Month: May 2021

Report England fast bowler bowls 11 overs without luck, as he tests his elbow after injury issues Jofra Archer produced a cautious but increasingly rhythmic day’s work on his return to bowling after his recent injury issues, as Surrey’s reserves resisted his advances on a rain-affected second day of their 2nd XI County Championship clash with Sussex at Hove. By the close, Surrey had eased along to 215 for 3…

News Roston Chase, Shimron Hetmyer, Sheldon Cottrell and Oshane Thomas cut from the list Kyle Mayers and Nkrumah Bonner scripted a famous win for West Indies against Bangladesh in February   Kyle Mayers and Nkrumah Bonner, who helped West Indies secure the fifth-highest successful chase in Test history in Chattogram in February earlier this year and then were also impressive during the home Test series against Sri Lanka, have been…

The Australians are hoping to catch a charter flight from Maldives or Sri Lanka, while some New Zealanders will go to England and the others head home   A day after IPL 2021 had to be postponed because of the Covid-19 situation, all eight franchises have started to disband, with their players and support staff trying to find a way back home quickly. Most of the players from England have…

News “They signed up with their eyes wide open about some of the risks…what they didn’t expect was the borders to be closed.” Australian players have been sent a message about doing their “homework” on the risks of overseas T20 deals due to the Covid-19 pandemic and its effect on this year’s IPL, according to Todd Greenberg, the chief executive of the Australian Cricketers’ Association. The players, along with Australia-based…

Charlie Hemphrey waits to bat © Alex Davidson/Getty Images Glamorgan have confirmed the termination of Charlie Hemphrey‘s contract “by mutual consent” after he failed to overturn his classification as a non-qualified player by the ECB. Hemphrey, a 31-year-old batter, was heading into the final year of his contract, but agreed to terminate it early after his plea for the ECB to “show some compassion” and allow him to play as…