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Balderson, 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.
Full postLiam Trevaskis, Chris Wright slice through Northamptonshire top order
Leicestershire close in on victory that would sign off their Division Two title triumph in style
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26-Sep-2025
Northamptonshire 189 and 120 for 5 (Keogh 42, Trevaskis 3-31) need a further 381 runs to beat Leicestershire 429 and 260 for 5 dec (Patel 76, Cox 51*, Budinger 50)
Liam Trevaskis and Chris Wright sliced through Northamptonshire's top order as Leicestershire closed in on a victory that would sign off their Rothesay County Championship Division Two title triumph in style.
The Foxes, already confirmed as champions last week, declared and set Northamptonshire an improbable 501 to win at Wantage Road following Rishi Patel's 76 and an unbeaten 30-ball half-century by Ben Cox.
Full postZafar Gohar five-for has Gloucestershire on the ropes
His 5 for 53 and career-best 4 for 58 for Noah Cornwell help Middlesex in enforcing the follow-on
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26-Sep-2025
Gloucestershire 286 (Bracey 60, Gohar 5-53, Cornwell 4-58) and 39 for 1 trail Middlesex 634 for 9 dec by 309 runs
Bad light held up Middlesex's victory charge after they forced Gloucestershire to follow-on on the penultimate day of the Rothesay County Championship Division 2 season at Lord's.
Zafar Gohar returned 5 for 53, his best figures in a Middlesex shirt, and there was a career-best 4 for 58 for Noah Cornwell as Gloucestershire were bowled out for 286 despite 60 from skipper James Bracey which took him past 1,000 first-class runs for the season.
Full postRahul Chahar seven-for leaves Hampshire dangling over the drop
Hosts left nine down overnight, still 33 runs from the victory they need to avoid relegation
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26-Sep-2025
Hampshire 248 and 148 for 9 (Orr 48, Chahar 7-45) need a further 33 runs to beat Surrey 147 and 281 (Albert 63, Abbott 5-72)
Hampshire sat on the brink of Rothesay County Championship relegation after Surrey leg-spinner Rahul Chahar ploughed through them at Utilita Bowl.
India international Chahar, in his first Championship appearance, made the most of a turning pitch to take 7 for 45 and see Hampshire collapse from 61 without loss to 148 for 9. The south coast county need to avoid defeat to stay in Division One next season, but in their chase of 181 they struggled to 148 for 9.
Full postNottinghamshire romp to three-day win as title celebrations begin
Seamers run through Warwickshire to pave way before County Championship trophy presentation
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26-Sep-2025
Nottinghamshire 374 (Hameed 122, Verreynne 83, Patterson-White 70) and 20 for 0 beat Warwickshire 258 (Mousley 74, Hutton 4-46) and 133 (Hain 42, Abbas 3-18, Hutton 3-30, Pennington 3-52) by ten wickets
A day after collecting enough bonus points to put themselves out of reach of Surrey, newly-crowned Rothesay County Champions Nottinghamshire finished their season in style by completing a 10-wicket victory over Warwickshire with a day to spare.
With a first-innings lead of 116 giving their potent seam attack ample licence to attack in conditions still making batting difficult, Nottinghamshire dismissed Warwickshire for 133 in 54 overs.
Full postOllie Robinson's 11-wicket haul sees Sussex finish season on high
Tom Taylor carries Worcestershire fight until the end as visitors stumble to target of 62
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26-Sep-2025
Sussex 350 (Simpson 129*, Coles 102, Taylor 4-106) and 63 for 7 (Taylor 4-22) beat Worcestershire 123 (Robinson 6-68, Unadkat 4-43) and 287 (Libby 72, Robinson 5-74) by three wickets
Sussex survived a fourth-innings scare to secure a three-wicket win over Worcestershire on the third morning of their final Rothesay County Championship fixture of the season.
The final four wickets of the Worcestershire innings fell inside 25 minutes, where the hosts could only add 16 runs to their overnight total, as Ollie Robinson took his second five wicket haul of the match. Requiring just 61 to win, Sussex made hard work of the chase, eventually knocking off the total despite Worcestershire seamer Tom Taylor finishing with 4 for 22 on his way to ending the season with 58 Division One wickets.
Full postRahul and Sai Sudharsan centuries take India A to series victory
Todd Murphy and Corey Rocchiccioli picked up five wickets between them, but couldn't stop India A from hunting 412 down
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26-Sep-2025
India A 194 (Sai Sudharsan 75, Thornton 4-36, Murphy 2-48) and 413 for 5 (Rahul 176*, Sai Sudharsan 100, Jurel 56, Murphy 3-114) beat Australia A 420 (Edwards 88, Murphy 76, Suthar 5-107) and 185 (McSweeney 85*, Brar 3-42, Suthar 3-50) by five wickets
KL Rahul, who had retired when on 74 on the third evening, returned to the middle on the fourth morning at the fall of nightwatcher Manav Suthar's wicket. Rahul batted till the job for his team was completed, ending unbeaten on 176 as India A hunted down 412 to beat Australia A by five wickets and take the two-match unofficial Test series 1-0 after the first match was drawn.
By Rahul's side when he walked out was B Sai Sudharsan, past the half-century mark at that stage, and then, Dhruv Jurel. Rahul and Sai Sudharsan added 78 runs in the morning, with Rahul first and then his partner getting to a century. Once Sai Sudharsan fell for 100, Rahul and Jurel added 115 in quick time as their stand required just under 19 overs.
Full postArshdeep's masterclass helps India pull off heist
Nissanka's ton got Sri Lanka within sight of victory but the remaining batters couldn't quite get them across the line
Andrew Fidel Fernando
26-Sep-2025
India 202 for 5 (Abhishek 61, Tilak 49, Theekshana 1-36) tied with Sri Lanka 202 for 5 (Nissanka 107, Perera 58, Kuldeep 1-31, Varun 1-31)
India won the Super Over
India won the Super Over
In regular play, Pathum Nissanka's 107 off 58 balls and Kusal Perera's 58 off 32, cancelled out a rapid 61 from Abhishek Sharma, and a 49 not out off 34 from Tilak Varma. India hit 202 for 5. So did Sri Lanka.
In the Super Over though, Sri Lanka were very clearly out of steam on all fronts. First, they didn't send Nissanka out to bat, choosing Kusal Perera (who sliced one to deep backward point first ball), Dasun Shanaka (who struggled with Arshdeep Singh's wide yorkers), and Kamindu Mendis (who has never been an explosive T20I batter) out instead.
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