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Match Report – DERBS vs GLOUC 1st Match, April 05 – 08, 2024

8Apr

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Match Report – DERBS vs GLOUC 1st Match, April 05 – 08, 2024

The start of the new season at Derby ended in anti-climax and frustration when the Vitality County Championship match between Derbyshire and Gloucestershire was abandoned without a ball bowled.Weeks of rain leading up to the match followed by more bad weather over the four days left the County Ground outfield saturated and unfit for first-class cricket. Following more rain on Sunday night, umpires Ian Blackwell and Neil Pratt called the match off after an inspection at 9.45am on Monday morning.It is the first time a County Championship game at Derby has been abandoned without a ball bowled since the match against Nottinghamshire was completely washed out in May 1981.Both teams take eight points and will now hope for better weather in their next fixtures with Gloucestershire hosting Yorksh...

Match Report – YORKS vs LEICS 4th Match, April 05 – 08, 2024

6Apr

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Match Report – YORKS vs LEICS 4th Match, April 05 – 08, 2024

Leicestershire 164 for 5 (Harris 56, Hill 3-25)) vs YorkshireSeamer George Hill claimed three key wickets, including Australian opener Marcus Harris for 56, as Yorkshire had the better of a shortened opening day of the Vitality County Championship season against Leicestershire at Headingley.Heavy overnight rain meant a wet outfield and a delayed start until 3.40pm, with Division Two title favourites Yorkshire opting to bowl upon winning the toss.The Foxes, led by fringe Test left-hander Harris, started brightly as they reached 89 for 1. But skilful Hill set about changing the course of proceedings and left the close of play score at 164 for 5 from 46 overs. Hill finished the day with three for 25 from nine overs, while Matt Milnes and left-arm spinner Dan Moriarty also struck.Harris was s...

Recent Match Report – Durham vs Leics 2023

29Sep

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Recent Match Report – Durham vs Leics 2023

Durham 457 for 8 dec (Bedingham 156, Clark 119, Borthwick 63) beat Leicestershire 143 (Raine 5-51, Fernando 4-40) and 173 by an innings and 141 runsDurham sealed an emphatic victory over Leicestershire by an innings and 141 runs, ensuring the LV= Insurance County Championship Division Two champions ended their magnificent campaign on the highest of notes at Seat Unique Riverside.The home side required 10 wickets to secure their seventh victory of the campaign, and they needed only 42.5 overs to tear through the Leicestershire batting line-up. The Durham bowlers shared the wickets around the attack as Vishwa Fernando and Matt Parkinson claimed three wickets apiece, while Matthew Potts, Ben Raine and Jonathan Bushnell also struck.The Foxes briefly held up the Durham charge in the afternoon ...

28Sep

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Recent Match Report – Durham vs Leics 2023

Leicestershire 96 for 6 (Raine 4-44) trail Durham 457 for 8 dec (Bedingham 156, Clark 119, Borthwick 63) by 361 runsDavid Bedingham passed 1000 runs for the season before Ben Raine and Vishwa Fernando ran through Leicestershire's top-order to leave them in a perilous position on Day 2 of their LV = Insurance County Championship game at Seat Unique RiversideDurham pushed the tempo early looking to secure maximum batting points and declare with Storm Agnes threatening to ruin prospects of play in the afternoon and, after resuming on 409 for 5, Bedingham moved to 1000 first-class runs for the season.He then went to 150 in the game with a six and an all-run four as Durham looked to accelerate towards a declaration.Jonathan Bushnell and Paul Coughlin were out slogging as Durham declared on 457...

Recent Match Report – WORCS vs Yorkshire 2023

26Sep

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Recent Match Report – WORCS vs Yorkshire 2023

Worcestershire 280 for 5 (Kashif Ali 93, D'Oliveira 90*) vs YorkshireKashif Ali picked the perfect time to post a career best 93 as he helped steer Worcestershire towards promotion in the LV= Insurance County Championship during a positive first day against Yorkshire at Headingley.Kashif, 25, had only scored 98 runs in four previous appearances dating back to last summer. Here, he led a recovery from 67 for 4, having been inserted, to 280 for 5 from 80 overs with 15 fours in 131 balls.The start of this season-ending fixture was delayed until 12.40pm because of rain, and Yorkshire made use of a new-ball pitch.Seamers Ben Coad and George Hill struck twice apiece for a Yorkshire side aiming to elevate themselves off the bottom of Division Two following their mid-season points deduction. But ...

