Month: June 2017

Northamptonshire 218 (Newton 67, McKerr 5-87) and 247 for 4 (Newton 108, Wakely 79) lead Derbyshire 176 (Hughes 62*, Sanderson 5-52) by 289 runsScorecard Rob Newton brought more gloom for Derbyshire © Getty Images Rob Newton made his first century of the season in the Specsavers County Championship as Northamptonshire took control against Derbyshire at Wantage Road, reaching 247 for 4 and a lead of 289 by the close of…

Worcestershire 267 (Cox 93, Barnard 60, van der Gugten 4-66) and 34 for 1 trail Glamorgan 381 (Rudolph 111, Cooke 93, Salter 80*, Tongue 6-97, Leach 4-85) by 80 runsScorecard Jacques Rudolph has regained form with a century at Worcester © Getty Images Jacques Rudolph scored his first County Championship century for more than two years as Glamorgan turned the Specsavers County Championship clash with Worcestershire on its head at…

AB de Villiers and Virat Kohli know each other well from their time together at Royal Challengers Bangalore © BCCI If all the talk about captaincy and lack of form was making AB de Villiers feel a little lonely, at least does not have to look too far for a friend. Only as far as the opposition changeroom. India’s captain Virat Kohli has extended his support to de Villiers, who…

Can AB de Villiers keep South Africa alive in the Champions Trophy? © ICC AB de Villiers has denied that his leadership role may be on the line if South Africa fail to progress out of the first round of the Champions Trophy. After having lost to Pakistan in a rain-ruined encounter earlier in the week, South Africa must now beat India on Sunday to make the semi-finals. Should AB…

‘You need to have a good balance of being competitive and being passionate about the game’ © Getty Images One lesson India would have taken from the defeat against Sri Lanka is to not get overexcited. India captain Virat Kohli had stressed that the 321-run target set against Sri Lanka was good enough and Sri Lanka had done well to chase it down. That might have surprised Kohli. Faced with…

‘You need to have a good balance of being competitive and being passionate about the game’ © Getty Images One lesson India would have taken from the defeat against Sri Lanka is to not get overexcited. India captain Virat Kohli had stressed that the 321-run target set against Sri Lanka was good enough and Sri Lanka had done well to chase it down. That might have surprised Kohli. Faced with…