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Georgia Elwiss extinguishes The Blaze with unbeaten 101
Southern Vipers reclaim top spot after chasing down target of 279 with four balls to spare
ECB Reporters Network
05-Jul-2024
Southern Vipers 281 for 6 (Elwiss 101*, Norgrove 64, K Bryce 2-43) beat The Blaze 278 (Graham 78, K Bryce 65, Taylor 3-32) by four wickets
Southern Vipers strengthened their position at the top of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy table after defeating in-form Blaze by four wickets at Chesterfield.
In a repeat of last season's final, Blaze were hunting their 14th win in 15 games in all competitions, but again found Vipers too strong, as they did in both finals last year.
Full postBrits and Kapp fifties help South Africa to their first victory of India tour
The hosts fell 12 runs short in Chennai and now trail the three-match T20I series 1-0
Shashank Kishore
05-Jul-2024
South Africa 189 for 4 (Brits 81, Kapp 57, Vastrakar 2-23) beat India 177 for 4 (Rodrigues 53*, Mandhana 46, de Klerk 1-30, Tryon 1-32, Mlaba 1-32) by 12 runs
After defeats in the ODI series and the one-off Test, South Africa began their run to the women's T20 World Cup with a morale-boosting victory over India in the first T20I in Chennai.
Starring in the win were Tazmin Brits, whose 81 - an innings of contrasts - set South Africa up along with Marizanne Kapp. The pair added 96 in just 9.2 overs; Kapp's own contribution was a robust 33-ball 57 as the visitors posted 189 for 4.
Full postLuc Benkenstein century drives England U19 to thrilling come-from-behind series win
Disciplined fielding and key run-out enables young team to claim 2-1 series win
ECB Reporters Network
03-Jul-2024
England U19 268 for 9 (Benkenstein 102) beat Sri Lanka U19 260 (Weerasinghe 80, Perera 53) by four runs - DLS
Skipper Luc Benkenstein's century and a disciplined bowling performance helped England Men's U19s clinch their three-match one-day series against Sri Lanka with a four-run victory under the Duckworth-Lewis method in the decider at Hove.
The Essex batter made 102 in England's 268 for 9 in a contest reduced to 45 overs because of rain. In gloomy conditions Gayana Weerasinghe led Sri Lanka's reply with a polished 80 off 76 balls and Mahith Perera's half-century threatened to take his side to victory. But Perera was run out by Freddie McCann's direct hit in the 43rd over and the Sri Lankan tail were left with too much to do.
Full postLiam Dawson turns up the heat to seal Hampshire's high-speed run-chase
Kent battle back to post 180-run final-afternoon target, but it is hunted down in style
ECB Reporters Network
03-Jul-2024
Hampshire 505 for 8 dec (Vince 211, Brown 110, Evison 4-83) and 180 for 4 (Dawson 56*) beat Kent 343 and 340 (Compton 92, Finch 84, Leaning 43, Abbott 5-89) trail by six wickets
Liam Dawson produced a remarkable innings of 56 in 29 balls to give Hampshire a sensational six-wicket in the Vitality County Championship victory over Kent.
Hampshire were given 179 runs to chase in 31 overs, and after Toby Albert, Fletcha Middleton and James Vince had given them a flyer, Dawson made it a cakewalk.
Full postGloucestershire scramble historic tie as Glamorgan's heroic 593-run chase falls short
Sam Northeast continues incredible season with 187 in incredible contest at Cheltenham
ECB Reporters Network
03-Jul-2024
Glamorgan 197 (Crane 44, Webster 7-17) and 592 (Northeast 187, Labuschagne 119, Crane 43*) tied with Gloucestershire 179 and 610 for 5 dec (Bracey 204*, Bancroft 159*, Hammond 121)
Glamorgan narrowly missed out on making history on the final day of a thrilling Vitality County Championship Second Division match against Gloucestershire which ended in a remarkable tie at Cheltenham.
Charged with the task of pursuing what would have been a world-record run-chase of 593, the Welsh county dramatically levelled the scores, leaving last man Jamie McIlroy requiring just a single off the final ball of the match to achieve a historic win.
