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4 days ago
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Coles' career-best helps Sussex to winning start at Lord's
James Coles smashed a career-best unbeaten 77 from 44 balls to set up a winning start to the Vitality Blast for Sussex Sharks as they held off Middlesex at Lord's. The 21-year-old's destructive knock, which included five sixes and five fours, underpinned his unbroken fifth-wicket stand of 88 from 47 with Tom Clark and ensured that last year's Blast semi-finalists totalled 202 for four. That proved to be enough as the home side fell just short at 186 for seven in reply, despite a maiden T20 half-century by Ben Geddes (51 from 37) and Ryan Higgins' fearless late display of hitting to rack up 44 from 16. Middlesex made an early breakthrough after winning the toss and opting to bowl, with Noah Cornwell's opening delivery dragged on by Harrison Ward before John Simpson (22 from 12) and Daniel Hughes really got the scoreboard moving. Hughes began to open up after Simpson's departure, flaying Henry Brookes for successive leg-side sixes but the Australian's knock of 38 from 20 came to an abrupt end as Tom Helm's fingertips deflected Coles' drive onto the stumps at the non-striker's end. Luke Hollman's astute spell of one for 38 prevented Sussex from gaining greater traction – although the leg-spinner's figures were dented by a trio of sixes from Coles, who advanced to his third T20 half-century by drilling Cornwell over his head for four. With Clark (26 from 21) taking on a supporting role, Coles scooped Higgins for another maximum as the pair accelerated during the death overs, taking 29 from the final nine balls of the innings to clamber above 200. Former New Zealand captain Kane Williamson, making his Middlesex debut, provided brief fireworks at the start of their reply, hitting two sixes in 14 from 12 before he fell to Ward's smart diving catch on the point boundary. But, although Geddes pummelled both Tymal Mills and Brad Currie over the fence, Sussex's seamers achieved a degree of accuracy that had eluded the home bowlers and the required run-rate soon soared. Stephen Eskinazi (34 from 30) shared a partnership of 58 from 45 with Geddes before he fell to another boundary catch off Currie (two for 38), while Leus du Plooy and Jack Davies both departed cheaply as Sussex turned the screw. However, a flurry of boundaries from Hollman (20 from nine) lifted the tempo and Higgins took up the baton, hammering Mills for two enormous sixes and two fours in the penultimate over to keep Middlesex's faint hopes alive. But Ollie Robinson (three for 27) kept his cool to send down a near-flawless final over, having Geddes caught in the deep and then yorking Higgins to seal Sussex's victory.
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4 days ago
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T20 Blast begins with wins for Lancs and Sussex
This year's T20 Blast got under way with opening night victories for troubled Lancashire Lightning and last season's semi-finalists Sussex Sharks. A day after the departure of head coach Dale Benkenstein after a bad start to the season, Lancashire secured a tense seven-run victory over Worcestershire Rapids at Emirates Old Keaton Jennings led from the front in their North Group encounter as his side posted 176-8 with no Worcestershire batter going past 39 as they only made 169-7. In the South Group, Sussex began with a 16-run win at Lord's over Middlesex aided by a fine 77 not out from James Coles in their 51 from Ben Geddes and some lusty hitting from Ryan Higgins, the home side never looked in contention as they ended on 186-7. Morale booster for Lancs It has been a dreadful start to the season in the County Championship for Lancashire, who named former T20-winning captain Steven Croft as interim head coach, with no wins from their seven had already resigned as red-ball captain and the club apologised to its members before Benkenstein's in charge for the T20 Blast, Jennings brought up his 50 off 30 balls and put on 79 for the first wicket with Luke a brilliant catch in the deep from Ethan Brookes removed Jennings and halted Lancashire's progress, and the hosts lost five wickets for 22 runs to keep the target to under nine runs an Kashif Ali smashed 39 off 21 balls, the Rapids were well over the required rate and on course for an away the loss of captain Brett D'Oliveira (30) and Adam Hose (13) to reduce Worcestershire to 93-4 after 10.1 overs changed the complexion of the there, Lancashire turned the screw and with the visitors needing 15 runs off the last over, Tom Aspinwall conceded just seven to deliver a morale-boosting first win of the season in any competition. Sharks start strongly Middlesex have been perennial strugglers in the South Group, unable to reach the quarter-finals for six years and without