Month: July 2021

Report Worcestershire left with little solace as they are condemned to Division Three status Worcestershire 447 for 9 dec (Mitchell 113, Barnard 112*, Haynes 65) drew with Warwickshire 395 (Malan 141, Sibley 80, Rhodes 60, Sodhi 6-89) and 215 for 2 dec (Yates 88, Malan 77*, Sibley 41) Another determined innings from Rob Yates has helped Warwickshire secure their place in Division One of the County Championship. Yates, a 21-year-old…

News The head coach said previous series results had convinced him Pakistan were on the right track “I don’t know what changed in the last month. There was nothing much other than just the PSL and now the boys are totally off-colour”   After losing 3-0 to England’s second-string side, Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq has admitted he was left shell-shocked, citing the “poor performance” as a collective failure of the…

Report Existential angst is nothing new for county cricket, but this feels like the beginning of the end Durham 165 (Evison 5-21, Broad 3-36) and 188 for 4 drew with Nottinghamshire 328 (Patterson-White 73, Slater 60, Clarke 48, Rushworth 4-75, Raine 3-63) and 217 (Hameed 58, Borthwick 4-32) County cricket felt like a game going through the motions at Chester-le-Street. Not just because the contest was dead, but also because…

Report India have the chance to draw level on points if they win this match at Chelmsford Toss India chose to bat first vs England India won the toss and chose to bat first in last of three T20Is against England, which also marks the end of their multi-format series. India have the chance to draw level on points if they win this match at Chelmsford, while England, who currently…

Report Hard-fought seven-wicket win allows visitors to leapfrog into September’s top flight Hampshire 486 for 7 dec (Gubbins 137*, Weatherley 78, Holland 74) and 56 for 3 beat Gloucestershire 229 (Phillips 47, de Grandhomme 4-31) and 310 (Lace 118*) by seven wickets Hampshire qualified for Division One of the LV= Insurance Championship with a seven-wicket win over Gloucestershire on the final day at Cheltenham. They were made to work hard…

Report Leicestershire bowled out for 171 as hosts win second Championship match of season Middlesex 324 (Robson 154, Davis 5-66) and 196 (Eskinazi 66*, Parkinson 4-35) beat Leicestershire 228 (Ackermann 82, Inglis 49) and 171 (Inglis 52, Harris 46, Murtagh 4-36) by 121 runs Acting captain Tim Murtagh led the charge for wickets as Middlesex claimed just a second LV= Insurance County Championship win of the season against Leicestershire at…

News He has been given a two-year contract by the Odisha Cricket Association Wasim Jaffer also coached the Uttarakhand side in the domestic circuit recently   Former Test opener and domestic veteran Wasim Jaffer was on Wednesday named chief coach of the Odisha senior side for the upcoming domestic season. “He (Jaffer) will be the head coach. He has been given a two-year contract,” Subrata Behera, Odisha Cricket Association (OCA)…