Tilak Varma demonstrated on Hampshire debut that he is not just a big-hitting white-ball player by constructing a patient, unbeaten 98 in the County Championship at windswept Chelmsford. The 22-year-old Indian left-hander, starting a four-game stint on the south coast, was playing only his 19th first-class game, compared to 119 in T20 competitions, including 25...
Coles started nicely to thwart Durham’s bowling attack, but the hosts struck back with Conners picking up his first Championship wicket of the season as Ibrahim was caught behind for five. Durham continued to pile on the pressure and they very nearly had their fifth wicket when wicketkeeper Ollie Robinson dropped a regulation catch down...
The visitors returned to four-day action in a hurry, as Fisher trapped Gareth Roderick lbw in the 10th over of the morning – the first of his three wickets on the day in an eye-catching bowling display. Stand-in Worcestershire captain Libby came together with Nicholls to add 47 for the second wicket, before Surrey struck...
Somerset’s record opening stand against Warwickshire, in peril while the batters chugged comfortably along, remains the 223 by Jimmy Cook and Peter Roebuck at Taunton in 1990. Warwickshire had a glimmer of opportunity with two new batters at the crease, but Lammonby and James Rew played responsibly to reassert their side’s control with a stand...
Jack Morley claimed career-best figures of 6-55 as Derbyshire dominated the opening day of their County Championship match against 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 took the home side from 68 for...
Geddes drove Procter handsomely through extra cover but departed soon afterwards, edging behind off a Broad delivery which held its line. That brought together Cracknell and Hollman who started briskly, Cracknell pulling and driving Broad for consecutive boundaries. Northamptonshire fielded four spinners and both batters took a liking to them with the ball offering little...
Charlie Allison made it back-to-back centuries as he steered Essex into a commanding position on the first day of their 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 heroics at the Oval with 101 as the...
The two in-form opponents made changes from their pre-T20 Blast Championship outings with Liam Trevaskis, Chris Wright and Sam Wood coming in for the Foxes while Glamorgan recalled Ingram, Ben Kellaway, Ned Leonard and Mason Crane -the leg spinner having his first red-ball outing of the season. Tribe started brightly with a string of boundaries...
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 County Championship match in Blackpool. Having lost the toss, the visitors were 213-3 when heavy showers caused play to be abandoned shortly after the scheduled tea interval. At that point, Compton...
In the County Championship, the maximum number of points a team can earn in one match is 24 points. The winning team is awarded 16 points, while the losers are earn none for the result. Draws and a tie give teams eight points each. On top of that, teams can earn up to eight additional...
Miles Davis BBC Devon political reporter BBC Neil Stevens has been reported to the police regarding allegations of overspending on his election campaign Bradley Gerrard Local Democracy Reporting Service Infighting in the Reform UK party in Devon has seen two county councillors and an election agent reported to police by a colleague over election expenses....
Lancashire are banking on Sir James Anderson igniting their faltering red-ball season by making him captain for the County Championship game against Kent at Blackpool, starting on Sunday. England’s all-time leading Test wicket-taker will lead the Red Rose in their next two matches in the absence of Marcus Harris, who is returning to Australia for...
The climate cultists never quit in California. Today the LA air quality gurus are set to vote on whether residents will still have to option to enjoy clean, efficient, affordable – and warm – natural gas appliances going forward to heat their water and their homes. Because, of course, Californians shouldn’t be allowed the freedom...
Don Cowie is to remain as Ross County manager following relegation from the Scottish Premiership, while former boss John Robertson has been added to the coaching staff. Robertson, 60, had a four-month stint in charge of the Dingwall side in 2005 and has also managed Hearts, Livingston and Inverness Caledonian Thistle. Coaches Carl Tremarco and...
Bob Dale BBC News, South East Getty Images Zia Yusuf announced the first raft of council audits late on Sunday Reform has announced it will send its first Elon Musk-style Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) team into local authorities to assess “wasteful spending”. The party said the first council to be audited will be Kent...