Jul 13, 2019 Yorkshire 282 for 3 (Ballance 111, Kohler-Cadmore 77*) v Somerset The World’s Most Famous Umpire (retired) was holding audience once more at Headingley and one thing was firmly on his mind. “Forty-four years,” he said. “Forty-four years.” Cricket has seen a lot of changes since Dickie Bird stood in the first World Cup final, but what hasn’t changed is his love affair with Yorkshire cricket and all…
Jul 13, 2019 Jon Culley in Nottingham Nottinghamshire 20 for 1 trail Surrey 240 (Elgar 59, Ashwin 6-69) by 220 runs What felt like one of Nottinghamshire’s better days may prove to be so only if a depleted batting line-up can somehow find the resolve that has deserted them so many times this season and match Surrey, who had to battle for almost every run on a slow, turning pitch….
Jul 12, 2019 Ireland 134 for 1 (Stirling 83*, Balbirnie 28*) beat Zimbabwe 132 for 8 (Ervine 55, Williams 34, Adair 4-40) by nine wickets (DLS method) A blazing Paul Stirling special powered Ireland to a nine-wicket demolition of Zimbabwe in the rain-truncated second T20I in Bready. Craig Ervine’s rapid fifty lifted Zimbabwe to 132 for 8 in their 13 overs, but Stirling made light of Ireland’s DLS-adjusted total of…
Martin Guptill is inconsolable after being run out going for the second run that would have won New Zealand the match 3:47 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Kane Williamson finished the World Cup with 578 runs – fourth on the overall list – and took home the Player-of-the-Tournament award. Scant consolation, perhaps, for not being able to lead his team to glory in what was, arguably, the most thrilling ODI ever….
3:01 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff New Zealand – 241 for 8 in 50 overs. England – 241 all out in 50 overs. Super Over. England – 15 for no loss. New Zealand – 15 for 1, Martin Guptill run out off the last ball. England win the World Cup, for the first time, on boundary score. It was about as dramatic as a cricket match has ever been and here’s…
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3:00 AM ET As all of England held its breath (or watched Wimbledon and F1 at Silverstone), Australia’s XI and the England Lions played a day’s cricket at Canterbury that was something closer to a gentle sigh. Away from Lord’s and the World Cup final, there were regular score updates and television screens to be found if required, but in the middle, the Australians maintained their run of muscular batting…
England v New Zealand, World Cup 2019 final, Lord’s July 14, 2019 Alagappan Muthu and Alan Gardner It’s the World Cup 2019 final and we will have a new world champion today, for the first time since 1996. Follow all the live updates, analyses and chatter here. Please refresh the page if it doesn’t load immediately for you. © ESPN Sports Media Ltd. Source: ESPN Crickinfo
2:55 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Kolkata Knight Riders’ IPL campaign next year will have a new think-tank after the management announced changes to the franchise’s coaching set-up. The two-time IPL champions parted ways with head coach Jacques Kallis and assistant coach Simon Katich on Sunday, the former ending a nine-year relationship – as player and then coach – with the franchise. Kallis was appointed Knight Riders’ head coach in October…
3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Glamorgan 25 for 4 (Helm 4-8) trail Middlesex 384 (Malan 166, Sowter 57*, Roland-Jones 54) by 359 runs Dawid Malan, the Middlesex captain, again led from the front as Middlesex recovered from 131 for 6 to reach 384 in their first innings. Malan scored 166 of those runs – his fourth Championship hundred this summer, his third score over 150 and taking his season’s…