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10-08-2025
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Women's Hundred: Trent Rockets v Northern Superchargers
Update: Date: 63 balls Title: Phoenix 68-3 Content: Back-to-back boundaries from Joe Clarke! He pulls Chris Jordan for four and adds another down the ground. Update: Date: 15:12 BST Title: Post Content: Michael CarberryFormer England batter on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra I'm not sure how much confidence Livingston has in the rest of the batting order. I think he's decided that he's going to have to drop anchor a little bit to make sure the lower half of the order aren't too exposed for the next 30-40 balls Update: Date: Rockets v Superchargers Title: Rockets 64-4 Content: Ash Gardner is going along very nicely, she's up to 34 from 21 balls, but Trent Rockets have still got a lot of work to do to get up to a competitive total - with just 40 balls left to do so. Heather Graham is out there with Gardner but Northern Superchargers bowlers are doing a fine job of restricting the runs on a famously fast-scoring ground. Update: Date: 60 balls Title: Phoenix 59-3 Content: Phoenix are still dealing in singles. They pick up three off James Coles' second set. Earlier on, Charlotte Taylor said "150 or 160 would be a good score" on this pitch. So, Phoenix have 40 balls to score another 100 runs... Update: Date: 15:09 BST Title: Post Content: Michael CarberryFormer England batter on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra Michael Bracewell has been bowling nicely. He's had good control of his pace and made it hard for Livingstone and Clarke to really generate anything. Update: Date: 15:09 BST Title: How's stat?! Content: Ashwanth R KavuluriCricviz analyst Chris Jordan dismissed Duckett with a brilliant delivery, and then James Vince brought on Michael Bracewell (who averages 25 against left-handers and 49 against right-handers in 2025) as a match-up to Jacob Bethell. He successfully took his wicket and, with a slightly short and wide delivery, got Will Smeed as an absolute bonus. Brave in complete control here. Update: Date: 55 balls Title: Phoenix 56-3 Content: Michael Bracewell returns and Liam Livingstone and Joe Clarke exchange five singles. There's only been one boundary since the end of the powerplay. Update: Date: 15:07 BST Title: Post Content: Michael CarberryFormer England batter on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra A bit of a repair job from Brimingham Phoenix with Liam Livingstone and Joe Clarke at the crease. Probably two of Phoenix's better batters and a lot will rely on their shoulders. Update: Date: 50 balls Title: Phoenix 51-3 Content: The bowling quality just keeps coming for Southern Brave. James Vince turns to Tymal Mills for the first time today and the swaggering quick concedes just three runs. At the halfway mark, Birmingham Phoenix are 51-3. Phoenix have stemmed the flow of wickets - they haven't lost one for 15 balls. But when will Liam Livingstone and Joe Clarke kick up a gear? Update: Date: Rockets v Superchargers Title: WICKET Content: Sciver-Brunt c Litchfield b Cross 15 (Rockets 47-4) Huge wicket for Kate Cross and Northern Superchargers! Nat Sciver-Brunt tries to make the most of the short leg-side boundary but doesn't middle the pull shot and is caught at deep backward square by Phoebe Litchfield. Simple catch. It comes a couple of balls after a let-off for Ash Gardner. The Rockets skipper Gardner tried to flash the ball through the off side, got a thick edge and Lucy Higham gets a hand to it as she dived to her left. The ball popped out, though, so the Aussie star remains. Update: Date: 15:03 BST Title: How's stat?! Content: Liam Livingstone has hit more sixes (55) than anyone else in the history of the men's Hundred; ahead of Phil Salt (47) and Will Jacks (46). Update: Date: 45 balls Title: Phoenix 48-3 Content: And that's Craig Overton done for the day with the ball. He finishes with 0-22, with six runs coming from his final set. It's been a sensible start from Liam Livingstone and Joe Clarke, who are trying to rebuild Phoenix's innings. The inventive strokes attempted by Ben Duckett have been parked for the time being. Update: Date: 15:00 BST Title: Post Content: Michael CarberryFormer England batter on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra Liam Livingstone found the gap beautifully. Good footwork, he got deep in the crease. If you're hitting powerfully you want to make sure you get full value for your shots. Update: Date: 14:59 BST Title: How's stat?! Content: Ashwanth R KavuluriCricviz analyst Jacob Bethell in the Hundred - Against pace: 28.20 average, 133 strike-rate Against spin: 10.25 average, 100 strike-rate Update: Date: 40 balls Title: Phoenix 42-3 Content: I'd have been tempted to give Michael Bracewell another set. Hey-ho. James Coles' first four deliveries are tight but Liam Livingstone dispatches the fifth away to the boundary, pulling with all his might. A welcome four. Rebuild required from Birmingham Phoenix. Update: Date: Rockets v Superchargers Title: How's stat?! Content: Ashwanth R KavuluriCricviz analyst Grace Ballinger successfully saved Southern Brave's lowest total in the powerplay (11-3 vs OI, 2021). Rockets were 9-3 before the start of her set. Update: Date: Rockets v Superchargers Title: Rockets 32-3 Content: Nat Sciver-Brunt and Ash Gardner are helping Trent Rockets build into this innings with 30 balls gone. Gardner has got the ball down to the deep third boundary a couple of times while Sciver-Brunt hammered a free hit from Grace Ballinger over the leg side and into the stands. Update: Date: 14:57 BST Title: Post Content: Michael CarberryFormer England batter on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra It's the big wicket of Will Smeed. A huge blow for Birmingham Phoenix. That's just not what they wanted to happen at all. A good piece of bowling from Michael Bracewell. Update: Date: 14:55 BST Title: Post Content: Henry MoeranTest Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra Problem time for Birmingham Phoenix. Update: Date: 35 balls Title: WICKET Content: Smeed c Evans b Bracewell 13 (Phoenix 36-3) Oh, it's all going wrong for Birmingham Phoenix. Michael Bracewell catches an edge from Will Smeed and the nick carries to Laurie Evans, who's stood right up to the stumps. Bracewell has 2-2 from his first five.
