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The Guardian
12-05-2025
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- The Guardian
Warwickshire v Surrey, Essex v Yorkshire, and more: county cricket day four
Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature A 14-wicket day at Trent Bridge as Hampshire were steam‑rollered to a 366-run defeat. Liam Patterson‑White and Jack Haynes dominated the morning session with centuries, and Hampshire were set 483 to win, or four and a bit sessions to bat. It wasn't to be. Seven wickets fell after tea as Hampshire were whistled out for 116 in their second innings, the top scorer No 11 Sonny Baker, with 27. Lyndon James grabbed five wickets, Brett Hutton four – there was only time for Mohammad Abbas to add two catches to his first‑innings five-fer against his old team. The Nottinghamshire juggernaut steams on, three wins in the bag, firebox ablaze. There was bouncing delight for the cherry-red caps of Northamptonshire, after snatching a 70-run victory against Lancashire. It was almost 20 years ago that they last beat Lancashire, courtesy of Jason Brown's 10 wickets and 147 from Usman Afzaal. This time, the crucial intervention came from on-loan leg‑spinner Calvin Harrison, who has an appetite for red-rose batters. With Lancashire seemingly cruising to their target of 236, he had Marcus Harris stumped and Josh Bohannon lbw – which precipitated a collapse of seven for 28 runs. Earlier, Ben Sanderson had given Northamptonshire something to bowl at when he crashed 65 from 28 balls. The win was the first under Darren Lehmann's tenure; Lancashire, preseason favourites for promotion, slip to the bottom of Division Two. At Canterbury, Kent were bowled out for 176 after following on – a spanking by an innings and 161 runs and Glamorgan's first win of the season. Chris Benjamin was stranded six runs short of a maiden Kent century in the first innings, and three wickets each from Asitha Fernando and Timm van der Gugten soon sliced through the second – all out in fewer than 50 overs. There were firm words from Adam Hollioake: 'I wasn't here last year but I heard about it so we're not just going to start sulking and feeling sorry for ourselves.' Despite an unbeaten 85 from Ben Foakes, Surrey are struggling at Edgbaston after Warwickshire reduced them to 369 for nine, 296 runs short of the follow-on. Three surprise wickets from Rob Yates and two from the rapid Che Simmons gave life to the final day. Worcestershire need 244 to win at Hove, but the force is with Sussex after they removed Henry Nicholls just before the close; 185 from Adam Lyth put Yorkshire on top at Chelmsford. Share DIVISION ONE Chelmsford: Essex 123 and 64-4 v Yorkshire 216 and 426-6dec Trent Bridge: Notts 333 and 345 BEAT Hampshire 196 and 116 by 366 runs Hove: Sussex 284 and 256 v Worcestershire 180 and 117-3 Worcs need 244 to win Edgbaston: Warwickshire 665-5dec v Surrey 369-9 DIVISION TWO Canterbury: Glamorgan 549-9dec BEAT Kent 212 and 176 by an innings and 161 runs County Ground: Northamptonshire 238 and 273 BEAT Lancashire 276 and 165 by 70 runs. Share Good Monday morning and the best of luck to all those sproglets of CCLive! readers currently pouring over a GCSE English Literature paper. Just three games left in this round after yesterday's sudden denouements – Warwickshire have weakened Surrey in a surprising chokehold, Essex are in deep trouble against Yorkshire and Worcestershire face an uphill chase. Play starts at 11am, do join us between zooms. Share
Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Former Test opener's big WTC push
Just as the deadline looms for Australian selectors to pick their squad for the World Test Championship final, Marcus Harris made another hundred in England to take his county run haul past 700 for the season. The Australian squad for the June showdown against South Africa at Lord's needs to be submitted to the ICC on Monday, and Harris, who was part of the Ashes touring parties in both 2019 and 2023, has sent a timely reminder of his abilities in England. Harris has been prolific in recent county seasons and, despite being pushed to the outer of the Test side by the emergence of teen tyro Sam Konstas, has continued to deliver piles of runs, this time for Lancashire. His latest innings was a five-hour, 230-ball knock on a difficult Northampton pitch, hitting 18 boundaries and taking advantage of being dropped twice. Harris finished with 121 against the Darren Lehmann-coached Northamptonshire on Saturday, his third century in a month. The 32-year-old, who played the last of his 14 Tests in 2022, made another 43 in the second innings and has compiled a county-leading 749 runs in 10 innings, including three 50s as well as his three tons, at an average of 83.22. His hundreds included 138 at Lord's against Middlesex and 167 at Old Trafford. Harris has 140 runs more than any other batter in England this country season across both divisions. There remains contention about who could open the batting with Usman Khawaja amid speculation that Konstas could be overlooked after a limp end to the Sheffield Shield season. Marnus Labuschagne is also about to begin a county stint and as been touted as an opening option. In the 2019 Ashes, Harris only made 52 runs in three Tests after replacing Cameron Bancroft at the top of the order. He didn't play a game in 2023.
