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3 days ago
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England prove too strong for Wales
Englannd scored 12 tries as they proved too strong for Wales in a women's rugby league international at Neath's The half tries from Jenna Foubister, Molly Jones, Anna Davies, Lucy Murray saw the visitors lead 22-0 at the Hunter and Isabel Rowe scored two tries apiece in the second half with Davies also crossing for a Sykes, Eboni Partingtpn and Georgia Wilson completed the scoring.
BBC News
5 days ago
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Hants & Sussex win, Notts & Worcs tie in One-Day Cup
Hampshire and Sussex both chased stiff targets in the One-Day Cup, while Nottinghamshire and Worcestershire were involved in an incredible Glamorgan's game against Derbyshire in Neath was abandoned without a ball bowled because of an amended 327 off 47 overs following a rain delay, Nottinghamshire Outlaws looked down and out at Notts number nine Rob Lord smashed 83 off 59 balls, leaving them needing four off the last the Outlaws last-wicket pair could not get Khurram Shahzad away and they scampered a single off the final ball to tie the Weatherley starred for Hampshire, striking 116 not out, as they strode to a target of 286 to beat winless middle order helped them to 287-9 against Sussex, with six batters passing 30 and Joey Evison top scoring with looked out of the game at 200-7 but an eighth-wicket stand of 88 between Jack Carson and Archie Lenham took the hosts to a remarkable victory. Hampshire leading the way Hampshire have now notched up two convincing wins as the 2018 winners look to reach their fourth One-Day Cup final in the past seven looked on course for a bigger total than 285 all out when they were 154-3 halfway through the innings, but the home bowlers pulled it back well and shared the wickets Allison top scored for Essex with Ali Orr (29), captain Nick Gubbins (40) and Tilak Varma (54) had got Hampshire's chase off to a good start, Weatherley guided his side home superbly with his third List A 28-year-old struck 14 fours and a six in his 105-ball innings as Hampshire eased to 288-5 in the 47th over. Lord brings Outlaws back from the brink An extraordinary game between Notts and Worcestershire in Nettleworth appeared to have the Pears strolling to Pocklington, playing just his second 50-over match, started the recovery for the hosts with 54 off 41 balls, but it was Lord who really swung the 24-year-old struck nine fours and four sixes before becoming the ninth batter to fall with 19 still Hutton and James Hayes took things to the final over, but Pakistan paceman Shahzad only conceded three Worcestershire captain Jake Libby (112 not out) and Kashif Ali (101) had both struck centuries as the Rapids reached 312-7 when rain arrived and ended their innings in the 48th over. Sussex lower order also stars Like Worcestershire, Kent also seemed certain for victory when they reduced Sussex to 53-4 and 200-7.A fifth-wicket stand of 90 between John Simpson (50) and Oli Carter (68) got the visitors back into it at fell in the space of a few overs and when Danny Lamb went cheaply, Sussex were seven down with 88 still Carson and Lenham both scored at better than a run a ball to take Sussex to 288-7 with 10 deliveries left.
BBC News
5 days ago
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- BBC News
Glamorgan and Derbyshire frustrated by rain
Metro Bank One Day Cup Men, The Gnoll, NeathGlamorgan: did not bat Derbyshire Falcons: did not bat Glamorgan 2 pts, Derbyshire 2 ptsMatch scorecard One Day Cup holders Glamorgan and Derbyshire were frustrated by the rain as their match at Neath was washed spells of rain swept the club ground during the morning with the covers remaining no sign of any drying weather, umpires James Treadwell and Suri Shanmugam made the call to abandon the game at 13:55 Glamorgan and Derbyshire had lost their opening fixtures in the eight-match group host Nottinghamshire on Sunday 10 August while Glamorgan travel to play Surrey at the Oval on Wednesday 13 August. The game was meant to be one of only two days of cricket for Glamorgan men's first team outside Cardiff in 2025. "After Tuesday's defeat it would have been nice to get back out there and bounce back with a win before we head into next week but it's pretty wet out there," said Glamorgan's head coach for the competition David Harrison."We'll have a good training session on Monday and be ready for the challenges of Surrey, Gloucestershire and Notts."Surrey have a long list of absentees due to the Hundred but still fielded England Test players Rory Burns and Ben Foakes in their opening defeat against Leicestershire."There's still some very good players in their squad and hopefully we'll have a repeat of last year (a rapid seven-wicket win), as long as I don't break my ankle like I did last year," Harrison told BBC Sport captain Sam Northeast is due to play some part in the group stages but key bowler Timm van der Gugten is not likely to return in the immediate future after a foot injury in the Championship win over Kent."We can't lose sight of three important (Championship) games in September, Timm's a hugely important part of the red-ball team and we can't bring him back earlier than we should," Harrison added.
