Roundup: Hutton and James skittle Hampshire
A 14-wicket day at Trent Bridge as Hampshire were steam‑rollered to a 366-run defeat. Liam Patterson‑White and Jack Haynes dominated the morning session with centuries, and Hampshire were set 483 to win, or four and a bit sessions to bat. It wasn’t to be.
Seven wickets fell after tea as Hampshire were whistled out for 116 in their second innings, the top scorer No 11 Sonny Baker, with 27. Lyndon James grabbed five wickets, Brett Hutton four – there was only time for Mohammad Abbas to add two catches to his first‑innings five-fer against his old team. The Nottinghamshire juggernaut steams on, three wins in the bag, firebox ablaze.
There was bouncing delight for the cherry-red caps of Northamptonshire, after snatching a 70-run victory against Lancashire. It was almost 20 years ago that they last beat Lancashire, courtesy of Jason Brown’s 10 wickets and 147 from Usman Afzaal. This time, the crucial intervention came from on-loan leg‑spinner Calvin Harrison, who has an appetite for red-rose batters. With Lancashire seemingly cruising to their target of 236, he had Marcus Harris stumped and Josh Bohannon lbw – which precipitated a collapse of seven for 28 runs.
Earlier, Ben Sanderson had given Northamptonshire something to bowl at when he crashed 65 from 28 balls. The win was the first under Darren Lehmann’s tenure; Lancashire, preseason favourites for promotion, slip to the bottom of Division Two.
At Canterbury, Kent were bowled out for 176 after following on – a spanking by an innings and 161 runs and Glamorgan’s first win of the season. Chris Benjamin was stranded six runs short of a maiden Kent century in the first innings, and three wickets each from Asitha Fernando and Timm van der Gugten soon sliced through the second – all out in fewer than 50 overs. There were firm words from Adam Hollioake: “I wasn’t here last year but I heard about it so we’re not just going to start sulking and feeling sorry for ourselves.”
Despite an unbeaten 85 from Ben Foakes, Surrey are struggling at Edgbaston after Warwickshire reduced them to 369 for nine, 296 runs short of the follow-on. Three surprise wickets from Rob Yates and two from the rapid Che Simmons gave life to the final day.
Worcestershire need 244 to win at Hove, but the force is with Sussex after they removed Henry Nicholls just before the close; 185 from Adam Lyth put Yorkshire on top at Chelmsford.
Events, dear friends. Three games done and dusted – congratulations to Notts, Glamorgan and Northamptonshire, commiserations to Kent, Hampshire and Lancs - just one more round to get through till the T20s. We’ll be back tomorrow – till then, bye!
Close of play scores
DIVISION ONE
Chelmsford: Essex 123 and 64-4 v Yorkshire 216 and 426-6dec
Trent Bridge: Notts 333 and 345 BEAT Hampshire 196 and 116 by 366 runs
Hove: Sussex 284 and 256 v Worcestershire 180 and 117-3 Worcs need 244 to win
Edgbaston: Warwickshire 665-5dec v Surrey 369-9
DIVISION TWO
Canterbury: Glamorgan 549-9dec BEAT Kent 212 and 176 by an innings and 161 runs
County Ground: Northamptonshire 238 and 273 BEAT Lancashire 276 and 165 by 70 runs.
"No sulking"
Adam Hollioake means business:
“We’ve had a .pretty good debrief and some home truths were spoken about. When we set out at the start of the year we said that whatever we did we were going to try to put up some fight and I don’t think we did that very well in this game but we’ll now put it behind us and move on to the next game. There’s no point in dwelling on it. We didn’t bowl well on the first day and that sort of set the tone for the rest of the game so we’ll try and put that right.
“One thing I said to them was that I don’t want it to go like last year. I wasn’t here last year but I heard about it so we’re not just going to start sulking and feeling sorry for ourselves. We’re going to keep working hard.”
Time for me write up, do conduct the post-mortems BTL.
Northants beat Lancashire by 70 runs!
And as I press send…a high-fiving group hug from the cherry-reds as Williams has a swing at Guthrie and is caught behind. A fabulous win for Northants from behind and the first under Darren Lehmann.
Back to the drawing board for Lancashire.
County Ground: Northamptonshire 238 and 273 BEAT Lancashire 276 and 165 by 70 runs.
