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BBC News
2 days ago
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- BBC News
Lancs thump Notts and Durham win Blast opener
Keaton Jennings made 95 from just 49 balls as Lancashire thumped Nottinghamshire by 47 runs to make it two wins from two in the T20 T20 captain led from the front as his side posted 216-3 having won the toss at Old Trafford, with Luke Wells striking a career-best 87 from 50 balls in a record opening stand of Henriques briefly threatened a chase, making 60 from 32, but it was a lone hand as Notts were bowled out for 169 in the final over. Elsewhere, Ollie Robinson led Durham to victory in their opening game of the competition as they beat Birmingham by three wickets with two overs to spare. Beleaguered Lancashire found succour in their first T20 game of the year with a home win against Worcestershire and they backed it up with a dominant display against struck eight fours and six sixes in running up his second-best T20 score and Wells posted a new highest score, featuring seven boundaries and six stand of 177 in 15.4 overs was the highest T20 partnership for any wicket for Lancashire and put them out of lost openers Lyndon James and Joe Clarke cheaply in the powerplay and tumbled away, with 20-year-old Charlie Barnard taking 3-23 on his debut and Tom Aspinwall 3-26. At Edgbaston, Durham won the toss and took three wickets in the opening 17 balls of the game to set up a comfortable Hain was the only batsman to show for the Bears, making 45 in 28 balls, but New Zealand's Jimmy Neesham took 3-34 as the hosts were bowled out for Clark provided the ideal start to the chase with 40 from 23 deliveries, including five fours and a six, before Robinson took up the mantle, eventually out for 45 from departure, and the wicket soon after of Kasey Aldridge, took some gloss off the victory margin, but it was still achieved with 17 balls in hand.
BBC News
3 days ago
- General
- BBC News
Robinson and Carter sign new Sussex contracts
England bowler Ollie Robinson and wicket-keeper-batter Oli Carter have both signed two-year contract extensions with have made a strong start to the County Championship season, sitting third in the table after winning promotion to Division One last bowler Robinson, 31, has taken 369 wickets in 85 first-class matches at an average of 21.04 in red ball cricket since making his Sussex debut 10 years has also earned 20 Test caps for England, playing in the 2023 home Ashes series, but has not represented the national team since February 2024. Robinson has 18 wickets in five Division One matches so far this season."I'm really pleased to have signed a new contract with Sussex," he told the club's website, external. "This club has played a massive role in my journey, and it's a place that means a great deal to me. I'm proud to continue representing the badge and contributing both on and off the field." Carter, 23, has made 63 appearances for Sussex across all formats since his debut in has scored 1,921 runs in 36 red ball matches at an average of 33.70."The club is going in such an exciting direction and I can't wait to win more games and hopefully more trophies with the club," Carter said. "Hove is such a special place so I can't wait to keep making more memories here."
The Independent
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Keaton Jennings helps Lancashire to first victory of season
Lancashire finally registered their first win of a torrid season, kicking off this year's Vitality Blast with a seven-run victory over Worcestershire at Emirates Old Trafford. Just a day after their dire form in the Rothesay County Championship cost head coach Dale Benkenstein his job, the Red Rose took the chance of a morale-boosting shift to the 20-over format. Captain Keaton Jennings, back in charge after relinquishing the red-ball job earlier this month, hit 66 in 38 balls to usher his side to a competitive 176 for eight. Kashif Ali's 39 was the best the Pears could manage but contributions throughout the top seven kept them in touch until the closing stages. James Anderson was overlooked as he looks to make his first T20 appearance since 2014, but England quick Luke Wood topped and tailed the innings with two wickets and a run-out before Tom Aspinwall allowed just seven off the 20th to wrap things up. England's forgotten man Ollie Robinson closed out victory for Sussex as they kicked off their campaign with a 16-run win over Middlesex at Lord's. Robinson's international days appear to be behind him for now but he stood tall for last year's semi-finalists to take the heat out of what could have been a nervy finish. Defending 20 off the final over with Ryan Higgins and Ben Geddes flying, Robinson dismissed both set batters and allowed just four runs. He finished with handy figures of three for 27 in an high-scoring game that saw Sussex pile on 202 for four in the first innings. England Lions all-rounder James Coles did most of the hard work, hitting five sixes and five fours as he made an unbeaten 77 in 44 balls. Middlesex's marquee signing Kane Williamson was dismissed for 14 by Scotland international Brad Currie but Geddes' 51 and a furious 44 in 16 balls from Higgins gave the visitors a run for their money.
