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Kyle Abbott takes command as Hampshire tighten grip
Warwickshire fight back with the ball but face deep fourth-innings chase
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17-May-2025
Hampshire 300 and 159 for 6 lead Warwickshire 194 (Barnard 58, Abbott 5-47) by 265 runs
High-class fast bowling from Kyle Abbott put Hampshire in command against Warwickshire in their Rothesay County Championship tussle at Edgbaston.
Abbott took five for 47, his second five-for in successive games, as Warwickshire were bowled out for 194 to sustain a first innings deficit of 106. It was superb, pitched up, swing bowling at the head of a strong collective effort from a seam attack against which only Ed Barnard (58, 55 balls) looked comfortable.
Full postKellaway the spearhead as batters put Glamorgan in dominant position
Andy Gorvin's two wickets in the penultimate over of the day leaves leaves Northants 49 for 3 and trailing by 190 runs
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17-May-2025
Northamptonshire 185 and 49 for 3 (Procter 30*, Sales 4*, Gorvin 2-3) trail Glamorgan 424 (Kellaway 95, Northeast 67, van der Gugten 61, Carlson 54) by 190 runs
Four Glamorgan batters passed 50 to put the hosts in a dominant position for a three-day finish against Northamptonshire at Sophia Gardens.
A 141-run partnership between in-form Ben Kellaway and Sam Northeast, scoring 95 and 67 respectively, asserted the lead for the hosts to go with Kiran Carlson's 54 and Timm van der Gugten's 61 either side of lunch in a ruthless performance to get the hosts to 424.
Full postFoakes, Patterson push Surrey into ascendancy
Former England keeper stars with bat again to take control for Surrey
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17-May-2025
Surrey 384 for 7 (Foakes 86, Patterson 85) lead Yorkshire 255 by 129 runs
Ben Foakes maintained his fine form with the bat by hitting 86 to fashion a solid Surrey lead in their Rothesay County Championship encounter with Yorkshire at the Kia Oval.
Foakes, who hit a career-high 174 not out against Warwickshire earlier this week, followed it up with another vital knock to guide the home side to 384 for seven at stumps on day two, 129 in front.
Full postLees, Gay and Minto lead Durham fightback
Minto, the 17-year-old nightwatcher, became the county's youngest ever half-centurion
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17-May-2025
Durham 320 for 4 (Lees 82, Gay 74*, Minto 67) trail Nottinghamshire 407 by 87 runs
James Minto, Alex Lees and Emilio Gay starred with the bat as Durham fought back on day two of their Rothesay County Championship clash with Nottinghamshire.
It was well and truly Durham's morning as Minto, who came in as nightwatcher to see out one over at the end of day one, became the county's youngest ever half-centurion at the age of 17 years and 172 days. He played beautifully along with his skipper Lees to take the hosts to lunch without loss.
Full postAnderson 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.
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