The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 09/18/2008
Yorkshire 1211 trail Somerset 380 by 259 runsA sunny day in Scarborough for Ian Blackwell whose unbeaten century helped visitors to four batting points.
Cornish Guardian (Free subscription) | 09/19/2008
Michael Vaughan suffered yet another batting failure on the second day of Yorkshire's LV County Championship Division One match at Scarborough after a fine unbeaten 127 from Ian Blackwell had taken Somerset to a useful first-innings score of 380.
Daily Express (Free subscription) | 09/19/2008
IAN BLACKWELL drove Somerset's title bid on with a fine unbeaten 127 at Scarborough, but Michael Vaughan's barren run continued as Yorkshire fought a rearguard action on the second day of their County Championship match.
ECB (Free subscription) | 09/18/2008
Ian Blackwell's terrific 127 not out helped Somerset to a useful first-innings score of 380 all out on the second day of their game against Yorkshire in Division One of the LV County Championship.
The Independent (Free subscription) | 09/27/2008
... against Oliver Newby, the rangy fast bowler, who returned the best match analysis of his career. Ian Blackwell played with some gumption for his seventh fifty of the season but with no gumption at all with the waft which ended his stay. He was angry, swishing his bat as he turned to go, because he recognised his familiar folly. But he had plenty of assistants of unseemly method. The title,...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 09/26/2008
Andrew Caddick had said on Thursday it was time for Somerset's batsmen to deliver. That he was padded up shortly after lunch told its own story. Only Ian Blackwell, with a half-century that took him past 1,000 runs for the season, troubled Lancashire, for whom Gary Keedy found enough turn to earn a first five-wicket haul of the season.
Manchester Evening News (Free subscription) | 09/26/2008
... record 5-56 from 28.1, his first five-wicket haul of 2008. Only former England one-day all-rounder Ian Blackwell resisted a disciplined Red Rose bowling effort in the West Country, as they pressurised the hosts to take advantage of some rash shots. Somerset resumed day three on 66-2, a slender lead of 20, but Keedy struck twice in the morning session to add to a Glen Chapple (2-51 from 18)...
ECB (Free subscription) | 09/26/2008
Gary Keedy's 5-56 ensured regular scalps for a needy Lancashire at Taunton Gary Keedy bowled Lancashire ino a winning position at Taunton to extinguish Somerset’s flickering LV County Championship title hopes.The home side were bowled out for 227 in their second innings, with left-arm spinner Keedy claiming 5-56 and Oliver Newby taking 3-55, in match figures of 7-127, his best for Lancashire. Ian Blackwell...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 09/26/2008
... lead of 254 by reaching 262 for four at tea. Somerset were indebted to a half century from Ian Blackwell for keeping them afloat at Taunton. They slipped to 94 for four but Blackwell pulled Somerset round with his 105-ball 55 and further resistance from Craig Kieswetter (20) and Alfonso Thomas (28) allowed them to recover to 227 all out to leave Lancashire with a tricky victory target...
ECB (Free subscription) | 09/25/2008
Essex Graham Napier set the Twenty20 Cup alight with 152 against Sussex Essex’s Graham Napier has won the Sky Sports Sixes League with 36 sixes from 327 deliveries in domestic one-day competitions. It is the second highest haul of maximums in the history of the league since Ian Blackwell hit a record 45 sixes in 2005.Napier finished nine sixes ahead of team mate Ravi Bopara who came second with...
ECB (Free subscription) | 09/25/2008
... watchful fashion either side of lunch.Loye looked a shade unlucky when lbw to the left-arm spin of Ian Blackwell stretching well forward with the total on 141.But Glen Chapple came in to strike a confident 36 off 50 balls, with five fours, to help Sutton take the total to 192.Jones ended Chapple’s resistance through a catch by Langer at first slip, but by then batting conditions had improved...
Skysports.com (Free subscription) | 09/24/2008
... to stem the tide, scoring 39 off 66 balls before he edged Tom Smith to Paul Horton at first slip.Ian Blackwell then gave Smith a return catch to reduce the hosts to 95 for five at lunch.Things did not get better after the interval when Craig Kieswetter was out caught attempting a pull shot off Newby with only 11 runs added.The hosts were then reduced to 110 for seven when Chapple got Alfonso...
Skysports.com (Free subscription) | 09/24/2008
Red Rose blooms at TauntonFormer skipper Chilton leads run chase with unbeaten 76Last updated: 26th September 2008 Keedy: Had Somerset in a spin on day three at TauntonLV County Championship - Division OneTaunton - Day ThreeSomerset 202 (P D Trego 81, O J Newby 4-72) & 227 (I D Blackwell 55, G Keedy 5-56) v Lancashire 248 (M B Loye 61, A R Caddick 4-79) & 122-0 (M J Chilton 76 no)Lancashire...
ECB (Free subscription) | 09/24/2008
The wickets kept falling as Ian Blackwell popped up a return catch to Smith and at lunch the score was 95 for five. With only 11 runs added after the interval, Craig Kieswetter top-edged an attempted pull shot off Newby and Sutton took the skied catch.
Manchester Evening News (Free subscription) | 09/24/2008
... Zander de Bruyn caught by Paul Horton for 39 and pulled off a great caught and bowled to dismiss Ian Blackwell for 16.It is just the start needed by Lancashire, who came into the final match of the campaign just five points clear of the Division One relegation zone.
