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The Independent
a day ago
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- The Independent
Dawid Malan hits half-century as Northern Superchargers ease to Hundred win
Dawid Malan hit a half-century as Northern Superchargers made it back-to-back wins in The Hundred with a dominant 36-run victory over Birmingham Phoenix at Headingley. Zak Crawley dominated the strike early on as he clocked up 45 runs – from a hit including six fours and two maximums – before being stumped by Joe Clarke off the bowling of Liam Livingstone. Fellow opener Malan then achieved a well-earned half-century, finishing with a knock of 58 from 34 balls. Harry Brook was cheered by the crowd by the home fans on his way to the middle and his quick-fire score of 31 – and Michael Pepper's 28 – propelled the hosts to 193 for five as they recorded the highest total in the competition over the last two seasons. Birmingham's run chase got off to a slow start, Will Smeed was out with the third ball, while Matthew Potts dismissed both Ben Duckett and Clarke, with the visitors reeling on 27 for three. Jacob Bethell was earlier named England's youngest ever T20 captain for their upcoming tour of Ireland and he rifled 48 from 23 balls alongside Livingstone's 46. But they both fell victim to Adil Rashid as Phoenix started to lose wickets at speed and fell way short of their target as they could only reach 157 for nine in reply. Earlier, Phoebe Litchfield blasted a half-century to help the women's Superchargers easily chase down Birmingham Phoenix's target of 116. The Phoenix elected to bat first on what looked to be a batting-friendly wicket and despite getting off to a decent start, they lost wickets at regular intervals to stop them posting a damaging score. Georgia Voll and Marie Kelly hit seven fours between them but were both bowled by Linsey Smith, while Amy Jones fell for one before Ellyse Perry was caught of her crease when a shot brushed the hands of Annabel Sutherland and hit the stumps as they were reduced to 75 for five. Sterre Kalis (24) and Em Arlott (32 not out) came together and put 57 runs on the board to help the away side post 116 for six at the halfway point. In reply, Davina Perrin and Alice Davidson-Richards came steady out of the blocks but they were dismissed by Arlott and Millie Taylor respectively as Birmingham looked to limit their opponents. But the game was soon over as a contest when Litchfield came to the crease and she hit 59 from 28 balls to guide her side to victory with 26 balls to spare.
Daily Mail
6 days ago
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- Daily Mail
Zak Crawley is 7/2 to score the most runs for the Northern Superchargers - as his side are away against the Trent Rockets in The Hundred
Undefeated sides Trent Rockets and Northern Superchargers clash in a blockbuster match-up in The Hundred Sunday - with the pair going head-to-head in Nottingham. Despite being away from home - the Superchargers and Rockets cannot be seperated in the betting markets, each priced at 10/11 . Elsewhere, in the Top Runscorer market - Joe Root is the best-backed for the hosts at 9/4. Although Root failed to fire with the bat in the Rockets' opener - the 34-year-old is just weeks removed from an incredible Test series against India in which he averaged 67.12. Root's teammate Tom Banton - who top scored in the Rockets' win over Birmingham Phoenix on Friday - is a 3/1 third-favourite to top score for his side yet again. Conversely, Dawid Malan and Harry Brook are joint-favourites at 3/1 to score the most runs for the Northern Superchargers Zak Crawley is 7/2 to score the most runs for the Superchargers in The Hundredon Sunday Malan scored 41 runs in their win on Thursday, while Brook finished on 25 not out. Zak Crawley ultimately top scored for the Superchargers in the same game, with the opening batsman ending the innings on 67 not out. For those anticipating Crawley to top score again for his team - he is a 7/2 third-favourite with Sky Bet. Sky Bet odds for Trent Rockets vs Northern Superchargers: Northern Superchargers 10/11 Trent Rockets 10/11 Sky Bet odds in Top Runscorer market for Trent Rockets vs Northern Superchargers: Trent Rockets Joe Root 9/4 Sam Hain 11/4 Tom Banton 3/1 Northern Superchargers Dawid Malan 3/1 Harry Brook 3/1 Zak Crawley 7/2
BBC News
07-08-2025
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- BBC News
The Hundred: Superchargers fight back to restrict Fire to 143-9
Update: Date: 95 balls Title: Superchargers 5-0 Content: Target 144 David Payne is getting the ball to swing around. Dawid Malan goes for a couple of hefty swings and misses before picking up his side's first boundary of the day. Update: Date: 99 balls Title: Superchargers 0-0 Content: Target 144 David Payne opens the bowling for Welsh Fire. Zak Crawley is fortunate not to chop on, with the ball twice bouncing dangerously close to his stumps. Update: Date: 20:10 BST Title: Post Content: But before we get to Harry Brook, Welsh Fire will have to deal with Northern Superchargers' top three of Zak Crawley, Dawid Malan and Michael Pepper. Superchargers need 144 to win after restricting Welsh Fire to 143-9. Update: Date: 20:09 BST Title: Post Content: Harry Brook scored a century against Welsh Fire in 2023. Will he be among the runs