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Dom Kelly five-for leads Hampshire to crushing win
England Under-19 quick takes a hat-trick after Joe Weatherley, Nick Gubbins set up big Hants total
ECB Reporters Network
07-Aug-2024
Hampshire 295 for 8 (Weatherley 93, Gubbins 62) beat Derbyshire 152 (Guest 44, Kelly 5-19) by 143 runs
Dominic Kelly took Hampshire's first List A hat-trick since 1981 and his first professional five-wicket haul to set up a crushing 143-run victory over Derbyshire in the Metro Bank One Day Cup.
Kelly, the 18-year-old quick, dismissed Zak Chappell, Harry Moore and Daryl Dupavillon to become just the third treble taker for Hampshire - after John Rice against Northamptonshire in 1975 and Malcolm Marshall against Surrey.
Full postAshleigh Gardner, Alana King make star turns for Rockets
Grace Scrivens half-century sets hosts up before Aussies dampen Spirit
ECB Media
07-Aug-2024
Trent Rockets 158 for 5 (Scrivens 55) beat London Spirit 127 for 7 (Deepti 30*, Gardner 3-23, King 3-23) by 31 runs
Aussie duo Ashleigh Gardner and Alana King spun Trent Rockets to a much-needed 31-run win over London Spirit at Trent Bridge.
Gardner and King combined for six wickets as a star-studded Spirit line-up never threatened to chase down 158 for 5.
Full postAjeet Singh Dale drives Gloucestershire win with career-best haul
His 4 for 15 in nine overs helps restrict Sussex to 132 for 9 in match reduced by rain to 41 overs-a-side
ECB Reporters Network
07-Aug-2024
Gloucestershire 133 for 2 (Bancroft 49*, Hammond 46) beat Sussex 132 for 9 (Ibrahim 30, Singh Dale 4-15, Akhter 3-25) by eight wickets (DLS method)
Ajeet Singh Dale summoned a blistering career-best performance with the ball to propel Gloucestershire to a eight-wicket win over Sussex Sharks in a one-sided Metro Bank One Day Cup contest at Bristol's Seat Unique Stadium.
Bowling with real venom, the 24-year-old pace bowler claimed 4 for 15 in nine overs to help restrict Sussex to 132 for 9 in a match reduced by rain to 41 overs-a-side. Fellow seamer Zaman Akhter proved almost as deadly, returning figures of 3 for 25, his best in List-A cricket, while Danial Ibrahim top-scored with 30 for the outgunned visitors.
Full postSomerset maintain knockout push with clinical win at Northants
Archie Vaughan - son of Michael - takes first senior wicket before Andy Umeed leads cruise home
ECB Reporters Network
07-Aug-2024
Somerset 156 for 3 (Umeed 63) beat Northamptonshire 155 (Zaib 57) by seven wickets
Andy Umeed struck a commanding, clinical 63 as Somerset made short work of Northamptonshire Steelbacks, chasing down 156 to win this Metro Bank One Day Cup clash at Wantage Road with 148 balls to spare.
Umeed faced 66 balls, blasting six fours and two sixes and combined with George Thomas (28) to get Somerset's run chase off to a rapid start, the pair racing to 50 off just 31 balls in a blaze of boundaries. While Umeed fell with just 21 needed for victory, James Rew and Sean Dickson saw them home by seven wickets.
Full postRain allows only 15 overs on opening day
After opting to bat, South Africa were 45 for 1 when the heavens opened up
Firdose Moonda
07-Aug-2024
South Africa 45 for 1 (De Zorzi 32*, Holder 1-2) vs West Indies
Trinidad's temperamental weather claimed the bulk of the opening day between South Africa and West Indies where only 15 overs of play was possible. Play was called off five minutes into the scheduled tea time and will resume half an hour early on the second day after 75 overs were lost on the first.
With an extra batter in their XI, South Africa opted to bat first after winning the toss and hoped to bed in on a surface their captain Temba Bavuma said he "did not see a blade of grass on". A bare, lifeless surface demanded good discipline from West Indies and the experienced Kemar Roach did not disappoint. Given three slips and a gully, his first ball angled into Aiden Markram and beat him on the back foot, which was exactly where Roach wanted him. In Roach's next over, Markram stayed back and tried to cover-punch but, with no bounce on offer, looked fortunate to get the ball over gully for South Africa's first boundary. Roach continued to deliver a testing opening spell, after which he had figures of 5-3-6-0.
