The Blaze 63 for 6 (Tryon 4-16) beat Northern Diamonds 62 (de Klerk 7-33) by four wickets Nadine de Klerk claimed career-best figures of 7 for 33 to guide The Blaze to a narrow win over Northern Diamonds in their Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy clash at Seat Unique Riverside. De Klerk was relentless with the ball from the Finchale End and after removing Lauren Winfield-Hill and Hollie Armitage in the…
Paul Stirling has been included in Ireland’s 15-man squad for their one-off Test against England at Lord’s next month, completing a U-turn on his decision to skip Ireland’s red-ball commitments this year. Stirling held discussions with Cricket Ireland at the end of last year in which it was agreed that he would sit out of their Test fixtures in 2023 in a bid to manage his workload. “My opinion was…
Big picture: Brook in the spotlight In the days leading up to December’s IPL auction, Rajasthan Royals’ think-tank assembled at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Kochi. After falling just short of the title in 2022, they retained the majority of their squad but had INR 13.2 crore left. During their meetings, they decided that they were prepared to spend almost all of that sum on one player: Harry Brook. They…
Big Picture: Can Rahul-less LSG get their campaign back on track? Lucknow Super Giants had one of the brighter starts to the IPL 2023 season, winning four of their first six games. Since then, however, they have won just one match in four, with their campaign losing some steam. In their last outing against Chennai Super Kings at home, Super Giants were struggling on 125 for 7 in 19.2 overs…
South East Stars 151 for 9 (Chathli 28, Maqsood 4-23) beat Sunrisers 61 (Gregory 4-12, Franklin 3-18) by 91 runs Legspinner Danielle Gregory starred with a triple-wicket maiden to demolish Sunrisers for just 64 as South East Stars triumphed by 91 runs at Radlett to go top of the table in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. Sunrisers looked well-placed to record a first victory against their local rivals in any…
Worcestershire264 and 34 for 1 trail Sussex 373 (Pujara 136, Hudson-Prentice 59, Leach 3-83, Tongue 3-89) by 75 runs At its best, the batting of Cheteshwar Pujara reminds one of the building of cathedrals. There is a monumental patience about the business, an alliance of forbearance with time that makes any major achievement all the more admirable. There is purpose, too, and aggression where possible, and these qualities were apparent…
Somerset 199 for 4 (Kolher-Cadmore 95*) trail Northamptonshire 255 (Vasconcelos 70, Sales 57, Leach 3-15) by xxx runs Tom Kohler-Cadmore blasted a thrilling first half-century for Somerset to bat them into a promising position on the second day of the LV= Insurance County Championship match with Northamptonshire at Taunton The visitors began by extending their overnight first innings score of 137 for 4 to 255 all out, James Sales contributing…
Essex 314 and 15 for 0 lead Surrey 240 (Sibley 48, Porter 4-51) by 89 runs The sense that Surrey would face the sternest test of their title defence yet, a month into the new season, deepened on day two in Chelmsford, as Essex’s bowlers hounded the visitors between squally showers to secure what could be a vital first-innings lead. Jamie Porter‘s four-for was the most substantial contribution but each…
Derbyshire 326 for 7 (du Plooy 94, Madsen 67, Haider 54, Mulder 5-55) lead Leicestershire 122 (Brookes 6-20) by 204 runs Leus du Plooy and Wayne Madsen batted Derbyshire into a dominant position against Leicestershire on a rain-interrupted second day of the LV=Insurance County Championship match at Derby. The pair shared a stand of 122 from 184 balls with du Plooy failing by six runs to become Derbyshire’s first century…
Lancashire 214 and 98 for 1 (Balderson 44*) lead Nottinghamshire 249 (Hameed 97, Williams 3-31) by 63 runs If Michael Neser’s exploits at Headingley invited discussion about how Australia could overlook a bowler perfectly equipped for English conditions, over in the other camp things are proceeding at a gentler pace. Nobody is about to panic over the fact that Stuart Broad and James Anderson had a wicketless day at Trent…