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Leader Live
30-05-2025
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- Leader Live
Things are going so well for Northop Hall and Chirk sides
Following on from a testing start to the campaign, Chirk have picked up back-to-back triumphs in the Shropshire League. Meanwhile, Northop Hall are targeting promotion from Division Two of the Liverpool Competition and after losing out in their first contest of the summer, Ben Slater's side have triumphed in each of their match-ups since then. Last time out, it was a North Wales derby triumph for Hall in their meeting against Prestatyn. Paul Jenkins was on the money with a four for one return as Prestatyn were skittled for just 69. 'It was just job done in the end,' said captain Ben Slater. 'It was quite humid, so the ball was swinging early. But after 15 overs, that died down.' Northop Hall head to Stockport Trinity seeking to bag their fifth win on the bounce and keep them within sight of the promotion places. Slater is taking nothing for granted and he stressed: 'Southport Trinity will be a decent outfit. 'We have always had good competition when we've gone there. They do know how to win.' Matty Jones, who is enjoying a great season with the bat, returns to Northop Hall's line-up. Northop Hall Seconds will aim to make the most of home comforts as they tackle Spring View Seconds. A more settled side is playing its part in an upturn of fortunes for Chirk, who go to Shifnal Seconds tomorrow in Division One of the Shropshire League. 'It's two out of two and it's been two good games,' said skipper Liam Walker. 'We played really well on Saturday versus Frankton. 'We have bowled and fielded well in the last couple of weeks. Having a full side has certainly made a difference.' Looking to follow up wins over Oswestry and Frankton with another success, Walker added: 'I think Shifnal will be strong. They're always a decent side. They have got some good experience there and we are looking forward to it. We think we will be okay team wise.' Chirk Seconds host Quatt Thirds.
Yahoo
24-05-2025
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- Yahoo
Abbas takes 6-45 as Notts dominate Yorkshire
Nottinghamshire are on course to pick up their fourth win in seven County Championship games [Getty Images] Rothesay County Championship Division One, Headingley (day two) Nottinghamshire 228 & 227-3: Slater 78, Clarke 73*; Revis 1-24 Yorkshire 159: Malan 64; Abbas 6-45 Notts (3 pts) lead Yorkshire (3 pts) by 296 runs Advertisement Match scorecard A superb six-wicket return from Mohammad Abbas and second half-centuries in the match for Ben Slater and Joe Clarke helped Division One leaders Nottinghamshire seize control of their County Championship game with Yorkshire on day two at Headingley. Pakistan seamer Abbas was the chief protagonist with 6-45 from 17.3 overs - four of his wickets coming either side of lunch to secure a 49th career first-class haul of five wickets or more - as Yorkshire were bowled out for 159 in reply to a first-innings 228. Former England batter Dawid Malan impressed with a counter-attacking 64 off 45 balls as second-bottom Yorkshire, who started the day on 10-2, lost regular wickets. Advertisement From early afternoon onwards, Nottinghamshire's pursuit of a fourth win gathered even more steam, with opener Slater top-scoring with 78 off 125 balls in 227 for three from 61 overs, a lead of 296. Clarke provided important support with a fluent unbeaten 72 not out off 92. Left-handed Slater bettered his opening day 52 and shared half-century partnerships with Haseeb Hameed and Clarke, who top-scored with 64 in the first innings. As 35-year-old Abbas claimed his second haul of five wickets or more in three matches for Notts this season, it meant Yorkshire have now only posted first-innings totals of 250 or more on three occasions in seven matches in 2025. They have a mountain to climb to avoid a fourth defeat in seven games this season. Advertisement Nottinghamshire captain Hameed shared 73 inside 16 overs for the first wicket with Slater in their second innings to more than double a commanding lead of 69. Hameed's 33 was confidently compiled on a largely gloomy Leeds day. Just as Yorkshire will have been frustrated with their efforts with the bat, they would have been with the ball too. Conditions remained helpful for the seamers, but they failed to apply any pressure. Hameed was caught behind off a beauty from Jordan Thompson which bounced and nipped away before Freddie McCann was unlucky to have been given caught behind off Ben Coad for 15 shortly before