Month: September 2021

Report Half-centuries for Ollie Robinson, Jack Leaning and Darren Stevens take hosts into lead Kent 184 for 4 (Stevens 56*, Leaning 54*, Robinson 50) lead Worcestershire 133 (Gilchrist 5-38, Milnes 4-35) by 51 runs Kent lead Worcestershire by 51 runs in their LV= Insurance County Championship match at Canterbury, reaching 184 for 4 at stumps on day one. Nathan Gilchrist took a career-best 5 for 38 and Matt Milnes 4…

Report Evin Lewis’ 73 in vain as hosts fold for 124 in pursuit of 225 at Warner Park St Lucia Kings 224 for 2 (du Plessis 120*, Chase 64*, Fawad 1-23) beat St Kitts & Nevis Patriots 124 (Lewis 73, Paul 3-23, Joseph 3-27) by 100 runs Faf du Plessis‘ first franchise T20 hundred saw the St Lucia Kings end St Kitts & Nevis Patriots’ perfect start to CPL 2021,…

Report Jamie Porter and Sam Cook share seven wickets in devastating new-ball spell Essex 150 for 5 (Walter 71*) lead Gloucestershire 76 (Porter 4-32) by 74 runs Paul Walter hit his fourth LV= Insurance Championship half-century of the season as Essex eked out a painstaking 74-run lead on a sun-baked Chelmsford day when 15 wickets fell. The tall left-hander was the only batsmen to get to grips with a worn…

Report George Rhodes also records fifty as Derbyshire made to toil in field Leicestershire 282 for 3 (Evans 88, Hill 86*, Rhodes 54) vs Derbyshire A disciplined batting performance gave Leicestershire the upper hand on the first day of the LV= Insurance County Championship match against Derbyshire at Derby. Sam Evans faced 292 balls for 88 while Lewis Hill and George Rhodes also made half-centuries as the visitors took advantage…

Report Visitors grateful to century stand between Smith and Will Jacks before Northants hit back Northamptonshire 7 for 0 trail Surrey 252 (Smith 123, Jacks 60, Taylor 5-41, Sanderson 4-32) by 245 runs Jamie Smith‘s stunning century rescued Surrey from a perilous position on day one of their LV= Insurance County Championship clash with Northamptonshire at Wantage Road. The 21-year-old wicketkeeper-batter reached 123 with a six and 14 fours –…

News Bangladesh coach says loss in third T20I against New Zealand just a blip in a successful recent period From the point Liton Das fell in the third over, in which he had already struck Cole McConchie for two fours, Bangladesh hit just one more boundary in the rest of their innings. By drying up the runs, the New Zealand bowlers picked up wickets regularly, resulting in a 52-run win…

Report Charlotte Edwards’ Vipers fall short of reaching Charlotte Edwards Cup final Northern Diamonds 135 for 6 (Winfield-Hill 65) beat Southern Vipers 117 (Gunn 4-26) by 18 runs Northern Diamonds gained revenge for their 2020 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy final defeat by beating Southern Vipers to reach the Charlotte Edwards Cup final. England international Lauren Winfield-Hill‘s 65 laid the foundation for a competitive total of 135 before veteran seamer Jenny…