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Josh Blake's maiden century ends Essex's quarter-final hopes
The 25-year-old registered his first professional century having come in at 53 for 3
ECB Reporters Network
09-Aug-2024
Surrey 306 for 4 (Blake 100*, Syke 87*, Porter 2-45) beat Essex 217 (Westley 78, Steel 4-50) by 89 runs
Josh Blake registered a sensible run-a-ball century to carry Surrey to only their second Metro Bank One-Day Cup victory of the season at Chelmsford.
The left-handed wicketkeeper-batsman survived on 40 when Luc Benkenstein floored a chance at deep square leg, but having come in at 53 for 3 after 14 overs, had doubled his previous highest score and was still there on 100 not out when Surrey closed on 306 for 4.
Full postMiles Hammond goes big to keep Gloucestershire's quarter-final hopes alive
His 157 highlights successful chase of 333-run target vs Notts to trump Haseeb Hameed ton
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09-Aug-2024
Gloucestershire 333 for 3 (Hammond 157, Price 61, Bancroft 52) beat Nottinghamshire 332 (Hameed 105, James 61) by seven wickets
Miles Hammond's brilliant 157 was the highlight as Gloucestershire chased down a 333-run target to beat Notts Outlaws by seven wickets at Trent Bridge to keep themselves in contention for a quarter-final place in the Metro Bank One-Day Cup.
Outlaws skipper Haseeb Hameed hit his second century of this year's competition, sharing partnerships of 129 with Lyndon James (61) and 80 with Tom Moores (40) as Nottinghamshire were bowled out for 332 in 49.3 overs, the wickets shared among all seven bowlers used by Gloucestershire, left-arm spinner Graeme van Buuren taking 3 for 40.
Full postJack Leaning 81* guides Kent to thrilling win over Derbyshire
Brooke Guest 85 in vain as Leaning, Grant Stewart halt Kent slide
ECB Reporters Network
09-Aug-2024
Kent 207 for 7 (Leaning 81*, Stewart 48, Patel 3-30) beat Derbyshire 206 (Guest 85, Parkinson 3-23) by three wickets
Jack Leaning's unbeaten 81 from 117 balls guided Kent to a thrilling three wicket victory over Derbyshire in the Metro Bank One-Day Cup game at Derby.
Kent were sliding to defeat at 106 for 6 chasing 207 with Samit Patel taking 3 for 30 but Leaning and Grant Stewart's 48 from 39 balls revived them.
Full postGeorgia Redmayne shows class as Spirit see off Originals
Australian's first half-century of the season lifts Spirit into last Eliminator spot
ECB Media
09-Aug-2024
London Spirit 115 for 2 (Redmayne 66*, Knight 29*) beat Manchester Originals 112 for 7 (Bryce 32, Dean 3-20) by eight wickets
A fifty from Georgia Redmayne saw London Spirit to victory with eight balls to spare against Manchester Originals in the sunshine at Lord's.
Despite weathering a difficult start to the innings, Redmayne hit 66 from 59 balls to see Spirit chase down the total for the loss of just two wickets.
Full postLewis Goldsworthy leads Somerset to victory in top of Group A clash
Worcestershire's 263 was knocked off with 33 balls to spare in professional fashion by group leaders
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09-Aug-2024
Somerset 267 for 5 (Goldsworthy 95, Rew 70, Singh 4-52) beat Worcestershire 263 (Taylor 73, Green 3-58) by five wickets
Lewis Goldsworthy led the way with 95 as Somerset boosted their chances of reaching the knock-out stage of the Metro Bank One-Day Cup with a convincing five-wicket win over Worcestershire at Taunton.
The Rapids were bowled out for 263 in 47.3 overs after losing the toss, Tom Taylor lifting a limp batting display with 73, off 65 balls, including seven fours and three sixes. Ben Green claimed 3 for 58
Full postColin Ackermann keeps Durham alive as Hampshire thrashed
Veteran's 96 and Neil Wagner's all-round excellence consignes Hampshire to a second defeat
ECB Reporters Network
09-Aug-2024
Durham 257 (Ackermann 96, Kelly 3-48) beat Hampshire 113 (Middleton 26, Coughlin 3-41) by 144 runs
Colin Ackermann's recovering 96 plus ex-New Zealand fast bowler Neil Wagner's impressive all-round contribution in his first game post-Test retirement earlier this year maintained Durham's Metro Bank One-Day Cup hopes as they beat Hampshire by 144 runs at Gosforth.