BBC News
06-07-2025
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T20 Blast round-up: Notts in last gasp win and Essex finally off the mark
Nottinghamshire Outlaws grabbed a narrow and thrilling victory over Leicestershire Foxes, winning by one wicket with one ball to spare, on a day which saw Durham, Derbyshire and Worcestershire all post wins in T20 Blast North defended a big total, Derbyshire chased one down and Northants' slide continued, this time at the hands of in the South Group, Essex claimed their first win in a rain-affected game with Surrey, while Somerset, Gloucestershire and Glamorgan were also the prize for the most nerve-racking finish went to Trent Bridge. After visitors Leicestershire had posted 188-2 from 20 overs, with half-centuries from Rishi Patel (51) and Sol Budinger (56), Nottinghamshire had looked in control of the chase after 50 from Joe Clarke and a gutsy cameo from Tom Moores (42). But the loss of Moores for the seventh wicket saw the game tighten with 10 still needed from 14 balls and prompted a late five for the win and four for a tie from the final over, three singles then a wicket brought last man Farhan Ahmed to the crease with two needed from two hit out to the cover boundary was gathered by his brother Rehan but with Farhan gambling on a second the throw came in just too late to prevent Notts getting home. Elsewhere in North Group, Derbyshire Falcons pulled off a brilliant run chase anchored around a stunning knock from Aneurin Donald to deny Yorkshire at contributions throughout the Yorkshire batting effort saw them rack up 200-6 from their 20 Donald then hit a 13-ball 50 to equal Marcus Trescothick's T20 Blast record on the way to 85 off 35 deliveries, including eight fours and seven sixes, to set up an improbable Donald fell at 125-2, Ross Whiteley (29) and Wayne Madsen (38) still had work to do but the pair brought home only the third win of their Blast campaign by seven wickets with 16 balls to left Derbyshire still bottom, level on points with Yorkshire but behind on net run rate. They are eight points off fourth spot and, with four games to go, remain in contention for a quarter-final spot. Northants Steelbacks continue to battle to pull out of a worrying tailspin, with Worcestershire Rapids inflicting a fourth-straight defeat on David Willey's quarter-final contenders, who remain Finch posted figures of 3-28 as Northants were restricted to 152-9 and Kashif Ali did the damage with the bat as Worcestershire recovered from a horror start at hit 88 in 46 balls with seven fours and six sixes to tilt the match back in the Rapids' favour, with the visitors running out winners by six wickets with 20 balls to spare. And Durham saw off a spirited chase from Birmingham Bears to stay on the heels of leaders Lancashire Lightning, level on points but behind on net run Rhodes's 36-ball 51 against his former side was the cornerstone of a solid batting display from the hosts, who reached 182-7 despite another good spell from Hasan Ali, who finished with separate double-wicket bursts in close succession took crucial momentum from the Bears' chase, the visitors eventually falling eight runs short despite 49 from Ed Barnard. Essex finally land win as Somerset down Hawks to stay top Essex finally got their T20 season up and running by getting the better of a turbo-charged chase after rain reduced their match against Surrey to a 12 overs per side shootout.A ferocious display with the bat from the hosts, which featured eight sixes and 11 fours, helped Surrey post an imposing 141-6, a total which looked set to condemn Essex to yet another a superb opening partnership of 64 in 27 balls between Michael Pepper (36 in 15 balls) and Paul Walter (55 in 26) put them on Zampa looked to have wrested that momentum back in Surrey's favour with 3-14 in his three overs as the nerves set needing 30 from the last three, then 18 from the last two, Essex needed seven from the final over off Sam Curran to secured at least a tie with the penultimate delivery, Matt Critchley found the point boundary to secure victory off the final ball. Hampshire Hawks' new signing Chris Lynn was unable to back up his debut half-century after sustaining an injury in Saturday's victory over Sussex his absence, James Vince (82) and Joe Weatherley (60) had helped the Hawks to what looked a decent enough 178-3 in 20 overs. Yet it was to prove just short as Somerset chased down the target, winning by four wickets with one ball to 89-run partnership for the fourth wicket between Sean Dickson (52 in 33 balls) and Tom Abell (37) teed up Ben Green and Lewis Goldsworthy, who both cleared the ropes in the final six deliveries to confirm the walloped Kent Spitfires, winning by six wickets with 50 balls to spare at Sophia Gardens. Ned Leonard (4-17) and Andy Gorvin (4-26) did the damage with the ball as Kent were restricted to terminally under par three wickets in six balls derailed a Middlesex chase at the death as Gloucestershire successfully defended their total of 204-5, winning by nine runs.D'Arcy Short's 48-ball 83 proved the centrepiece of an excellent batting effort from Gloucestershire but Middlesex made a decent stab of chasing it down, reaching 169-4 with 13 balls Higgins then hit his own wicket off the bowling of David Payne and then two wickets in five balls from Josh Shaw, who finished with 3-48, left Middlesex with too much to Cracknell and Zafar Gohar combined for three sixes in the final over but it was not enough to prevent last year's T20 Blast champions posting a fourth consecutive victory.
