Cox has played three one-day internationals and two T20s for England Essex batter Jordan Cox will have a scan on Tuesday to determine the seriousness of a side injury that could rule him out of England's Test squad to play Zimbabwe retired hurt on 103 on day three of Essex's defeat by Somerset with a left side issue He walked off after reaching three figures having sustained the injury playing a shot moments earlier and did not field when the match concluded on Monday "We all heard the moment it happened when he gave a cry after playing a shot," said Essex director of cricket Chris Silverwood "It is too early to say how serious it is Rew & Overton take Somerset to win over Essex 'Runs the currency' as batting decision looms Cook in line for England debut after squad call-up A serious diagnosis would be a cruel blow to Cox, who was set to make his Test debut last year against New Zealand only to break a thumb in the build-up to the first Test "Jordan doesn't seem to have much luck when it comes to England call-ups but his century here on a testing pitch showed just what a good player he is," former England coach Silverwood said Cox's century against Somerset was his second in the County Championship this season - he also made 82 against Nottinghamshire - but with wicketkeeper Jamie Smith available again after paternity leave the right-hander was effectively in England's squad as the spare batter Jacob Bethell impressed after being called up for Cox in New Zealand He would have kept his place in the squad but is at the Indian Premier League and will not be recalled England will have to decide whether it is worth calling up a replacement Durham's 20-year-old opener Ben McKinney is highly-rated but missed his side's Championship match at Hampshire this week with a back spasm Somerset's Tom Banton is another who fits England's aggressive mould He has not made more than 26 in seven innings since beginning the season with an epic 371 against Worcestershire Banton's 21-year-old team-mate James Rew scored a fine century to seal the win over Essex on Monday and has been in recent England Lions squads while Sussex opener Tom Haines is the leading run-scorer in the County Championship this season with 513 runs in four matches Stunning stats and 'Ronaldo behaviour' - is Yamal cut out to rival Messi 'Calamity keeper' or 'human wall' - which Donnarumma will Arsenal face Arsenal in Champions League training before crucial semi-final with PSG - latest The final series of Man Like Mobeen has arrived John Simm stars in the provocative 90s drama Warm-hearted comedy with Ben Miller and Sally Phillips Follow two ambitious river restoration projects Who has made Troy's Premier League team of the week Is the risk that Mercedes took with Antonelli paying off Trailblazer Zhao set to take snooker to 'another level' in China Zhao beats Williams in historic final - highlights VideoZhao beats Williams in historic final - highlights Alexander-Arnold leaves as modern Liverpool great - but fans will feel hurt 'Scheffler and DeChambeau wins further raise US PGA excitement levels' Match-fixing scandal to Crucible champion - fall and rise of Zhao 'We need to take a look at ourselves' - Arsenal stalling at wrong time Europa League 'papering over cracks' for Man Utd - Rooney VideoEuropa League 'papering over cracks' for Man Utd - Rooney Ask Me Anything the new BBC Sport service designed to serve you Bayern's 'James Bond' - how Kane clinched his first trophy Nine bolters with a shot of making the Lions squad How 'absolutely outstanding' Palmer 'destroyed' Liverpool VideoHow 'absolutely outstanding' Palmer 'destroyed' Liverpool Solskjaer on Besiktas Saints 'punch' favourites Leinster in game for the ages VideoVardy the best £1m ever spent - Shearer Poppy's tears Elton John & Happy Gilmore - McIlroy on Jimmy Fallon show Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking. Essex Women v Lancashire Women – Women’s Metro Bank One Day Cup – Ambassador Cruise Line Ground, Chelmsford – Report Lancashire Women 230 for eight (50.0 overs) Essex Women won the toss and elected to bowl Essex Women got their Metro Dank One Day Cup campaign up and running at the fourth attempt after beating their Lancashire counterparts by five wickets in a well-contested encounter at the Ambassador Cruise Line Ground, Chelmsford. Scotland right-arm leg break bowler Abtaha Maqsood returned impressive bowling figures of 10-0-42-3 as the home side restricted Lancashire to 230 for eight. Eve Jones, with a half-century for the visitors. Essex chased down their target with sixteen balls to spare. Jodi Grewcock led the way, scoring an unbeaten 73* off 91 balls during her 102-minute stint at the crease. Lissy Macleod contributed 45, and Flo Miller 41. Hannah Jones returned 10-1-39-3 in vain for the visitors. Speaking to Ben Kosky on behalf of the ECB Reporters Network, supported by Rothesay, Essex all-rounder Grewcock, said: “It’s really nice to get off the mark, we’ve worked hard as a team and it’s good to do it at home. We’re looking forward to building on this win and hopefully more going forward. “We showed a lot of fight coming back after drinks, with two key wickets for Kate Coppack and then me and Abs (Abtaha Maqsood) bowling as a partnership was really good – she was a real attacking threat with the ball. “Our opening pair batted really nicely up top, especially Lissy coming in and opening the batting, and they built strong foundations for the rest of us. “When I first went in, it was about being able to absorb a bit and use their sweepers. As I got more into my innings, boundaries were freed up and I built a good partnership with Flo Miller, who did really well to keep the intent going.” Essex Women return to Metro Bank One Day Cup action on Tuesday, May 6, when they face The Blaze at the Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough (10:30 am.) Essex Women: GE Scrivens (Capt*), AJ MacLeod, CL Griffith, JL Grewcock, FH Miller, JL Gardner, SAE Smale, AD Carr (WK†), E Gray, KL Coppack, AM Maqsood Lancashire Women: E Jones, EL Lamb, KM Mack, SA Smale, FMK Morris, DL Collins, E Threlkeld (Capt*) (WK†), KL Cross, TG Norris, GEA Potts, HL Jones About Latest Posts Brian Jeeves Email: sport@yellowad.co.uk Latest posts by Brian Jeeves (see all) Essex sunk by stunning Somerset fightback Tel: 07765530245 Email: sales@yellowad.co.uk Yellow Advertiser68 Crowhill,Godmanchester,Huntingdon,PE29 9NR Tel: 07765530245 