Month: May 2021

Report Durham seamer draws level with Graham Onions after five-wicket haul Chris Rushworth closed in on the all-time Durham first-class wickets record on the second day at Chester-le-Street   Durham 246 (Lees 99, Tongue 5-39) and 79 for 1 lead Worcestershire 213 (Fell 44, Leach 42*, Rushworth 5-56) by 112 runs Chris Rushworth joined Graham Onions as Durham’s highest first-class wicket-taker after notching a five-wicket haul to dismiss Worcestershire for…

Joe Weatherley fell early as Middlesex’s seamers battled back against Hampshire   Hampshire 131 for 7 (Vince 62, Bamber 3-41, Murtagh 2-16) trail Middlesex 172 (Gubbins 51, Abbott 6-44) by 41 runs With three wickets on the first evening, Kyle Abbott felt he’d found his rhythm for the first time this season. By halfway through the second day, he’d slayed his gig at Lord’s with a haul of six to…

News England head coach will hand over to assistants Thorpe and Collingwood during busy summer Chris Silverwood will hand over the reins to assistants Graham Thorpe and Paul Collingwood   Chris Silverwood will miss the ODI series against Sri Lanka and Pakistan as part of England’s rest-and-rotation policy. Silverwood, the England coach, was one of few ever-presents on England’s tours of Sri Lanka and India and accepts he will find…

News ESPNcricinfo understands Gayakwad tested positive last month and is currently recovering in Bengaluru India left-arm spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad has been left out the India Women’s squads for the tour of England because of an injury she is understood to have been carrying during the home series against South Africa earlier this year and also because she is currently recovering from Covid-19. ESPNcricinfo understands Gayakwad tested positive for Covid-19 last…

News The squad hasn’t been named yet, but players have been asked to assemble in Mumbai on May 18 India Women players will follow a two-week quarantine in Mumbai before heading to the UK   The India Women players are without central contracts from September 30, 2020 and aren’t sure if they will have signed new annual retainers by the time they board their flight to the UK on June…

News The CPL proved a springboard to Phillips’ transformation into a reliable T20I batter The reverse hit has served Glenn Phillips well ever since the New Zealand team management to expand his game   “It’s pretty unreal!” This was Glenn Phillips‘ reaction to being offered a New Zealand central contract for the first time, four years after making his international debut in a T20I against South Africa in Auckland. Phillips…

News Pressure on Oxford and Cambridge to agree to T20 double-header or lose historic fixture MCC is open to the notion of two T20 Varsity figures on a single day of the calendar   Marylebone Cricket Club has been asked to “step in” to find an “equitable solution” to a disagreement about gender parity in university cricket. While the men’s Varsity Match – the game between Oxford and Cambridge universities…

News The summer will include four Tests, three ODIs and 15 T20Is in the lead-up to the T20 World Cup West Indies are set to play seven games in St Lucia this summer: two Tests against South Africa and five T20Is against Australia   Cricket West Indies has announced a packed home schedule for the 2021 season, which includes visits from South Africa, Australia and Pakistan. In all, West Indies…