Month: May 2019

1:35 AM ET Liam Brickhill South Africa captain Sune Luus has called her bowling attack “the best in the world” and backed them to make a dent in Pakistan’s line-up in the five upcoming Twenty20 Internationals between the two sides. After sharing the spoils in a one-day series that ended 1-1, with the third match tied, South Africa and Pakistan meet in the first T20I in Pretoria on Wednesday, and…

Kagiso Rabada and Dale Steyn had to return early from the IPL because of injuries  12:08 AM ET Liam Brickhill Dale Steyn and Kagiso Rabada will both play in South Africa’s World Cup opener against England on May 30. Despite injuries to both quicks that cut short their IPL stints, that was the message from coach Ottis Gibson as South Africa embarked on a week-long camp ahead of their departure…

11:10 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Former batsman Peter Fulton will replace Craig McMillan as New Zealand’s batting coach after the World Cup ends in England in July. McMillan is stepping down after holding the role for nearly five years. “We’re delighted to have Pete come on board after the World Cup and are confident he will be a good fit for our environment,” New Zealand head coach Gary Stead said….

3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Middlesex 325 for 8 (Gubbins 75, Scott 52*, Lace 51, Abbas 4-57) v Leicestershire Mohammad Abbas claimed four wickets on a topsy-turvy first day of Leicestershire’s County Championship fixture with Middlesex at Lord’s. The Pakistan Test bowler looked a class above the rest in returning 4 for 57 to restrict the hosts to 325 for 8 on decent batting surface. Half-centuries from Nick Gubbins,…

3:00 AM ET Lancashire29 for 1 trail Northamptonshire 230 (Wood 66, Gleeson 5-63, Onions 4-45) by 201 runs There was the unmistakable smack of modernity about the cricket at Old Trafford on the first day of this game – yet there was also a pleasing air of timelessness. For all that Northamptonshire’s side contained two loan signings and Lancashire’s its third Australian debutant of the season, the cosmopolitan make-up of…

3:00 AM ET Essex 68 for 0 (Browne 34″, Cook 29*) trail Nottinghamshire 187 (Clarke 48, Porter 4-75) by 119 runs In Chelmsford’s increasingly impressive Central Park, you can now cross the River Can by a new bridge that has been erected since Essex won the Championship in 2017, and those who made that crossing for the visit of Nottinghamshire relished a reminder of that success: Jamie Porter running in…

3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Kent 130 for 4 (Crawley 73*) trail Yorkshire 210 (Milnes 3-63) by 80 runs An engaging and hard-fought opening day to this 204th first-class battle between Kent and Yorkshire ended with the hosts edging proceedings courtesy of a gritty, unbeaten half-century from Zak Crawley. By stumps at a bright, breezy yet chilly Canterbury, Kent closed on 130 for four to trail by 80 runs…

3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Surrey 330 for 6 (Burns 107, Elgar 102) v Somerset Centuries from Rory Burns and Dean Elgar put Surrey in a strong position before a determined Somerset fightback on the opening day of the Specsavers County Championship match at Taunton. Having won the toss on a day of unbroken sunshine, the visitors ran up 330 for 6, with skipper Burns contributing 107 and Elgar…