Jul 14, 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…
Jul 14, 2019 ECB Reporters Network Derbyshire 34 for 1 trail Northamptonshire 342 (Bavuma 134, Critchley 4-107) by 308 runs A superb century from Temba Bavuma put Northamptonshire in a strong position on the first day of the match against Derbyshire at Chesterfield. The South African Test batsman scored 134, his second hundred in consecutive games, as the visitors recovered from 126 for 4 to reach 342. Matt Critchley took…
3:00 AM ET 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…
Jul 14, 2019 Sussex127 and 15 for 0 trail Lancashire 494 for 6 dec (Vilas 132*, Jones 88, Davies 72, Jennings 65, Maxwell 59) by 352 runs Invitations do not come any pleasanter than that offered to Lancashire’s batsmen on the second morning of this game. They already possessed a 22-run lead on first innings and now had the opportunity to extend it for as long as they wished; they…
Jul 14, 2019 Somerset 76 for 4 trail Yorkshire 520 (Ballance 111, Kohler-Cadmore 102, Brook 101, Maharaj 72, Bess 4-130) by 444 runs If this proves to be the day that Somerset’s Championship challenge first showed signs of weakening at least they can console themselves that not everybody will have noticed. But the diehards will know, those with their mind set more on Headingley than England’s presence in a World…
3:00 AM ET England Lions 232 for 6 (Sibley 74) trail Australian XI 397 (Head 139*, Curran 6-95) by 165 runs Two sights signalled this as day one of the Ashes campaign for England, though still in the afterglow of a scarcely believable triumph in Sunday’s World Cup final over New Zealand at Lord’s. The first was that of the England selectors Ed Smith and James Taylor making their presence…
Jul 14, 2019 ECB Reporters Network Essex 245 and 73 for 1 lead Warwickshire 161 (Siddle 5-33) by 157 runs Peter Siddle took his second five-wicket haul this season to help Essex put Somerset under serious pressure at the top of the Specsavers County Championship. The paceman recorded figures of 5 for 33 as Essex looked to reduce the 15-point deficit to the Championship leaders and take advantage of Somerset’s…
1:17 PM ET You might be forgiven for thinking that, in the aftermath of their success in the World Cup, England’s players may have a chance to put their feet up for a few days. But such is the unforgiving nature of the international schedule, many of those players involved at Lord’s on Sunday will be required to report to an Ashes training camp this weekend. England’s first Test of…
3:00 AM ET Jon Culley in Nottingham Surrey 240 (Elgar 59, Ashwin 6-69) and 224 for 9 dec (Smith 57, Clark 54, Ashwin 6-75) beat Nottinghamshire116 (Virdi 8-61) and 181 (Ashwin 66, Virdi 6-78) by 167 runs If there were any newly-enthused cricket fans tempted to make the trip to Trent Bridge after the heady drama of Lord’s it is to be hoped they were rooting for Surrey. Otherwise it…
Unbelievable England-New Zealand tie sets up Super Over in World Cup final (2:32) Sensational scenes in the World Cup final as England match New Zealand’s 241 to set up a Super Over (2:32) 12:13 PM ET Gary Stead, New Zealand’s head coach, has suggested that the possibility of sharing the World Cup was something that “should be considered” after his side were denied in a heartbreaking finish at Lord’s on…