Bailey and Williams proving hard to dislodge. Lancs 169 for nine, need 71 to win.
An email lands! Romeo writes, “Lancashire opener Emma Lamb is the top run-scorer in the One-Day Cup and her opening partner, Eve Jones, is second. Maybe she could play for the men’s team”
Impressive energy here by Simmons! The pitch means Surrey will be fine, even if they have to follow on. But a feather in Warwickshire’s cap.
Quite the pair of wickets from Che Simmons on a flat track: https://t.co/OXd3jXMX4ehttps://t.co/QHnERVIU2e
— George Dobell (@GeorgeDobell1) May 11, 2025
Nottinghamshire beat Hampshire by 366 runs
A 14 wicket day, and a right-royal shellacking. The Notts juggernaut steams onward.
Five wickets for James, four wickets for Hutton, seven wickets since tea. Sonny Baker the last man out, and top scorer with 27 in a dismal 116 all out.
Trent Bridge: Notts 333 and 345 BEAT Hampshire 196 and 116 by 366 runs
Nottinghamshire 21pts Hampshire 3 pts
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At Wantage Road, Lancs are also nine down – 87 needed…
End of term japes: Baker smacks two consecutive sixes off Patterson-White – this ninth wicket partnership between Abbott and Baker the largest of the innings. Hants 116-9.
In the midst of this mayhem, Surrey are 330-6 on the Edgbaston pancake, Foakes 62 not out, Cameron Steel just bowled for 55 by Hannon-Dalby. Still 186 to avoid the follow-on though.
Sanderson from the David Capel end (I didn’t know this!): Tom Hartley fends like a man poking a fire with a cracker snap and is nicely caught at first slip by the pocket-sized Vasconcelos. Lancs are 139 for eight. 97 needed.
Essex need 520 to win!
At last, long last, the declaration. YJB pulls the plug after being caught for 79. Essex have four sessions to survive, or they could target 520.
Back at Wantage Road, trouble at mill. Lancs now six down, Wells a third for Harrison. 102 needed. Three red capped Northants fielders crouch behind the stumps – and they get lucky! Balderson nudges behind for a duck. Lancs 134-7, have lost three for three.
Now Toby Albert. Hampshire 68 for eight. Much mirth from Notts. Poor Kyle Abbott who has thrown himself into this game, waits forlornly at the non-striker’s end. James 4-15.
And now Fuller…a fancy looking flick, but unfortunately straight into the hands of Patterson-White. Hampshire 66-7.
Wicket six at Trent Bridge: Dawson eyes up Hutton, tries to flick him away and is caught by Mo Abbas, in on the action even if he’s not taking a wicket.
Glamorgan beat Kent by an innings and 161 runs!
Ten wickets in a session for Glamorgan as Kashif Ali has a mow and is caught on the legside by Gorvin. Kent 176 all out. A huge win for bottom of the table Glamorgan, who celebrate their first win of the season. A second loss for depleted Kent on the trot.
Canterbury: Glamorgan 549-9dec BEAT Kent 212 and 176 by an innings and 161 runs
Glamorgan 23 points, Kent 2 points.
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The game at Trent Bridge pulls on its trainers and sprints towards the line as Hampshire lose three wickets for seven runs before and after sandwiches. And Abbas hasn’t even taken a wicket! Three for Hutton. two for James. Notts 44-5.
Lancashire are suddenly five down, with 105 still to get. Still, they’ve had a lot of practise at this sort of thing this year. Wells and Balderson the men in the middle. Two wickets for Guthrie, two for Harrison – who took 11 at the reverse fixture at Old Trafford.
Tea-time-ish scores
DIVISION ONE
Chelmsford: Essex 123 v Yorkshire 216 and 357-5
Trent Bridge: Notts 333 and 345 v Hampshire 196 and 33-3
Hove: Sussex 284 and 256 v Worcestershire 180 and 11-1
Edgbaston: Warwickshire 665-5 v Surrey 275-5
DIVISION TWO
Canterbury: Kent 212 and 135-8 v Glamorgan 549-9dec
County Ground: Northamptonshire 238 and 273 v Lancashire 276 and 123-4
Thanks to BBC radio, I can tell you that Glamorgan’s previous biggest victory is by an innings and 190 runs, back in 1948. As they start to take tea round the grounds, Kent need to inch another 13 runs to avoid becoming a record.
