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Prithvi Shaw sparks Northamptonshire's One-Day Cup campaign into life
Justin Broad and Saif Zaib share six wickets as Worcestershire fall well short in steep chase
ECB Reporters Network
04-Aug-2024
Northamptonshire 295 for 6 (Shaw 72, Vasconcelos 68, Bartlett 60, Singh 3-51) beat Worcestershire 165 (Taylor 57, Libby 50*, Broad 3-32, Zaib 3-44) by 130 runs
Allrounder Justin Broad claimed two wickets in an over as Northamptonshire's seamers ran through Worcestershire's top order to set up a comprehensive 130-run victory in this Metro Bank One-Day Cup clash at Wantage Road, the hosts' first win in this year's tournament.
Chasing 296 to win, Group A leaders Worcestershire slumped to 34 for 5, Broad finishing with three wickets and Jack White also bagging two wickets for 26 in a miserly, unbroken 10-over spell.
Full postJoe Cracknell's 88 clinches Middlesex win at Beckenham
Kent manage only 204 as Middlesex bowlers chip away with regular wickets
ECB Reporters Network
04-Aug-2024
Middlesex 206 for 5 (Cracknell 88, White 50) beat Kent 204 (O'Riordan 58) by five wickets
Joe Cracknell hit 88 as Middlesex coasted to a five-wicket win over the Kent Spitfires in the Metro Bank Cup at Beckenham.
Cracknell blitzed the Spitfires with an 82-ball innings included two sixes and ten fours and Robbie White chipped in with 50 as the visitors eased home with 8.4 overs to spare, finishing on 206 for 5.
Full postMarizanne Kapp vs Deepti Sharma ends in dramatic tie
London Derby finishes level off the final ball after overseas allrounders trade blows in Lord's thriller
ECB Media
04-Aug-2024
London Spirit 113 for 9 (Deepti 44, Kapp 4-11) tied with Oval Invincibles 113 for 8 (Kapp 47, Deepti 3-18)
Oval Invincibles and London Spirit tied a last-ball thriller in front of a lively crowd of 17,810 at Lord's in the Hundred. An ice-cold Charlie Dean run-out as Ryana MacDonald-Gay and Jo Gardner sought a match-winning two from the final ball denied the visitors what had not long before looked to be a comfortable victory.
Both teams were inspired by exceptional all-round performances from overseas superstars: South Africa's Marizanne Kapp starring for the Invincibles with a 4 for 11 and a quickfire 47, and India's Deepti Sharma taking 3 for 18 after scoring 44 for Spirit.
Full postVandersay six-for gives SL first ODI win over India in three years
On a pitch where the ball gripped and turned, India, chasing 241, slipped from 97 for 0 to 147 for 6 with Vandersay ripping through the top half
Karthik Krishnaswamy
04-Aug-2024
Sri Lanka 240 for 9 (Avishka 40, Kamindu 40, Washington 3-30, Kuldeep 2-33) beat India 208 (Rohit 64, Axar 44, Vandersay 6-33, Asalanka 3-20) by 32 runs
Sri Lanka won the toss, batted first on a pitch where the spinners got the ball to stop, grip, and turn viciously at times, and recovered brilliantly from being six down for under 150. Dunith Wellalage made a telling contribution down the order, defying the conditions at the R Premadasa Stadium and scoring at over a run a ball.
Rohit Sharma defied conditions to an even more remarkable degree at the start of India's chase, putting them well ahead of the asking rate with a blazing half-century. Then India collapsed against Sri Lanka's spinners, and half their side was back in the dressing room before they had got to 140.
Full postJonny Bairstow the difference as Trent Rockets botch another chase
Welsh Fire held on for a vital win at Trent Bridge with the hosts dazed by spin in consecutive matches
ECB Media
03-Aug-2024
Welsh Fire 129 for 6 (Bairstow 55, Abell 33, Cook 2-22) beat Trent Rockets 125 for 8 (Hales 23, Rauf 2-15, Payne 2-18) by four runs
Jonny Bairstow edged out his long-time teammate Joe Root in the battle of the England legends as Welsh Fire beat Trent Rockets in a thrilling encounter at a raucous Trent Bridge in The Hundred.
