Month: June 2021

News Seamer unavailable for second Test pending disciplinary investigation into historic tweets Ollie Robinson has been suspended from all international cricket pending the outcome of a disciplinary investigation following historic tweets he posted in 2012 and 2013. As a result, Robinson is unavailable for selection for the second Test against New Zealand starting at Edgbaston on Thursday. Announcing his suspension on Sunday, the ECB confirmed that Robinson will leave the…

News Azam’s rise has also been accompanied by constant talk around his fitness levels and weight Pakistan’s long, ongoing search for power-hitting options in their middle order has now landed on Quetta Gladiators’ Azam Khan. Pakistan have struggled for firepower in their middle order, in part because the top-order form of Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan and Mohammad Hafeez has meant those following have had little opportunity but also because the…

Report Adam Rossington’s 59* steers Northamptonshire to safety after hosts declare 62 runs adrift Kent 330 for 5 dec. (Robinson 120, Cox 90, Denly 63) drew with Northamptonshire 392 (Gay 101, Procter 81, Vasconcelos 66, Stevens 5-73) and 184 for 8 dec (Rossington 59*) Kent have drawn their LV= Insurance County Championship match with Northamptonshire, despite an engrossing final day at Canterbury. An obdurate Adam Rossington eventually steered the visitors…

Report Kirstie Gordon finishes the job as Thunder are rumbled by 134 runs Lightning 259 for 5 (Beaumont 89, K. Bryce 74) beat Thunder 125 (Lamb 42, Gordon 4-23) by 134 runs Half-centuries for Tammy Beaumont and Kathryn Bryce and four wickets for spinner Kirstie Gordon ensured Lightning posted their first victory in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy after a one-sided clash with North West Thunder at Chester Boughton Hall….

Report Home side post first-innings 558 and lead Sussex by 201 heading into last day Sussex 313 and 38 for 0 (Orr 23*, Haines 12*) trail Yorkshire 558 (Malan 199, Ballance 77, Duke 54, Atkins 5-98) by 201 runs To understand why most of the spectators at Headingley enjoyed today’s cricket in all its gourmet and gourmandising glory you probably need to have paid close attention to Yorkshire’s batting performances…