Month: August 2017

Dom Sibley’s ambitions have been met by Warwickshire © Getty Images Dominic Sibley has turned down a new three-year contract at Surrey to join Warwickshire after receiving promises that he would bat in the top order in all three forms of the game. Alec Stewart, Surrey’s director of cricket, admitted that Sibley’s decision was “bitterly disappointing” and stressed that he had a philosophical resistance to giving players guarantees in the…

Essex 47 for 4 (Roach 3-17) trail West Indians 338 for 8 dec by 291 runs Kemar Roach produced a three-wicket burst with the new ball © Getty Images Heavy rain from the lunch interval onwards forced the premature abandonment of play on the second day of the three-day tourist match at Chelmsford, but not before West Indies pace man Kemar Roach had blasted a hole in the Essex top…

Bangladesh recently sealed their first Test win against England at home last year © Getty Images Bangladesh coach Chandika Hathurusingha believes that the positive results over the past season will be the base on which the team will look to build their progress in the upcoming international season. The steady rise since the 2015 World Cup which culminated in the 2017 Champions Trophy semi-final appearance was the starting point for…

Kent 159 for 6 (Bell-Drummond 62, Denly 31, Afridi 4 for 26) beat Hampshire 154 for 4 (Alsop 43*, Vince 39, Bailey 41) by five runs Shahid Afridi’s four wickets were to no avail © Getty Images Mitchell Claydon defended 16 in the final over to back up Daniel Bell-Drummond’s ninth career T20 fifty as Kent edged a last over thriller to beat Hampshire by five runs in the Natwest…

Birmingham 172 for 9 (de Grandhomme 37) beat Northants 170 for 7 (Wakeley 52, Rossington 43) by two runs Alex Wakely suffered a last-ball run-out agony © Getty Images Aaron Thomason held his nerve to defend 13 from the final over as Birmingham beat Northamptonshire by just two runs at Wantage Road to go top of the North Group of the NatWest T20 Blast. 20-year-old Thomason, playing just his 13th…

It remains to be seen if Eden Park’s lights will be switched on for a Test match © Getty Images New Zealand’s first home day-night Test, against England next March, remains an uncertain prospect with NZC still awaiting approval to stage the match under lights at Eden Park while one Test has been dropped from West Indies’ visit with an eye on the future structure of the international game. Whether…