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Ben Charlesworth, James Bracey doubles give Gloucestershire hope
Leicestershire survive final 10 overs in bid to salvage Bristol draw
ECB Reporters Network
24-Aug-2024
Leicestershire 402 and 41 for 0 lead Gloucestershire 544 for 4 dec (Charlesworth 210, Bracey 207*) by 101 runs
Ben Charlesworth and James Bracey both scored career-best double hundreds as Gloucestershire assumed the whip hand on day three of the Vitality County Championship match against Leicestershire at Bristol's Seat Unique Stadium.
Replying to Leicestershire's 402, Gloucestershire posted 544 for 4 declared to establish a first-innings lead of 142, Charlesworth top-scoring with a magnificent 210 from 311 balls and accruing 21 fours and six sixes in a marathon knock spanning seven hours.
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Hampshire's top order score 40 in 28 overs to leave game heading for a draw
ECB Reporters Network
24-Aug-2024
Hampshire 40 for 1 trail Essex 438 for 8 dec (Cox 141, Elgar 136, Westley 64) by 398 runs
Toby Albert and the rain frustrated Vitality County Championship title-chasing Essex against Hampshire at Utilita Bowl.
Only 34 overs were bowled after a rain-soaked morning and afternoon, but after Sam Cook and Shane Snater had taken their partnership to 49 and Essex to 438 for 8, Tom Westley declared.
Full postTawanda Muyeye doubles up but Worcestershire near vital win
23-year-old falls for career-best 211 as Kent face anohter defeat
ECB Reporters Network
24-Aug-2024
Kent 171 and 353 for 8 (Muyeye 211) lead Worcestershire 447 (D'Oliveira 97, Roderick 63, Brookes 50, Jordan 5-97) by 77 runs
Tawanda Muyeye hit a brilliant maiden double century to frustrate Worcestershire's hopes of a three day victory in this relegation scrap at New Road.
The 23-year-old dominated proceedings with the bat and played the major role in Kent wiping out a first-innings deficit of 276. Muyeye began the day unbeaten on 80 and again looked a class performer as he surpassed his previous best score of 179 against Northamptonshire at Wantage Road last summer.
Full postUnbeaten centurion Alex Davies faces day-four dilemma after rain intervenes
Warwickshire captain faces delicate call over timing of declaration vs Somerset
ECB Reporters Network
24-Aug-2024
Warwickshire 337 and 179 for 5 (Davies 109*) lead Somerset 239 (Aldridge 84, Rew 49, Lammonby 44, Barnard 5-54) by 277 runs
Warwickshire captain Alex Davies scored his 11th first-class century but Saturday's rain badly interfered with his side's push for a County Championship victory over Somerset at Edgbaston.
Davies ended the day unbeaten on 109 out of his side's 179 for 5, a total which put them 277 ahead overall with their first-innings lead of 98. Warwickshire are in a strong position but the loss of 51 overs on the day to the weather has seriously compacted the game and reduced the time available for them to try to force victory.
Full postDurham go the whole Hogg to close in on Notts win
Debutant seamer takes four wickets across third day to leave Notts six down in follow-on
ECB Reporters Network
24-Aug-2024
Nottinghamshire 229 (James 56, McCann 51, Wagner 4-68) and 212 for 6 (Haynes 59*, Slater 53, Hogg 3-40) trail Durham 531 for 7 dec (Turner 114*, de Leede 79) by 90 runs
Daniel Hogg took his first four wickets in first-class cricket as Durham edged towards victory in their Vitality County Championship clash with Nottinghamshire despite some gritty resistance from Matt Montgomery and Jack Haynes.
Durham picked up the last two Notts first-innings wickets with minimum fuss and the visitors only added nine runs to their overnight total, which left them with a first innings deficit of 302.
