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Rew & Abell in record-breaking stand on day one at Trent Bridge
Rothesay County Championship, day one: Somerset 338-4, Nottinghamshire yet to bat Centuries from James Rew and Tom Abell in a county record partnership enabled Somerset to take an opening-day advantage over Nottinghamshire in the clash between second and third in Division One of the Rothesay County Championship, closing on 338 for four, writes Jon Culley, ECB Reporters' Network. Rew (162 not out) and Abell, who fell for a career-best 156 moments before the close, added 313 in 81 overs, overtaking the 310 shared by Peter Denning and Ian Botham against Gloucestershire at Taunton in 1980 as Somerset's biggest fourth-wicket stand. It was all the more impressive for Somerset having been two wickets down in three overs without a run on the board when Rew walked to the crease, and 25 for three when he was joined by Abell. Pakistan seamer Mohammad Abbas - who reached the milestone of 800 first-class victims - took all three wickets in a difficult first hour for the visitors after losing the toss but they were the only successes for the Nottinghamshire attack until the final minutes of the day. Rew earned a call-up to the England squad for the one-off Test against Zimbabwe in May after two centuries in the first month of the season. The 21-year-old did not make the cut on that occasion but senior international recognition must surely come in began this round of matches - the 11th of 14 - a point behind leaders and defending champions Surrey, with Somerset third after their victory over Durham last week. Somerset's painful beginning to the day saw Abbas remove Lewis Gregory and Tom Lammonby in his first and second overs, the captain leg before offering no shot to a delivery he clearly judged would slide harmlessly past his off stump before Lammonby, with only defensive intent, nicked to second slip. Under heavy cloud cover after a damp early morning, conditions looked ideal for the veteran Abbas. Haseeb Hameed, the Nottinghamshire captain, duly gave him an extended spell while the Kookaburra ball retained its hardness. He was rewarded again, finding the outside edge of Josh Davey's straight bat. With this dismissal, Abbas totalled 800 first-class wickets, 284 of them in the English county were in some trouble, but Rew had already shown a glimpse of his class when he drove Abbas to the cover boundary and pulled him for four in the same over with two high-quality strokes. More would batting became easier, Abell began to look as assured as his partner, the two adding 65 in what remained of the opening session, which proved to be a platform from which they dominated the afternoon. Rew, who reached 51 from 75 balls with his first scoring shot of the afternoon, lofting left-arm spinner Liam Patterson-White clear of the straight boundary in front of the currently shrouded pavilion, went to a century - his third of the season - from 138, adding two more sixes to the shorter side of the playing area off Calvin Harrison, the leg spinner. Other than an edge off Patterson-White on 92, the ball looping out of even the tall Harrison's reach at slip, he had looked in complete control. By tea, Abell having completed his first hundred of the year, Somerset had added 137 for no loss to be 227 for three and Nottinghamshire, though there had been signs of turn, needed some inspiration. Thereafter, Rew's touch seemed a little less sure, both batters comparatively quiet as the Nottinghamshire spinners gained some control. They attacked the second new ball with some success, although Rew, cutting vigorously, survived a half-chance to second slip off Brett Hutton on 148 before going to 150 from 239 balls. Abell in turn reached 151 from 245 balls, setting the partnership record with two into the offside off Dillon Pennington, before falling to a top-edged pull off the same bowler, after which only two more deliveries were possible before failing light forced the players off 15 balls before the scheduled close.
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Impressive performances from pathway cricketers
The Somerset Pathway players have produced some impressive performances over the last few days including a century and several five wicket hauls, all of which have contributed to some good results, writes Richard Walsh. In the Boys Under 18s ECB County Championship match against Worcestershire at Bromsgrove School 16 year old Will MacDonald claimed a five wicket haul in both innings and Seb Linnitt score a century to see the visitors to an innings victory, After being put in Worcestershire were bowled out for 159 in 52'5 overs, MacDonald who is in his first year on the Academy taking 5 for 31 from his 12 overs two of which were maidens, while Jamie Ogborne ended with 4 for 34 from 12.5 with four maidens. In reply Somerset made 469 for 9 declared of which Linnitt coming in first wicket down contributed 107 which he scored from 134 balls with 10 fours and four 6s, and Zach Vukusic made 91 from 110 deliveries with nine 4s and three 6s. Batting for a second time the hosts were all out for 292 in 82,4 overs, MacDonald claiming 5 for 52 from 18 overs, two maidens, to see Somerset to victory by an innings and 18 runs. MacDonald ended with match figures of 10 for 83. Somerset Girls Under 18s played two matches against Essex in Group 2 of the ECB County T20 competition. In the opening match Somerset chose to bat first and posted 129 for 7 from their 20 overs, Brooke Whittaker top scoring with an unbeaten 48 and Lucy Ashman making 21. Essex in reply reached 120 for 9 Ashman taking 5 for 17 from her 4 overs, while Bella James took 2 for 23. In the second game Somerset were put in and made 138 for 8, Whittaker top scoring with 27 and Lola Harris hitting 25. Essex were restricted to 98 for 9 Poppy Hatcher ending with 2 for 7 and Ami Balasubramaniam taking 2 for 17. Somerset Boys Under 16s have recently recorded two wins in the ECB County Cup Group 3. Against Devon at Torquay Somerset posted 292 for 8 from their 50 overs of which Ralph Dunn made 50 and Sam Price 47 and then bowled their hosts out for 177, James Baker ending with 4 for 46 and Thomas Watson 3 for 35. In the match against Cornwall at Falmouth the home team posted 149 for 8, Peter McGivern taking 3 for 24, in reply to which Somerset made 153 for 2 Sam Price making an unbeaten 75. Somerset Girls hosted Gloucestershire in the ECB Under 15 One Day Cup at Wembdon where after being put in the hosts posted 267 for 8 from their 40 overs of which Emma Mason made 56, Isobel Glynn Jones hit 50 and Pippa Stephens remained unbeaten on 50. When the visitors replied they were restricted to 230 for 5, Stephens the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 34. Meanwhile three Academy players made good contributions p[laying for Somerset Seconds against Surrey at New Malden last week. Kian Roberts hit 62 out of Somerset's first innings total of 383, and in the Surrey reply Mo Kaleem who is a left arm orthodox and leg spin bowler, in his first year on the Academy, claimed 3 for 106 from his 24 overs with 5 maidens. In Somerset's second innings of 115 all out Bertie Michael opened the innings and made a patient 47 from 73 balls, while Kaleem took 2 for 36 as Surrey reached 89 for four to win.
