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Rhyl Journal
01-08-2025
- General
- Rhyl Journal
Welsh Mountain Zoo celebrates International Tiger Day
Aiming to shine a spotlight on the critically endangered Sumatran tiger, the week-long celebration is running from July 29 to August 3. The zoo has a history of successfully breeding the species and is using the event to raise awareness and support for tiger conservation. Alex Davies, education manager at the Welsh Mountain Zoo, said: "International Tiger Day is a vital opportunity to highlight the plight and urgent need to protect these critically endangered big cats. "Through hosting engaging events here at the zoo, we can inspire the current and next generation of wildlife conservationists to raise awareness and much-needed funds for our partner, the WildCat Conservation Alliance, whose work is crucial for the survival of tigers in the wild. "Through successful collaboration with in-situ projects and our own EEP programmes here at the zoo, we can ensure a brighter future for Sumatran tigers." Fewer than 450 Sumatran tigers remain in the wild, making captive breeding efforts essential for the species' survival. Throughout the week, visitors have been enjoying a range of free activities, including educational talks on tiger conservation and the zoo's own Sumatran tigers, a tiger trail challenge, craft sessions, and enrichment demonstrations. The WildCat Conservation Alliance, supported by the zoo, is an international organisation focused on the protection of wild tigers and Amur leopards. It is a partnership between the Zoological Society of London and the Dreamworld Wildlife Foundation. Current estimates suggest there are around 100 Amur leopards and 4,000 tigers left in the wild, though these numbers have stabilised in recent years due to conservation efforts. Zoos have played a key role in supporting the WildCat Conservation Alliance, donating more than £2.7 million to tiger and Amur leopard conservation since 1997.
BBC News
18-07-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Bears, Durham, Kent & Hants claim T20 quarter-final spots
New Zealand Test captain Tom Latham hammered his first T20 Blast century as the Bears qualified for the quarter-finals alongside Durham, Hampshire and Kent on a tense final night of group shared an opening stand of 187 with Alex Davies as the Bears thrashed Derbyshire by 127 runs at Derby in the North Lancashire Lightning and Northamptonshire Steelbacks having already qualified, Durham knew a win over the latter would book them a last eight berth which they duly managed with a crushing nine-wicket victory and a maiden Blast century for Alex youngster Farhan Ahmed took the third hat-trick of this year's competition as the Outlaws gained a consolation win over Lancashire at Trent BridgeIn the South Group, Hampshire's defeat by Essex on Thursday left them watching nervously from the sidelines but their superior run-rate was enough to go through alongside Surrey, Somerset and Kent. Latham and Davies lead Bears mauling of Falcons At Derby, Samit Patel was hoping to sign-off with a win in his final game for the Falcons but he endured a miserable evening as the Bears sealed their qualification with a commanding (104 off 51 balls, with eight sixes) and Davies (89) shared an opening partnership of 187 - the joint-fourth highest in the Blast - as the visitors piled-up 233-5 with Patel finishing with 0-38 from his three were quickly reduced to 62-5 in reply as Patel fell for six and they subsided limply to 106 all out to finish bottom of North skipper David Willey crashed six sixes in his 32-ball 63 and Matthew Breetzke made a rapid 52 as the Steelbacks threatened to derail Durham's qualification hopes at the home side made light work of their victory target of 204 to jump up to second place and earn a home Lees (101* off 49 balls, with eight sixes) and Graham Clark (79 off 41) shared an opening stand of 181 as Durham coasted to victory with three-and-a-half overs to off-spinner Ahmed stole the show for Nottinghamshire as the Outlaws picked up a consolation five-wicket win over Lancashire at Trent 17-year-old younger brother of England's Rehan Ahmed claimed the third hat-trick of this year's Blast as he removed Luke Wood, Tom Aspinwall and Mitchell Stanley as he returned figures of also held an outside chance of sneaking into the last eight but needed to beat Yorkshire and hope for some help from elsewhere - neither of which Shafique again impressed with the bat for the White Rose as his 64 anchored them to a last-ball victory at Grace Road helped by 52 from Matthew Revis as they chased down a target of 186. Spitfires fire their way into last eight Two-times T20 champions Kent made light work of rock-bottom Essex at Canterbury to secure their quarter-final spot from the South Walter (52) and Charlie Allison (48) helped the visitors reach 172-6 after being asked to bat but former Kent batsman Jordan Cox failed to follow-up his heroics against Hampshire on Thursday as he fell for just Muyeye's 49-ball 80 got the home side off to a good start in their run chase before Harry Finch blasted six