Warwickshire and Somerset harvested a predictable County Championship draw as a forgettable match finally petered out on the final day at Edgbaston. Set a notional victory target of 377 in 69 overs, Warwickshire plodded to 161-4 as Tom Latham (52 from 103 balls) and Sam Hain (68 not out from 157) escorted their team to...
Charlotte Cox BBC South West Wildwood Trust The antics of Mish and Lucy prompted an outpouring of support A pair of bears who escaped and raided their keepers’ food store in Devon are in the honey once more thanks to generous community donations. European brown bears Mish and Lucy sparked a “code red” on Tuesday,...
Somerset’s seamers opened up superbly after Warwickshire resumed on the third morning on 158-1. Matt Henry bottled up his fellow Kiwi Latham with a sequence of maidens before, still to add to his overnight score, he drove at one that nipped away and edged to wicketkeeper James Rew. Five overs and just six runs later,...
Two bears escaped their enclosure, found the honey store and after a feast, returned home Read full article at source...
A wildlife park in Devon was evacuated, trained firearms staff deployed and police called after two bears escaped from their enclosure, it said. Wildwood Devon, a conservation charity near Exeter, said European brown bears Mish and Lucy headed straight for the food store after breaking free – before consuming a “week’s worth of honey”. The...
Runners-up last year and winners in 2023, Somerset’s T20 pedigree was again in evidence at Sophia Gardens. The seam attack of Matt Henry, Riley Meredith and captain Lewis Gregory reduced Glamorgan to 49-5 in the ninth over and the innings did not recover. A total of 130-9 never looked to be enough as T20 specialist...
The match in Birmingham was a meeting of two in-form sides with both having won their previous three games. Bears opted to bat and made a fine start as Meg Austin and Davina Perrin put on 59 for the first wicket. But Netherlands batter Kalis played the anchor innings with 54 off 41 balls to...
Ryana MacDonald-Gay’s career-best T20 figures of 4-14 sparked a spectacular Lancashire Thunder batting collapse as Surrey won by 53 runs and moved seven points clear at the top of the Women’s T20 Blast table. Grace Harris scored 57 to help the home side recover from 17-3 and set the visitors 172 for victory in scorching...
Essex went into the game against Surrey having lost their previous two, but Scrivens and Winfield-Hill gave home followers cause for optimism with 13 boundaries between them before the former was caught at cover off Dani Gregory. Winfield-Hill – who was dropped on seven – followed in the next over when she tried to sweep...
Durham suffered a fourth defeat in five outings despite a T20 career-best 85 not out from England all-rounder Mady Villiers. After winning the toss and choosing to bat the home side were soon in trouble when they lost former New Zealand skipper Suzie Bates to the third ball of the innings – clean bowled by...
Against the Falcons at Edgbaston, Hasan removed both David Lloyd and Martin Andersson in the space of four balls in his first over. Brought back to bowl the 17th over, he had Ross Whiteley caught by George Garton for 50 before the same combination removed Alex Thomson for a first-ball duck. It left Ben Aitchison...
Emma Lamb was back in the Lancashire side against the Bears following England duty but it was not a happy return as she was bowled through the gate for five by Issy Wong in the first over. They struggled to 31-4, batting in a steady drizzle, before a 69-run partnership between Ailsa Lister and Australian...
The Bears made a poor start after being put in by Somerset skipper Sophie Luff, losing Abi Freeborn and Issy Wong in the second over, and Davina Perrin in the fourth, with Mollie Robbins taking all three wickets. They struggled to 73-5 at the halfway point of their innings but the visitors then lost Corney,...
Hampshire Hawks beat Lancashire Thunder while Essex ended Warwickshire Bears’ unbeaten start to the T20 Blast Women season. Read full article at source...
Big-hitting Australian Laura Harris gave an instant return on her Warwickshire Bears debut, smashing her way into the record books in a comfortable victory against Durham. Just six days after landing in the UK to take part in the T20 Blast campaign, and on her first appearance, Harris posted the joint-third fastest half-century in women’s...