August 2005 in Britain and Ireland - 5 August 2005 (Friday)

5 August 2005 (Friday)

  • Cricket:
    • 2005 English cricket season: County Championship, Division One:
      • Kent (587) beat Glamorgan (306 & 157) by an innings and 124 runs. (BBC)
      • Sussex (378 & 125 for 5) beat Surrey (248 & 254) by 5 wickets. (BBC)
    • The Ashes: Australia are bowled out for 308, a deficit of 99. Ashley Giles and Andrew Flintoff take three wickets each. Shane Warne, who earlier threw his wicket away charging down the pitch at Giles, gets an English wicket in the last over of the day, as England are 25 for 1 overnight. (BBC)

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