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Ben Stokes top-scores with fifty as 23 wickets fall at Durham
Game against Worcestershire in the balance heading into day two
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30-Jun-2024
Durham 190 (Stokes 56, Smith 4-36) and 33 for 3 lead Worcestershire 112 (Potts 4-29) by 111 runs
Ben Stokes top-scored with his first half-century of the season as 23 wickets fell on a day full of drama in the Vitality County Championship match between Durham and Worcestershire at Seat Unique Riverside.
Stokes made 56 in a welcome return to form for the home side in their innings of 190, but Nathan Smith impressed for the visitors by claiming figures of 4 for 36, while Ben Allison and Matthew Waite notched three and two wickets apiece.
Full postJennings 183* leads line as Lancashire supporters made to wait for Anderson
Next-highest score George Balderson's 41 but Notts made to pay after opting to bowl
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30-Jun-2024
Lancashire 344 for 8 (Jennings 183, James 3-53) vs Nottinghamshire
A fourth century of the season by Keaton Jennings steered Lancashire into a strong position on 344 for 8 after the first day of this Vitality County Championship match against Nottinghamshire at Southport.
It was a masterful, battling innings of 183 not out off 258 balls, with 26 fours and four sixes, by Red Rose captain Jennings that held the Lancashire innings together after the visitors had threatened to take charge after lunch.
Full postJames Wharton cements Yorkshire dominance after Vishwa Fernando's five
Jordan Thompson claims four as Derbyshire are routed for 76 on 15-wicket day
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30-Jun-2024
Yorkshire 283 for 5 (Wharton 116*, Tattersall 41*) lead Derbyshire 76 (Fernando 5-30, Thompson 4-31) by 207 runs
Sri Lankan pace bowler Vishwa Fernando spearheaded a ruthless Yorkshire bowling performance to skittle Derbyshire for 76 on the opening day of the Vitality County Championship match at Chesterfield.
On a challenging Queen's Park pitch, Fernando took 5 for 30 and Jordan Thompson claimed 4 for 31 as Derbyshire subsided in less than 28 overs.
Full postJamie Smith marks England call-up with century to steer Surrey's challenge
Prospective debutant confirms his form against Essex, as Eathan Bosch claims three wickets
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30-Jun-2024
Surrey 248 for 8 (Smith 100, Bosch 3-52) vs Essex
Jamie Smith produced the perfect dress-rehearsal for his England debut on day one of their top of the table clash with Essex at The Oval.
Named this morning as the only wicketkeeper in England's 14 for the first Test against the West Indies a week on Wednesday, Smith struck his second century of the season, making exactly 100 with two sixes and 14 fours, as the hosts reached 248 for 8 on a rain-shortened day in south London.
Full postOllie Robinson sends England reminder as Northants routed for 97
Sussex take grip on proceedings after being bundled out cheaply on seaming pitch
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30-Jun-2024
Sussex 143 (White 4-23, Procter 3-37) and 83 for 2 lead Northamptonshire 97 (Robinson 4-42, McAndrew 3-25) by 129 runs
Sussex seamer Ollie Robinson, overlooked for England's Test squad, bounced back to equal his season's best tally of four wickets for 42 as Northamptonshire were skittled for 97 on an eventful opening day of this Vitality County Championship match at Wantage Road.
Robinson, who claimed identical stats against Yorkshire at Hove, took some stick in his opening overs, but found more control and a better line as he switched ends amid a Steelbacks collapse. This after the hosts had raced to 43 without loss inside six overs before Nathan McAndrew started the slump with two wickets in two balls.
Full postBens Mike and Green blow Middlesex away on 21-wicket day
Leicestershire establish 133-run lead despite being skittled before tea in first innings
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30-Jun-2024
Leicestershire 179 (Higgins 4-35, Roland-Jones 4-63) and 40 for 1 lead Middlesex 86 (Mike 5-22, Green 4-28) by 133 runs
Earlier, Ryan Higgins and Toby Roland-Jones led the way for Middlesex as Leicestershire were bowled out for 179. Lewis Goldsworthy and Lewis Hill shared a 65-run partnership for the third wicket before a collapse from 82 for 2 to 126 for 8 was rescued by fast bowler Scott Currie's unbeaten 34.
Full postVince 149*, Brown 106* ensure Hampshire dominate Kent on day one
Home skipper continues blaze of recent form to shut Kent out after early strikes with ball
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30-Jun-2024
Hampshire 301 for 3 (Vince 149*, Brown 106*) vs Kent
James Vince's prolific run continued with his second century in a week as the Hampshire skipper and Ben Brown dominated Kent in the Vitality County Championship.
Vince had skirted around form with 305 runs in 11 innings before exploding with a sensational unbeaten 166 against Warwickshire last week and then following it up with 149 not out at Utilita Bowl.
Full postMichael Burgess century cements Warwickshire fightback
Building on good work by Ed Barnard and Will Rhodes, Burgess is 126 not out against Somerset
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30-Jun-2024
Warwickshire 373 for 8 (Burgess 126*, Barnard 92, Rhodes 63, Pretorious 4-72) vs Somerset
Michael Burgess hit his seventh first class century to cement a determined Warwickshire fightback on the opening day of the Vitality County Championship Division One match with Somerset at Taunton.
Going in at No. 8, the 29-year-old wicketkeeper made an unbeaten 126, off 167 balls, with 14 fours and three sixes, to build on the good work of Ed Barnard (92) and skipper Will Rhodes (63) after their side had slumped to 40 for 4 on losing the toss.
Full postMarchant de Lange leads Gloucestershire fightback after Timm van der Gugten's five-for
Seventeen wickets fall on opening day as Glamorgan are thwarted after early dominance
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30-Jun-2024
Glamorgan 133 for 7 (Carlson 37, Webster 3-16) trail Gloucestershire 179 (de Lange 46*, van der Gugten 5-59) by 46 runs
Marchant de Lange played a key role with bat and ball as Gloucestershire staged a spirited fightback on the opening day of the Vitality County Championship Second Division match against Glamorgan at Cheltenham.
The larger-than-life South African scored 46 not out and shared in a record-breaking stand of 75 with Ajeet Singh Dale as the home side recovered from 88 for 8 at lunch to post 179 in their first innings. He then took 2 for 21 in six overs with the ball as Glamorgan subsided to 133 for 7 by the time bad light brought a premature close with 3.5 overs unused.
Full postSophie Munro five-wicket haul keeps Sunrisers on track
Seamer takes Thunder's last four wickets in eight balls to secure 30-run win at Chelmsford
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30-Jun-2024
Sunrisers 253 (Gardner 61, Scrivens 51, Jones 4-50) beat Thunder 224 (Lamb 48, Munro 5-25) by 30 runs
Sophie Munro produced a stunning spell on her Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy debut for Sunrisers to keep them in the top two with a tense win over Lancashire Thunder at Chelmsford.
Seamer Munro, on loan from The Blaze, captured three wickets in four balls - including the key scalp of ex-Sunrisers batter Naomi Dattani - as she wrapped up her side's first victory over Thunder in any format with figures of 5 for 25.
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