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Patterson-White turns the screw as Yorkshire face final-day battle
Nottinghamshire claim five wickets after declaration to close in on lead-extending victory
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25-May-2025
Yorkshire 159 (Malan 64, Abbas 6-45) and 176 for 5 (Wharton 58, Patterson-White 3-25) need another 287 runs to beat Nottinghamshire 228 and 393 for 8 dec (Clarke 94, Slater 78)
Liam Patterson-White claimed the key wickets of Adam Lyth, Dawid Malan and James Wharton during the third evening to keep league leaders Nottinghamshire on course for another Rothesay County Championship victory having set Yorkshire a 463-target at Headingley.
Yorkshire made a confident start to their unlikely pursuit, reaching 114 for one after tea, with opener Lyth contributing 44.
Full postCharlie Allison stars with maiden century to leave Surrey with testing final day
20-year-old lights up Kia Oval to give Essex a shot at victory on final day
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25-May-2025
Surrey 279 (Curran 70, Clark 54, Patterson 51, Rajitha 5-87) and 32 for 0 need another 386 runs to beat Essex 217 and 479 (Allison 140, Walter 118, Elgar 64, Westley 50, Thain 50, Worrall 4-77)
Charlie Allison, a 20-year old with a previous first-class best of just 28, hit a memorable maiden hundred to stun champions Surrey at the Kia Oval.
Allison's brilliant 140, in his sixth first-class match, helped Essex rack up a second innings 479 and leave Surrey with an unlikely victory target of 418. By stumps, in eight overs' batting, they reached 32 without loss.
Full postVan Beek keeps Foxes flying as Lancashire slump to dismal innings defeat
Keaton Jennings resists with century but no other batter makes more than 26 for rock-bottom Roses
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25-May-2025
Leicestershire 457 (Ahmed 136, Hill 119, Holland 50) beat Lancashire 206 and 248 (Jennings 112, van Beek 4-61) by an innings and three runs
Leicestershire's remarkable season continued apace with victory over Lancashire by an innings and three runs to further reinforce an already formidable lead in Division Two of the Rothesay County Championship.
With a 251-run advantage on first innings, brought about largely by centuries from Rehan Ahmed and Lewis Hill, they bowled Lancashire out for 248 to complete a fifth win of the season, all of which have been achieved with a day to spare.
Full postKuhnemann six-for sets up crushing Glamorgan win over Middlesex
Visitors slide against spin after being made to follow on as Glamorgan revival continues
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25-May-2025
Glamorgan 383 (Northeast 122, Carlson 109, Higgins 5-59, Roland-Jones 4-73) and 8 for 0 beat Middlesex 155 (Holden 42, Gorvin 4-39) and 235 (Robson 66, Roland-Jones 57, Kuhnemann 6-53) by ten wickets
Australia international Matt Kuhnemann ripped through Middlesex's top order either side of lunch as Glamorgan cruised to a ten-wicket victory in the Rothesay County Championship Division Two clash at Sophia Gardens.
The left-arm spinner, available for this match only before his involvement in the World Test Championship final next month, ensured he left a lasting impression in Cardiff, returning career-best figures of 6 for 53.
Full postMitch Killeen stars on debut to set Somerset daunting chase
Durham collapse leaves door ajar with visitors 71 for 1 in pursuit of 265
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25-May-2025
Somerset 172 (Leach 30, Killeen 5-36) and 71 for 1 need a further 194 runs to beat Durham 277 and 159 (Pretorius 3-46, Henry 3-51)
The Rothesay County Championship match between Durham and Somerset looks set for a absorbing three-day finish after 18 wickets fell on the second day of the game at the Banks Homes Riverside.
Replying to Durham's 277, Somerset mustered only 172 but then dismissed the home side for 159, thus leaving the visitors with a victory target of 265.
