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Adam Hose 266 sends belated retort to Hampshire
Worcestershire team-mate Jake Libby unbeaten on 137 after 395-run stand for the third wicket
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29-Jun-2025
Worcestershire 456 for 3 (Hose 266, Libby 137*) vs Hampshire
Adam Hose provided retribution to Hampshire for snubbing him as a youngster by scoring 266 - the highest ever score by a visiting player at Utilita Bowl.
Top-order batter Hose played for Hampshire at Under 13 and Under 17 levels, having been born and raised on the Isle of Wight, but never progressed into the professional ranks.
Full postBracey, Akther emerge from Glamorgan's stranglehold
Seventh wicket stand of 96 keeps honours even after Mason Crane takes three on opening day
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29-Jun-2025
Gloucestershire 279 for 7 (Akhter 58, Bracey 57*, Crane 3-55) vs Glamorgan
A seventh wicket stand of 96 between James Bracey and Zaman Akhter gives Gloucestershire hope at the end of a hard-fought and fluctuating opening day in the Rothesay County Championship Division Two clash with Glamorgan at Sophia Gardens.
Glamorgan looked to have taken complete control of proceedings shortly after tea with leg-spinner Mason Crane (3 for 55) ripping through the visitors' middle-order but Gloucestershire's early evening counterpunch ensures that at 279 for 7 they have a foothold in this absorbing contest.
Full postJennings, Green strike seminal centuries in day one fightback
Green struck his maiden first-class century to back-up Jennings' work at the start of the innings
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29-Jun-2025
Lancashire 367 (Green 121, Jennings 106, Chappell 4-73) vs Derbyshire
Landmark centuries from Keaton Jennings and Chris Green revived Lancashire on the first day of the Rothesay County Championship Division Two match against Derbyshire at Chesterfield.
Jennings passed 12,000 first-class runs on his way to 106 while Green celebrated his maiden red ball hundred as Lancashire recovered from 132 for 6 to 367 all out.
Full postSibley, Curran dominate Durham with hundreds
Sibley's 25th century came up alongside Curran's second during a 170-run stand between them
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29-Jun-2025
Surrey 407 for 3 (Sibley 169*, Curran 108, Lawrence 58*) vs Durham
Dom Sibley and Sam Curran scored excellent centuries as champions Surrey made Durham rue their decision to field first on day one at the Kia Oval.
Sibley's batted all day for his unbeaten 169, his third century of the campaign, while Curran's 108 from 117 balls was his first Championship ton of the season. The duo added 170 for the third wicket as the hosts piled up 407 for 3.
Full postTom Westley, Dean Elgar set solid foundation for Essex
Visitors enjoy a healthy but not dominant opening day against relegation rivals Yorkshire at York
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29-Jun-2025
Essex 248 for 3 (Westley 107, Elgar 94) vs Yorkshire
Captain Tom Westley's determined 107 represented his second successive century in the Rothesay County Championship as his Essex side enjoyed a healthy but not dominant day one against relegation rivals Yorkshire at York.
Former South Africa Test captain Dean Elgar fell narrowly short of scoring his first century of the season, falling for an opening 94 off 248 balls late on during an attritional day which Essex closed on 248 for 3 from 96 overs.
Full postSam Robson makes hay against depleted Leicestershire attack
The Division Two leaders are working with a bit-part attack due to injuries and the MLC
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29-Jun-2025
Middlesex 336 for 5 (Robson 133, De Caires 76, Walker 3-57) vs Leicestershire
After the euphoria of winning at Lord's for the first time in 45 years last month, Division Two leaders Leicestershire were made to toil for rewards against the same opponents at the Uptonsteel County Ground, where Middlesex opener Sam Robson posted his first Rothesay County Championship hundred of the season.
Middlesex finished on 336 for 5 after Robson made 133, the 37th first-class century of the 35-year-old batter's career. Earlier, Josh De Caires, still looking for his maiden first-class century after 37 attempts, scored 76 in an opening stand of 173.
Full postAbell, Rew, Banton help Somerset rebuild
Trio of middle order fifties see hosts recover from 46 for 3, with Tom Banton unbeaten on 57
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29-Jun-2025
Somerset 275 for 6 (Abell 64, Rew 58, Abbas 2-45) vs Nottinghamshire
Half-centuries from James Rew, Tom Abell and Tom Banton dug Somerset out of trouble on a compelling first day of the Rothesay County Championship match with Division One leaders Nottinghamshire at the Cooper Associates Ground, Taunton.
A crowd of just under 3,000 saw the home side slip to 46 for three after winning the toss before Rew (58), Abell (64) and Banton (57 not out) guided them to 275 for 6 at the close. There were two wickets each for Mohammad Abbas and Brett Hutton.
Full postBen Compton celebrates new contract with half-century against Northants
The opener was one of three half-centurions at Canterbury after signing a new three-year deal
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29-Jun-2025
Kent 325 for 4 (Bell-Drummond 66*, Compton 66, Guthrie 2-54) vs Northamptonshire
Ben Compton celebrated being handed both his county cap and a new three-year contract by making 66 on day one of Kent's Rothesay County Championship game with Northants at Canterbury.
The hosts were 325 for 4 at stumps, with Tawanda Muyeye hitting 58 and captain Daniel Bell-Drummond unbeaten on 66.
Liam Guthrie took 2 for 54 but it was a gruelling day in the heat for the visitors, who used seven different bowlers after losing the toss and being asked to field.
Full postSouth Africa's lead swells despite Williams' 137
Williams scored more than half of Zimbabwe's first-innings total but the visitors still took a 167-run lead and ended day two 216 ahead
Himanshu Agrawal
29-Jun-2025
South Africa 418 for 9 dec (Pretorius 153, Bosch 100*, Chivanga 4-83) and 49 for 1 (Mulder 25*, de Zorzi 22*) lead Zimbabwe 251 (Williams 137, Mulder 4-50, Yusuf 3-42) by 216 runs
Since 2020, Zimbabwe have had ten individual hundreds in Tests. Sean Williams alone has scored five of those. One of those centuries came against South Africa in Bulawayo on Sunday, and formed the centerpiece of Zimbabwe's innings.
South Africa declared their first innings on their overnight score of 418 for 9, and in reply, Zimbabwe were struggling at 23 for 2. Williams walked in at No. 4, and Zimbabwe's woes were further compounded when Brian Bennett walked back due to a delayed concussion. Bennett was struck on the helmet by a Kwena Maphaka short-of-a-length delivery and while he faced three more balls, he decided he couldn't continue any further and walked off.
Full postJones and Hetmyer give Orcas second win, push Knight Riders to the bottom
It was Seattle Orcas' second win of the season, and lifted them to No. 4; Los Angeles Knight Riders, meanwhile, have now lost six of their seven games
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29-Jun-2025
Seattle Orcas 206 for 5 (Jones 73, Hetmyer 64*, Jahangir 43, Holder 2-36, Sangha 2-39) beat Los Angeles Knight Riders 202 for 4 (Russell 65*, Powell 43*, Badar 41, Salamkheil 2-29) by five wickets
For the second game in a row in MLC 2025, Shimron Hetmyer took charge of the Seattle Orcas innings at a critical stage and smashed his way through to victory.
He did it off the last ball against MI New York just about 24 hours ago even as he cramped up, but didn't show any signs of discomfort when he did it again. This time, against Los Angeles Knight Riders, who were on top at different stages of the game but came unstuck in the end.
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