Month: June 2021

News Wicketkeeper says three-finger gesture was salute to friend Quinton de Kock dedicated his sixth Test century, and highest score in the format, to a friend who lost his finger in Afghanistan and to rhino conservation in South Africa. de Kock celebrated both his fifty and his hundred by holding his bat lengthwise to show the name of Rockwood, an organisation fighting to save the endangered rhino, and made a…

Report Aggressive half-century sets tone for comfortable win Worcestershire 185 for 7 (Moeen 52, Sanderson 3-21) beat Northamptonshire 153 for 9 (Moeen 2-21) by 32 runs A blistering half-century and two wickets from Moeen Ali saw Worcestershire Rapids complete a 32-run victory over Northamptonshire Steelbacks at Wantage Road. The England allrounder, who also effected a run-out, joined forces with Brett D’Oliveira in a partnership of 94 to set Worcestershire up…

Report Allrounder scores unbeaten 80 followed by 2 for 31 with his legbreaks Derbyshire 209 for 6 (Critchley 80*, Reece 51, Naveen 3-26) beat Leicestershire 186 (van Beek 3-37) by 23 runs Matt Critchley struck an unbeaten 80 off 45 balls and Luis Reece 51 from 29 as the Falcons registered their first win of the Vitality Blast season, despite Afghan seamer Naveen-ul-Haq taking 3 for 26 on his home…

Report Joe Weatherley top-scores with 42 before bowlers close out victory Hampshire 155 for 6 (Weatherley 42) beat Essex 142 (Westley 44) by 13 runs Chris Wood lead a superb defensive bowling display as Hampshire Hawks beat Essex Eagles by 13 runs to get their Vitality Blast competition rolling. Left-arm fast bowler Wood’s four overs went for just 15, along with the scalp of Aron Nijjar, with fellow homegrown star…

Report Birmingham rack up third-highest T20 score as Outlaws come up short Birmingham 229 for 5 (Pollock 62, Hain 53*) beat Nottinghmshire 211 for 9 (Duckett 51) by 18 runs Defending champions Notts Outlaws slumped to an 18-run defeat after they were savaged by a brutal Birmingham Bears batting display in the Vitality Blast North Group match at Trent Bridge. The Bears roared to 229 for 5, their third-highest T20…

Report Stunning innings from young allrounder makes light work of Somerset’s target Sam Curran drives through the covers during his matchwinning performance for Surrey   Surrey 188 for 3 (S Curran 72*, Evans 65) beat Somerset 187 for 6 (Abell 69, Hildreth 31) Surrey are strutting – and how. On the back of their immense performance against Middlesex in the London derby, they withstood a six-hour journey to the West…

Report Yorkshire fall short by 20 runs despite having home side in trouble at 95 for 6 Durham 181 for 8 (Carse 51, Thompson 4-44) beat Yorkshire 161 for 6 (Bairstow 67) by 20 runs Brydon Carse inspired Durham to a 20-run victory over Yorkshire Vikings in their first game of the Vitality Blast campaign at Emirates Riverside. Carse took centre stage with the bat after it appeared the hosts…

Report WIn sealed with 16 balls to spare as fifth-wicket pairing make hay at Bristol Sussex 178 for 5 (Salt 77*, Garton 46) beat Gloucestershire 177 for 7 (Phillips 42, Garton 3-19) by five wickets with 16 balls remaining Phil Salt and George Garton gunned down a target of 178 with 16 balls to spare to get Sussex off to a winning start in the Vitality Blast with a five-wicket…

Report Jason Holder was the most successful bowler for West Indies, picking up 4 for 75 South Africa 322 (de Kock 141*, Holder 4-75) lead West Indies 97 (Holder 20, Ngidi 5-19, Nortje 4-35) by 225 runs Quinton de Kock‘s career-best took South Africa’s lead past 200 and put them in a commanding position in the St Lucia Test. In his first innings since being relieved of the captaincy, de…

Report United bowlers played their part too; Javed and Wasim combined their eight overs for 30 runs while Hasan took two wickets Islamabad United 137 for no loss (Munro 90*, Khawaja 41*) beat Quetta Gladiators 133 all out (Weatherald 43, Wasim 2-12) by ten wickets A spellbinding, soul-destroying, record-breaking opening partnership between Usman Khawaja and Colin Munro saw Islamabad United thrash Quetta Gladiators by 10 wickets, polishing off the target…