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3 days ago
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Wins for Surrey, Glos and Rapids in T20 Blast
Surrey eased to the top of the South Group in the T20 Blast, while reigning champions Gloucestershire finally claimed their first win of this year's competition at the sixth time of Sharks were routed by 48 runs at the Oval as Sam Curran's side showed their power with bat and overcame a stoppage because of the position of the sun to beat Kent by seven wickets at Canterbury and move off the bottom of the South New Road, Durham failed to make it four successive wins as they went down to Worcestershire by six wickets. Looking to win this competition for the first time, Surrey were always on top of Sussex from the moment Will Jacks (43) and Dom Sibley (45) hammered a 52-run opening stand from the opening five the tournament's third-highest run scorer, Jason Roy was out for a two-ball duck but Sam Curran took up the mantle with 38 before Ollie Sykes provided some late 20-year-old, playing only his eighth game in this format for Surrey, thrashed four sixes and two fours for a career-best 44 not target of 211 always looked out of reach for the visitors as the home side's powerful bowling attack of Reece Topley (3-34) and Tom Curran (2-24) took three early wickets between them to reduce Sussex to scorecardsTom Clark (45) and Danny Lamb (49) offered brief resistance for Sussex, but with Mitchell Santner (3-26) and Chris Jordan (1-35) also among the wickets Surrey's latest win sends out a clear warning to the rest of the teams in the been the surprise package to win the competition for the first time last year, Gloucestershire have endured a miserable defence so far, losing their opening five matches, but victory at Kent keeps alive their slim hopes of making it out of the South again it was Ajeet Singh Dale who impressed with the ball as he picked up his second successive three-wicket haul (3-24) to help limit Kent to 157-9 after they had chosen to from a stunning century against Somerset on Sunday, Daniel Bell-Drummond (3) became one of Singh Dale's victims and the home side were indebted to Tawanda Muyeye (33), Harry Finch (42) and captain Sam Billings (38) but they could only add 34 runs from their final five made the run chase look comfortable by winning with 10 balls to spare but not before the weather caused a brief hammering a six, D'Arcy Short (33) found the sun shining straight into his eyes and the umpires took the players off the pitch until it had disappeared behind the break did not change the direction of the match as Ollie Price (41*) and skipper Jack Taylor (54*) came together to share an unbroken fourth-wicket stand of 98 and finally get off the mark. Rapids end Durham run In the North Group, Durham missed the chance to consolidate second place as they were beaten by Worcestershire to bat by the home side, it took a 33-ball unbeaten 58 from Will Rhodes for Durham to post anything near a competitive total as, after they had been reduced to 100-5 at the start of the 14th over, they reached struck six fours and two sixes as the visitors struggled to break the shackles of some tight bowling with Matthew Waite taking 2-20 in his four overs, including the dangerous New Zealand all-rounder Jimmy made light work of the run chase with debutant Isaac Mohammed (32) and Jake Libby (21) rattling up an opening stand of 39 inside four overs, before Ethan Brookes hit a career-best 51, including four boundaries and four sixes, to help them claim victory with 17 balls to spare. Thursday's fixtures North GroupLeicester: Leicestershire Foxes v Nottinghamshire Outlaws (18:30 BST)South GroupLord's: Middlesex v Essex (18:15)Taunton: Somerset v Hampshire Hawks (18:30)
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3 days ago
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In-form Jordan bags victory for frenzied Surrey over Kent
Chris Jordan snatched victory for Surrey over Kent in a thriller at the Kia Oval. The all-rounder followed up his Vitality Blast best of 4-10 by hitting a boundary off the final ball of Thursday's (June 12) match to claim a win by four wickets. Advertisement Kent's 171-7 looked unlikely to be enough while Jason Roy (56) and skipper Sam Curran (32) were adding 90 in nine overs to overcome the early losses of Dominic Sibley (6) and Will Jacks (67). But Australian paceman Wes Agar removed both in the 12th over, Roy given out to a catch behind which elicited an angry response from the England white ball opener. When Tom Curran – playing just as a batsman because of injury – was run out in the 13th, they had sunk from 102-2 to 105-5 inside nine balls. The match turned again on Laurie Evans and Mitchell Santner putting on 48 from 33, Kiwi Santner's departure in the 18th failing to disturb his