Rockets appeared to be favourites for most of the match until the final dramatic moments, when a series of brilliant outfield catches by Fire flipped the game in their favour. David Payne and Haris Rauf then delivered a nerveless final set to clinch the win by four runs.
Full postJames Vince's 90 not out puts Brave top as Phoenix implode at home
Phoenix lose 6 for 12 in 25 balls as Ben Duckett's 92 goes in vain
ECB Media
03-Aug-2024
Southern Brave 169 for 2 (Vince 90*, Pollard 38*, Davies 30) beat Birmingham Phoenix 137 for 9 (Duckett 92, Jordan 3-19, Hosein 3-23) by 32 runs
Southern Brave went top of the table after a dramatic Birmingham Phoenix batting collapse at Edgbaston. Chasing 170 after James Vince's unbeaten 90, Phoenix were well-placed at 92 for 1 after 49 but then lost 6 for 12 in 25 balls to slip to defeat.
Both sides went into this match at Edgbaston with two wins from three, but Brave's 169 for 2 - the second-highest score of the season - proved more than enough, despite Ben Duckett's 92 for the Phoenix: none of his team-mates managed as many as 12.
Full postSarah Bryce hits 51 not out to keep Welsh Fire burning
Trent Rockets slip to third straight defeat after under-powered batting effort
ECB Media
03-Aug-2024
Welsh Fire 131 for 4 (Bryce 51*) beat Trent Rockets 130 for 5 (Sciver-Brunt 37, Gardner 31) by six wickets
Welsh Fire made it three wins from four in the Hundred as they beat Trent Rockets - who have now lost three in a row - in a controlled chase with two balls to spare.
Rockets skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt won the toss and opted to bat but lost both openers to their first ball: Bryony Smith played on against the impressive Freya Davies, and Grace Scrivens also chopped on facing Beth Langston.
Full postAmy Jones hits 51 then takes six catches to keep Brave winless
Ellyse Perry takes three wickets in six balls as Phoenix win first home game
ECB Media
03-Aug-2024
Birmingham Phoenix 137 for 7 (Jones 51) beat Southern Brave 121 (Wyatt 43, Pavely 3-21, Perry 3-21) by 16 runs
After losing 12 completed games in a row, Birmingham Phoenix, inspired by captain Ellyse Perry, made it two wins from two by squeezing the life out of Southern Brave to win by 16 runs at Edgbaston.
With a hint of rain in the air, Phoenix were put in by Georgia Adams and a steady start was only interrupted when 16-year-old slow-left armer Tilly Corteen-Coleman struck with her first ball to have Sophie Devine lbw. She struck again, Rhianna Southby effecting a smart stumping to get rid of Sterre Kalis, forcing Perry and Amy Jones to consolidate.
Full postGareth Roderick 152* takes Worcestershire top of Group A
Opener joined by Jake Libby in decisive stand as Derbyshire suffer first defeat
ECB Reporters Network
02-Aug-2024
Worcestershire 261 for 2 (Roderick 152*, Libby 71*) beat Derbyshire 260 (Came 71, Home 6-51) by eight wickets
Derbyshire tasted defeat in the Metro Bank One-Day Cup for the first time this season, as Worcestershire Rapids won by eight wickets at the County Ground.
Gareth Roderick scored 152 from 139 balls and shared an unbroken third-wicket stand of 161 from 153 with skipper Jake Libby who made 71 not out to take the visitors to 261 for 2 and a third Group A victory.
Full postAldridge, Thomas produce career-bests as Somerset cruise
Lancashire lose fourth game in a row after posting sub-par total
ECB Reporters Network
02-Aug-2024
Somerset 220 for 2 (Thomas 106*, Rew 60*) beat Lancashire 218 (Green 65, Bell 56, Aldridge 6-33) by eight wickets
Kasey Aldridge recorded career-best figures of 6 for 33 and George Thomas a maiden List A century as Somerset made it three wins from four Group A games with an eight-wicket victory over Lancashire at the Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton.
The visitors could post only 218 all out after losing the toss, Australian allrounder Chris Green hitting 65 off 68 balls and opener George Bell 56 off 81. Tall seamer Aldridge was not introduced into the Somerset attack until the second half of the innings and took his wickets from 7.1 overs.
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