Month: May 2018

3:00 AM ET George Dobell Hampshire 70 for 3 trail Nottinghamshire 302 (Patel 73, Wessels 54, Edwards 4-84) by 232 runsScorecard Impatience is a virtue in the modern world. Where once we were content to wait for letters, for food, for success, it seems we now want everything yesterday. The next generation of aeroplanes will not have windows (except, you presume, at the front) as their absence will increase speeds…

3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Warwickshire 439 (Lamb 79, Trott 76, Wright 72, Rhodes 50) and 19 for 1 require a further 70 runs to beat Derbyshire 318 (Madsen 144, Brookes 4-63, Patel 4-94) and 209 (Slater 68, Patel 6-76, Brookes 4-56)Scorecard Jeetan Patel and Henry Brookes bowled Warwickshire to the brink of victory over Derbyshire in the battle of the Specsavers County Championship Division Two top two at…

3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Durham 142 for 7 (Clark 50*, Griffiths 3-26, Raine 3-29) trail Leicestershire 440 (Cosgrove 75, Dexter 70*) by 298 runsScorecard Aiden Markram was dismissed for a duck for the third time in three innings as Durham’s batting woes at Emirates Riverside continued, handing Leicestershire control of their Specsavers County Championship Division Two contest. The South African made a pair in his side’s opening match…

3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Middlesex 230 and 62 for 2 trail Sussex 323 (Finch 103, Robinson 52, Harris 5-86) by 170 runsScorecard Harry Finch‘s maiden County Championship hundred put Sussex in a good position against Middlesex after an absorbing second day at Hove. Finch scored 103 as Sussex recovered from 127 for 6 to post 323 in response to Middlesex’s 230. A first-innings lead of 93 could prove…

3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Worcestershire 135 for 1 (Mitchell 77*) trail Surrey 434 (Burns 137*, Foakes 72) by 299 runsScorecard Worcestershire, bottom of Division One with three defeats from three matches, were left facing another uphill struggle after Rory Burns‘ superlative 193 had taken Surrey to a challenging first innings total of 434 at the Kia Oval. On a sunlit late afternoon, however, Daryl Mitchell‘s gritty 77 not…

12:02 PM ET George Dobell Glamorgan chairman Barry O’Brien is among four new non-executive directors named by the ECB. It is also understood that Derek Brewer, the former Nottinghamshire and MCC chief executive, has been co-opted to the board as a non-voting “stakeholder advisor” in the hope he will keep the ECB appraised of the concerns of the counties. O’Brien, who will be obliged to step down from his club…

Play 04:26 Dasgupta: Kings XI wouldn’t worry about their two losses Big Picture Rajasthan Royals spent a combined INR 24 crores on Ben Stokes and Jaydev Unadkat, the most expensive players acquired in the IPL auction. That total spend is 30.6% of Royals’ entire purse. In this season, Unadkat has an economy rate of 10.38 and Stokes 9.80. Stokes has also scored just 148 runs in eight games at an…

Play 04:32 Dasgupta: Mumbai need their big players to fire Big Picture If Mumbai Indians think they have gained some momentum by winning two of their last three games to stay alive in the play-off race, Kolkata Knight Riders, whom they will face twice in four days, will tell them: “Hold my beer”. Having stuttered a little early in the tournament, KKR have settled upon their combination and are firmly…

Toss: Delhi Daredevils chose to bat v Sunrisers Hyderabad Play 04:42 Tait: Yusuf can be dangerous, but hasn’t done enough Shreyas Iyer, the Delhi Daredevils captain, has chosen to bat first at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. His stated reason for doing so was the apparent dryness of the pitch, but his choice may also have been dictated by how good Sunrisers Hyderabad have been at defending totals: they have…