Month: April 2016

File photo – Rilee Rossouw’s match tally of 119 ended in vain © Getty Images A collective effort from Dolphins’ bowlers, led by seamers Rabian Engelbrecht and Craig Alexander, helped them end their season with a 118-run win over Knights at Kingsmead in Durban. The win, however, had no effect on Dolphins’ position in the points table, as they finished fifth, behind Cobras. The result, however, hurt Knights, as they…

TNCA hopes the proposed franchise-based T20 competition will benefit players from the districts © K Sivaraman The Tamil Nadu Cricket Association has decided to launch its own franchise-based Twenty20 competition to tap into talent from the districts and make up for the absence of high-profile matches in Chennai. The Tamil Nadu Premier League, which is likely to be an eight-team event, has been tentatively scheduled from end of August to…

Somerset 30 for 3 trail Durham 256 (Jennings 116, Gregory 4-58) by 226 runsScorecard Keaton Jennings salutes the applause after falling for 116 © PA Photos At exactly eleven o’clock on the first day of this game umpire Rob Bailey dropped his arm to his side and, one may assume, called, “Play”. Behind him at the Finchale End, the Somerset seamer Lewis Gregory composed himself and began his run-up. The…

Hampshire 189 for 8 (McLaren 84*, Barker 5-44) v WarwickshireScorecard Keith Barker made an impressive start to the season © Getty Images No one complained when the players left the field at 5.15pm, two minutes and one ball after the umpires had checked the light for a second time. Rikki Clarke, who had bowled that one ball, seemed the only man keen to play on. By 5.20, the full covers…

Kolkata Knight Riders 99 for 1 (Gambhir 38*, Uthappa 35) beat Delhi Dardevils 98 (De Kock 17, Hogg 3-19, Russell 3-24) by nine wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Brad Hogg finished with figures of 4-1-19-3 © BCCI On a greenish Eden Gardens pitch, Kolkata Knight Riders responded the way New Zealand had done at the World Twenty20: horses for courses. Allrounder Shakib Al Hasan, who had featured in each of Knight…

Northamptonshire 296 for 2 (Duckett 178*, Wakely 51) v SussexScorecard Ben Duckett dominated the Sussex bowlers to lay a perfect base for Northamptonshire © Getty Images Ben Duckett made a sparkling fifth County Championship century as Northamptonshire dominated the opening day against Sussex at Wantage Road, making 296 for 2 having been asked to bat first. Duckett signed off 2015 with a century at The Oval and picked up where…

The first round of Specsavers County Championship fixtures started today, with three matches in Division One and three in Division Two. Follow all the thrills and spills from the day’s action, where history has already been made, here in our matchday centre. Source: ECB