Report Derbyshire slide from 68 for 0 chasing small target before Sol Budinger mistake leaves scores level Derbyshire 137 for 9 (Reece 51, Harrison 2-9) tied with Nottinghamshire 137 for 9 (McKiernan 3-9) Sol Budinger let the chance of a dramatic victory slip through his hands as Notts Outlaws tied with Derbyshire Falcons in a pulsating Vitality Blast game at Derby. Derbyshire needed five off the last ball from Calvin…
Report Visitors recover from 35 for 4 in the Powerplay to run out easy winners Gloucestershire 162 for 5 (Phillips 94*, Mills 3-20) beat Sussex 135 (Howell 4-15, Higgins 3-18) by 27 runs Glenn Phillips scored an unbeaten 94 for the second game running as Gloucestershire beat Sussex Sharks by 27 runs at Hove to make it four successive wins in the Vitality Blast and stay top of the South…
Report Harmer takes four for Essex but bad weather has final say in local rivalry Kent 167 for 9 (Bell-Drummond 50, Harmer 4-26) beat Essex 31 for 4 by 18 runs (DLS method) Daniel Bell-Drummond hammered 50 off 29 balls as Kent Spitfires beat Essex Eagles by 18 runs on DLS – after lightning and then rain brought an early end to the Vitality Blast match. Bell-Drummond clubbed his third…
Report Leicestershire’s 207 for 3 too much at Grace Road as run-chase falters Leicestershire 207 for 3 (Lilley 99*, Ackermann 40) Yorkshire 173 (Parkinson 4-35) by 34 runs Lancastrians Arron Lilley and Callum Parkinson dealt North Group leaders Yorkshire Vikings a blow as Leicestershire Foxes won by 34 runs to chalk up a third successive Vitality Blast victory. Lilley just missed out on a maiden T20 hundred, but as the…
Report Lancashire unable to defend below-par total amid slide in form Northamptonshire 131 for 3 (Vasconcelos 41) beat Lancashire 130 for 7 (Croft 35*, Parnell 2-28) by seven wickets Ricardo Vasconcelos top-scored again as Northamptonshire Steelbacks reignited their Vitality Blast campaign with a second successive victory, overcoming Lancashire Lightning by seven wickets. The left-hander, who had scored an unbeaten 78 in the Steelbacks’ success at Durham two days earlier, struck…
Report Ben Stokes endures subdued evening as Durham fail in their defence of 178 Worcestershire 181 for 2 (Libby 78*, D’Oliveira 67*) beat Durham 178 for 8 (Bedingham 44, Morris 3-37) by eight wickets with three balls to spare Worcestershire held their nerve to secure a much-needed eight-wicket win over Durham at New Road with three balls to spare. Career-best scores from Jake Libby and Brett D’Oliveira appeared to have…
Last time West Indies had all of Kieron Pollard, Chris Gayle, Dwayne Bravo and Andre Russell playing the same T20I was in 2015 © AFP Big picture Things should get more interesting from here. After two Tests of one-way traffic, expect a closer contest between West Indies and South Africa as the two teams step up preparations for T20 World Cup 2021. West Indies have stacked their squad with superstars…
News Wicketkeeper-batter Reniece Boyce will lead West Indies A for the T20s against Pakistan A Twin sisters Kycia Knight and Kyshona Knight returned to the West Indies Women squad for three T20Is against Pakistan Women, which will be the side’s first home internationals in 19 months. Both last played for West Indies in 2019. The team will be led by Stafanie Taylor, with Anisa Mohammed appointed vice-captain. A squad size…
News “If the opportunity arises it’s one I would be massively excited for and what I want to do” Lauren Winfield-Hill has admitted to losing her way as a batter while “trying to be a good team person” and is targeting a return to opening for England in ODI cricket in their upcoming one-day series against India. Winfield-Hill was restored to the Test team last week, putting on a 69-run…
News ESPNcricinfo understands that the tournament will start days after the IPL final, likely to be held on October 15 The Super 12s phase of the T20 World Cup is likely to be held at three venues in the UAE – Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah The 2021 men’s T20 World Cup is set to start from October 17 in the UAE, with the final for the 16-team tournament…