Month: June 2017

Nottinghamshire 135 for 3 (Mullaney 63*) trail Kent 180 (Bell-Drummond 84*; Mullaney 3-2, Pattinson 3-30) by 45 runsScorecard James Pattinson claimed three wickets for no runs to wreck Kent’s top-order © Getty Images Nottinghamshire are in no rush to sign up another overseas player when James Pattinson returns to Australia after Saturday’s Royal London One-Day Cup final. The 27-year-old fast bowler has given the Division Two leaders outstanding service, with…

Essex 106 for 0 (Cook 64*) trail Middlesex 246 (Eskinazi 66, Malan 60, Stirling 77, Harmer 5-77) by 140 runsScorecard Mohammad Amir struck early on his Championship debut © Getty Images “WAIT ON!” The loud bellow echoed around the County Ground just as similar cries of caution have done over the decades. Yet the rich Belfast accent suggested that the Middlesex batsman uttering the warning did not hail from Stanmore…

Somerset 18 for 0 (Trescothick 10*, Byrom 1*) trail Hampshire 211 for 9 dec (Dawson 53, Gregory 3-51) by 193 runsScorecard Lewis Gregory picked up three wickets to give Somerset the upper hand © Getty Images Somerset fast bowler Lewis Gregory took three wickets as the visitors enjoyed the better of the opening day of their day-night Specsavers County Championship clash with Hampshire. Gregory along with his fellow attack bowlers…

Blankshire xxx () beat Blankshire xxx () by xx runsScorecard Yorkshire never recovered from Jason Roy’s blast © Getty Images Surrey, led by half-centuries for Rory Burns, Jason Roy and Kumar Sangakkara, dominated the opening day of their pink ball Specsavers County Championship match against Yorkshire at Headingley. Having opted to toss, as was the trend with away teams around the country, and elected to bat, the visitors piled on…

AB de Villiers showed glimpses of his best form during the T20 series against England © Getty Images AB de Villiers is expected to retire from Test cricket as early as August, in a second attempt at hanging up his whites, unless CSA can convince him to stay on again. ESPNcricinfo has learned that de Villiers informed CSA of his decision to give up the longest format late last year,…

Pakistan paceman Mohammad Amir continued his rich seam of form from the Champions Trophy win over India, striking early for Essex using a pink ball on a landmark day for English county cricket. Amir trapped Middlesex Nick Gubbins lbw as the latest round of county championship matches got underway on Monday. The new day/night format led to the use of the pink ball with a black seam – ideal preparation…

Pakistan cricket chief selector, Inzamam ul Haq has said that after winning the ICC Champions Trophy, the team next goal is to become the top ranked One Day side. Pakistan, which start-off its Champions Trophy campaign ranked at eight slot, finished of the tournament jumping two places to sit at number six at ICC’s latest rankings. However, the chief selector wanted the green shirts to aim for the number one…

Former Pakistan chief selector and head coach Mohsin Hassan Khan has said that PCB should retain Azhar Ali as Test captain and Sarfraz should be groomed under him. Talking to The Nation, Mohsin said: “Now Pakistan has achieved what they were looking for. Winning Champions Trophy means a lot for Pakistan cricket, who were deprived of playing home matches due to security issues. Now lies another stern test of green…

Pakistan outplayed India in every department of the game and defeated their arch-rivals by a whopping 180 runs. It is the first time ever that Pakistan have managed to get the better of India in the final of an ICC tournament. Former chief selector Salahuddin Ahmed Sallu on Sunday showered praise on the Pakistan team for winning the ICC Champions Trophy by pulling off a most fabulous turnaround seen in…

Fakhar Zaman and Azhar Ali consistently provided good starts for Pakistan in the tournament. Fakhar Zaman’s 114 runs from 106 balls against India in the ICC Champions Trophy final is now etched in the annals of Pakistan’s cricket history. His maiden century powered his side to 338/4 against arch rivals India and laid the foundation for their title triumph. Even with India’s batting prowess, it was a challenge to chase…