Email: mickferris@yellowad.co.uk Warwickshire win by five wickets at Headingley Leaders Leicestershire beat Northants by 132 runs Use the audio icons in the 'watch & listen' tab to listen to live BBC radio commentaries That's all we've got time for today Day three saw wins for Warwickshire and Division Two leaders Leicestershire There were also double-centuries for Daniel Bell-Drummond and Ollie Price We'll be back at 10:45 BST to find out Enjoy the rest of your Bank Holiday Sunday 110Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingClose of play at Lord'spublished at 19:11 British Summer Time 4 May19:11 BST 4 MayMiddlesex 238 & 81-3 (target 365) v Kent 129 & 473 Luke Hollman steers the final ball of the day into the off side for a single off Joey Evison and this match looks set up for a fascinating finale tomorrow with Middlesex still requiring 284 runs to win with seven second-innings wickets remaining 162Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingPostpublished at 19:07 British Summer Time 4 May19:07 BST 4 MayMiddlesex 79-3 (target 365) v Kent Luke Hollman hits his first boundary of the Middlesex second-innings We are into the final over at Lord's on day three which will be bowled by Kent's Joey Evison 83Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing'Crawley takes a lovely catch'published at 19:02 British Summer Time 4 May19:02 BST 4 MayMiddlesex 74-3 (target 365) v Kent Henry Brookes pushes with it with hard hands and Zak Crawley takes a lovely catch at third slip which he makes look very easy indeed - it wasn't 213Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingWICKETpublished at 18:57 British Summer Time 4 May18:57 BST 4 MayBrookes c Crawley b Evison 10 (Middlesex 74-3 v Kent keeping the strike doesn't look like a very good idea now Kent's all-rounder Joey Evison strikes again forcing Henry Brookes to push at one straight to Zak Crawley at slip and the England man gets down well to take a sharp low catch Kent are absolutely delighted and Middlesex will be scratching their heads wondering how have they let that happen 325Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingPostpublished at 18:56 British Summer Time 4 May18:56 BST 4 MayMiddlesex 70-2 (target 365) v Kent Night-watchman Henry Brookes sees out another over for Middlesex comfortably and in fact decides to take the strike with the final ball of it We have three overs remaining on day three at Lord's 72Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingPostpublished at 18:49 British Summer Time 4 May18:49 BST 4 MayMiddlesex 64-2 (target 365) v Kent A big appeal from Kent all-rounder Joey Evison who thinks he has Henry Brookes LBW but replays showed the night-watchman got quite a thick inside edge 64Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingClose of play at Sophia Gardenspublished at 18:47 British Summer Time 4 May18:47 BST 4 MayGlamorgan 431 & 132-5 (lead by 213 runs) v Derbys 350 A decent day for both sides who can both draw plenty of positives from efforts with bat and ball Derbys recovered from 162-7 to post 350 largely thanks to Luis Reece (70*) and Alex Thomson (60) Glamorgan were in trouble at 15-3 in their second innings thanks to a great start from Derbyshire's seam attack but Colin Ingram and Zain ul-Hassan put together a momentum shifting 109 partnership to keep all outcomes alive A lead of 213 with five wickets in tact offers hope to all when they resume tomorrow with the hosts needing to kick on hard in the morning session of a day which looks guaranteed to be entertaining 40Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing'The breakthrough Kent wanted'published at 18:43 British Summer Time 4 May18:43 BST 4 MayMiddlesex 62-2 (target 365) v Kent It's another good ball but that was just the breakthrough Kent wanted and the man that they wanted to get went back when he should have gone forward which is why he is so cross with himself He didn't take a proper stride and there's his stump Nicely batted for 38 but they needed him there for a bit longer than that 145Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingWICKETpublished at 18:38 British Summer Time 4 May18:38 BST 4 MayHolden b Evison 38 (Middlesex 62-2 v Kent Big wicket for Kent just before the end of the day Joey Evison gets the wicket of in-form Max Holden with an absolute beauty that gets past the batsman's defence and clips the top of off Night-watchman Henry Brookes walks into the middle for Middlesex 246Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing'Hampshire will be satisfied with their day's work'published at 18:36 British Summer Time 4 May18:36 BST 4 MayHants 429-7 (trail by 82 runs) v Durham 511 - close Hampshire were tested this morning after losing three wickets they went to lunch at 216-4 and were still trailing by 295 and the second new ball bought a couple of wickets after lunch - Liam Dawson and Toby Albert but Ben Brown has played a captain's innings and will resume again in the morning Hampshire are not totally out of the woods yet they still have work to do and if Durham do polish off Hampshire in the morning then they might have the option of setting a declaration if they want to They trail by 82 currently but on the whole I think they'll be satisfied with their day's work Matthew Potts did work hard and personified that a hard-earned three wickets to date 100Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingPostpublished at 18:34 British Summer Time 4 May18:34 BST 4 MayMiddlesex 61-1 v Kent (target 365) Middlesex have been set a target of 365 by Kent to take victory at Lord's in Division Two The hosts are currently 61-1 after Sam Robson was bowled by George Garrett for nine Currently at the crease are Stephen Eskinazi (13 not out) and Max Holden (37 not out) 91Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingClose of play at Old Traffordpublished at 18:31 British Summer Time 4 May18:31 BST 4 MayLancs 450 v Gloucestershire 589-8 (lead by 139 runs) Ollie Price has dominated day three for Gloucestershire and walks off unbeaten on 253 alongside Josh Shaw (21) A gargantuan innings from the 23-year-old all-rounder built in 405 balls with 30 fours and three sixes The lead is 139 and on a pitch which has proved difficult for bowlers from both sides the draw is favourite but Glocs should be able to give themselves an unlikely shot at a victory at some stage tomorrow 90Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingfor