September 2005 in Britain and Ireland

26 September 2005 (Monday)

• Head of the Independent International Commission on Decommissioning, general John de Chastelain announces in a Belfast press conference that the arsenal of the Provisional Irish Republican Army has been "put beyond use", including guns, ammunition, mortars and explosives. "We are satisfied that the arms decommissioned represent the totality of the IRA's arsenal.", the general said. (BBC). (RTÉ)

23 September 2005 (Friday)

• Cricket:
  • County Championship Division One: Hampshire (714 for 5 declared) complete a three-day victory over the county champions Nottinghamshire (212 & 313) by an innings and 188 runs at the Rose Bowl. John Crawley is denied a county record individual score with 311 not out as Hampshire declare, but 714 for 5 is a team record for Hampshire. (BBC)
  • County Championship Division Two: Derbyshire complete a three-day innings to make 707 for 7 declared, their best score in first class cricket. However, the hosts Somerset are still batting. (BBC)

22 September 2005 (Thursday)

• Cricket:
  • County Championship Division One: Surrey are relegated from Division One following Middlesex taking a bonus point by dismissing opening batsman Scott Newman. This means Surrey will play in Division Two in both the County Championship and National League in 2006. (BBC)

19 September 2005 (Monday)

• Irish Ferries offers voluntary redundancy packages to its 543 seafaring workers.
• Jersey Democratic Alliance launches election manifesto (This is Jersey)

17 September 2005 (Saturday)

• Cricket:
  • County Championship: Nottinghamshire (486 for 8 declared & 170 for 3 declared) beat Kent (237 for 5 declared & 205) by 204 runs to win the County Championship for the first time since 1987. (BBC)

16 September 2005 (Friday)

• The manager of an Aberdeen taxi-firm who withdrew £60,000 from the local branch of the Royal Bank of Scotland only to discover that he had been overpaid by £40,000, was offered a bar supper as a reward when he took the money back. Derek Smith said that if he'd wanted a decent meal he would have kept the £40,000. The RBS subsequently arranged for a substantial donation to be made to the British Diabetic Association. (BBC Scotland)

14 September 2005 (Wednesday)

• Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Peter Hain announces that the government no longer recognises loyalist paramilitary group the Ulster Volunteer Force's ceasefire, due to the UVF's on-going feud with the Loyalist Volunteer Force, and recent violence against the police. (BBC)

13 September 2005 (Tuesday)

• At the official launch of 2005 Jersey Senatorial election, 15 candidates are nominated for 6 seats. (103FM)
• Many petrol stations run short of fuel due to panic buying ahead of planned fuel protests. (BBC)
• Tens of thousands of people assemble in Trafalgar Square to celebrate the English cricket team's Ashes victory. (BBC)

12 September 2005 (Monday)

• Cricket:
  • Ashes: Kevin Pietersen hits 158 as England bat out nearly a day to secure the draw in the fifth Test at The Oval. The draw is enough to give them a 2–1 series victory, and win them the Ashes for the first time in 18 years. (BBC)

11 September 2005 (Sunday)

• Cricket:
  • Ashes: Andrew Flintoff takes five wickets at The Oval, as Australia crash from 277 for 2 to 367 all out. Weather also intervenes, but England make it to 40 for 1 at the close of play, leading by 46. (BBC)
  • National League
    • Division One:
      • Middlesex Crusaders (239 for 5, Shah 66) beat Glamorgan Dragons (234; Styris 4-56) by five runs (BBC)
      • Nottinghamshire Outlaws (204 for 5, Fleming 73; Price 2-24) beat Worcestershire Royals (200 for 9; Harris 4-48) by five wickets (BBC)

10 September 2005 (Saturday)

• Dame Eliza Manningham-Buller, head of MI5, has warned of the need to tighten laws which grant civil liberties in response to the threat of terrorism. (BBC)
• A third refuge for red squirrels is to be created in the Sefton Coast Woodlands, which are administered by the National Trust. (BBC)
• Cricket:
  • Ashes: Despite rain at The Oval, Australia add 165 to their overnight total of 112, for the loss of only two wickets. Matthew Hayden and Justin Langer both make centuries. (BBC)
  • County Championship:
    • Div One:
      • Middlesex (550 for 9 declared – Hutton 152, Shah 128; Kemp 3-53) drew with Kent (384 – Kemp 102, Key 94, Khan 58 – & 192 for 7 – Golwalkar 3-41) (BBC)
    • Div Two:
      • Somerset (396 – Blackwell 98, Suppiah 91; Panesar 4-66 – & 163 for 4 – Wright 3-30) drew with Northamptonshire (574 – Sales 154, Afzaal 112, Crook 91*) (BBC)
      • Yorkshire (317 – McGrath 173*; Ali 4-79 – & 125 for 2 – McGrath 65*) drew with Worcestershire (308 – Bresnan 3-45 – & 211 – Solanki 74*; Kruis 4-65) (BBC)

