Glenn Maxwell says he is going to have to carefully manage his preparation ahead of the ODI World Cup and may not play all of the lead-in series against India after he was ruled out of the recent T20I series in South Africa due to soreness in his ankle stemming from his previously broken leg. Maxwell was only in South Africa for four days after experiencing soreness in his left…
Pakistan Women 156 for 3 (Ameen 61, Riaz 31*, Mlaba 2-20) beat South Africa Women 150 for 3 (Brits 46, Wolvaardt 41, Iqbal 1-22, Sandhu 1-24) by seven wickets Sidra Ameen‘s career-best 61, and Aliya Riaz and Muneeba Ali‘s blazing cameos helped Pakistan beat South Africa by seven wickets and clinch the three-match T20I series with one game to go. South Africa’s openers, Laura Wolvaardt and Tazmin Brits, added 74…
Derbyshire 47 for 1 trail Yorkshire 297 (Wharton 58, Dal 5-72) by 250 runs Derbyshire all-rounder Anuj Dal impressed with five for 72 during a hard-fought opening day of their LV= Insurance County Championship clash with Yorkshire at Scarborough. Dal’s 20 overs of medium pace limited Yorkshire to 297 after they had been inserted in a low-key Division Two affair. While Yorkshire are bottom of Division Two and definitely out…
Leicestershire 103 for 2 (Patel 60*) trail Gloucestershire 159 (Dent 50, Scriven 4-30) Leicestershire’s bid to win promotion in the LV=Insurance County Championship to go with their first one-day final for 22 years started impressively as they returned to red-ball action at the Uptonsteel County Ground. Gloucestershire, the side they bowled out for 125 here last Tuesday to clinch their place in the Metro Bank One-Day Cup final, fared scarcely…
Glamorgan 3 for 0 trail Worcestershire 284 (D’Oliveira 75, van Beek 53, Hose 43, McIlroy 3-41) by 281 runs Club Captain Brett D’Oliveira helped inspire a Worcestershire comeback on his return from injury for the LV=Insurance County Championship top-three encounter with Glamorgan at New Road. D’Oliveira, side-lined for three weeks with a dislocated shoulder, came to the wicket with Worcestershire 103 for 5 after they had been put into bat…
Durham 6 for 0 trail Sussex 266 (Alsop 59, Clark 58, Haines 51, Parkinson 4-58) by 260 runs Matt Parkinson claimed four wickets and took a brilliant catch to hand promotion-chasing Durham a strong start to their LV= Insurance County Championship Division Two clash after bowling out Sussex for 266 on day one. Sussex openers Tom Haines and Tom Clark put on 110 for the opening stand in a wicketless…
Lancashire 54 for 2 trail Northamptonshire 323 (Whiteman 79) by 178 runs Sam Whiteman passed fifty for the fourth time in Championship cricket this season but self-inflicted wounds meant Northamptonshire again failed to raise a batting point on day one of their game with Lancashire at Wantage Road. In his last game this season for the Steelbacks before returning to Western Australia, Whiteman proved the mainstay of the home side’s…
Hampshire 282 for 7 (Dawson 109*) vs Somerset Liam Dawson overtook his best LV=Insurance County Championship runs tally since 2015 with an unbeaten 109 in front of England selector Luke Wright on a slow-paced day between Hampshire and Somerset. Dawson has enjoyed a successful season with bat and ball with 667 runs and 28 left-arm spin wickets to his name in Division One. His second century of the campaign handed…
Wet weather could further impact the Asia Cup schedule with the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) considering moving games in the Super Four round away from Colombo. Officials from Sri Lanka Cricket and the PCB have confirmed to ESPNcricinfo that they are looking at alternative venues in Sri Lanka where relatively drier weather is forecast. Although this is not the monsoon season in Sri Lanka, Colombo has had heavy rain in…
Surrey 339 for 4 (Foakes 112*, Steel 69*, Sibley 65, Smith 60) vs Warwickshire A fine 112 not out from Ben Foakes, and half-centuries by Dom Sibley, Jamie Smith and Cameron Steel propelled title favourites Surrey to 339 for 4 after day one of their important LV= Insurance County Championship match against Warwickshire at the Kia Oval. Division One leaders and 2022 winners Surrey are aiming for back-to-back championship triumphs,…