Ollie Pricepublished at 18:19 British Summer Time 4 May18:19 BST 4 MayLancashire 450 v Gloucestershire 584-8 Gloucestershire number three Ollie Price goes past 250 It's an innings that has contained 30 fours and three sixes 354Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingLEICESTERSHIRE WIN BY 132 RUNSpublished at 18:19 British Summer Time 4 May18:19 BST 4 MayBreakingLeics v Northants 156 all out (target 289) Spinner Rehan Ahmed is put into the attack by Peter Handscomb and his googly gets through the defence of Ben Sanderson to take the final wicket and win the match for the Foxes It's another comprehensive victory for the Division Two leaders who were helped earlier this afternoon in their quest thanks to some superb inswinging bowling by Josh Hull who took the first three wickets of the the visitors' second-innings in quick succession It's been a difficult start to the season for Northamptonshire on the other hand and they remain winless following their third defeat from four matches 1106Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingPostpublished at 18:17 British Summer Time 4 May18:17 BST 4 MayLeics v Northants 154-9 (target 289) You get the sense that Ben Sanderson is enjoying himself out there The fast-medium bowler has moved on to 32 not out and one would bet that every single run of those has been in front of square He has never hit a first-class half-century and may just be fancying his chances of doing so here 76Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingClose of play at Southamptonpublished at 18:15 British Summer Time 4 May18:15 BST 4 MayHants 429-7 (trail by 82 runs) v Durham 511 Ben Brown has produced a superb unbeaten knock to extinguish hopes of a Durham victory and walks from the field on 143 alongside Kyle Abbott The loss of Felix Organ close to the finish of the day was a minor inconvenience with the 25-year-old's 70 contributing to a stand of 161 with his captain The draw will be confirmed at some stage tomorrow with recriminations about a pitch that has appeared indestructible to follow 112Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingDropped catchpublished at 18:10 British Summer Time 4 May18:10 BST 4 MayLeics v Northants 150-9 (target 289) Ben Sanderson attempts a lofted drive for six but mistimes and the ball goes more or less straight to Josh Hull at mid wicket the seamer completely misjudges the flight of the ball and can only get finger tips to it That should really have been the match there 214Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingClose of play at Tauntonpublished at 18:07 British Summer Time 4 May18:07 BST 4 MaySomerset 145 & 216-6 v Essex 206 & 259 Nearly a run out there to finish a brilliant session It ends with four overthrows as Craig Overton tries to nick the strike in order to protect James Rew is sent back and the shy at the stumps evades two fielders and goes to the rope That is the final over of the night and we will be back for another day Somerset end the night with more than a mathematical chance of nicking this game and if they do it will be a thrilling run chase Much of the credit for their overnight position goes to Lewis Gregory (57) and James Rew (65*) Essex's Simon Harmer has looked a huge threat all the way through and there will be a new ball to contend with in 12 overs time which could be significant in the hands of Jamie Porter and Sam Cook But this match is poised for a great final day with Somerset needing 105 runs with four wickets still in hand 676Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingPostpublished at 18:04 British Summer Time 4 May18:04 BST 4 MaySomerset 145 & 212-6 v Essex 206 & 259 Sam Cook finishes his final over with a perfect away swinger.. well perfect apart from the fact it was too good for Craig Overton to lay a bat on The Somerset bruiser cocks his jaw in an appreciative nod towards a fellow toiler to acknowledge the skill but to remind him he is still there James Rew was the hero as Somerset roared back to beat Essex by three wickets at Taunton Rew’s uncanny calm belies his years and, at 21, he became the youngest player to make 10 first-class centuries since Denis Compton. Out just before the close for 116, the winning runs were thumped by Craig Overton, a straight six off Simon Harmer for a first victory of the season. A draw at Sophia Gardens was much more than the sum of its parts, eight Glamorgan fielders crowding Derbyshire’s Luis Reece for the final over with one wicket needed, after a brave declaration from Sam Northeast. Ben Kellaway pocketed both career-best batting and bowling figures. “First away game we had a 30-yard boundary and then we had a snake pit, and then you come here and they have already played two games on a wicket.” 16h ago19.51 CESTThrill Southampton: Hampshire 470 DRAW with Durham 511 and 61-0 Taunton: Somerset 145 and 325-7 BEAT Essex 206 and 259 by three wickets Headingley: Warwickshire 253 and 186-5 BEAT Yorkshire 205 and 232 by FIVE WICKETS Sophia Gardens: Glamorgan 431 and 256-7 dec DRAW with Derbyshire 350 & 308-9 Old Trafford: Lancashire 450 and 255-8 DRAW with Gloucestershire 589-8dec Grace Road: Leicestershire 304 and 175 BEAT Northamptonshire 191 and 156 by 132 runs Lord’s: Middlesex 238 and 266-8 BEAT Kent 129 and 473 by two wickets Updated at 19.36 CEST16h ago19.31 CESTMiddlesex BEAT Kent by two wicketsZafar Gohar 16h ago19.25 CESTGlamorgan DRAW with DerbyshireSophia Gardens: Glamorgan 431 and 256-7 dec DRAW with Derbyshire 350 & 308-9 16h ago19.21 CESTEight… 16h ago19.20 CESTSeven men round the bat… 16h ago19.19 CESTOne over left at Sophia Gardens: one wicket for Glamorgan to grab. Updated at 19.19 CEST16h ago19.16 CESTAt Sophia Gardens, Glamorgan need a wicket off 12 balls; at Lord’s, Middlesex need 12 runs off 24 balls, Kent two wickets. 16h ago19.03 CESTPendulum swings back at Lord’s: Middlesex need 20 runs from seven overs. Two wickets left. 16h ago19.02 CESTAnd Dal is stumped, Glamorgan need just one wicket. 