2:06 AM ET Yorkshire have announced the signing of Warwickshire legspinner Josh Poysden on a three-year deal but have stressed that they are still trying to thrash out a new deal for Adil Rashid to stay at the club. Suspicions that Poysden has been brought in as a ready-made replacement for Rashid, whose call-up by England for the India series when he was on a white-ball only contract caused so…
3:00 AM ET Jamaica Tallawahs 178 fo 4 (Taylor 51*, Kennar 49, Lamichhane 2-21) beat St Kitts and Nevis Patriots 131 (Santokie 2-13, Wasim 2-21) by 47 runs Andre Russell thumps one down the ground Getty Images Arguably the most well-rounded team performance of the season for Jamaica Tallawahs helped them maintain their perfect start to CPL 2018 as they ended their two-game home stretch at Sabina Park with a 47-run…
3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Birmingham 105 for 3 (Pollock 36, Bell 34) beat Lancashire 102 (Hannon-Dalby 4-20) by seven wicketsScorecard Birmingham Bears preserved their hopes of qualifying for the Vitality Blast quarter-finals with a comfortable seven-wicket win over Lancashire Lightning at Edgbaston. Lancashire, already assured a place in the last eight, chose to bat but were bowled out for 102 with only Danny Lamb passing 20. Olly Hannon-Dalby…
3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Surrey 136 for 3 (Finch 67*, Maddinson 41) beat Hampshire 133 for 7 (Northeast 37) by seven wicketsScorecard Surrey can still qualify for the quarter-finals of the Vitality Blast after inflicting a ninth defeat in 13 games on Hampshire at the Kia Oval. They cruised to a seven-wicket win with 15 balls to spare after restricting Hampshire to 133 for 7 with Aaron Finch…
2:20 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Ajit Wadekar, who led India to historic series wins in the West Indies and England in 1971, has died at the age of 77. He had been suffering from a prolonged illness. Wadekar, an aggressive left-hand batsman and an excellent catcher in the slips, played 37 Tests, scoring 2113 runs at an average of 31.07. His one century, a match-winning 143 at Wellington, came during…
3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Loughborough Lightning 125 for 1 (Haynes 66*) beat Western Storm 124 for 6 (Gordon 3-19)Scorecard Loughborough Lightning established themselves as firm favourites for the 2018 Women’s Kia Super League with a crushing victory over defending champions Western Storm at Edgbaston. Chasing 125 to win, Lightning eased home with seven and a half overs to spare, a humbling margin for Storm, who had beaten Lightning…
Shabmin Ismail struck early for South Africa © Getty Images Three uncapped players, Tumi Sekhukhune, Saarah Smith and Robin Searle, have been included in South Africa women’s squad that will tour the Caribbean for a limited-overs series in September and October. The trio had impressed at an annual North v South competition in Pretoria, where 26 of the country’s most promising cricketers played three T20s on consecutive days. The three-match…
Kraigg Brathwaite raises his bat after getting to his century © Randy Brooks/AFP Nottinghamshire have bolstered their batting for the County Championship run-in by signing West Indian Kraigg Brathwaite after Quinton de Kock was withdrawn from his deal by Cricket South Africa. Brathwaite goes straight into Nottinghamshire’s squad for their match against Hampshire at the Ageas Bowl. They are currently second in Division One, nine points behind Somerset, with Surrey…
8:07 AM ET Ben Stokes was added to the England squad for the third Test against India less than two hours after being acquitted of affray at Bristol Crown Court. From a purely cricketing point of view, England now have the dilemma of how to fit him back into the team after the success of Chris Woakes and Sam Curran. Here are the main options Drop Sam Curran (or Chris…
‘Excited by the brand of cricket we’re trying to adopt’- Duminy (2:02) JP Duminy also added that there are a number of positives to take back home from the tour (2:02) 7:11 AM ET South Africa are certain about two-thirds of their 2019 World Cup squad after their series win in Sri Lanka, according to coach Ottis Gibson, who hopes to have his tournament template ready by the home summer….