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Hamza Shaikh century caps powerful display from Young Lions batters
Rocky Flintoff unbeaten on 82 at close as Sri Lanka face daunting first-innings deficit
ECB Reporters Network
17-Jul-2024
England U19 401 for 5 (Shaikh 107, Denly 91, Flintoff 82*, Fonseka 76) lead Sri Lanka U19 153 (Weerasinghe 77, Sharma 5-44) by 248 runs
Hamza Shaikh played a true captain's innings to put England firmly in control at the end of day two in the second Youth Men's Test against Sri Lanka at Cheltenham.
Displaying an admirable work ethic, sound temperament and no little skill, the Warwickshire batsman fashioned a high-class innings of 107 from 210 balls and shared in a transformative partnership of 121 with Rocky Flintoff for the fifth wicket as England reached the close on 401 for 5, a handsome first-innings lead of 248.
Full postLabuschagne subjects Kent to South Group's wooden spoon
Glamorgan claim consolation win thanks to unbeaten 50 from Australia international
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16-Jul-2024
Glamorgan 145 for 6 (Labuschagne 50*) beat Kent 132 for 5 (Billings 33, Rogers 31*) by 13 runs
Marnus Labuschagne starred with bat and ball as Glamorgan eased to a 13-run victory over the Kent Spitfires in a rain-shortened dead-rubber at Canterbury.
After the weather delayed the start, Glamorgan made 145 for 6 from their 13 overs, with Labuschagne blasting an unbeaten 50 from 26 balls, before claiming an economical 1 for 14 from his two overs.
Full postNaavya Sharma five-for seizes upper hand for England Under-19s
Jaydn Denly fifty caps strong day for hosts in second Youth Test at Cheltenham
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16-Jul-2024
England U19 73 for 1 (Denly 57*) trail Sri Lanka U19 153 (Weerasinghe 77, Sharma 5-44) by 80 runs
Naavya Sharma put the skids under Sri Lanka as England gained the upper hand on the opening day of the second Youth Men's Test at Cheltenham.
On a day when 25 overs were lost to rain, the Middlesex pace bowler served up an incisive display to return career-best figures of 5 for 44 and help dismiss the tourists for 153 inside 46 overs in their first innings. Harry Moore impressed on debut, claiming 2 for 38, while spinner Charlie Barnard weighed in with 2 for 35 in a disciplined England bowling and fielding performance.
Full postAgar, Breetzke seal crucial Northants win in eight-over shoot-out
Lewis McManus' late sixes leave Durham on brink of elimination
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14-Jul-2024
Northamptonshire 91 for 4 (Agar 31) beat Durham 90 for 5 (Turner 36*) by six wickets
Ashton Agar and Lewis McManus blasted Northamptonshire Steelbacks to a crucial Vitality Blast win at the Seat Unique Riverside, as the visitors beat Durham by six wickets in a rain-affected match.
Having been put in by the Steelbacks, Ashton Turner (36) continued his good form and along with Colin Ackermann (25) powered Durham to a competitive total of 90 for five from their reduced allocation of eight overs amid some wayward fielding from the visitors.
Full postWill Jacks' 86 helps to seal Surrey's home quarter-final
Adam Rossington gives Essex chase a chance but hosts fall short
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14-Jul-2024
Surrey 189 for 9 (Jacks 86, Harmer 3-44) beat Essex 176 for 8 (Rossington 78, Jordan 3-34) by 13 runs
Will Jacks hammered five sixes in a scintillating 86 to consolidate Surrey's place at the head of the Vitality Blast South Group and guarantee a home match in the quarter-finals.
Jacks hit five sixes in his 46-ball knock and put on 63 in five overs in a stand with Jordan Clark that constituted a record for the sixth wicket against Essex. That rescued Surrey after they suffered a mid-innings collapse before the reset that helped them post 189 for 9 and eventually prevail by 13 runs.
Full postLewis Goldsworthy revives Leicestershire to keep Notts floored
Neesham instrumental in recovery from top-order implosion
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14-Jul-2024
Leicestershire 161 for 5 (Goldsworthy 67, Neesham 44) beat Nottinghamshire 160 for 6 (Martindale 44) by five wickets
All-rounder Lewis Goldsworthy hit a career-best 67 as Leicestershire Foxes maintained their push to win a place in the quarter-finals of the Vitality Blast with a five-wicket victory over East Midlands rivals Notts Outlaws at the Uptonsteel County Ground.
New Zealand's Jimmy Neesham backed up Goldsworthy's performance with 44 from 22 balls as the Foxes won with an over to spare - despite having been six for three at the start of their chase - condemning the Outlaws to an eighth defeat in what has been comfortably their worst season in the current Blast format.
Full postYorkshire haul in 206 target through late Malan-Thompson blitz
Thompson whacks unbeaten 40 off 14 balls after Malan anchors with 93 to keep Yorkshire alive
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14-Jul-2024
Yorkshire 208 for 4 (Malan 93*, Thompson 40*, Brookes 4-41) beat Worcestershire 205 for 6 (Brookes 44, D'Oliveira 42, Chohan 4-30) by six wickets
Yorkshire achieved the second highest successful run chase in their history in Vitality Blast cricket to keep alive their qualification hopes thanks to a brilliant innings from opener Dawid Malan against Worcestershire Rapids at New Road.
The Vikings chased down a 206 target to win by six wickets in a perfectly-paced innings to secure a sixth victory of the campaign with three balls to spare.
Full postBears take down Falcons to secure home quarter-final
Half-centuries for Moeen, Mousley and Hain before spinners tie chase down
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14-Jul-2024
Birmingham Bears 198 for 2 (Mousley 60*, Moeen 59, Hain 52*) beat Derbyshire 154 (Briggs 3-24) by 44 runs
Birmingham Bears booked a home quarter-final in the Vitality Blast by comfortably beating Derbyshire Falcons by 44 runs at Edgbaston.
Bears piled up 198 for 2 thanks to powerful half-centuries from Dan Mousley, Sam Hain and Moeen Ali.
Full postTaylor's seven sixes keep Gloucestershire in the hunt
Captain's 80 not out sets up 121-run thrashing as Glamorgan crash out
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14-Jul-2024
Gloucestershire 206 for 6 (Taylor 80*, Bancroft 44, Gorvin 3-26) beat Glamorgan 85 (Payne 3-7, Smith 3-33) by 121 runs
Jack Taylor blitzed his way to a brilliant unbeaten 80 as Gloucestershire beat neighbours Glamorgan by 121 runs in a one-sided Vitality Blast encounter at Cheltenham.
Leading by example, Gloucestershire's captain smashed 80 from 35 balls with seven sixes and four fours to lift his side to a substantial 206 for 6 in front of a packed crowd at the College Ground. Cameron Bancroft hit 44 and James Bracey 31 in a second-wicket partnership of 64, while Beau Webster contributed 33 in a blistering stand of 63 in 6.3 overs with Taylor for the fourth wicket as the home side achieved their record winning margin in a T20 game.
Full postBanton brilliance puts Somerset on brink of qualification
Defending champions knock Hampshire out and close in on quarter-finals
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14-Jul-2024
Somerset 158 for 1 (Banton 79*, Kohler-Cadmore 43*) beat Hampshire 157 for 7 (Prest 51) by nine wickets
Tom Banton's destruction of Hampshire put defending champions Somerset within a point of qualifying for the Vitality Blast quarter-finals.
Opener Banton whacked an unbeaten 79 off 52 balls in partnerships of 81 and 77 with George Thomas and Tom Kohler-Cadmore to chase down 158 at a canter at Utilita Bowl.
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