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Rob Yates ton takes Warwickshire past follow on but draw with Sussex beckons
Sussex have significant lead but last-day declaration would have to be carefully judged in batting friendly conditions
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06-Apr-2025
Sussex 528 and 126 for 3 (Haines 34, Hughes 33, Yates 2-29) lead Warwickshire 454 (Yates 115, Barnard 82, Davies 66, Mousley 63) by 200 runs
Warwickshire and Sussex appear destined to start their Rothesay County Championship Division One season with a draw after three sun and run-soaked days at Edgbaston.
Sussex closed the third day on 126 for 3 in their second innings, 200 ahead overall, having taken a first innings lead of 74. It is a solid advantage but taking ten wickets quickly on the final day on a pitch offering some turn but which remains batter-friendly would require something special from the bowlers.
Full postSiraj, Gill and Washington hand Sunrisers fourth successive defeat
It was another batting malfunction from SRH as local boy Siraj ran through them
Deivarayan Muthu
06-Apr-2025
Gujarat Titans 153 for 3 (Gill 61*, Washington 49, Shami 2-28) beat Sunrisers Hyderabad 152 for 8 (Reddy 31, Siraj 4-17, Sai Kishore 2-24, Prasidh 2-25) by seven wickets
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) suffered another batting malfunction, this time on a slow, black-soil surface at home, crashing to their fourth successive defeat in IPL 2025. Having lost Travishek in the powerplay, SRH waited until the 13th over to see the first six of the innings, and managed only one more after that. Mohammed Siraj caused irreparable damage right from the start, ending with his career-best IPL figures of 4 for 17.
Pat Cummins' cameo (22* off nine balls) and then his dismissal of Jos Buttler for a duck in Gujarat Titans' (GT) chase of 153 gave SRH some hope, but that faded away once Washington Sundar clattered 23 off nine balls in the powerplay. Earlier in the day, GT didn't need Washington with the ball, but his attacking enterprise at No. 4 settled their chase on a slow pitch. Washington fell agonisingly short of a maiden IPL half-century, but his captain Shubman Gill ushered GT home, with an unbeaten 61 off 43 balls, along with Sherfane Rutherford.
Full postMax Holden century leads Middlesex fightback
Tom Bailey's superb opening salvo had home side struggling at 7 for 3
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06-Apr-2025
Middlesex 260 and 288 for 6 (Holden 135*, Geddes 74, Bailey 3-47) lead Lancashire 359 (Harris 138, Jennings 55, Jones 40) by 186 runs
Max Holden's sixth first-class hundred led a Middlesex fightback on day three at Lord's to set up the prospect of an exciting finish against Division Two title favourites Lancashire.
The Cambridge-born left-hander followed up his half-century of the first innings with an unbeaten 135 to rescue his side from the havoc of 7 for 3 in the wake of Tom Bailey's superb three-wicket opening salvo.
Full postFoakes rearguard holds up Essex but Surrey made to follow on
Former Chelmsford academy product makes four-and-a-half hour 92 not out
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06-Apr-2025
Surrey 365 (Foakes 92*, Burns 73, Harmer 4-83) and 9 for 0 trail Essex 582 for 6 dec by 208 runs
Ben Foakes defied his former county for four hours and 41 minutes but could not prevent Essex asking reigning champions Surrey to follow-on in the Rothesay County Championship at Chelmsford.
The one-time England wicketkeeper, an Essex academy graduate, stood resolutely while wickets fell all around him to remain not out 92 as Surrey were dismissed for 365 in their first innings, 217 runs in arrears. Second time around Surrey had reduced the requirement to make Essex bat again by nine runs without loss in six overs at the end of day three.
Full postLyth rearguard in vain as Prest steers Hampshire to five-wicket win
Yorkshire show fight but chase of 148 never enough to fully test home side
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06-Apr-2025
Hampshire 249 (Brown 49*, Hill 3-36) and 148 for 5 (Prest 57) beat Yorkshire 121 (Dawson 3-8, Abbott 3-42) and 275 (Lyth 106, Bairstow 56, Wheal 4-56) by five wickets
The Ben Brown era as Hampshire captain began with a five-wicket Rothesay County Championship win over newly promoted Yorkshire.
Brown took over from James Vince as the club skipper - who had led the side to a second-placed finish last season - and was given a few anxious moments during their chase of 148.
