Rothesay County Championship, Division Two, The OurCoop County Ground, Derby (day one) Durham 102: Lees 53* Derbyshire: Yet to bat Match scorecard Durham captain Alex Lees showed his quality on a rain-hit first day against Derbyshire. Lees batted with patience and concentration in tough conditions at Derby as his unbeaten 53 steered the Division Two
One-Day Cup, men’s semi-final, Radlett Middlesex 255-8 (48.4 overs): Hollman 83*, Fernandes 44, Helm 40; Ackermann 3-46 Durham 254-7 (50 overs): Rhodes 80, Ackermann 71*; Hollman 3-53 Middlesex beat Durham by two wickets Scorecard Luke Hollman scored a sensational unbeaten 83 to help Middlesex stun Durham with a two-wicket win in their One-Day Cup semi-final
An excellent first-team best score of 91 from youngster Will Bennison was the cornerstone of Yorkshire’s 273-9, but it maybe should have been more as they lost momentum in mid-innings. And, ultimately, it did not prove quite enough as in-form South African Verreynne came in to help Notts from their stuttering start with 105 off
Yorkshire secured second spot in Group B with a seven-wicket win over Essex to book a home quarter-final at York on Friday. Captain Dom Bess (3-32) and seamer Ben Coad (3-22) helped bowl out already-eliminated Essex for 151 inside 41 overs. The Tykes then slipped to 15-2, but a second first-team half-century for England Under-19s
England opener Emilio Gay has suffered a shoulder injury while batting for Durham in their One-Day Cup match with Middlesex. Gay had been feeling his right shoulder but after playing an on-drive off Toby Roland-Jones, he called for the physio. After a few minutes of treatment he left the field, retiring hurt on eight and
Netherlands all-rounder Colin Ackermann has signed a two-year contract extension to stay with Durham until the end of the 2028 season. Ackermann, 35, moved from Leicestershire ahead of the 2024 campaign and has been a regular across all three formats. He has scored five first-class centuries for the county and shared in the largest first-class