Month: September 2019

3:00 AM ET Alex Malcolm South Australia 5 for 174 (Cooper 52*, Nair 2-42) beat New South Wales 173 (Nevill 40, Richardson 3-25, Mennie 3-39) by five wickets Incisive opening spells from Kane Richardson and Joe Mennie helped South Australia to a bonus-point five-wicket win over New South Wales at Allan Border Field. The new-ball duo made the most of the helpful bowling conditions early after captain Jake Lehmann won…

12:43 AM ET Jasprit Bumrah, who has become the frontman of India’s pace-bowling attack across formats in the past few years, has suffered his first stress fracture in his short international career. Stress fractures, have affected fast bowlers forever, a prime example being Dennis Lillee. The Australian great played through chronic back pain in the early part of his career before Rudi Webster, the former West Indies’ first-class cricketer, working…

12:32 AM ET All roads lead to the MCG for the Australia Women’s team this season – or at least that’s the plan. The T20 World Cup final on March 8 is being billed as the chance to set a new world record for a women’s sporting event with the hope the ground can be sold out. A big part of achieving that will probably involve Australia reaching the final…

12:26 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Adelaide Strikers have signed West Indies allrounder Stafanie Taylor and England batter Lauren Winfield to share the third overseas spot in their WBBL squad this season. With New Zealanders Suzie Bates and Sophie Devine already signed, the Strikers have added Taylor and Winfield to strengthen their squad. Taylor is only available for the first two and last two matches of the home and away season…

Sep 22, 2019 Alex Malcolm Western Australia 312 (Short 129, Meredith 4-42) beat Tasmania 184 (Bailey 70, Richardson 3-23, Tye 3-49, Agar 3-51) by 102 runs A rollicking century from D’Arcy Short led a star-studded Western Australia to a thumping bonus-point win over Tasmania at the WACA. Short’s match-winning 129 from 100 balls helped Western Australia, featuring 10 internationals, pile up 312 on a surface with plenty of live grass….

9:54 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Batter Lauren Down and pace bowler Rosemary Mair have been handed their first New Zealand central contracts while Rachel Priest, who last played in 2017, returns to the list alongside Anna Peterson. Down, 24, has played nine ODIs and earlier this year scored a century against the Australia Governor-General’s XI. Mair, 20, has so far appeared in three ODIs and three T20Is having made her…

Sep 23, 2019 Surrey 246 for 2 (Borthwick 109*, Pope 78*) v Nottinghamshire A century from Scott Borthwick and a strong batting performance from Ollie Pope on the day of his England Test recall defined proceedings before cloud, gloom and rain brought play to an early conclusion during the evening session. Borthwick played patiently for his hundred, reaching 109 from 243 balls, while Pope also displayed his class as he…

Sep 23, 2019 Gloucestershire 80 for 6 (Charlesworth 35*) v Northamptonshire Any morning sense of foreboding around Nevil Road was easy to understand. Never mind the poor weather forecast or the strong form of Northamptonshire. Two unhappy facts seemed much more pertinent: Gloucestershire’s dreadful record at their headquarters and the guarantee that Northants would enjoy the best of conditions by virtue of being the visiting side. But even at their…