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...
Durham have six County Championship matches before England’s first assignment of the summer – a one-off Test against Zimbabwe – begins on 22 May. Stokes was initially ruled out of cricket for three months after surgery in January and a Durham appearance closer to the Zimbabwe Test has not been dismissed. The all-rounder continued his...
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Street lights in parts of Devon will be dimmed for one year in a bid to save money. The 12-month trial is to be rolled out in April and involves altering about 80% of the county’s 80,000 street lights, said Devon County Council. The council said the trial could save about £300,000 per year, on...
“It’s a huge honour to become Yorkshire captain,” Bairstow told BBC Sport. “It’s something as a young boy you dream about. It’s something you want to do, no matter if it’s the first few years of your career or the last few years of your career. “To be asked to do that with the group...
Torquay United have re-signed Derby County forward Emmanuel Ilesanmi on loan. The 20-year-old had agreed to return to the National League promotion chasers until the end of the season. Ilesanmi initially moved to Plainmoor at the end of January and made two substitute appearances suffering a hamstring injury and returning to Pride Park. He joins...
Sussex are confident England bowler Ollie Robinson will be fit for their opening match back in County Championship Division One, head coach Paul Farbrace says. The south coast club won promotion back to the first tier last year and begin the season against Warwickshire at Edgbaston on Friday, 4 April. Robinson, who has taken 76...
HEADLINES Devon County Council reveals perilous financial state with SEND spending having “significant impact” on cash balances 5.9% budget increase for 2025-26 conceals £22 million cuts and £66 million cost increases with “inevitable” impact on “vital” services. Read more. Exeter Energy insists Riverside Valley Park only viable heat plant site but fails to explain Marsh...
Devon County Council has revealed the perilous state of its finances in its final annual budget before the local elections in May, with its Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND) children’s services spending “now having a significant impact on cash balances”. Its service delivery budget will increase by 5.9% from £743 million 2024-25 to £784...