tea with the score on 113-2, a lead of 179. Advertisement But Slater, who was eye-catching on the drive, continued on. He reached a well-paced fifty off 68 balls and shared 70 for the third wicket with Clarke before edging behind one which nipped away from Matthew Revis' seam to make it 173-3. Clarke went on to reach his fifty off 55 balls and shared a day-ending unbroken 54 partnership for the fourth wicket with Jack Haynes, 13. Earlier, Yorkshire reached lunch at 119-7, with seamers Dillon Pennington and Brett Hutton striking twice apiece and Abbas once as Notts strengthened their grip. En-route, they had to survive a counter-attacking half-century from Malan, who played a series of eye-catching shots and made it look like he was batting on a featherbed pitch. Advertisement Malan drove imperiously and hoisted his quartet of sixes over the leg-side, reaching his fifty off only 34 balls upon his return to the side following three games out with a groin injury. After the early departure of James Wharton - caught at first slip off Pennington to leave them 15-4 - Malan shared 37 for the fifth wicket with nightwatchman Jack White, who chanced his arm for 18 before he also edged Pennington into the slips. Hutton had Harry Duke caught behind and Malan lbw playing to leg, and when Abbas claimed his first wicket of the day by rocking back George Hill's middle stump with one which kept low and jagged back, Yorkshire were 107-7 in the 34th over of the innings. After lunch, Abbas claimed his fourth and fifth wickets in successive balls as Yorkshire slipped to 124-9. Captain Dom Bess edged to fourth slip and Thompson to first. Advertisement Revis, with 27, and Coad shared 35 for the last wicket, but it was only brief respite as the former dragged on to Abbas, leaving the visitors with all but two sessions of batting to do through to close. ECB Reporters' Network supported by Rothesay
BBC News
24-05-2025
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- BBC News
Abbas takes 6-45 as Notts dominate Yorkshire
Rothesay County Championship Division One, Headingley (day two)Nottinghamshire 228 & 227-3: Slater 78, Clarke 73*; Revis 1-24Yorkshire 159: Malan 64; Abbas 6-45Notts (3 pts) lead Yorkshire (3 pts) by 296 runsMatch scorecard A superb six-wicket return from Mohammad Abbas and second half-centuries in the match for Ben Slater and Joe Clarke helped Division One leaders Nottinghamshire seize control of their County Championship game with Yorkshire on day two at seamer Abbas was the chief protagonist with 6-45 from 17.3 overs - four of his wickets coming either side of lunch to secure a 49th career first-class haul of five wickets or more - as Yorkshire were bowled out for 159 in reply to a first-innings England batter Dawid Malan impressed with a counter-attacking 64 off 45 balls as second-bottom Yorkshire, who started the day on 10-2, lost regular wickets. From early afternoon onwards, Nottinghamshire's pursuit of a fourth win gathered even more steam, with opener Slater top-scoring with 78 off 125 balls in 227 for three from 61 overs, a lead of 296. Clarke provided important support with a fluent unbeaten 72 not out off Slater bettered his opening day 52 and shared half-century partnerships with Haseeb Hameed and Clarke, who top-scored with 64 in the first 35-year-old Abbas claimed his second haul of five wickets or more in three matches for Notts this season, it meant Yorkshire have now only posted first-innings totals of 250 or more on three occasions in seven matches in have a mountain to climb to avoid a fourth defeat in seven games this captain Hameed shared 73 inside 16 overs for the first wicket with Slater in their second innings to more than double a commanding lead of 33 was confidently compiled on a largely gloomy Leeds as Yorkshire will have been frustrated with their efforts with the bat, they would have been with the ball too. Conditions remained helpful for the seamers, but they failed to apply any was caught behind off a beauty from Jordan Thompson which bounced and nipped away before Freddie McCann was unlucky to have been given caught behind off Ben Coad for 15 shortly before tea with the score on 113-2, a lead of Slater, who was eye-catching on the drive, continued reached a well-paced fifty off 68 balls and shared 70 for the third wicket with Clarke before edging behind one which nipped away from Matthew Revis' seam to make it went on to reach his fifty off 55 balls and shared a day-ending unbroken 54 partnership for the fourth wicket with Jack Haynes, Yorkshire reached lunch at 119-7, with seamers Dillon Pennington and Brett Hutton