News.com.au
12-05-2025
- Sport
- News.com.au
Marcus Harris makes third hundred in England just before Australian selectors confirm World Test Championship final squad
Just as the deadline looms for Australian selectors to pick their squad for the World Test Championship final, Marcus Harris made another hundred in England to take his county run haul past 700 for the season. The Australian squad for the July showdown against South Africa at Lord's needs to be submitted to the ICC on Monday, and Harris, who was part of the Ashes touring parties in both 2019 and 2023, has sent a timely reminder of his abilities in England. Harris has been prolific in recent county seasons and, despite being pushed to the outer of the Test side by the emergence of teen tyro Sam Konstas, has continued to deliver piles of runs, this time for Lancashire. His latest innings was a five-hour, 230-ball knock on a difficult Northampton pitch, hitting 18 boundaries and taking advantage of being dropped twice. 100 brought up in style by Harry. 🤌 101-2 (27); 135 runs required… 🌹 #RedRoseTogether — Lancashire Cricket Men (@lancscricket) May 11, 2025 Harris finished with 121 against the Darren Lehmann-coached Northamptonshire on Saturday, his third century in a month. The 32-year-old, who played the last of his 14 Tests in 2022, has compiled a county-leading 706 runs in nine innings, including three 50s as well as his three tons, at an average of 88.25. His hundreds included 138 at Lord's against Middlesex and 167 at Old Trafford. Harris has 140 runs more than any other batter in England this country season across both divisions. There remains contention about who could open the batting with Usman Khawaja amid speculation that Konstas could be overlooked after a limp end to the Sheffield Shield season. In the 2019 Ashes, Harris only made 52 runs in three Tests after replacing Cameron Bancroft at the top of the order. He didn't play a game in 2023.
Yahoo
11-05-2025
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- Yahoo
Aussie quicks give Darren Lehmann county lift-off
Darren Lehmann has enjoyed his first win as Northamptonshire coach in the county championship -- with a little bit of help from two Australian quick bowlers, Harry Conway and Liam Guthrie. The two pacemen grabbed half of Lancashire's wickets between them over the three-day contest at Wantage Road and even the best efforts of another Aussie Marcus Harris, the leading scorer in English cricket this season, wasn't enough to prevent a 70-run defeat on Sunday. Former Test batter Lehmann has sworn by the efforts of his two Australian recruits, and he was rewarded again as South Australia's Conway, who took eight wickets on debut in his last match, finished with match figures of 5-84 while Queensland's Guthrie took 5-106. 32.3 | One brings two. 👀Conway bowls Hurst with a beauty and he has to go for a 117/ live 👉 — Northamptonshire CCC (@NorthantsCCC) May 11, 2025 On a pulsating day's cricket, No.10 Guthrie, who had scored an invaluable 42 in the first innings, played another big part with the bat, notching 18 valuable runs in a ninth-wicket partnership of 81 while big-hitting Ben Sanderson was smashing a 28-ball 65 at the other end. Those runs helped the home side set Lancashire a much tougher target of 236 on a tricky pitch and Guthrie then dismissed both the visiting openers to leave Harris having to try to steer them back on course. The Australian, who scored 121 in the first innings, again looked on course for a seventh score above 50 this season as he moved smoothly on to 43 off 73 balls, with seven fours, only to have a bit of a rush of blood to the head as he tried to hit legspinner Calvin Harrison out of the park and got stumped. 32 | Gone! ☝️Harris advances down the track but misses the ball and is stumped by 116/ live 👉 — Northamptonshire CCC (@NorthantsCCC) May 11, 2025 It was the beginning of the end for Lancashire as Conway bowled Matty Hurst with a beauty and had George Balderson caught behind for another duck, while Harrison ripped through the middle order with figures of 4-32. Guthrie finished the job by dismissing last man Will Williams with Lancs all out for 165. It was enough to push Nothamptonshire up to mid-table in the second division, while Lancashire, who had been tipped for promotion, are rock bottom at the moment. That's despite Harris's runs. The 32-year-old now has a total of 749 runs in 10 knocks at an average of 83.22 and his fifth boundary on Sunday made him the first man to hit a hundred fours in county cricket this season. Meanwhile, Glamorgan have confirmed that their ever popular import Marnus Labuschagne will be back to face Northamptonshire this week in Cardiff, as well as playing Middlesex the following week, as he warms up for the World Test Championship final against South Africa at Lord's.
Yahoo
10-05-2025
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Marcus Harris keeps staking Test claim with another ton
Marcus Harris has staked one last impressive claim to be included in Australia's squad for the World Test Championship final as the most prolific batter in England this summer scored a third century for Lancashire in just over a month. With the squad for the showpiece Lord's final having to be submitted to the ICC by Monday, the rejuvenated former Test left-hander delivered one more reminder of his enduring quality by scoring 121 against Darren Lehmann-coached Northamptonshire on Saturday. If there's any qualms about the young gun Sam Konstas being able to handle the opening spot against South Africa, former opener Harris keeps shaping as a potential safe pair of hands to turn to at the top of the order with his bagful of runs in the county game. Here's how Harris brought up his century against Northants. He's now averaging over 90 in this year's @CountyChamp! 🤯🌹 #RedRoseTogether — Lancashire Cricket Men (@lancscricket) May 10, 2025 His five-hour, 230-ball knock on not the easiest Northampton pitch, an effort which featured 18 boundaries even if he did have the fortune of being dropped on 28 and 82, meant the 32 year-old has now compiled a county-leading 706 runs in nine knocks, featuring three 50s and three tons at an average of 88.25. With those three hundreds, which had begun with 138 at Lord's against Middlesex and continued with 167 on his home Old Trafford turf in his last match, he's now amassed 140 runs more than any other batter in the country this season. Still, Harris, who played the last of his 14 Tests in 2022, will doubtless not be holding his breath about featuring in the World Test final line-up. Two years ago, he was in the 15-player squad for the last final against India but ended up missing out to David Warner. As in the rest of his innings this season, Harris has been thriving in the No.4 spot, not as opener, but it hasn't stopped him flourishing against some decent county attacks. This time he had to contend with some incisive bowling from Northants' Australian pair of Liam Guthrie (2-72) and Harry Conway (3-48), who took half of the Lancashire wickets between them to keep their side in the hunt. Lancashire were bowled out for 276, in response to Northants' 238, and second-time around, Lehmann's side battled to 6-140, leading by 102 runs.