again today? Update: Date: 20:06 BST Title: Post Content: Thanks Sam. It all fell away for Welsh Fire. Northern Superchargers will be confident of not only chasing 144 but also giving their net run rate a healthy boost. Update: Date: 20:05 BST Title: Superchargers need 144 to win Content: Fire 143-9 Sam DruryBBC Sport cricket writer After Steve Smith and Jonny Bairstow took Welsh Fire to 62-0, I don't think anyone thought Northern Superchargers would be chasing as few as 144 to win this one. But their bowlers battled back well. Two wickets for Adil Rashid, Matthew Potts and Imad Wasim means the home side are favourites to get the win. Elizabeth Botcherby is here to take you through it. Update: Date: 20:03 BST Title: 'I'm looking forward to getting out in the field' Content: Welsh Fire opening batter Steve Smith speaking on Sky Sports: "It has been good fun. I was feeling pretty good and had a nice partnership with Jonny [Bairstow]. But we lost a few wickets on the bounce. There was some hold in the wicket at times so let's see how we go." "We will be trying to bowl wicket-taking deliveries and get some early wickets and then some cutters through the middle in good hard areas. Hopefully not too many boundaries. I am looking forward to fielding." On being in Cardiff with the team: "It has been good. We went up into the mountains for some team bonding. It is a good bunch of guys so hopefully we have a good second half." Update: Date: 100 balls Title: Fire 143-9 Content: Four from the last ball, smashed back down the ground by Riley Meredith. That will help Welsh Fire but just seven runs of the last five from Matthew Potts and Northern Superchargers will be happy at the halfway stage. Potts started the fightback with by dismissing Steve Smith and Luke Wells in consecutive balls. Update: Date: 95 balls Title: Fire 136-9 Content: Numbers 10 and 11 for Welsh Fire, Riley Meredith and Josh Hull manage to at least take the visitors into the last five ball of the innings. But given the start Jonny Bairstow and Steve Smith gave Fire, this looks like a very disappointing total. Credit to Northern Superchargers for the way they've fought back. Update: Date: 19:53 BST Title: Post Content: Kieran ParmleyCricviz analyst Teams batting first at Headingley in the men's Hundred: Update: Date: 19:53 BST Title: Post Content: Alex HartleyFormer England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra Chris Green got a bit lost walking off there. He was a bit angry with himself and needed a moment. Update: Date: 92 balls Title: WICKET Content: Green c Lawrence b Amir 3 (Fire 133-9) Chris Green is the next to go. It sounded like he'd made decent contact with that one off Mohammad Amir but it was hit into the wind and they're big boundaries at Headingley. That means rather than six, it's a straightforward catch for Dan Lawrence at cow corner. Update: Date: 19:51 BST Title: Post Content: Alex HartleyFormer England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra That is a free hit, I don't mind that. If he got any bat on that it would have been worth it. He just swung himself off his feet, Payne. Update: Date: 90 balls Title: WICKET Content: Payne b Wasim 0 (Fire 133-8) Bowled 'im! It's always left-arm darts from Imad Wasim but this one is really fired in by the Welsh-born Pakistan international. David Payne tries to hammer it leg side but gets nowhere near it and the ball makes a mess of the stumps. Update: Date: 19:49 BST Title: Post Content: Alex HartleyFormer England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra A great catch from Harry Brook. The best of the tournament so far. He covered quite a lot of ground and takes the catch over his shoulder. He took a blinder last year at Headingley too. Update: Date: 88 balls Title: WICKET Content: Zaib c Brook b Wasim 13 (Fire 132-7) Superb catch from Harry Brook. Saif Zaib tries to muscle Imad Wasim through the off side but the ball hangs in the air and Brook is able to run from a straight mid-wicket position before diving to take the catch. Fantastic grab. Update: Date: 85 balls Title: Fire 127-6 Content: Adil Rashid is done for the night - with the ball at least - and finishes with figures of 2-25 from his 20 balls. Typically canny stuff from the England leg-spinner. Update: Date: 19:46 BST Title: Post Content: Alex HartleyFormer England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra Paul Walter is a big hitter but with two balls left from Rashid, you'd thought he would just see it out. Crawley was running in and out, all about. Update: Date: 84 balls Title: WICKET Content: Walter c Crawley b Rashid 15 (Fire 125-6) Swirling catch taken by Zak Crawley as the ball comes down from a great height! It is dragged down by Adil Rashid and Paul Walter tries to wallop it off the back foot, back over the bowler's head. The ball goes a long way up and is buffeted around by the wind on its way down but Crawley just about manages to get underneath it and hold on. Update: Date: 19:42 BST Title: How's stat?! Content: Kieran ParmleyCricviz analyst Matthew Potts is the most experienced death bowler at Headingley in the Hundred, having bowled 13 sets in the last 25 balls of the innings coming into this game. His economy of 9.15 per set at the death at Headingley is just below the average set economy of 9.26 in the final 25 balls here.
