Month: April 2016

Middlesex 452 (Robson 231, Patel 4-80) and 76-2 lead Warwickshire 468 (Trott 219*, Murtagh 3-68, Finn 3-110) by 60 runsScorecard Jonathan Trott revived memories of when he was indispensible to England © Getty Images For a few hours, as Jonathan Trott brought calm to the chaos at Lord’s, it could have been 2010. That was the year that Trott followed a career-changing innings of 226 against Bangladesh here with an…

Sussex 360 and 282 for 9 (Nash 92, Napier 5-86, Porter 4-82) lead Essex 320 (Westley 86, ten Doeschate 51, Ryder 51) by 322 runsScorecard Ryan ten Doeschate was brilliantly caught by Danny Briggs © Getty Images At one stage in this match, it looked as if Sussex were disappearing off into the distance over the South Downs. Building on a second significant score from opener Chris Nash, the lead…

Glamorgan 348 and 172 for 8 (Donald 57, Raine 3-48) lead Leicestershire 427 (O’Brien 93, Horton 67, McKay 65, White 58)Scorecard Ben Raine struck twice during Glamorgan’s collapse © PA Photos Leicestershire are poised for victory on the final day against Glamorgan and, if this all-round performance is an indication of how much they have improved, they are unlikely to finish bottom this season – a position they have occupied…

Hampshire 450 for 8 (Ervine 123, Vince 119, Wheater 62, McLaren 55*) trail Yorkshire 593 for 9 dec by 143 runsScorecard James Vince could soon be adding Test honours to his England limited-overs caps © Getty Images Hampshire’s coach Dale Benkenstein had been scathing about Hampshire’s inadequate display in the field on the second day at Headingley. He would have been happier with the response. The polish of James Vince,…

Kolkata Knight Riders 141 for 4 (Uthappa 53, Gambhir 34, Sahu 2-18) beat Kings XI Punjab 138 for 8 (Marsh 56*, Narine 2-22) by six wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Robin Uthappa’s first fifty of the season helped Kolkata Knight Riders to their third win of the season © BCCI Another dominant bowling performance followed by another effortless chase led Kolkata Knight Riders to their third win of the season and…

Ambati Rayudu has scored 947 runs from 35 matches he has played at No. 3 for Mumbai Indians © AFP Mumbai Indians coach Ricky Ponting has said it is likely that Ambati Rayudu will continue to bat at No. 3 for the rest of the tournament. Rayudu had scored a half-century when he was promoted in their last game, against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Monday. Rayudu mended an early mini-collapse in…

Gloucestershire 563 (Dent 180, Norwell 102, Marshall 72, Noema-Barnett 58) lead Derbyshire 444 by 119 runsScorecard Liam Norwell shows his delighted at reaching an unexpected century © Getty Images Nightwatchman Liam Norwell hit his maiden first-class century as Gloucesestershire claimed maximum batting points on the third day of the Specsavers County Championship match against Derbyshire in Bristol. Norwell, the 24-year-old seam bowler and regular No. 11, made 102 in a…