Report Dan Lawrence 78 as Essex rack up runs after choosing to bat in south London Essex 299 for 3 (Cook 140*, Lawrence 78) vs Surrey Alastair Cook scored his fifth first-class hundred at the Kia Oval, and the 69th of his career, as Essex totalled 299 for 3 on the first day of their LV= Insurance County Championship match against Surrey. A good-sized crowd rose to applaud the former…
Report Unbeaten century for former skipper as Leicetershire bowlers struggle for impact Sussex 310 for 4 (Brown 111*, Haines 71) vs Leicetsershire Captains past and present were amongst the runs as Sussex built towards an impressive first-innings score in their LV Insurance County Championship fixture against Leicestershire at the UptonSteel County Ground. Current skipper Tom Haines led the way in the first half of the day, hitting ten fours in…
Report Knockout place secured after comfortable win against local rivals Thunder Northern Diamonds 294 for 6 (Heath 78*, Langston 58, Kalis 57) beat Thunder 189 for 8 (Boyce 67, Levick 4-34) by 105 runs Northern Diamonds booked a Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy knockout spot after hammering Thunder by 105 runs in their clash at Emirates Riverside. Diamonds put forward a brilliant effort with the bat as Bess Heath top scored…
Report Davina Perrin top-scores for home side after strong start from openers Central Sparks 229 (Perrin 43) beat South East Stars 114 (Davis 4-26) by 115 runs Central Sparks are through to the knockout stages of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy after defeating South East Stars by 115 runs at New Road. Sparks sealed a fifth win in six games to guarantee a top three spot with a game to…
Report Bowlers share wickets around as Lightning quickly fall behind pace Western Storm 228 for 7 (Luff 70) beat Lightning 166 (Hennessy 2-22) by 62 runs Sophie Luff led by example as Western Storm comfortably defeated Lightning by 62 runs at Bristol to register their first win in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy since May. Storm’s captain top-scored with 70 from 111 balls, including six fours, and shared in stands…
File photo: Kusal Perera was back to open the batting © Associated Press Toss Sri Lanka chose to bat vs South Africa Kusal Perera makes his return to international cricket after recovering from Covid-19 and will open the batting after Dasun Shanaka opted to bat. Kusal tested positive for Covid last month and was included in Sri Lanka’s squad for the ODIs against South Africa but only received medical clearance…
Report Gudakesh Motie and Odean Smith kept the Tallawahs batting line-up tied down in the 170-run chase Guyana Amazon Warriors 169 for 6 (Pooran 75, Russell 2-35) beat Jamaica Tallawahs 123 all out (Snith 3-21, Motie 3-25) by 46 runs In a must-win encounter to control their own playoff destiny, Guyana Amazon Warriors got a crucial innings from captain Nicholas Pooran, who lifted his side with an unbeaten 75 off…
Report The opener struck 11 sixes in a memorable display on a poor night for Knight Riders St Kitts and Nevis Patriots 160 for 2 (Lewis 102*) beat Trinbago Knight Riders 159 for 7 (Munro 47, Jaggesar 3-32, Drakes 3-33) by eight wickets St Kitts and Nevis Patriots surged into the CPL semi-finals with a commanding run chase over Trinbago Knight Riders on the back of Evin Lewis‘ thrilling 51-ball…
Shakib Al Hasan did not have kind words for the pitches at the Shere Bangla National Stadium © AFP/Getty Images Shakib Al Hasan believes Bangladesh have more than enough time to prepare for the T20 World Cup, and that the team will head to the upcoming tournament in UAE and Oman having built a “winning mentality” following recent series victories against Australia and New Zealand. Bangladesh will arrive in Muscat…
News Former Essex captain, who will represent Netherlands at T20 World Cup, ends 19-year county career Ryan ten Doeschate, the Netherlands international and former Essex captain, will retire from professional cricket at the end of 2021. South Africa-born all-rounder ten Doeschate, who turned 41 in June, joined Essex in 2003 after impressing Graham Gooch during a pre-season game in South Africa. He went on to make 554 appearances across all…