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2 days ago
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Ahmed's 'game of a lifetime' for promotion-chasing Leics
"It was probably the game of my life." England all-rounder Rehan Ahmed got straight to the point when describing what it was like to take 13 wickets and contribute a century with the bat in Leicestershire's dominant County Championship win against Derbyshire last week. Not since the Victorian age has a Leicestershire player taken 12 wickets or more and registered a ton in the same game. The last to do so was Fred Geeson in 1901. For 20-year-old Ahmed, the once-in-a-125-year performance was a headline-grabbing way of underlining what sort of cricketer he aspires to be. His progression in the game been likened to that of Steve Smith's, who debuted as a leg-spinning all-rounder for Australia but established himself as a world-beating batsman. When the comparison was put to Ahmed after he career-defining performance at Central Co-op County Ground, his reply was fused with confidence. "I want to be a proper leg-spinner and proper batsman, and there is nothing stopping me apart from myself," he told BBC Radio Leicestershire. "This is probably the game of my life so far, and it's just nice to know the practice that you are doing is working. "It was great fun out there." Rehan Star-med helps The Foxes thrash Derbyshire Ahmed's 13-144 helps leaders Leics thump Derbyshire For some, this was a clear message from Ahmed to England selectors ahead of the Ashes series in Australia starting later this year. Ahmed last featured in a Test match for England in October. From day one against Derbyshire, Ahmed put on a show that had him anointed as 'Star-med' by the end. He was one of three Foxes players to score a century, with Lewis Hill top-scoring with 151 and Peter Handscomb contributing 101, in Leicestershire's first inning, which set the Division Two leaders up for the 189-run win that has them edging towards promotion. The 115 from Ahmed was his third consecutive hundred in the Championship. He followed that up on day two with a masterful display of spin, taking 6-51 from 20 overs to help bowl the hosts out for 189. He put on a quickfire 26 with the bat after that to help put Leicestershire in command of the game, before completing his match-winning performance with 7-93 to take his bowling figures to an astonishing 13-144 from 60 overs. It was a huge haul in what was a top-of-the-table clash of regional rivals who are both challenging for promotion. "This week was my week, but also it was Pete's week - he got a 100 and Lewis Hill got a massive 150," Ahmed said after the match. "We are all loving each other's performances, and as long as we keep doing that we'll be sweet."
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2 days ago
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Ahmed's 'game of a lifetime' for promotion-chasing Leics
"It was probably the game of my life." England all-rounder Rehan Ahmed got straight to the point when describing what it was like to take 13 wickets and contribute a century with the bat in Leicestershire's dominant County Championship win against Derbyshire last week. Not since the Victorian age has a Leicestershire player taken 12 wickets or more and registered a ton in the same game. The last to do so was Fred Geeson in 1901. For 20-year-old Ahmed, the once-in-a-125-year performance was a headline-grabbing way of underlining what sort of cricketer he aspires to be. His progression in the game been likened to that of Steve Smith's, who debuted as a leg-spinning all-rounder for Australia but established himself as a world-beating batsman. When the comparison was put to Ahmed after he career-defining performance at Central Co-op County Ground, his reply was fused with confidence. "I want to be a proper leg-spinner and proper batsman, and there is nothing stopping me apart from myself," he told BBC Radio Leicestershire. "This is probably the game of my life so far, and it's just nice to know the practice that you are doing is working. "It was great fun out there." Rehan Star-med helps The Foxes thrash Derbyshire Ahmed's 13-144 helps leaders Leics thump Derbyshire For some, this was a clear message from Ahmed to England selectors ahead of the Ashes series in Australia starting later this year. Ahmed last featured in a Test match for England in October. From day one against Derbyshire, Ahmed put on a show that had him anointed as 'Star-med' by the end. He was one of three Foxes players to score a century, with Lewis Hill top-scoring with 151 and Peter Handscomb contributing 101, in Leicestershire's first inning, which set the Division Two leaders up for the 189-run win that has them edging towards promotion. The 115 from Ahmed was his third consecutive hundred in the Championship. He followed that up on day two with a masterful display of spin, taking 6-51 from 20 overs to help bowl the hosts out for 189. He put on a quickfire 26 with the bat after that to help put Leicestershire in command of the game, before completing his match-winning performance with 7-93 to take his bowling figures to an astonishing 13-144 from 60 overs. It was a huge haul in what was a top-of-the-table clash of regional rivals who are both challenging for promotion. "This week was my week, but also it was Pete's week - he got a 100 and Lewis Hill got a massive 150," Ahmed said after the match. "We are all loving each other's performances, and as long as we keep doing that we'll be sweet."