Now Muyeye too is sent on his way. A pretty little skit of 41. Kent 134-8.
There are also four Women’s Metro Bank one-day cup matches and four Vitality T20 County Cup games today. Some tight finishes building.
Oh! Harris out for less than fifty shock. He’s probably got Lancs close enough though. Lancs 116-3, need 120 to win.
A large chase looks larger, as Karvelas sends a gem through Roderick’s defences. Worcestershire 8-1, 353 to win.
Kent’s innings reads like a damp newspaper . Stewart has joined the effusive Muyeye (39). Three slips wait hungrily, four wickets needed for victory.Make that three actually, as Stewart follows lbw, a third wicket for van der Gugten.
A drop at second slip at Hove, (Sussex 5-0) and things aren’t going too well for Hampshire at Trent Bridge – both those careful openers out in the space of two Hutton overs.
Elsewhere, Bohannon and Harris are making serene progress at Wantage Road, Yorkshire lead Essex by nearly 400 (Lyth 178) and Stoneman and Middleton are inching along at one an over in their adhesive task at Trent Bridge.
Worcestershire need 361 to win
Carson unbeaten on 39, the two last wickets to Fateh Singh, who finishes with three for 58. Three wickets too for Ben Allison. Those half-centuries for Alsop and Coles are invaluable. Hove is a good place to chase.
Kent are down and nearly out. Five wickets gone , 83 on the board, still 254 behind Glamorgan on first innings. Poor Benjamin finds himself at the crease again, only a couple of hours after walking off. Three wickets for the suddenly perky Fernando.
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Carefully does it: after four overs, Hampshire haven’t scored a run.
Hampshire need 483 to win
Abbas has the ball. Good luck chaps.
It’s all happening – Surrey are five down. In a game of huge scores, Jason Roy is in, and out, for two, in his first red-ball match for five years. He probably won’t get another go either – although Surrey do still need nearly 300 to avoid the follow-on…
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A run-out at Hove, Robinson the man to go. Sussex eight down but the lead should be plenty – 339.
A member of the Northants groundstaff runs on at Wantage Road, carrying what looks like a huge plunger. He proceeds to hammer down the troublesome crease. Conway looks on and instructs. Lancs 64-2, Harris looking ominous.
I missed this from Anand Vasu:
This overlap and proximity of politics and cricket ensures that the IPL is acutely aware of what the situation on the ground really is and how quickly things might escalate or de-escalate. Aside from the obvious security threats, those involved with the IPL have the pulse of the nation
The Sussex lead passes 300 at Hove, Jack Carson and Ollie Robinson are very happy to just stand and hit – that’s a tasty little reverse sweep for four by Robinson off Singh for four. Sussex 206-7, three wickets to Allison.
Bad news for Kent fans. The first wicket has fallen, and it is the king of the long innings, Ben Compton. Gone, lbw Fernando for 17. Another double century from DBD would do the trick. Kent 48-1 following on, 289 behind Glamorgan.
The final act approaching for Hampshire. Notts now eight down – Jack Haynes run out for 120, Patterson-White 132 not out. Three wickets for the tireless Abbott. The Notts lead? A huge 470.
I wonder how much longer Yorkshire will bat for – the lead already 338. Adam Lyth 156 not out. Thoughts of Dean Elgar might keep them out there a bit longer.
And there’s been another wicket at the County Ground. George Bell the second Lancs batsman to be furious with himself, paddling the ball into the hands of a diving Saif Zaib. Here comes the Marcus Harris rescue act. Lancs 33-2.
From nowhere, a wicket at a sunbaked Edgbaston. Dom Sibley caught off Rob Yates for 64. Dan Lawrence going like the clappers at the other end. Surrey 188-3, 477 runs behind.
Keaton Jennings prangs a terrible ball from Guthrie straight to the sunhatted James Sales at midwicket. Vasconcelos exhorts the troops. Lancs 30-1.
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Hope your lunch was more satisfying than my pauper’s peanut butter sandwich. Hello and thank you to Tim Maitland for this spot:
“In case it slipped past you, Adam Lyth’s Daddy Century (TM Graham Gooch Esq) has taken him past 500 for the season and into the lead among DIv 1 batters.
