Report Kent stumble in reply with bat after scrambling to find replacement team Former Sussex batter Harry Finch was one of five players making their Kent debut Kent 69 for 5 trail Sussex 181 (Singh 4-51) by 112 runs Sussex reduced a Kent side hobbled by a Covid-19 scare to 69 for 5 on day one of their LV= Insurance County Championship match at Canterbury, leaving them 112 behind…
Ben Slater made another half-century to lay Notts’ platform © Getty Images Nottinghamshire 312 for 9 (Patterson-White 66*, Slater 60, Clarke 48, Raine 3-54, Rushworth 3-68) vs Durham Durham unveiled what were thought to be the shortest boundaries ever seen for a Championship match at Emirates Riverside, in a desperate effort to maximise their chances of a top-two finish in the first phase of the competition. Even the less observant…
Report Derbyshire batting suffers again, but Hudson-Prentice keeps champions in check Essex 86 for 3 trail Derbyshire 146 (du Plooy 43, Snater 3-45) by 60 runs Essex kept alive their faint hopes of qualifying for Division One by exploiting Derbyshire’s brittle batting on the first day of the LV=Insurance County Championship match at Derby. Shane Snater took 3 for 45 as Derbyshire were skittled for 146 after electing to bat…
Report South Africa opener puts troubled stay behind him to lay platform for visitors Warwickshire 245 for 4 (Malan 141, Sibley 80) vs Worcestershire Warwickshire haven’t had much luck with overseas players this season. With Pieter Malan, the South Africa batter, missing the first three rounds of LV= Insurance County Championship action due to Covid-related travel complications, they signed Hanuma Vihari, instead. And while he produced one important innings of…
Report Leicestershire’s success limited on opening day at Merchant Taylors’ School Middlesex 280 for 3 (Robson 138*) vs Leicestershire Sam Robson‘s first century since the season’s opening day gave Middlesex the early advantage in their LV= Insurance County Championship clash with Leicestershire at Merchant Taylors’ School. After acting captain Tim Murtagh won the toss, the former England opener struck 13 fours in his unbeaten 138, sharing half-century stands with Josh…
Phil Salt after scoring his maiden ODI fifty © Getty Images West Indies supporters have probably become accustomed to losing players to England. Jofra Archer was a key part of England’s World Cup side, after all, while Chris Jordan has been an integral member of the T20 team for several years. But Phil Salt, too, could have represented West Indies. Although he was born in Wales, Salt’s family moved to…
Brought in for just one game, R Ashwin opened the bowling for Surrey too © Getty Images Somerset 280 for 6 (Hildreth 107, Goldsworthy 48, Lammonby 42, Davies 42) vs Surrey A fascinating first day, on a pitch expected to take more spin as the game progresses, saw Somerset’s James Hildreth battle to 107 in a hard-fought 280 for 6 against Surrey at the Kia Oval. It was Hildreth’s 47th…
Report Hampshire chisel out six wickets to take the early upper hand at Cheltenham Gloucestershire 214 for 6 (Phillips 47) vs Hampshire Gloucestershire and Hampshire played out an even first day in their winner-takes-all contest at Cheltenham with the home side making 214 for 6 before rain took out 30 overs. Having won the toss, five of Gloucestershire’s top six got starts but none of could make a significant score…
News “When we get into such good positions, we have to get them by the throat and we have to finish them off” Donald Tiripano – “I am happy to embrace it if given the chance to bat up the order” Donald Tiripano has said that he is ready to take up the challenge of batting higher up the order, after he frustrated Bangladesh with a 144-ball 52 coming…
Report Only 44.5 overs possible between sides destined for Division Two Northamptonshire 128 for 4 (van der Gugten 3-35) vs Glamorgan Honours were pretty even on day one of the final round of games in the LV= Insurance County Championship Division Three Group stage match at Sophia Gardens when rain stopped play 64 minutes into the afternoon session. The predicted rain finally arrived after 44.5 overs with Northants 128 for…