7:02 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Ben Curran, the brother of England cricketers Sam and Tom, has signed with Northamptonshire, the club of their late father, Kevin, for the remainder of the season. Ben, 22, a left-handed batsman, made his Northamptonshire debut in the T20 Blast against Derbyshire last week after a successful period in the 2nd XI where he scored 490 runs in six Championship matches having caught the club’s…
Jamaica Tallawahs 176 for 4 (Phillips 58, Powell 43) beat St Lucia Stars 175 all out (Fletcher 43, Sammy 36, Zampa 3-27, Thomas 3-39) by six wickets © CPL/Sportsfile Andre Russell’s captaincy career remains perfect while St Lucia Stars still have no idea what a win feels like, they’re now winless for 14 matches – a streak stretching back to 2016 when they were known as the Zouks. For the…
11:22 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Gary Stead, the former New Zealand batsman, has been named Mike Hesson‘s successor. He will take over as New Zealand coach for a two-year term, following Hesson’s resignation from the post in June. This means Stead oversee New Zealand’s run to the 2019 World Cup; he already has some experience in the matter, having coached New Zealand’s women’s side to the final of the 2009…
3:00 AM ET Sussex 186 for 5 (Evans 63*, Rawlins 35) beat Glamorgan 88 (Rashid 3-9, Mills 3-20) by 98 runsScorecard There is no stronger bowling attack in the Vitality Blast than Sussex and, if further emphasis was needed, Tymal Mills roused himself for his first T20 match of the season with a hat-trick to complete the obliteration of Glamorgan at Hove. A 98-run win, Glamorgan dispensed with for 88…
2:46 PM ET It has been a weird tour for South Africa. In the Tests, they were more abject than anyone could have imagined, crash-landing in Galle where they slumped to 73 all out – their worst total since readmission – before being soundly thrashed in Colombo as well. Now in the final match of the tour, they have collected another worst-ever total, dismissed for 98 in the one-off T20I…
9:41 AM ET Ben Stokes has been added to England’s 13-man squad for the third Test against India at Trent Bridge, which gets underway on Saturday, after being found not guilty of affray at Bristol Crown Court. However, Stokes’ availability for the Test does not necessarily mean that he will face no further sanction for his involvement in the brawl outside Mbargo nightclub on the morning of September 25. The…
3:00 AM ET South Africa chose to bat v Sri Lanka Dinesh Chandimal plays a back-foot punch Associated Press JP Duminy has won South Africa’s second toss on the tour in the one-off T20I, and chosen to bat. This is the only match of the tour to be played in front of a sellout crowd. It is also the first match that will feature Dinesh Chandimal, who returns from a six-game…
Ben Stokes at Bristol Crown Court © Getty Images Ben Stokes has been found not guilty of affray. Stokes, who was arrested following an incident in Bristol in the early hours of September 25, had been on trial at Bristol Crown Court August 6. His co-defendant, Ryan Ali, was also found not guilty. The end of the court proceedings means that Stokes could, in theory, be cleared to play in…
7:23 AM ET Annesha Ghosh Ramesh Powar‘s tenure as India women’s interim head coach has been extended till the World T20 in November in light of a time-crunch ahead of India’s next assignment – in September – and a dearth of clarity regarding the Cricket Advisory Committee’s (CAC) role in the selection process. Powar, the former India offspinner, will remain coach till November 30, 2018. During this period, the team…
6:32 AM ET Umar Farooq The Pakistan Cricket Board will have to start their hunt for a fielding coach afresh after Darren Berry decided not to sign a contract for the position due to personal and professional reasons. Berry, who played 153 first-class matches in Australia from 1989 to 2004, had been in talks with the PCB for more than a month. Pakistan were looking for a replacement for Steve…