File photo: Lizelle Lee launches the ball over cover © ICC South Africa 165 for 3 (Lee 75, Matthews 2-43) beat West Indies 115 for 8 (Cooper 26, Kapp 3-31, Khaka 2-8) by 50 runs Opener Lizelle Lee‘s 75 off 52 balls helped South Africa set up a 50-run win over the hosts West Indies in the second T20I in Antigua and move up 1-0 in the series. The visitors,…
Sheldon Cottrell was a hero with the bat © Getty Images St Kitts and Nevis Patriots 163 for 8 (Gayle 42, Young 3-26) beat Barbados Royals 160 for 8 (Patel 54, Bravo 4-26) by two wickets Sheldon Cottrell pulled off a stunning heist with a six off the final ball of the match against Ashley Nurse to help St Kitts and Nevis Patriots defeat Barbados Royals and remain undefeated in…
News The batter had been omitted from the Caribbean and Bangladesh tours because of failed fitness tests Avishka Fernando, long considered one of Sri Lanka’s finest limited-overs batting prospects, was left out of the squad entirely for Sri Lanka’s first two limited-overs assignments this year (in the Caribbean, and in Bangladesh). The omission wasn’t down to runs or form, but because of failed fitness tests – coach Mickey Arthur having…
Report Hammond, Lace and van Buuren fifties take hosts to six-wicket victory in Bristol Gloucestershire 191 (van Buuren 56, Procter 5-42) and 267 for 4 (Hammond 94, Lace 67*, van Buuren 53*) beat Northamptonshire 327 (Rossington 94) and 129 (Higgins 5-46) by six wickets Miles Hammond, Tom Lace and Graeme van Buuren led Gloucestershire home in a chase of 266 to complete a remarkable turnaround as they beat Northamptonshire by…
Report Captain leads the way as Hampshire salvage draw with dogged batting performances Hampshire 163 (Vince 49, Coad 3-29, Thompson 3-35) and 177 for 9 dec (Weatherley 43, Vince 42, Thompson 4-18) drew with Yorkshire 243 (Bess 54) and 312 for 6 dec (Ballance 101*, Kohler-Cadmore 89, Hill 55) A James Vince batting rearguard helped save his Hampshire side from defeat on a day of huge frustration for Yorkshire at…
Report Chris Woakes leads England’s charge with ball, India under-par despite rapid fifty from Shardul Thakur England 53 for 3 (Malan 26*, Bumrah 2-15) trail India 191 (Thakur 57, Kohli 50, Woakes 4-55, Robinson 3-38) by 138 runs India were bowled out cheaply on the first day for the second Test in a row but retained a foothold after taking three England wickets in the late-afternoon sunshine at The Oval….
Matt Parkinson toiled for his four second-innings wickets © Getty Images Warwickshire371 (Benjamin 127, Hain 118, Mahmood 4-77) and 239 for 6 dec. (Sibley 57; Parkinson 4-94) drew with Lancashire 331 (Bohannon 170, Vilas 67, Norwell 6-57) Rather like radical socialism and the novels of Samuel Beckett, leg-spin bowling will always be viewed with suspicion by the English establishment. Matt Parkinson bowled 40 overs at Emirates Old Trafford on Thursday;…
Report Amazon Warriors crumble inside powerplay as Kings make up for net run rate penalty with big win St Lucia Kings 149 for 7 (Chase 85, Shepherd 3-21, Smith 3-22) beat Guyana Amazon Warriors 98 (Pooran 41, Smith 31*, Royal 3-19, Williams 2-7, McCoy 2-19) by 51 runs. Roston Chase played a lone hand with bat for St Lucia Kings on a challenging surface, before Kings’ bowlers combined to bully…
Jake Libby brings up his century for Worcestershire © Andrew Miller Worcestershire 213 (Haynes 47, Crocombe 3-44) and 315 for 4 (Libby 125*, Haynes 62, D’Oliveira 56*) beat Sussex 264 (Carson 87, Orr 52, Leach 5-68) and 263 (Ibrahim 94, orr 57, Leach 4-68) by six wickets Jake Libby overtook David Bedingham to become the leading run-scorer in the LV=Insurance County Championship this summer as Worcestershire chased down a 315…
Toby Roland-Jones made a triumphant return from injury © Getty Images Middlesex 282 and 256 (Robson 52) beat Derbyshire 205 (Bamber 5-41) and 221 (Godleman 70, Critchley 58, Roland-Jones 5-36) by 112 runs Seamer Toby Roland-Jones marked his return from injury with a decisive five-wicket haul as Middlesex finally broke Derbyshire’s resistance to triumph by 112 runs at Lord’s. Roland-Jones, making his first appearance after a four-month absence due to…