YORKS v LANCS: Fun-filled Roses match ends in nail-biting win for Lancashire

3:00 AM ET Paul Edwards Lancashire311 for 6 (Croft 97, Jones 65, Bohannon 55*) beat Yorkshire 310 (Kohler-Cadmore 97, Ballance 72, Mahmood 3-76 ) by one run Brian Sellers would not be happy. A Roses match was taking place at Headingley and somebody at Yorkshire had designated the occasion a Family Fun Day. Fun? At a Roses match? The former Yorkshire skipper and fearsome martinet would have regarded the emotion…

April 21, 2019
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GLAM v SOMST: Glamorgan give Somerset almighty scare but visitors prevail

3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Somerset 261 for 9 (Hildreth 67, Overton 41*) beat Glamorgan 259 (Lloyd 84, Wagg 62, Davey 4-36) by 2 runs After collapsing to 21 for 5 in the sixth over, Glamorgan came within three runs of an astonishing victory against Somerset. In a pulsating finish, Rolf Van Der Merwe had Lukas Carey caught by Azhar at the second attempt at mid-off. Carey and Tim…

April 21, 2019
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LEICS v WORCS: Colin Ackermann, Lewis Hill batter Worcs into submission

3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Leicestershire 377 for 4 (Ackermann 152*, Hill 118, Dearden 91) beat Worcestershire 339 (Whiteley 131, Barnard 61, D’Oliveira 57) by 38 runs An unbeaten 152 from Colin Ackermann, along with a remarkable 54-ball century from Lewis Hill, allowed Leicestershire to post their record List A score against another county and pull off a surprise Royal London Cup win against Worcestershire. Having registered totals of…

April 21, 2019
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MIDDX v GLOUCS: Stevie Eskinazi, Nick Gubbins steer Middlesex to victory

Stephen Eskinazi of Middlesex bats during the County Championship Division Two match against Lancashire at Lord’s  3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Middlesex 287 for 4 (Eskinazi 107*, Gubbins 98*) beat Gloucestershire 283 for 7 (Bracey 83, Howell 55) by six wickets Stevie Eskinazi‘s first century in one-day cricket led Middlesex to a comfortable six-wicket win over Gloucestershire at Lord’s. In the week he qualified through residency to represent England,…

April 21, 2019
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No complaints from Russell about batting position – Karthik

1:15 PM ET A stoic Dinesh Karthik said it was unfair to say Kolkata Knight Riders are over-dependent on Andre Russell after his side lost their fifth straight game, effectively making all of their last four games must-wins if they want to qualify for the play-offs. Knight Riders were 124 for 5 against Sunrisers Hyderabad when Russell joined Chris Lynn with 4.3 overs left in the innings. But Lynn fell…

April 21, 2019
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NTHNTS v WARKS: Jason Holder stars with bat and ball to set up Northants win

3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Northamptonshire 358 for 6 (Keogh 69, Rossington 68, Holder 60*, Wakely 50) beat Warwickshire 164 (Pollock 36, Thomson 36, Holder 3-26) by 194 runs Jason Holder galvanised an impressive Northamptonshire performance as they overwhelmed Warwickshire for their first win in this season’s Royal London Cup. Holder hammered an unbeaten 60 from 31 balls as Northants made 358 for 6, having been sent in, and…

April 21, 2019
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Chennai Super Kings opt to bowl; Dhoni, Bravo and de Villiers return

3:00 AM ET Toss Chennai Super Kings chose to bowl v Royal Challengers Bangalore Chennai Super Kings won the toss and chose to bowl against Royal Challengers Bangalore at M Chinnaswamy stadium. Both sides were missing some of their talismanic stars in their last matches, but MS Dhoni recovered well enough from his back spasms to return to the captaincy with Super Kings and AB de Villiers was also back,…

April 21, 2019
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Haris Sohail and Babar Azam play down Pakistan's power-hitting concerns

8:56 AM ET Danyal Rasool With the World Cup so close Pakistan have named their preliminary squad for the tournament, it is striking to hear a cricketer talk about the event as just another competition organised some distance out into the future. But Haris Sohail, named among the 15 who will attempt to win Pakistan’s second World Cup trophy, approaches the next couple of months in precisely that frame of…

April 21, 2019
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Royals need to brace for Capitals' spin choke

3:00 AM ET Big Picture The belligerence of Riyan Parag, a 17-year old, who outscored Steven Smith during the course of their match-winning partnership on Saturday, embodies the Rajasthan Royals’ mantra of playing freely without the fear of consequences for the remainder of IPL 2019. In a way, knowing a slip-up and you may near the exit gates is as clear as a message can get, and no one better…

April 21, 2019
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