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25-05-2025
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Yorks' pursuit of Notts falters after late wickets
Rothesay County Championship Division One, Headingley (day three)Nottinghamshire 228 & 393-8: Slater 78, Clarke 94; Coad 3-64Yorkshire 159 & 176-5: Wharton 58, Lyth 44; Patterson-White 3-25Yorkshire (3 pts) need 287 runs to beat Notts (3 pts) with five wickets standingMatch scorecard Liam Patterson-White claimed the key wickets of Adam Lyth, Dawid Malan and James Wharton during the third evening to keep league leaders Nottinghamshire on course for another County Championship victory having set Yorkshire a 463-target at made a confident start to their unlikely pursuit, reaching 114-1 after tea, with opener Lyth contributing Patterson-White's left-arm spin was introduced, and after 11 balls he had removed Lyth caught behind cutting and Malan bowled for 12 playing back to one that turned appreciably. He later had Wharton lbw for Yorkshire are aiming to avoid a fourth defeat in seven Division One games and closed on 176-5 from 56.3 overs, needing 287 more. Nottinghamshire are chasing a fourth win in seven. The visitors, for whom Dillon Pennington struck in the day's final over, declared their second innings on 393-8 midway through the afternoon, Joe Clarke top-scoring with a fluent 94 off 121 Coad finished with with three for 64 for Yorkshire as they were set the task of achieving the highest successful run chase by any side in first-class history at Headingley and also the county's highest at any chased 404 to win here in 2006. In 2005, Yorkshire had chased the same target to beat Leicestershire at Grace started the day on 227 for three, leading by 296, with Clarke on 73 - his second half-century of the wasn't entirely plain-sailing progression for the visitors during the first half of a day interrupted by a couple of brief morning rain the hard work had been done with the bat during the afternoon and evening sessions of day two, putting them into a position where a defeat was highly fell narrowly short of what would have been a deserved second century in as many matches, ending a 95-run fourth-wicket stand with Jack Haynes when he was trapped lbw on the back pad by Jordan Thompson - wicket fell just before the new ball was taken, and just afterwards Haynes was brilliantly caught behind one-handed by Harry Duke for 43 off an inside-edge. Kyle Verreynne edged Jack White to second slip just before lunch, where Notts reached at 318-6, leading by visitors became increasingly aggressive after the break, with Patterson-White and Lyndon James both holing out to mid-on and mid-off against White and Coad. The latter fell to an excellent diving catch on the run from White at mid-off as the score slipped to 333-8, a lead of lead was then boosted to the tune of 60 inside eight overs as Brett Hutton, in particular, and Pennington went in search of quick runs prior to a crashed four fours and two sixes in 44 not out off 26 balls as Yorkshire had to contend with the loss seam-bowling all-rounder Thompson midway through his 16th over with what looked like a side will be sweating on his fitness ahead of the start of the T20 Blast later this White Rose then started their chase Lyth's 44 meant he followed Notts' opener and captain Haseeb Hameed to the 700-run mark in Division One this summer. They are the two batters leading the way in the shared 40 with Fin Bean, who was first to go for 17 when trapped lbw by side of tea, the left-hander then shared 74 for the second with Patterson-White's intervention - getting Lyth and Malan - dampened any rising Yorkshire hopes, leaving the score at 132-3 in the 31st reached his fifth fifty of the season off 75 balls, but he followed no longer after as he was trapped in front playing forwards against the same bowler with the score on finished with an excellent 3-25 from 14 overs, and Pennington had Duke caught behind with what proved the day's final ball to further strengthen Nottinghamshire's supplied by ECB Reporters' Network, supported by Rothesay
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24-05-2025
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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
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24-05-2025
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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