16h ago19.01 CESTDerbyshire need 49, Glamorgan need two wickets. Five overs left. 17h ago18.55 CESTLancashire DRAW with GloucestershireA great effort by the Gloucestershire bowlers thwarted by some late-order fortitude from Lancs Gloucestershire 13 points, Lancashire 12 17h ago18.22 CESTTime for me to write up for the paper, but do follow the three thrillers BTL. 17h ago18.21 CESTThe new ball has been taken at OT, and given straight to van Buuren, but Lancs look like they’ll get away with this one. I forgot Derbyshire – who are almost swaggering to their target – Andersson (64) and Dal (19) the men at the crease. They need 86 from 13 and a bit overs at Sophia Gardens. Five wickets in hand. Updated at 18.22 CEST17h ago18.14 CESTAnd now Rob Bailey gives an LBW! The brave Eskinazi limps away and the pendulum swings. Middlesex need 51 , eight down. 18h ago18.00 CESTDavies pulls, rolls the wrists, but Richards is waiting under the shade of the stand at deep midwicket and catches it low in the breadbasket. A third wicket for Parky! Middlesex 312-7, 53 needed. Updated at 18.15 CEST18h ago17.56 CESTEskinazi has returned to join the in-touch Davies. 55 needed, four wickets in hand. Updated at 17.58 CEST18h ago17.54 CESTParky strikes! Hollman caught at short leg for 103. Nerves, nerves, nerves, at Lord’s. 18h ago17.45 CEST“There was also a run out, is one way of putting it,” writes Gary Naylor. “THERE WAS ALSO A RUN OUT! is another.” 18h ago17.38 CEST"What's the point?" Ryan Campbell criticises Hampshire pitchDurham’s head coach doesn’t pull his punches: “It is one of those games where you look back on and think ‘what is the point?’. We played as well as I expected us to play. “Until we start to get wickets right in this competition it is pretty disappointing. First away game we had a 30 yard boundary and then we had a snake pit, and then you come here and they have already played two games on a wicket. “I’m not going to tell everyone else what to do but it is disappointing to play on things like this. If you want to play good first-class cricket you need good cricket wicket. This one gave the bowlers no chance. Some of the things that are going on, I’m not sure what is going on.” 18h ago17.34 CESTA hundred for Luke HollmanWell played! A first f-c hundred, in his first match as a specialist batsman. He takes off his helmet, gives the badge a kiss, and waves his bat at his teammates crowded onto the Lord’s balcony. 18h ago17.30 CESTDespite DBD’s best effort, it seems Middlesex are going to chase this down! Hollman is one short of his hundred, Jack Davies a steadfast sidekick. 102 needed. 18h ago17.07 CESTDivision One table1 Nottinghamshire (played 4) 70 19h ago16.55 CESTHampshire DRAW with DurhamSouthampton: Hampshire 470 DRAW with Durham 511 and 61-0 Time to go home after only 20 wickets fell in four days. Southampton: Hampshire 470 v Durham 511 and 61-0 bad light stopped play Sophia Gardens: Glamorgan 431 and 256-7dec v Derbyshire 350 and 136-4 Derbyshire need 202 to win Old Trafford: Lancashire 450 and 178-6 v Gloucestershire 589-8dec Lancs lead by 39 runs Lord’s: Middlesex 238 and 243-5 v Kent 129 and 473 Middlesex need 122 to win 19h ago16.38 CESTLancs not looking entirely at ease here. 19h ago16.33 CESTTom Latham to play for Warwickshire next weekThe Bears hope that Latham, whose arrival in Birmingham was delayed because of a hand injury, will be available for Surrey’s visit next Friday. 19h ago16.22 CESTAnd now Madsen – time to hammer down the hatches, lads. Two wickets each for Leonard and Kellaway. Derby 122-4. 19h ago16.20 CESTDerbyshire have lost Lloyd, Jewell, Came and energy. 119-3. And another at OT! Balderson caught behind off van Buuren. Lancs 160-6, leading by 21, and now knee deep in the dirt. 19h ago16.06 CESTWhat a pose A picture I took of Kapil Dev bowling in the MCC v Rest of the World match at Lord's, August 20th 1987. He took 0 for 54 and 1 for 21 on a pitch which favoured the batsmen. In 221.1 overs, the Rest of the World bowlers only took 10 wickets for 739 runs (there was also a run out) pic.twitter.com/8G867oCguA Joe Root made a spritely 90 to dig Yorkshire out of a hole while Zak Crawley was also in the runs for Kent his 90 with Yorkshire on the back foot was just the warm-up Dr McCullum might have ordered Root was Ethan Bamber’s eighth wicket in the match a bowler thriving after a winter move from Middlesex to Warwickshire There was also good news for England fans of a nervous disposition from Lord’s where Zak Crawley knitted a third second-innings fifty in three games with Kent trailing by 109 on first innings but still contained the trademark imperious drives before he was out lbw to Dane Paterson for the second time in the match Tawanda Muyeye and Jack Leaning flickered briefly but the innings built itself around Daniel Bell-Drummond a captain who has not found runs easy to come by this season his first red-ball hundred in more than a year inched Kent to a lead of 117 before bad light stopped play Middlesex earlier lost their last six wickets for 61 with a second successive fifty for Ryan Higgins Jordan Cox was another England player to settle nicely into form with a rollicking 61 not out at Taunton as Essex eased into a dominant position collecting a lead of 224 in a low-scoring game Somerset had lost nine wickets for 99 in one of their trademark collapses trousers falling down at the same time as their shirt buttons pinged off Simon Harmer happily stepped into Jack Leach’s boots reeling through 19 overs and taking four for 43 from the River End was the second-highest scorer with a boisterous 24 Manchester’s clouds settled into their regular position above Old Trafford on a day when the coat returned to a cricket watcher’s backpack Friday’s centurion Marcus Harris was out after adding just a couple of runs to his overnight 165 but some useful contributions down the order took Lancashire to 450 – more batting points than they had accrued in total in the previous three games Tom Price grabbed the last two wickets in successive balls leaving him to start the next innings on a hat-trick while the not-out batter Tom Bailey caused a stir of his own when his mobile phone fell out of his pocket mid-run as Ollie Price and Myles Hammond put together an unbeaten hundred partnership not in the Durham XI on Friday morning until young Ben McKinney had a back spasm moving to a career-best 160 on a glorious batting surface at Southampton He was out to an spry caught and bowled by Wisden Cricketer of the Year Liam Dawson Mark Stoneman made a gritty unbeaten 54 in Hampshire’s reply Glamorgan had a dominant day against Derbyshire, passing 400 runs and then reducing Derbyshire to 215 for seven with four wickets for Andy Gorvin It was a topsy-turvy day at Grace Road. But Ben Sanderson, in his first match of the season after knee problems restricted his appearance, then went through the Leicestershire top five. It was a topsy-turvy day at Grace Road. First Northants were bowled out for 191, with four wickets for Logan van Beek. Then Leicestershire collapsed like an empty chip bag – Ben Sanderson, in his first match of the season after knee problems, running through the Leicestershire top five. Updated at 20.54 CEST3d ago18.07 CESTEssex have just lost Tom Westley for 26 at Taunton, the lead over Somerset 106, and it is now time for me to write up. BTL will remain open, do stay and chat. 3d ago17.54 CESTJust realised I had the Yorkshire stream on delay, YJB is actually out, top-edging a pull to the keeper. Super Ethan Bamber. Joe Root walks down the pitch and taps away. Yorks 156-5. 