3:00 AM ET Captain Roger Mukasa singlehandedly outscored the opposition at UKM-YSD Oval, his 97 for Uganda laying the platform for a 189-run walloping of Bermuda a day after a bitter nine-run loss to Malaysia at WCL Division Four. Mukasa repelled the Bermuda attack after being sent in at the toss, adding 137 for the second wicket with Hamu Kayondo (55 off 95 balls) to set up an easily defendable…
Play 01:15 Abell leads by example Surrey 231 for 9 (Borthwick 79, Bailey 4-54, Onions 3-45 ) trail Lancashire 439 for 9 dec (Clark 78, Mennie 68*, Bailey 66, Chanderpaul 65, Croft 62, Virdi 4-80, Dernbach 3-93) by 208 runsScorecard The One-Test Club might be thought a rather melancholy society. You have had recognition but not much. The cap-badge is still bright and the sweater doesn’t need washing. For whatever…
Long shadows appeared during the twilight period in Dubai © AFP The PCB’s longstanding relationship with the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) is approaching a crossroads because of a potential schedule crunch in the 2018-19 winter. The ECB plans to host a number of short-format leagues, which could clash with a busy Pakistan home season. The PCB is uncomfortable with the situation, seeing the leagues as a potential threat to its…
12:06 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff India will most likely not play a day-night Test during their 2018-19 tour of Australia. Cricket Australia still hopes the first Test in Adelaide, which is scheduled to start on December 6, will be a pink-ball, day-night game, but ESPNcricinfo understands the BCCI is not in favour of the idea and has made its position clear to the Australian board. CA announced the schedule of…
‘We had our chances, unfortunately we missed them’ – McCullum (2:17) The opener felt RCB’s bowlers stuck to their plans, but weren’t backed up well enough by the fielders (2:17) Apr 28, 2018 Royal Challengers Bangalore made four changes for their game against Kolkata Knight Riders. Tim Southee finally turned up at the 2018 IPL, while Manan Vohra and M Ashwin were also thrown into the mix. But there was…
3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Gloucestershire 183 and 108 for 6 (van Zyl 3-16) require a further 59 runs to beat Sussex 145 and 204 (Finch 48, Worrall 4-45 )Scorecard Four wickets in 17 balls boosted Sussex’s chances of claiming their first Championship win of the season against Gloucestershire at Hove. Chasing 167 to win, Gloucestershire looked in control when they reached 69 for 1. But Stiaan van Zyl…
3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Leicestershire 267 for 5 vs Derbyshire ()Scorecard Paul Horton and Colin Ackermann hit brisk half-centuries for Leicestershire after play finally got underway in their Specsavers County Championship match against Derbyshire at the Fischer County Ground. After two days when constant heavy rain rendered the Grace Road outfield unplayable, improved conditions and much hard work on the part of the groundstaff, enabled the game to…
3:00 AM ET Paul Bolton at New Road Nottinghamshire 204 for 6 (Taylor 50, Leach 3-44) lead Worcestershire 110 (Clarke 42, Fletcher 5-27) by 94 runsScorecard It was so cold at New Road that umpire Richard Illingworth wore gloves throughout a day from mid-November but Luke Fletcher provided a heart-warming story by taking a career-best five for 27. The 29-year-old Nottinghamshire seamer missed the second half of last season with…
3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Yorkshire 96 and 49 for 1 require a further 272 runs to beat Somerset 216 (Renshaw 112, Brooks 5-57) and 200 (Abell 82, Coad 4-61)Scorecard Tom Abell produced a captain’s innings to guide Somerset into a strong position on the third day of the Specsavers County Championship match with Yorkshire at Taunton. The 24-year-old skipper rescued his team from 24 for 4 in their…
3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Glamorgan 38 for 4 (Murtagh 4-12) trail Middlesex 194 (Eskinazi 94, Hogan 5-49, Van der Gugten 4-63) by 156 runsScorecard Middlesex’s Stevie Eskinazi stood tall on a day of otherwise clattering wickets in the Specsavers County Championship match against Glamorgan at Lord’s. While all others, with the possible exception of John Simpson, struggled to put bat to ball, the South African-born right-hander plundered 16…