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Reece, Dal share ten to make light work of Gloucestershire
Caleb Jewell stars with 61 in reply to give visitors control
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04-Apr-2025
Derbyshire 127 for 2 (Jewell 61) trail Gloucestershire 222 (van Buuren 67, Reece 6-52, Dal 4-43) by 95 runs
A six-wicket haul from Luis Reece and four from Anuj Dal got Derbyshire's season off to an impressive start on the opening day of the Rothesay County Championship Division Two match against Gloucestershire at Derby.
Reece claimed his 150th first-class wicket for Derbyshire to finish with 6 for 52 while Dal had figures of 4 for 38 from 16 overs as Gloucestershire were bowled out for 222 shortly after tea.
Full postAldridge five-for, Banton 84* lay strong Somerset foundation
Worcestershire suffer collapse from 102 for 1 to cede control to hosts at Taunton
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04-Apr-2025
Somerset 187 for 4 (Banton 84*, Abell 52) lead Worcestershire 154 (Roderick 58, Aldridge 5-36) by 33 runs
Somerset allrounder Kasey Aldridge claimed five wickets in a dramatic Worcestershire batting collapse on the opening day of the Rothesay County Championship Division One match at Taunton.
From an encouraging 102 for 1, the visitors were skittled for just 154 after losing the toss, tall seamer Aldridge taking 5 for 36 from eight overs and Craig Overton finishing with 3 for 24. Gareth Roderick top-scored with 58, while fellow opener Jake Libby made 30 and Matthew Waite 32 not out.
Full postBairstow brings his fire to captaincy but Yorkshire crash and burn
Opening-day collapse hands Hampshire control as new era begins at the Utilita Bowl
Alan Gardner
04-Apr-2025
Hampshire 164 for 5 (Stoneman 46) lead Yorkshire 121 (Dawson 3-8, Abbott 3-42) by 43 runs
When Yorkshire announced Jonny Bairstow as their new captain in red-ball cricket, the thought occurred that it could be a lively tenure. Passion and pride in the White Rose were a given. So too some potentially more combustible moments from a man who doesn't so much wear his heart on his sleeve as have his entire circulatory system tattooed across his body for all to see.
The blood would have been pumping as Bairstow walked out for the toss for only the fourth time in professional cricket - and first for Yorkshire since taking charge of a T20 Blast game against Northamptonshire in 2015. The new season, with Yorkshire back in Division One after a two-year stint in the second tier, lay waiting to be conquered. On a bright morning, with just a little high cloud cover overhead, Bairstow called correctly, opted to bat… and pretty soon, to paraphrase another famous Yorkshireman, it was all going off out there.
Full postHardik heroics in vain as LSG go 6-1 up vs MI
Marsh and Markram set up LSG's total of 203, before Thakur and Avesh executed with the ball under pressure
Ekanth
04-Apr-2025
Lucknow Super Giants 203 for 8 (Marsh 60, Markram 53, Badoni 30, Hardik 5-36) beat Mumbai Indians 191 for 5 (Suryakumar 67, Dhir 46, Hardik 28*, Rathi 1-21) by 12 runs
Tilak Varma was retired out, and Hardik Pandya farmed the strike. But the last-ditch effort wasn't enough for Mumbai Indians (MI) to register a come-from-behind win against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in their IPL 2025 game on Friday night.
LSG have now won six of their seven games against the five-time champions, and this one in Lucknow was on the back of half-centuries from openers Mitchell Marsh and Aiden Markram, and a game-changing spell of 4-0-21-1 from Digvesh Rathi.
Full postTom Aspinwall four-for gets Lancashire off to front-foot start
Fifties for Robson and Holden but Middlesex fall away from strong position to post 260
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04-Apr-2025
Lancashire 68 for 0 trail Middlesex 260 (Robson 70, Holden 69, Aspinwall 4-32) by 192 runs
Rookie seamers Tom Aspinwall and Ollie Sutton launched Lancashire's bid for an immediate return to the top flight in positive fashion by bowling out Middlesex for 260 on the opening day at Lord's.