BBC News
25-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Lammonby steers Somerset to Riverside win
Rothesay County Championship Division One, Banks Homes Riverside (day three)Durham 277 & 159: Robinson 33; Pretorius 3-46, Henry 3-51Somerset 172: Killeen 5-36 & 267-3: Lammonby 104*, Abell 73*Somerset (19 pts) beat Durham (4 pts) by seven wicketsMatch scorecard A superbly judged unbeaten century by Tom Lammonby helped Somerset maintain their excellent form with a seven-wicket defeat of Durham in the County Championship match at the victory moves Lewis Gregory's side up to fourth in the Division One table, although most of the other games in this round have yet to on 71-1 and needing 194 more runs to clinch their third victory in succession, the visitorsn encountered few problems on a pitch where 31 wickets had fallen in the previous two they reached their target in mid-afternoon having lost only two wickets as Lammonby finished on 104 not out and Tom Abell, with whom he had put on an unbroken 139 for the fourth wicket, was unbeaten on had enjoyed the perfect start to the morning when Gregory, was caught behind by Ollie Robinson off Ben Raine for 38 in the second over of the day. But Lammonby and James Rew made light of that setback by adding 55 runs in 15 overs and seizing on some wayward bowling by the callow Durham before noon, Alex Lees brought on Colin Ackermann to bowl his off-spin from the Lumley End and it brought a much needed breakthrough for the home side when Rew, who had looked in little trouble while making 31, chipped a half-drive straight to short extra wicket left Somerset on 128-3 but it did not halt their steady progress towards their target. Lammonby became only the second batsman in the match to make a half-century, reaching it off 70 balls and having hit five need for further wickets was made plain when Raine and Mitch Killeen were brought back into the attack around 40 minutes after they had been taken bowling changes made no difference as Lammonby and Abell continued their steady accumulation, maidens were rarities and Somerset reached lunch on overs into the afternoon session Durham threw away a faint chance to salvage the game when Lammonby was dropped on 69 by James Minto off Daniel Hogg at deep square leg, the 17-year-old shelling a straightforward chance after the ball had been pulled straight to escape seemed to energise the Somerset batsmen and the remaining 70 runs came quickly. Lammonby took three fours off a Minto over and soon after reached his century off 149 balls, having hit a dozen fours. Shortly afterwards, Abell went to 50 off 122 balls and victory was confirmed when he clipped Killeen through midwicket for a final Reporters' Network supported by Rothesay
The Guardian
24-05-2025
- Sport
- The Guardian
Surrey v Essex, Yorkshire v Notts, and more: county cricket day two
Update: Date: 2025-05-24T09:09:32.000Z Title: Head to Grace Road Content: for your homemade sugar fix (I recommend the cherry cake): Hungry eyes: a wonderful spread by the Friends of Grace Road. @FoGRMeet4Cake Update: Date: 2025-05-24T09:08:07.000Z Title: Weather watch Content: Cloudy, with hit and miss scattered showers. Update: Date: 2025-05-24T09:08:07.000Z Title: Friday's round-up Content: High spring hangs over this final May round of Championship cricket, the international summer pulling eyeballs away, the lack of rain leaving parched pitches. A good crowd collected on the apple-green benches sitting around the Grace Road boundary. They saw Lancashire get off to a steaming start thanks to Keaton Jennings and Luke Wells, but then fold in familiar fashion to patient Leicestershire bowling. Logan van Beek removed the two openers either side of lunch, finishing with three for 38, while Josh Hull found some devil in the dirt. Leicestershire lost two evening wickets, but Rehan Ahmed and Lewis Hill saw the day out. After his come-back game against Gloucestershire last week, Lancashire are without Jimmy Anderson – the club said that they were 'managing his return to competitive cricket.' Durham won the toss at Chester le Street and chose to bat on a pitch that shuffled its uneven bounce that never quite let the batters settle. Ollie Robinson top scored with 52, while Matt Henry spearheaded Somerset's attack, finishing with four wickets. Hampshire were pancaked for 154 at Southampton, Henry Crocombe taking four wickets in 11 balls in his first game of the season. John Turner then countered with three wickets in nine balls to leave Sussex with work to do. A Sam Cook-less Essex were sent packing in two sessions by a Surrey side including Sam Curran, who had zipped down from Trent Bridge where he had been watching brother Ben play for Zimbabwe on Thursday – Curran ended up being Cook's first Test wicket. Michael Pepper held the Essex innings together with 75, but Surrey perch greedily, 94 for three at stumps. Saif Zaib's charming 141, his highest first-class score, rescued Northants from 57 for four against Gloucestershire; while Caleb Jewell's unbeaten 152, his first Derbyshire century, gave the Kent bowlers little time to rest. Marnus Labuschagne was contained by Middlesex, caught for 23, but Glamorgan's Sam Northeast and Kiran Carlson rebuilt in a boundary-laden partnership of 228. Toby Roland-Jones finished with four wickets. A quizzical Headingley pitch tested Nottinghamshire, but Ben Slater and Joe Clarke made half-centuries. Tom Latham's 59 and Sam Hain's first half-century of the summer were balanced by four more wickets for Tom Taylor as Warwickshire were bowled out for 227. Update: Date: 2025-05-24T09:08:07.000Z Title: Scores on the doors Content: Division One Chester-le-Street: Durham 277 v Somerset 63-3 Southampton: Hampshire 154 v Sussex 110-5 The Oval: Surrey 94-3 v Essex 217 New Road: Worcestershire 53-0 v Warwickshire 227 Headingley: Yorkshire 10-2 v Nottinghamshire 228 Division Two Derby: Derbyshire 352-2 v Kent Sophia Gardens: Glamorgan 334-7 v Middlesex Grace Road: Leicestershire 59-2 v Lancashire 206 County Ground: Northamptonshire 327-6 v Gloucestershire Update: Date: 2025-05-24T09:08:07.000Z Title: Preamble Content: Hello from an overcast Leicester. A busy day of cricket yesterday, the majority of games sprinting into their second innings. We'll keep an eye on proceedings from the Grace Road boundary, while England polish off the game at Trent Bridge. Do join us, with a cup of coffee and a belly scratch.