The Guardian
09-06-2025
- Sport
- The Guardian
County cricket: Northants and Somerset keep winning in T20 Blast
On the field and off, things move very quickly in the T20 Blast, as illustrated in Sunday's top-of-the-table clash between Lancashire and Northamptonshire in the North Group at Old Trafford. Lancashire had suffered their first defeat of the campaign earlier in the week to Leicestershire but had the chance to retain top spot with a home win. Northamptonshire, having elected to bat, never really got going, the home side's England men, James Anderson and Liam Livingstone, sharing five wickets as David Willey top scored with 37. With a gettable 181 to chase, Lancashire's reply was curiously similar, no partnership realising more than the 34 between top scorer Michael Jones and Jack Blatherwick for the seventh wicket. Australian leg-spinner Lloyd Pope and pacer George Scrimshaw were the key men, taking six for 46 from their eight overs as the home side toiled in vain. Northamptonshire are top of the group with a 100% record after five matches. Lancashire are still handily placed in second, but need to arrest their mini slide. Leicestershire, with three wins from four, travelled to Headingley to face winless Yorkshire and … got hammered. The stuffing was knocked out of the visitors by a 132-run partnership between Dawid Malan and William Luxton as the home side piled up 213 for seven. Luxton seems to have been around for ages, but he turned 22 last month and must hope that his 62, from No 3, can get his season off to a belated start. It's easy to crash and burn when chasing more than 10 an over and Leicestershire, with Shan Masood the ex-White Rose skipper in their ranks, were all out after scoring just half of their target. Of the four spinners Malan used, the most impressive was another 22-year-old, Jafer Chohan, whose four for 27 underlined his potential. He has played four matches in Australia's Big Bash and, after three wicketless outings in the Blast, has now repaid the faith shown in him by his captain. Despite suffering a first defeat to Kent, Hampshire head the group of three teams with 12 points at the top of the South Group. That can happen when you win two matches on consecutive days, as they did on Thursday and Friday, The second of those was a pasting of Gloucestershire at the Utilita Bowl (as ugly a name as the Rose Bowl is lovely), the visitors subsiding from 90 for three to 119 all out from which the champions could find no way back. A fine effort by the bowling unit was led by John Turner, who has four England caps in white-ball cricket but had to go on loan earlier this season to play first-class cricket. Like Shoaib Bashir, he's a highly promising prospect who, despite the fact that we're always being told that there's too much cricket, doesn't play enough. Two months into the season, despite his best efforts, he has bowled just 114 overs. He holds an England development contract – surely that can manage workloads up as well as down? Somerset beat their fellow 12-pointers, Sussex, to maintain their 100% record in the South Group, nestling just behind their vanquished hosts on net run rate having played a game fewer. Each of their four international seamers (Craig Overton, Matt Henry, Lewis Gregory, back bowling again, and Riley Meredith) chipped in with a wicket, and the four Toms (Lammonby, Kohler-Cadmore, Abell and Rew) mowed down the target with 12 balls to spare. Cricket, especially T20 cricket when you can run into a hot batter or bowler who can win a match on their own, seldom grants dominance to a simple formula, but Somerset are making a compelling case against that assertion. With three batters averaging over 34 at strike rates over 140, and three bowlers with economy rates under seven, it can be an easy game. They will take some stopping. The stars of T20 tend to be batters. They get the big hits, the big cheers from the crowds and the big posters advertising future attractions. It's no surprise really – the game is set up for them, bowlers restricted so much in where and how they can bowl. Not Ben Sanderson, not this week anyway. At New Road, he returned the John Player Sunday League-esque figures of 4-0-8-6, including a hat-trick as Worcestershire lost four wickets in the 19th over. Not to be outdone, just a couple of days later another canny pacer, Hasan Ali, also picked up a six-wicket haul for the Birmingham Bears to deliver a win over hapless Derbyshire, also bagging a hat-trick en route. After such a dry April and May, it's June that has brought a little rain and some much-needed assistance to the medium pacers tiring of looking for a smidgeon of green on those brownish fields of spring. Sky Sports' coverage of the match between Nottinghamshire and