”I’m pretty sure Haseeb Hameed was top of the list, but he’s had his worst game of the season with the bat.”
See the full list here.
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Lunchtime scores
DIVISION ONE
Chelmsford: Essex 123 v Yorkshire 216 and 240-2
Trent Bridge: Notts 333 and 315-6 v Hampshire 196
Hove: Sussex 284 and 166-5 v Worcestershire 180
Edgbaston: Warwickshire 665-5 v Surrey 167-2
DIVISION TWO
Canterbury: Kent 212 and 19-0 v Glamorgan 549-9dec
County Ground: Northamptonshire 238 and 273 v Lancashire 276 and 12-0
Lancashire need 236 to win
The Division Two games racing towards a conclusion. Three wickets for Phillip and Williams. Ben Sanderson’s innings has made this chase more than a formality. Over to you Marcus Harris.
Kent are following on
And they’ve reached 13 without loss. Time for a Ben Compton special. They were dismissed for 212 in their first innings, 337 runs behind, three wickets each for van der Gugten and Harris. The unlucky Chris Benjamin stranded six short of a maiden first-class century.
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A wicket at the County Ground, and it is for Ben Sanderson, clapped all the way off the field by his teammates standing on the balcony. His bish-bash 65, off 28 balls, has taken the Northants lead to over 200.
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Hundreds for Liam Patterson-White and Jack Haynes!
Patterson-White wins the century race at Trent Bridge, swinging six leg sidewards, removing his helmet for a huge hug with Haynes. A few overs later, Haynes joins in, a single down to long leg bringing his prize. He takes his helmet off and breathes deeply. Notts hugely on top now, the lead 412 over Hampshire.
A hundred for Adam Lyth!
A fifty in the first innings, a century in the second – this Adam Lyth chap is quite handy. His second hundred of the season and his first against Essex. Yorkshire 174 for one and stamping all over Essex dreams in their big northern boots.
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With an hour gone, let’s wander around the grounds:
In Division Two, George Garrett hung around this morning, until he was caught for 35. The pressure is now on Kashif Ali to be velcro enough for Benjamin (86) to reach his century. Kent 202-9, a cavenous 300plus runs behind Glamorgan.
Sanderson is usefully throwing the bat at the County Ground, Northants 205-8, a lead of 167 over Lancs. Three wickets for Williams, two each for Balderson and Bailey.
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Oh dear Saif Zaib. He hangs out a friendly bat and angles Bailey’s ball straight to Jennings at slip. He stands at his crease, hangs his head, and walks off swishing his bat. Out for 50, Northants eight down, the lead just 156 over Lancashire.
A breakthrough for Lancashire, where Calvin Harrison is a third wicket for Will Williams. Saif Zaib, whos is having a good season against Lancashire, not out fifty. Northants 189-7, a lead of 151.
It looks hot at Hove, the sun umbrellas up around the ground, slips picking at their sleeves. Gibbon thinks he’s had a driving Coles caught behind, but no cigar. Sussex 94-3, a lead of 198.
A Sunday morning start to proceedings at Trent Bridge after Hampshire initially lose the ball following a wild delivery from Brad Wheal. Liam Patterson White has reached fifty, the partnership with Jack Haynes an invaluable 113.
You never know where hunting for a cricket ball might take you pic.twitter.com/BctuahC9Dm
— Rothesay County Championship (@CountyChamp) May 11, 2025
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With excellent timing, after Zen Malik’s century yesterday, Warwickshire have signed another player from the SACA - 19-year-old batter Vansh Jani, on a rookie contract for the rest of the season.
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Essex head coach Chris Silverwood was hopeful last night about Essex’s chances. Look upon the Yorkists, and learn
“You’ve got to give some credit to the Yorkshire bowlers because the wickets they took were genuine nicks, they were good balls. There seems to be more movement out there when the right-handers are facing,” Silverwood said.
“We’ve got to believe we can do what we did when we took nine wickets for 100 runs (in the first innings), whatever it was. We have to believe we can do that, try and force it, and hopefully we’ll have plenty of time left in the game to attempt to chase it down. We’ve got to keep that belief. We’ve got nothing to lose.”
Weather watch
Dry, dry, dry – except in the south west where there will be sporadic showers and a risk of thunderstorms. The northwest may (please) get a few spots of rain later on.