Full postLuis Reece takes 10 wickets for the match as Derbyshire ease to victory
Allrounder adds 4 for 45 to his first-innings 6 for 52 as Caleb Jewell's second fifty guides hosts home
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06-Apr-2025
Derbyshire 391 (Madsen 118, Came 83, Jewell 61) and 93 for 1 (Jewell 51*) beat Gloucestershire 222 (van Buuren 67, Reece 6-52, Dal 4-43) and 259 (Charlesworth 110, Reece 4-45) by nine wickets
Luis Reece celebrated a personal milestone to set up a Derbyshire victory over Gloucestershire by nine wickets on day three of the Rothesay County Championship Division Two match at Derby.
The allrounder took 10 wickets in a match for the first time, finishing with 4 for 45 to add to his 6 for 52 in the first innings.
Full postDudgeon seven-for gives lift-off to Hollioake's Kent regime
Three quick wickets on third morning complete emphatic 145-run victory at Wantage Road
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06-Apr-2025
Kent 231 (Muyeye 72, Leaning 40, Weatherall 3-32) and 171 (Evison 52, Compton 36, Weatherall 3-38) beat Northants 143 (Keogh 64, Singh 4-35) and 114 (Bartlett 60*, Dudgeon 7-36) by 145 runs
Kent seamer Keith Dudgeon produced career-best figures of seven for 36 to wrap up his side's Rothesay County Championship Division Two victory over Northamptonshire just half an hour into the third morning.
The 29-year-old South African, making his debut in English cricket, rattled through the last three Northamptonshire wickets to secure a 145-run success - only Kent's second red-ball win in their last 20 games.
Full postEssex content as season opener turns into snooze cruise
It's full steam ahead for batters at Chelmsford with Surrey looking to stay afloat
Andrew Miller
05-Apr-2025
Surrey 109 for 1 (Burns 59*, Pope 45*) trail Essex 582 for 6 dec (Critchley 145*, Pepper 109) by 473 runs
Pick your metaphor. Essex certainly did when unveiling the Ambassador Cruise Line as their new flagship sponsor. There may be choppy waters to come later in the season, but today at Chelmsford was plain sailing for the batters, in weather that could have been shipped in direct from the Adriatic.
The deck was flat enough to play quoits upon, while Matt Critchley and Michael Pepper might as well have rolled out their sunbeds while reclining into a serene fifth-wicket stand of 216.
Full postJoe Root's recommendation leaves Northamptonshire in High Dudgeon
South Africa seamer strikes hard on day two to put Kent on the brink of victory at Wantage Road
Vithushan Ehantharajah
05-Apr-2025
Northants 143 (Keogh 64, Singh 4-35) and 107 for 7 (Bartlett 54*, Dudgeon 4-32) need 153 runs to beat Kent 231 (Muyeye 72, Leaning 40, Weatherall 3-32) and 171 (Evison 52, Compton 36, Weatherall 3-38)
Keith Dudgeon had originally planned on joining Kent for the 2024 season before NOC issues ruled that out. A year on, he finds himself at the club as one of two replacements, alongside Pakistan Test seamer Kashif Ali, to cover for Wes Agar through to May, who was prescribed rest following the end of the Australian summer.
Even moonlighting for Agar owed a lot to a referral from a high-profile figure within the English game. Joe Root, having spent time with Dudgeon during an SA20 stint with Paarl Royals, thought he had the skills to succeed in county cricket. His overall record was impressive enough, with 226 red ball wickets at 26.31. With Kent searching for bowlers, Root recommended Dudgeon to England teammate Zak Crawley, who passed it on,
Full postMadsen hundred leads way for Derbyshire against Gloucestershire
Captain's knock enables home side to take 169-run lead
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05-Apr-2025
Gloucestershire 222 and 128 for 3 (Charlesworth 77*) trail Derbyshire 391 (Madsen 118, Came 83, Jewell 61) by 41 runs
Derbyshire captain Wayne Madsen again left his mark on Gloucestershire with the 40th first-class century of his career on the second day of the Rothesay County Championship Division Two match at Derby.
The 41-year-old's hundred was his sixth against Gloucestershire and put his side in a commanding position with support from Harry Came who scored 83 and shared a third wicket stand of 177.
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