Month: June 2019

3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Leicestershire 36 for 3 v Middlesex Middlesex picked up three wickets in the 11 overs that were possible on the third day of their County Championship match against Leicestershire at the Fischer County Ground, Grace Road. Constant heavy rain having forced play to be abandoned without a ball being bowled on each of the first two days, there was a certain amount of surprise…

Jun 10, 2019 ECB Reporters Network Worcestershire 98 (Anderson 4-24, Onions 4-55) v Lancashire Lancashire new ball duo James Anderson and Graham Onions inflicted more misery on Worcestershire, who were bowled out for 98 on a rain-hit opening day in the Specsavers County Championship match at Blackfinch New Road. Anderson and Onions had been the destroyer in chiefs last month in reducing Worcestershire to 38 for 7 on the opening…

Warner ton powers Australia (1:21) Warner scored 107 off 111 balls as Australia built towards a big total against Pakistan (1:21) 3:00 AM ET Australia 307 (Warner 107, Finch 82, Amir 5-30) beat Pakistan 266 (Imam 53, Cummins 3-33) by 41 runs A wild, seesawing game that always seemed just a little too far out of Pakistan’s reach proved to be just that at the end, with Australia wrapping up…

3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Sussex 351 for 8 (Beer 97, Wiese 67, van Zyl 54) v Gloucestershire Sussex’s Will Beer fell agonisingly short of his maiden first-class century on a rain-ruined second day of their Specsavers County Championship Division Two match against Gloucestershire at Arundel. The makeshift opener, who is playing only his 18th first-class match in his 12th season with the county, was out for 97 as…

Taylor looks forward to battle with Chahal and Kuldeep (1:52) New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor also discusses how Shikhar Dhawan’s absence may affect India’s top order performance (1:52) 12:43 PM ET It’s a well-known trope that English people always talk about the weather. But it dominated the discussion among Indians and New Zealanders ahead of what should be a highly-anticipated match between the only two undefeated sides remaining in the…

Jun 11, 2019 Paul Edwards Surrey 290 for 8 (Foakes 62, Stoneman 61, Smith 56, Patterson 4-71) v Yorkshire A day’s cricket many doubted would take place eventually featured two players who had, until last weekend, scant reason to think they would be taking any part in the match. Had not family reasons prevented David Willey representing Yorkshire Jordan Thompson may not even have travelled to Guildford; and had not…

11:21 AM ET Jos Buttler has given England a significant boost by reporting fit for training in Southampton, following a thigh injury sustained during last week’s victory over Bangladesh. Buttler did not keep wicket in Cardiff on Saturday – Jonny Bairstow took the gloves – after sustained heavy bruising after being hit by a delivery while batting. But he has recovered well and is all but certain to play in…