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India's breakneck pace keeps result alive after two lost days
KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal smashed quick fifties to lead India's onslaught, before R Ashwin struck twice
S Sudarshanan
30-Sep-2024
Bangladesh 26 for 2 (Zakir 10, Shadman 7*, Ashwin 2-14) and 233 (Mominul 107*, Bumrah 3-50, Akash Deep 2-43) trail India 285 for 9 dec (Jaiswal 72, Rahul 68, Mehidy 4-41, Shakib 4-78) by 26 runs
After two rainy, non-cricket days at Green Park, Kanpur sprung to life on sunny Monday with a speedy India breaking a few Test records. Rohit Sharma extended his white-ball cricket template that has given him immense success in the last couple of years to red-ball cricket, as he cracked 23 off 11 balls, with rest of the India line-up following suit. That approach saw them register the fastest team 50, 100, 150, 200 and 250 in men's Tests, and declare their first innings on 285 for 9 in just 34.4 overs after Bangladesh were bowled out for 233.
By stumps, R Ashwin managed to trap Zakir Hasan lbw and bowled nightwatcher Hasan Mahmud, while Shadman Islam survived a dropped chance on 3, as Bangladesh ended the day at 26 for 2 in the second innings, trailing India by a further 26.
Full postWayne Madsen century enlivens dull draw at Grace Road
No prospect of a result after several sessions lost to rain, but 40-year-old ends season in style
ECB Reporters Network
29-Sep-2024
Leicestershire 264 for 8 (Budinger 87, Trevaskis 57) drew with Derbyshire 252 for 3 dec (Madsen 105*, Lloyd 73)
Leicestershire's rain-hit Vitality County Championship match against East Midlands neighbours Derbyshire ended in the tame draw that had been long anticipated as the curtain came down on the season at the Uptonsteel County Ground.
What would otherwise have been a decidedly unmemorable final day was rescued by the veteran Derbyshire stalwart Wayne Madsen, whose sixth century in this fixture took his career tally of first-class runs against Leicestershire to 2,032 at an impressive average of 63.50.
Full postSussex seal Second Division title in style with Haines, Coles hundreds
Sussex coasting to title after rain-ruined contest at Hove
ECB Reporters Network
29-Sep-2024
Sussex 459 for 4 dec (Coles 132*, Haines 105, Simpson 87*) drew with Middlesex 271 (Robson 113)
Tom Haines and James Coles both scored centuries as Sussex clinched the second division title on a day of celebrations at Hove.
Haines made 105 - his third hundred of the season - and Coles hit an unbeaten 132 as Sussex finished the season undefeated at the 1st Central County Ground after drawing with Middlesex.
Full postLeaning, Evison, Denly dig in to ensure Kent go down with pride
Stalemate ensues at Chester-le-Street after lengthy rain delays
ECB Reporters Network
29-Sep-2024
Kent 353 for 8 dec (Leaning 84, Evison 77, Denly 63) drew with Durham 360 (Lees 144, Bedingham 66, Parkinson 6-109)
Excellent knocks from Jack Leaning, Joe Denly and Joey Evison steered already-relegated Kent to a creditable draw in their rain-affected Vitality County Championship clash at Durham.
Leaning and Denly led a good Kent batting performance, something that has been all too rare this season, and secured a draw on day four at the Seat Unique Riverside with some good batting with the tail from Evison.
Full postJames Wharton makes 285 in statement innings from newly-promoted Yorkshire
Records tumble at Headingley as Yorkshire opt for batting onslaught on final day of season
ECB Reporters Network
29-Sep-2024
Yorkshire 726 for 7 dec (Wharton 285, Lyth 147, Bairstow 78) drew with Northamptonshire 147 (Bartlett 61, Coad 4-51) and 71 for 2
James Wharton completed a mammoth 285, posting the fifth highest individual first-class score ever at Headingley and the joint-eighth highest in Yorkshire history as their Vitality County Championship clash with Northamptonshire drifted to a final day draw.
England's Jonny Bairstow also added an aggressive 78 as promoted Yorkshire, who started the day on 371 for two in reply to a first-innings 147, decided to bat on instead of chasing a season-ending sixth victory in seven games.
