Play 01:22 Play abandoned after crossbow arrow lands on pitch A 35-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted grievous bodily harm (GBH) following Thursday’s incident at The Oval when a crossbow bolt was fired into the ground during the County Championship match between Surrey and Middlesex. The man was arrested on Saturday morning after attending a South London police station. He has been bailed to a date in…
Rohit Sharma broke his poor run on the island, while Virat Kohli padded his stats with yet another century © Getty Images Big Picture By this stage, this seems more like a benefit function for India’s cricketers than a competitive series. Rohit Sharma has emphatically broken his poor run on the island, Virat Kohli has padded his stats with a couple of good scores, Jasprit Bumrah has secured a maiden…
© AFP Kusal Mendis‘ recent string of poor scores may be a result of mental fatigue. That, at least, was the diagnosis of batting coach Avishka Gunawardene, ahead of the fifth ODI against India. Though he hit an excellent hundred in the second Test at the SSC, Mendis is yet to make a substantial impact in the ODIs, producing scores of 36, 19, 1 and 1. This is despite Mendis’…
Birmingham 175 for 9 (Pollock 50, Elliott 32, de Grandhomme 30 beat Glamorgan 164 (Rudolph 65, Stone 3-29, Woakes 3-40) by 11 runs © Getty Images A few weeks ago, Ed Pollock was such a peripheral part of Birmingham’s plans that the club’s director of sport, Ashley Giles, admits he had never seen him play. But, just six weeks after making his first team debut for the club, Pollock has…
Apart from praising MS Dhoni’s batting skills, Ravi Shastri also lauded him as being arguably the best wicketkeeper in the country © Associated Press India head coach Ravi Shastri has dispelled doubts over MS Dhoni‘s future, stating that he is not even “half finished yet” and is very much in the management’s scheme of things for the 2019 World Cup in England. Dhoni has been in top form in the…
Guyana Amazon Warriors 150 for 1 (Walton 84*, Ronchi 55*) beat Jamaica Tallawahs 149 for 7 (McCarthy 44, Sangakkara 38) by nine wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Chadwick Walton became the tournament’s highest-run scorer with 84 off 40 balls © Randy Brooks – CPL T20 / Getty Guyana Amazon Warriors’ surge toward the final CPL playoff berth continued on Friday night at Sabina Park as they walloped the Jamaica Tallawahs by…
Charlotte Edwards is preparing for life after playing © Peter Della Penna Fifteen months ago, Charlotte Edwards had not just the England captaincy removed from her, but her chances of playing at the 2017 World Cup – a long-cherished ambition – ignominiously snatched away. In front of a roomful of press at Lord’s, she shed tears as she spoke about new coach Mark Robinson’s decision: “[He] spoke to me honestly…
Charlotte Edwards struck some late blows © Getty Images Charlotte Edwards has announced her retirement from the professional game after leading Southern Vipers to a runners-up finish in the second Kia Super League. Edwards, 37, quit international cricket last year, after being removed from the England captaincy. She continued to play domestically and lifted the inaugural KSL title in 2016 but could not repeat the feat at Hove, where her…
Rachel Priest hammered a half-century © Getty Images Western Storm 151 for 3 (Priest 72) beat Southern Vipers 145 for 5 (Taylor 3-28) by seven wickets Western Storm won the second Kia Super League after an explosive innings from Rachel Priest set up an easy seven-wicket victory over Southern Vipers. In front of a 3,500 crowd at Hove, Priest became the tournament’s leading run scorer after hitting 72 off 36…
Worcestershire will have to appoint a new chief executive after Tom Scott said he would be resigning © Getty Images Tom Scott has announced he is to step down as chief executive of Worcestershire. Scott, who was appointed to the role in an interim basis in February 2016 but assumed the role permanently in July of last year, will remain in position until the end of 2017 to ensure a…