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Cracknell hundred carries day for Middlesex after Guthrie six-for
Visitors recover from 160 for 6 thanks to maiden hundred from wicketkeeper-batter
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22-Jun-2025
Middlesex 397 for 8 (Cracknell 106*, du Plooy 66, Guthrie 6-87) vs Northamptonshire
Joe Cracknell scored an unbeaten 106, his maiden first-class century, while Leus du Plooy struck 66 as Middlesex staged a spirited fightback against Northamptonshire on day one of this Rothesay County Championship match at Wantage Road.
Keeper-batter Cracknell, whose previous first-class best was just 33, having largely played white-ball cricket to date, played a superbly-paced innings, facing 164 balls and striking 11 fours and a six to take the visitors to 397 for 8 at stumps. It was Cracknell's third century of the week after tons in each innings of Middlesex's Second XI game against Glamorgan at Radlett.
Full postMatthews, Fletcher star in WI's series-levelling win
South Africa's batters were unable to convert starts which kept them to an under-par score at the Three Ws Oval
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22-Jun-2025
West Indies 116 for 4 (Matthews 63*, Mlaba 2-17) beat South Africa 113 for 6 (Dercksen 21*, Fletcher 2-13, Ramharack 2-25) by six wickets
Hayley Matthews' unbeaten 63 and two wickets each from Afy Fletcher and Karishma Ramharack helped West Indies beat South Africa and level the series 1-1 ahead of the decider on Monday. Six of South Africa's batters got to double figures but no one scored more than 21, which helped West Indies keep the score down to 113 before Matthews iced the chase at the Three Ws Oval in Barbados.
Laura Wolvaardt and Tazmin Brits got South Africa off to a good start after being put into bat. Wolvaardt hit Jahzara Claxton and Shawnisha Hector for boundaries in a 30-run opening stand before being dismissed for 16. Matthews, who had opened the bowling, returned in the sixth over to knock over Marizanne Kapp for a duck.
Full postJack Morley's six of the best stuns Gloucestershire
Spinner sparks dramatic collapse as Derbyshire take first-day spoils
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22-Jun-2025
Derbyshire 116 for 2 trail Gloucestershire 187 (Bancroft 58, Morley 6-55) by 71 runs
Jack Morley claimed career-best figures of six for 55 as Derbyshire dominated the opening day of the Rothesay County Championship Division Two match with Gloucestershire at the Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol.
Bowling around the wicket from the Ashley Down Road End, the 23-year-old left-arm spinner sent down 18.2 overs, sparking a collapse that saw the home side crash from 68 for no wicket to 187 all out after winning the toss.
Full postCharlie Allison tons up again to steady Essex
Important stands with Matt Critchley and Simon Harmer prevent Hampshire taking control with ball
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22-Jun-2025
Essex 292 for 8 (Allison 101, Critchley 71, Abbott 3-24) vs Hampshire
Charlie Allison made it back-to-back centuries as he steered Essex into a commanding position on the first day of the Rothesay County Championship match against Hampshire at Chelmsford.
Before his 140 against Surrey last month, Allison's highest first-class score was 28. But the 20-year-old right-hander followed up his Oval heroics with 101 when the Championship resumed after its break for the Vitality Blast.
Full postFisher, Clark share six to put Surrey on top in Worcester
Hosts indebted to Matt Waite half-century but below-par total leaves bowlers with work to do
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22-Jun-2025
Surrey 47 for 0 (Patel 34*) trail Worcestershire 209 (Waite 68, Fisher 3-34, Clark 3-38) by 162 runs
Surrey's bowlers dominated day one of the Rothesay County Championship clash against Worcestershire, as Matt Fisher's 3 for 34 helped bundle the hosts out for 209.
A middle-order collapse saw the bottom-side in Division One slip to 87 for 5, after both Jake Libby and Henry Nicholls made starts at Visit Worcestershire New Road. Jordan Clark impressed with three wickets of his own, as Matthew Waite dug in for a resilient 68 in an otherwise underwhelming batting display from the hosts.
