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Lewis 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
ECB Reporters Network
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
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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.
Full postIan Holland stars for Leicestershire with ball and bat
Lewis Hill's 71* also pivotal in eight-wicket win over Yorkshire
ECB Reporters Network
08-Aug-2024
Leicestershire 152 for 2 (Hill 71*, Holland 42) beat Yorkshire 236 for 7 (Bess 60, Revis 55, Scriven 2-35, Holland 2-39) by eight wickets (DLS method)
Ian Holland starred for champions Leicestershire with ball and bat as they maintained hopes of a Metro Bank One-Day Cup title defence with a rain-affected eight-wicket win over Yorkshire at Scarborough, the Foxes chasing a revised 22-over target of 150.
All-rounder Holland took the new ball and returned 2 for 39 from 10 overs before opening the batting with 42 off 25 balls as Leicestershire won for the fourth time in six fixtures to move into the top three places in Group B.
Full postJoe Cracknell, Sam Robson steer Middlesex to victory
Rocky Flintoff hits maiden fifty for Lancashire in vain
ECB Reporters Network
08-Aug-2024
Middlesex 236 for 5 (Cracknell 98, Robson 87*) beat Lancashire 233 for 9 (Flintoff 88, Brookes 4-43) by five wickets
Rocky Flintoff hit his maiden fifty for Lancashire in their Metro Bank One-Day Cup match against Middlesex at Emirates Old Trafford but his 115-ball 88 could not prevent the visitors securing a vital five-wicket victory in their bid to qualify for the knockout stages of the competition
The 16-year-old's polished contribution helped his side post 233 for 9 in what had become a 48-overs-a side match. But that total was overhauled by Middlesex for whom Joe Cracknell made 98 before he was stumped off Jack Morley when only 24 runs were needed for victory
Full postRashid Khan four-for, Alex Hales 68 put Trent Rockets back on track
Rockets recover from back-to-back defeats with clinical 22-run win over London Spirit
ECB Media
07-Aug-2024
Trent Rockets 166 for 4 (Hales 68, Banton 36, Root 32) beat London Spirit 144 (Critchley 37, Jennings 31, Rashid 4-24) by 22 runs
Alex Hales wound back the clock to fire Trent Rockets back into the top three of the Hundred men's competition with a 22-run win over London Spirit at Trent Bridge.
The 35-year-old T20 World Cup winner cleared the ropes five times in a typically powerful innings of 68 from 42 balls, before Rashid Khan claimed three wickets in his first six balls to effectively ice the game, save for a couple of massive blows from Andre Russell.
Full postJake Libby fifty inspires Rapids victory
Rob Jones half-century was also pivotal to Worcestershire success against Kent
ECB Reporters Network
07-Aug-2024
Worcestershire 260 for 7 (Libby 75, Jones 57) beat Kent 259 (Stewart 78, Stobo 72, Singh 3-51, Home 3-62) by three wickets (DLS method)
Captain Jake Libby continued his superb form in the Metro Bank One Day Cup to inspire Worcestershire Rapids to a three-wicket win over Kent Spitfires at Visit Worcestershire New Road.
Libby struck his fourth half-century in five knocks in this summer's 50 over tournament to lead the Rapids to a fourth win and maintain their hopes of qualifying for the knockout stages. His 75 off 68 balls was largely instrumental in Worcestershire reaching a 259 target with seven balls to spare.
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