Jeremy Casey

1 week ago | northamptonchron.co.uk | Jeremy Casey

​"Winning becomes a habit, and it is a habit I want to keep going.”Northants snooker star Kyren Wilson will begin the defence of his world title at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield on Saturday morning (April 19) – and he can’t wait. As the reigning champion, the 33-year-old will play the first match of the 2025 tournament, walking out to take on world number 39 and reigning Scottish Open champion Lei Peifan at 10am.

1 week ago | northantstelegraph.co.uk | Jeremy Casey

Kettering's Kyren Wilson will begin the defence of his Halo World Championship title with a first round clash with China's Lei Peifan at the Crucible Theatre on Saturday (April 19). With qualifying coming to a conclusion on Wednesday night, the draw for the first round of the 2025 championship was made live on BBC Radio 5 Live on Thursday morning by presenters Rick Edwards and Rachel Burden. The 16 seeded players were drawn out at random against the 16 qualifiers.

1 week ago | northamptonchron.co.uk | Jeremy Casey

Darren Lehmann is ready to slightly shuffle his bowling pack for the Rothesay County Championship Division Two clash at Derbyshire that starts on Friday (11am). The Northants head coach was delighted with his team's performance in their draw against Lancashire at Old Trafford, but is wary of the fact things may need freshening up after more than two full days of bowling for the unit in Manchester.

1 week ago | northamptonchron.co.uk | Jeremy Casey

Kyren Wilson believes the battle for the 2025 Halo World Snooker Championship at the Crucible is wide open. The reigning champion will begin the defence of the title he won 12 months ago against a qualifier in Sheffield in the first round on 10am on Saturday morning. Kettering potter Wilson, who practises at Barratts Club in Northampton, will be among the favourites to claim the silverware in the final on May 5 and he is confident he can do just that.

1 week ago | northamptonchron.co.uk | Jeremy Casey

Josh Bohannon admitted Lancashire were 'buzzing' to escape with a draw from their Rothesay County Championship Division Two clash with Northants at Old Trafford on Monday. Having started the final day still needing 144 runs to make the County bat again, the Red Rose ground out the final day to frustrate a Northants side that had dominated proceedings in Manchester from almost the first ball.