Warwickshire 143 for 8 (Mousley 55*, Roach 3-31) vs Surrey How revered will Kemar Roach be when the next history of great West Indies fast bowlers is written? Not quite in the pantheon perhaps, but worth considerably more than an afterthought. At a time when county cricket is more vulnerable than ever to a rapidly-changing landscape, his presence for Surrey provides encouragement that all is not lost. A player who…
Rajasthan Royals 202 for 5 (Jaiswal 77, Jurel 34, Deshpande 2-42) beat Chennai Super Kings 170 for 6 (Dube 52, Gaikwad 47, Zampa 3-22, Ashwin 2-35) by 32 runs After losing their previous two games, Rajasthan Royals not only returned to winning ways but also the top of the IPL points table with a thumping 32-run win over Chennai Super Kings. After Royals opted to bat, Yashasvi Jaiswal attacked his…
Durham 410 for 8 (Robinson 114, Carse 77*, Coughlin 52) vs Derbyshire Ollie Robinson scored his first century for Durham to help the hosts into a strong position to their LV= Insurance County Championship Division Two match against Derbyshire at Seat Unique Riverside. After a solid start, Durham were reduced to 126 for 4, but Robinson ensured that his team capitalised after winning the toss with a blistering century from…
Leicestershire 241 for 5 (Hill 53, van der Gugten 4-45) vs Glamorgan Leicestershire just about had the upper hand on a rain-affected opening day of their LV= Insurance County Championship against Glamorgan after skipper Lewis Hill and former captain Colin Ackermann had shared a 100-run partnership. Their third-wicket stand provided the main substance in a total of 241 for 5 as a continuation of the wet spring weather limited play…
Kent 113 for 6 (Compton 38*, Bamber 3-26) vs Middlesex Comfort? No doubt. As exciting as the modern game is, particularly this current iteration of the England men’s Test side, there’s always a time and a place for active passiveness, defensive intent and respectful defiance. Like, for instance, on a seaming deck at the end of a dank April against the Middlesex duo of Tim Murtagh and Ethan Bamber, 17…
Big Picture: Rahul back to scene of heroics KL Rahul needs no reminding that he holds the record for the fastest IPL half-century, which he hit in Mohali. It’s a good time to rekindle those memories as he leads Lucknow Super Giants against his former franchise, the Punjab Kings, yet again, after going down narrowly the first time the two sides met earlier this month. Super Giants have had a…
Sussex 47 for 1 (Orr 31*) vs Gloucestershire Gloucestershire’s misfortune with the weather continued as only 16 overs were possible on the opening day of the LV= Insurance County Championship match with Sussex at Bristol. Having seen their opening home game against Yorkshire washed out without a ball bowled and then been denied a probable victory at Worcester by rain, the hosts suffered more frustration when covers were brought on…
Cricket Scotland has announced the appointment of Pete Fitzboyden as interim chief executive. Fitzboyden joins on a six-month contract and replaces Gordon Arthur with immediate effect, after Arthur announced his intention to step down earlier this year. Fitzboyden is a former chief executive of London Sport, and has served in similar interim roles at Badminton England and Cycling UK. His most recent role was as a consultant working on governance…
Ireland 492 and 54 for 2 (Moor 19, Balbirnie 18*, Ramesh 1-17) trail Sri Lanka 704 for 3 dec (Kusal 245, Madushka 205, Mathews 100*, Hume 1-87) by 158 runs Day four was the day in which Sri Lanka put themselves in a position to push hard for victory, in a match in which Ireland might have hoped they’d made themselves safe, with a first-innings score of 492. On day…
Pakistan won the toss and chose to field against New Zealand Pakistan have won the toss and decided to field first. In the first of five ODIs – and the only one to be played at the Pindi Cricket Stadium, Babar Azam‘s side have gone in with their usual combination of three fast bowlers and two spinners, including allrounders Shadab Khan and Mohammad Nawaz. Haris Sohail is unavailable due to…