Leicestershire 297 for 6 (O’Brien 93 , Horton 67) trail Glamorgan 348 by 51 runsScorecard Paul Horton took a blow on the back of the head © Getty Images Niall O’Brien fell seven runs short of a century as he helped Leicestershire recover from 99 for 3 to 297 for 6 by the second day of their Specsavers County Championship match against Glamorgan. O’Brien invariably plays well against Glamorgan. He…
Hampshire 141 for 5 (Vince 76*) trail Yorkshire 593 for 9 dec (Bairstow 246, Plunkett 126) by 452 runsScorecard No number 11: Liam Plunkett raced to his first Championship hundred © Getty Images There will be few greater mismatches in Division One of the Championship than the 28 overs at Headingley during which Jonny Bairstow and Liam Plunkett laid waste to an injury-weakened Hampshire attack. At least it is to…
Former England batsman Rob Key has announced his retirement from professional cricket. The 36-year-old, who won 15 Test caps and played five one-day internationals for his country between 2002 and 2005, also scored almost 20,000 first-class runs in 299 matches for Kent. A statement on Kent’s official website read: “The club and I have come to a mutual agreement, after a long and enjoyable career, to call it a day….
Essex 252 for 7 (Westley 86, Ryder 51) trail Sussex 360 (Nash 119, Joyce 61, Robinson 51) by 108 runsScorecard Alastair Cook trudges off after making 1 from five balls in his first innings with his ECB-approved new helmet © Getty Images Alastair Cook‘s exploratory first outing in a new helmet ended after five balls but that was the worst of the impermanence from an Essex side doggedly battling to…
Sunrisers Hyderabad 145 for 3 (Warner 90*, Southee 3-24) beat Mumbai Indians 142 for 6 (Rayudu 54, K Pandya 49*, Sran 3-28) by seven wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details David Warner’s unbeaten 59-ball 90 was his second half-century in three matches © BCCI Win the toss, restrict your opposition to a manageable total, and bat through the chase to win it for your team. Everything went to plan for David Warner,…
John Hastings had taken 2 for 6 in Kolkata Knight Riders’ first IPL match this season, against Delhi Daredevils © BCCI John Hastings, the Australia and Kolkata Knight Riders fast bowler, has been ruled out of the rest of the IPL season as he has returned home with an ankle injury. Hastings hurt himself during the warm-ups before Knight Riders’ match against Mumbai Indians last week. He went on to…
Jonny Bairstow struck a double-hundred and England team-mate Liam Plunkett smashed a century as defending champions Yorkshire displayed their champion qualities in spectacular style on day two of their Specsavers County Championship Division One clash with Hampshire at Headingley. Bairstow and Plunkett, with career-best scores of 246 and 126 respectively, took a depleted Hampshire attack apart in a seventh-wicket stand of 227, the hosts plundering a remarkable 323 runs in…
A typically defiant fifty by Alex Davies and a nerveless 63 not out from debutant Liam Livingstone enabled Lancashire to take a clear advantage on the second day of their Specsavers County Championship Division One match at Emirates Old Trafford. At the close of play Lancashire were 311 for eight, giving the home side what is already a very valuable 69-run first-innings lead with power to add tomorrow morning. However, Davies and…
Sam Robson made his highest first-class score while Steven Finn struck with his first ball on his return from injury as Middlesex’s fine start to the season continued against Warwickshire at Lord’s. Jonathan Trott led a Warwickshire fightback before bad light ended play 19 overs early at 5.25pm, trailing by 306 runs. Finn, making his first competitive appearance since England’s third Test against South Africa in January – a calf injury…
Barring a loss of form, Shaun Marsh is likely to get an extended run this season, but Kings XI need him to perform soon © AFP Match facts Tuesday, April 19, 2016Start time 2000 local (1430 GMT) Big picture After losses in their first two games, Kings XI Punjab would have feared a repeat of last year when they finished bottom of the table. But a desperate win against Rising…