Report Former Middlesex batter continues run-scoring form, then showcases unheralded legspin Hampshire 328 for 7 (Gubbins 131*, Alsop 68, Fuller 54) beat Sussex 230 (Head 52, Gubbins 4-38) by 98 runs A stirring all-round performance by Nick Gubbins guided Hampshire to victory over Sussex by 98 runs in their Royal London Cup Group A match at the Ageas Bowl. First, Gubbins scored a magnificent century, 131 from 119 deliveries with…
Report Shrubsole’s side make it two from two after dominant bowling display limits hosts to 110 Southern Brave 112 for 2 (Mandhana 61*) beat Welsh Fire 110 for 7 (Matthews 33) by eight wickets Southern Brave produced a clinical all-round display to pick up a second consecutive victory of the tournament, their pursuit of Welsh Fire’s modest target overseen by an unbeaten 61 from India opener Smriti Mandhana. Cardiff’s opener…
Krunal Pandya had tested positive on Tuesday © BCCI/IPL All the eight people identified as the immediate contacts of India allrounder Krunal Pandya have tested negative for Covid-19 in the fresh round of RT-PCR tests carried out on Tuesday. ESPNcricinfo understands the group of eight, whose identity has not been revealed by the BCCI, cannot travel to the ground for the final two T20s of the Sri Lanka series. On…
Preview The availability of Gayle, Russell, Bravo and Pollard makes the hosts a terrifying proposition on paper Chris Gayle’s T20I stats haven’t been that great this year, but he did burst into form in one of the games against Australia Big Picture West Indies’ extended warm-up for the T20 World Cup continues apace, with Pakistan the latest side the defending champions will host ahead of the global event later…
News Highly regarded fast-medium bowler played 30 Tests for England and also coached Ireland Mike Hendrick, the former Derbyshire and England seamer who was also Ireland’s first professional coach, has died at the age of 72. Hendrick, a tall seamer known for his classical side-on action and capable of expertly harnessing English conditions, played 30 Tests and 22 ODIs for England, as well as enjoying a long career in county…
News Eight close contacts of the player, all from the Indian contingent, are in isolation The second T20I between Sri Lanka and India, scheduled for Tuesday evening, has been postponed by a day – the reason, as ESPNcricinfo has learnt, is that an Indian cricketer has tested positive for Covid-19. It is believed that eight close contacts of the player, all from the Indian contingent, are in isolation. More to…
Peter Hatzoglou was the leading wicket-taker for the Melbourne Renegades last BBL © Getty Images Peter Hatzoglou, who starred for the Melbourne Renegades in the 2020-21 Big Bash League (BBL) season, has signed a two-year contract with the Perch Scorchers. The tall legspinner was the Renegades’ highest-wicket taker with 17 scalps from 12 innings and was the tenth highest overall in the competition’s last edition. After being signed as a…
News A British passport holder, the quick will not need to represent the county as an overseas player Daniel Worrall, the 30-year-old Australian quick who played three ODIs in 2016, has signed a three-year contract to play with Surrey. He will join the English county at the start of the 2022 season after wrapping up his Sheffield Shield commitments with South Australia. Worrall, who has been playing for Gloucestershire in…
News He felt something click in the Sheffield Shield final and hopes to build on that this season Kurtis Patterson’s Test century is now some time ago but he has time to come again Kurtis Patterson hopes having the New South Wales captaincy to focus on will help free up his batting as he searches for a return to the form that earned him two Test caps three seasons…
The game against County Select XI was KL Rahul’s second first-class game in the last 18 months © NurPhoto via Getty Images KL Rahul made the last of his five Test hundreds at The Oval in September 2018. He had managed just 150 runs in nine innings on that tour prior to that innings, and his position was in doubt. But he changed things around with an attractive 149 on…