Worcestershire at Trent Bridge struck a jolly tone, with not too many stats but plenty of boys' banter from Corky and Croft complemented by Lydia Greenway's schoolteacher-letting-her-hair-down vibe. That won't be to everyone's taste but, allied to the always fantastic camerawork, it's an approach that works for cricket that is professional but not glum; the bursts of music are unnecessarily intrusive though. There was, however, an incident that jarred. As Adam Hose and Kashif Ali were teeing off on the way to setting a winning target for the home side, a youngish bloke was picked out, very briefly, in the crowd with 'claret' (it's always 'claret') spilling from a head wound. He was attended to and was soon back in his seat and cavorting for the camera. The commentators reminded us of the importance of keeping your eye on the ball. Is that enough though? The Blast is a cavalcade of distractions, anxiety about allowing a second's worth of dead air as prevalent in T20 cricket as it is in any other form of entertainment these days. Moreover, and I accept that this may be confirmation bias, there seems to be more flat hits spearing into crowds sitting on short boundaries this season than ever. I'm not sure much can be done, but a serious incident is not a zero chance risk and I'm unconvinced that all the necessary mitigation is in place, cricket shouldn't be leaving the answer to that conjecture for future lawyers. This article is from The 99.94 Cricket Blog
Leader Live
08-06-2025
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- Leader Live
Hasan Ali takes hat-trick and James Anderson also among Vitality Blast wickets
Bears openers Tom Latham and Alex Davies posted 58 and 49 respectively in a total of 199 for six at Edgbaston. Pakistan bowler Ali then played a starring role in limiting the winless away side to 141 all out, including removing Ross Whiteley for 50 and Alex Thomson and Ben Aitchison for golden ducks on successive deliveries in the 16th over. Hassan Ali takes a hat-trick for the Bears! 😱 — Vitality Blast (@VitalityBlast) June 8, 2025 James Anderson took three wickets but could not prevent Lancashire slipping to a 24-run defeat to table-topping Northamptonshire. The 42-year-old former England seamer dismissed openers Ricardo Vasconcelos and Matthew Breetzke, plus Ravi Bopara, as the visitors made 180 for six at Old Trafford en route to maintaining their 100 per cent record with a fifth consecutive victory. Lancashire, who remain second, were restricted to 156 for nine in response, with George Scrimshaw taking four for 19 for the Steelbacks. Yorkshire captain Dawid Malan became the fifth English batter to reach 10,000 career T20 runs during a superb 88 which helped his side achieve a first win of the campaign at the expense of Leicestershire. Dawid Malan surpasses 10,000 domestic T20 runs 👏 — Yorkshire CCC (@YorkshireCCC) June 8, 2025 Aided by 62 from second-wicket partner Will Luxton, former England left-hander Malan contributed significantly to an imposing target of 214, which was never threatened by the third-placed Foxes, who were bowled out for 107 inside 17 overs, with leg-spinner Jafer Chohan claiming four for 27. In the South Group, England batter Zak Crawley hit an unbeaten 75 off 43 balls as Kent inflicted a first defeat of the season on leaders Hampshire. Crawley, who shared a stand of 110 with Daniel Bell-Drummond (61) in Canterbury, helped the Spitfires to an eight-wicket win with six balls remaining after Joe Weatherley registered 63 not out in the Hawks' total of 177 for seven. Sussex eased to a 78-run triumph over Glamorgan thanks to Nathan McAndrew's five-for after James Coles made an unbeaten 78 and fellow batter Tom Alsop hit 50. We were lucky to witness that. An incredible spell of bowling from Nathan McAndrew! 👏 — Sussex Sharks 🦈 (@SussexCCC) June 8, 2025 The visitors were set a target of 196 at Hove but were dismissed for 117 in the 16th over following McAndrew's heroics with the ball. Pointless Essex remain rooted to the bottom after 72 from Stephen Eskinazi helped Middlesex to a six-wicket win and first success of the campaign. The hosts lost six wickets in 29 balls at Chelmsford before Middlesex chased down a total of 156 for nine with 15 balls to spare. Surrey continue to set the pace in the women's competition after Danni Wyatt-Hodge's blistering 26-ball half-century paved the way for a nine-wicket win over Durham at the Oval. The England opener struck two sixes and 11 fours in an unbeaten knock of 74 during a first-wicket stand of 94 with captain Bryony Smith (44) as the hosts chased down a target of 142 with 43 balls to spare. In Sunday's other match, Tara Norris made an unbeaten 33 and took three for 25 to help Lancashire defeat Birmingham Bears by five runs.
