Rothesay County Championship, Division One, Chelmsford (day four) Surrey 183 & 298-8: Foakes 120*; Harmer 3-92 Essex 279: Elgar 113; Chahar 6-80 Essex (12 pts) drew with Surrey (11 pts) Match scorecard Ben Foakes produced the most obdurate hundred of his career at Chelmsford to frustrate the county of his birth and prevent Surrey suffering
After a six-hour wait to get going on an unfamiliar wet day in Manchester this summer, The Blaze comfortably won the first semi-final against Essex. Emma Jones, a beaten finalist with Surrey in 2025, hit an unbeaten 26 from 14 balls as The Blaze burned up just 21 out of their 30 balls to roar
Rothesay County Championship, Division One, Chelmsford (day two) Surrey 183 & 51-4: Burns 20; Harmer 2-19 Essex 279: Elgar 113; Chahar 6-80 Surrey (3 pts) trail Essex (4 pts) by 45 runs Match scorecard Dean Elgar’s 56th first-class century helped Essex into a commanding position on day two against relegation-threatened Surrey. The 39-year-old former South
Cook was straight into the attack when he appeared on the pitch an hour after a start delayed after lunch – and needed just 10 deliveries to announce his arrival. Former England opener Dom Sibley was all at sea as he nicked from an initial six-over Cook burst containing four maidens and just eight runs
The Blaze became the first side to secure a top-three finish in this Women’s One-Day Cup and a guarantee of a place in the knockout stage. The Nottingham-based side beat Warwickshire by 70 runs at Edgbaston to stretch their lead over second-placed Hampshire to five points on a day when Somerset, Surrey and holders Lancashire
Rothesay County Championship, Division One, The Kia Oval, Kennington (day three) Nottinghamshire 184 & 306: Clarke 95; Worrall 4-39, Fisher 4-67 Surrey 162: Stone 6-44 & 183: Pope 111; Stone 4-50, Pennington 3-46 Notts (19pts) beat Surrey (3pts) by 145 runs Match scorecard Olly Stone joined the great Harold Larwood in the pantheon of Nottinghamshire