Recent Match Report – Sussex vs Derbyshire 2023

22Sep

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Recent Match Report – Sussex vs Derbyshire 2023

Sussex 100 (Chappell 4-32, Conners 4-39) and 84 for 3 drew with Derbyshire 229 for 6 dec (Reece 86, Hunt 3-59)Tom Clark restored some Sussex pride by denying Derbyshire victory on the final day of the LV=Insurance County Championship match at Derby.The opener stood firm to score an unbeaten 36 from 95 balls and take Sussex to 84 for 3 when rain after tea scuppered Derbyshire's hopes of ending their winless run in red=ball cricket at the Incora County Ground.Luis Reece had set up that prospect with 86 from 108 balls to propel the home side to 229 for 6, a lead of 129 and a lunchtime declaration.That left Sussex 68 overs to bat to save a game in which the first two days were lost to rain and Clark's determination plus some assistance from the weather saw them home although they were docked ...

Recent Match Report – Yorkshire vs Leics 2023

20Sep

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Recent Match Report – Yorkshire vs Leics 2023

Yorkshire 155 for 9 (Bean 40, Davis 4-28) vs LeicestershireIn a match they must win if they are to have a realistic chance of adding promotion to their One-Day Cup success, Leicestershire finished a shortened first day in a strong position in their LV=Insurance County Championship match against Yorkshire.Will Davis finished with 4 for 28, Tom Scriven and Scott Currie with two wickets each as Yorkshire stumbled to 155 for 9 in 38.5 overs after a start delayed until 2.20pm because of rain and an end brought forward by about an hour by bad light.This is the penultimate round of the Division Two season, which started with Leicestershire 21 points behind second-placed Worcestershire in the race to accompany Durham into the top flight next season.Finlay Bean passed the milestone of 1,000 first-...

Recent Match Report – WORCS vs Gloucs 2023

29Jul

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Recent Match Report – WORCS vs Gloucs 2023

Worcestershire 406 and 316 for 8 (Libby 117, Waite 62, van Meekeren 5-73) lead Gloucestershire 301 (O Price 115, Pennington 3-39) by 421 runsJake Libby continued his prolific run of form to manoeuvre promotion-chasing Worcestershire into a position of strength on day three of the LV=County Championship match against neighbours Gloucestershire at Cheltenham.Worcestershire's leading run scorer this season, Libby posted an assured 117 to steer his side to 316 for 8 in their second innings and engineer a commanding lead of 421 going into the final day.Skipper Brett D'Oliveira weighed in with a valuable 46 and helped add 114 for the fifth wicket with Libby, who now boasts 909 first-class runs at an average of 56.81 this summer, while Matthew Waite smashed a quickfire 62 from 32 balls. Paul van...

Recent Match Report – Glamorgan vs Derbyshire 2023

27Jul

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Recent Match Report – Glamorgan vs Derbyshire 2023

Derbyshire 318 (Reece 131, Came 65) and 78 for 0 f/o (Reece 58*, Came 25*) trail Glamorgan 521 for 8 dec (Ingram 136, Cooke 70, Zain-ul-Hassan 69, Carlson 57, Root 52) by 125 runsPromotion hopefuls Glamorgan are pressing for victory after Derbyshire collapsed dramatically on the third day of the LV=Insurance County Championship match at Derby.After an opening stand of 165 between Luis Reece and Harry Came, Derbyshire lost seven wickets for 44 to be bowled out for 318 but following on, the pair again played well to close on 78 without loss, 125 runs behind.Reece scored 131, his first Championship hundred of the season, and Came 65 but the home side fell apart against the second new ball as Glamorgan secured maximum bonus points.Leus du Plooy made 41 to complete 1,000 Championship runs for ...

Recent Match Report – WORCS vs Leics 2023

21Jul

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Recent Match Report – WORCS vs Leics 2023

Worcestershire 178 (Mulder 3-27, Salisbury 3-56) and 169 (Libby 67, Wright 4-44) beat Leicestershire 110 (Pennington 4-36, Waite 3-24) and 137 (Tongue 5-29, Pennington 3-25) by 100 runsLeaving a county mixes the emotions of even the most clear-minded young cricketer. On the one hand you are, you hope, furthering your career. On the other, you are saying farewell to the coaches who may have played a vital role in your development, the team-mates with whom you have spent good and bad summers and the ground you called home. So imagine, if you will, the feelings of Dillon Pennington and Josh Tongue a week or so ago when they returned to New Road and told their colleagues they were leaving Worcestershire at the end of the current season.Both fast bowlers are taking the well-travelled road to N...