Month: April 2021

Report Pair frustrate Gloucestershire with a 228-run stand for the second wicket Hampshire 292 for 3 (Alsop 127*, Holland 114) vs Gloucestershire Ian Holland and Tom Alsop each scored centuries as in-form Hampshire dominated the opening day of the LV= Insurance County Championship clash with Gloucestershire at the Ageas Bowl. Hampshire closed the day on 292 for 3 to continue their excellent start to the season, with Alsop unbeaten on…

Chris Cooke celebrates his century © Getty Images Glamorgan 324 for 7 (Cooke 107* Lloyd 65, Carlson 54) vs Northamptonshire Chris Cooke celebrated his second century of the season as Glamorgan enjoyed a run-filled opening day of their LV= Insurance County Championship clash with Northamptonshire. Cooke, who had scored an unbeaten 102 against Yorkshire in the season opener, serenely reached the close on 107 not out, after a chanceless afternoon…

T Natarajan played just two matches this IPL © BCCI/IPL Sunrirsers Hyderabad’s T Natarajan has been ruled out of the 2021 IPL. ESPNcricinfo understands the left-arm fast bowler had been coping with the knee injury he picked up during the Australia tour, which has now flared up once again. The franchise has not yet decided on a replacement. Natarajan played only two games this IPL, against the Kolkata Knight Riders…

Zimbabwe nearly matched Pakistan every step of the way in the first match © AFP/Getty Images Big picture Harare threw up a fun T20I contest in the first game, though both Zimbabwe and Pakistan were far from pleased with how things unfolded. Zimbabwe captain Sean Williams termed his side’s performance in the field “inexcusable” after they shelled no fewer than five catches, including an opportunity to send Mohammad Rizwan packing…

There wasn’t much for the Sri Lankans to be happy about, but they found their reasons © AFP/Getty Images Upon realising that the Pallekele surface was offering little to the quicks and even less to spinners in the early part of this Test, Sri Lanka changed their bowling strategy. Where they had begun the Test with hopes of bundling Bangladesh out cheaply with their trio of seam bowlers, they decided…