Innings Pakistan 231 (Salman 62, Imam 32, Ramesh 5-47, Jayasuriya 3-80) trail Sri Lanka 378 by 147 runs Pakistan batted almost 90 minutes on the third morning, but added only 40 to their overnight score, before Sri Lanka took the three remaining wickets for a 147-run first-innings lead. Offspinner Ramesh Mendis claimed two of those to finish with innings figures of 5 for 47. Prabath Jayasuriya took the other one,…
Marizanne Kapp, South Africa’s in-form allrounder, has been ruled out of the Commonwealth Games after cutting short her participation in the tour of England for family reasons. At the time, Cricket South Africa said her availability for the Games, starting in Birmingham later this week, was yet to be confirmed and, as expected, head coach Hilton Moreeng confirmed that she would not return to England for the tournament immediately after…
Yorkshire 158 for 8 (Bess 67, Fraine 53, Abbott 4-36, Abbas 3-25) vs Hampshire Yorkshire cricket has been hit by an uncoordinated pincer movement this year and its consequences were painfully plain at Scarborough today. From one side, the county has been deserted by those who were appalled by the Azeem Rafiq affair and wanted nothing to do with a club they saw as top-to-toe racist. From the other, there…
Northamptonshire 30 for 0 trail Gloucestershire 317 (Bracey 79, Dent 54, Higgins 50) by 287 runs James Bracey gave a reminder of the ability that earned him an England Test cap as Gloucestershire posted 317 all out on the opening day of the LV= Insurance County Championship match with Northamptonshire at Cheltenham College. The 25-year-old left-hander top scored with 79 off 137 balls, receiving excellent support from Ryan Higgins in…
Lancashire 112 for 4 (Saini 3-45) vs Kent Lancashire endured a difficult start to their innings at Emirates Old Trafford as Kent took two wickets in each session played during a rain-affected first day of this LV=Insurance County Championship Division One clash. After last week’s heatwave, Manchester reclaimed its reputation for inclement weather with rain and a strong wind battering the ground for most of the morning ensuring no play…
Warwickshire (Sibley 43, McAndrew 40*, McKerr 3-39) vs Surrey Warwickshire battled their way to 240 for 8, despite no one passing fifty, after being put in to bat by unbeaten Division One leaders Surrey in their LV= Insurance County Championship match at the Kia Oval. Seven of their top eight got to 22 or more, without going on to a significant score, although allrounder Nathan McAndrew remains 40 not out…
Essex 281 for 3 (Browne 127, Walter 57*) vs Somerset Essex’s Championship challenge foundered at The Kia Oval a few days ago and as spectators gathered again at Chelmsford, the air was thick with inquests. It was thick with humidity, too, which is about as close as it has got to raining in these parts this summer, and in that atmosphere, Nick Browne reminded everyone of his worth with his…
Toss England chose to bat vs South Africa England have won the toss and opted to bat first in the final T20I to round out their multi-format series against South Africa in Derby. Heather Knight, the England captain, remains sidelined with an irritation in her hip joint, which kept her out of the previous game, won by the hosts to go 12-2 up in the series with only two more…
Worcestershire 141 for 5 (Kashif 52) lead Derbyshire 130 (Dal 55, Pennington 4-36) by 11 runs Dillon Pennington‘s burst with the new ball and Kashif Ali‘s half-century on his first-class debut earned Worcestershire the initiative on the opening day of the LV=Insurance County Championship match with Derbyshire at New Road. Pennington reduced Derbyshire to 14 for 5 with four wickets in the space of 18 balls after they had been…
Durham 132 for 0 (Jones 78*, Lees 46*) vs Middlesex Durham made a solid start to their LV= Insurance County Championship Division Two clash against Middlesex posting 132 without loss before rain brought a premature end to day one at Seat Unique Riverside. Michael Jones produced a fine unbeaten knock of 78 to lead the way for the home side, while Alex Lees scored an unbeaten 46. Both batters looked…