News The 22-year-old set for a stint in the WBBL after her recent England debut Melbourne Stars have signed recent England debutant batter Maia Bouchier for the upcoming WBBL season. The 22-year-old made her T20I debut in England’s recent series against New Zealand following some promising performances for Southern Brave in the women’s Hundred. She has also had a steady season for Southern Vipers in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy,…
News Punjab Kings head coach says their batters should have finished the chase in 19 overs Anil Kumble, the Punjab Kings coach, was at a loss of words to explain yet another loss from a winning position. Kings failed to score the eight runs they needed off the last two overs to lose to Rajasthan Royals by just two runs. It made their qualifying chances that much harder. A sixth…
Report Kings needed only four off the final over with eight wickets in hand, but they came up short Rajasthan Royals 185 (Jaiswal 49, Lomror 43, Arshdeep 5-32, Shami 3-21) beat Punjab Kings 183 for 4 (Agarwal 67, Rahul 49, Tyagi 2-29, Tewatia 1-23) by two runs A banner statistical day for Punjab Kings that included KL Rahul passing 3000 runs in the IPL, 2000 runs in the league for…
Joe Clarke’s 109 held Nottinghamshire’s innings together © PA Images via Getty Images Nottinghamshire 292 for 9 (Clarke 109, Evison 58*) vs Yorkshire Nottinghamshire awarded their coach Peter Moores a new three-year contract ahead of their final Championship match with Yorkshire, but could they adorn it by winning the title? The small print on that one took some reading but basically, by the end of the first day, Notts were…
Darren Stevens celebrates another breakthrough © Getty Images Kent 82 for 4 trail Middlesex 147 (Stoneman 59, Stevens 4-21) by 65 runs Darren Stevens took 4 for 21, including a spell of 3 for 3 from five overs, as Middlesex collapse from 121 for 2 to 147 all out at Canterbury before Kent closed on 82 for 4, trailing by 65. Mark Stoneman top-scored with 59 but Stevens’ efforts, with…
Derbyshire 371 for 5 (Madsen 111, Critchley 85, Godleman 52) vs Sussex Reconstruction work continues around the main entrance to the Hove County Ground. The Sussex Cricketer pub where players and supporters would mix after play has been demolished and plans for a wider redevelopment of the site emphasise “the village green feel of the club.” There is a joke here that is too obvious but too cruel to complete….
Report Daryl Mitchell falls cheaply in final first-class appearance but Worcestershire edge first day Louis Kimber celebrates a half-century in the Royal London Cup earlier this summer Louis Kimber confirmed his promise with another half century to lead a partial Leicestershire fightback on the opening day of the LV=Insurance County Championship Division Three match with Worcestershire at New Road. The 24-year-old earned his opportunity to play Championship cricket for…
Report Durham fold for 140 after air ambulance lands on Bristol outfield to prompt early stoppage Gloucestershire 146 for 6 (van Buuren 62) lead Durham 140 (Gohar 5-50) by six runs Pakistan spinner Zafar Gohar took his second consecutive five-wicket haul as Gloucestershire edged the opening day against Durham at Bristol with the visitors bundled out for 140 before the hosts closed 146 for six. Gohar, the left-armer from Lahore,…
Glamorgan 375 for 4 (Lloyd 121, J Cooke 68) vs Surrey Rikki Clarke is standing at slip with his hands on his hips. This is Clarke’s 267th and final first-class game, after he announced his retirement earlier in the summer, and he moves into a crouched position with his hands on his knees as Amar Virdi walks back to the top of his mark. Virdi twirls in, Clarke moves into…
News “The British High Commission supported the tour, did not advise against in on security grounds,” Christian Turner tweets The ECB statement did mention that there were “increasing concerns about travelling to the region” The British government’s concerns about player safety played no part in the ECB’s decision to withdraw its men’s and women’s teams from their tours to Pakistan next month, according to the British High Commissioner to…