3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Somerset 216 (Renshaw 112, Brooks 5-57) and 6 for 0 lead Yorkshire 96 (Groenewald 3-12, Gregory 3-30) by 126 runsScorecard A century before lunch from Matt Renshaw led the way for Somerset as they took a strong grip on the game, despite a five-wicket haul for Jack Brooks as 20 wickets fell in the day at Taunton. In reply to Somerset’s 216, Yorkshire were…
3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Kent 39 for 1 trail Pakistan 168 (Imam 61, Gidman 5-47) by 129 runsScorecard A half-century from Imam-ul-Haq was the one bright spot for Pakistan as they began their tour of the UK and Ireland with a warm-up match in Canterbury. The Pakistan XI were dismissed for 168 after electing to bat, Kent’s Will Gidman taking five-for, with Imam the only member of the top…
Butcher: Roland-Jones injury brings Porter into the spotlight (0:48) Mark Butcher reacts to the news that Middlesex’s Toby Roland-Jones will miss the season with a recurrence of a stress fracture (0:48) 3:00 AM ET George Dobell In the early weeks of the season, a number of England seam-bowling candidates with either international experience or the potential for a call-up by the new selection panel are already unavailable through injury. With…
Apr 27, 2018 ECB Reporters Network Hampshire 154 for 2 (Adams 57*) v EssexScorecard Hampshire captain James Vince failed to capitalise on a good start in front of England selector Ed Smith, but Jimmy Adams scored a watchful half-century on another truncated day against Essex. Vince batted with maturity on a testing wicket to reach 47, while Adams dropped anchor for the 73rd first-class fifty of his career in the…
12:45 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Diana Edulji, the former India women’s captain, will receive an award for lifetime achievement from the BCCI during a function to be held in June. The 62-year old played 20 Tests and 34 ODIs in a career that spanned from 1976 to 1993. She is also currently a member of the Committee of Administrators that oversees the work of the BCCI officials. The CK Nayudu…
12:08 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Simon Kerrigan, the Lancashire left-arm spinner who made one Test appearance for England in 2013, has put his playing career on hold to focus on coaching after a struggle to find form. He will work within Lancashire’s coaching structure for the remainder of the 2018 season but will stay on the club’s playing staff. “My form hasn’t been at the level that it needs to…
3:00 AM ET Royal Challengers Bangalore: Lost to Chennai Super Kings by five wickets, beat Delhi Daredevils by six wickets, lost to Mumbai Indians by 46 runs. Kolkata Knight Riders: Lost to Delhi Daredevils by 55 runs, lost to Kings XI Punjab by nine wickets, beat Rajasthan Royals by seven wickets Big picture Royal Challengers Bangalore retained Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers, two of the best batsmen in T20s,…
Toss Mumbai Indians elected to bowl v Chennai Super KingsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details © BCCI Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma’s decision to bowl at the toss seemed lot easier than the one he had to make off the field. West Indies allrounder and IPL stalwart Kieron Pollard was dropped following scores of 28, 0, 5, 21* and 9 in the season so far. Bangladesh left-arm fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman…
3:00 AM ET Sunrisers Hyderabad: beat Kings XI by 13 runs, beat Mumbai Indians by 31 runs, lost to Chennai Super Kings by four runs, lost to Kings XI Punjab by 15 runs Rajasthan Royals: beat Mumbai Indians by three wickets, lost to Chennai Super Kings by 64 runs, lost to Kolkata Knight Riders by seven wickets, defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by 19 runs, Big picture Sunrisers Hyderabad’s bowling unit…
9:03 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Tammy Beaumont, the England batsman who was named Player of the Tournament at the 2017 World Cup, has had her cricket kit and England caps recovered after they were stolen from her car. Appealing for help after the break in, Beaumont tweeted that while the theft of her kit could leave her struggling at practice on Tuesday it was the loss of her caps to…