News Conway strengthened his chances of a Test debut with a half-century in the intra-squad warm-up game Devon Conway pushed his case for a Test debut even further by scoring an unbeaten 55 against the Williamson XI on the opening day of New Zealand’s intra-squad two-day warm-up game at the Ageas Bowl. After the Latham XI opted to bat, Conway and Tom Latham added 106 for the first wicket against…
News Reserve day to be used only if time lost on first five days are not made up on those days The WTC final will be played from June 18 to 22, with a reserve day in place only to make up for lost time in the first five days India and New Zealand will be crowned joint winners of the inaugural World Test Championship in case the final…
Report Hosts fluff their lines in response to meagre first innings as 16 wickets fall in a day Durham 58 for 6 (Cook 3-20, Siddle 2-15) trail Essex 182 (Pepper 92, Rushworth 4-32, Raine 4-45) by 124 runs It was the last ball of the day that really rubbed it in. A ball that said that Essex would take some beating from here. A ball that said their Championship defence…
Report John Simpson finds late support to rescue another top-order wobble Middlesex 260 for 7 (Simpson 73*) vs Leicestershire Middlesex feel they would have doubled their wins tally for the season but for the badly-timed arrival of rain at The Kia Oval last week and arrived here with a sense of relative optimism after another season in which that mood has been experienced only intermittently. Moreover, against the only team…
Report Teenage wicketkeeper produces fighting knock but Lancashire on top at close Lancashire 95 for 1 (Davies 52) trail Yorkshire 159 (Duke 52, Bailey 3-6) by 64 runs Spectators sit quietly and watch Yorkshire’s partial recovery from 40 for 7. Some chat with friends who are nearby but not too near. Others drink beer and eat their sandwiches. One or two may momentarily take their happiness for granted. In the…
Report Will Rhodes leads the way for hosts with 91 before Dane Paterson’s triple strike edges Notts ahead Warwickshire 250 for 6 (Rhodes 91, Hain 61, Paterson 3-57) vs Nottinghamshire There was a moment, midway through the afternoon session, when the sound of applause could have startled the casual spectator. “Have we missed a milestone?” the journalists in the media centre asked another. There was no milestone. And there was…
Report Young spinner shows vital all-round ability to withstand Northants onslaught Northamptonshire 91 for 4 trail Sussex 175 (Carson 52, Sanderson 5-45) by 84 runs The sight of fans at Hove for the first time in 20 months had done little to distract from a familiar story for Sussex when their top order succumbed to Ben Sanderson for the third time this month: they slid to 67 for 7 at…
Hashim Amla plays to the off-side en route to his half-century © Getty Images Surrey 285 for 5 (Amla 103*, Patel 62, Overton 50*) vs Gloucestershire If Surrey supporters could name one thing that they missed most about not being able to come to the Kia Oval in recent times, the sight of Hashim Amla in full flow would surely have been high on the list. Amla has an imposing…
A Covid-19 violation nearly cost Naseem Shah his involvement in PSL 2021 © Getty Images After releasing Naseem Shah from the PSL only three days ago, the PCB has made a U-turn by allowing him to enter the team hotel in Lahore. The Quetta Gladiators fast bowler will be in isolation before flying to Abu Dhabi along with the contingent left behind by the first flights that carried 202 personnel…
Report Will Rhodes leads the way for hosts with 91 before Paterson’s burst of three wickets in 14 balls Warwickshire 250 for 6 (Rhodes 91, Hain 61, Paterson 3-57) vs Nottinghamshire Three late wickets from Dane Paterson put Group 1 leaders Nottinghamshire slightly on top against Warwickshire on the opening day of their LV=County Championship game at Edgbaston. The home side closed the first day on 250 for 6, having…