendis, and it wasn't nearly enough to make a dent in Qalandars' total.
Five wickets fell for 25 runs as Qalandars more than made amends for their thumping at Islamabad United's hands in the opener.
Gladiators sneaked a tight three overs in at the start, but that was very much an aberration to how Qalandars would bat from thereon. Every batter who faced at least eight deliveries had a strike rate in excess of 170 through the innings, with Abdullah Shafique stroking three consecutive boundaries off Mohammad Amir to set the Qalandars on their way. But it was his takedown of Faheem Ashraf in the final over of the powerplay, extracting 17 runs in the over, that swung the first six Qalandars' way. Ashraf would end up being their favourite whipping boy through the innings.
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