Essex 542 for 3 dec (Browne 221, Cook 193, Chopra 100*) beat Middlesex 246 (Stirling 77, Eskinazi 66, Malan 60, Harmer 5-77) and 262 ( Compton 120, Stirling 55, Harmer 9-95) by an innings and 34 runsScorecard Simon Harmer wheels away with his Essex team-mates after his match-sealing wicket © Getty Images Chelmsford is the birthplace of the artist Grayson Perry and was also the town where the 16th century…
Northamptonshire 261 (Duckett 112, Holden 92, Klein 6-80) and 289 for 7 dec (Wakely 112, Keogh 105*, Ackermann 3-45) beat Leicestershire 157 (Gleeson 3-33, Sanderson 3-36, Azharullah 3-52) and 391 (Ackermann 105, Cosgrove 76, Pillans 56, Gleeson 4-109, Kleinvedlt 3-65) by 2 runsScorecard Rory Kleinveldt struck in the nick of time for Northants © Getty Images Northamptonshire plucked victory from the jaws of defeat against Leicestershire to win the pink-ball…
Hampshire 211 for 9 dec (Dawson 53, Gregory 3-51) and 96 for 5 dec drew with Somerset 147 (Holland 4-16, Berg 4-28) and 88 for 8 (Davies 47, Berg 3-17)Scorecard Lewis Gregory’s innings helped stave off defeat © Getty Images The Somerset tail saved their side from defeat in a last-session thriller at the Ageas Bowl as Hampshire ran out of time two wickets shy of victory in their Specsavers…
South Africans 58 for 1 (Kuhn 30*, Amla 16*) v England LionsScorecard George Garton had Dean Elgar caught behind © Getty Images “Who the hell – what the hell – is that?” the Worcestershire member asked. Their confusion could be forgiven. George Garton is just 20 and has only played six first-class games. He’s not a first-choice pick at Sussex – though he probably should be – and he doesn’t…
Sussex 358 for 9 (Wright 118, Brown 52, Jordan 50) and 142 for 1 dec (Finch 74*) drew with Gloucestershire 150 for 1 dec (Bancroft 69*) and 212 for 6 (Taylor 69*, Hankins 51)Scorecard Jofra Archer was in the wickets for Sussex [file picture] © Getty Images Another eye-catching performance from Jofra Archer allowed Sussex to glimpse an improbable fourth championship victory over Gloucestershire at Hove. Gloucestershire had been set…
Kent 180 (Bell-Drummond 84*, Mullaney 3-2, Pattinson 3-30) and 265 (Milne 51, Gurney 3-63) drew with Nottinghamshire 371 (Mullaney 168, Hales 85, Coles 3-99)Scorecard File photo – Adam Milne’s efforts with the bat helped save Kent © Getty Images The combination of rain and the stubborn resistance of Kent’s eighth-wicket pair denied Nottinghamshire an opportunity to open up what would have begun to look like an unassailable lead at the…
Derbyshire 288 (Madsen 70, Milnes 53) and 160 (Reece 55, de Lange 3-53, Salter 3-60) beat Glamorgan 237 (Selman 50, Palladino 4-36) and 172 ( Selman 43, Cooke 39*, Qadri 5-60) by 39 runsScorecard © DerbyshireCCC Hamidullah Qadri, at 16 the youngest Derbyshire debutant in a Championship game, staged a dream finale as he took five wickets to lead Derbyshire to their first four day win since beating Leicestershire in…
‘After the Supreme Court’s judgement what do you negotiate,’ asked Justice RM Lodha © AFP Justice RM Lodha, the architect of the Lodha Committee recommendations, has expressed dismay at the tardiness of the BCCI and the Committee of Administrators (CoA) in implementing the sweeping structural reforms approved by the Supreme Court nearly a year ago. While Lodha, a former Chief Justice of India, was irked by the BCCI’s defiance, he…
Jamie Overton suffered a stress fracture in 2016 © Getty Images Jamie Overton should still be able to play “a significant part” in Somerset’s season, despite being diagnosed with a ‘hot-spot’ in his lower back. Overton, the 23-year-old fast bowler, missed the second half of the 2016 season after sustaining a stress fracture in the lower back. So when he felt pain in the same area after bowling for England…
India women 186 for 3 (Mandhana 106*, Raj 46) beat West Indies women 183 for 8 (Matthews 43, Yadav 2-19, Deepti 2-27) by seven wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Smriti Mandhana hit 13 fours and two sixes in her unbeaten 108-ball 106 © Getty Images After India’s spin attack overwhelmed the West Indies batsmen with flight and guile, Smriti Mandhana made short work of the 184-run chase with a 108-ball 106….