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3 days ago
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‘Shameless': Cricket world turns on England captain Ben Stokes over handshake drama
The cricket world has turned on Ben Stokes after the Englishman attempted to prematurely end the fourth Test against India, which would have denied two Indian batters their well-deserved centuries. The England captain offered to shake hands and declare the fourth Test a draw during the final drinks break, but with Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar nearing their well-deserved hundreds, India made England bowl till the duo reached their milestones. 'This will not please the England captain,' former England bowler Stuart Broad said on Sky Sports commentary. The 34-year-old was clearly upset by India's refusal to accept the draw despite having no chance at victory as India finished on 4-425 in their second innings – with a lead of 114 runs. Watch England vs. India Test Series LIVE & EXCLUSIVE on Fox Cricket, available on Kayo Sports | New to Kayo? Join now and get your first month for just $1. Stokes and his fellow Englishmen could be heard on stump microphones swearing at the batters, in particular Sundar who was trying to earn his maiden Test century. 'You want to get a Test hundred against Harry Brook?' Stokes quipped sarcastically at Jadeja. England opener Zak Crawley continued: 'Just shake your hand.' Fellow Englishman Ben Duckett said: 'How long do you need, an hour?' You can watch the handshake drama in the player above Jadeja smashed an absolutely shocking Brook delivery for six to complete a 182-ball century, but the Yorkshireman, who intentionally was bowling garbage, then attempted to interrupt the all-rounder's celebration by offering his hand to Sundar on 92. He was ignored. 'The England players are not applauding the century here, they are standing with arms folded,' former India captain Sunil Gavaskar said on Sony Sports Network following Jadeja's hundred. 'I'd ask them to keep batting and keep the team on the field for the full 15 overs.' In the end, a Sundar two off Brook took him to a 206-ball hundred, which was the last act of the match. Post-match, Stokes and his English brigade were still fuming at what unfolded. 'I don't think there would've been too much more satisfaction from walking off 100 not out, getting your team out of a tricky situation, than walking off at 80 or 90 not out,' Stokes said post-match. ' … All the hard work was done by India, and there was only one result … I wasn't going to risk any of my bowlers, (Liam) Dawsey had bowled a lot of overs and his body was tiring. 'I wasn't going to risk any of my frontline bowlers.' Cricket world slams 'shameless' Ben Stokes India head coach Gautam Gambhir said in response to Stokes' actions that he believes England would have done the exact same thing if they were in their shoes. 'If someone is batting on 90 and the other one is batting on 85, don't they deserve a hundred?' Gambhir asked post-game. 'Would they have walked off? If someone from the England side was batting on 90 and 85 and someone had the opportunity to get his first Test 100, wouldn't you allow him to do it? They weathered the storm. 'It's up to them. If they want to play that way, nothing more to say. I think both those guys deserved a 100 and fortunately they got it.' It also didn't sit well with former English captain Nasser Hussain. 'I didn't have a problem with it. I mean, I know England seemed to have a problem with it,' Hussain said on Sky Sports. 'They're a little bit tired — tired bowlers, tired legs — they wanted to get off. The two lads had worked hard to get into the 80s and 90s; they wanted Test match hundreds. 'Stokes didn't have to bowl Brook and it looked a bit silly at the end there.' And fans also were quick to slam Stokes. 'Every time I think Ben Stokes has earned a fan in me with his all-round brilliance, he or England do something that reminds me exactly why I hesitate. That was utterly shameless from the English captain, not what you expect from a player, let alone a leader,' one fan wrote on X. ' Stokes is a massive doos England is a factory for unlikeable sportsmen,' another added. ''You want to get a hundred against Harry Brook': Ben Stokes to Jadeja. Such pathetic words from a Captain. Literally played a tremendous innings to save the game, played all their main bowlers easily and Stokes really thinks, the hundred is going to be because he played Brook,' a third wrote. England remain 2-1 up in this five-match contest ahead of a quick turnaround to Thursday's start of an Oval finale and if Sunday's action is anything to go by, it is sure to be fireworks.
