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Yorkshire Beat Somerset on Day Four of County Championship Cricket

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Yorkshire beat Somerset in a county cricket match. The game finished on day four.

The match was part of the County Championship. This is a big cricket competition in England.

On the same day, Sussex played against Nottinghamshire. Fans watched matches at different cricket grounds.

There was also news about Middlesex, another cricket team. Middlesex is having problems. The chair of Middlesex may leave his job.

A chair is an important person who leads a club. Middlesex fans are worried about their team's future.

Cricket matches like these can last up to four days. Each day, the teams try to score more runs than the other team.

The team with the most runs at the end wins the match. Yorkshire scored enough runs to win against Somerset.

Vocabulary6 words

county
a part of a country; a place
County Championship
a big cricket competition in England
competition
a contest between teams or people
grounds
places where sports are played
chair
the top leader of a group
runs
points scored in cricket

Quiz

1. Who won the match against Somerset?
2. Which two teams played each other on the same day?
3. True or false: Middlesex is having problems with its leadership.

Fill-in-the-blank listening

Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.

Yorkshire beat _____ in a county cricket match. The game finished on day four.

The match was part of the _____ Championship. This is a big cricket competition in England.

On the same day, Sussex played against _____. Fans watched matches at different cricket grounds.

There was also news about Middlesex, another cricket team. Middlesex is having _____.

The chair of Middlesex may leave his _____.

A chair is an important person who leads a _____.

Cricket matches like these can last up to _____ days.

The team with the most _____ at the end wins the match.

Yorkshire scored enough runs to _____ against Somerset.

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