Full postJoe Root drops anchor as England go 1-0 up over spirited Sri Lanka
Key stand between Kamindu and Chandimal threatened to turn tables on engrossing fourth day
Andrew Miller
24-Aug-2024
England 358 (Smith 111, Brook 56, Asitha 4-102) and 205 for 5 (Root 62*) beat Sri Lanka 236 (Dhananjaya 74, Rathnayake 72) and 326 (Kamindu 113, Chandimal 79) by five wickets
Joe Root provided the calm head for a crisis, while Jamie Smith capped a Player-of-the-Match-winning performance with a vital late injection of impetus, as England overcame a spirited Sri Lanka display with bat and ball to seal a five-wicket win in the first Test, late on the fourth afternoon at Emirates Old Trafford.
The victory made it four out of four in the 2024 summer to date, following July's 3-0 win over West Indies, but as had sometimes been the case in that series, England were not allowed to dictate terms with the authority that they might have envisaged at the halfway stage of the match.
Full postAustralia A close in on victory as Darke and Parsons stand out
India A made a solid start to their chase but fell away against the home side's spinners
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24-Aug-2024
India A 184 and 149 for 6 (Shubha 45) need 140 more runs to beat Australia A 212 and 260 (Darke 105*, de Broughe 58, Mani 6-92)
Australia A were on course for victory in the four-day game against India A as they worked their way through some stubborn top-order resistance after Maddy Darke's outstanding unbeaten 105 and set a tough target.
Darke, who had her family watching on, helped add 96 further runs in the morning as the lower order, led by Grace Parsons at No. 10, provided important support, but India A gave themselves a good base in the chase before the home side's spinners combined to do the majority of the damage as the visitors lost 5 for 42 across 21 overs.
Full postMushfiqur 191 hands Bangladesh 117-run lead, and clear advantage ahead of final day
He and Mehidy Hasan Miraz, who scored 77, added 196 for the seventh wicket, as visitors posted 565
Vishal Dikshit
24-Aug-2024
Pakistan 448 for 6 dec and 23 for 1 (Shafique 12*, Masood 9*, Shoriful 1-13) trail Bangladesh 565 (Mushfiqur 191, Mehidy 77, Naseem 3-93) by 94 runs
Mushfiqur Rahim turned the tables on Pakistan on a hot and humid fourth day in Rawalpindi with an innings of 191 by being a figure of patience, and exhibiting controlled aggression and compact technique. His 11th Test hundred was also his first against Pakistan in the format.
Mushfiqur's two century partnerships poured water on any hopes the hosts had of taking a first-innings lead at the start of the day. Riding on his knock, Bangladesh first took a sizeable lead of 117 runs by putting up 565, and then adding to Pakistan's jitters by dismissing Saim Ayub late in the day, with the hosts still trailing by 94 runs with three sessions left in the game.
Full postJack Morley puts Derbyshire on the cusp of first home win in five years
Ingram, Carlson score half-centuries but Glamorgan heading for defeat
ECB Reporters Network
24-Aug-2024
Glamorgan 168 (van der Gugten 46*, Chappell 6-47) and 236 for 7 (Carlson 56, Ingram 53, Morley 3-35) trail Derbyshire 429 (Dal 94, Came 84, Madsen 70, Crane 3-43, Kellaway 3-59) by 25 runs
Derbyshire are on the brink of ending a five year red ball drought after Jack Morley put Glamorgan in a spin on the third day of the Vitality County Championship match at Derby. The on-loan left arm spinner from Lancashire took 3 for 35 from 20 overs to put Derbyshire on course for a first Championship victory at the County Ground since August 2019.
Glamorgan were fighting back at 226 for 4 but they lost three wickets in the space of six balls and closed on 236 for 7, still 25 behind. Colin Ingram and Kiran Carlson scored fifties but Morley and Pat Brown (2 for 50) bowled Derbyshire to the verge of a first Championship win anywhere for 25 months.
Full postJordan Cox sends message with 92-ball hundred for Essex
Essex rack up 400 in a day to make up for lost time but face battle to force victory
ECB Reporters Network
23-Aug-2024
Essex 404 for 8 (Cox 141, Elgar 136, Westley 64) vs Hampshire
Jordan Cox reminded Brendon McCullum and the England set-up of his dizzying batting skills with his fourth Vitality County Championship century of the season.
Cox was released by England to play for Essex against Hampshire in the Vitality County Championship clash after not selecting him for the First Rothesay Test against Sri Lanka this week.
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