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...
A person who intervened during an assault on a police officer has been thanked for their assistance. Torquay Police said on Facebook a patrol officer was attacked by a man outside the town’s station on Saturday morning. The team said a member of the public came to help the officer and helped stop the assault...
England seal a series win over West Indies with a game to spare after a superb chase of 197 in the second T20 international at Bristol. Read full article at source...
Adam Hose hit a devastating 95 from 51 balls to help Worcestershire Rapids secure a 25-run victory over Notts Outlaws in the T20 Blast at Trent Bridge. The hosts won the toss and put Worcestershire in to bat – a decision that looked to be paying dividends when they picked up two quick early wickets...
High street pharmacists in the South West have helped more than 540,000 patients with minor illnesses since January 2024, figures have shown. NHS England South West said following the Pharmacy First scheme’s launch, which aimed to expand services offered by pharmacies, 220,000 people had received help without an appointment for seven common conditions such as...
Chris Rushworth and Chris Woakes bowled Warwickshire into the ascendancy over Worcestershire on the second day of the County Championship Division One derby at Visit Worcestershire New Road. Rushworth (4-37) and Woakes (3-34) exploited perfect seam-bowling conditions to bowl the home side out for 181. That gave Warwickshire a first innings lead of 46 –...
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...
Euro 2024 participation helped the Scottish FA to post a record turnover of £78.72m last year. The figure is a £21.6m increase on 2023, while pre-tax profit was also up to £7.41m, compared with £2.05m the previous year. Furthermore, the SFA has benefited from additional funds from Grassroots Facilities Funding and the Scottish Government Extra...
James Rew’s 10th first-class century guided Somerset to an unlikely first County Championship victory of the season, a three-wicket success against Essex at Taunton. Having been 78-5 at one stage in their second innings, chasing 321 to win, the home side began the final day on 216-6, still needing 105. But Rew took his score...
Anna Varle BBC South West health correspondent BBC Paddy McMonagle said swimming helped him stop thinking about his treatment for cancer Patients being treated for cancer in Devon are using cold water swimming as therapy. Chill Coach Ellie Ricketts has encouraged 150 patients at Derriford Hospital in Plymouth to complete an eight-week course called Into...
Rory Burns was one of three Surrey half-centurions as the defending champions took a first-innings lead against visitors Somerset on day two at the Kia Oval. The Brown Caps skipper struck 10 boundaries in a fluent 76, sharing a first-wicket stand of 129 with fellow former England opener Dominic Sibley (53), who passed 50 for...
This weekend, in a rare occurrence, Christians of all denominations will be celebrating Easter at the same time as Eastern and Western Christian calendars coincide. Yet, as has become an undeniable reality for many Christian Palestinians, the only thing we share in common between our Easter and the Easter of many Christians in the West...
Josh Bohannon came to Lancashire’s rescue with a century as their County Championship Division Two match with Northamptonshire ended in a draw. On-loan Notts leg-spinner Calvin Harrison’s career-best 7-119 from a marathon 57 overs (for career-best match figures) had looked likely to propel Northants to a first win in 26 years at Old Trafford. But...
MS Dhoni rolled back the years to help Chennai Super Kings end their five-match losing run with a five-wicket victory over Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League. Dhoni, playing in his 18th IPL season aged 43, came in with 56 runs needed from the final five overs in pursuit of 167. The CSK...
McManus, who had reached his fifty earlier from 97 balls, marshalled the lower order superbly during the first half of the day and found a willing assistant in Calvin Harrison. The loan signing from Nottinghamshire gave steady support in an 81-run partnership inside 30 overs for the eighth wicket that included reverse sweeping Tom Hartley...