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Hill, Masood build solid foundation for Leicestershire
Division Two leaders edging closer to promotion despite Gloucestershire racking up 482
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09-Sep-2025
Leicestershire 270 for 4 (Hill 88, Masood 80*) trail Gloucestershire 482 (Van Buuren 101, Charlesworth 74, Bracey 69, Akhter 64, Hammond 50) by 212 runs
Leicestershire's march towards promotion may be in danger of becoming something of a shuffle, but a resilient batting performance saw the Foxes go a long way towards securing the draw that depending on results elsewhere, could prove enough to see them over the line on the second day of their Rothesay County Championship match against Gloucestershire.
Big half-centuries from Lewis Hill, his fifth of the season, and Shan Masood, on his Championship debut for the county, saw Leicestershire recover from 86 for 3 and secure a batting bonus point before closing on 270 for 4. Both achieved personal landmarks in the course of their innings, Masood passing 12,000 first-class runs, and Hill 5000.
Full postElgar finds form to put Essex in reach of first-innings lead
His unbeaten 140, plus 97 not out from Matt Critchley counter Durham's efforts of the opening day
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09-Sep-2025
Essex 321 for 3 (Elgar 140*, Critchley 97*) trail Durham 333 (McKinney 121, Lees 94, Porter 4-77) by 21 runs
Dean Elgar, batting for more than five-and-a-half hours for a well-paced first century of the season, and Matt Critchley, smashing the ball to all corners of Chelmsford, took Essex within touching distance of a first-innings lead against fellow relegation candidates Durham with an unbeaten fourth-wicket stand of 154.
The left-handed opener Elgar had not strapped on batting pads for five weeks, having spent August back in his native South Africa, but after a scratchy start that echoed his season's form, he quickly rediscovered the fluency of old with 140 not out from 264 balls. Critchley, meanwhile, has been in decent nick for most of the summer and finished on 97 not out with Essex 312 for 3 at the close, a deficit of just 21.
Full postTom Abell digs deep for 130 to put pressure on Yorkshire
Following rain on day one, Somerset made hay in better weather to grind relegation-threatened Yorkshire
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09-Sep-2025
Somerset 391 for 6 (Abell 130, Kohler-Cadmore 76, Goldsworthy 65) vs Yorkshire
Tom Abell's meticulous 19th first class century put Somerset in a strong position on the second day of the Rothesay County Championship Division One game with Yorkshire at the Cooper Associates Ground, Taunton.
The 31-year-old former club captain batted for more than five hours to score 130, off 227 balls, with 16 fours, sharing a fifth-wicket stand of 143 with Lewis Goldsworthy, who made 65, as the home side advanced their first innings score from an overnight 155 for 3 to 391 for 6 before bad light ended play 13.3 overs early.
Full postMitchell Stanley takes five as Lancashire trigger Kent collapse
Fifties from Bens Compton and Dawkins provide platform before home side stumble
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08-Sep-2025
Lancashire 19 for 0 trail Kent 293 (Compton 77, Dawkins 60, Stanley 5-80) by 274 runs
Lancashire bowled Kent out for 293 on day one of their Rothesay County Championship match at Canterbury, before reaching 19 for 0 at stumps, to trail by 274.
Ben Compton hit 77 and Ben Dawkins 60 but Kent lurched from 217 for 2 to 274 for 5, before the next four wickets fell for four runs. Mitch Stanley took 5 for 80 and Tom Hartley 3 for 68, although the bowling was marred by 37 extras, including 26 no-balls.
Full postPennington, Tongue thrive in old haunts to keep Notts on track
Worcestershire old boys increase threat of relegation as title-chasers take charge
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08-Sep-2025
Nottinghamshire 46 for 1 trail Worcestershire 182 (Roderick 61, Pennington 4-50, Tongue 3-59) by 136 runs
Nottinghamshire kept their Rothesay County Championship title challenge on track as they bowled Worcestershire out for 182 on the opening day at Visit Worcestershire New Road.
