Month: July 2019

Jul 15, 2019 ECB Reporters Network Leicestershire 252 (Dexter 56, Taylor 3-39) v Gloucestershire Matt Taylor and Ethan Bamber led the way with three wickets apiece as Gloucestershire bowled out Leicestershire for 252 on the opening day of the Specsavers County Championship match at Cheltenham. Left-arm seamer Taylor returned 3 for 39 from 18 overs and debutant Bamber 3 for 53 from 22.3 overs after the visitors had won the…

3:00 AM ET Australian XI 397 and 223 for 6 (Harris 50, Leach 3-91) lead England Lions 267 (Tremain 4-70, Bird 3-51) by 353 runs Nothing, it seemed, was capable of stopping Matthew Wade‘s march to a place in Australia’s squad for the Ashes series against England next month. For even if selectors had doubts about Wade or other team balance preferences concerning the ODI vice-captain Alex Carey as a…

Jul 15, 2019 ECB Reporters Network Hampshire 409 for 9 dec and 119 for 2 trail Kent 555 (Denly 154, Kuhn 95, Stevens 60, Edwards 5-118) by 27 runs Darren Stevens and Heino Kuhn’s half-centuries, together with Joe Denly’s 150, batted Kent into a sniff of a winning position against Hampshire. Veteran Stevens continued his incredible all-round performance at the aged of 43 after his first innings five-for by crashing…

3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Durham 212 (Raine 78*, Eckersley 50) and 290 for 8 dec (Burnham 76, Barnard 4-79) beat Worcestershire 151 (Rushworth 4-28) and 242 (Cox 62, Rushworth 6-39) by 109 runs Durham continued their impressive run of form in the Specsavers County Championship Division Two by defeating Worcestershire by 109 runs at Emirates Riverside. The home side had laid the groundwork for their triumph on day…

10:51 AM ET Matt Roller Close Matt Roller is a freelance cricket journalist. @mroller98 Andrew Strauss has said that the ball is in Eoin Morgan‘s court as to whether he stays on as England’s white-ball captain after leading them to a maiden World Cup triumph. Morgan is unlikely to stay on until the 2023 World Cup in India, when he would be 36, but may lead the side in next…

Jul 15, 2019 ECB Reporters Network Warwickshire 161 and 67 for 1 need a further 336 runs to beat Essex 245 and 316 for 9 (Cook 83, Lawrence 74, Rhodes 4-38) Liam Banks dug in with great determination as Warwickshire set about batting out a minimum of 121 overs to prevent a heavy defeat at Chelmsford. Banks was 36 not out as Warwickshire reached 67 for 1 in their pursuit…

10:29 AM ET Matt Roller at Lord’s It threatened to be the incident that defined his tenure as England’s director of cricket, but Andrew Strauss has said that he knew almost immediately that Ben Stokes’ brawl outside a Bristol nightclub would turn out to be a good thing for him. Strauss was tasked with dealing with the initial fallout from the incident, later denying that there was a “drinking culture”…

10:24 AM ET Melinda Farrell Close Melinda Farrell is a presenter with ESPNcricinfo Concussion substitutes are likely to be introduced to international cricket in time for the men’s Ashes Test series next month. The issue is on the agenda at the ICC annual conference, currently being held in London, and ESPNcricinfo understands the changes to playing conditions will almost certainly be approved and implemented quickly, so that all matches played…

Jul 15, 2019 Somerset 196 (J Overton 52*, Maharaj 7-52) and 159 for 4 (Banton 58*, Abell 53) trail Yorkshire 520 by 165 runs If he plays many more tricks upon them, Somerset will begin to suspect that Keshav Maharaj has emerged from the underworld of Annwn which is said to exist beneath the magical hollow of Glastonbury Tor. The inhabitants of Annwn were thought to be hellish creatures capable…