3d ago17.51 CESTWarwickshire are keeping Root and YJB in check at Headingley; while Saqib Mahmood and Tom Hartley are turning the screw at Old Trafford. 3d ago17.31 CESTNothing to worry about here: “Delhi authorities urged schools to cancel afternoon assemblies on Tuesday and issued emergency guidelines to ensure water breaks and stocks of oral rehydration salts in first aid kits and to treat any signs of heat stress immediately.” "'Many of the events predicted for 2050 or 2070 are already happening. We underestimated the speed of change'."https://t.co/FXPYNID9Qb 3d ago17.22 CESTTea-time-ish scoresDIVISION ONE Southampton: Hampshire 29-1 v Durham 511 Taunton: Somerset 145 v Essex 206 and 65-2 Headingley: Yorkshire 205 and 152-4 v Warwickshire 253 Sophia Gardens: Glamorgan 431 v Derbyshire 123-4 Old Trafford: Lancashire 450 v Gloucestershire 87-2 Grace Road: Leicestershire 304 and 0-1 v Northamptonshire 191 Lord’s: Middlesex 238 v Kent 129 and 167-2 3d ago17.19 CESTJoe Root has lost his England teammate, after a partnership of 53. Brook lbw to Booth for 20, who looked down at his feet and did a little dance before glancing up at the umpire’s raised finger. YJB joins Root (61) , and Yorks lead by 104. 3d ago17.04 CESTCharlesworth advances but is done by the flight and knocks a simple return catch to Tom Hartley (the young Peter Davidson). The first ball of Hartley’s second over Glos: 74-2. 3d ago16.43 CESTBrook and Root batting together for YorksWith a step and a drive, Root reaches fifty, then Brook batters a fat wide one to move into double figures. Yorks 125-3, lead by 77. 3d ago16.39 CESTCrawley will not be racing Root to a hundred, lbw to Paterson after a patient innings of 68. Kent 128-1. 3d ago16.35 CESTAt Headingley That man Joe Root is 45 not out off 58 balls While the returning Dean Elgar has lost his opening partner Paul Walter for 0, and now Elgan too must go, bowled by Gregory for 23. Essex 49-2, lead by 110. 3d ago16.31 CESTThey’ve taken tea at Southampton, with Durham finally all out for 511. Five wickets for the evergreen/indefatigable/choose your own epithet/ Liam Dawson. A very useful 44 from Codi Yusuf at No. 9, alongside Clark’s 160. 3d ago16.25 CESTA missive! Hello Andrew Benton: “It was nice to ‘do’ Zak Crawley’s walk with him, and I was amazed at how nonchalant the MCC members are by his presence. He did the teapot stance at the end and I was wondering if there are other famous cricket stances - perhaps an ashes urn stance with elbows out and hands on hips to troll the Aussies when England are in the field? A ballet dancers stance tip-toeing around a vertical bat at the crease held at arms length?” There is currently a double teapot from Ben Charlesworth, as George Balderson bowls Bancroft with a beauty that nips back. Glos 47-1. 3d ago16.15 CESTKent inch into the lead Elsewhere in Division Two: Cameron Bancroft and Ben Charlesworth have safely negotiated hte first 14 overs from Tom Bailey three wickets each for Ben Green and Logan van Beek In the face of Glamorgan’s 431, Derbyshire are in trouble at 73-four, those back polishing their boots include their banker, Wayne Madsen, for seven. 3d ago15.59 CESTA month before WTC final, Rabada announces drugs banA huge loss for South Africa, if he can’t play. I check his stats and realise I’ve fallen for the narrative that he’s consistently failed whereas in fact he’s just failed in the first innings For the last three games he’s hit a fifty in the second The famous walk with Zak Crawley 🤩 pic.twitter.com/wAQxEP96mW Updated at 16.03 CEST3d ago15.35 CESTMatt Henry to return to SomersetThe messianic Henry will be available for selection on May 16. It’s quite some mess that he’ll have to clear up. Somerset all out 145 at Taunton Pretorius and COverton added a precious 48 for the last three wickets Fair play Simon Harmer, that's a brilliant catch #SOMvESS #WeAreSomerset pic.twitter.com/ds6ctIa88l 3d ago15.24 CESTEyes to Lord’s, where, whisper it, Zac Crawley and DBD have survived the new ball. Six fours in ZC’s 40. Kent 73-1, trail Middx by nine wickets. Updated at 16.04 CEST3d ago14.35 CESTSix first ball, century, duck: Andy Bull tells the tale of Vaibhav Suryavanshi. Kagiso Rabada confirms in a statement through South Africa’s players union that he is currently serving a provisional suspension after testing positive for a recreational drug pic.twitter.com/gUd9Uu1Vhu Updated at 14.40 CEST3d ago14.07 CESTLunchtime scoresDIVISION ONE Southampton: Hampshire v Durham 434-7 Taunton: Somerset 106-7 v Essex 206 Headingley: Yorkshire 205 and 9-1 v Warwickshire 253 Sophia Gardens: Glamorgan 431 v Derbyshire Old Trafford: Lancashire 437-8 v Gloucestershire Grace Road: Leicestershire 304 v Northamptonshire 87-6 Lord’s: Middlesex 238 v Kent 129 and 25-1 3d ago13.59 CESTElsewhere in Division Two: Glamorgan, who hadn’t passed 300 before yesterday, have passed 400. Van der Gugten 60 not out in 424 for eight against Derbyshire In the battle of the East Midlands, Northants are crumbling in the face of Green-Scriven-Van Beek-Hull: 96 for five v Leicestershire Updated at 14.03 CEST3d ago13.54 CESTI wonder if Lewis Gregory gets fed up of propping up Somerset. He and Rew lay down the dustsheets and start again. Actually, Rew has gone for nine. Somerset 97-7. 3d ago13.48 CESTYorkshire are already batting, and have already lost makeshift opener Dom Bess, not going for the heave-ho, but tentatively pushing and losing his leg stump to a beauty from Ethan Bamber. Yorks 9-1. 