Month: September 2021

Report Campbell, Kalis share century stand to overhaul target after Diamonds dominate with the ball Northern Diamonds 176 for 4 (Campbell 76, Kalis 41*) beat Central Sparks 175 for 7 (Fackrell 42*, Davies 42) by six wickets A dominant bowling display preceded a comfortable chase of 176 as the Northern Diamonds booked their place in Saturday’s Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy final with a semi-final eliminator win over Central Sparks at…

Preview They’ve seen off the worst batting conditions this season could offer, and both batting units can expect a significant uptick in form Big picture The Mumbai Indians have four wins in eight matches, and the Kolkata Knight Riders three wins in eight. They occupy the amorphous middle section of the points table, indicative of the poor-to-middling seasons a number of their biggest names have endured, particularly with the bat:…

Report Sam Cook claims ten in the match in 96.3-over rout at Chelmsford Essex 170 (White 4-40, Taylor 4-67) beat Northamptonshire 81 (S Cook 5-21, Porter 4-31) and 45 (S Cook 5-20, Snater 4-7) by an innings and 44 runs Essex thrashed Northamptonshire by an innings and 44 runs inside four sessions as they lifted the LV= Insurance County Championship Division Two title. Essex only needed five wickets on the…

News ESPNcricinfo had adopted the gender-neutral terms in mid-April this year “The move to ‘batter’ is a natural progression, aligning with the terms of bowlers and fielders that already sit within the Laws”   The MCC has adopted the gender-neutral “batter” and “batters” in place of “batsman” and “batsmen” in the laws of the game, with the change effective immediately after being approved by the MCC committee. The MCC, custodians…

News Six members of Sunrisers Hyderabad, including Vijay Shankar, identified as close contacts; SRH vs DC game to go on with others returning negative tests Sunrisers Hyderabad left-arm seamer T Natarajan tested positive for Covid-19 at a scheduled RT-PCR test in Dubai, and has isolated himself from the rest of the squad. Natarajan is currently asymptomatic, according to an IPL statement. The Sunrisers medical team identified six people as Natarajan’s…

England are searching for a quick turn-around in batting performance when they aim to seal their ODI series with New Zealand in the penultimate match on Thursday. For the third game in a row, England were bowled out inside their 50 overs as New Zealand chased down a modest target of 179 to win the third game in Leicester by three wickets, and keep the series alive at 2-1 to…

Report Pair shared a record 217-run partnership to put South Australia to the sword Mitchell Marsh and Josh Philippe celebrate twin centuries and a record partnership   Western Australia 6 for 352 (Philippe 137, Marsh 111) beat South Australia (Carey 128*, Behrendorff 4-39) by 78 runs (DLS method) Twin centuries from Josh Philippe and Mitchell Marsh have helped Western Australia wallop South Australia in the rain-affected opening Marsh Cup game…

News The elections will be for 23 out of the 25 people on the board of directors The BCB announced on Tuesday (September 21) that its board of directors’ elections will be held on October 6. The announcement came from the election commission hours after BCB president Nazmul Hassan said that 171 councillors have registered to vote for 23 out of 25 directors in office, after three exemptions. The National…