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Roland-Jones four-for sees Middlesex claim innings win
Gloucestershire's rearguard falls short despite OIlie Price fifty on final day at Lord's
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27-Sep-2025
Middlesex 634 for 9 dec (du Plooy 263, Morgan 97, Cracknell 64, Geddes 60, Hollman 55, Singh Dale 5-108) beat Gloucestershire 286 (Bracey 60, Gohar 5-53, Cornwell 4-58) and 281 (Price 61, Roland-Jones 4-47) by an innings and 67 runs
Toby Roland-Jones claimed four wickets to round off Middlesex's Rothesay County Championship campaign in winning fashion as they ground down Gloucestershire on the final day at Lord's.
The 37-year-old seamer finished with 4 for 57, ending the campaign as Division Two's second highest wicket-taker behind Derbyshire's Luis Reece to dismiss the visitors for 281 in their second innings, despite Ollie Price's knock of 61. Former Gloucestershire duo Zafar Gohar and Ryan Higgins backed up Roland-Jones with three and two wickets apiece as the Seaxes sealed an innings victory with 22 overs unused.
Full postVan der Merwe debut hundred holds up Leicestershire, Trevaskis six secures win
Northamptonshire delay trophy presentation but can't escape defeat
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27-Sep-2025
Leicestershire 429 (Eskinazi 155) and 260 for 5 dec (Patel 76, Cox 51*, Budinger 50) beat Northamptonshire 189 (Zaib 62, Wright 3-19, Holland 3-28) and 333 (van der Merwe 116, Zaib 58, Bartlett 50, Trevaskis 6-85) by 167 runs
Northamptonshire's Stuart van der Merwe held up Leicestershire's Division Two trophy presentation with a century on debut on the final day of this Rothesay County Championship match at Wantage Road.
The 20-year-old who trialled at Leicester earlier this season was recently awarded a two-year rookie deal by Northamptonshire after impressing in the One-Day Cup and duly celebrated by scoring 116 from 209 balls, with 12 fours, to frustrate Leicestershire's push for their seventh win of the season.
Full postDurham relegated after disastrous final-day collapse
Needing to bat out a draw for Division One survival, visitors plunge to 85 all out
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27-Sep-2025
Yorkshire 475 (Agarwal 175, Hill 88, Lyth 69, Thompson 50, Raine 5-76, Ghafari 4-119) beat Durham 346 (Raine 101, Bedingham 93, Rhodes 50, White 5-69) and 85 (Hill 4-14, Bess 4-22) by an innings and 44 runs
Durham started their second innings 129 runs in arrears with a minimum of 89 overs left in the match against a Yorkshire side whose top-flight status had just been sealed by events elsewhere.
Full postLuis Reece five-for wraps up innings win for Derbyshire
Visitors ensure third-placed finish, while Kent pick up the wooden spoon
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27-Sep-2025
Derbyshire 698 for 6 dec (Reece 211, Madsen 198, Andersson 85, Donald 55, Dal 52*) beat Kent 271 (Ekansh 71, Dawkins 61, Morley 5-99) and 198 (Compton 65, Evison 53, Reece 5-63) by an innings and 229 runs
Derbyshire routed Kent by an innings and 229 runs in their final Rothesay County Championship match of the season at Canterbury.
Luis Reece, who scored 211 in Derbyshire's only innings, took 5 for 63, while Ben Aitchison and Zak Chappell both took two wickets apiece as the visitors sealed third place in Division Two. Ben Compton was Kent's top scorer with 65 but the home side already knew they would finish bottom, regardless of the outcome.
Full postEssex finish season with comfortable win as Allison shines again
Fourth-innings chase completed in an hour and a quarter on final morning
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27-Sep-2025
Essex 438 (Walter 158, Elgar 118, Overton 6-88) and 99 for 3 beat Somerset 433 (Goldsworthy 100, Thomas 86, Rew 74, Overton 60) and 99 (Thomas 39, Porter 4-18) by seven wickets
Twenty-year-old Charlie Allison kept his head during an otherwise nervy hour and a quarter as Essex claimed a seven-wicket victory to round off the Rothesay County Championship season.
