3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Derbyshire 338 (Godleman 51, Reece 51, Wiese 4-63, Garton 3-79) and 322 for 8 (Podmore 66*, Whittingham 5-80) lead Sussex 271 (Wright 70*, Viljoen 7-80) by 389 runs Derbyshire put themselves in a position to claim only their second win of the season in the Specsavers County Championship after an attritional third day against Sussex at Hove. They closed on 322 for 8, a…
Stumps India Blue 216 for 3 (Vihari 86*, Raina 52) trail India Red 383 (Indrajith 200, Rajpoot 3-56) by 167 runs B Indrajith tucks the ball fine © PTI B Indrajith struck his maiden first-class double-hundred as he added 92 runs to the overnight score alongside No. 11 Vijay Gohil (34*) to help India Red post a competitive 383 in the first innings. The pair’s partnership of 178 was also…
Being South Africans, we know how isolation feels like – Amla (1:28) World XI batsman Hashim Amla and bowler Morne Morkel share their thoughts ahead of the final T20I match against Pakistan in Lahore (1:28) 1:56 PM ET Big Picture Finally, it is about the cricket once more. All the talk of the World XI’s tour of Pakistan being more than just a cricket tour may well have been poignant,…
3:00 AM ET Middlesex 162 for 7 v Hampshire It was always going to be about bonus points. Middlesex, hamstrung by a venue unfit for Championship cricket, have had to graft more in the rain delays than out in the middle. So far, only 59 overs have been possible across three days. In that time, Middlesex have been unable to get far. They are currently 162 for 7, locked in…
Simon Harmer, centre, celebrates just one remarkable win in a remarkable season © Getty Images There was no champagne at Edgbaston – Essex felt such celebrations would be premature – but Essex have secured the Specsavers County Championship title. While Lancashire can, theoretically, still overhaul them there is no way it is going to happen in reality. By the same measure, there is now no escaping relegation for Warwickshire who…
3:00 AM ET Yorkshire 394 (Marsh 78, Kohler-Cadmore 78, Hodd 57, Batty 3-77, van den Bergh 3-84) and 59 for 1 trail Surrey 592 (Sangakkara 164, Stoneman 131, Foakes 110, Burns 75) by 139 runs Yorkshire were left facing a battle to avoid defeat after three days at The Oval, with their Division One status becoming increasingly imperilled. They were made to follow on for the third time this season…
1:04 PM ET The “Autumn Internationals”, a one-off T20 at Chester-le-Street, followed by five ODIs against West Indies, get underway on Saturday to herald the finale to an English season that has stretched for longer than any other in history. But for one of the youngest players on show, the coming days look set to mark the start of something special, and potentially career-transforming. At the age of 22, Tom…
Specsavers Championship: Essex’s title September 14, 2017 Essex’s title win has been perhaps the biggest surprise in the Championship since the advent of two divisions. Here we look at some of the key factors on their road to the pennant Alastair Cook helped Essex settle into Division One life © Getty Images Essex’s title win has been perhaps the biggest surprise in the Championship since the advent of two divisions….
© Getty Images Brendan Taylor could make his international comeback as early as next month after more than two years out of Zimbabwe colours. On Thursday, Taylor was released from his county deal with Nottinghamshire and recontracted by Zimbabwe Cricket. He is making his way to Harare where, after a 10-day break with family, he will join training camps for matches against Netherlands, Pakistan A and a two-Test October series…
A police patrol in Pretoria © Getty Images Two club cricket coaches were murdered and two others seriously injured after an attack at the Laudium Club, 17 kilometres east of Pretoria. The South African Police Services are investigating the case. The deceased, whose bodies were discovered at the club ground on Thursday morning, were identified as coaches Given Nkosi, 24, and Charlson Maseko, 26. No motive has been ascertained for…