Hampshire 326 for 7 (Donald 106, Prest 78, Brown 73, Parkinson 4-69) beat Kent 325 for 8 (Bell-Drummond 150, Finch 54, Holland 3-45) by three wickets Aneurin Donald produced his destructive best to score the first white-ball century of his career as Hampshire beat Kent Spitfires by three wickets in a nervy trip to the Isle of Wight. Entertaining Donald smashed 106 off 73 balls – which included six maximums…
Glamorgan 343 for 5 (Northeast 100, Ingram 69) beat Northamptonshire 340 for 5 (Vasconcelos 106, Keogh 100, Whiteman 88) by five wickets Glamorgan took a big step towards the consolation prize of fourth place in Group B, chasing down 340 to beat Northamptonshire in a run feast at Sophia Gardens. Centuries from Ricardo Vasconcelos and Rob Keogh, along with 88 from Sam Whiteman, meant Northamptonshire had been able to set…
Warwickshire 279 for 9 (Barnard 100) beat Sussex 275 for 8 (Alsop 68, Ibrahim 56, Haines 55) by one wicket Ed Barnard continued his outstanding form in the Metro Bank One-Day Cup with his second successive century as Warwickshire scrambled to a one-wicket win over Sussex Sharks at Hove to seal top spot in Group B and a home semi-final on 29 August. The 27-year-old all-rounder, who had earlier taken…
Surrey 261 for 8 (Patel 117) beat Essex 259 for 9 (Webster 69, Thain 63, McKerr 4-55, Virdi 3-38) by two wickets Ryan Patel recorded his fourth List A century to steer Surrey to their second Metro Bank One-Day Cup victory of the season and consign Essex to the Group A wooden spoon. However, Patel’s 117 off 119 balls was not enough to help Surrey finish any higher than one…
Somerset 333 for 5 (Umeed 172*, Dickson 67, Reece 3-62) beat Derbyshire 261(Dal 110, Davey 3-18, Leonard 3-40) by 72 runs Andy Umeed signed off a prolific Metro Bank One-Day Cup campaign with a List A career-best unbeaten 172 from 147 balls as Somerset beat Derbyshire by 72 runs in the Group B match at Derby. Umeed hammered his third century in the tournament, sharing a fourth-wicket stand of 167…
Gloucestershire 269 for 3 (Wells 108*, O Price 85*) beat Durham 267 (Bedingham 64, Borthwick 57, Anwar 3-38) by seven wickets Ben Wells and Ollie Price staged a brilliant unbroken fourth-wicket stand of 184 to earn Gloucestershire a convincing seven-wicket Metro Bank One Day Cup triumph over Durham in their final Group B fixture at Bristol’s Seat Unique Stadium. Called into the side just minutes before the scheduled start of…
Middlesex 254 for 5 (Cracknell 87, Shutt 4-49) beat Yorkshire 253 (Masood 96, Revis 51, Bess 51, Higgins 4-39) by five wickets Joe Cracknell‘s highest white-ball score allowed Middlesex to finish their Metro Bank One-Day Cup campaign with a comfortable five-wicket win over Yorkshire at Radlett. The former Durham University student thrashed 87 from 65 balls with the help of 17 fours as the hosts chased down a target of…
Lancashire 187 for 3 (Jennings 103*) beat Nottinghamshire 185 (Williams 3-32) by seven wickets A second century in the competition from skipper Keaton Jennings clinched Lancashire’s place in the quarter-finals of the Metro Bank One-Day Cup after they finished their Group A programme with a third straight victory. Jennings finished on 103 not out as the Red Rose county wrapped up a seven-wicket win with 55 balls to spare. The…
Cricket South Africa (CSA) has announced equal international-match fees for their men’s and women’s players in a massive boost to female cricketers in the country. The landmark announcement came on the same day when CSA unveiled a six-team professional domestic system for women, as part of the legacy projects following the 2023 Women’sT20 World Cup, which South Africa hosted and went on to finish runners-up at. Source: ESPN Crickinfo
Alex Hartley, the left-arm spinner who won the 2017 ODI World Cup with England, has announced that she will retire from professional cricket at the end of the ongoing edition of the Hundred. Hartley, 29, took a break from the game earlier this year after revealing she was “struggling mentally” while playing for Thunder in regional cricket, having lost confidence in her bowling and enthusiasm for the sport. She returned…