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Georgia Adams trumps Grace Scrivens in battle of century-scoring skippers
Linsey Smith takes 4 for 33 to give Hampshire their fourth victory in six matches
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11-May-2025
Hampshire 273 for 5 (Adams 110*, Southby 61) beat Essex 256 for 8 (Scrivens 101, Smith 4-33) by 17 runs
Georgia Adams won the battle of the century-making captains as Hampshire beat Essex by 17 runs in the Metro Bank One-Day Cup women's competition.
Adams' 110, with assistance from Rhianna Southby's 61 and Ella McCaughan's 44, helped Hampshire to a healthy 273 for 5.
Full postMady Villiers' all-round show leads Durham to victory
Her unbeaten half-century capitalises on 105-stand between Suzie Bates and Hollie Armitage
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11-May-2025
Durham 244 for 7 (Bates 72, Villiers 65*, Armitage 46) beat Warwickshire 243 for 9 (Pavely 57, George 42, S. Turner 3-58, Thompson 2-17, Villers 2-35, Levick 2-40) by three wickets
An excellent all-round performance from Mady Villiers led Durham to a three-wicket win in their Metro Bank One Day Cup women's clash with Warwickshire.
Durham's bowlers restricted Warwickshire throughout their innings with regular wickets from the likes of Sophia Turner and Villiers, but a late flurry of runs from half-centurion Charis Pavely helped them to a competitive total of 243 for 9.
Full postGlamorgan thrash Kent by an innings and 161 runs
Three wickets each for Asitha Fernando, Timm van der Gugten secure their first win of the season and biggest over Kent
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11-May-2025
Glamorgan 549 for 9 dec (Kellaway 181*, Kashif 4-92) beat Kent 212 (Benjamin 94, van der Gugten 3-23, Harris 3-59) and 176 (Muyeye 41, Fernando 3-18, van der Gugten 3-33) by an innings and 161 runs
Glamorgan thrashed Kent by an innings and 161 runs at Canterbury to pick up their first win of the season in the Rothesay County Championship.
Asitha Fernando took 3 for 18 and Timm van der Gugten 3 for 33 as the Welsh side dismissed Kent for 176 in their second innings, having enforced the follow on after rolling them over for 212 first time out.
Full postMandhana, Amanjot, Rana power India to tri-series title
Mandhana's century took India to 342, and Sri Lanka didn't really threaten in the chase
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11-May-2025
India 342 for 7 (Mandhana 116, Deol 47, Rodrigues 44, Kumari 2-59) beat Sri Lanka 245 (Athapaththu 51, Nilakshika 48, Rana 4-38, Amanjot 3-54) by 97 runs
India posted the highest women's ODI score in Sri Lanka, and their fourth-highest total in the format, which set them up for a statement win in the tri-series final in Colombo. After piling on the runs, they dismissed Sri Lanka for 245 to underline their dominance over a side they have only lost to three times in 34 completed ODIs.
Smriti Mandhana scored her 11th ODI century, and first against Sri Lanka, and was the senior partner in the two stands that formed the spine of the Indian batting effort. She put on 70 for the first wicket with Pratika Rawal and 120 for the second with Harleen Deol as India raced to 190 inside 33 overs. Deol, Harmanpreet Kaur and Jemimah Rodrigues all contributed scores in the 40s and India scored 90 runs off the last ten overs to top 340.
Full postAbbas turns screw on former team-mates with debut Notts five-for
Hampshire come unstuck against Pakistan stalwart as Division One leaders take grip on proceedings
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10-May-2025
Nottinghamshire 333 and 171 for 6 (Haynes 60*, Abbott 2-33) lead Hampshire 196 (Abbott 67, Abbas 5-31) by 308 runs
Mohammad Abbas took five wickets on his Nottinghamshire debut to put the Division One leaders in a strong position against his former county after 16 wickets fell on day two of their Rothesay County Championship clash with Hampshire at Trent Bridge.
The 35-year-old Pakistan seamer, who took 180 first-class wickets in four summers at the Utilita Bowl before agreeing to move to Trent Bridge for part of this season, finished with 5 for 31 as Hampshire were bowled out for 196 in their first innings in reply to Nottinghamshire's 333.
Full postBen Kellaway's career-best 181* puts Glamorgan in box seat at Canterbury
Kent face battle for survival as van der Gugten, Harris rip out three wickets each in reply
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10-May-2025
Kent 156 for 8 (Benjamin 68*) trail Glamorgan 549 for 9 dec (Kellaway 181*, Kashif 4-92) by 393 runs
Glamorgan are eyeing their first victory of the Rothesay County Championship season, after reducing Kent to 156 for eight in their first innings on day two, a deficit of 393.
Earlier Ben Kellaway hit 181 not out, the highest-ever score by a Glamorgan batter at Canterbury, and his side posted their best score against Kent, declaring on 549 for nine.
Full postHarris century gives Lancashire advantage in see-sawing game
Northamptonshire lose regular wickets while attempting to build second-innings lead
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10-May-2025
Northamptonshire 238 and 140 for 6 (Balderson 2-36) lead Lancashire 276 (Harris 121, Hurst 59, Conway 3-48, Procter 3-70) by 102 runs
Marcus Harris continued his fine form for Lancashire, recording his third century in nine innings on day two of this Rothesay County Championship match against Northamptonshire at Wantage Road.
The Australian international extended his tally as county cricket's leading run-scorer this season to 706 with a magnificent 121 (230 balls) including 18 boundaries, making Northamptonshire pay for a rash of dropped catches.
Full postHudson-Prentice masters Worcestershire as Sussex take command
Hosts overcome second-innings wobble to move into strong position after two days at Hove
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10-May-2025
Sussex 284 and 66 for 3 lead Worcestershire 180 (Hudson-Prentice 5-40) by 170 runs
Fynn Hudson-Prentice picked up a career-best five for 40 with his medium pace as Sussex took control of their Rothesay County Championship match against Worcestershire on the second afternoon.
After bowling Worcestershire out for 180, Sussex then stretched their overall lead to 170 by reaching 66 for three in their second innings by stumps, with Tom Alsop and James Coles confidently seeing out the day on 24 and 27 not out respectively.
Full postBarnard and Malik follow Latham's lead as Surrey made to toil
Warwickshire pile up 665 for 5 declared - their highest score against Surrey - in placid conditions
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10-May-2025
Surrey 98 for 1 Warwickshire 665 for 5 dec (Latham 184, Barnard 177*, Malik 105*) by 567 runs
Warwickshire exploited perfect batting conditions to pile up 665 for 5, their record score against Surrey, on the second day of the Rothesay County Championship Division One match at Edgbaston.
Tom Latham struck 184 off 319 balls, the highest score by a Warwickshire debutant, Ed Barnard harvested a career-best 177 not out from 254 and Zen Malik helped himself to a maiden century - 105 not out off 119 - as batters gorged themselves on a road of a pitch prepared to nullify the champions' bowling threat.
Full postGeorge Hill six-for leaves Essex with a mountain to climb
Hosts skittled for 123 before Adam Lyth turns screw with bat in Yorkshire's second innings
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10-May-2025
Yorkshire 216 and 114 for 1 (Lyth 79*) lead Essex 123 (Hill 6-51) by 207 runs
George Hill produced the second-best bowling figures of his burgeoning first-class career as Essex were routed for 123 before Yorkshire extended their lead to 207 runs at Chelmsford.
The 24-year-old seamer added four wickets for 37 runs on the second day to finish with 6 for 51 - numbers only eclipsed by his 6 for 26 in the Roses match at Old Trafford in 2022 - and 19 wickets in all this season in the Rothesay County Championship.
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