Full postSlater 96 sets up Nottinghamshire as Yorkshire stay in touch
Kishan unbeaten on 44 in first innings for new county as Hill, Moriarty take two wickets each
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22-Jun-2025
Nottinghamshire 298 for 6 (Slater 96, Hameed 52) vs Yorkshire
Ben Slater made 96, captain Haseeb Hameed 52 and new signing Ishan Kishan is 44 not out, but struggling Yorkshire had a case for claiming honours even against the Rothesay County Championship leaders, who finished day one at Trent Bridge on 298 for six.
Yorkshire, for whom seamer George Hill and spinner Dan Moriarty took two wickets each, are next to bottom of Division One with only one win from seven matches so far. They had the disappointment, too, of being unable to field Pakistan batter Abdullah Shafique after a visa delay prevented his debut.
Full postBrook 99 and Bumrah five-for set up one-innings thrash
India took a six-run lead into their second innings at Headingley
Matt Roller
22-Jun-2025
India 471 and 90 for 2 (Rahul 47*, Stokes 1-18) lead England 465 (Pope 106, Brook 99, Duckett 62, Bumrah 5-83, Prasidh 3-128) by 96 runs
Harry Brook threw his head back in despair after picking out long leg but his innings of 99 set up a tantalising one-innings match at his home ground. India had three first-innings centurions to England's one and Jasprit Bumrah completed a dazzling five-for to prove he is a class above any other bowler on show, yet only six runs separated the two teams after eight sessions.
Reprieved before he had scored a run on the second evening thanks to Bumrah overstepping, Brook made India pay for their profligacy. He was dropped twice - on 46, then on 80 - but played several outrageous shots as he approached his first Headingley Test hundred, only to fall into a short-ball trap by pulling Prasidh Krishna down Shardul Thakur's throat.
Full postJames Coles puts Sussex on front foot with unbeaten hundred
De Leede leads fight for Durham with hard-earned four-wicket haul
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22-Jun-2025
Sussex 322 for 9 (Coles 117*, Hughes 60, de Leede 4-83) vs Durham
A resilient unbeaten century from Sussex's James Coles defied an excellent bowling performance from Durham's Bas de Leede on day one of their Rothesay County Championship clash.
Ben Raine struck early to give Durham a dream start, but they were pegged back by half-centurion Daniel Hughes, however he was dismissed after lunch to hand Durham the early initiative.
Full postAsa Tribe notches maiden century to give Glamorgan solid foundation
Home attack thwarted in battle between Division Two's form sides
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22-Jun-2025
Glamorgan 305 for 5 (Tribe 107, Ingram 56*) vs Leicestershire
A maiden first-class century from young opener Asa Tribe saw Glamorgan lay the foundations for a substantial first-innings score in the Rothesay County Championship Division Two match between Leicestershire and Glamorgan at the UptonSteel County Ground, Grace Road.
The 21-year-old Channel Islander, making only his ninth first-class appearance, demonstrated a maturity beyond his years as having got off to a flying start against a much-changed and initially slightly out-of-sorts Foxes attack, he settled down to reach his century off 158 balls, including 14 fours and one maximum.
Full postKent ensure James Anderson's captaincy debut doesn't go to plan
Compton, Muyeye notch half-centuries as Lancashire toil after inserting visitors at Blackpool
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22-Jun-2025
Kent 213 for 3 (Compton 86*, Muyeye 63) vs Lancashire
James Anderson's first day as Lancashire's interim skipper was spoiled by Ben Compton and the rain as Kent dominated the first day of the Rothesay County Championship match at Blackpool
Having lost the toss, the visitors were 213 for 3 when heavy showers caused play to be abandoned shortly after the scheduled tea interval. At that point, Compton was 86 not out and his 126-run stand with Tawanda Muyeye, who made 63, had been the centrepiece of the day. Anderson, on the other hand, might have been regretting his decision to insert Kent on what looks a true pitch.
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