Month: April 2016

England and Nottinghamshire batsman James Taylor’s career has been sadly brought to an end by a serious heart condition. Taylor originally withdrew from last week’s fixture against Cambridge MCCU with what was believed to be a viral condition. However, specialist scans revealed yesterday that the 26-year-old has the very serious heart condition, ARVC (Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Arrhythmia). Taylor played the first of his seven Tests against South Africa in 2012…

Worcestershire v Kent – No play due to wet outfield A waterlogged outfield again prevented play at New Road (picture from second day) © PA Photos Worcestershire and Kent suffered a third consecutive blank day in their ill-fated Division Two fixture at New Road. Further rain after Monday’s call-off topped up the saturated ground and despite bright sunshine this morning, umpires Ian Gould and Richard Illingworth ruled out any play…

Surrey 225 and 297 for 5 (Harinath 114*, Sangakkara 83, Ball 3-77) lead Nottinghamshire 446 by 76 runsScorecard Arun Harinath dug in throughout a shortened third day to give Surrey hope of surviving © Getty Images Arun Harinath and Kumar Sangakkara led the Surrey fightback on the third day of their match against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge. Harinath scored an undefeated 114 and Sangakkara made 83 as the pair shared…

Essex 385 (Westley 121, Cook 105, Shaw 4-118) and 34 for 0 need a further 59 runs to beat Gloucestershire 262 and 215 (Taylor 74, Roderick 58)Scorecard James Porter completed an impressive return in the opening match of the season © Getty Images Even allowing for Essex’s tendency to collapse on occasions like an Edinburgh PFI school, not a pretty sight, that history should not prevent their passage to a…

Warwickshire 283 for 6 (Bell 130*, Woakes 66) lead Hampshire 202 (McLaren 85, Barker 5-53) by 81 runsScorecard Ian Bell and Jonathan Trott put on 49 for the second wicket © PA Photos This was not, as its maker would surely attest, a vintage Ian Bell century. It was, however, one of intelligence, importance, and no little inevitability; even lacking the fluency of his pomp, Bell looked better equipped than…

Royal Challengers Bangalore 227 for 4 (De Villiers 82, Kohli 75, Sarfaraz 35*) beat Sunrisers Hyderabad 182 for 6 (Warner 58, Reddy 32, Watson 2-20, Chahal 2-43) by 45 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details AB de Villiers hit seven fours and six sixes in his 42-ball 82 © BCCI The sleeping giant that was IPL 2016 sprung to life in a high-scoring clash. Royal Challengers Bangalore blasted the first 200-plus score…

Royal Challengers Bangalore 227 for 4 (De Villiers 82, Kohli 75, Sarfaraz 35*) beat Sunrisers Hyderabad 182 for 6 (Warner 58, Reddy 32, Watson 2-20, Chahal 2-43) by 45 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details AB de Villiers hit seven fours and six sixes in his 42-ball 82 © BCCI The sleeping giant that was IPL 2016 sprung to life in a high scoring clash. Royal Challengers Bangalore blasted the first 200-plus…

Warwickshire captain Ian Bell notched a classy century to grind down Hampshire on the third day of the Specsavers County Championship game at the Ageas Bowl. England batsman Bell showcased every shot in the book on a sun-kissed south coast as he completed his 51st first-class ton, a day after he turned 34. Bell, who was complemented by Chris Woakes’ half-century, took his Warwickshire side to 283 for six –…