European T20 Premier League Belfast Wolves 184-7 (20 overs): Maxwell 59, Chapman 54; Wood 3-43 Dublin Guardians 132-9 (20 overs): Dockrell 35, Wood 25; Humphreys 2-23 Belfast Wolves win by 52 runs Full scorecard (external), external Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell starred as Belfast Wolves opened their European Twenty20 Premier League bid with a 52-run victory
Three County Championship matches lost their first day’s play in entirety – thanks to poor weather in the Midlands. Warwickshire’s meeting with Division One title rivals Nottinghamshire at Edgbaston was the major casualty. Two of the four Division Two games were also called off – first at Derby, where Middlesex were the visitors, then also
After Durham won the toss and elected to bowl, Carse was immediately in the action as he removed Joe Phillips’ middle stump. Durham struck again as Potts got Cameron Bancroft when the Australian offered a loose drive and it flew to Bedingham at first slip. Carse struck again as Miles Hammond chopped on to his
Glamorgan brought in Dan Douthwaite for his first red-ball game in two years in place of the injured Andy Gorvin, while Pakistan paceman Mir Hamza, briefly with Glamorgan in 2024, replaced Kiwi Ray Toole as the overseas bowler. Hampshire fielded seamer James Fuller in place of Felix Organ given the damp conditions, while Scott Currie
Zak Crawley scored a vital unbeaten 82, his highest score of the season, to boost Kent’s promotion hopes on the opening day against rivals Northamptonshire at Wantage Road. Crawley continued the form he showed against Middlesex last week, smashing 12 fours and one six as he combined in an unbroken 154-run opening partnership with Ben
Sussex broke through with the first delivery of the second over when a leg-side delivery from Sean Hunt was flicked up in the air by Tom Lammonby and Jaydev Unadkat took a fine juggling catch at long leg, just managing to stay within the boundary rope as he did so. Josh Thomas looked full of