Month: May 2018

3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Yorkshire 192 for 8 (Kohler-Cadmore 81, Rampaul 5 for 48) beat Derbyshire 189 for 6 (Slater 109, Willey 4-47) by two wicketsScorecard Matthew Fisher boosted Yorkshire’s Royal London Cup hopes as they beat Derbyshire by two wickets with a ball to spare in a dramatic North Group game at Derby. Fisher blasted an unbeaten 24 from eight balls to chase down a target of…

3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Hampshire 200 for 5 (Vince 56) beat Middlesex 199 for 8 (Eskinazi 42, Topley 4-40) by xx wicketsScorecard Reece Topley bowled Hampshire to the brink of the Royal London Cup’s knockout stages as they beat Middlesex by five wickets at Merchant Taylors’ School. Topley, who committed himself to white-ball only cricket over the winter as he makes another injury comeback, made Middlesex regret their…

2:01 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Sam Curran has been drafted into England’s Test squad after Ben Stokes sustained a hamstring strain. Curran, the 19-year-old Surrey left-arm swing bowler, travelled to Leeds on Wednesday night and will train with the squad on Thursday. His brother, Tom, represented England in the final two Tests of the Ashes. Stokes sustained the strain during fielding practice on Wednesday and will be assessed by the…

Play 03:35 I’m angry and no stone will be left unturned – Richardson on spot fixing allegations Test cricket remained at “high risk” of being targeted for corruption according to ICC chief executive David Richardson, but he believed the dangers posed to domestic and even junior-level cricket was the clear and present danger as the fallout continued from the Al Jazeera documentary on spot-fixing released last week. He also admitted…

1:07 PM ET James Anderson has urged the England team to “block out the noise” from their critics as they prepare for a crucial second Test against Pakistan. Anderson is one of several members of the squad – and their support staff – to come in for criticism after a dismal performance at Lord’s saw England go one-down in the two-match series. It was their sixth loss in eight Tests…

3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Essex 201 for 1 (Chopra 98*, Wheater 88) beat Glamorgan 200 (Cooke 59, Porter 4-29, Coles 3-41) by nine wicketsScorecard Varun Chopra and Adam Wheater put on a swashbuckling stand of 189 to inflict Glamorgan’s fifth defeat in five Royal London Cup games this season and put Essex back into contention to move through to the knockout stage. Until Wheater was stumped for 88…

11:39 AM ET Madushka Balasuriya Sri Lanka Cricket’s elections have been postponed by at least a month after a court of appeal found that the board had flouted election protocol. The move brings into sharp focus the extent of government interference in SLC affairs, with elections having once already been postponed on similar grounds. This latest postponement is the result of a petition filed by SLC presidential candidate Nishantha Ranatunga…

Jennings skips exam to be at Headingley (1:12) The returning England opener reveals he has had an unexpected schedule clash, but it’s one he is happy about (1:12) 11:18 AM ET Keaton Jennings hopes a more relaxed approach can help him make a successful return to “one of the toughest jobs in Test cricket.” Jennings, who has been recalled for a second stint as Alastair Cook’s opening partner, knows full-well…

10:31 AM ET Umar Farooq United Bank Limited (UBL), a prominent department with a rich history on the Pakistan domestic circuit, is considering scrapping its cricket team. UBL only returned to the fray seven years ago in 2011 after missing 15 seasons between 1997 and 2010. ESPNcricinfo understands financial considerations are the major reason, with the bank deciding to review its investment in sports. UBL downplayed the development, but one…