Who is Prithvi Shaw? (1:20) Prithvi Shaw became the youngest centurion in a Duleep Trophy Final on Monday, and the second-youngest centurion in the tournament’s history behind only Sachin Tendulkar (1:20) 3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff India Blue 181 for 5 (Easwaran 87*, Gohil 3-65) trail India Red 483 (Shaw 154, Karthik 111, Sundar 88, Bhatt 4-154) by 302 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details At 17 years and 199 days, Washington…
3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Kent 302 (Denly 152, Hogan 4-44) and 98 for 6 (hogan 4-28) lead Glamorgan 229 by 171 runs Glamorgan and Kent enjoyed three thrilling sessions of cut-and-thrust cricket as 15 wickets fell on the second day of this final Specsavers County Championship match of the summer in Canterbury. Kent had stumbled to 98 for five at stumps for an overall lead of 171, but…
1:20 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Stuart Law was keen not get involved in the absence of Ben Stokes and Alex Hales from England’s side for the fourth ODI at The Oval. What Law cared more about was West Indies’ batsmen understanding the simple art of pacing the innings, of playing at the correct “tempo”. What Law wants his batsmen to do is set the right pace in the middle-overs segment,…
‘Stokes arrest a distraction’ – Morgan (0:39) One-day captain Eoin Morgan spoke after Ben Stokes’ arrest in Bristol about the impact it could have on the squad. (0:39) 1:14 PM ET Big Picture Much of this series has been played amid mizzle and murk but there is a much bigger cloud hanging over England now. Ben Stokes’ arrest in the small hours after England had thumped West Indies in Bristol…
3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Essex 227 (Harmer 64, Brooks 3-56, Patterson 3-66) and 134 for 2 (Lawrence 75*, Browne 53*) lead Yorkshire 111 (Wagner 3-21, Porter 3-29, Harmer 3-36) by 250 runs Nick Browne and Dan Lawrence combined for a century third-wicket partnership that laid the foundations to enhance Essex’s remaining ambition of going through the Division One season unbeaten. The pair had put on an unbroken 128 stand…
12:44 PM ET Lancashire have signed opening batsman Keaton Jennings from Durham on a four-year contract. Jennings is therefore confirmed as the third Durham player to leave the club in the past week, following Paul Coughlin, who has joined Nottinghamshire, and Graham Onions, whose was also confirmed as a Lancashire player a few hours later. “I am hugely excited at the opportunity to work with head coach Glen Chapple, a…
12:37 PM ET Pace bowler Kyle Jarvis is leaving Lancashire before the end of his current deal to resume his international career with Zimbabwe. Jarvis’ return will be the completion of work started by Zimbabwe’s convener of selectors Tatenda Taibu, to bring prominent internationals who chose to further their career elsewhere home. Last week, Brendan Taylor left Nottinghamshire in order to return to Zimbabwe, where he was immediately re-signed on…
11:55 AM ET Danyal Rasool Pakistan’s women’s team has been rocked by the refusal of its highest-profile player – Sana Mir – to attend a training session and fitness camp along with the rest of the team. In an email to her fellow players, which was leaked to social media, Mir stated, “I won’t be coming to the camp or travel with the team unless some crucial issues regarding women’s…
Sophie Ecclestone made her ODI debut last year © Getty Images Eighteen-year-old left-arm spinner Sophie Ecclestone, who made her ODI debut last year, has been named in the England women squad as they attempt to regain the Ashes, which begins in Australia on October 22. Ecclestone replaced medium-pacer Beth Langston as the only change to the squad that clinched the Women’s World Cup in July this year. “Sophie Ecclestone has…
Ben Stokes scored 73 in England’s win over West Indies in Bristol © AFP Ben Stokes, the England allrounder, has been arrested after an incident in Bristol during the early hours of Monday morning. Stokes spent the night in prison but was released without charge. His team-mate Alex Hales was also present and both have been suspended for the final two ODIs of the series against West Indies. The incident…