partner. Advertisement Evans, who had recaptured his best T20 form when the sides met at Canterbury six days earlier, took two fours off Tom Rogers in the penultimate over in his crucial knock of 46 off 29 deliveries. That still left Surrey needing nine from the final over, but Kent had used up their best bowlers and skipper Sam Billings had to use leg-spinner Matt Parkinson. Another handicap was that bowling their overs too slowly left them with an extra fielder having to be brought into the 30-yard circle. Parkinson kept it down to six from the first five balls but, from the last, Jordan perfectly dissected a gap between two fielders at long-on, to the roar of a crowd of around 20,000, giving Surrey their third win in five games. Advertisement "It's the first time we have chased a score this season and, credit to the boys, we kept going down the order," said 36-year-old Jordan. "All I needed to do off the last delivery was to get bat on ball and it was great to help get us over the line. "In terms of the overall performance, things are coming together nicely." Earlier on, Tawanda Muyeye's 37 gave Kent momentum after being sent in but they needed a hard hit 40 from 24 balls by former England batsman Joe Denly to gain substance, aided by Jack Leaning (24) and Tom Rogers (18no). It was Rogers who stiffened Surrey's chase by ensuring 18 came off the final over, bowled by Jacks, to escape the straitjacket inflicted by the outstanding Jordan, who struggled last season on his return from the World T20 but is now looking back to his best. Advertisement Surrey have been given a frenetic finale to the first stage of the Blast, Tuesday's trip to play Hampshire at the Utilita Bowl followed 24 hours later by entertaining Sussex at the The Oval. They remain at home to take on Middlesex in the London derby on Friday evening and then it's a rapid change of focus with a return to Rothesay County Championship action. Standing second in Division One, 10 points behind leaders Nottinghamshire despite having only won two out of seven matches so far, the three-times champions head to New Road to take on Worcestershire on Sunday (June 22), followed seven days later by a home clash with Durham.
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4 days ago
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Dominant Surrey thump Hampshire in T20 Blast
Surrey's Dom Sibley made 70 from 46 balls, having made 83 runs combined in his opening five innings of the T20 Blast campaign [Getty Images] Surrey cruised to a sixth straight T20 Blast win at Hampshire Hawks to pick up a precious victory in the top-four battle in the South Group. Dom Sibley and Will Jacks gave the visitors a blistering start with a stand of 74 from 45 balls, and Sibley made 70 before a swashbuckling 38 from skipper Sam Curran helped them post 193-6. Advertisement Needing to complete the second-highest T20 chase at Southampton, the Hawks were stifled by Surrey's star-studded bowling attack and crumbled to 124 all out in the 18th over. The 69-run win took Surrey up to third in the South Group table, with the Hawks two places and two points behind. After being asked to bat first, Sibley and Jacks reached 59-0 at the end of the six-over powerplay, but the stand was broken on 74 in the eighth over when Jacks cut Benny Howell to Liam Dawson for 41 from 24 balls. In-form Jason Roy was run out following some fine work from the sprawling James Vince after scoring seven from 13 balls, having amassed 258 in his previous five knocks. Advertisement With his side 96-2 in the 12th over, Sibley got back to work and brought up his half-century from 32 balls but after adding 42 from 27 balls with Curran, he eventually fell for 70 off 46 balls to a diving catch from James Fuller at mid-on after toe-ending one off Scott Currie (2-36). Curran and Laurie Evans added 34 from the next 13 deliveries before Curran skied Fuller to Vince to depart for a 20-ball 38 with two overs remaining. Evans was caught by Dewald Brevis off Currie in the final over for 19 off 10 balls, and the visitors closed on 193-6 with Tom Curran run out off the final ball for 10. Lhuan-dre Pretorius clipped Sam Curran off his pads for a six from the third ball of Hampshire's reply and showcased his power with 14 off Reece Topley's first over on his return to the Surrey side. Advertisement However, the South African fell in tame fashion in the fourth over, trying a reverse sweep only to top-edge to Topley (2-24) off Jacks for 28 from 19 balls. Hawks skipper Vince (9) followed him in the following over, looping Topley to Chris Jordan at mid-on, and Toby Albert inside-edged Nathan Smith behind to Evans as the hosts were 45-3 at the end of the powerplay. Brevis welcomed Kiwi spinner Mitch Santner with two sixes in three balls, but the game looked up when he holed out to Smith in the deep off Jordan to depart for 16 from 10 balls with 120 runs still needed from 11 overs. Jordan (2-17) picked up his second wicket when Joe Weatherley's promising knock ended as he pulled one to Ollie Sykes on 27, while Fuller (11) looped Santner to Jacks, and Liam Dawson (1) chipped Topley to Curran to leave the Hawks 98-7 in the 14th over. Advertisement Santner bowled Chris Wood (3) to end with 2-36, and Smith had Benny Howell (10) caught by Roy and John Turner (4) hole out to Jordan to finish with figures of 3-18 as the Hawks were bundled out with 13 balls to spare. Wednesday's fixtures North Group Worcestershire v Durham (17:30 BST) South Group Kent v Gloucestershire (18:30) Surrey v Sussex (18:30)
