Warwickshire fast bowler Keith Barker sliced through the Hampshire top order with a five wicket haul to give the visitors the upper hand on the opening day of the Specsavers County Championship season at the Ageas Bowl. Barker became the first man to reach the milestone in 2016, he ended the day with figures of 5-44 – before Hampshire reached 189 for eight, thanks mainly to a patient rearguard knock…
Steven Mullaney’s second century of the week put Nottinghamshire in command on the opening day of their Specsavers County Championship Division One match against Surrey at Trent Bridge. The opener, who scored 139 against Cambridge MCCU on Tuesday, continued his impressive start to the new campaign by making 113 on Sunday, taking 114 deliveries with 18 fours included, as the home side made 446 before being bowled out late in…
Keaton Jennings‘ sixth first-class century provided the cornerstone of Durham’s 256 after being put in by Somerset at Emirates Riverside on day one of the Specsavers County Championship Division One clash. It took the 23-year-old South African 201 balls to complete his hundred, but its value was underlined when the innings folded rapidly after he was seventh out at 244. With 40 minutes to bat, Somerset struggled to 30 for…
Ben Duckett made a sparkling fifth County Championship century as Northamptonshire dominated the opening day against Sussex at Wantage Road, making 296 for two having been asked to bat first. Duckett had signed off 2015 with a century at The Kia Oval and picked up where he left off with a 139-ball century. His 178 not out was a first-class best and allowed Northamptonshire to enjoy a fine opening to…
Mahmudullah, who went to Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club, will be paid Tk 30 lakh for the whole season © AFP Mahmudullah, the Bangladesh allrounder, was the first pick in the player by choice draft for the Dhaka Premier League. He was acquired by Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club, who had won the lottery to determine which Dhaka club would get the first pick of the top 13 cricketers in the country….
Half-centuries from Gareth Roderick and Hamish Marshall led Gloucestershire’s display on day one of their Specsavers County Championship Division Two clash against Essex at sunny Chelmsford. After winning the toss, the visitors’ innings owed much to Roderick and Hamish Marshall, the pair scoring just over half of their side’s runs. Roderick was unbeaten on 88, with Marshall departing earlier for his 51. Gloucestershire were bowled out for 262, with Essex…
Toss Kolkata Knight Riders opt to bowl v Delhi DaredevilsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Carlos Brathwaite was handed his IPL debut by Delhi Daredevils © Hindustan Times Kolkata Knight Riders captain Gautam Gambhir won the toss and opted to bowl against Delhi Daredevils on a pitch with a tinge of grass. Knight Riders handed Colin Munro, who shellacked the second-fastest T20 international half-century, off 14 deliveries against Sri Lanka in…
No play was possible on day one of the Specsavers County Championship Division Two clash between Worcestershire and Kent due to wet conditions. Despite sunshine and a strong breeze through the morning, there were still wet areas around the run-ups at 3pm when umpires Ian Gould and Richard Illingworth ruled out any chance of a start. Kent captain Sam Northeast said: “It’s extremely frustrating… after four weeks of preparation in…
England Women’s Academy had a mixed set of results in their Twenty20 double-header against Australia Shooting Stars, emphatically winning the first match by eight wickets before a thrilling one-run defeat in the second. In Sunday’s first game, EWA’s Sophie Ecclestone and Sophia Dunkley ripped through the Australians with three wickets each, justifying the decision to field first, as the Shooting Stars were bowled out for just 75 in 16.5 overs….
Match facts Monday, April 11, 2016Start time 2000 local (14.30 GMT) Glenn Maxwell will be keen to reciprocate Mohali’s love with innings of substance this season © BCCI Big picture Kings XI Punjab’s previous two seasons have represented the travails of the stock market. With nine totals of 170 or more and a runner-up culmination, 2014 was their bull market. The weight of the bear was too much in the…