Month: May 2023

Sophie Ecclestone will captain a side for the first time in her professional career this summer, following her appointment as Manchester Originals’ captain for the Hundred. Kate Cross led Originals women in the first two editions of the tournament but was signed by Northern Superchargers in March’s draft, and the team announced on Monday that Ecclestone will lead them in 2023. It will be the first senior leadership role of…

Big picture: Titans and CSK – similar yet different It is no coincidence that Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings, teams that have built their campaigns around continuity, consistency in selection and role clarity, have earned the right to a second chance by finishing in the top two. MS Dhoni‘s leadership traits are something Hardik Pandya, his opposite number, has deeply embodied over time. The backing of misfiring seniors, handholding…

Jatin Kashyap, an Indian umpire, has been charged by the ICC with breaching two counts of the Anti-Corruption Code. Kashyap has 14 days from May 19 to respond to the charges, which relate to international games in 2022. ESPNcricinfo has learned that Kashyap, who is based in Bathinda, Punjab, was charged with attempting to corrupt players taking part in the 2022 Asia Cup Qualifiers in Oman. It is understood Kashyap…

For those Australians involved in the Ashes their county seasons now come to a halt, while others finish their IPL campaigns although one key figure will be hanging around Innings 3; Runs 254; Average 40.66; Hundreds 0; Fifties 1 In the end, Smith only managed three innings for Sussex but looked in decent touch, although wore an increasingly miffed expression each time he was given lbw. It’s likely the DRS…

Josh Hazlewood, who has missed substantial Test cricket over the last couple of years through injury, flew home early from the IPL after reporting side soreness although scans in Australia did not show any damage. He has since returned to bowling ahead of the squad’s departure to the UK at the end of the week for the World Test Championship (WTC) final and the Ashes. Hazlewood played the last of…

The 27-year-old left-hander, who was born in England, had endured a dire Test tour of India where he made scores of 0, 2 and 2 in two Tests. Only runs, and lots of them, were going to get him on the plane to England. Related Australia’s fast-bowling back-up earn central contracts, Marcus Harris also gets deal Renshaw and Harris earn Ashes, WTC final call to keep heat on Warner Khawaja…

Virat Kohli feels he is playing his “best T20 cricket again”, having scored back-to-back hundreds at the end of the league stage of IPL 2023, and helped Royal Challengers Bangalore to 197 for 5 in their must-win game against Gujarat Titans. Kohli’s unbeaten 101 off 61 balls steered RCB, especially in the last six overs of the innings, after they were 133 for 5; he put together 64 runs off…

Gujarat Titans 198 for 4 (Gill 104*, Shankar 53, Siraj 2-23) beat Royal Challengers Bangalore 197 for 5 (Kohli 101*, Noor 2-39) by six wickets Shubman Gill broke tens of thousands of hearts by responding to Virat Kohli‘s second hundred in two matches with a double of his own as Gujarat Titans chased down 198 to knock Royal Challengers Bangalore out and give Mumbai Indians a passage into the playoffs….

Glamorgan 123 and 737 (Carlson 192, Labuschagne 138, Neser 123) drew with Sussex 481 (Coles 138, Smith 89, Haines 58) and 1 for 0 The sight of Ollie Robinson leaving the Sussex dressing-rooms on crutches and with his left foot in a protective boot summed up the stark turnaround in this match at Hove. Robinson’s celebrations were unrestrained on day one when he removed Marnus Labuschagne with his first ball…

Nottinghamshire 442 (Montgomery 177, Slater 57, Clarke 57, Critchley 3-33) and 97 for 4 drew with Essex 298 (A Cook 72, Westley 68, Hutton 4-69, Paterson 3-48, Broad 3-53) and 362 for 8 dec (A Cook 99, Westley 95, Lawrence 52, Harrison 3-52, James 3-67) One of the least discussed changes to the County Championship this season has been the reduction in points for the draw from eight to five….