3:00 AM ET Jon Culley at Edgbaston Essex 31 for 1 trail Warwickshire 517 (Lamb 173, Hain 82, Patel 51*) by xx runs Essex have not conceded so many runs since Hampshire piled up 525 for 8 in the first innings at Southampton in the opening match of the season, when they lost by an innings and 87 runs. Having gone unbeaten since, chalking up eight victories and eyeing up…
Sep 10, 2019 ECB Reporters Network Lancashire 20 for 1 trail Derbyshire 244 (Godleman 111, Gleeson 5-64) by 224 runs A century from Derbyshire skipper Billy Godleman ensured his side posted something approaching a competitive score against promotion-chasing Lancashire on day one of this Specsavers County Championship Division Two clash. Godleman’s 20th first class ton was the runaway highlight of a scrappy innings from the visitors who were bowled out…
James Vince fed off boundaries © Getty Images Hampshire 149 and 296 for 6 (Vince 91, Northeast 73, Organ 54) lead Surrey 162 (Pope 68, Barker 4-38) by 283 runs James Vince completely changed the complexion of Hampshire’s Specsavers County Championship clash with Surrey with an outrageous 59-ball 91. A green-tinged Ageas Bowl wicket had seen 23 wickets fall in a day and a half before Vince arrived at the…
3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Northamptonshire 325 for 7 (Keogh 132, Rossington 63) lead Leicestershire 308 (Rhodes 61*) by 17 runs Three late wickets ensured Leicestershire remained in the game after a century from Rob Keogh had threatened to leave Northamptonshire firmly in control of the Specsavers Division Two Championship match at the Fischer County Ground. Adam Rossington, Luke Procter and then Keogh all fell in the final hour…
3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Worcestershire 205 (Hogan 4-53) and 153 for 2 (Rutherford 52, Mitchell 52*) lead Glamorgan 193 (Morris 5-73) by 165 runs Paceman Charlie Morris and openers Hamish Rutherford and Daryl Mitchell have left Worcestershire daring to dream of a first Specsavers County Championship win for four months after a day of dominance against Glamorgan at Blackfinch New Road. Paceman Morris earned Worcestershire a narrow first…
12:51 PM ET That was the summer of cricket that was. Well, almost. England won the World Cup and lost failed to retain the Ashes, but there is still business to be concluded amid the mellow fruitfulness of an autumnal Kennington Oval.For Joe Root, the final Test of the series offered the opportunity to give a rallying cry, of sorts. “It should be seen as a successful year,” he said….
11:46 AM ET Liam Brickhill Rassie van der Dussen believes Quinton de Kock will “lead by example” in the upcoming three-match T20I series against India. With regular captain Faf du Plessis rested, de Kock has been given the chance to lead the T20I side, as South Africa trial leadership options ahead of next year’s T20 World Cup. “Quinton is one of those guys who leads by example,” van der Dussen…
© Getty Images Hours after naming their limited-overs squad for the tour of Pakistan, Sri Lanka Cricket announced that they will conduct a reassessment of security in Pakistan following warnings of an attack on the team from the prime minister’s office. More to follow Andrew Fidel Fernando is ESPNcricinfo’s Sri Lanka correspondent. @afidelf © ESPN Sports Media Ltd. Source: ESPN Crickinfo
‘Fifth Test is Australia’s Grand Final’ – Paine (1:02) Australia captain Tim Paine insists the side came to England to win the Ashes and not just retain it and explains the decision to drop Travis Head. (1:02) 11:15 AM ET Mitchell Marsh has been challenged to reach Ben Stokes’ standards of fitness and durability ahead of his latest chance to secure a place in the Australian Test team, in the…
The new radio rights deal between the BCCI and AIR is aimed at taking Indian cricket coverage to “the nooks and corners” of the country 10:00 AM ET Cricket will be back on All India Radio (AIR), the national radio broadcaster, after a gap of nearly five years. On Tuesday, the BCCI announced it had signed a radio rights deal for two years with AIR, and according to the contract,…