Jun 3, 2019 Warwickshire 311 for 7 (Sibley 87, Hose 84*) v Nottinghamshire Plan B for Bouncer sounds like it might be the title of an Alfred Hitchcock thriller, but there was not a lot of mystery or intrigue about the storyline as conjured by Stuart Broad on a day heavily punctuated by bad light and heavy rain. As the hardiest spectators filed out, puddles were still swelling on the…
Jun 4, 2019 ECB Reporters Network Derbyshire 181 for 6 (Godleman 66, Harte 3-10) trail Durham 293 (Burnham 67, Lees 63, Rampaul 5-77) by 112 runs A fine spell of bowling from Gareth Harte has handed Durham control of their County Championship Division Two match against Derbyshire at Emirates Riverside. The home side were bowled out for 293 in their first innings, mustering their highest total in the Championship this…
2:43 PM ET On Tuesday, Dale Steyn left the World Cup without bowling a ball. It was unfortunate to say the least, irrespective of your loyalties. Only because the World Cup is the platform to witness the best, and their battles against the best. That, however, hasn’t left the World Cup bereft of top-of-the-line fast men. Leading that contingent are Kagiso Rabada and Jasprit Bumrah, two young pacers, who have…
Finch not worried about boundaries on world record pitch (1:12) The Australia captain said the bowlers would have to soak up the pressure and just ensure if they’re getting hit for boundaries, it’s off good balls (1:12) 2:39 PM ET Australia captain Aaron Finch has supported the possible introduction of concussion substitutes to international cricket. The ICC is understood to be considering the move following two years of trials in…
Jun 4, 2019 ECB Reporters Network Surrey 188 for 5 (Foakes 57) trail Somerset 344 (Bartlett 137) by 156 runs A classy 57 by Ben Foakes stood out in testing batting conditions on a weather-affected second day at Guildford, in which Surrey reached 188 for 5 in reply to Somerset’s 344. Only 36.2 overs were bowled before bad light and rain cut short proceedings from shortly after 2pm until 5.30pm,…
3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Sussex 481 for 9 dec (Van Zyl 173, Brown 107, Salt 50, Beer 50) beat Middlesex 138 (Wiese 5-26) and 293 (Harris 80, Simpson 76, Robinson 7-98) by an innings and 50 runs Ollie Robinson returned his best figures of the season as Sussex finally overcame dogged Middlesex resistance on the final day to triumph at Lord’s by an innings and 50 runs. Robinson…
India (Rohit 122*) beat South Africa 227 for 9 (Morris 42, Chahal 4-51) by six wickets As it happened Play 00:57 Whoooooooosh. That’s the sound of ball beating bat. South Africa were not in control of nine of the first 12 balls that Jasprit Bumrah bowled. Crrrraaaccckkkkkk. That’s the sound of ball hitting bat. And breaking it. Kagiso Rabada made sure the entire world could hear it. But outside of…
A bad day in the field cost us – Morgan (0:56) England captain Eoin Morgan blamed sub-par fielding for his side’s upset loss to Pakistan at Trent Bridge. (0:56) 1:13 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff With first-match nerves out of the way, Mark Wood is ready to play his part in England’s World Cup bounce-back effort starting with Saturday’s match against Bangladesh. Wood does not expect to necessarily keep his place…
Ganga: West Indies’ batting still an area of concern (2:37) Daren Ganga gives his playing XI for West Indies’ match against Australia (2:37) 11:38 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Chris Gayle and Andre Russell are “recovering quite nicely” and should be fit to go against Australia at Trent Bridge on Thursday, but a final decision on their participation would only be made on the morning of the match, Jason Holder, the…
Jun 4, 2019 ECB Reporters Network Northamptonshire 209 and 68 for 0 (Curran 48*) trail Glamorgan 547 (Root 229, Cullen 63) by 270 runs Glamorgan’s push for a second win in this season’s Specsavers County Championship was held up by bad weather on the third afternoon at Wantage Road, preventing any play after lunch with Northamptonshire closing on 68 without loss, trailing by 270 runs. Having taken a first-innings lead…