Former Worcestershire seamers Dillon Pennington and Josh Tongue reduced their former team-mates to 53 for 6 before Gareth Roderick and Tom Taylor offered some resistance.
Full postLawes, Patel keep Surrey's noses in front on 14-wicket day
Ed Barnard battles back for Warwickshire but hosts edge opening day at The Oval
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08-Sep-2025
Warwickshire 132 for 4 (Barnard 48*, Lawes 3-30) trail Surrey 246 (Patel 72*, Burns 52, Pope 50, Gilchrist 3-51) by 114 runs
Tom Lawes took three for six in a five-over spell to lead Surrey's response with the ball as Warwickshire replied with 132 for four after earlier bowling out the county champions for 246 despite fine half-centuries from Ryan Patel, Rory Burns and Ollie Pope.
Leading second-placed Nottinghamshire by nine points with three matches to go in the Rothesay County Championship season, Surrey were particularly indebted to Patel's superb unbeaten 72 from 67 balls after being put in by Warwickshire at the Kia Oval.
Full postVan Buuren ton underpins Gloucestershire as Foxes edge closer to promotion
Fifties for Ben Charlesworth, Miles Hammond and James Bracey cement strong position against weakened hosts
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08-Sep-2025
Gloucestershire 382 for 7 (Van Buuren 101, Charlesworth 74, Bracey 69, Hammond 50) vs Leicestershire
Runaway Division Two leaders Leicestershire edged closer to winning promotion for the first time in their history even though Gloucestershire had the better of things at the Uptonsteel County Ground, finishing day one of their Rothesay County Championship clash on 382 for 7.
Needing 20 points from their final three fixtures to be sure of playing Division One cricket next season, they already have two of those. With third-placed Derbyshire able to claim only one batting point at Lord's, they effectively need 16 more.
Full postBrown 71 anchors Hampshire before bowlers fight back
Jack Carson claims three, but late loss of wickets leave hosts with work to do
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08-Sep-2025
Sussex 42 for 3 trail Hampshire 226 (Brown 71, Carson 3-31) by 184 runs
Hampshire were bowled out for 226 in just 71.3 overs after being asked to bat first on a challenging Hove pitch on the opening day of their championship match against Sussex. That left Sussex to face 22 overs and by the close they had reached 42 for three as Hampshire fought their way back into the match.
Not for the first time the Hampshire innings was held together by their captain Ben Brown, once a very popular player in Sussex colours. But even Brown needed some good fortune on his way to a 129-ball 71, and he was dropped behind by opposite number John Simpson off the bowling of Sean Hunt when he had scored just 18.
Full postRoland-Jones six-for leads Middlesex fightback
Jewell, Came make half-centuries, but Olly Stone goes wicketless at start of loan spell
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08-Sep-2025
Middlesex 12 for 0 trail Derbyshire 283 (Came 64, Jewell 56, Roland-Jones 6-77) by 271 runs
Toby Roland-Jones led Middlesex's fightback with his best Rothesay County Championship bowling figures of the season after promotion rivals Derbyshire had threatened to dominate with the bat on the opening day at Lord's.
Caleb Jewell and Harry Came both hit half-centuries as they forged a century partnership to give the visitors a strong platform at 124 for one before Roland-Jones struck back with four wickets in the space of 27 balls.
Full postMcKinney century gives Durham upper hand in relegation battle
Lees makes 94 before Porter's three-wicket burst redresses the balance in evening session
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08-Sep-2025
Durham 316 for 8 (McKinney 121, Lees 94, Porter 3-63) vs Essex
Ben McKinney played with textbook orthodoxy and mature assurance in helping Durham to frustrate Essex for much of a sun-kissed day at Chelmsford with the second first-class century of his burgeoning career.
The 20-year-old left-hander, so strong in the V between mid-on and mid-off where a large proportion of his 18 fours and two sixes were caressed, faced 228 balls in compiling an elegant 121 to help Durham to 316 for 8 at stumps in the battle to avoid relegation from Division One of the Rothesay County Championship against their fellow candidates.
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