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Hameed rules the roost with monumental unbeaten double-hundred
Former England opener carries bat as Nottinghamshire post a hefty 407 in first innings
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16-May-2025
Durham 2 for 0 trail Nottinghamshire 407 (Hameed 206*, Slater 52, Yusuf 4-99) by 405 runs
Haseeb Hameed's remarkable unbeaten double-century put Nottinghamshire in a strong position on day one of their Rothesay County Championship clash with Durham.
The Division One leaders, who were put in to bat at Banks Homes Riverside, had the better of the morning, with openers Hameed and Ben Slater combining for a partnership worth 104.
Full postGrant Stewart's belligerent 173* brings Kent back from the brink
Unbroken stand of 249 with Chris Benjamin lifts visitors from trouble at 137 for 6
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16-May-2025
Kent 386 for 6 (Stewart 173*, Benjamin 82*, Singh Dale 4-97) vs Gloucestershire
Grant Stewart posted a brilliant swashbuckling hundred to inspire a notable Kent fightback on the opening day of the Rothesay County Championship match against Gloucestershire at the Seat Unique Stadium in Bristol.
Their backs firmly against the wall after being reduced to 137 for 6, the visitors were indebted to the seventh-wicket pair of Stewart and Chris Benjamin, who staged a revitalising unbeaten stand of 249 in 56 overs to rescue a parlous situation. Stewart registered a career-best score of 173 not out from 174 balls with 19 fours and five sixes, while Benjamin contributed a cautious yet chanceless 82 not out, hewn from 212 deliveries with five fours, as Kent reached the close on 386 for 6.
Full postBairstow sparkles for Yorkshire before Surrey battle back
Skipper falls short of hundred as visitors finish opening day in ascendancy at Headingley
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16-May-2025
Surrey 46 for 0 trail Yorkshire 255 (Bairstow 89, Lyth 55, Clark 3-31, Lawes 3-77) by 209 runs
Captain Jonny Bairstow made a sparkling 89 and Adam Lyth passed fifty for the sixth time this season, but Yorkshire squandered a promising position on the first day against Surrey.
For the 16th Rothesay County Championship game in a row at the Kia Oval the side who won the toss bowled first, but at 203 for five just before tea, with Bairstow at his attacking best, Yorkshire were in the ascendancy on a typically green-tinged pitch offering some seam movement and good carry.
Full postLuke Wells century helps to ease Lancashire's woes
Matty Hirst makes 51 as rock-bottom hosts recover from another ropey start
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16-May-2025
Lancashire 250 for 5 (Wells 141, Hurst 51, Aitchison 3-51) vs Derbyshire
Luke Wells' first century of the season soothed Lancashire's current pain and helped them just about shade the opening day of their Rothesay County Championship match against Derbyshire at Emirates Old Trafford.
The home side's players began the day at the bottom of Division Two and with their director of cricket Mark Chilton's warning that he would make the changes necessary to get their season "back on track" fresh in their minds.
Full postIan Holland five-for puts high-flying Leicestershire in command
Late wicket redresses balance for Middlesex after being bowled out for 232
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16-May-2025
Leicestershire 22 for 1 trail Middlesex 232 (Davies 49, Holland 5-35) by 210 runs
Ian Holland underlined his status as Division Two's leading wicket-taker with figures of five for 35 to give Leicestershire the upper hand on the opening day of their Rothesay County Championship clash with Middlesex.
The 34-year-old medium-pacer took his wicket tally to 26 for the season, returning three for nine during a relentlessly accurate opening eight-over salvo to reduce the home side to 19 for three at Lord's.
Full postLammonby, Vaughan steer Somerset after top-order shuffle
Sussex attack kept at bay by committed batting from hosts down at Taunton
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16-May-2025
Somerset 317 for 6 (Vaughan 70*, Lammonby 60) vs Sussex
Half-centuries from Tom Lammonby and Archie Vaughan guided Somerset into a healthy position on the opening day of the Rothesay County Championship Division One match with Sussex at the Cooper Associates Ground, Taunton.
Lammonby hit 60 and 19-year-old Vaughan a career-best 70 not out as a shuffled Somerset batting line-up posted 317 for six in warm sunshine after losing the toss. James Rew contributed 46 and Tom Abell 42 on a wicket offering just enough assistance to seam and spin to keep the Sussex bowlers interested throughout the day.
Full postVilliers shines with bat and ball as Durham beat Essex
She takes three wickets and shares a 98-run stand with Mia Rogers, who scores 66 not out
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14-May-2025
Durham 182 for 4 (Rogers 66*, Villiers 46) beat Essex 178 (Dowse 43*, Villiers 3-28) by six wickets
Mady Villiers and Mia Rogers shared a stand of 98 as Durham made it back-to back wins in the Metro Bank One-day Cup women's competition with a six-wicket victory over hosts Essex.
Rogers led the charge with an unbeaten 66, while Villiers, back on what was her home ground for more than a decade until her move north over the winter made 46 as the visitors recovered from 55 for 3 to win with 70 balls to spare.
Full postEcclestone fifty rescues Lancashire before Morris five-for destroys Warwickshire
Morris claims 5 for 48 as Lancashire win by 101 runs
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14-May-2025
Lancashire 276 for 8 (Lamb 88, Mack 57, Ecclestone 50, Davis 3-45) beat Warwickshire 175 (George 35, Morris 5-48) by 101 runs
Lancashire recorded a third successive win by hammering Warwickshire by 101 runs in the Metro Bank One-Day Cup women's competition at Edgbaston.
The visitors' total of 276 for 8 was built by a strong start and finish. Emma Lamb, with 88 from 84 balls, and Katie Mack with 57 off 86, set the platform and, after a wobble induced by spinner Georgia Davis's 3 for 45, Sophie Ecclestone's half-century led a second wave which took the total from solid to imposing.
Full postCapsey ton drags Surrey back from the brink for tie with The Blaze
Dani Gregory scrambles a single off the last ball to seal result
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14-May-2025
Surrey 349 for 9 (Capsey 125, Elwiss 3-35) tied with The Blaze 346 for 9 (Jones 80, Elwiss 82, K Bryce 56)
A stunning finish at Beckenham saw Surrey tie with The Blaze in the Metro Bank Cup, after Dani Gregory scrambled a single off the last ball.
Georgia Elwiss, who top-scored with 82 and took 3 for 35, looked to have handed the visitors victory but a superb 125 by Alice Capsey dragged Surrey back from the brink.
Full postCharli Knott ties Somerset down as Sophie Luff threatens lift-off
Overseas star makes decisive contribution as Hampshire claim 31-run victory on DLS
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13-May-2025
Hampshire 213 (Knott 64, Southby 46) beat Somerset 182 (Luff 74, Adams 3-36) by 31 runs (DLS)
Overseas star Charli Knott undermined Somerset with bat and ball as Hampshire won an absorbing Metro Bank women's One-Day Cup contest by 31 runs on the Duckworth/Lewis/Stern Method at the Cooper Associates Ground in Taunton.
The Australian all-rounder top-scored with 64 from 102 balls and staged stands of 46, 40 and 42 with Maia Bouchier, Georgia Adams and Rhianna Southby for the second, third and fourth wickets respectively after Hampshire had won the toss. Southby contributed a useful 46 from 64 balls and Bouchier made 39 as the visitors were dismissed for 213 in 50 overs, Alex Griffiths taking 2 for 24 and weighing in with a catch and two run-outs.
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