News He has scored more than 1000 runs across the last two seasons in the BBL Alex Hales will link up with former England coach Trevor Bayliss for the first time since he was banished from the national side on the eve of the 2019 World Cup after securing a deal to return to Sydney Thunder in the BBL. Hales has not played for England since he failed two recreational…
News World Cup winner, whose wife is American, had spoken of playing in the US if an opportunity arose Surrey and former England fast bowler Liam Plunkett will leave English cricket at the end of this season to play Major League Cricket in the United States. Surrey announced on Tuesday that Plunkett would leave the club after three years to join the new T20 competition in America, where he would…
Play 00:57 Dunkley optimistic about the Hundred’s impact on women’s cricket Last time Sophia Dunkley was preparing to face New Zealand, she was searching for a way to break into England’s top six, now she has her sights set on making a top-four place her own. Speaking on the eve of England’s opening T20I against New Zealand at Chelmsford, Dunkley could reflect on a breakout six months in which she…
Joe Sarro contributed to a late flurry of wickets © Getty Images Worcestershire 186 for 7 (Haynes 47, Ibrahim 2-9, Sarro 2-43) trail Sussex 264 (Carson 87, Orr 52, Leach 5-68) by 78 runs Joe Sarro helped tipped the scales in Sussex’s favour during a late flurry of wickets on day two of the LV=Insurance County Championship match with Worcestershire at New Road. The 19-year-old paceman struck in successive overs…
Report Batter defies gloomy trend to reach unbeaten fifty in pursuit of Warwickshire Lancashire 100 for 1 (Bohannon 59*, Wells 35*) trail Warwickshire 371 (Benjamin 127, Hain 118, Mahmood 4-77) by 271 runs Until Josh Bohannon began to bat at Emirates Old Trafford late this afternoon scoring runs had looked a ponderous business. Warwickshire had made 371 in their first innings but it had taken them 139.1 overs, and even…
Jordan Thompson was impressive with the ball © Getty Images Yorkshire 243 (Bess 54, Abbott 3-47, Wheal 3-47) and 34 for 1 (Kohler-Cadmore 16*, Hill 10*, Wheal 1-16) lead Hampshire 163 (Vince 49, Coad 3-29, Thompson 3-35) by 114 runs Yorkshire’s bowlers put their side in full control of the LV = County Championship clash against Hampshire on a day of White Rose dominance at the Ageas Bowl. Victory for…
Report Parkinson takes 5-41 to claim nine for the match but hosts face big deficit Kent 232 and 210 for 9 (Stevens 55*, Parkinson 5-41) lead Leicestershire 109 (Logan 3-9) by 333 runs Kent did not register a win in the conference segment of the LV=Insurance County Championship but are in a strong position to remedy that at the halfway stage of their opening divisional fixture against Leicestershire. On a…
Report Derbyshire nine down and 81 behind, despite du Plooy’s stylish 90 Derbyshire 201 for 9 (du Plooy 90, Bamber 4-37, Murtagh 4-60) trail Middlesex 282 (White 120, Andersson 53) by 81 runs Ethan Bamber claimed four wickets for the first time this season as Middlesex got the upper hand on day two against Derbyshire at Lord’s. The Seaxes’ young seamer returned 4 for 37 and with skipper Tim Murtagh…
Report Fletcher’s unbeaten 55-ball 81 only reduced the margin of defeat on a sluggish pitch Trinbago Knight Riders 158 for 7 (Pollard 41, Seifert 37, Williams 4-24) beat St Lucia Kings 131 for 7 (Fletcher 81*, Rampaul 3-34, Udana 2-32) by 27 runs After a stuttering start, defending champions Trinbago Knight Riders got their CPL 2021 campaign back on track with a commanding 27-run win over St Lucia Kings. Two…
Luke Fletcher claimed 4 for 21 © Getty Images Somerset 87 for 7 (Fletcher 4-21) trail Nottinghamshire 448 (Patterson-White 101, Clarke 59, Fletcher 51) by 361 runs Luke Fletcher has rarely been a cricketer to be bathed in the spotlight, but it was a bit much all the same that the very moment he reached 50 Championship wickets for the first time in his career – and galvanised Nottinghamshire’s Championship…