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24-05-2025
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Returning Woakes helps put Bears on top against Worcs
Rothesay County Championship Division One, Visit Worcestershire New Road, Worcester (day two) Warwickshire 227: Hain 86, Latham 59; Taylor 4-37 & 53-1: Yates 17* Worcestershire 181: Libby 45; Rushworth 4-37, Woakes 3-34 Warwickshire (3 pts) lead Worcestershire (3 pts) by 99 runs with nine wickets remaining. Match scorecard 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 - small but potentially decisive in a low-scoring game. The visitors closed the second day on 53-1 - 99 ahead overall. It was an encouraging day for Warwickshire and also for England as Woakes safely came through his return to first-team bowling after a knee injury. He looked fluent and in good rhythm as he bowled well from the Diglis End. Worcestershire resumed on the second morning on 53 without loss, strongly placed but in batting conditions which were even more tricky than on the first day. Cloud cover and dampness from overnight rain had been added to the mischievous pitch. Rushworth and Woakes could not have asked for more helpful conditions for their first competitive bowl of the season and both took full advantage as Worcestershire's ten wickets fell for 117 runs. Woakes began the collapse by pinning Jake Libby (45) lbw. He then extended Henry Nicholls' thin spell of form via a catch at third slip. Nicholls' departure was the first of four wickets to fall for eight runs in seven overs as Rushworth found his rhythm from the New Road End. Perfectly pitched outswingers induced three fatal edges in eight balls from Gareth Roderick (24), Rob Jones and Brett D'Oliveira. Under glowering skies, the outside edges continued to come. Wicketkeeper Alex Davies took the catches as Woakes snared Ethan Brookes and Matthew Waite became Rushworth's 673rd first class victim. Kashif Ali's 159 minutes of impressive defiance for 31 ended when he edged Ed Barnard high to second slip. Tom Taylor clubbed Webster to mid on and when the Aussie all-rounder, on his farewell appearance for Warwickshire before joining up with the Australia squad, bowled Ben Allison through a slog, Warwickshire's first innings lead was a solid 46. With the last session to bat, Warwickshire soon lost Alex Davies, beaten for pace and bowled by Jacob Duffy. In murky light, Rob Yates (17*) and Tom Latham (15*) ground out an unbroken partnership of 38 in 115 balls to cement their side's advantage while Rushworth's happy day got even better when his beloved Sunderland knocked in a stoppage time winner against Sheffield United in the Championship play-off final at Wembley. ECB Reporters Network supported by Rothesay Taylor leads Pears comeback after Hain's 86 for Bears Notifications, social media and more with BBC Sport
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23-05-2025
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Killeen's late strike gives Durham edge on Somerset
Rothesay County Championship Division One, Banks Homes Riverside (day one) Durham 277: Robinson 52, Gay 41; Henry 4-60 Somerset 63-3 Somerset 3pts, Durham 1pt Match scorecard Matt Henry took four wickets for Somerset but 20-year-old Mitch Killeen's late strike helped Durham just shade the first day of their County Championship Division One match. Despite Ollie Robinson's 52 and a half-century stand for the last wicket, the home side were dismissed for 277 in their first innings in a match between teams who possess identical records and are currently separated by a handful of bonus points in the Division One table. Having accounted for three top-order batsmen, Henry returned figures of 4-60 but Somerset were 63-3 in reply at stumps with the wicket of Tom Lammonby falling to Championship debutant Killeen for 24 just seven balls before the close. The day's cricket began in atrocious fashion for the home side when their captain, Alex Lees, inside-edged Henry's first ball onto his off stump and departed for a golden duck. Ben McKinney and Emilio Gay then repaired the home side's innings with a 65-run stand in 20 overs before McKinney was caught behind by James Rew for 30 when he played outside a ball from Josh Davey that was angled in to him from around the wicket. Gay had already been dropped on 26 at midwicket by Jack Leach off Migael Pretorius when McKinney's wicket fell but the former Northamptonshire batsman could not capitalise on his escape. Instead he was dismissed for 41 a quarter of an hour before lunch when he top-edged a pull off Henry to Tom Abell at long leg. Having seen Lewis Gregory lose the toss, Somerset's bowlers were probably satisfied with a lunch score of 96-3. And they would have been ecstatic a few minutes after the resumption when the dangerous Bedingham shuffled across his stumps, looked to work the ball to leg and was lbw to his fellow South African Pretorius for 17. Robinson responded by taking hitting three fours in four balls off Craig Overton and all this seemed to set the tone for a session in which quick runs were traded for wickets. Robinson reached his half-century off 52 balls but was caught by Rew off Henry when he nicked a ball of full length. Graham Clark made 15 in 21 minutes before snicking Josh Davey down the leg side to Rew and his departure left Durham on 185-6 in the 50th over. Colin Ackermann was bowled by Overton for 30 and, five balls later, Raine was leg before to Pretorius for 25. Tea arrived with Durham on 227-8. Five balls into the evening session, Killeen's first innings in Championship cricket ended when he was caught by first slip Lewis Gregory off Henry for a 15-ball duck but Codi Yusuf and Minto then batted as calmly and sensibly as most of the top order to take Durham to their first bonus point of the innings. Not content with adding the 23 runs necessary for that landmark to be reached, the pair put on exactly 50 before Minto, who made 67 as a nightwatchman-opener last week, was caught by Lammonby at square leg off Pretorius for 34. Yusuf was unbeaten on 16 and Pretorius finished with 3-63. Somerset's first innings also began poorly when Gregory was bowled by Minto for five when his attempt to let the ball go only diverted it into his stumps but Davey and Lammonby added 42 before Davey was caught at slip off Yusuf for 24 and Lammonby was caught behind off Minto for 18. ECB Reporters' Network supported by Rothesay Notifications, social media and more with BBC Sport
