Play 01:53 Raj: These players have opened a lot of channels for women’s cricket Mithali Raj, the India captain, put down India’s 9-run loss in the World Cup final at Lord’s to nervousness and lack of experience in finishing close games. India lost seven wickets for 28 runs after looking set to clinch their maiden World Cup title. They slumped from 191 for 3 to 219 all out in chase…
‘The girls are sad because they have given it their all. Its natural and it will take time’ – Mithali Raj © PA Images Mithali Raj, the India captain, put down India’s 9-run loss in the World Cup final at Lord’s to nervousness and lack of experience in finishing close games. India lost seven wickets for 28 runs after looking set to clinch their maiden World Cup title. They slumped…
Somerset 166 for 5 (Hildreth 63) beat Middlesex 162 for 6 (Morgan 59) by five wickets James Hildreth ensured more dejection for Middlesex © Getty Images James Hildreth upstaged England captain Eoin Morgan as Somerset beat Middlesex for the second time in a week to keep alive their hopes of qualifying for the knockout stages of the NatWest T20 Blast. Morgan smashed 59 from 28 balls as Middlesex registered a…
Kent 176 for 4 (Billings 64, Neesham 51*) tied with Sussex 87 for 3 (Nash 50*) (D/L method) Sam Billings played his first Blast innings of substance [file picture] © Getty Images A rain-shortened contest at Hove ended in a thrilling tie, on Duckworth-Lewis, as Alex Blake hit the stumps from long on to run out Laurie Evans as he tried to complete a second run for Chris Nash, who…
Birmingham 197 for 4 (Pollock 66, de Grandhomme 65*) beat Derbyshire 177 for 9 (Elliott 4-37, Barker 3-33) 20 runs Colin de Grandhomme was in destructive mood [file picture] © BCCI Birmingham Bears stars Colin de Grandhomme and Grant Elliott produced fine displays to beat the Derbyshire Falcons by 20 runs in an entertaining NatWest Blast match at Edgbaston. De Grandhomme went into the tournament with the reputation as holder…
“One of the great things about this team is we never give up” © Getty Images Anya Shrubsole “I’m a little bit lost for words, if I’m honest. Just an unbelievable game. It looked for a minute like we were out of it, but one of the great things about this team is we never give up. Alex Hartley got that vital wicket of Harmanpreet and we never looked back…
Yorkshire 233 for 6 (Willey 118) beat Worcestershire 196 for 7 (Whiteley 65, Clarke 51) by 37 runs Ross Whiteley struck six sixes in an over © Getty Images Worcestershire’s Ross Whiteley hit six sixes in an over after David Willey had blasted a stunning career best 118 as Yorkshire won a high-scoring NatWest T20 Blast clash at Headingley. Willey sent records tumbling with a 55-ball assault as the Vikings,…
50 overs: England women 228 for 7 (Sciver 51, Taylor 45, Goswami 3-23, Poonam 2-36) v India women Play 03:04 Can India topple England at Lord’s? Over the course of her fourth Women’s World Cup, Jhulan Goswami has gradually built up rhythm and menace. After a quiet round-robin phase, which only brought her five wickets in seven games, she bowled an important spell in India’s semi-final win, and dismissed Meg…
Lancashire 174 for 5 (Livingstone 61, Croft 35*, McLaren 32*, Pringle 3-30) beat Durham 143 for 8 (Steel 37, Clark 3-36) by 31 runs Liam Livingstone scored heavily up top © Getty Images A career-best T20 innings of 61 by Liam Livingstone and some tight leg-spin bowling by Matthew Parkinson guided Lancashire to a somewhat routine 31-run victory over Durham at Emirates Old Trafford. The victory was Lancashire’s third in…
50 overs: England women 228 for 7 (Sciver 51, Taylor 45, Goswami 3-23, Poonam 2-36) v India women Play 03:04 Can India topple England at Lord’s? Over the course of her fourth Women’s World Cup, Jhulan Goswami has gradually built up rhythm and menace. After a quiet round-robin phase, which only brought her five wickets in seven games, she bowled an important spell in India’s semi-final win, and dismissed Meg…