Month: May 2019

May 25, 2019 Having scored the run that ended Somerset’s 14-year wait for a major trophy, James Hildreth admitted to feeling an unusual mixture of emotions. Delight at his side having secured the Royal London Cup, overcoming 2018 winners Hampshire by six wickets, mixed with relief and surprise at not coming second-best once again; as well as a “bittersweet” sense that he and his Somerset team-mates may be the last…

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3:53 AM ET Andrew Fidel Fernando Mahela Jayawardene had been invited to play a role in Sri Lanka’s World Cup campaign, but declined largely because he remains disillusioned with Sri Lanka Cricket’s general direction. Now a two-time IPL-winning coach, Jayawardene has in the past produced plans to overhaul Sri Lanka’s domestic cricket system, only for those proposals to be rejected by SLC. Last year, a committee featuring Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara…

Controversial end to Smith’s magnificent 116 (1:43) Steve Smith was in fine form as he raced to a century but eventually fell to a strange review decision (1:43) 4:19 PM ET Steven Smith has dismissed his reception by the Hampshire crowd as “white noise” and “water off a duck’s back” after his century helped Australia to a 12-run victory over England. Both Smith and David Warner were booed loudly by…

2:25 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff India’s fightback after being reduced to 39 for 4 was the positive Virat Kohli chose to look back after their emphatic loss to New Zealand in their first warm-up fixture at The Oval. In the absence of Vijay Shankar and Kedar Jadhav, India found a savior in Ravindra Jadeja, who top scored with a 50-ball 54 to haul India to 179. Jadeja added 62 with…

Williamson, Taylor century partnership enough to see of India (1:50) Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor played some exquisite shots as New Zealand chased down India’s under-par total. (1:50) 3:00 AM ET Hemant Brar New Zealand 180 for 4 (Taylor 71, Williamson 67) beat India 179 (Jadeja 54, Boult 4 for 33, Neesham 3 for 26) by six wickets With everyone expecting 300-plus scores, India were bundled out for 179 in…

3:00 AM ET Innings break Hampshire 243 for 8 (Northeast 56, Fuller 55*, J Overton 3-48) v Somerset Royal London Cup holders Hampshire face a task on their hands with the ball if they are to retain the trophy after scrapping their way to 243 for 8. Shorn of three of the mainstays of their campaign by World Cup call-ups, a pair of half-centuries from Sam Northeast and James Fuller…

Wood goes off injured (0:41) Mark Wood pulled up in his run up and jogged off the field. (0:41) 6:42 AM ET England’s World Cup hopes may have sustained a serious blow after injury scares to both of their fastest bowlers. Mark Wood and Jofra Archer, the two men in the England squad who can regularly surpass 90 mph with the ball, were obliged to leave the pitch within minutes…