Month: June 2018

6:34 PM ET Kent captain Sam Billings criticised the reception given to his predecessor, Sam Northeast, during the Royal London Cup final at Lord’s. Northeast, who left Kent in rather acrimonious circumstances during the off-season, was roundly jeered by Kent supporters as he walked to the crease and again when he reached his half-century. Northeast would have the final say, however, as his unbeaten 75 off 60 balls helped propel…

3:00 AM ET Hampshire 330 for 7 (Rossouw 125, Northeast 75*, Alsop 72, Denly 4-57) beat Kent 269 (Bell-Drummond 86, Billings 75) by 61 runsScorecard Hampshire’s record total for an English domestic one-day final, built around Rilee Rossouw‘s 125, proved more than enough for them to secure the Royal London Cup in what became a rather one-sided showpiece with Kent’s chasing failing to really ignite. Having been put into bat…

11:57 AM ET Liam Brickhill Throughout his career, Hamilton Masakadza has complemented his brawny batting on the pitch by being a calm, amiable presence off it amid sometimes tempestuous times for Zimbabwe. Considering the ongoing brouhaha between the board and the absence of Zimbabwe’s senior core of players, his first press conference since being named captain could well have been laden with tension. But if there was any, it was…

10:30 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff India fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah will miss the three T20s against England due to an injury to his left thumb. He picked up the niggle during India’s first game on the tour of England and Ireland, the T20 against Ireland in Malahide on June 27. He is likely to be available for the ODI series against England, which begins on July 12. After picking up…

9:02 AM ET Andrew Fidel Fernando Sri Lanka hopes to convince the ICC to allow the three men accused of breaching the Spirit of Cricket to play some part in the forthcoming Test series against South Africa. That hearing is due to be held on July 10 – two days before the first Test. On the surface, it appears as if captain Dinesh Chandimal, coach Chandika Hathurusingha and manager Asanka…

Arnold: Chandimal’s was a genuine mistake (1:40) Russel Arnold believes the Sri Lanka captain wasn’t aware of what he was doing but could have avoided the situation that led to his suspension (1:40) 6:10 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Sri Lanka’s cricket administrators are unlikely to impose their own separate sanctions upon Dinesh Chandimal, and remain adamant that there was no intent to tamper with the ball during the St Lucia…

3:00 AM ET Big picture The World T20 qualifiers in March was supposed to be the start of a fruitful home season for Zimbabwe. With a tri-series against Pakistan and Australia followed by five ODIs against Pakistan coming up, this was set to be a bumper summer. A side playing close to full-strength in a bid to qualify for 2019 meant the signs were promising. The crisis of 2004 seemed…

5:23 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Imran Tahir will add another team to his vast roster of overseas sides after signing with Durham for the Vitality T20 Blast. Tahir became available after he was left out of South Africa’s tour of Sri Lanka with the South African selectors opting to take the chance to explore their spin-bowling options before next year’s World Cup. With such a prolific T20 record under his…

12:44 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff New Zealand’s Anton Devcich has opted out of a domestic contract in favour of playing around the world as a T20 freelancer. The 32-year old batsman is currently part of the Toronto Nationals in Canada and struck an unbeaten 92 off only 44 balls to lead them to a sensational win on Thursday. According to reports, Devcich is also trying to finalise a deal with…