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11-05-2025
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Surrey face follow-on prospect against Bears
Rothesay County Championship Division One, Edgbaston (day three) Warwickshire 665-5 dec: Latham 184, Barnard 177*, Malik 105*; Lawes 2-107 Surrey 369-9: Foakes 85*, Sibley 64, Steel 55; Webster 2-69 Surrey (3 pts) trail Warwickshire (5 pts) by 296 runs with one wicket standing Match scorecard County champions Surrey face a last-day rearguard action after their heavily-depleted batting line up faltered on the third afternoon of their County Championship Division One match against Warwickshire at Edgbaston. In reply to the home side's 665-5, Surrey closed the third day on 369-9, still 296 short of the follow on figure. Ben Foakes is unbeaten on 85, Dominic Sibley struck 64 and Cameron Steel 55, but while five of the top seven passed 50, none has yet emulated the three Warwickshire batters who passed three figures. The Bears' bowlers were rewarded for collective persistence after off-spinner Rob Yates jolted an apparent stalemate into life with a three-wicket burst. On a pitch which has yielded 14 wickets in three days, it's a big ask for Warwickshire to find 11 on the fourth, but their big-hearted bowling display has kept the game alive. Surrey resumed on the third morning on 98-1 and lost just one wicket in the morning session when Ryan Patel played away from his body at Beau Webster and edged to wicketkeeper Alex Davies. Lunchtime arrived with three wickets having fallen in the previous four sessions, but early in the afternoon session the portrait of batting heaven was shattered as, out of nowhere, Yates took three in six overs, Sibley, having hit seven fours in 268 minutes, departed in disbelief at his own recklessness after he was lured into a drive and sliced to backward point. Dan Lawrence then nicked an attempted cut and Jason Roy, playing his first Championship game since 2018, ladled his ninth ball to mid-wicket. Suddenly Surrey were 217-5 – still 299 short of the follow on figure, Yates' mesmeric spell was ended by Warwickshire's decision to take the new ball against which Foakes and Steel dug in to add 113 in 33 overs but another mini-collapse followed as three wickets fell for one run in 28 balls. Steel, having just smote Ed Barnard for six to post his half-century, had his leg bail clipped by Olly Hannon-Dalby. Che Simmons then struck twice – both genuine fast-bowler's dismissals. Jordan Clark tried to leave a ball but was surprised by bounce and gloved it to the keeper. Nathan Smith guided another rising delivery to leg slip. Tom Lawes inside-edged Webster to the keeper but Foakes stayed strong to the close and Surrey will look to the England player to hoover up some more time on the final day. ECB Reporters' Network supported by Rothesay Notifications, social media and more with BBC Sport
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09-05-2025
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Latham puts Warwickshire on top against Surrey
Rothesay County Championship Division One, Edgbaston (day one) Warwickshire 364-4: Latham 139*, Yates 86; Lawrence 2-68 Surrey: Yet to bat Warwickshire 3 pts, Surrey 1 pt Match scorecard Tom Latham scored a debut century as Warwickshire reached 364-4 against Surrey on the opening day of their County Championship Division One match. New Zealand batter Latham struck an unbeaten 139 from 244 balls after Surrey chose to bowl on another belter of a batting pitch at Edgbaston. Rob Yates scored 86 against the champions' much-changed team with Ollie Pope, Jamie Smith and Gus Atkinson having departed on England duty. Surrey are also without Dan Worrall, who they decided to spare the hard labour on a pitch which appears so good for batting that the best chance of victory lies in a fourth day run-chase. Warwickshire, meanwhile, are without young seamer Michael Booth who will be sidelined for two to three months by a stress fracture of the fibula. Against a Surrey attack including debutant Nathan Smith, Warwickshire started serenely in the Second City sunshine as Yates and Alex Davies (45) gathered an untroubled 70 in 19 overs. Davies twice hoisted Jordan Clark for six over the short Hollies Stand boundary but departed in angst after swinging and missing at a full toss from Dan Lawrence. Yates and Latham added 112 before the former departed in a different type of angst to this captain. With a century beckoning, he tickled an unthreatening leg-side delivery from Tom Lawes to the wicketkeeper. A Latham century looked likely from the moment he took guard. He moved sweetly into the 40s, took a breather and spent 35 balls there, then pulled Clark for six to reach his half-century and galloped from 50 to 80 in another 18 balls. It was batting