Month: April 2017

Middlesex 255 for 1 (Robson 144*, Gubbins 101) vs EssexScorecard Sam Robson might not be trendy in England’s eyes but the runs keep flowing Andrew Miller / © Getty Images Seven months ago, 10,000 people crammed into Lord’s to see the dying embers of their title-clinching victory over Yorkshire – perhaps the most enthralling finish to a season in the County Championship’s 127-year history. Middlesex’s return here came in front…

Gujarat Lions 188 for 6 (Raina 84, McCullum 33, Kuldeep 2-33) beat Kolkata Knight Riders 187 for 5 (Uthappa 72, Narine 42) by four wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Suresh Raina converted a tricky chase into a cruise © BCCI Suresh Raina displayed all the elements that have made him a T20 stalwart – strong bottom hand, powerful wrists, tactful strike-rotation, fierce ball-striking and handy offspin – to eke out a…

Sussex 11 for 3 (Pattinson 2-4) trail Nottinghamshire 447 (Wessels 202*, Broad 57, Magoffin 5-51) by 436 runsScorecard File photo – Riki Wessels hammered a maiden double-hundred © Getty Images Given they were relegated, it might be argued that every Nottinghamshire batsman paid the price for the collective underperformance that defined their 2016 season, yet it was Riki Wessels who found himself carrying the can, dropped for the last four…

Kent 238 for 8 (Reece 3-38, Davis 3-59) vs DerbyshireScorecard Will Davis began Derbyshire’s fightback © Getty Images Derbyshire’s seamers recovered from a patchy opening hour to offer the Kent batsmen a stern examination on the opening day of their Specsavers County Championship clash at an overcast Canterbury. When bad light ended play with 15 scheduled overs remaining, Kent had battled on to reach 238 for 8 after 81 overs,…

Leicestershire 275 for 5 (Dearden 87, Pettini 63*) vs GlamorganScorecard Mark Pettini built on Harry Dearden’s efforts © Getty Images Teenage opener Harry Dearden was dismissed just 13 runs short of what would have been a maiden first-class century as Leicestershire enjoyed the best of the first day’s play after Glamorgan chose to bowl first in the Specsavers County Championship match at the Fischer County Ground. Heavy cloud and a…

Northants 102 for 6 (Leach 4-34) trail Worcestershire 188 (Carter 3-51, Buck 3-53) by 86 runsScorecard Joe Leach responded stoutly for Worcestershire [file picture] © Getty Images New skipper Joe Leach inspired a Worcestershire fightback as 16 tumbled on the opening day of the Specsavers County Championship match with in-form Northamptonshire at New Road. New Northants signing, paceman Andy Carter, enjoyed an inspired debut with a deadly three wicket burst…

Gloucestershire 265 for 7 (Tavare 61, Dent 59) vs DurhamScorecard Paul Collingwood was a whizz with the ball at 41 © Getty Images Paul Collingwood led from the front as Durham restricted Gloucestershire to 266 for 7 before bad light ended play 19 overs early on the opening day of the Specsavers County Championship match at Bristol. Approaching his 41st birthday next month, the visiting captain transformed the morning session…

Toss Pakistan chose to bowl v West IndiesLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Shimron Hetmyer was one of two debutants for West Indies © WICB Media Pakistan won the toss and elected to bowl in the first Test against West Indies. On an overcast morning at Sabina Park in Jamaica, Pakistan’s captain Misbah-ul-Haq – playing his last international series – decided to put the hosts in to bat. Right-arm fast bowler…

Toss Gujarat Lions opt to bowl v Kolkata Knight RidersLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details James Faulkner is in for his first game this season © AFP Suresh Raina called right as Gujarat Lions elected to bowl against Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens. They made two changes to the side that lost to Royal Challengers Bangalore on Tuesday, with James Faulkner and Praveen Kumar replacing Andrew Tye, their highest wicket-taker…