3:00 AM ET Paul Edwards Worcestershire310 for 1 (Mitchell 140*, Moeen 107*) lead Yorkshire 216 (Williamson 80, Pennington 4-53, Barnard 3-32) by 94 runsScorecard There is a crouching stance with the shoulders slightly hunched; there is a firm step back and then there is a non-committal move forward; there are skills learned over 14 summers and a temperament that has been tested by the best in the world; in time…
3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Hampshire 277 and 253 for 4 (Vince 147, Alsop 63*) lead Nottinghamshire 166 (Edwards 6-50) trail by 364 runsScorecard James Vince crashed his 23rd first-class century as Hampshire put themselves in a strong position in their Specsavers County Championship fixture against Nottinghamshire. Vince, who lost his place in the England Test line-up after a disappointing winter in Australia and New Zealand, effortlessly collected 147….
3:00 AM ET Matt Roller Somerset 324 (Trescothick 95, Abell 70, Siddle 5-80) and 32 for 1 lead Essex 191 (Ten Doeschate 73, J Overton 3-40) by 165 runsScorecard It took one session for normal service to resume after a season of curious wickets at Taunton. Twenty-six overs of Dom Bess and Jack Leach bowling in tandem helped Somerset press home their advantage in this game, as the pair made…
3:00 AM ET Derbyshire 315 for 5 (Godleman 122, Madsen 72, Hughes 60*) trail Sussex 440 (Brown 116, Wiese 93, Finch 82, Ferguson 4-106) by 125 runsScorecard It can confidently be stated by all present at Hove that Ben Slater is still a Derbyshire cricketer. For a couple more days at least. The two electronic scoreboards displayed his name in block capitals. Mike Charman, who doubles up as Sussex’s scorer…
3:00 AM ET Sidharth Monga England 161 and 23 for 0 need 498 runs to beat India 329 and 352 for 7 dec (Kohli 103, Pujara 72, Pandya 52*) After carrying the weight of India’s batting over the last five-and-a-half Tests, Virat Kohli brought up a comfortable century, Cheteshwar Pujara found some form, and Hardik Pandya added a run-a-ball fifty to his five-for on a day that India batted England…
3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Leicestershire 220 (Horton 49, Thomas 4-35) and 126 for 5 (Dearden 61, Thomas 4-50) lead Kent 195 (Denly 62, Abbas 6-48, Raine 4-62) by 151 runsScorecard Mohammad Abbas took 6 for 48, his best return for Leicestershire, as the bowlers continued to hold the upper hand in a Specsavers County Championship match against promotion rivals Kent that ended the second day very much in…
3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Middlesex 187 (Buck 4-51) and 32 for 1 trail Northamptonshire 346 (Vasconcelos 140, Harris 7-83) by 127 runsScorecard A fine bowling display from Northamptonshire’s seamers forced Middlesex to follow-on at Wantage Road on the second day. After being bowled out for 187, Middlesex then closed 32 for 1, trailing by 127. Under thick cloud and on a seaming surface, batting was very tricky and…
3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Gloucestershire 127 (Wright 5-32) and 103 (Sidebottom 4-42) beat Warwickshire 277 (Rhodes 137, Sibley 65, Miles 5-69) by an innings and 47 runsScorecard Warwickshire emphatically reasserted themselves at the top of the Specsavers County Championship Division Two by crushing Gloucestershire by an innings and 47 runs inside two days at Edgbaston. Gloucestershire’s batting folded pitifully for the second time in successive days as they…
3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Rajneesh Gurbani‘s 7 for 81 ensured three points for India Red in a drawn opening match against India Green in the Duleep Trophy 2018-19. Green ended up 28 runs short of Red’s first-innings total, ending with one point as the match petered out into a draw on Monday, the fourth and final day. Abhinav Mukund had won the toss for Red and chose to bat…
3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Toss Ireland chose to bowl v Afghanistan Ireland wore a fresh look in the first T20I against Afghanistan, having included the 18-year-old Joshua Little, a left-arm fast-bowling allrounder, and the 24-year old fast bowler Tyrone Kane in their XI. Afghanistan also made changes from their previous T20I against Bangladesh in June, bringing in top-order batsman Hazratullah Zazai and left-arm spinner Fareed Ahmad. A drizzle at…