3d ago13.32 CESTPhone in pocketAnd trouble for Tom Bailey at Old Trafford, when what certainly looked like a mobile phone fell out of his pocket when he was mid-run. Players’ phones are forbidden on the field of play, so – if it is what it looks like – the match referee will want a word. Updated at 16.01 CEST3d ago13.29 CESTI only went around the ground to buy a couple of coffees, but things have happened. Three wickets at Taunton has quickly changed the rhythm of that game – Somerset 78-4 Luke Wells has fallen victim to the search for bonus points He hit the first ball of Wells’ over for six tried to swipe the second over square leg and was lbw Lancs have scored more batting bonus points over the last two days than they have all season: 403-8 And Warwickshire are all out for 253 at Headingley, Sears 4-45. Updated at 13.52 CEST3d ago12.51 CESTSingh Dale takes a rest after five cracking overs Down at Taunton, Essex are yet to make a breakthrough morning, though Simon Harmer has slipped into the Jack Leach shoes from yesterday. Umeed and Davey have put on 42, the deficit 160. *W.H. Davies All In June. Thanks Duckduckgo. Unforseen tragedies as well as the forseen tragedies is a depressing throught for a Saturday morning. “Robbo is a class act and probably hasn’t scored the runs he would have liked this year, but he has backed himself and stayed true to himself and came out firing today. He might be disappointed not to get a hundred but he played beautifully and put us in a great position.” 3d ago12.07 CESTA nice read with your elevenses: Updated at 12.03 CEST3d ago11.40 CESTA view from Headingley from five-wicket Ethan Bamber: “I loved it out there. These are the games you want to play in. I really enjoyed it. “It’s fast moving and probably finely poised after day one. I got a fair share of luck, including one caught at third-man. But I felt alright. Hopefully we can push on with the bat tomorrow. “There’s a good amount of grass covering (on the pitch) and maybe a few divots. “It was a bit soft underneath at the start and hardened up. It’s nice to bowl on, for sure. As they showed - they bowled really nicely - you can build pressure and there’s a ball in there. But you do get value for shots. “It will be interesting to see how the game progresses from here.” 3d ago11.16 CESTFriday's round-upJoe Root and Harry Brook pulled on their Yorkshire boots to warm up for the Zimbabwe Test It didn’t go entirely to plan on a 16-wicket day at Headingley Root fenced uncharacteristically at Ed Barnard and was caught for a 17-ball one and Brook ran through a spicy repertoire before he was caught for 33 Jonny Bairstow hustled to 47 before being bowled in a blaze of exploding stumps but he and the tail had ushered Yorkshire past 200 Warwickshire then lost six wickets in the evening session Yorkshire’s Adam Lyth and Joe Root see the ball fall short in the slips Photograph: Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com/ShutterstockGloucestershire completed their 100% losing record at the toss in 2025 and were invited to bowl at Old Trafford The energetic and swift figure of Ajeet Singh Dale soon removed George Bell and Keaton Jennings but Marcus Harris had arrived with his overnight bag Harris started with neat accumulation but rolled out his greatest hits once he’d passed his hundred – a glide through midwicket a whip to the rope through backward square he was 165 not out and the leading scorer in the country with 559 runs Somerset prepared an emerald pitch at Taunton but it was Jack Leach, wheeling in for 30 overs from the River End, who caused havoc, inducing a mid-innings collapse and picking up three for 35. Essex squeaked past 200 before Sam Cook, freshly called up by England, removed Archie Vaughan in the first over of the Somerset reply. There was a return to form for Rishi Patel at Grace Road, his 105 a model of patience and skill as wickets fell about him. The South Australian Harry Conway grabbed five for 68 on his Northants debut. Toby Roland-Jones, the Middlesex captain, (five for 33) skittled through Kent, who were dismissed for 129. Poor Zak Crawley’s early season woes continued when he was lbw for six. Graham Clark’s unbeaten 110 put Durham on top against Hampshire. And there were fifties for the Jersey international Asa Tribe, Sam Northeast and Colin Ingram as Glamorgan passed 300 for the first time this season against Derbyshire. Updated at 11.18 CEST3d ago11.16 CESTScores on the doorsDIVISION ONE Southampton: Hampshire v Durham 330-5 Taunton: Somerset 9-1 v Essex 206 Headingley: Yorkshire 205 v Warwickshire 157-6 Sophia Gardens: Glamorgan 336-6 v Derbyshire Old Trafford: Lancashire 342-5 v Gloucestershire Grace Road: Leicestershire 304 v Northamptonshire 6-0 Lord’s: Middlesex 158-4 v Kent 129 We can confirm that Assistant Manager Mickey Spillane has agreed terms to be part of Angelo Harrop’s backroom staff for the 2025-26 season Mickey Spillane joined Chelmsford City in December 2016 and went on to make over 100 appearances in the Clarets’ defence In January 2020 he was announced as interim assistant to Robbie Simpson alongside Chris Whelpdale following the sacking of Rod Stringer He has been part of the coaching staff ever since and has also taken up the role of Head of Academy Under his guidance the academy won the 2022 Champions of Champions His playing career saw him start at Norwich City Spillane also featured for the likes of Brentford Southend United and Cambridge United as well as Lowestoft Town Mickey said: “I’m very happy to be staying Obviously going full-time is a new dynamic “To be out on the grass a lot more every day gives us lot better chance to obviously work with the players on a daily basis and definitely is a more professional way of working “I’ll be coaching the lads on a daily basis along with carrying on my role in the academy The academy lads have been superb this year and a lot of them have pushed on into the first team and carried on doing really well Hopefully they’ve had a good taste of it and look forward to challenging to get in the squad for next year Angelo Harrop said: “I am really delighted that Mickey’s decided to stay at the football club I am really sort of looking to delve into his brains after the last few seasons He’ll be a really important figure at the club “And I’m just delighted and really looking forward to working with him he can learn off myself and I can learn off him and we’re really looking forward to a good positive season ahead.” We look forward to seeing Mickey continue his excellent work with the Clarets Chelmsford City FC © 2025 It looks like you haven't added any items to your cart yet EssexReporting fromCounty