David Warner battled through the pain of a badly bruised hand at Lord’s and will have the injury reassessed after the match although was never in doubt to play this game. Warner has taken multiple blows on his hands in recent weeks, including from Mohammed Shami in the World Test Championship and more recently against throwdowns from batting coach Michael Di Venuto in the nets, while he is also carrying…
You might have heard the whispers about Travis Head. He doesn’t like it up at him. India’s fast bowlers worked that out at The Oval, when Head was making a match-defining 163 against them in the World Test Championship final. A few weeks later, on the other side of the River Thames, England’s bowlers tried to prove the same. Just after six o’clock, Ben Stokes set a short-ball field, with…
Ottis Gibson, Yorkshire’s head coach, has questioned the logic of punishing the club’s new regime for past failings, after the ECB recommended a £500,000 fine and points deductions at Tuesday’s hearing of the Cricket Discipline Commission (CDC). Gibson, the first Black head coach in Yorkshire’s history, was appointed in January 2022 following the sacking of 16 members of the club’s back-room staff, including his predecessor Andrew Gale and the director…
Worcestershire 237 (Libby 78, Dal 5-45) and 243 for 6 (Roderick 123, Pollock 56) drew with Derbyshire 578 for 5 dec (du Plooy 238*, Madsen 143, Dal 141*) Centurion Gareth Roderick and Ed Pollock batted through sizeable chunks of the final day to thwart Derbyshire’s push for their first LV=Insurance County Championship victory of the campaign at New Road. Roderick battled away for five-and-a-quarter hours to make 123 in only…
Australia 339 for 5 (Smith 85*, Head 77, Warner 66, Root 2-19, Tongue 2-88) vs England Steven Smith and Travis Head gave the opening-day honours to Australia at Lord’s, but the scorecard was not quite as bleak for England as appeared likely shortly before the close until Joe Root burgled a double-wicket over after what had been a largely uninspired performance from the home side. It may only have been…
Leicestershire 422 (Ackermann 146, Mulder 56, Raine 4-114) and 259 for 8 (Handscomb 136*, Raine 4-55) drew with Durham 517 for 6 dec and 343 for 4 dec (Lees 145, Bedingham 145) A magnificent unbeaten century by Peter Handscomb led a successful rearguard action by Leicestershire to secure a draw with leaders Durham that takes them into second place in the LV= Insurance County Championship table. The Australian wicketkeeper-batter finished…
Sussex 203 (Hudson-Prentice 59, Harris 3-38, Swepson 3-52) and 273 for 9 (Carter 55*, Swepson 4-89) drew with Glamorgan 242 (Root 66, McAndrew 4-58) and 319 (Northeast 104, Carlson 59, McAndrew 4-47) Sussex’s last pair survived 21.2 overs to save the game, Glamorgan left frustrated as they were one wicket short of leapfrogging their second-placed opponents in the table. Sussex finished on 273 for 9, 85 behind, Oli Carter on…
Yorkshire 550 for 9 dec (Bean 114, Revis 104*, Hill 101) and 200 for 6 dec (Lyth 55, Gohar 3-63) drew with Gloucestershire 421 for 8 (O Price 113, Hammond 92, Moriarty 5-139) Gloucestershire all-rounder Ollie Price completed an excellent maiden first-team century during an otherwise low-key final day at Headingley as their LV= Insurance County Championship clash with Yorkshire finished in a draw. Price moved from 97 not out…
Bangladesh have called up Soumya Sarkar in their squad for the upcoming ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup. Led by Saif Hassan, the team boasts eight international cricketers and a host of domestic performers. Soumya, however, has struggled at all levels since his last international assignment, during the 2022 T20 World Cup in Australia. Soumya’s return to the side may be due to the Bangladesh team management’s request to see if…
Nottinghamshire have signed Imad Wasim on a short-term deal as cover for Colin Munro and Samit Patel, who will miss the end of the Vitality Blast group stages through injury. Imad was part of the Notts side that won the trophy in 2020 and returns for a third spell at Trent Bridge ahead of their final two group games, and potentially the knockouts beyond. Notts sit fourth in the North…