Ackermann led the fightback from 183 for 7 to 257 all out, hitting five sixes in 98 balls, while debutant overseas signing Wagner added 33 before taking 2 for 18 from six overs with the new ball as Hampshire slumped to 113 all out.
Full postHancock and Parsons star as Australia A make it 2-0
Tahlia Wilson and Tahlia McGrath ensured a comfortable chase for the home side
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09-Aug-2024
Australia A 133 for 2 (Wilson 53*, McGrath 47*) beat India A 130 for 9 (Punia 29, Parsons 4-30, Hancock 3-14) by eight wickets
In a show of the player depth on offer, legspinner Grace Parsons and quick Nicola Hancock both starred on their Australia A debuts as the home side claimed the T20 series against India A with an eight-wicket victory.
The pair had come into the Australia A side in place of Maitlan Brown and Tayla Vlaeminck and combined to finish with 7 for 44 from eight overs. Tahlia Wilson then made it back-to-back half-centuries to control the chase which was completed with ten deliveries to spare
Full postWarrican's late strikes keep WI in contest after fifties from Bavuma and de Zorzi
It was an attritional day of cricket where neither team seemed to make progress for long periods of time
Firdose Moonda
08-Aug-2024
South Africa 344 for 8 (Bavuma 86, de Zorzi 78, Warrican 3-66) vs West Indies
Tony de Zorzi, South Africa's opening batter who was dismissed for 78 before lunch, sat on the change-room balcony with a copy of Aldous Huxley's Brave New World. Ironic, because what played out in front of him was nothing like the novel's dystopian reality. Instead, it was as his coach Shukri Conrad predicted: same, old Test cricket. "Traditional" was the word South Africa's red-ball coach used to describe what he expected would be attritional cricket in Trinidad, and that is what the teams produced.
All but one South African batter, Aiden Markram, got starts. Two, de Zorzi and captain Temba Bavuma, made half-centuries, and there were four 50-plus partnerships, but there were no hundreds. Only one frontline West Indies bowler, left-arm spinner Gudakesh Motie, conceded at more than 3.5 runs per over and the seamers shared five wickets between them. They were disciplined most of the time and threatening for some of it, but did not consistently trouble the batters. All these things could have a lot to do with the kind of surface this Test is being played on: docile, fairly dry, and lacking in life in the form of bounce or pace. It was the kind of surface that requires patience, not flair, and rewards those who are willing to grind.
Full postTest newbie Jordan Cox shows minerals to take Oval Invincibles top
In tough conditions, Cox - with the help of Sam Curran - marshalled the chase against top-spot rivals Southern Brave
ECB Media
08-Aug-2024
Oval Invincibles 120 for 4 (Cox 46*, Curran 35, Jordan 1-14) beat Southern Brave 118 for 8 (Vince 52, Tom Curran 4-24) by six wickets
Oval Invincibles claimed the most significant scalp of their title defence so far with a six-wicket over Southern Brave in their top-of-the-table clash at The Kia Oval.
Tom Curran claimed four wickets, his younger brother Sam chipping in with two, to restrict Brave to 118 for eight before a curious chase that saw Dawid Malan face 10 consecutive dot balls and Chris Jordan not concede a run from his first 11 deliveries.
Full postDanni Wyatt secures season's first win for Brave
Experienced batter strikes 46* as Invincibles rue missed chances in rain-hit match
ECB Media
08-Aug-2024
Southern Brave 85 for 3 (Wyatt 46*) beat Oval Invincibles 79 for 4 (Kapp 26, Cheatle 2-6, Corteen-Coleman 2-19, ) by seven wickets (DLS method)
England star Danni Wyatt led Southern Brave to a breakthrough win and moved top of the women's runscorers list in a seven-wicket rain-affected win against Oval Invincibles.
Wyatt hit an unbeaten 46 from 37 balls, after twice being dropped, to guide the defending champions to a belated first win of this year's competition with one ball to spare.
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