12:49 AM IST Nottinghamshire 355 (Moores 106, Mullaney 50) lead Yorkshire 264 by 91 runs Even on a dull, faintly sultry morning with summer momentarily elsewhere Trent Bridge exerts a rare magic. Many have noticed this but few have ceased to treasure it. And thus it was again at eleven o’clock on the second day of this game as Steve Patterson ran in and bowled to Ben Duckett. The stands…
12:39 AM IST ECB Reporters Network Derbyshire 101 for 1 (Reece 50*) trail Leicestershire 199 (Dearden 70, Melton 4-22) by 98 runs Derbyshire enjoyed an outstanding first day with ball and bat in the Bob Willis Trophy match against Leicestershire at the Fischer County Ground, Grace Road. The visitors bowled Leicestershire out for 199 after the Foxes had chosen to bat first before a fine unbroken partnership of 92, compiled…
12:20 AM IST ECB Reporters Network Hampshire 279 for 7 (Weatherley 98, Northeast 51) lead Middlesex 252 by 27 runs All-rounder Liam Dawson was stretchered off with a suspected Achilles injury to mar a productive day for Hampshire in their Bob Willis Trophy match against Middlesex at Radlett. The 30-year-old, who was part of England’s white-ball squad for their recent ODI series against Ireland, fell awkwardly while batting during the…
11:57 PM IST ECB Reporters Network Somerset 166 (Sanderson 5-28) and 222 (J Overton 68, C Overton 53, Sanderson 4-61, Berg 4-64) beat Northamptonshire 67 (C Overton 4-12, Davey 3-23) and 154 (Vasconcelos 52, J Overton 4-26, Brooks 4-40) by 167 runs A maximum of 120 overs was deemed a sensible first-innings limit to protect bowlers during the Bob Willis Trophy. But Somerset needed no additional conditions to give their…
11:54 PM IST ECB Reporters Network Warwickshire 230 for 8 (Lamb 65) lead Gloucestershire 210 (Hannon-Dalby 6-33) by 20 runs Matt Lamb top-scored with 65 as Warwickshire were made to battle hard for a first-innings lead on the second day of the Bob Willis Trophy match with Gloucestershire at the Bristol County Ground. Going in with his side 55 for 3 in reply to 210, Lamb faced 193 balls and…
11:45 PM IST ECB Reporters Network Lancashire 284 for 9 (Bohannon 75) lead Durham 180 by 104 runs Lancashire are in control of their Bob Willis Trophy match against Durham at Emirates Riverside, holding a lead of 104 runs over the home side after day two of the contest. Josh Bohannon notched the fifth half-century of his first-class career, scoring a patient 75 to provide the foundation of the visitors’…
11:39 PM IST ECB Reporters Network Essex 262 and 13 for 0 lead Surrey 187 (Jacks 70, Harmer 6-67, Porter 4-53) by 88 runs Simon Harmer bagged his 18th first-class five-wicket haul for Essex as the hosts helped themselves to a healthy first-innings lead over Surrey in the Bob Willis Trophy. Offspinner Harmer has now taken 229 wickets since joining Essex at the beginning of the 2017 season as he…
11:05 PM IST ECB Reporters Network Glamorgan 181 for 2 (Carlson 76*, Root 53*) trail Worcestershire 455 for 8 (Libby 184, D’Oliveira 174) by 274 runs Kiran Carlson and Billy Root led a powerful Glamorgan fightback after centurions Jake Libby and Brett D’Oliveira had earlier rewritten the record books for Worcestershire in the Bob Willis Trophy encounter at Blackfinch New Road. Libby and D’Oliveira set a new partnership record for…
Jordan Cox celebrates his maiden first-class hundred © Getty Images Kent 338 for 1 (Cox 167*, Leaning 110*) lead Sussex 332 (Brown 98) by 6 runs Teenager Jordan Cox and winter recruit Jack Leaning notched their first centuries for the county as Kent took control of their Bob Willis Trophy south group game. Sussex endured an 85-over day in the Canterbury dirt as Kent’s second-wicket pair piled on a record…
ICC CEO Manu Sawhney and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern at the launch of the Women’s ODI World Cup 6:21 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff The postponement of the 2021 Women’s World Cup to 2022 came down to concerns around readiness of the players, and not safety in New Zealand, the event’s CEO Andrea Nelson has said. As ESPNcricinfo had reported on Friday, Nelson said that given three participating teams…