Marcus Harris’ century on his Red Rose debut helped Lancashire take charge against Middlesex on day two at Lord’s. The Australian Test opener, batting at four, survived an early scare to share a stand of 120 for the fifth wicket with Luke Wells (38). It was Harris’ 30th first-class ton and he became the sixth...
Bracey and van Buuren started to redress the balance after lunch and were looking set until Dal again shifted the initiative with two wickets in consecutive overs. He squeezed a yorker under Bracey’s bat to break a stand of 69 from 123 balls and then trapped Tom Price bang in front to reduce the visitors...
Earlier left-arm quick Liam Guthrie struck twice in his opening spell in his first match in Northamptonshire colours, cleaning up England Test opener Zak Crawley for one in just the third over of the day. Crawley never looked comfortable against the Australian and fell playing a booming drive to an in-swinger which knocked two stumps...
South African Abbott got the wickets flowing when he pinned Adam Lyth lbw, before New Zealander Hampton found Fin Bean slashing to point with his fifth delivery since becoming a late replacement for the injured Jack Edwards. James Wharton was undone by some nip off the pitch from Brad Wheal to edge to third slip,...
Colin Ackermann posted the first century of the Rothesay County Championship season as Durham recovered to 370-9 on the opening day against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge. Australian pace bowler Fergus O’Neill took 4-74 on his debut for the home side but it was Ackermann – celebrating his 34th birthday – who delivered the outstanding performance...
Jordan Cox made sure his name remained on the England selectors’ radar with the ninth first-class century of his career, and fifth inside a year since joining Essex, as reigning champions Surrey toiled under bright Chelmsford skies. Cox was on the cusp of an England debut in New Zealand last autumn before the 24-year-old suffered...
Rookie Lancashire seamers Tom Aspinwall and Ollie Sutton launched the Red Rose bid for an immediate return to the top flight in positive fashion by bowling out Middlesex for 260 on the opening day of the new County Championship season at Lord’s. Relegated Lancashire began the new campaign without injured England veteran James Anderson and...
Holland’s first ball got rid of Zain Ul Hassan, edging to slip, but Eddie Byrom got the scoreboard moving with his first 36 runs coming in boundaries. The Foxes’ five-man seam attack gained consistent movement and Tom Scriven trapped Sam Northeast lbw for 17, before Ben Green found the edge of Byrom’s bat for 41....
Somerset all-rounder Kasey Aldridge claimed five wickets in a dramatic Worcestershire batting collapse on the opening day of the new season at Taunton. After losing the toss, the Pears slipped from an encouraging 102-1 to 154 all out. Somerset then stumbled to 39-3 before Tom Banton (84 not out) and Tom Abell (52) then shared...
Ethan Bamber, one of Warwickshire’s four debutants along with Kai Smith, Taz Ali and Vishwa Fernando, made a great start on a greenish pitch, taking three wickets in the morning session including two in two balls. Steaming in from the Cannon Hill Park End, the former Middlesex paceman trapped Tom Haines leg before wicket before...
Surrey captain Rory Burns says English cricket needs to “protect” the County Championship as the new domestic season is set to get under way. The first round of fixtures starts on Friday with defending champions Surrey facing Essex at Chelmsford in their opening match. Burns said he was “not really” worried that the red-ball competition...
Not for the first time this season, Maynard called McGoldrick “Superman” for the performance he produced to boost Notts’ hopes of a top-three finish. It was not a comment limited to what the forward managed to spark with his goal against MK Dons, but also the influence he is having on the childhood club he...
2024 season – Second in Division Two (promoted) Jonathan Doidge – BBC Radio Leeds It is likely to be a very interesting 2025 for Yorkshire. With financial concerns now, apparently, assuaged at the very moment the team has returned to the top flight of the Championship, plus a new coaching staff and new red ball...
A lot of eyes in Division Two will be on Lancashire as they look to bounce back from relegation at the first attempt with the help of England’s Test wicket record holder James Anderson, who has decided he is not yet ready to turn his back on the game. Now 42, he is still a...
Yorkshire head coach Anthony McGrath has confirmed that England batters Harry Brook and Joe Root will not be available for Friday’s opening game of the County Championship season. The White Rose face Hampshire in their first match since being promoted back to Division One. Yorkshire have six Division One games before England’s first Test of...