Month: April 2023

Surrey 340 for seven (Steel 86* Foakes 76, Smith 54; Bailey 3-67) against Lancashire April 2023. At Augusta, azaleas bloom and golfers show precision that monks in a scriptorium might appreciate. At Eden Gardens, gaudy shirts send sixes soaring into the Kolkata sky, watched by millions and wagered by millions more in this pecuniary age. Everywhere else, seemingly, there is football. But at Emirates Old Trafford and seven other grounds…

Dar, 36, is the leading wicket-taker in women’s T20Is with 126 wickets from 130 games. She has also scored 1687 runs in the format at a strike rate of 100.95. In ODIs, she has 91 wickets and 1535 runs from 99 games. “It is a huge responsibility, and I am excited to lead the team in the upcoming events,” Dar said. “I want to thank the PCB for entrusting me…

Essex 162 for 3 (Lawrence 74*) vs Middlesex It took until around 4.45pm on the opening day of the 2023 County Championship at Lord’s to see it. All the talk leading into the start of the summer was of influence from above. Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes want you to blow the roof off – what say you, county men? Your country needs you (well, not all of you) –…

Durham 352 for 7 (Jones 87, Lees 79, McAndrew 3-69) vs Sussex New coach Ryan Campbell has pledged that his Durham team would adopt a front-foot approach in the LV= Insurance County Championship and there was early evidence of their intent against Sussex. On a placid pitch at the 1st Central County Ground in Hove, they rattled along at five throughout an absorbing day after being put into bat, closing…

Kolkata Knight Riders 204 for 7 (Thakur 68, Gurbaz 57, Willey 2-16) beat Royal Challengers Bangalore 123 (du Plessis 23, Varun 4-15, Suyash 3-30) by 81 runs Eleven-and-a-half overs into Kolkata Knight Riders’ return to Eden Gardens, it seemed they were looking at a long, painful IPL ahead. Having lost the first match, they were 89 for 5. Andre Russell had got out for a golden duck. Shardul Thakur nearly…

Glamorgan 4 for 0 trail Gloucestershire 165 (Harris 59, van der Gugten 5-26) by 161 runs Glamorgan took control on the opening day of their LV=Insurance County Championship match against Gloucestershire in Cardiff with their bowlers holding sway on a shortened day. Having won the toss, Glamorgan put Gloucestershire into bat and bowled them out for 165. Marcus Harris was the standout performer for the visitors, making 59 from 129…

Hampshire 119 for 3 (Middleston 56*) trail Nottinghamshire 185 (Moores 49*, Abbas 6-49) by 66 runs Hampshire’s Mohammad Abbas produced his relentless best to help bowl Nottinghamshire out for 185 on their return to the LV= Insurance County Championship Division One. Pakistan fast bowler Abbas claimed 6 for 49 as he ripped out the Notts top order before coming back to deal with the tail. Only Joe Clarke and Tom…

Northamptonshire 89 for 7 (Stewart 3-6) vs Kent Kent reduced Northamptonshire to 89 for seven on a rain-affected first day in the LV= Insurance County Championship at Canterbury. Grant Stewart took three for six and Michael Hogan two for 36 as the Spitfires exploited damp and dark conditions to leave the visitors deep in the mire at the end of a truncated evening session. Ricardo Vasconcelos was Northamptonshire’s top scorer…

England fast bowler Reece Topley has been ruled out of IPL 2023 after dislocating his right shoulder during Royal Challengers Bangalore’s opening game of the tournament against Mumbai Indians on April 2. Topley took 1 for 14 from his two overs on debut, dismissing Cameron Green, but injured himself while making a diving stop in the field. He travelled to Kolkata with the rest of the Royal Challengers squad on…

Mumbai Indians have signed Australia fast bowler Riley Meredith as replacement for the injured Jhye Richardson. He joins them for INR 1.5 crore (USD 182,000 approx.). Meredith was with Mumbai last season as well, when he was bought at his base price of INR 1 crore (USD 133,000 approx.). He played eight games, taking eight wickets at an economy of 8.42 as Mumbai finished at the bottom of the points…