Full postTom Abell canes unbeaten 152 as Somerset chase 410 for victory
Banton, Rew, Kohler-Cadmore make key runs to stun Warwickshire
ECB Reporters Network
03-Jul-2024
Somerset 284 (Banton 78, Abell 61, Hannon-Dalby 6-56) and 413 for 5 (Abell 152*, Banton 81, Rew 57*) beat Warwickshire 412 and 281 for 8 dec (Bethell 66, Yates 57, Davies 50, Overton 4-57) by five wickets
Tom Abell hit a perfectly-paced century as Somerset chased down 410 to beat Warwickshire by five wickets on the final day of an absorbing Vitality County Championship Division One game at Taunton.
The former club captain finished unbeaten on 152, off 207 balls, with 14 fours and two sixes, as his side made light of their mammoth target, winning with 4.2 overs to spare.
Full postTom Lawes rules over Essex as Surrey tighten Championship grip
Jordan Cox's absence through illness keenly felt as challengers slump to 145-run loss
ECB Reporters Network
03-Jul-2024
Surrey 262 and 278 (Patel 107, Smith 70) beat Essex 180 (Walter 64, Clark 3-33, Worrall 3-40) and 215 (Elgar 60, Lawes 4-26) by 145 runs
Tom Lawes was Surrey's last-day hero with four for 26 as they bowled out Essex for 215 to complete a 145-run victory over their nearest rivals at the Kia Oval and increase their lead at the top of the Vitality County Championship table.
Dean Elgar scored a typically defiant 60 but Surrey's quicker bowlers chipped away relentlessly once morning rain had cleared, with 21-year-old tyro Lawes first taking two wickets in successive balls and then returning after tea to break further Essex resistance from Paul Walter and Michael Pepper.
Full postJoe Clarke blunts Lancashire's victory push as James Anderson is denied
Breakthroughs at a premium in follow-on as batter's fourth century of season thwarts hosts
ECB Reporters Network
03-Jul-2024
Nottinghamshire 126 (Slater 64*, Anderson 7-35) and 270 for 4 (Clarke 115*, James 43*) drew with Lancashire 353 for 9 dec (Jennings 183, James 4-61) by 143 runs
Joe Clarke made his fourth century of the season and blunted the threat posed by Lancashire's James Anderson to ensure that Nottinghamshire drew their Vitality County Championship match with Lancashire at Southport.
Clarke passed fifty for the seventh time in 14 first-class innings this season and had put on an unbroken 136 for the fifth wicket with Lyndon James to steer the visitors to 270 for four when the players shook hands at 4.50 with James unbeaten on 43 and Clarke on 115 not out, bringing his first-class aggregate for the season to 795
Full postLauren Bell stars with five wickets as Nat Sciver-Brunt puts seal on 3-0 sweep
New Zealand produce their best batting performance of the series to offer a contest
Valkerie Baynes
03-Jul-2024
England 212 for 5 (Sciver-Brunt 76*, Jones 50, Capsey 35*) beat New Zealand 211 for 8 (Kerr 59, Devine 43, Bell 5-37) by five wickets
Nat Sciver-Brunt's unbeaten 76 and Lauren Bell's five-wicket haul ensured England's 3-0 sweep of the ODI series against New Zealand despite a vastly more spirited performance by the White Ferns.
Amelia Kerr led the tourists with her half-century and England's batting depth was called upon for the first time in the series as Hannah Rowe and Molly Penfold made early inroads in Bristol. The hosts had lost three wickets across the first two matches but today were 33 for 3 inside the powerplay, reduced to eight overs when rain delayed the start by 95 minutes and cut the match to 42 overs per side.
Full postWarwickshire take control after Hannon-Dalby six-for
Fifties for Yates, Davies and Bethell leave Somerset fighting for survival
ECB Reporters Network
02-Jul-2024
Warwickshire 412 and 281 for 8 (Bethell 66, Yates 57, Davies 50, Overton 4-57) lead Somerset 284 (Banton 78, Abell 61, Hannon-Dalby 6-56) by 409 runs
Half-centuries from Rob Yates, Alex Davies and Jacob Bethell strengthened Warwickshire's grip on the third day of the Vitality County Championship Division One match with Somerset at Taunton.
The visitors earned a first innings lead of 128 when bowling out Somerset for 284 from an overnight 208 for 6. Tom Abell fell for 61 and Craig Overton finished unbeaten on 35, while Oliver Hannon-Dalby added two victims to his second day efforts and ended with 6 for 56 from 18.2 overs.
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