Relegated to Division Two of the Rothesay County Championship last season, the Red Rose began the campaign without injured ex-England veteran James Anderson and West Indies paceman Anderson Phillip, unavailable due to a visa issue. But 21-year-old Aspinwall, with figures of 4 for 32, and left-armer Sutton, who took 2 for 57 on his first-class debut, swung the game in their side's favour after a century stand between Sam Robson and Max Holden had given Middlesex a strong platform.
Full postIan Holland steps up as Leicestershire take control in Cardiff
Veteran allrounder opens batting and bowling after Rishi Patel suffers dislocated finger
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04-Apr-2025
Leicestershire 65 for 1 trail Glamorgan 229 (Cooke 55, Holland 3-40, Mike 3-54) by 164 runs
Leicestershire took control on the opening day of the 2025 Rothesay County Championship against Glamorgan at Sophia Gardens, bowling the hosts out for 229. Ian Holland and Ben Mike took three wickets apiece for the visitors after putting Glamorgan into bat while Chris Cooke's half-century was in vain after a series of starts in the top order.
Three-match loanee and debutant, Shoaib Bashir participated in a 53-run partnership for the ninth wicket with Cooke as the pitch became easier to bat on, although the England international went wicketless from his solitary over bowled.
Full postJordan Cox, Paul Walter make champions Surrey toil at Chelmsford
New-look opening pair set stage before middle-order put big runs on the board against visitors
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04-Apr-2025
Essex (Cox 117, Walter 95, Critchley 45* Westley 40) vs Surrey
Jordan Cox made sure his name remained on the England selectors' radar with the ninth first-class century of his career, and fifth inside a year since joining Essex, as reigning champions Surrey toiled under bright Chelmsford skies.
The 24-year-old Cox was on the cusp of an England debut in New Zealand last autumn before suffering another injury setback. But a swashbuckling 117 from 148 balls in the opening Rothesay County Championship match of the season can only have helped his cause ahead of a year in which England face first Zimbabwe and then India and Australia.
Full postAckermann hundred shores up Durham in face of O'Neill probing
Australian overseas takes four wickets on debut but visitors construct solid first innings
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04-Apr-2025
Durham 370 for 9 (Ackermann 116, Lees 52, O'Neill 4-74) vs Nottinghamshire
Colin Ackermann posted the first century of the Rothesay County Championship season as Durham recovered to 370 for 9 on the opening day against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge.
Australian pace bowler Fergus O'Neill took 4 for 74 on his debut for the home side but it was Ackermann - celebrating his 34th birthday - who delivered the outstanding performance in the Nottingham sunshine as the visitors battled back from 171 for 5 after being asked to bat first.
Full postClark, Simpson centuries drive Sussex into ascendancy
Strong showing on opening day of campaign puts new-look Warwickshire attack on back foot
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04-Apr-2025
Sussex 386 for 5 (Clark 140, Simpson 116*, Coles 51) vs Warwickshire
Centuries by Tom Clark and John Simpson ensured that Sussex returned to the Rothesay County Championship Division One with a strong day's work against Warwickshire at Edgbaston.
Clark struck an accomplished 140 (279 balls) and Simpson an assertive unbeaten 116 (142) in a partnership of 200 in 44 overs as Sussex recovered from 40 for three to close on 386 for five.
Full postSmith and Knott tie up series for Australia A
Knott took 4 for 14 and Smith claimed 3 for 13 as England A were bowled out for 136 chasing Australia A's 261 for 8, set up by 68 from Wilson
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04-Apr-2025
Australia A 261 for 8 (Wilson 68, Gordon 3-47) beat England A 136 (Scrivens 45, Knott 4-14) by 125 runs
Spin duo Charli Knott and Amy Smith took seven wickets between them as Australia A took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match 50-over series thanks to a crushing 125-run over England A in Sydney.
Knott took 4 for 14 with her offspin while Smith claimed 3 for 13 with her legbreaks as England A slumped from 81 for 1 to be bowled out for 136 chasing Australia A's target of 262.
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