The hosts began the day on 62-1, needing a further 149 to avoid an innings defeat. Bancroft and Ollie Price faced a short wait to resume their innings as overnight rain delayed the start until 11.30am. It said much about how little the pitch had offered the seamers that Zak Chappell opened the Derbyshire bowling...
Northamptonshire leg-spinner Calvin Harrison followed up a career-best knock of 63 with two wickets to keep his side in control of their County Championship clash against Gloucestershire at Wantage Road. Harrison, on loan from Nottinghamshire, shared a ninth-wicket partnership of 90 with Liam Guthrie as the home side posted a daunting total of 469, built...
Saif Zaib hit a superbly paced unbeaten 141, his highest first-class score and third century of the season, as Northamptonshire staged a sterling fightback on day one of this County Championship match against Gloucestershire at Wantage Road. Zaib combined with James Sales (81) in a fifth-wicket stand worth 148 in 44.2 overs after Northamptonshire’s top...
Cameron Green demonstrated true grit in scoring a much-needed hundred to extricate Gloucestershire from a spot of bother on day two against Kent. Reduced to 139-4 in reply to Kent’s first-innings 424, Gloucestershire were indebted to their overseas hired hand, who registered a battling 102 not out from 150 balls with 12 fours and a...
Grant Stewart posted a brilliant hundred to inspire a notable Kent fightback on the opening day of the County Championship match against Gloucestershire at the Seat Unique Stadium in Bristol. Their backs firmly against the wall after being reduced to 137-6, the visitors were indebted to the seventh wicket pair of Stewart and Chris Benjamin,...
Gloucestershire reached 112-2 in the second innings of their County Championship game with Kent on Sunday, giving them a lead of 191. Ben Charlesworth was their top scorer with 58, but bad light halted play with 36 overs remaining and the forecast for tomorrow suggests a draw is probable. Earlier Ben Compton hit his highest...
Cameron Green hit a century on his Gloucestershire debut as the visitors posted 365-7 on day one of their County Championship game with Kent at Canterbury. Fellow centurion James Bracey made 109 not out and put on 167 with the Australian international, who had to retire not out on exactly 100 with suspected cramp. Nathan...
Gloucestershire’s Zaman Akhter told BBC Radio Bristol: “Definitely a tired body at the minute, we bowled pretty well for a day and a half there and the rewards came in a little clump at the back end. “The one to get Cooke was nice, and we knew as a unit we could come pretty hard...
Bancroft was quickly into his stride from the start as he timed his off-side shots beautifully in an opening stand of 62 with Ben Charlesworth, who was well caught low down by Chris Cooke off Leonard for 19 driving at a wide delivery. Leonard and Asitha Fernando were suffering from no-ball problems at the Ashley...
