Embed from Getty Images Division 1 Middlesex (204 & 14/1) vs Hampshire (146) Middlesex (9 points) drew with Hampshire (8 points). A rain-ruined game at Uxbridge leaves Middlesex hovering dangerously above the relegation zone. With only 59 overs possible across the first three days there were only bonus ...
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Embed from Getty Images Division 1 Hampshire (290) vs Surrey (200 & 280/4) Hampshire (10 points) drew with Surrey (9 points). In the first of many games to be hit by the weather, Hampshire drew with Surrey. Ollie Pope did hit his maiden first-class century on the final ...
Read More »County Championship Review – Week Twelve
Embed from Getty Images Division 1 Essex (159 & 293) vs Somerset (164 & 109) Essex (19 points) beat Somerset (3 points) by 179 runs. Essex took another step towards the County Championship title with victory over Somerset at Chelmsford. Jamie Porter’s career best figures of 12/95 helped seventh ...
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Embed from Getty Images Hampshire (224) vs Lancashire (149 & 314/5) Hampshire (9 points) drew with Lancashire (8 points) Hampshire and Lancashire played out a rain-affected draw at the Rose Bowl. Liam Dawson’s 75 had given the home side a handy first innings lead before Haseeb Hameed ground out his ...
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Embed from Getty Images Division 1 Surrey (483 & 166/3 f/o) vs Hampshire (648/7d) Surrey (10 points) drew with Hampshire (12 points). Surrey and Hampshire played out a high-scoring draw at the Oval. Jimmy Adams, James Vince and George Bailey all hit centuries as Hampshire racked up a huge ...
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Embed from Getty Images Division 1 Essex (542/3d) vs Middlesex (246 & 262) Essex (24 points) beat Middlesex (1 point) by an innings and 34 runs. Simon Harmer took fourteen wickets in the match, for the second match in succession, as Essex beat Middlesex, and the weather, to cement ...
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Embed from Getty Images Division 1 Essex (541/9d) vs Warwickshire (283 & 94 f/o) Essex (22 points) beat Warwickshire (3 points) by an innings and 164 runs. Simon Harmer took fourteen wickets in the match as Warwickshire suffered yet another innings defeat. Ravi Bopara and James Foster rolled back ...
Read More »‘The Worcestershire Way’: The Tale of Tom Kohler-Cadmore
Yesterday morning, I began working on an article comparing the contrasting fortunes this season of Worcestershire and Warwickshire. It mentioned the rumours that the Bears were interested in signing Moeen Ali and Tom Kohler-Cadmore from their West Midlands rivals. Later on, George Dobell broke the news that it was Yorkshire ...
Read More »County Championship: Week 6 Review
Division 1 Hampshire (515) Vs Warwickshire (254 & 167 f/o) Hampshire (22 points) beat Warwickshire (3 points) by an innings and 94 runs. Warwickshire suffered their third innings defeat of the season – this time at the hands of Hampshire. The Bears had reduced the home side to 31/3 on ...
Read More »County Championship Review – Week 5
Embed from Getty Images Division 1 Essex (383) vs Surrey (369 & 260/9) Essex (11 points) drew with Surrey (11 points) Kumar Sangakkara hit his fifth century in succession as the match between the top two sides in the country ended in a draw. The Sri-Lankan, who made ...
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