2:04 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Former West Indies batsman Seymour Nurse died on Monday after a long illness. Nurse, 85, played 29 Tests between 1960 and 1969. Another West Indies and Barbados cricketer Desmond Haynes shared the news via a Facebook post. “My coach my mentor, we all from the holders hill area love this man, we used to walk like Seymour bat like him and try to talk like…
1:17 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff The World Cup gets underway at the end of May with Australia aiming to defend their title and win the trophy for a sixth time. This page will keep you updated with all the fixtures each week, where they are being played and what time they start. Here are the key details of the early matches. May 30 England v South AfricaVenue The Oval, LondonStart…
12:51 AM ET The influence of Australia’s players has helped the Gabba reclaim the opening Test of the Australia season, but the ground is under pressure to deliver strong crowds against Pakistan and will need further significant investment if it wants to keep its slot for the marquee fixture. Australia have not lost a Test at the Gabba since 1988 and the two times since that the opening Test of…
11:22 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Chris Gayle, set to feature in his final World Cup, has been named West Indies vice-captain for the upcoming 50-over tournament. Cricket West Indies named Gayle as Jason Holder’s deputy for the World Cup, while Shai Hope has been appointed vice-captain for the ongoing Tri-nation series involving Ireland and Bangladesh. With 10,151 runs in 289 ODIs, Gayle is by far the most experienced cricketer in…
10:02 PM ET Alex Malcolm Australia’s World Cup squad started their pre-tournament camp in Brisbane with a scratchy win over a New Zealand XI, while the Australia A tour also edges closer. A number of Australians are playing in overseas competitions in the lead up to the World Cup, Australia A and Ashes tours of the UK. Here is the latest on how they are faring so far. Who’s in…
8:41 PM ET Australia Day, January 26, will be devoid of an international fixture for the first time in 26 years as part of the schedule unveiled by Cricket Australia on Tuesday. Not since Allan Border’s final season in 1994, when the concluding final of the World Series Cup on January 25 was followed by the start of a Test against South Africa in Adelaide on January 28, has the…
3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Nottinghamshire 328 for 9 (Patel 136*, Moores 69) beat Northamptonshire (Vasconcelos 74. Keogh, Cobb 63, Wakely 53) by one wicket Samit Patel’s masterful century saw Nottinghamshire chase 326 to beat Northamptonshire by just one wicket at Wantage Road. In so doing, they sealed top spot in the North Group and secured a home semi-final in the Royal London One-Day Cup. At 116 for 5…
3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Leicestershire 340 (Taylor 98*, Ackermann 74, Dearden 69) beat Warwickshire 304 (Yates 66, Taylor 3-58) by 36 runs All-rounder Tom Taylor made a career-best unbeaten 98, took three wickets, effected a run-out and held on to two fine catches as Leicestershire ended their Royal London Cup campaign with victory over Warwickshire. Foxes’ skipper Colin Ackermann chose to bat after winning the toss, and although…
3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Worcestershire 353 for 6 (Wessels 130, Ferguson 103*) beat Derbyshire 351 for 9 (Reece 128, Madsen 113) by four wickets A brutal assault from Riki Wessels led an impressive run-chase that swept Worcestershire to a four-wicket victory over Derbyshire and a home quarter-final of the Royal London Cup. Wessels smashed 11 sixes in his 130 from 62 balls before Callum Ferguson‘s perfectly paced unbeaten…
1:35 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Joe Root believes that England are building momentum heading into a landmark season of international cricket. Root, who combined with Man of the Match Eoin Morgan for a 65-run partnership which guided England to victory in a high-pressure T20 against Pakistan in Cardiff on Sunday, said there was a sense the summer had officially begun once the squad had gathered for a camp the previous…