Month: June 2021

News ‘Hopefully if my selection demonstrates anything it’s that everyone in the regions now has a chance’ Emily Arlott was shocked into silence when she learned of her call-up to the England squad ahead of Wednesday’s Test against India. Arlott, the 23-year-old Worcestershire seamer, had only the day before completed a quadruple-wicket maiden in a five-wicket haul for Central Sparks in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy at Hove, where they…

News His BBL coach Greg Shipperd believes the allrounder could fill one of the troublesome middle-order spots Dan Christian‘s “unique skillset” and wealth of experience make him an ideal candidate for Australia’s T20 World Cup squad following his surprise national recall according to his BBL coach at the Sydney Sixers, Greg Shipperd. Thirty-eight-year-old Christian, who last played for Australia in 2017, was one of six players added to the large…

Report Derbyshire slip to opening-day defeat as Livingstone marries judgement to his talent Lancashire 171 for 4 (Livingstone 94*) beat Derbyshire 168 for 7 (Reece 59, Parkinson 3-28) by six wickets A few white-tailed sea eagles were reintroduced to the Isle of Wight recently and a similarly admirable project has resulted in the globally endangered large blue butterfly successfully breeding on Rodborough Common in Gloucestershire. We should not expect too…

Report In an uncanny reminder of 2019 semi-final defeat at Edgbaston, Notts fritter away another sure thing Worcestershire 152 for 6 (Libby 52*, Whiteley 42) tied with Nottinghamshire 152 for 8 (Clarke 45, Trego 35, Hales 31, Moeen 2-15) Nottinghamshire, the T20 Blast holders, lost their captain and inspiration, Dan Christian, on the eve of the tournament to an Australian white-ball training squad so large it could apply for city…

Joe Clarke set Nottinghamshire on their way © PA Photos/Getty Images Worcestershire 152 for 6 (Libby 52*, Whiteley 42) tied with Nottinghamshire 152 for 8 (Clarke 45, Trego 35, Hales 31, Moeen 2-15) Nottinghamshire, the T20 Blast holders, have lost their captain and inspiration, Dan Christian, on the eve of the tournament to an Australian white-ball training squad so large it could apply for city status, and for a flickering…