GroundShareSaveEssex CricketDave and Pam Letch presented the player of the match award to Eva Gray after the women's side's first home gameParents who campaigned for Essex County Cricket Club to create a professional women's side said they battled stereotypes to make the dream a reality Dave and Pam Letch wanted better opportunities for females in the sport after their daughter first picked up a bat aged nine England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) created a top tier for women's cricket in 2025 holding its first home game in Chelmsford on Sunday Mr Letch said it took "a lot of pushing a lot of persuading and a lot of sweat and tears" over two decades founded Essex's women's set-up 20 years ago but have continued to urge the club to create a professional side It was an idea Mr Letch came up with while coaching cricket in schools "I could see the ability of a lot of girls in the schools and we pushed our daughter to play at as high a level as she could," he said Essex really didn't have their own set-up The professional women's game was expanded by the ECB in 2025 with the creation of three tiers It was hoped the move would see an 80% increase in the number of professional female players by 2029 Mr Letch said he and his wife took it upon themselves to become a "driving force" for growth in Essex "The biggest challenges were getting females involved with the coaching system," he explained that they were athletically able to play the game from a young age "It was difficult trying to get it through to people." Mrs Letch said they had encountered many men who "don't accept what females can do" in sport The couple hoped Essex Women would inspire the next generation of female cricketers Mr Letch said: "Now there's a pathway from a nine-year-old playing club cricket to England women "That was one of the hardest things years ago for people to accept that there was a pathway for them to follow." Both Mr and Mrs Letch said watching the side play for the first time filled them with pride Mrs Letch said it was "wonderful" with her husband adding: "We never thought there would be a professional game for the girls thanked Mr and Mrs Letch after what he branded an "historic week" for the club He said the side's first home match of the season was "a very special occasion" "We are extremely grateful to Dave and Pam Letch for all their hard work when initially setting up the women's team all those years ago," Mr Feist said "The future is very exciting for the Essex Women's team." 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We can confirm that Head of Medical Arron Benstead has agreed terms to be part of Angelo Harrop’s backroom staff for the 2025-26 season He joined the Clarets after a spell with Concord Rangers where he had been after leaving Royston Town His experience in football also including Bowers & Pitsea and Barnet’s academy He has been running the clinic since May 2013 and has developed it from strength to strength Arron said: “I’m really pleased to be staying This is a club I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my last couple of seasons at and I’m really looking forward to coming on board next year in a full-time set-up “I’ve had quite a few really good chats with Angelo really great guy and I’m looking forward to helping him and the club achieve the goals for next season “I’m looking forward to the full-time set-up I’ve worked in full-time football before but it’s something I’ve always wanted to get back into Having the opportunity to do that with a club like Chelmsford is something I’m really keen to do.” Angelo Harrop said: “I’m over the moon to get Arron on board “I’ve heard so many positive comments regarding his work over the last few seasons  at the football club “He’s had a few other offers at other clubs and decided to stay at Chelmsford a club that he said to me that was really close to his heart “He’s another great addition and someone that will be working with us full-time So absolutely delighted to have a fantastic appointment for our head of medical.” We look forward to seeing Arron continue his excellent work with the Clarets of New Jersey have acquired the Chelmsford Mall a nearly 225,000 square-foot open-air shopping center in Chelmsford The property was acquired privately off market for $28 million from the original local developer who owned and operated it since the early 1970’s Chelmsford Mall is a 22.4-acre property located on Route 110 at 265 Chelmsford Street The site has steady drive-by traffic volumes and its location on the Chelmsford/Lowell border offers immediate accessibility to Route 3 and I-495 The prop-erty is 100 percent leased with seven strong established retailers including Kohl’s “This is a unique and exciting opportunity to acquire a thriving location that is fully occupied with top-tier retailers,” said Adam Winstanley “We see this as another strong long-term investment in the Chelmsford area.” The Chelmsford Mall will continue to operate as is with the Winstanley/Surrey team becoming the new owner/operator Winstanley Enterprises also owns and operates Chelmsford Town Cen-ter which was purchased in 2013 Chelmsford Town Center is a 41,000 SF retail center at the intersection of routes 110 Chelmsford Mall was developed in the early 1970s as a central mini mall with dual endcap an-chors (formerly Child World and Bradlees) presently Kohl’s and Staples the property was converted to its open-air configuration and maintained its Chelmsford Mall name and the Winstanley/Surrey team anticipate making immediate investments to the site to improve aesthetics Betterments will include exterior painting “The community has fond memories of the Chelmsford Mall dating back over fifty years,” said Edward Silvera president and principal of Surrey Equities “Its success is rooted in having an excellent location Winstanley Enterprises LLC is a family-owned and operated commercial real estate company primarily focused in New England Winstanley owns and operates 15 million square feet of commercial real estate and are one of the largest local landlords of commercial property in New England Surrey Equities LLC is a real estate investment and management firm based in New Jersey and Edward Silvera with a focus on retail properties located throughout the Eastern United States Surrey Equi-ties owns over 2 million square feet of retail property CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE