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Bailey five-for provides star turn for Lancashire
Glamorgan bowled out for 265, with promotion already secured
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24-Sep-2025
Lancashire 55 for 0 trail Glamorgan 265 (van der Gugten 53, Crane 42, Bailey 5-51) by 210 runs
Lancashire took control over Glamorgan with early wickets on day one of the final Rothesay County Championship match.
Tom Bailey took a five-wicket haul, including a wicket with the first ball of the game to reduce Glamorgan to 114 for 6 at lunch. An 82-run seventh-wicket partnership kept the visitors at bay until they finally wrapped up the innings on 265 with 20 overs remaining in the day.
Full postRobinson, Coles star for Sussex as Worcestershire collapse again
Ex-England seamer takes six wickets before classy century builds healthy overnight lead
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24-Sep-2025
Sussex 228 for 5 (Coles 102, Simpson 62*) lead Worcestershire 123 (Lategan 41, Robinson 6-68, Unadkat 4-43) by 105 runs
Ollie Robinson produced a reminder of his capabilities with a stunning six-wicket haul as Sussex took charge on day one of their Division One clash against Worcestershire.
Taking two wickets in the first over of the match, Robinson went on to finish with season-best figures of 6 for 68 as he and Jaydev Unadkat combined to skittle Worcestershire for 123.
Full postSomerset young guns drive agenda as Essex toil for points
Rew, Thomas impress with bat as Tom Abell sits out for mandatory concussion protocol
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24-Sep-2025
Somerset 339 for 6 (Thomas 86, Rew 74, Lammonby 47, Porter 3-45) vs Essex
Josh Thomas and James Rew, two young left-handers born on the same day a year apart, were instrumental in helping Somerset build a commanding platform in their Rothesay County Championship match against Essex at Chelmsford.
Thomas, the younger of the pair, was making his first-class debut but showed no sign of nerves or inexperience in making a confident 86. Rew, already with 11 centuries to his name at just 21, took up the cudgels when Thomas was out to record his eighth score of fifty-plus this season before falling to the new-ball on 74.
Full postLeus du Plooy leads from the front as Middlesex boss Gloucestershire
Home skipper remains unbeaten on 171 after day one run-fest at Lord's
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Middlesex 394 for 5 (du Plooy 171*, Cracknell 64*, Geddes 60) vs Gloucestershire
Middlesex skipper Leus du Plooy's 24th first-class hundred gave the hosts the upper hand on the first day of the their final County Championship Division Two clash of the season with Gloucestershire at Lord's.
The South African-born left-hander passed the landmark of the third time this season, remaining unbeaten with 171 in an innings sprinkled with 15 fours as Middlesex piled up 394 for 5.
Full postBedingham, Raine lead Durham fightback in must-win match
Teams play respects to Dickie Bird before play, as Stokes, Carse work on fitness ahead of Ashes
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24-Sep-2025
Durham 322 for 7 (Bedingham 93, Raine 87*, Rhodes 50) vs Yorkshire
South Africa Test batter David Bedingham hit a season's best 93 off 195 balls to steer an impressive Durham recovery from early strife against fellow relegation candidates Yorkshire on day one of the final-round Rothesay County Championship clash at Headingley.
Durham, having elected to bat, slipped to seven for two inside five overs, bringing Bedingham in. He determinedly batted through until late evening and shared in a series of crucial partnerships, chiefly 101 for the fourth wicket either side of lunch with Will Rhodes, 50.
Full postSurrey surrender title hopes as Hampshire dominate 13-wicket day
Notts on verge of Championship as hosts do their utmost to stay in Division One
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24-Sep-2025
Hampshire 154 for 3 (Albert 37*) lead Surrey 147 (Sundar 3-5, Abbott 3-27, Fuller 3-46) by seven runs
Surrey were rolled out for 147 to all but snuff out their Rothesay County Championship title-winning hopes, as Hampshire boosted their chance of remaining in Division One.
The defending champions went into the last round 14 points behind Nottinghamshire - whom they lost to last week - but after they collapsed, their hopes of a fourth successive crown dwindled further.
Full postStephen Eskinazi's unbeaten 150 puts new team on top
He joined Leicestershire on loan after The Hundred prior to joining full time next season
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24-Sep-2025
Leicestershire 392 for 7 (Eskinazi 150*, Tattersall 47, Patel 44, Budinger 44) vs Northamptonshire
Stephen Eskinazi hit an excellent unbeaten 150, his first century for his new county Leicestershire as the Division Two champions pressed home their advantage on day one of this Rothesay County Championship match against Northamptonshire at Wantage Road.
Former Middlesex batter Eskinazi, who joined Leicestershire on loan after The Hundred prior to joining full time next season, led a fightback after pacer George Scrimshaw's double strike reduced the visitors to 122 for 4 at lunch.
Full postWayne Madsen, Luis Reece reach centuries as Derbyshire pile on runs
Opener Reece bats all day for unbeaten on 123 while Madsen ends 147 not out, having passed 1,000 runs for summer
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24-Sep-2025
Derbyshire 389 for 2 (Madsen 147*, Reece 123*, Donald 55) vs Kent
Wayne Madsen and Luis Reece both made centuries as Derbyshire piled on the runs in their Rothesay County Championship match with Kent at Canterbury, reaching 389 for 2 at the end of day one.
Opener Reece batted all day and was unbeaten on 123 while Madsen was 147 not out, having passed 1,000 runs for the summer. By stumps their partnership was 231, a Derbyshire record for the third wicket against Kent.
Full postHenry Thornton blows India A away to secure huge lead for Australia A
He was involved in a 91-run partnership for the last wicket before claiming a four-wicket haul to help Australia A take a 226-run lead in the first innings
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24-Sep-2025
Australia A 420 (Murphy 76, McSweeney 74, Suthar 5-107) and 16 for 3 (McSweeney 11*, Suthar 1-0, Siraj 1-6) lead India A 194 (Sai Sudharsan 75, Thornton 4-36, Murphy 2-38) by 242 runs
Fast bowler Henry Thornton proved to be the proverbial thorn in India A's flesh as he put Australia in control of the second unofficial Test in Lucknow.
Batting at No. 11, he scored an unbeaten 32 in a 91-run partnership for the tenth wicket with Todd Murphy, who made 76, before taking a four-wicket haul that helped Australia A take a 226-run lead in the first innings.
Full postParis' five, Esterhuysen's three-wicket debut help WA beat SA
Fanning, Bancroft and Cartwright all made half-centuries in WA's 298 for 9 before the quicks cleaned up SA for 232, with Harvey making 76 in the losing chase
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24-Sep-2025
Western Australia 298 for 9 (Fanning 75, Bancroft 63, Cartwright 55, Buckingham 2-33) beat South Australia 232 (Harvey 76, Paris 5-42, Esterhuysen 3-42) by 66 runs
Western Australia opener Sam Fanning has top-scored before teammate Joel Paris claimed five wickets in a 66-run one-day win against South Australia in Adelaide.
Fanning's 75 from 91 balls and half-centuries from Cameron Bancroft (63) and Hilton Cartwright (55) steered WA to 298 for 9 from 50 overs on Wednesday.
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