England opener Zak Crawley’s depressing run of type with the bat continued into the 2025 Rothesay County Championship as he was bowled out for one for Kent on the opening day of the season.
Crawley’s keep on the crease lasted simply seven balls earlier than he was bowled by left-arm seamer Liam Guthrie when trying to drive a fuller ball swinging again into him.
The England opener is underneath strain after a run of 15 Checks with out a century, with the 27-year-old averaging solely 8.66 over his six innings on the winter Check tour of New Zealand. He then registered 5 single-figure scores when taking part in in eight appearances for Japanese Cape within the SA20 competitors in January.
Northamptonshire in the end bowled Kent out for 231 on day considered one of their Division Two conflict, Raphael Weatherall taking 3-32 for the hosts, whereas Tawanda Muyeye top-scored with 72 for Kent.
In Division One, newly-promoted Yorkshire have been skittled for a measly 121 on the opening day of their match towards Hampshire.
Former England batter, and now Yorkshire captain, Jonny Bairstow managed solely 10 in his aspect’s complete, with Hampshire left-arm spinner Liam Dawson – capped 20 occasions throughout all three codecs – ripping by way of the decrease order when taking 3-8 in solely 4.4 overs.
Essex batter Jordan Cox gave the England selectors one other reminder with a century as champions Surrey have been made to toil.
Cox’s ninth first-class century and fifth inside a yr – a quickfire 117 from 148 balls – helped Essex shut on 355-4 at Chelmsford and overshadowed opener Paul Walter’s 95.
A Surrey tempo assault devoid of Gus Atkinson, Dan Worrall and Tom Lawes was given some respite as Kemar Roach took two for 54 from 18 overs.
Colin Ackermann posted the primary century of the season as Durham recovered to 370-9 towards Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge.
Australian tempo bowler Fergus O’Neill took 4 for 74 on his debut for the house aspect, however Ackermann stole the present on his thirty fourth birthday by making 116 as Durham battled again from 171-5.
Somerset all-rounder Kasey Aldridge claimed 5 wickets in a Worcestershire batting collapse at Taunton, the place the house aspect lead by 33 runs with six wickets remaining.
Worcestershire started strongly, reaching 102-1, however have been bundled out for 154, with seamer Aldridge taking 5-36 from eight overs.
Somerset stumbled to 39 for 3 in reply earlier than closing on 187-4, with Tom Banton is unbeaten on 84.
Sussex recovered from 40-3 to shut on 386-5 towards Warwickshire at Edgbaston because of centuries from Tom Clark and John Simpson.
Clark struck 140 and Simpson made an unbeaten 116, sharing a 200-run partnership for the fifth wicket after Warwickshire debutant Ethan Bamber (3-75) had made an early affect.
Derbyshire made a robust begin in Division Two because of a six-wicket haul from Luis Reece (6-52) and Anuj Dal’s 4 for 38 towards Gloucestershire.
Gloucestershire have been bowled out for 222 shortly after tea, Graeme van Buuren top-scoring with 67 earlier than Derbyshire closed on 127-2.
Leicestershire took management towards Glamorgan at Sophia Gardens, bowling the hosts out for 229 – Ian Holland and Ben Mike took three wickets every – earlier than reaching 65 for one in reply.
Lancashire made a promising begin of their bid to bounce straight again to Division One within the absence of the injured James Anderson, bowling Middlesex out for 260 earlier than replying with 68 with out loss.
Lancashire’s rookie seamers Tom Aspinwall (4-32) and debutant Ollie Sutton (2-57) impressed as Middlesex collapsed from 215-3 earlier than the guests lower the deficit to 192 with 10 wickets remaining.
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