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Daniel Bell-Drummond doubles up to leave Middlesex in jeopardy
Kent captain converts overnight hundred to leave hosts up against it in final innings
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04-May-2025
Middlesex 238 (Higgins 54) and 81 for 3 need 284 runs to beat Kent 129 and 473 (Bell-Drummond 223, Crawley 68)
Daniel Bell-Drummond's second highest score in first-class cricket allowed Kent to take charge of their Rothesay County Championship Division Two clash with Middlesex on day three at Lord's.
The 31-year-old Kent skipper, took his overnight 103 not out to 223 as the visitors piled up 473 all out.
Full postBen Brown century puts Hampshire safe in impending stalemate
Hampshire captain gets first century in new role to guide team's rearguard
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04-May-2025
Hampshire 429 for 7 (Brown143*, Gubbins 77, Organ 70, Stoneman 57) trail Durham 511 by 82 runs
Ben Brown scored his first century as Hampshire captain to eliminate fears of an innings defeat to Durham in the Rothesay County Championship.
Hampshire were still 92 runs away from avoiding the follow-on when Toby Albert was the sixth man to depart, but Brown and Felix Organ ticked through the required runs with a 164 stand.
Full postHull sends England reminder as Leicestershire continue flying start
Left-armer's spell breaks Northants open to keep Foxes on top of Division Two
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04-May-2025
Leicestershire 304 (Patel 105, Conway 5-68) and 175 (Sanderson 6-72) beat Northamptonshire 191 (van Beek 4-47) and 156 (Hull 3-13) by 132 runs
Josh Hull reminded England's selectors of his potency as Leicestershire cemented their place at the top of the Rothesay County Championship Division Two with a 132-run victory over Northamptonshire.
Chasing 289 at the Uptonsteel County Ground, Northamptonshire were bowled out for 156 after Hull bowled three of their top four in his first four overs. The 20-year-old ended with 3 for 13, the spearhead of a seam quintet all of whom took wickets in an excellent collective effort.
Full postOllie Price 253* drives Gloucestershire to record heights
Stalemate beckons at Old Trafford with marathon innings set to resume on final day
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04-May-2025
Gloucestershire 589 for 8 (Price 253*, Hammond 97) lead Lancashire 450 (Harris 167, Hurst 78, Bohannon 56) by 134 runs
Ollie Price scored a career-best 253 not out and became only the third Gloucestershire batter in history to score a double-century against Lancashire to help his side take a 139-run first-innings lead in the Rothesay County Championship match at Emirates Old Trafford.
Replying to the home side's 450, the visitors were 589 for eight at the close and their total is the highest in first-class matches between these sides. However, barring collapses on this flat pitch, the game looks very likely to end in a draw shortly after tea tomorrow.
Full postJodi Grewcock 73* leads Essex Women to first win
Abtaha Maqsood shines with the ball to keep Lancashire in check
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04-May-2025
Essex 231 for 5 (Grewcock 73*) beat Lancashire 230 for 8 (Jones 57, Maqsood 3-42) by five wickets
Jodi Grewcock struck her first half-century of the Metro Bank One-Day Cup women's competition as Essex overcame Lancashire at Chelmsford to break their duck in the tournament.
The left-hander finished unbeaten on 73 from 91 balls, accumulating singles and hitting only six boundaries as she shared a decisive fourth-wicket partnership of 89 from 88 with Flo Miller (41 from 48) and steered Essex over the line with 16 balls to spare.
Full postJames Rew holds the key in cliffhanger after Cox injury scare
Batter unbeaten on 65 with 105 still needed and four wickets standing
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04-May-2025
Somerset 145 and 216 for 6 (Rew 65*) need another 105 runs to beat Essex 206 and 259 (Cox 103, Pretorius 3-36)
An injury to centurion Jordan Cox marred a strong Essex display on the third day of the County Championship Division One match with Somerset at the Cooper Associates Ground, Taunton.
Fresh from his recall to the England squad, Cox extended his overnight score of 61 to an unbeaten 103 as his side stretched their second innings total from 163 for four to 259 all out. But he retired hurt immediately on reaching three figures, having collapsed clutching his lower left side after taking the single that put him on 99.
Full postBeaumont ton in Blaze chase hands Hampshire first defeat
Unbroken stand with Georgia Elwiss sees off visitors after Sarah Glenn stars with ball
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04-May-2025
The Blaze 192 for 3 (Beaumont 112*, Elwiss 58*) beat Hampshire 189 for 7 (McCaughan 57, Glenn 3-36) by seven wickets
A superb century from England's Tammy Beaumont led The Blaze to a seven-wicket victory with 13.1 overs to spare as Hampshire's unbeaten start to the Metro Bank One-Day Cup women's competition ended at Trent Bridge.
Beaumont finished 112 not out after sharing an unbroken 159-run partnership with Georgia Elwiss (58 not out) to complete a third win from four matches for the East Midlands side.
Full postPrabhsimran 91, Arshdeep's new-ball spell take PBKS towards playoffs
Against LSG, PBKS posted their 11th total of 200-plus in IPL, also aided by middle-order cameos
Alagappan Muthu
04-May-2025
Punjab Kings 236 for 5 (Prabhsimran 91, Iyer 45, Shashank 33, Inglis 30, Akash 2-30, Rathi 2-46) beat Lucknow Super Giants 199 for 7 (Badoni 74, Samad 45, Arshdeep 3-16, Omarzai 2-33) by 37 runs
Punjab Kings (PBKS) are marching towards a spot in the IPL 2025 playoffs, moving up to No. 2 on the table. They dispatched one of their main rivals, Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), with a power-packed batting performance, scoring 236 for 5, and winning by 37 runs.
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KKR survive last-ball thriller to stay alive in top four race
An epic contest came down to the final ball, but Shubham Dubey was unable to get the three runs that would've sealed a memorable RR win
Ekanth
04-May-2025
Kolkata Knight Riders 206 for 4 (Russell 57*, Raghuvanshi 44, Parag 1-21) beat Rajasthan Royals 205 for 8 (Parag 95, Jaiswal 34, Vaun 2-32, Harshit 2-41, Moeen 2-43) by one run
One run was all that separated Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) in a rollercoaster of a game that could have gone either way until the last ball. Riyan Parag hit six sixes in six balls, five of which came in a 32-run over against Moeen Ali, and Shubham Dubey tonked Vaibhav Arora for two fours and a six with 22 needed in the final over.
With three needed off the final ball, Dubey drilled the yorker from Arora to long-off and took off to try and force a Super Over. Jofra Archer, the non-striker at the other end, got a head start but was found well short thanks to a sharp throw from Rinku Singh.
Full postZen Malik in the zone on debut to seal Warwickshire win
Rob Yates makes 41 as Yorkshire fail to make most of England stars' availability
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04-May-2025
Warwickshire 253 (Webster 85, Sears 4-45) and 186 for 5 (Malik 49*, Yates 41) beat Yorkshire 205 (Bamber 5-47) and 232 (Root 90, Bamber 4-60) by five wickets
Warwickshire completed a level-headed chase of 185 on day three to beat Yorkshire by five wickets at Headingley, securing their second Rothesay County Championship victory of the season.
The Bears started the day on 15 without loss, and openers Rob Yates and Alex Davies contributed 41 and 31 respectively. However, they reached lunch with a 20-point haul by no means secure at 109 for four, needing 76 more.
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