BBC News
05-08-2025
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- BBC News
Carlson ton in vain for Glamorgan as youthful Hants dominate
Metro Bank One Day Cup Men, The Gnoll, NeathHampshire Hawks 324-6 (50 overs): Gubbins 144*, Mayes 74; Leonard 3-54 Glamorgan 252 (39.5 overs): Carlson 135; Lumsden 3-64Hampshire beat Glamorgan by 72 runsMatch scorecard One Day Cup holders Glamorgan crashed to an opening 72-run defeat against Hampshire as the visitors' teenage stars 325 to win, Glamorgan captain Kiran Carlson hit a brilliant career-best 135 but Glamorgan were bowled out for 252 in the 40th 17-year-old debutant Ben Mayes blasted 74 off 55 balls while captain Nick Gubbins spearheaded his side's batting efforts with a well-paced innings of 144 not out off 147 balls in their visitors smashed 129 off the final 10 overs to set a testing target, Ned Leonard the most successful bowler with three teenage pace bowlers, including 16-year-old Manny Lumsden, took four wickets in the first 12 overs to leave Glamorgan on the back foot and the champions never recovered despite Carlson's spectacular efforts. Glamorgan, making six changes from the Championship, gave a debut to 18-year-old spinner Romano Franco, while experienced seamer James Harris played his first senior limited-overs game in three with more extensive Hundred calls, had wicket-keeper Mayes, spinner Andrew Neal and seamer Lumsden making their first senior Orr and Gubbins gave Hampshire a useful start with 68 inside 14 overs despite a tight spell from Harris, who had Gubbins dropped at slip by Carlson early (45 off 44) hit Ned Leonard's first ball for six but then drove him to Carlson at cover, and Indian international Tilak Varma lasted just three balls before edging Leonard to held the innings together and found a willing fifth-wicket partner in England Under-19 star Mayes who played a wide range of shots from the cleared the ropes four times in a remarkably confident debut before holing out off Leonard, but Gubbins accelerated in the closing stages, also finishing with four sixes in his career-best Organ swung hard in a cameo of 32 off 14 balls as all Glamorgan's bowlers suffered in the closing stages, Harris the pick with 1-51 while Kiran Carlson took 1-22 off six. Mayes, who bowled seam for England Under-19s a month before, was quickly in action with the wicket-keeping gloves as Asa Tribe (14) edged Eddie Jack behind, while Will Smale lobbed Dom Kelly to cover in the next Basingstoke-born Lumsden conceded 23 in an erratic first over as Carlson hit three sixes, but he had Eddie Byrom caught at square leg for 29 off the ninth and last ball, and then saw Billy Root chipping the first ball of his next over to Horton hit 35 off 26 balls before falling to Varma, leaving everything dependent on responded with some huge blows to all parts of the Gnoll, finishing with 10 sixes and nine fours, but 19-year-olds Kelly and Jack returned to take wickets and Carlson eventually fell to Lumsden to make the visitors' victory secure.
BBC News
03-08-2025
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- BBC News
Late Dainton try sees Wales beat debutants Scotland
Captain Bethan Dainton scored a late try as Wales inflicted defeat on Scotland in their first women's rugby league international at Neath's made the perfect start inside the opening four minutes with Grace Field scoring her country's first ever responded through tries from Lucia Davies, Kathryn Salter and Dani McGifford which saw them take the lead before Sarah Smart scored Scotland's second score remained 12-10 until 15 minutes from time Smart's kick brought the visitors level but Dainton scored the crucial winning try for Wales with two minutes remaining.
