Month: June 2017

Namibia 324 for 5 (Baard 78, Williams 69, Green 61, Watt 2-45) beat Scotland 274 for 9 (Coetzer 112, Berrington 61, Frylinck 3-45, Viljoen 3-58) by 50 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Christi Viljoen bowled Craig Wallace with a yorker for his third wicket to help lift Namibia to a rare win © Peter Della Penna Allrounder Christi Viljoen continued to make his presence felt in his comeback tour for Namibia,…

Surrey 313 for 7 (Sangakkara 121, Foakes 86, Rafiq 3-51) beat Yorkshire xxx (Lyth 75, Handscomb 60, Rampaul 3-54) by xxx runsScorecard Kumar Sangakkara notched his 100th hundred in all formats © Getty Images David Hopps is a general editor at ESPNcricinfo @davidkhopps © ESPN Sports Media Ltd. Source: ESPN Crickinfo

Mark Stoneman is one of four openers with a chance to press his claims © Getty Images England have set-up a Test shootout for the role of Alastair Cook’s Test opening partner as four batsmen vie for the opportunity in the Lions squad which will face South Africa in Canterbury next week. Haseeb Hameed and Keaton Jennings are the two men in pole position, but they will have to promote…

Nottinghamshire 429 for 9 (Taylor 154, Wessels 81, Patel 66, Gregory 4-60) beat Somerset 405 (Elgar 91, Trego 66, Gurney 3-71) by 24 runsScorecard Brendan Taylor stormed to a 69-ball hundred as Nottinghamshire passed 400 again © Getty Images Brendan Taylor led Nottinghamshire into the semi-finals of the Royal London Cup with a brilliant century as hosts Somerset were defeated by 24 runs in a spectacular big-hitting contest. After losing…

Chandika Hathurusingha has stressed that his message to Bangladesh is to treat the semi-final against India as a “big opportunity” © IDI/Getty Images Victory over England in the World Cup was “a big turning point” for the Bangladesh team, according to their coach, Chandika Hathurusingha. Bangladesh qualified for the 2015 World Cup quarter-final after a memorable 15-run victory over England in Adelaide. And such was the confidence the team took…

Brian Taylor made 539 first-class appearances for Essex © Getty Images Brian Taylor, the former Essex captain and England selector, has died aged 84. Known as “Tonker”, for his entertaining approach to batting, Taylor made 539 first-class appearances for Essex – second only to Keith Fletcher – and remained a popular figure around the club, where he was an honorary life vice-president. Taylor’s professional career spanned 25 seasons, from 1949…

Match facts June 14, 2017Start time 1430 local (1830 GMT) Evin Lewis, at the top of the order, with his power-hitting ability, can break games open © WICB Media/Brooks LaTouche Photography Ltd Big Picture If there ever was a time to rally round the West Indies, it is now. They are ranked No. 9 – one spot below the bar for direct entry into the 2019 World Cup – and…

Cardiff was a sellout for England’s group match with New Zealand but some with tickets did not show up © Getty Images Supporters who no longer want to attend the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy are being urged to put their tickets up for resale by midnight on Tuesday in an attempt to avoid pockets of empty seats at the grounds. The ICC collects information on the team preferences of…