Full postTom Lammonby hundred seals the deal for Somerset
Unbroken century partnership with Tom Abell extinguishes Durham hopes
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25-May-2025
Somerset 172 (Leach 30, Killeen 5-36) and 267 for 3 (Lammonby 104*, Abell 74*) beat Durham 277 (Robinson 52, Henry 4-60) and 159 (Pretorius 3-46, Henry 3-51) by seven wickets
A superbly judged unbeaten century by Tom Lammonby helped Somerset maintain their excellent form with a seven-wicket defeat of Durham in the Rothesay County Championship match at the Banks Homes Riverside.
The victory moves Lewis Gregory's side up to fourth in the Division One table, although most of the other games in this round have yet to finish.
Resuming on 71 for one and needing 194 more runs to clinch their third victory in succession, Lewis Gregory's batsmen encountered few problems on a pitch where 31 wickets had fallen in two days.
Full postBrevis, Mhatre, Urvil help CSK sign off gloomy season on bright note
Their dazzling knocks had CSK finishing with 230 for 5, their highest total in IPL 2025. In response, GT folded for 147
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25-May-2025
Chennai Super Kings 230 for 5 (Brevis 57, Conway 52, Prasidh 2-22) beat Gujarat Titans 147 (Sai Sudharsan 41, Kamboj 3-13, Noor 3-21) by 83 runs
Dewald Brevis, Ayush Mhatre and Urvil Patel were not even part of Chennai Super Kings' (CSK) squad at the start of IPL 2025. Picked as mid-season replacements, the trio played bright knocks in CSK's final game of the season, offering hope that the future could be just as bright.
After the 17-year-old Mhatre and local boy Urvil set the platform with blazing 30s, Brevis cracked a 19-ball half-century on a hot afternoon in Ahmedabad. The upshot was CSK finishing with 230 for 5, their highest total in IPL 2025, and signing off with a win.
Full postJack Carson spins Sussex to emphatic nine-wicket victory
Hampshire slump to another thumping defeat after offspinner completes five-wicket haul
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25-May-2025
Sussex 297 (Simpson 106*, Hudson-Prentice 74) and 23 for 1 beat Hampshire 154 (Brown 53*, Crocombe 4-27) and 165 (Carson 5-26) by nine wickets
Jack Carson's five-wicket haul wrapped up a simple three-day victory for Sussex as they won on the road for the first time in the Rothesay County Championship this season.
Offspinner Carson found turn, bounce and a bagful of Hampshire wickets as he ripped through three of the four remaining batters to pick up five for 26 - his best of the campaign.
Full postGorvin stars again for Glamorgan as Middlesex face follow-on
His 4 for 39 includes two wickets in two balls to reduce Middlesex to 155 all out, trailing by 228 runs
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24-May-2025
Middlesex 155 (Holden 42, Gorvin 4-39) trail Glamorgan 383 (Northeast 122, Carlson 109, Higgins 5-59, Roland-Jones 4-73) by 228 runs
Glamorgan dominated day two to enforce a Middlesex follow-on overnight, seeking a third consecutive win inside three days.
Andy Gorvin starred with the ball once again for Glamorgan with 4 for 39 including two wickets in two balls to reduce Middlesex to 155 all out, trailing by 228 runs.
Max Holden's strong seasonal start continued with a top-scoring 42 for the visitors after a number of starts failed to kick on in favourable bowling conditions.
Full postJewell, Madsen drive big numbers for Derbyshire
Kent fight back with unbeaten century for Ben Compton and Daniel Bell-Drummond's fifty
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24-May-2025
Kent 210 for 3 (Compton 105*, Bell-Drummond 61) trail Derbyshire 587 for 5 dec. (Jewell 232, Madsen 100, Came 89, Lloyd 50, Reece 50*) by 377 runs
Caleb Jewell and Wayne Madsen achieved personal milestones to drive Derbyshire to a record-breaking score before Kent fought back on the second day of the Rothesay County Championship Division Two match at Derby.
Australian opener Jewell made a career-best 232 from 361 balls out of 587 for 5 declared, Derbyshire's highest ever total against Kent.
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