Month: July 2019

8:44 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Nicholas Pooran, Fabian Allen and Oshane Thomas have been handed Cricket West Indies central contracts for the first time and Darren Bravo returns with an all-format deal while the number of women on contracts has increased from 12 to 15. Among the men’s contracts there are now seven players on all-format deals, an increase form four, with Bravo, Simron Hetmyer and Keemo Paul joining Jason…

3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Australia A 203 for 0 (Harris 100*, Burns 88) trail Sussex 263 (Rawlins 69, Pattinson 4-60) by 60 runs Marcus Harris and Joe Burns, who could be playing off for one spot in the Ashes squad, dominated the second day of Australia A’s match against Sussex with an unbroken double-century opening stand. Harris finished unbeaten on 100 with Burns on 88 as they added 203…

Jul 7, 2019 Paul Edwards at Taunton Somerset 326 (Davies 74, Bess 51, Wood 4-85) v Nottinghamshire One shivers with excitement to think what Taunton will be like if Somerset win the title this year. Not merely the County Ground, you understand, but the whole community. Cricket is woven more deeply into the fabric of this place than it is in any other English town except Scarborough during festival week….

Jul 7, 2019 Surrey 244 for 6 (Elgar 63, Foakes 57*) v Kent The walls alongside the staircase inside the Oval pavilion are decorated with framed photographs of Surrey’s capped players. There, side-by-side a few yards from the Prince of Wales room on the second floor, hang pictures of two batsmen honoured in 2014, both with hair flicked back, both moustachioed, both now England players. And soon, perhaps, Test match…

3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Derbyshire 108 and 272 for 6 (Lace 101*, Madsen 60) lead Worcestershire 113 by 267 runs Century maker Tom Lace gave another demonstration of his potential as Derbyshire built a position of strength on day two of the Specsavers County Championship with Worcestershire at Kidderminster. Lace, who is on loan for the season from Middlesex, reached three figures in the final over of the…

Jul 7, 2019 ECB Reporters Network Leicestershire 124 for 4 (Horton 50) lead Durham 117 (Wright 5-30) by seven runs Leicestershire’s seamers bowled outstandingly to dismiss Durham for just 117, their lowest score of the season, after the visitors had won the toss and chosen to bat first in the Specsavers County Championship match at the Fischer County Ground. Chris Wright was the pick of the attack, picking up 5…

Jul 7, 2019 ECB Reporters Network Northamptonshire 334 for 5 (Bavuma 103, Vasconcelos 77, Rossington 76*) v Lancashire Temba Bavuma made his first century in county cricket as Northamptonshire enjoyed a fabulous opening day against Lancashire at Wantage Road. Bavuma’s 103 lit up the afternoon as Northants closed 334 for 5. Bavuma had only made one half-century in 11 innings before this match but played with pleasant fluency to reach…

1:24 PM ET “Just two games.” “A fresh start.” “It’s about how we play on the day.” These are the things Kane Williamson and New Zealand are telling themselves, ahead of their semi-final against India. Of the final four in the World Cup, New Zealand are easily the least-fancied outfit. Not only have they won fewer matches at this tournament than the other three semi-finalists, they have also lost three…