Full postPanthers' bowlers skittle Markhors for 122 to set up title win
Hasnain and Minhas shared three wickets between them before Panthers knocked off the target in 18 overs
Danyal Rasool
29-Sep-2024
Panthers 123 for 5 (Bangalzai 41, Imran 2-11, Javed 2-42) beat Markhors 122 (Fakhar 46, Minhas 3-1, Hasnain 3-38) by five wickets
An inspired Mohammad Hasnain led Panthers to a rout of Markhors in the Champions One-Day Cup final in Faisalabad. Hasnain took three wickets to extend his lead at the top of the wickets charts to 17 - no one else has more than ten - while Arafat Minhas registered remarkable figures of 2.4-1-1-3 to skittle Iftikhar Ahmed's Markhors for 122.
It took Shadab Khan's men just 18 overs to knock off the runs, as a tournament that had seen all but one game end in victory for the side batting first reversed the script dramatically in the final.
Full postDom Sibley century restores the gloss to Surrey's title-winning moment
Essex make the running in final fixture but champions close out with pride before lifting trophy
ECB Reporters Network
29-Sep-2024
Surrey 267 for 7 (Sibley 125) drew with Essex 508 for 8 dec (Elgar 182, Westley 135, Critchley 112)
Dom Sibley batted for more than four hours for his third century of the season to ensure there was no last-day embarrassment before Surrey lifted aloft the Vitality County Championship trophy following an attritional draw at Chelmsford.
Surrey savoured the traditional champagne-spraying celebrations for the third successive year after a season in which they won eight of their 14 matches. However, apart from Sibley's 189-ball 125, they were comprehensively second best against Essex as underlined by the fact they only collected two bonus points from the game.
Full postAdair brothers star as Ireland level series
This was Ireland's first T20I win against South Africa and second overall against them in internationals
Firdose Moonda
29-Sep-2024
Ireland 195 for 6 (R Adair 100, Stirling 52, Mulder 2-51) beat South Africa 185 for 9 (Hendricks 51, Breetzke 51, M Adair 4-31, Hume 3-25)
Ireland beat South Africa for the first time in a T20I after posting their highest total against them and successfully defending it in Abu Dhabi. In the process, they became the first team to win a match batting first at the Zayed Cricket Stadium in the last eight T20Is at the venue.
In what was a family affair, Ross Adair grabbed the early headlines when he scored a 57-ball hundred, his first in T20Is - and Ireland's third century in the format - before his younger brother, Mark Adair, took 4 for 31 to seal the win.
Full postSam Hain century saves the game as Warwickshire close out the season
Low jeopardy with Nottinghamshire safe from relegation as batter ends campaign on a high
ECB Reporters Network
29-Sep-2024
Warwickshire 373 for 7 (Hain 153*) drew with Nottinghamshire 487 (Verreynne 148*, McCann 130)
With all potential relegation permutations happily off the agenda at last, Warwickshire calmly settled down to avoiding defeat against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge on the final day of the 2024 Vitality County Championship. Saving the follow-on with five wickets down effectively saved the game.
The draw, for which the pitch was probably intended from the start, thus duly arrived with ease, Notts taking 14 points to the visitors' 13. Sam Hain signed off the season with an unbeaten 153 and his overnight partner Ed Barnard made 81 before Michael Burgess struck 56 from 71 balls in an eventual 373 for 7 after the resumption on 143 for 4.
Full postWorcestershire seal highest finish as Joe Leach bows out on a high
Lancashire were already relegated but showed fight with the ball on final day of season
ECB Reporters Network
29-Sep-2024
Worcestershire 180 (Waite 60, van Beek 48, Phillip 5-65, Bailey 3-22) and 223 for 9 (van Beek 44, Hose 41, Phillip 4-77) drew with Lancashire 177 (Waite 3-38)
Worcestershire sealed their highest position in the Vitality County Championship since it was split into two divisions in 2000 after drawing with relegated Lancashire at Visit Worcestershire New Road.
They secured sixth spot in Division One after recovering for the second time in the game from a precarious position with the bat thanks to the efforts of Matthew Waite, Adam Hose and Logan Van Beek.
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