striking twice apiece and Abbas once as Notts strengthened their they had to survive a counter-attacking half-century from Malan, who played a series of eye-catching shots and made it look like he was batting on a featherbed drove imperiously and hoisted his quartet of sixes over the leg-side, reaching his fifty off only 34 balls upon his return to the side following three games out with a groin the early departure of James Wharton - caught at first slip off Pennington to leave them 15-4 - Malan shared 37 for the fifth wicket with nightwatchman Jack White, who chanced his arm for 18 before he also edged Pennington into the had Harry Duke caught behind and Malan lbw playing to leg, and when Abbas claimed his first wicket of the day by rocking back George Hill's middle stump with one which kept low and jagged back, Yorkshire were 107-7 in the 34th over of the lunch, Abbas claimed his fourth and fifth wickets in successive balls as Yorkshire slipped to 124-9. Captain Dom Bess edged to fourth slip and Thompson to with 27, and Coad shared 35 for the last wicket, but it was only brief respite as the former dragged on to Abbas, leaving the visitors with all but two sessions of batting to do through to Reporters' Network supported by Rothesay
BBC News
23-05-2025
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- BBC News
Seamer Hill shines as Yorkshire & Notts batters toil
Rothesay County Championship Division One, Headingley (day one)Nottinghamshire 228: Clarke 64, Slater 52; Hill 5-40, Thompson 3-77Yorkshire 10-2: Abbas 2-5 Yorkshire 3 pts, Nottinghamshire 0 ptsMatch scorecard Nottinghamshire's Ben Slater and Joe Clarke posted battling half-centuries and new England Lion George Hill claimed five more wickets for Yorkshire during a fascinating opening day of County Championship cricket at One leaders Notts were bowled out for 228 by a White Rose side who sat second-bottom ahead of this seventh fixture of the Slater made 52 off 111 balls and Clarke 64 off 151, while Hill's seam accounted for 5-40 from 20 overs - his third haul of five wickets or more in as many matches. He is now the joint-leading wicket-taker in the country with closed on 10-2 from 12 overs in reply, Mohammad Abbas striking hosts started well, with Jack White removing visiting skipper Haseeb Hameed, brilliantly caught one-handed at point by James Wharton diving low to his with a score of six, Hameed became the first man in Division One to pass 700 repelled the new ball and shared 56 for the second wicket with fellow left-hander Freddie McCann through to late morning. He reached his fifth fifty of 2025 off 109 fell just before lunch with the score on 65, caught low down at first slip off Jordan Thompson for 28. And when the same bowler clipped Slater's off-stump shortly after lunch, two balls after he reached 50, the score slipped to 102-3 in the 38th was the first of three wickets to fall for 19 runs inside nine overs, with Notts now 121-5 in the bowled Jack Haynes shouldering arms and shortly afterwards bowled South African Kyle Verreynne through the reached his 50 off 123 balls and, with the help of 29 from James, advanced Nottinghamshire's Yorkshire hit back to limit the 71-stand between Clarke and James was broken by Thompson's third wicket - the latter caught behind by wicketkeeper Harry Duke following a top-edged the next over, Liam Patterson-White offered Duke a more regulation catch off Hill's prolific seam - 197-7 after 73 then had Brett Hutton caught at second slip and Clarke brilliantly caught by Thompson on the run at third-man following an attempted reverse wrapped things up by bowling Dillon Pennington after he had heaved a four and then had Yorkshire openers Adam Lyth and Fin Bean caught behind for two apiece before the concern for Yorkshire is that in their Pakistani Test star, Notts have the perfect bowler for these supplied by ECB Reporters Network, supported by Rothesay
BBC News
16-05-2025
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- BBC News
County Championship, day one - radio & text updates as Anderson makes Lancs return
50 up for Notts Durham v Notts 53-0 Doubt creeps into the mind of Haseeb Hameed as he aims a tentative push at Brydon Carse and it beats the edge. The Durham man is generating some pace here. He angles the next ball across the Notts opener, but it strays down leg and Hameed helps it round the corner to the fine leg boundary. That one raced away. Carse's line again strays, offering Ben Slater a bit of width and he punches it off the back foot for four more. Fine start for the visitors here as the openers bring up the 50 stand off 79 balls.