fours and three sixes in his 64 as Kent strolled to victory with 16 balls to could have been different for Kent as they completed their win and then had to watch as Sussex came agonisingly close to beating group winners Surrey and pipping them for the fourth qualification Will Jacks (100 off 59 balls, with three sixes and 12 fours) had scored his fifth Blast century to set the home side a victory target of 205 at Hove, Sussex needed 13 runs from the final over only for their former all-rounder Chris Jordan to dismiss John Simpson and leave them eight short of the went into the evening needing to beat Middlesex and wait for results from elsewhere but their 52-run victory in Cardiff proved to be merely a consolation with Kent getting the job done against year's runners-up, Somerset, gained some revenge for their defeat by Gloucestershire in the 2024 final with a 16-run win at Taunton to finish second behind Surrey on net run rate. Quarter-final pairings T20 Blast quarter-finals will be played on 3, 5, and 6 SeptemberLancashire v Kent Spitfires, Durham v Hampshire Hawks, Surrey v Northants Steelbacks, Durham v Bears - dates tbcFinals Day will take place at Edgbaston on Saturday 13 September
BBC News
02-07-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Weather and Bears resistance thwart Sussex
Rothesay County Championship Division One, 1st Central County Ground, Hove (day four)Warwickshire 415 & 260-4: Latham 69, Davies 58, Hain 53*Sussex 533: Hughes 151, Coles 150, Hudson-Prentice 45; Rocchiccioli 6-173Sussex 14 pts, Warwickshire 13 ptsMatch scorecard Warwickshire batted through a rain-affected final day to draw their Rothesay County Championship match with Sussex at Latham led the way with 69 and there were half-centuries for skipper Alex Davies and Sam Hain with Warwickshire on 260-4, a lead of 142, when the players shook only 21 wickets had fallen on the first three days there was little likelihood of a clatter on day four, and the already slim odds on Sussex forcing a victory lengthened when 18 overs were lost to rain and bad light before employed spin for most of the day with Ollie Robinson even bowling two overs of off-breaks to support the efforts of off-spinner Jack Carson and slow left-armer James Coles, who bowled 53.3 overs between was some occasionally sharp turn out of the rough and with men clustered around the bat Warwickshire's batters needed to be diligent and they were. The only disappointment was that neither Davies nor Latham, who were well set, could convert their hard work into a century. Hain's unbeaten 53 came off 170 balls and he didn't hit a single began on 88-1, still 30 runs behind, and they knocked off 20 of that deficit in the 25 minutes before bad light followed by rain forced the players they returned Coles struck with his third ball, which spun a little and Davies edged it to slip where Tom Haines held a reflex catch to his left. Davies' 58 – his fifth fifty of the season – included nine had been expected to bowl from the sea end, where Warwickshire's off-spinner Corey Rocchiccioli had taken his six wickets, but it was Coles who settled into a long spell up the slope instead. Robinson, hoping his higher release point might disconcert the batters, gave him a brief respite before Coles returned in the 58th over to pick up a second wicket with his third ball having played well for 69, clipped a ball to short leg and Dan Ibrahim clung on to the ball at chest height. The New Zealander had batted for more than three hours and looked good for a few one stage Coles bowled to a ring of four fielders 15 yards from the bat on the off side before going off halfway through his 21st over. Carson, meanwhile, was into his 31st over before getting a belated reward for his efforts when Zen Malik (44) was caught at leg slip off bat and Carson came off Fynn Hudson-Prentice bowled some off breaks of his own and even opener Dan Hughes turned his arm over before a halt was Reporters' Network supported by Rothesay
Yahoo
25-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Somerset and Warwickshire heading for draw on batting-friendly pitch
Rothesay County Championship: Somerset 498 & 116-3 lead Warwickshire 351 by 263 runs Warwickshire and Somerset are heading for a Rothesay County Championship draw at Edgbaston after the home side narrowly avoided the follow on on the third day, writes Brian Halford, ECB Reporters' Network. Advertisement In reply to 498, Warwickshire were bowled out for 351, achieving the 349 follow on figure with just two wickets to spare. Alex Davies hit 78 (186 balls), Sam Hain 78 (170) and Tom Latham 65 (158) but, on a very good batting pitch, nobody else reached 30 against a Somerset attack which kept the pressure high, led by skipper Craig Overton (four for 61). Somerset closed the third day on 116 for three, 263 ahead overall, a commanding position but unlikely to be a winning one on a batter-friendly pitch which is not deteriorating. Somerset's seamers opened up superbly after Warwickshire resumed on the third morning on 158 for one. Matt Henry bottled up fellow Kiwi Latham with a sequence of maidens before, still to add to his