Hampshire 214 for 8 (Vince 108, Sams 3-28, Harmer 3-43 ) beat Essex 96 (Dawson 4-21, Ellis 3-10, Currie 3-21) by 118 runs James Vince followed up becoming the Vitality Blast’s highest run scorer by chalking up his fifth T20 century as Hampshire Hawks annihilated Essex. Vince is now only behind Michael Klinger in Blast hundreds having overtaken Luke Wright in the run charts on Wednesday, and only Wayne Madsen…
Northamptonshire 168 for 2 (Lynn 110* ) beat Leicestershire 164 for 8 (Kimber 41, Sanderson 3-25, Tye 3-30) by eight wickets Chris Lynn made a spectacular return to Vitality Blast form with a blistering 106 not out to power a rejuvenated Northamptonshire Steelbacks to a comprehensive eight-wicket win over a Leicestershire Foxes who have now lost their first five matches. The Australian who smashed an unbeaten century against the same…
Glamorgan 191 for 3 (Ingram 63*, Cooke 46*, Byrom 43) beat Kent 189 for 6 (Muyeye 62) by seven wickets For the second successive match it was Glamorgan’s leading run-scorers in T20 cricket, Colin Ingram and Chris Cooke, who secured an impressive victory, this time over Kent, in the Vitality Blast. The Glamorgan stalwarts shared a stand worth 109 after Eddie Byrom had set a strong platform as the home…
Worcestershire 226 for 5 (Bracewell 55, Hose 51*) beat Nottinghamshire 170 (Hales 71, D’Oliveira 4-11 Brown 4-25) by 56 runs Worcestershire Rapids made it four wins from four matches in the Vitality Blast after their 226 for five – the second highest total in their history in the T20 format – proved way too many for North Group rivals Notts Outlaws at Trent Bridge, who lost by 56 runs. Michael…
Gloucestershire 127-8 (S Curran 3-20) beat Surrey 124 for 9 (Payne 3-21, Taylor 3-27) by two wickets Matt Taylor produced a gritty all-round performance to help Gloucestershire edge past Surrey in a thrilling Vitality Blast contest beneath the Seat Unique Stadium floodlights. He took 3 for 21 with the ball and then scored a crucial eight not out under pressure as Gloucestershire chased down a modest victory target of 125…
Somerset 142 for 1 (Kohler-Cadmore 64) beat Middlesex 136 (Green 4-20, Davey 3-34) by nine wickets Rampant Somerset made it five victories from as many Vitality Blast South Group games with a nine-wicket demolition of winless Middlesex at the Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton. On a sunny evening in front of a packed crowd, the visitors were bowled out for a modest 136 in 18.4 overs after losing the toss,…
Stat-padding days are hard to come by, even for an England team that plays a lot of Test cricket. But on Friday at Lord’s, it seemed everyone who made it out to the middle were able to touch up their personal statistics at the expense of a willing but lacking Ireland attack. Ollie Pope registered a maiden double-hundred in his first official innings as vice-captain, which also happened to be…
West Indies A 445 (Chanderpaul 83, Da Silva 82, Sinclair 60, Nasum 5-133, Musfik 2-59) and 220 for 5 dec drew with Bangladesh A 205 (Nasum 38*, Saif 32, Permaul 3-38, Philip 2-36) and 306 for 4 Mahmudul Hasan Joy‘s unbeaten century and Yasir Ali‘s half-century helped Bangladesh A hang on to a draw on the final day of the third unofficial Test in Sylhet. As a result, West Indies…
The Blaze 133 for 4 (S Bryce 67*) beat Northern Diamonds 129 for 7 (Winfield-Hill 40, de Klerk 3-31) by six wickets Sarah Bryce starred with an unbeaten 67 as The Blaze booked their place in the Charlotte Edwards Cup semi-finals after easing past Northern Diamonds at Seat Unique Riverside by six wickets. The visitors required 130 to win after Nadine de Klerk and skipper Kirstie Gordon restricted the Diamonds…
Zimbabwe have made just three changes to their squad for the upcoming ODI World Cup qualifiers from the 15 that competed at the T20 World Cup last year. Top-order batter Joylord Gumbie is in line for an international debut, while Tadiwanashe Marumani and Innocent Kaia are also in the playing group. Regis Chakabva, Milton Shumba and Tony Munyonga miss out from the last time Zimbabwe were part of a global…