Report Only 22.5 overs possible on final day as Warwickshire see off new ball Warwickshire 166 and 66 for 1 (Briggs 37, Rhodes 22*) drew with Essex 217 (Cook 57, ten Doeschate 56, Harmer 40*) Just 22.5 overs were possible on the final day at Chelmsford, as Warwickshire guarded against the potential for any late drama with a solid morning’s batting before persistent rain forced the two teams to shake…
Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Tom Lammonby, 1.2 ov), 2-85 (Eddie Byrom, 35.3 ov), 3-127 (James Hildreth, 45.2 ov), 4-135 (George Bartlett, 51.1 ov), 5-143 (Lewis Goldsworthy, 53.1 ov), 6-143 (Steven Davies, 53.3 ov), 7-176 (Craig Overton, 68.6 ov), 8-292 (Lewis Gregory, 100.5 ov) Source: ESPN Crickinfo
News “Winning or losing today is not important. There’s no point bringing a good coach if this is their shot-selection” Nazmul Hassan, the BCB president, has called into question Bangladesh’s shot-selection in the first ODI against Sri Lanka, their preparation ahead of this series, and the merit of using Liton Das as an opener in this format. Hassan made his comments in a press briefing during the innings break after…
Report Only 34.3 overs played across all four days as Lancashire draw at Northamptonshire Lancashire 88 for 1 (Davies 51*) drew with Northamptonshire Alex Davies notched a fourth half-century of the season before torrential rain condemned Northamptonshire’s LV= Insurance County Championship clash with Lancashire to an inevitable draw at Wantage Road. Only 38 balls were possible following a delayed start, but Lancashire’s diminutive opener made the most of the small…
Report Both sides make sporting declarations before play is abandoned in weather-hit round Glamorgan 64 for 3 dec (Quinn 2-10) and 23 for 1 drew with Kent 307 (Stevens 190) and 60 for 1 dec Kent and Glamorgan drew their LV= Insurance County Championship match at Canterbury, after rain thwarted their attempts to make a game of it on day four. Glamorgan were 23 for 1 in their second innings…
Report Dickwella dropped, Rubel injured as teams rejig first XI Bangladesh opt to bat vs Sri Lanka Bangladesh won the toss and chose to bat in the first ODI against Sri Lanka – the match going ahead after Sri Lanka endured a Covid scare overnight. As all members of the touring party are essentially clear now, however, the focus can shift to the cricket. Sri Lanka have chosen to leave…
News The first match of the three-ODI series is scheduled to start in a couple of hours There is still uncertainty about participation of many foreign players in the LPL Two players and a coach from Sri Lanka’s contingent have tested positive for Covid-19 ahead of the first ODI against Bangladesh in Dhaka. The three-match ODI series is part of the World Cup Super League. More to follow… Bangladesh…
Report Mark Stoneman, Rory Burns add unbroken century stand to pile pressure on Middlesex Surrey 190 and 135 for 0 (Burns 61*, Stoneman 74*) lead Middlesex 160 (Simpson 68, Clark 4-41, Roach 4-61) by 165 runs Kemar Roach will sign off from Surrey duty on Sunday after a five-game stint as an overseas player and his high-class spell with the new ball meant that he may yet do so as…
Report Somerset captain’s unbeaten 132 sets up declaration before visiting seamers strike Gloucestershire 16 for 2 trail Somerset 300 for 8 dec (Abell 132*) by 284 runs Even when Somerset are in the mire and he has to work hard for every advantage there is an elegance about Tom Abell‘s batting. One notices it before he plays a stroke. The stance is balanced, poised, quiet. Abell holds the bat horizontally…
Warwickshire 166 and 0 for 0 trail Essex 217 (Cook 57, ten Doeschate 56, Harmer 40*) by 51 runs On a day when two of England’s likely lads might have hoped to make final, indisputable cases for involvement in next week’s first Test against New Zealand, it was instead a pair of old stagers who stole a march on the young bucks, as Essex inched themselves into a position of…