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Some sad news from Australia overnight, the death of Bob Cowper – the first man to score a triple century against England at home, a feat that belonged to him alone for 37 years until Matthew Hayden’s triple against Zimbabwe. Rest in peace.
DIVISION ONE
Chelmsford: Essex 123 v Yorkshire 216 and 114-1
Trent Bridge: Notts 333 and 171-6 v Hampshire 196
Hove: Sussex 284 and 66-3 v Worcestershire 180
Edgbaston: Warwickshire 665-5 v Surrey 98-1
DIVISION TWO
Canterbury: Kent 156-8 v Glamorgan 549-9dec
County Ground: Northamptonshire 238 and 140-6 v Lancashire 276
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Saturday's round-up
Three batters shone in Warwickshire’s mammoth 665 for five declared against Surrey on a baked Edgbaston pitch. New Zealand’s Tom Latham hit the highest score on debut for Warwicks, with 184; Ed Barnard flamed a career-best 177, but it is Zen Malik who is in danger of becoming a motivational message. Malik came to Birmingham via six years of touting himself around the counties, SACA, Staffordshire and Glamorgan’s second XI – where he made two centuries against Warwickshire last year and was quickly hoovered up by performance director Gavin Larsen who called him “the best uncontracted player he’d seen”. And now, in his second first-class game, aged 27, he lofted Dan Lawrence back over his head for an effortless, twinkle-toed, maiden hundred. Barnard continued his happy day by trapping Rory Burns lbw for 27 before stumps, but another brutal day for the bowlers seems inevitable on Sunday.
Mohammad Abbas, as slippery and as slight as ever, showed his old county Hampshire just what they were missing, with five wickets on his Nottinghamshire debut. The pick of his wickets was a gleaming marble that kissed the top of Ben Brown’s off stump and sent it dancing into the dust. Kyle Abbott’s brisk 67 kept Nottinghamshire’s lead to 137 before he pulled on his bowling boots, took the new ball and quickly removed both Notts openers. Just to keep it interesting, Notts then lost three for nine, before Liam Patterson-White and Jack Haynes steadied the ship. A lead of 308 should be more than enough with Abbas ready once more to prowl at the top of his mark.
A disciplined George Hill undressed Essex at Chelmsford, zipped out for 123 on a moody pitch that furrowed brows. There had been a resurgence of sorts from 59 for six, when Michael Pepper and Noah Thain added 46, but the end came quickly – Hill’s six for 51 his second-best Championship figures. Adam Lyth then hit his second fifty of the match as Yorkshire eased into an extremely comfortable lead. There was just time for Wharton to slam a six onto the press box before stumps.
Five wickets for Fynn Hudson-Prentice, and six catches for John Simpson, put Sussex on top against Worcestershire at Hove. Tom Taylor continued his good game with the joint top-scorer of 32, after taking five-wickets on Friday. Sussex had built a lead of 170 by stumps, despite losing both Tom Haines and Daniel Hughes without a run on the board.
Run-machine Marcus Harris added a third Championship hundred to his Lancashire tally for the summer. His 121 against Northamptonshire took his total for the year to 706 – leaving a thousand runs before the end of May a tempting possibility with two rounds left. Northants bowlers were not helped by their soapy-fingered fielders. A Lancashire first-innings lead of 38 was not imposing, but Northants second innings also failed to thrive.
Ben Kellaway duly picked up the nine runs he needed for his maiden first-class century, but kept going with increasing confidence, flaying Matt Parkinson for three successive sixes to finish 181 not out when the declaration came. At 549 for nine, it was Glamorgan’s highest score against Kent. Then came the Kentish collapse, though from 23 for five, 156 for eight at stumps was a tablecloth of plenty. Chris Benjamin’s 68 not out was his highest score for Kent. “Theoretically, you meant to put the scoreboard out of your mind,” said a phlegmatic Adam Hollioake, the Kent head coach, “but we’re all human beings, and unfortunately, scoreboard pressure does exist.”
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Preamble
Good morning! A dog walk with a lovely friend, too much coffee in the garden, and now some county cricket. Do join us to see if Northants, Kent, Hampshire, Essex and Worcestershire can escape their fates. And good luck to the Warwickshire bowlers, it could be a long day. Play starts at 11am.
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