News Thirty-eight Sri Lanka players have signed a statement refusing to sign the tour contracts offered by SLC Thirty-eight players have signed a statement refusing to sign the tour contracts Sri Lanka’s tour of England has been cast into serious jeopardy after the players expected to be selected refused to sign the tour contracts offered by Sri Lanka Cricket. This is as part of the men’s cricketers’ larger resistance…
Report Hosts reel in target as Lancashire manage only one wicket on third day for first defeat of season Glamorgan 150 (Labuschagne 44) and 188 for 4 (Labuschagne 63*, Lloyd 41) beat Lancashire 173 (Bailey 31, Neser 3-46) and 164 (Davies 47, Neser 4-53) by six wickets Lancashire suffered their first defeat of the 2021 LV=Insurance County Championship season as Glamorgan wrapped up a six-wicket victory on the third morning…
Report All the updates, news and stats from day four of the first Test at Lord’s Welcome to day four of our live report of the first Test between England and New Zealand from Lord’s. Join us for updates, analysis and colour. You can find our traditional ball-by-ball commentary here. *Most recent entry will appear at the top, please refresh your page for the latest updates. All times are local…
News No official BCB word yet on reduction of his ban, but he played a Dhaka Premier Division match on Saturday Bangladesh fast bowler Shahadat Hossain, banned in November 2019 for five years for slapping a team-mate during a first-class match, played in a Dhaka Premier Division game on Saturday, despite there being no official statement from the BCB on the reduction of his ban. ESPNcricinfo has learnt Hossain, who…
Report ‘Special’ feat by Sussex 16-year-old precedes Malan’s 103* to close gap for Yorkshire Danial Ibrahim became the youngest cricketer to make a half-century in the 131-year history of the County Championship Yorkshire 272 for 2 (Malan 103*, Ballance 74*) trail Sussex 313 (Brown 127, Ibrahim 55) by 41 runs “Youth is to all the glad season of life,” wrote Thomas Carlyle, thus presenting that fine Australian cricket writer,…
Report Keeper’s unbeaten 91 drives Hampshire reply after Somerset strike early Hampshire 285 for 7 (McManus 91*, Northeast 67) trail Somerset 360 by 75 runs Such are the privations of the Covid pandemic that Tractor Driver, Somerset’s most famous and voluble fan, has temporarily been banished from his traditional stamping ground on Gimblett Hill. So it was that his plaintive cry for Somerset to deliver wickets with the second new…
Report Michael Cohen’s three wickets put Warwickshire seven down in second innings with 285-run lead Warwickshire 274 and 132 for 7 (Hain 46, Cohen 3-26) lead Derbyshire 121 (Miles 5-30, Norwell 4-24) by 285 runs Warwickshire pace bowlers Craig Miles and Liam Norwell demolished Derbyshire before the home side hit back strongly on day two of the LV=Insurance County Championship match at Derby. The pair shared nine wickets to skittle…
Kiran Carlson is unbeaten with 51 needed © Getty Images Glamorgan 150 (Labuschagne 44) and 137 for 3 (Labuschagne 32*, Lloyd 41, Cooke 38) need 51 runs to beat Lancashire 173 (Bailey 31, Neser 3-46) and 164 (Davies 47, Neser 4-53) Glamorgan have left themselves well placed to claim a second LV=Insurance County Championship win of the season on another eventful day in their match against Lancashire in Cardiff. The…
Report Country’s leading run-scorer hits 121 as Worcestershire face heavy defeat Worcestershire 131 and 99 for 3 (Libby 51*) trail Durham 381 (Bedingham 121, Jones 78, Lees 52, Tongue 4-73) by 151 runs David Bedingham propelled Durham into a position of strength with his third century of the season on day two of the LV=Insurance County Championship encounter with Worcestershire at New Road. The competition’s leading run-scorer hit a chanceless…
Report Group leaders struggle on turning pitch again as less-heralded twin comes to the fore Gloucestershire 158 (Hammond 67, Parkinson 5-45) and 5 for 1 trail Leicestershire 451 (Harris 148, Ackermann 57, Hill 56) by 288 runs Group Two leaders Gloucestershire are in danger of slipping to a second consecutive defeat after Leicestershire took firm control on the second day of their LV=Insurance County Championship match. After seeing their points…