a Finals Day appearance since they won the competition in winning the toss, they chipped away at Sussex's top order, helped by Tom Helm running out Daniel Hughes at the non-striker's end when the Australian was well set on Coles' best T20 score from 44 balls held the innings together as he put on an unbroken 88 with Tom Clark (26 not out) to take the score past Zealand star Kane Williamson, on his Middlesex debut, was spectacularly caught for 14 at deep point by a diving Harrison Ward, who almost lost his trousers in the process. However, they were soon behind the required rate and at 136-5 early in the 17th over, the game looked hit 44 off just 16 balls to give them a glimmer of hope until he was bowled by Ollie Robinson in the last over as the England bowler finished with an impressive 3-27. Friday's fixtures (18:30 BST unless stated) North Group:Leicester: Leicestershire Foxes v Derbyshire FalconsTrent Bridge: Nottinghamshire Outlaws v Birmingham BearsHeadingley: Yorkshire v Northamptonshire Steelbacks South Group:Taunton: Somerset v SurreyBristol: Gloucestershire v Kent (19:00)Utilita Bowl: Hampshire Hawks v Essex Eagles (19:00)
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10-05-2025
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Glamorgan beat Sussex in T20 Women's County Cup
Glamorgan Women booked their place in round three of the Vitality T20 Women's County Cup with a 48-run victory over Sussex Sharks Women. Batting first at Cardiff's Sophia Gardens, Bethan Gammon notched 41 runs, including five boundaries, while Daisy Jeanes and Bea Ellis contributed 35 and 33 respectively. It saw the hosts set a target of 156-7 from their 20 overs in the Welsh capital - with Eve O'Neill and Anna Buckle taking two wickets apiece. Opener Izzy Collis top scored with 29 runs in reply for the Sharks before being run out by Lauren Parfitt. And the visitors only reached 108-7 to fall well short of their target as Glamorgan - who defeated Gloucestershire Women in the previous round - set up a tie with fully professional outfit Lancashire Thunder in round three on Saturday, 17 May. Get cricket news sent straight to your phone Glamorgan beat Gloucestershire to advance in T20 Women's County Cup
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10-05-2025
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Glamorgan beat Sussex in T20 Women's County Cup
Glamorgan Women booked their place in round three of the Vitality T20 Women's County Cup with a 48-run victory over Sussex Sharks first at Cardiff's Sophia Gardens, Bethan Gammon notched 41 runs, including five boundaries, while Daisy Jeanes and Bea Ellis contributed 35 and 33 saw the hosts set a target of 156-7 from their 20 overs in the Welsh capital - with Eve O'Neill and Anna Buckle taking two wickets Izzy Collis top scored with 29 runs in reply for the Sharks before being run out by Lauren the visitors only reached 108-7 to fall well short of their target as Glamorgan - who defeated Gloucestershire Women in the previous round - set up a tie with fully professional outfit Lancashire Thunder in round three on Saturday, 17 May.
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18-04-2025
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Glamorgan women to make history in first game
A small piece of Glamorgan cricket history will be made on Saturday when their women's team play their first game against Sussex Sharks in new side will play a 50 overs contest in the Metro Bank One Day Cup at Sophia Gardens (10:30 BST).The semi-professional side will also play T20 cricket later in the Glamorgan team is due to graduate to the full professional level in 2027, and already runs a Tier One academy as part of the Essex, Hampshire, Lancashire, Nottinghamshire, Somerset, Surrey and Warwickshire have all been awarded Tier 1 status in 2025 with Glamorgan and Yorkshire joining them two years later. Nine senior Wales players from the old county system will provide the basis of the new Glamorgan squad, together with 15 academy hopefuls drawn from Wales, Gloucestershire and players' jobs include teacher, solicitor, physio and radiographer, as well as a number of students. Former Wales skipper Lauren Parfitt will captain the side. The Pontypool-born Parfitt, 31, is one of the most experienced players moving over from the Wales county has been playing county cricket since 2007 and also represented the regional Western Storm side between 2020 and was chosen to lead the side by coach Rachel Priest, a former team-mate and New Zealand player."The aim is to go as high as possible," said Parfitt."We have got an exciting squad to kickstart this new era, and want to hit the ground running in both sets of competitions. "There is obviously a little bit of the unknown in it as well, teams we haven't played against and also our own players coming in from different counties and set-ups."
