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Stalemate in prospect as 9.5 overs possible on third day
Compton extends his score by ten runs as rain has final say
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31-Jul-2025
Kent 217 for 3 (Compton 111*) trail Leicestershire 471 (Rehan 119, Patel 85) by 254 runs
Report by Fred Atkins for the ECB Reporters Network, sponsored by Rothesay
The Rothesay County Championship match between Division Two leaders Leicestershire and Kent looks to be heading for a draw, after just 9.5 overs were possible on day three.
Full postHaseeb double-century drives Nottinghamshire into slender lead
Prospects of a result are slim with one day remaining and a lead of 73
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31-Jul-2025
Nottinghamshire 511 for 6 (Haseeb 208, James 72, Haynes 70) lead Somerset 438 (Rew 166, Abell 156, Abbas 3-60) by 73 runs
Haseeb Hameed made a superb double-hundred but his Nottinghamshire side's chance of denying Surrey a fourth consecutive Division One title are receding with their Rothesay County Championship contest with Somerset almost certain to end in a draw.
With half-centuries from Jack Haynes (70) and Lyndon James (72), Nottinghamshire finished day three at 511 for six in their first innings for a lead of 73. Yet the combination of a dead pitch and the Kookaburra ball seems to have left no realistic route to a positive result on the final day.
Full postMitchell puts New Zealand ahead despite middle-order collapse
New Zealand remain on top after taking a 158-run lead
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31-Jul-2025
Zimbabwe 149 and 31 for 2 (Bennett 18, Welch 2*, Masekesa 0*, Henry 1-11, O'Rourke 1-18) trail New Zealand 307 (Conway 88, Mitchell 80, Young 41, Muzarabani 3-73, Chivanga 2-51) by 127 runs
The Zimbabwe bowlers put in a more disciplined performance on the second day of the first Test in Bulawayo, but Daryl Mitchell's gritty 80 ensured New Zealand kept their advantage intact.
New Zealand started the day on 92 for no loss and marched to 158 for 1 before losing five wickets for 42 runs. But Mitchell, with the help of the lower order, steered them to 307, ensuring a lead of 158. New Zealand then removed the Zimbabwe openers before stumps, still 127 ahead.
Full postBartlett, Broad lead Northamptonshire fightback
Sixth-wicket stand of 111 leads response to Derbyshire's 377
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30-Jul-2025
Northamptonshire 265 for 5 (Broad 64*, Bartlett 60*) trail Derbyshire 377 (Andersson 105, Procter 71*, Chahal 6-118) by 112 runs
George Bartlett and Justin Broad shared an unbroken sixth-wicket partnership of 111 to lead the Northamptonshire recovery in response to Derbyshire's total of 377 at Wantage Road.
Bartlett equalled his season's best of 60 not out, made in the opening round of the Rothesay County Championship, while Broad struck an unbeaten 64 as the pair batted through the evening session, having joined forces at 154 for five.
Full postWarwickshire face uphill battle after Essex post mammoth 602 for 6
Mousley leads response with unbeaten fifty but visitors still trail by 462 runs
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30-Jul-2025
Warwickshire 140 for 2 (Mousley 54*, Davies 52) trail Essex 602 for 6 dec (Westley 134, Allison 133, Pepper 107*, Walter 86) by 462 runs
Dan Mousley led the Warwickshire fightback to Essex's mammoth first-innings total with an innings that belied the gravity of the situation facing the visitors in the Rothesay County Championship match at Chelmsford.
The imposing right-hander clocked up only his third half-century of the season, but at a rate of more than a run-a-ball. It was in contrast to his more measured captain Alex Davies, who went along at half the rate in a second-innings stand of 86 that pulled Warwickshire back into the game.
Full postLibby, Hose partnership gives Worcestershire the edge
Taylor takes five wickets as Hampshire's hopes of a first-innings lead are dented
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30-Jul-2025
Worcestershire 187 for 2 (Hose 82*, Libby 70*) trail Hampshire 293 (Middleton 79, Weatherley 62, Taylor 5-55) by 106 runs
Worcestershire's Jake Libby and Adam Hose came together for an unbeaten 126 run-stand as Worcestershire enjoyed a dominant day of Rothesay County Championship cricket at Visit Worcestershire New Road against Hampshire, ending the day 187 for 2.
Tom Taylor (5 for 55) led from the front as the hosts bowled Hampshire out for 293, with Tom Prest anchoring then innings for the visitors.
Full postMason Crane's six turn the tables on Lancashire
Leg spinner runs through host's middle and lower order to boost Glamorgan's title hopes
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30-Jul-2025
Glamorgan 261 and 95 for 2 (Carlson 43*, Anderson 2-20) vs Lancashire
A career-best 6 for 19 by Mason Crane led a superb bowling effort from Glamorgan that has put the visitors firmly in the ascendancy after two days at Emirates Old Trafford.
Having been bowled out for 261 in their first innings of this Rothesay County Championship division two promotion battle, second-placed Glamorgan hit back strongly to dismiss fourth-placed Lancashire for 137 before reaching the close on 95 for 2 in their second innings to lead by 219 runs.
Full postMiddlesex cement dominance as Du Plooy, Hollman build on Williamson hundred
Gloucestershire still trail by 391 at stumps with nine first-innings wickets remaining
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30-Jul-2025
Gloucestershire 54 for 1 trail Middlesex 445 (Williamson 153, Hollman 60, De Caires 58, Du Plooy 57) by 391 runs
Half-centuries from Leus du Plooy and Luke Hollman cemented a strong Middlesex position on the second day of the rain-affected Rothesay County Championship Division Two match against Gloucestershire at Cheltenham.
After a delayed start due to a wet outfield, the visitors increased their first innings total from an overnight 232 for three to 445 all out, first day centurion Kane Williamson dismissed for 153, while du Plooy contributed 57, Hollman 60 not out and Ben Geddes 44. Matt Taylor returned three for 88 and Todd Murphy three for 106.
Full postHaseeb century drives Nottinghamshire reply at Trent Bridge
Abbas, Pennington claim three wickets each as Somerset are bowled out for 438
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30-Jul-2025
Nottinghamshire 189 for 2 trail Somerset 438 (Rew 166, Abell 156, Abbas 3-60) by 249 runs
Captain Haseeb Hameed's third century of the season helped title-chasing Nottinghamshire build a solid foundation in reply to Somerset's 438 on day two of their Rothesay County Championship clash at Trent Bridge.
Hameed, who struck 15 fours and two sixes, also passed 1,000 first-class runs for the season with the same shot that completed his hundred. He had earlier shared a stand of 101 for the second wicket with Freddie McCann (48).
Full postBen Raine, Emilio Gay fashion narrow lead over Surrey
Raine's 5 for 72 and Gay's 99 have given Durham a lead of 53
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30-Jul-2025
Durham 153 and 222 for 5 (Gay 99, Kishore 2-36) Surrey 182 for 5 (Lawrence 88, Clark 82, Raine 5-72) lead by 53 runs
Surrey are still strong favourites to defeat Durham in this Rothesay County Championship match but they had to scrap for every advantage as Emilio Gay led the home team's recovery on the second day at the Banks Homes Riverside.
Rory Burns' side were still very much in the ascendant after posting 322 at lunch, thereby giving them a lead of 169, with Dan Lawrence and Jordan Clark making 80s and Ben Raine taking 5 for 72.
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