The viewership for the 2016 World T20 indicates how popular the tournament is © IDI/Getty Images In the heady moments after Carlos Brathwaite’s assault sealed the 2016 World T20, Darren Sammy admitted, “I don’t know when I’m going to be playing with these guys again.” He was not only referring to his disagreements with the West Indies Cricket Board but the long wait until the next World T20, in November…
Durham 256 and 223 for 4 (Jennings 105*) lead Somerset 179 (Trego 45, Onions 4-62) by 300 runsScorecard Keaton Jennings became the third Durham batsmen to score two hundreds in the same match © PA Photos The second day of this match dawned cool and heavily clouded, conditions which were unlikely to buck up Somerset skipper Chris Rogers as he made his way down to breakfast. Still 226 runs in…
Essex 287 for 6 (Westley 121, Cook 105) lead Gloucestershire 262 by 25 runsScorecard Alastair Cook and Tom Westley log their first hundreds of the season © Getty Images Alastair Cook had issued a rallying cry to England’s unproductive top order to lay down markers ahead of the first Test – not as much expressing an appetite for change as a simple desire to see consistency of run making from…
Surrey 225 (Bird 4-56) and 14 for 0 trail Nottinghamshire 446 by 207 runsScorecard Jackson Bird made new-ball inroads which started a tough day for Surrey © Getty Images Ben Foakes admitted Surrey have struggled to adapt to the standard of Division One cricket over the opening couple of days of the season. Foakes, the Surrey and England Lions keeper, top-scored for his side but was unable to prevent them…
Gujarat Lions 162 for 5 (Finch 74, Karthik 41*) beat Kings XI Punjab 161 for 6 (Vijay 42, Vohra 38, Bravo 4-22) by five wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Aaron Finch’s blistering 74 set up Gujarat Lions’ first IPL win © BCCI Aaron Finch and Dwayne Bravo helped Gujarat Lions ease into the IPL with a thumping win against Kings XI Punjab in Mohali, the third one-sided affair of the season…
Alastair Cook scored his first Specsavers County Championship century since 2014 and shared in a record-breaking stand with Tom Westley before Gloucestershire hit back in their Division Two match at the Essex County Ground. Cook made 105 and Westley 121 before rain brought an end to the day’s play 19 overs prematurely with Essex 287 for six in response to their opponents’ 262. The pair put on 222, an Essex…
Kia Motors (UK) will extend its support of the England women’s cricket team after the ECB today announced a renewal of it’s partnership with the car manufacturer for a further two years, up until the end of May 2018. The agreement, which is an extension of the historic, first ever standalone deal for England women’s cricket signed in 2014, will see Kia increase its investment and build on its commitment…
Northamptonshire 481 for 7 (Duckett 282*, Wakely 51, Garton 3-93) v SussexScorecard Ben Duckett scored the first double century of the season…and didn’t stop there © Getty Images Ben Duckett played his way into Northamptonshire history with an unbeaten 282 on the second day against Sussex at Wantage Road. He batted through the only two sessions possible as the home side made 481 for 7 before bad light and drizzle…
Keaton Jennings became only the third Durham batsman to score two centuries in a Specsavers County Championship match to leave Somerset on the ropes at the halfway stage of their Division One match at Emirates Riverside. The left-handed opener, who made 116 in the first innings, lofted Roleof van der Merwe wide of mid-on to move to the milestone as the Durham floodlights shone for the first time in four-day…
England celebrate with coach Ruth Prideaux (fifth from right) on the Lord’s balcony after winning the 1993 World Cup © PA Photos Ruth Prideaux, the former England wicketkeeper-batsman who became England women’s first permanent head coach in 1988 and guided them to the 1993 World Cup, died last week at the age of 85. Prideaux (née Westbrook) earned 11 Test caps between 1957 and 1963, during which time she scored…