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4 days ago
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Dominant Surrey thump Hampshire in T20 Blast
Surrey cruised to a sixth straight T20 Blast win at Hampshire Hawks to pick up a precious victory in the top-four battle in the South Sibley and Will Jacks gave the visitors a blistering start with a stand of 74 from 45 balls, and Sibley made 70 before a swashbuckling 38 from skipper Sam Curran helped them post to complete the second-highest T20 chase at Southampton, the Hawks were stifled by Surrey's star-studded bowling attack and crumbled to 124 all out in the 18th 69-run win took Surrey up to third in the South Group table, with the Hawks two places and two points behind. After being asked to bat first, Sibley and Jacks reached 59-0 at the end of the six-over powerplay, but the stand was broken on 74 in the eighth over when Jacks cut Benny Howell to Liam Dawson for 41 from 24 Jason Roy was run out following some fine work from the sprawling James Vince after scoring seven from 13 balls, having amassed 258 in his previous five his side 96-2 in the 12th over, Sibley got back to work and brought up his half-century from 32 balls but after adding 42 from 27 balls with Curran, he eventually fell for 70 off 46 balls to a diving catch from James Fuller at mid-on after toe-ending one off Scott Currie (2-36).Curran and Laurie Evans added 34 from the next 13 deliveries before Curran skied Fuller to Vince to depart for a 20-ball 38 with two overs was caught by Dewald Brevis off Currie in the final over for 19 off 10 balls, and the visitors closed on 193-6 with Tom Curran run out off the final ball for Pretorius clipped Sam Curran off his pads for a six from the third ball of Hampshire's reply and showcased his power with 14 off Reece Topley's first over on his return to the Surrey the South African fell in tame fashion in the fourth over, trying a reverse sweep only to top-edge to Topley (2-24) off Jacks for 28 from 19 skipper Vince (9) followed him in the following over, looping Topley to Chris Jordan at mid-on, and Toby Albert inside-edged Nathan Smith behind to Evans as the hosts were 45-3 at the end of the welcomed Kiwi spinner Mitch Santner with two sixes in three balls, but the game looked up when he holed out to Smith in the deep off Jordan to depart for 16 from 10 balls with 120 runs still needed from 11 (2-17) picked up his second wicket when Joe Weatherley's promising knock ended as he pulled one to Ollie Sykes on 27, while Fuller (11) looped Santner to Jacks, and Liam Dawson (1) chipped Topley to Curran to leave the Hawks 98-7 in the 14th bowled Chris Wood (3) to end with 2-36, and Smith had Benny Howell (10) caught by Roy and John Turner (4) hole out to Jordan to finish with figures of 3-18 as the Hawks were bundled out with 13 balls to spare. Wednesday's fixtures North GroupWorcestershire v Durham (17:30 BST)South Group Kent v Gloucestershire (18:30)Surrey v Sussex (18:30)
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5 days ago
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Archer enters Big Bash draft with full availability
Seamer Jofra Archer is among 50 extra English names to have been nominated for Thursday's Big Bash 30, is currently recovering from a thumb injury but plans to play red-ball cricket on his return to fitness with this winter's Ashes series in Australia in Archer is in the draft with full availability, which differs from batters Ollie Pope and Jacob Bethell who have entered for four to six games and the finals. Archer played for Hobart Hurricanes in 2017 and 2018 taking 34 wickets at an average of new names to enter the men's draft include all-rounder Liam Dawson, batters Jason Roy and Jordan Cox and bowlers Luke Wood and Reece tournament will act as one of the last chances to impress selectors before February's T20 World Cup in India and Sri the women's draft batters Sophia Dunkley and Tammy Beaumont and bowlers Sarah Glenn, Lauren Filer, Issy Wong and Kate Cross have joined the draft list. Curran & Bell among new names in Big Bash draftBethell & Pope put forward for Big Bash retention
