Month: April 2019

Should Andre Russell have aired his feelings to the media? (7:54) Shaun Tait and Murali Kartik deliberate on the allrounder’s explosive press conference (7:54) 4:16 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff There has been speculation in the media around the Kolkata Knight Riders as they slipped deeper and deeper into a slump. Questions were asked about Andre Russell‘s batting position, with the man himself wanting a promotion to No. 4. The captain…

3:57 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Lancashire have signed Australian batsman Jake Lehmann for the remainder of their Royal London One-Day Cup campaign. Lehmann, the 26 year-old son of former Australian batsman and coach Darren Lehmann, will replace countryman Glenn Maxwell, who is set to join the Australian World Cup squad. Maxwell will play in Lancashire’s next game against Durham on Tuesday before flying back to Australia. Jake Lehmann played first-class…

3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Glamorgan 323 for 7 (Root 113*, de Lange 58*) beat Surrey 259 (Clark 79, Meaker 50, de Lange 4-63) by 64 runs An unbroken century stand between Billy Root and Marchant de Lange allowed Glamorgan to fight back from an indifferent start to claim their first victory of the Royal London Cup season, leaving Surrey stranded on just one win. Root was unbeaten on…

3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters network Durham 260 for 7 (Richardson 72*, Lees 55) beat Derbyshire 255 for 8 (Critchley 49*, Lace 48) by three wickets Durham made it three wins in a row at home in the Royal London One-Day Cup by defeating Derbyshire by three wickets at Emirates Riverside. The hosts restricted Derbyshire to 255 for 8 from their 50 overs due to tight bowling from Ben Raine…

3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Essex 341 for 6 (Bopara 89, ten Doeschate 89) beat Hampshire 230 (Rossouw 93, Coles 4-48, Bopara 3-39) by 111 runs Ravi Bopara produced an all-round extravaganza to condemn Hampshire to their first defeat in this season’s Royal London One Day Cup while also giving Essex Eagles hope of reaching the knockout stage. Former England star Bopara smashed an almost flawless 89 with the…

12:39 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Sachin Tendulkar has denied the accusations of conflict of interest against him, saying he neither “received any compensation” nor held any decision-making role with Mumbai Indians. Tendulkar has filed a 14-point written response to a notice sent to him by Justice (Retd) DK Jain, the BCCI ombudsman. The notice was sent after a complaint filed to the ombudsman by Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association member Sanjeev…

3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Nottinghamshire 214 for 6 (Mullaney 54*, Clarke 40) beat Yorkshire 213 (Lyth 63, Ball 3-32) by four wickets Nottinghamshire made it five wins out of five in the Royal London One-Day Cup as they swept aside Yorkshire by four wickets at Trent Bridge. A disciplined performance from their bowling unit dismissed the visitors for only 213 in 42.2 overs, despite Adam Lyth and Harry…