An excellent team bowling effort and a vital fifty from Colin Ackermann helped Durham pick up a seven-wicket win against Nottinghamshire in the County Championship, despite a brilliant century from Joe Clarke. It was Durham’s morning as the hosts picked up three of the nine wickets they needed including the vital scalp of Ben Slater,...
Cameron Green held his nerve to steer Gloucestershire to a hard-earned three-wicket victory over Kent on the final day of a thrilling County Championship Division Two match at the Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol. Set a modest 162 to win in a minimum 57 overs, the home side made heavy weather of the chase as they...
Occasional seamer Ryan Patel bowled Jonny Bairstow for 77 to claim his first wicket of the season as Surrey quickly completed a crushing County Championship victory by an innings and 28 runs after dismissing Yorkshire for 229 at the Kia Oval. Patel, a 27-year-old batter in his 68th first-class appearance but with just 22 previous...
The final day of this County Championship match at Emirates Old Trafford looks set for an intriguing finish after Lancashire had ended the third evening on 141-6 in their second innings, giving them a lead of 285 and an opportunity to set Derbyshire a target early on the final day. Brooks Guest’s 77 had helped...
Centuries from Emilio Gay, Ollie Robinson and Graham Clark put Durham in a strong position on a record-breaking day in their County Championship match with Nottinghamshire. Gay and Robinson dominated the morning session as they pushed Durham beyond Nottinghamshire’s total, with Gay notching up a second consecutive home century. Robinson was then joined by Clark...
Northants fought hard throughout day three after starting 190 runs behind with three wickets already down. Captain Procter again dug in, but it was James Sales who dominated the stand of 53 as he took three boundaries in an over off the usually economical Timm van der Gugten. Sales, on 35, edged through to Chris...
Gloucestershire called the shots on day three of the County Championship match against Kent at the Seat Unique Stadium to raise the prospect of a first home win in three seasons. The home side posted 516 to establish a useful first-innings lead of 92 courtesy of hundreds from Cameron Green and James Bracey, who scored...
Lewis Gregory led from the front with a brilliant 89 not out as Somerset completed a five-wicket win over Sussex in their County Championship match at the Cooper Associates Ground in Taunton. Set just 150 to win on a benign pitch, the hosts reached their target in an additional half hour to the scheduled day’s...
Jonny Bairstow made a belligerent 64 not out and James Wharton an excellent 67 but Yorkshire are still facing defeat against Surrey at the Kia Oval. Surrey took three wickets late on day three to underline their complete dominance in a County Championship match they will expect to bring them a second win of the...
Three wickets apiece for seamers Logan van Beek and Ben Green set up Leicestershire’s first red-ball victory at Lord’s in 45 years, flattening Middlesex to strengthen their position as County Championship Division Two front-runners. Van Beek took 3-28 – including two wickets in as many balls – while Green’s 3-32 also played a pivotal role...
Hampshire hit back from last week’s thrashing by Nottinghamshire in emphatic style with an 89-run County Championship win over Warwickshire inside three days at Edgbaston. Set a target of 310, Warwickshire were all out for 220, unpicked by seamers James Fuller (5-56) and Kyle Abbott (3-44 and 8-91 in the match). Alex Davies (66) and...
Matthew Waite’s career best figures propelled Worcestershire to a rampant three-day victory over Essex in the County Championship The home side rallied to 134 all out at New Road, with Ethan Brookes’ valuable 38, the standout knock, setting Essex 336 to win the game. The visiting side were blown away as figures of 6-19 from...
County have survived via the relegation play-off in the past two seasons and it seems likely they will have to do it again as Livingston lie in wait. But if they can end an eight-game winless run against Motherwell, they will heap serious pressure on Dundee in Perth. County boss Cowie says his team take...
Ben Foakes maintained his fine form with the bat by hitting 86 to fashion a solid Surrey lead in their County Championship encounter with Yorkshire at the Kia Oval. Foakes, who hit a career-high 174 not out against Warwickshire earlier this week, followed it up with another vital knock to guide the home side to...
Lees went to his fifty soon after, with the milestone coming from 96 deliveries and he was joined in the middle by England Lions man Ben McKinney, who looked good in the early stages of his innings. McKinney continued to underline his attacking intentions as he plundered a McCann ball straight down the ground to...