of simple, solid, unhurried class. Surrey's rejigged bowling attack, with Smith, Lawes and Cameron Steel each playing their first game of the season, persevered nobly. Sam Hain flicked Clark straight to backward square leg and Lawrence bowled Beau Webster with a beauty through the gate. But Ed Barnard (38 not out) joined the implacable Latham to add an unbroken 83 in the last 24 overs of the day. Latham reached his 27th first-class century from 161 balls to emulate his countryman Jeetan Patel in making a ton on his Warwickshire debut, immediately providing the top order ballast they badly need. It was a gruelling day in the field for Surrey but they will expect similar plunder from their batters, including Jason Roy who will be looking to make it back-to-back Championship centuries spanning six years eight months, having scored 128 against Essex at The Oval in his last Championship game, in September 2018. His last first-class appearance was against Hampshire in the Bob Willis Trophy in 2020. ECB Reporters' Network supported by Rothesay Warwickshire batter Rob Yates: "We got off to a brisk start with Alex putting away the short ones and punishing anything overpitched. It was good to get another 50 partnership up top. "Then it was awesome to be out there with Tom. He looked class which was no surprise - he plays the ball so late and times it beautifully. We have had a good start to the season and to have the likes of Beau and Tom coming into the side is great. "I was pleased with the way I batted but a bit frustrated to leave maybe 80 out there. But we are in a decent position after the first day. "It's not easy to take wickets on this pitch and I think you have to be creative and also patient at the same time. You just have to go about it in a smart way." Surrey bowling coach Jade Dernbach: "First thing this morning the pitch looked like it was going to be a flat one, but we thought our best chance of progressing the game forward was to have a bowl. "The pitch has played as we expected it to and we are getting used to this away from home. This seems to be what we are going to face now away from The Oval. "The boys put in a brilliant shift and kept coming back and trying things and you never know, if we come in a bit fresher tomorrow morning and get a couple of early wickets, suddenly the game is wide open again. But it's going to take somrthing special, I think. "It's attritional cricket and trying to stop the boundaries is the important thing and then trying to create opportunities if you can build enough pressure." Notifications, social media and more with BBC Sport
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05-05-2025
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Injury concern for England batter ahead of busy Test summer
England have been dealt with an injury scare just weeks before the start of their action-packed summer, with wicketkeeper-batter Jordan Cox forced to retire hurt while batting for Essex in a County Championship Division One match. He was in fine touch, compiling a composed 103 in his innings, shortly after being named in England's squad for the upcoming Test against Zimbabwe. However, the 24-year-old fell to the ground, clutching his left side while batting on 99 after taking a quick single. He had shown signs of discomfort earlier in the innings and had already received treatment before eventually retiring hurt. ALSO READ: England unveil squad for Zimbabwe Test ahead of blockbuster home summer of cricket Cox stayed on the field only long enough to score a boundary as he completed his century and left the field of play. He did not return to the field for Essex in the following innings as a substitute was brought in. Essex captain Tom Westley spoke on Cox's injury at the end of the day's play on Sunday. "Jordan has a problem with his side, which our medical staff are in the process of assessing," he said. "Unfortunately, because it is a Sunday, it has not been possible to get the injury scanned. Hopefully, that will happen as soon as possible tomorrow and we will know a lot more then,' he added. 'He played a tremendous innings and it was a shame he was not able to go on." Jordan Cox suffered the injury while he was on the brink of his century in Essex's County Championship game against Somerset // Getty Images Cox was named in the 13-player squad to take on Zimbabwe on Friday and was in contention to make his debut in the all-whites. He was named in England's squad to tour New Zealand late last year, but a broken finger ruled him out of the series. A contributing factor to his selection has been the underwhelming form of England's current opener, Zak Crawley, who has a solitary fifty in his last 14 Test innings, and his last three-digit score came almost two years ago in the 2023 Ashes when he scored 189 in the drawn fourth Test in Manchester. The dip in form could open the door for Cox to make a case for himself at the top of the order, though much will depend on whether he's fully fit and ready to take his chance. ALSO READ: Star all-rounder returns as Zimbabwe confirm squad for historic England Test With England's packed summer calendar starting with a one-off Test against Zimbabwe, a white-ball series against West Indies followed by a five-match Test series against India at home. The summer schedule will ultimately lead into the marquee event of the year — the highly anticipated Ashes tour of Australia, set to commence in November. England take on Zimbabwe in a one-off Test on 22 May at Trent Bridge, which will be the first red-ball game on English soil for the African nation since 2003. News England Jordan Cox 10/21/2000