overnight score, Latham drove at one that nipped away and edged to wicketkeeper James Rew. Five overs, and just six runs, later, Davies perished when he edged Overton to slip where Tom Kohler-Cadmore took a fine catch, low to his right. Jacob Bethell, promoted to four, batted solidly until the stroke of lunch when he bottom-edged a pull at Overton to Rew. The wicketkeeper collected again shortly after the interval when Ed Barnard edged an injudicious drive at Overton and self-flagellated all the way back to the pavilion. Read more: As Warwickshire wobbled to 235 for five, Somerset had all the more reason to regret their recklessness with the bat on the second afternoon. A follow on figure of 550 would have put the home side under pressure but 349 was within reach albeit, it transpired, only just. Advertisement Kai Smith and an increasingly expansive Hain added 66, Hain passing 50 from 133 balls and celebrating with two straight sixes in an over from Jack Leach. Smith supplied Rew's fifth catch with a leg-side tickle off Overton and when, in the final over before tea, Hain edged Leach to slip, Warwickshire were still 32 short of the follow on figure with three wickets left. Corey Rocchiccioli responded aggressively with 28 from 31 balls but pulled Migael Pretorius to long leg with ten still required. Tense moments followed for the home side until Ethan Bamber reverse-swept Leach for four to avert the follow on and pretty much sentence the match to a draw. Bamber and Che Simmons both soon fell playing the forward defensive, Simmons bowled by Archie Vaughan and Bamber lbw to Leach. Somerset's second innings started with a couple of jolts when both openers fell in the first eight overs. Kohler-Cadmore lifted Bamber to mid off and Josh Davey's off-stump paid a high price for his decision to play back to Olly Hannon-Dalby. Tom Lammonby and James Rew added 83 before the former (33, 46) lifted Rocchiccioli to mid-wicket to squander the opportunity of reaching a third century in successive championship innings tomorrow.
BBC News
24-06-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Somerset build big lead over Bears but draw looms
Rothesay County Championship Division One, Edgbaston (day three)Somerset 498 & 116-3: Rew 45*; Rocchiccioli 1-12Warwickshire 351: Davies 78, Hain 78, Latham 65; Overton 4-61Somerset (6 pts) lead Warwickshire (3 pts) by 246 runs with eight wickets remainingMatch scorecard Warwickshire and Somerset are heading for a draw at Edgbaston after the home side narrowly avoided the follow-on on the third reply to 498, Warwickshire were bowled out for 351, achieving the follow-on target of 349 with just two wickets to spare. Alex Davies hit 78 (186 balls), Sam Hain 78 (170) and Tom Latham 65 (158) but, on a very good batting pitch, nobody else reached 30 against a Somerset attack which kept the pressure high, led by skipper Craig Overton with closed the third day on 116-3, 263 ahead overall, a commanding position but unlikely to be a winning one on a batter-friendly pitch which is not deteriorating. Somerset's seamers opened up superbly after Warwickshire resumed on the third morning on 158-1. Matt Henry bottled up his fellow Kiwi Latham with a sequence of maidens before, still to add to his overnight score, he drove at one that nipped away and edged to wicketkeeper James Rew. Five overs and just six runs later, Davies perished when he edged Overton to slip where Tom Kohler-Cadmore took a fine catch low to his Bethell, promoted to four, batted solidly until the stroke of lunch when he bottom-edged a pull at Overton to Rew. The wicketkeeper collected again shortly after the interval when Ed Barnard edged an injudicious drive at Overton and self-flagellated all the way back to the Warwickshire wobbled to 235-5, Somerset had all the more reason to regret their recklessness with the bat on the second afternoon. The follow-on figure of 349 was within reach albeit, it transpired, only Smith and an increasingly expansive Hain added 66, Hain passing 50 from 133 balls and celebrating with two straight sixes in an over from Jack Leach. Smith supplied Rew's fifth catch with a leg-side tickle off Overton and when, in the final over before tea, Hain edged Leach to slip, Warwickshire were still 32 short of the follow-on target with three wickets Rocchiccioli responded aggressively with 28 from 31 balls but pulled Migael Pretorius to long leg with 10 still required. Tense moments followed for the home side until Ethan Bamber reverse-swept Leach for four to avert the follow-on and pretty much sentence the match to a draw. Bamber and Che Simmons both soon fell playing the forward defensive, Simmons bowled by Archie Vaughan and Bamber lbw to second innings started with a couple of jolts when both openers fell in the first eight overs. Kohler-Cadmore lifted Bamber to mid off and Josh Davey's off-stump paid a high price for his decision to play back to Olly Lammonby and Rew added 83 before the former lifted Rocchiccioli to mid-wicket to squander the opportunity of reaching a third century in successive championship innings supplied by ECB Reporters' Network supported by Rothesay
