#hampshire-vs-middlesex

#hampshire-vs-middlesex

Tahlia Wilson's innings of 152 runs included 15 fours, showcasing her ability to lead the team effectively after a previous disappointing performance against Lancashire.

Coventry City can seal promotion to the Premier League when they face a Blackburn Rovers side still at risk of relegation in Friday night's Championship clash.

Bath maintained their pressure on Northampton at the top of the Prem table with a resounding win against an injury-ravaged Harlequins, scoring eight tries in total.

Matthew Waite contributed with bat and ball as Worcestershire wrapped up a convincing 57-run win over Middlesex with a day to spare at Lord's. The all-rounder hit six fours in a crucial 34 to allow the visitors to set an imposing target of 262 on a pitch showing increasingly variable bounce.

"We spoke a lot about using the loan market to supplement the bowlers we already have and help us through a busy Championship period," Gloucestershire director of cricket Jon Lewis said.

Saracens went top of the Premiership Women's Rugby table with a seven-try 45-7 thrashing of third-placed Exeter Chiefs. England's Poppy Cleall crossed twice in the opening 28 minutes before her international team-mates Marlie Packer and Kelsey Clifford went over either side of half-time. Canadians Alysha Corrigan and Julia Omokhuale, and England Under-20s scrum-half Tori Sellors, also scored in the second half for the hosts. Exeter's Hope Rogers scored a consolation try in the 84th minute to ensure the Chiefs were not shut out.

Spirit, who are based at Lord's, have made eight signings in total, with Australia leg-spinner Adam Zampa and big-hitting South Africa batter Dewald Brevis also joining the men's team. Australia's Grace Harris remains at the franchise alongside Dean, while seamer Mahika Gaur and South Africa legend Marizanne Kapp have also been added to the women's squad which will be led by ex-England head coach Jon Lewis.

In one of sport's weirder coincidences, England are about to play must-win games against Scotland in both rugby and cricket on the same day. The forecast 3C temperatures for the Calcutta Cup encounter may be cooler than in Kolkata appropriately the venue for the T20 World Cup group fixture but a white-hot contest inside a chilly Murrayfield can be absolutely guaranteed.

Under his leadership, Canterbury have also won two domestic 50-over competitions and are currently second in the Plunkett Shield. "I have always followed county cricket and wanted an opportunity to be a part of it," Fulton said. "The club has a rich history and I can't wait to arrive and get to work on building a cricket team of which the club and supporters can continue to be very proud of."

I did not consider resigning but the possibility of getting sacked was definitely playing through my mind. I left that decision to the hierarchy and look, if they'd have sacked me from being captain, then I'd have been perfectly fine with it as long as I was still playing cricket for England, Brook said. Asked if he felt lucky to still be captain, Brook replied: Probably slightly, yeah.