Full postWellalage five-for sends India crashing to 2-0 defeat
Avishka Fernando's 96 took Sri Lanka to 248, paving the way for their first bilateral ODI series win against India in 27 years
Madushka Balasuriya
07-Aug-2024
Sri Lanka 248 for 7 (Avishka 96, Mendis 59, Parag 3-54) beat India 138 (Rohit 35, Wellalage 5-27) by 110 runs
Avishka Fernando struck 96 - the highest individual score this series - and Dunith Wellalage picked up a five-for as Sri Lanka secured a first ODI bilateral series win against India in 27 years, with a dominant 110-run win in the third and final ODI in Colombo.
For India, it was a culmination of their travails against spin over the past week, losing nine wickets to spinners for the third game straight - the 27 in total their most over a three-match series.
Full postTahlia Wilson's fifty helps Australia A edge India A out for opening T20 victory
Sophie Day was impressive with the ball for Australia A while Priya Punia shone with the bat for India A
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07-Aug-2024
Australia A 163 for 5 (Wilson 50, Mack 39, Ishaque 3-33) beat India A 158 for 6 (Punia 76) by five runs
A rapid half-century by Tahlia Wilson and a strong finish from the middle order proved crucial for Australia A as they secured a hard-fought five-run victory in the first T20 of India A's multiformat visit despite an excellent innings from Priya Punia.
Wilson dominated the early exchanges with a 33-ball fifty in an opening stand of 74 with Katie Mack but the home side fell away, losing 5 for 42 before Nicole Faltum and Maddy Darke took 31 off the last two overs.
Full postPhoenix romp to crushing victory in just 39 balls
Superchargers bowled out for 83 - the second-lowest total in the Men's Hundred
ECB Media
06-Aug-2024
Birmingham Phoenix 84 for 0 (Duckett 43*, Moeen 37*) beat Northern Superchargers 83 (Southee 3-15, Milne 3-20) by 10 wickets
Birmingham Phoenix gave themselves a healthy boost in their quest for the top three with a fantastic win against Northern Superchargers in The Hundred at Edgbaston on Tuesday.
Phoenix dominated with the ball, blowing the visitors away for just 83, before knocking off the fastest chase in the history of the The Hundred men's competition thanks to Ben Duckett and Moeen Ali.
Full postDom Sibley century breaks Surrey's losing streak
Surrey end run of five straight defeats to dent Leicestershire's knock-out hopes
ECB Reporters Network
06-Aug-2024
Surrey 296 for 6 (Sibley 105, Patel 72, Geddes 61) beat Leicestershire 279 (Budinger 70, Scriven 55, Steel 3-48) by 17 runs
In-form Dom Sibley's second hundred in three matches spurred Surrey to end a run of five straight defeats with their first Metro Bank One-Day Cup victory of the season, dealing a blow to Leicestershire's hopes of qualifying for the knock-out stages.
Sibley followed his 149 against Warwickshire and 72 versus Nottinghamshire with 105, sharing stands of 138 for the first wicket with Ryan Patel (72) and 111 for the second with Ben Geddes (61) as Surrey totalled 296 for 6. It proved enough despite losing five wickets in the last eight overs.
Full postDom Bess half-century guides Yorkshire to crucial win
Unbeaten 53 seals victory in rollercoaster clash with Essex after James Wharton, Shan Masood fifties
ECB Reporters Network
06-Aug-2024
Yorkshire 244 for 7 (Wharton 73, Masood 58, Bess 53) beat Essex 243 for 9 (Benkenstein 68, Das 67, Coad 3-41, Cliff 3-54) by three wickets
A nerveless List A career best of 53 not out from Dom Bess guided Yorkshire to a crucial win in a rollercoaster Metro Bank One-Day Cup clash with Essex as they chased 244 to win by three wickets at Scarborough and maintain their qualification hopes.
Both sides encountered batting problems in an enthralling contest played on a competitive pitch.
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