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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Alex Davies reveals 'great addition' as more players return to aid Bears cause
Bears captain Alex Davies paid tribute to his opening partner Tom Latham following the century partnership which laid firm foundations for their six-wicket victory over Yorkshire at Edgbaston on Friday night. Advertisement Davies himself scored a crucial 65, having been complemented for most of it by New Zealand international Latham, who helped himself to 44 as the Bears successfully chased down 165 with an over to spare. It was the Bears Men's first win of the 2025 T20 Blast campaign. "It was really enjoyable," Davies said. "I love Tom, he's been a great addition to the Bears. His wealth of knowledge, his experience and his helping the other guys behind the scenes. He's really calm out there, he talks about the game well and I'm glad we got off to a good start. READ MORE: Yorkshire collapse and Alex Davies knock kickstart Bears' T20 Blast campaign READ MORE: Jack Grealish to Aston Villa a 'strong possibility' on transfer condition "We still talk about the magical 200 mark. Today we were chasing so it's about pacing the chase, but it's a really strong batting line up. If you wanted to you could pick names out of a hat - similarly with the bowling, when you're captain and have that many options, it's a luxury, but I feel that way about the batting too. We bat all the way down to 11, really." Advertisement The Bears were more rounded a side here. A week ago, at Notts - and despite scoring 225 with the bat, of which Davies himself contributed 40 - the line-up was markedly different. The list of absentees was as long as your arm, but slowly players are returning. They were able to welcome into this side Hassan Ali, who is into his third season as a Bear, and Dan Mousley, who has been on various international adventures against touring teams in recent weeks. Jacob Bethell and Chris Woakes may be firmly rooted in the England camps, but Richard Gleeson and Beau Webster are others, too, who are still missing. A week on, the Bears look a more polished outfit, with experience and talent right the way through their batting and also as a bowling unit. They may have encountered a slow start, but there remain still 11 matches to play in the group stages, all the time in the world for a push towards the quarter finals. "We are staying calm," Davies continued. "A couple of years ago we lost the first couple of games and still topped the group, so we know it's possible. There's a lot of cricket to be played. Momentum is a big thing in T20 cricket, so once we have that template we can get on a roll, hopefully. Advertisement "We have a couple of guys coming back in. Adding Hassan and Dan Mousley, who bats three and bowls in the powerplay and bowls at the death, he's like three players in one. I have four spin options in Jake, Briggsy, Mo and Mouse, so it's a nice luxury to have. We always want to give opportunity to our own. There are so many moving parts on the international scene. "When we heard Beau Webster might be off, we were trying to bring someone else in but we weren't going to bring in someone who wasn't at the level because it blocks an opportunity for one of our own. They don't always come off, but that's how we want to operate - unless they're of a high, Warwickshire standard, quality."
BBC News
18-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Hampshire complete comfortable win over Bears
Rothesay County Championship Division One, Edgbaston (day three)Hampshire 300 & 203: Middleton 76; Webster 4-57, Bamber 4-60Warwickshire 194 & 220: Davies 66; Fuller 5-56Hampshire (21 pts) beat Warwickshire (3 pts) by 89 runsMatch scorecard 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 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 Ethan Bamber (43) offered some resistance but the rest were blown away by a Hampshire side resurgent after their surrender at Trent second innings had closed in the morning on 203. Beau Webster took 4-57 and Bamber 4-60 but the match was decided by the visitors outbowling their hosts on a pitch which offered encouragement to seamers Hampshire resumed on 159-6, already 275 ahead, Bamber quickly struck twice when Brad Wheal edged to second slip and Fuller's middle-stump was sent flying by an inside-edged slog. Abbott pulled Bamber for six in a handy run-a-ball stand of 32 with Toby Albert (43) before Webster had Albert and John Turner caught behind in three balls.A target of 310 offered an intriguing last chapter to an engrossing match and Warwickshire's chase began spectacularly. They were 10-2 after three overs after Abbott hit Rob Yates' off stump, Davies struck his first two balls for four and Tom Latham edged Abbott to wicketkeeper Ben by the rocky start, Davies and Sam Hain added 68 in 24 overs. Hain looked in excellent form on his way to 30 but his season's story so far of getting in then getting out continued when he offered no shot to an Abbott in-ducker and was reached a 66-ball half-century but was among the casualties as Fuller unleashed a ferocious spell from the Pavilion End, ripping out three for three in 12 balls. Webster and Davies were trapped in front by balls that kept low, either side of Ed Barnard tickling an outswinger to the 126-6, Warwickshire needed something special from their lower order on a pitch which had yielded just one half-century in each innings. It was understandably beyond them. Zen Malik hoisted Turner to fine leg. Bamber and Che Simmons fought hard to add 43 in 17 overs before Fuller returned to complete his five-for by removing edged behind, Simmons lofted to long leg and when Turner flattened Olly Hannon-Dalby's off-stump, Hampshire's reassertion of their qualities was Reporters' Network supported by Rothesay.