9 September 2005 (Friday)

• The F.A. is cleared of claims of sexual harassment, unfair dismissal and breach of contract against Faria Alam by an industrial tribunal. (BBC)
• The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority reverses its decision to prevent the creation of a human embryo formed with genetic material provided by three parents. (BBC)
• Cricket:
  • Ashes: England are bowled out for 373 at The Oval, and Australia replies with 112 for nought before bad light stops play after tea. (BBC)
  • National League Div 1: Nottinghamshire Outlaws (117 for 9, Anurag Singh 41; Averis 4-44) beat Gloucestershire Gladiators (116, Adshead 52; Ealham 4-18, Clough 3-22, Sidebottom 3-26) by one wicket. (BBC)

8 September 2005 (Thursday)

• The shortlist for the Booker Prize is announced. The six authors nominated are Julian Barnes, Kazuo Ishiguro, Sebastian Barry, Zadie Smith, John Banville and Ali Smith. (BBC)
• Cricket:
  • Ashes: Andrew Strauss hits 129 on the first day of the fifth Test between England and Australia. England score 319 for 7, Shane Warne removing five of the English batsmen. (BBC)
  • County Championship Div 1: Sussex (317 – Adams 84 – & 35 for 1) beat Glamorgan (255 – Hemp 71; Mushtaq 5-89, Kirtley 4-42 – & 96 – Mushtaq 5-29, Rana 5-41) by nine wickets (BBC)

7 September 2005 (Wednesday)

• The Mercury Music Prize is won by Antony and the Johnsons. (BBC)
• The Institute for Public Policy Research reports that the population of the United Kingdom rose by 2.2 million people between 1991 and 2001. It also reported that 1.14 million people living in the country in 2001 described themselves in the 2001 census as born abroad. (BBC)
• Football: World Cup qualifiers:
  • England are defeated 1–0 by Northern Ireland in a World Cup qualifying match, their first defeat to Northern Ireland since 1972. (BBC)

6 September 2005 (Tuesday)

• Network Rail is found guilty of breaches of the Health and Safety Act in regard to the events which led to the Hatfield train crash. (BBC)

5 September 2005 (Monday)

• China and the European Union reach a deal over the textile quotas which have led to garments being refused entry into the EU. (BBC)
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4 September 2005 (Sunday)

• The government advertises the positions of chief executive and chair of the Olympic Delivery Authority in the Sunday Times. (BBC)
• Stephen Hawking is communicating through blinking due to the deterioration of his health. (BBC)

3 September 2005 (Saturday)

• Football: World Cup qualifiers results:
  • Wales 0 v 1 England (BBC)
  • Northern Ireland 2 v 0 Azerbaijan (BBC)
  • Scotland 1 v 1 Italy (BBC)
• Cricket:
  • C&G Trophy: Hampshire (290, Ervine 104, Pothas 68; Carter 5-66) beat Warwickshire (272, Knight 118, Bell 54; Watson 3-34, Bichel 3-57) by 18 runs to win the C&G Trophy final. (Cricinfo)
  • Ashes tour: Former England Under-19 player Alastair Cook scores 214 for Essex in a two-day tour match with Australia as Essex make 502 for 4 on the first day. The score is the highest against Australia since Sachin Tendulkar made 241 not out on India's tour in the winter of 2003-04. (Cricinfo)

2 September 2005 (Friday)

• 7 July 2005 London bombings: A video tape featuring a recording by Mohammad Sidique Khan, one of the suicide bombers, airs on the al Jazeera network. It is believed the recording was made months prior to the attacks. The recording is condemned by families of the victims. (BBC) (BBC)
• Tony Blair announces plans to extend usage of parenting orders so as to allow earlier intervention by law enforcement agencies in cases of children misbehaving. (BBC)
• Sean Hoey, charged with the murder of 29 people caused by the Omagh bombing, is to stand trial. (BBC)

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