Northamptonshire 36 for 0 trail Yorkshire 206 (Bess 56, Parnell 5-64) by 170 runs In the week that Citizen Kane was said to have been ousted by Paddington 2 as the best film of all time, it was fitting to reflect that some people think Headingley has gone the same way. Overbearing and malevolent for much of its history, it is now held to be sweet-natured and adorable, spreading joy…
Report Mark Wood also in wickets before Durham openers overhaul meagre total Durham 88 for 0 (Young 45*) lead Warwickshire 87 (Raine 5-9, Wood 3-28) by one run Going home is always a risk. “Will people remember me?” a returning traveller asks. “Will they remember me only too well,” is occasionally the next question. Somehow, though, such undertakings are not so perilous in the North East. Loyalties are so deep-rooted…
Report Derbyshire blown away as Broad, Fletcher and Paterson steam in Derbyshire 86 for 8 (Fletcher 3-23) trail Nottinghamshire 256 (Slater 107, Clarke 66, Hudson-Prentice 4-36) by 170 runs Ben Slater celebrated back to back centuries before Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire collapsed spectacularly as 18 wickets fell on the opening day of the LV= Insurance County Championship match at Derby. The former Derbyshire opener scored 107 off 191 balls, sharing a…
Report Opener finishes with unbeaten half-century after picking up four wickets Glamorgan 109 for 2 (Lloyd 54*, Root 34*) trail Kent 138 (Lloyd 4-11, van der Gugten 4-41) by 29 runs Marnus Labuschagne fell cheaply to Darren Stevens, having suffered a freak injury scare prior to the start of play, on what was otherwise a good day for Glamorgan in their LV= Insurance County Championship clash with Kent. Labuschagne, the…
Sussex 318 for 7 (van Zyl 79, Haines 58) vs Lancashire April cricket is usually played in changeable conditions and the fine balance between a stubborn winter and a willing spring reflected the evenly poised contest between Sussex and Lancashire on an engrossing first day. It snowed when these sides met in the opening round at Old Trafford – the fixtures reversed after a bug infestation damaged the Hove outfield…
Essex 266 for 2 (Cook 115, Westley 75*) vs Worcestershire For a bowling attack which had just spent an entire day in the field without taking a wicket, the sight of Alastair Cook walking out to bat must have been dispiriting. Sure, Cook hasn’t been in the runs this season. His six previous innings had realised only one score above 15 and none of 50. But he was always going…
Report Unbeaten fifties for Burns and Amla complete Surrey’s best day of the season to date Surrey 131 for 1 (Burns 61*, Amla 59*) lead Hampshire 92 (Clark 6-21) by 39 runs It remains to be seen whether the removal of the national selector’s job leads to a major overhaul in personnel in England’s Test team or merely incremental change, but Rory Burns would have noted last week’s news with…
Report Second ton of the season for opener as Gloucestershire left to rue decision to insert Leicestershire 264 for 4 (Evans 102, Hill 77*) vs Gloucestershire Sam Evans‘ third first-class century helped Leicestershire dominate the opening day against Gloucestershire at Bristol as they made 264 for 4 having been sent in. Evans, 23, born in Leicester and a Loughborough University graduate, followed up his 138 at The Oval in round…
Robbie White made his third half-century in as many matches © Getty Images Middlesex 308 for 6 (Gubbins 75, White 70*) vs Somerset Nick Gubbins and Robbie White led a solid Middlesex batting display on the opening day of the LV= County Championship match with Somerset at the Cooper Associates County Ground. After losing the toss, the visitors progressed to 308 for 6 by the close, Gubbins contributing 75, White…
News Shaw’s onslaught came against KKR’s Shivam Mavi Prithvi Shaw became the first batter to hit six fours in the first over of a T20 innings when he achieved the feat against Kolkata Knight Riders‘ fast bowler Shivam Mavi on Thursday in Ahmedabad. Before Shaw’s record, the most number of fours struck in the opening over of a T20 game was five, achieved by only five batters previously, including Deccan…