West Australian
15-05-2025
- Climate
- West Australian
Central Wheatbelt grain farmers start season on strong footing, seeding early in the wake of light rainfall
It's a tale of two seasons in the Wheatbelt amid a mixed start in the State's top growing regions. Central Wheatbelt grain farmers began seeding unseasonably early in the wake of light rain in mid-March, starting the season on strong footing. Crops are also up and away in Esperance and the Great Southern, with canola and early-sown barley crops doing well. However, it is a different story for grain growers in the Mid West, which is mostly dry and has little subsoil moisture available to risk sowing. The Grain Industry Association of WA predicted in May more than 8.6 million hectares had been put to grain crops in WA this year, including wheat, barley, canola, oats, lupins and pulses. That is down from the April estimate of between 8.5 million and 9 million due to persistent dry conditions in the top third of the State's grain-growing region. GIWA said a majority of growers were sticking to their plans for now. York farmer Alex Davies, pictured, is optimistic about the year ahead after putting in 1000ha each of wheat, barley and oats on their 4000ha property, leaving the non-arable land for roughly 2000 sheep. Mr Davies rolled his air seeder out of the shed on April 1 — three weeks ahead of previous years ahead of predicted light rainfall in mid-April and following the 19.1mm that fell on his property in mid-March. With two new crop varieties and a solid start to the year, the third-generation farmer said he had done his best to set up the farm for positive results to come from the 2025 season. 'We've got some new varieties in that are a bit of a change — Vortex wheat and Goldie oats,' he said. 'Our focus has also shifted to oats and canola this year as they were forecast to be our best earners.'
West Australian
14-05-2025
- Climate
- West Australian
York grain farmer Alex Davies has solid start to the year after unseasonably early seeding
York farmer Alex Davies says he is optimistic about the year ahead but, like most grain farmers this early in the season, is feeling the 'pre-game jitters'. Mr Davies was among many farmers in the Central Wheatbelt who started seeding unseasonably early this year, rolling his airseeder out of the shed on April 1 — three weeks ahead of previous years. He made the decision ahead of predicted light rainfall in mid-April — which ended up totalling 17.5mm — and following the 19.1mm of rainfall that fell on his property in mid-March. With two new crop varieties and a solid start to the year, the third-generation farmer said he did his best to set up the farm for positive results to come out of the 2025 season. 'With what was forecast and what we had in front of us, we thought we'd get into it early instead of worrying about the back-end of the season,' Mr Davies said. 'We had to play the cards we had in our hand at the time. 'It definitely was a good move. At the moment, I'm glad we did it — all of our canola is out of the ground and our oats are just starting to come through.' This year, the Davies' have put in 1000ha each of wheat, barley and oats on their 4000ha property, leaving the inarable land for roughly 2000 sheep. Mr Davies said paddock germination was so far looking 'pretty good', considering the minimal rainfall they had recorded so far. 'It (the rainfall) is not bad but it's not been the best season start we've had,' he said. Mr Davies said was seeding barley and wheat this week, but was concerned with the lack of moisture forecasted in the coming weeks. 'It's not the end of the world, I can't change it. It's too early in the season to worry about it yet,' he said. The latest climate outlook from the Bureau of Meterology is forecasting the month of May to be dry across the entire country, with rainfall anticipated to be below average. Mr Davies — who runs the farm alongside his father, Kevin Davies — stepped onto the farm in a greater capacity in recent years, transitioning to a full-time role while his uncle slowly transitioned out. The ex-research agronomist said his work history and degree in agri-business played a role in developing his farming knowledge, but nothing beat learning directly from the source. 'It's certainly helped but getting back on the farm and being able to work with dad and learn what I can off him has probably been the best,' he said. Aside from current political pressures, the 2025 season has been much the same as last for the York farmers in terms of weather and their seeding program, Mr Davies said. 'We've got some new varieties in that are a bit of a change — Vortex wheat and Goldie oats,' he said. 'They're two new varieties that we bulked up last year in a small area and we're pretty happy with how they performed so I'm pretty excited to see how they'll do this season over a bigger area. 'Our focus has also shifted to oats and canola this year as they were forecasted to be our best earners. 'We're very lucky, we've probably had the best summer we've had for paddock clean-up and maintenance on machinery — credit to the guys working here for what we've been able to pull off.' Mr Davies said York farmers were feeling 'content' and 'pretty-optimistic' about the season ahead but no one was getting too excited just yet. 'Seeding is like the start of a game — everyone runs out on the field with the jitters, trying to find their feet, trying to work out their opponents and what they're going to do. . . that's the excitement everyone's got,' he said. 'Once we start to get halfway through the season, or towards the end of the game, you get a better feel if you're winning or losing.'