TDN FOR FREE! Remember Ben with a gift to Thoroughbred aftercare Subscribe for FREE to the Daily PDF or the News Alerts Home » Archive » Shared News Europe » Chelmsford Winner to Receive Free Entry into the GI American Turf Stakes Chelmsford City Racecourse: home to the Cardinal Stakes | Chelmsford City The winner of this year's £100,000 Cardinal Stakes will receive an automatic berth in the starting gate for the $1 million GI American Turf Stakes at Churchill Downs on the Kentucky Derby undercard Chelmsford City Racecourse announced on Monday the Cardinal Stakes is a conditions race run over a mile and open to three-year-olds who will compete for the £51,540 on offer to the successful owner The race also offers prize-money up to sixth place a refund on entry fees if declared and financial support for international runners The American Turf was recently elevated to Grade I status by the American Graded Stakes Committee and received a prize-money boost from $600,000 to $1 million for 2025 Staged annually on the undercard of the GI Kentucky Derby it is run over an extended mile for three-year-olds racing director at Chelmsford City Racecourse ”Chelmsford City Racecourse is delighted to be able to offer the winner of the Cardinal Stakes free entry into the $1,000,000 Grade 1 American Turf This is an exciting opportunity for the winner of the Cardinal Stakes to be eligible to run in such a valuable race on Kentucky Derby day “We have been working closely with our partners at Churchill Downs since the race's inception in 2019 so it's great to be collaborating on something new which will hopefully see an increased participation from our runners in Kentucky.” Entries for this year's Cardinal Stakes close on Friday It was won in 2024 by the Richard Hughes-trained Bracken's Laugh (Ire) (Zoffany {Ire}) Not a subscriber? 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Copy Article Link Editor / News Stories:editor@thetdn.com Advertising:advertising@thetdn.com Customer Service:customerservice@thetdn.com Click Here to sign up for a free subscription MA– Hunneman announced that it brokered an 11,248 square-foot 12-year lease of 250 Apollo to Triton Systems coatings and systems engineering product development firm that has conducted research and development for the U.S Department of Defense for over thirty years 250 Apollo will undergo significant infrastructure upgrades to reflect the tenant’s unique needs including the installation of a new loading dock and an upgrade to the buildings power service “Securing this lease is a testament to CKM Real Estate’s creativity in navigating an extremely competitive market,” said Chris Curley Executive Vice President at Hunneman Real Estate “The flexibility of 250 Apollo to adapt and accommodate a wide range of user types flex uses and GMP through a fully permitted 50,000 rentable square feet expansion of the building serves as a key differentiator for tenants seeking dynamic spaces.” 143,215 square-foot building was constructed in 1986 250 Apollo features high quality amenities including a full service 450-seat cafeteria Tenants enjoy convenient access to both Interstate 495 and Route 3 and the building is walking distance to the MBTA bus line Nearby retail and restaurant attractions include the Ninety-Nine Restaurant & Pub Casa Blanca Mexican Restaurant and Cantina and Pressed Café was represented by Hunneman’s North Suburban team of Chris Curley Freshman Colin Walsh figured in every goal and was named the MVP after scoring a hat trick and providing two assists leading Framingham to a 5-3 come-from-behind victory over Chelmsford in the 34th Ed Cahoon Memorial Hockey Tournament championship game This victory marked Framingham’s third Cahoon Cup championship in the past four years The  Flyers conclude their regular season going 9-11-1 while the Lions finished their campaign going 9-10-2 I knew the stakes,” said first-year Framingham head coach Adam Aguilar “I knew the boys really wanted to get a third so really I just tried to put them in the best position to succeed get them ready for the game and they responded,” he said striking first just 40 seconds into the game as Walsh beat Chelmsford goalie Cooper Campo on the right side of the net Walsh talked about what was working well for him this evening My line’s forecheck was great the whole game getting shots and yeah it’s pucks deep right in front of the net Matthew Hall positioned himself on the left side of the net capitalizing on a rebound to make it a 1-1 game but their efforts were thwarted by Campo’s excellent goalkeeping Both teams struggled to take control during the middle of the first period but Framingham goalie Danny McAuliffe made several tough saves to keep the game tied Walsh was sent to the penalty box for interference at the 11:01 mark Five seconds later on the ensuing faceoff in the left circle with assists going to Aiden Kenney and Hall the Flyers found themselves on a power play once again when Memphis Belleville was called for hooking at the 6:51 mark the Lions managed a two-on-one breakaway that resulted in the shot going wide The Lions struck again late in the second period Marmo scored his second of the night at the 10:19 mark Coach Aguilar explained what happened as the Lions scored three unanswered goals but then we weren’t really playing our game,” he said some decision making that we really need to clean up which we talked about in between first and second [period] and then we still needed to clean stuff up coming into the third period.” the Flyers fought back as Walsh set up Owen Finneran bringing the score to 3-2 at the 13:12 mark Chelmsford and Framingham sought to take control in the final 15 minutes of the game “Just stay calm,” Walsh said heading into the game’s final period The seniors took over and the coaches gave a great speech and yeah it really powered us to the third period.”  Walsh leveled the game at 3-3 with his second goal of the night at the 2:34 mark shooting top shelf from the left side of the ice with Walsh earning his second assist at the 7:01 mark but Walsh sealed the victory for the Flyers by scoring an unassisted empty-net goal completing his hat trick and making it 5-3 He’s going to do some great things in hockey and we’ve been very fortunate to have him join our team this year,” said coach Aguilar about the freshman He’s adjusted well to the speed of high school hockey.” P: (978) 682-2425E: info@playhnib.com