Allison, one of Essex's stand-out performers during an otherwise disappointing season, finished the game with a second six off Jake Ball over long leg. He was 32 not out from 34 balls as Essex reached their target of 95 from just 18.4 overs.
Full postHampshire dodge relegation nightmare despite Surrey defeat
South-coast club handed reprieve by Durham after Rahul Chahar takes ten in the match
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27-Sep-2025
Surrey 147 (Washington 3-5, Abbott 3-27, Fuller 3-46) and 281 (Albert 63, Abbott 5-72) beat Hampshire 248 (Washington 56) and 160 (Orr 48, Chahar 8-51) by 20 runs
Hampshire were given an unlikely reprieve from relegation to Rothesay County Championship Division Two after Durham fell apart at Yorkshire.
The south-coast county were resigned to the drop after losing to Surrey by 20 runs, which left Durham only requiring a draw at Headingley. But they sensationally slumped to 85 all out to allow Hampshire to stay in Division One for the 2026 season.
Full postMorley, Reece drive Derbyshire towards thumping win
Spinner's five-for sees Kent follow on, before hosts stumble to close five down
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26-Sep-2025
Kent 271 (Ekansh 71, Dawkins 61, Morley 5-99) and 136 for 5 (Compton 55*, Evison 53, Reece 4-33) trail Derbyshire 698 for 6 dec by 291 runs
Derbyshire were closing in on a huge victory against Kent when bad light forced a premature end to day three of their Rothesay County Championship match at Canterbury.
Kent were 135 for 5 in their seconds innings, still 291 behind, after Luis Reece ripped out their top order with 4 for 33.
Full postBalderson, Jennings to the fore as Lancashire sign off with victory
First win at Sophia Gardens since 1981 can't make up for disappointment of missing out on promotion
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26-Sep-2025
Lancashire 374 (Wells 78, Jones 62, Balderson 51, van der Gugten 5-85) and 134 for 3 (Jennings 47) beat Glamorgan 265 (van der Gugten 53, Bailey 5-51) and 241 (Cooke 52, Balderson 4-75) by seven wickets
Lancashire wrapped up their 2025 Rothesay County Championship campaign with a three-day win over Glamorgan thanks to a one-day style evening session.
Stand-in captain Josh Bohannon oversaw his side's first County Championship win at Sophia Gardens since 1981 against Glamorgan, whose promotion was confirmed last week. It was also Glamorgan's first red-ball defeat since April, in departing captain Sam Northeast's last appearance.
Full postJamie Porter rips through fragile Somerset, puts Essex on course for win
Somerset skittled for second-innings 99, leaving Essex with 95 target
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26-Sep-2025
Somerset 433 and 99 (Thomas 39, Porter 4-18) lead Essex 438 (Walter 158, Elgar 118, Overton 6-88) by 94 runs
Jamie Porter ripped through some fragile batting with four wickets to help skittle Somerset for 99 and put Essex on course for only their second home Rothesay County Championship victory of the season.
Ably supported by debutant seamer Charlie Bennett, and latterly spinner Simon Harmer, Porter took his season's tally to 49 wickets with figures of 4 for 18 from a dozen overs. It left Essex requiring 95 to win before bad light ended play on day three 17 overs early.
Full postYorkshire edge closer to safety as relegation equation wavers for Durham
George Hill steers hosts on shortened day with both dressing rooms eyeing Hampshire result
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26-Sep-2025
Yorkshire 465 for 9 (Hill 88, Raine 4-79, Ghafari 4-114) lead Durham 346 (Raine 101, White 5-69) by 119 runs
Should Hampshire - 148 for 9 chasing 181 to beat Surrey at the Utilita Bowl - lose, seventh-placed Yorkshire would be safe no matter the result here in this season finale. Second-bottom Durham would need a draw to be safe.
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