Eyeing a victory to stay ahead of promotion rivals Kent, Guthrie set the tone early for the Steelbacks. Bowling with a noticeable pace, he proved a constant threat, finding movement and deploying the short ball to good effect. He was backed up well by his fellow seamers with Ben Sanderson and Harry Conway both taking
Rothesay County Championship, Division One, Uptonsteel Grace Road, Leicester (day one) Hampshire 214: Brown 80*; Holland 6-38, Gilchrist 4-54 Leicestershire 148-7: Shaikh 50*; Abbott 4-41 Leicestershire (3 pts) trail Hampshire (2 pts) by 66 runs Match scorecard Captains Ian Holland and Ben Brown delivered the standout performances with ball largely dominating bat on a 17-wicket
Rothesay County Championship, Division One, Ambassador Cruise Line Ground, Chelmsford (day one) Essex 134: Bell 61; Bamber 6-26 Warwickshire 151-9: Hain 58*; Snater 3-17 Warwickshire (3 pts) lead Essex (3 pts) by 17 runs Match scorecard Ethan Bamber claimed a career-best 6-26 against Essex to keep Warwickshire’s County Championship hopes alive on a day of
Let’s start with the current leaders and the most romantic tale of all – Somerset. One of only three counties never to have been crowned champions, this is the holy grail. Think of Boston Red Sox’s ‘Curse of the Bambino’ 86-year wait between World Series titles, Hibernian’s 114-year yearning to win the Scottish Cup again,
Rothesay County Championship, Division One, County Ground, Hove (day four) Sussex 393 & 167-3 dec: Haines 63 Surrey 321: Lomror 58; Hunt 3-65 Sussex (14 pts) drew with Surrey (13 pts) Match scorecard Sussex skipper Tom Haines made his fifth half-century of the season as their game with Surrey fizzled out into a draw at
