19 August 2005
- Cricket: 2005 English cricket season:
- NatWest Women's Series: Australia Women (193 for 8) beat England Women (128) by 65 runs in the 2nd One Day International at Kidderminster. (BBC)
- County Championship, Division One: Surrey (463) drew with Gloucestershire (350 & 294 for 6). (BBC)
- County Championship, Division Two:
- Essex (306 & 337 for 5) beat Derbyshire (426 & 216) by 5 wickets. (BBC)
- Lancashire (537) drew with Yorkshire (417 & 323 for 6). (BBC)
- Worcestershire (696 for 8 dec.) beat Somerset (318 & 322) by an innings and 56 runs. (BBC)
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