Shakib Al Hasan, has launched a scathing attack on Tamim Iqbal ahead of the World Cup, calling him “childish” and criticising Tamim for putting himself ahead of the team’s needs. Tamim has been in and out of the Bangladesh side, battling a persistent back injury, which on Tuesday was cited as the reason for his exclusion from the World Cup squad. Except, earlier today, Tamim took to Facebook to insist…
Hampshire 219 (Brown 78, Lawes 5-27) and 1 for 0 lead Surrey 207 (Sudharsan 73, Clark 50*, Dawson 5-44) by 13 runs Liam Dawson moved to 45 LV= Insurance County Championship wickets with his fourth five-wicket haul of the season to delay Surrey’s title confirmation. Left-arm spinner Dawson has had his best batting season since 2015 and best-ever bowling campaign as his 5 for 44 kept Surrey waiting in their…
Kent 345 for 4 (Denly 105*, Compton 95) lead Lancashire 327 (Bohannon 113, Hurst 76*, Hurst 76*, Balderson 54) by 18 runs It sums up the state of the English schedule that Wednesday at Canterbury began in earnest on Tuesday afternoon in Bristol. Zak Crawley, England’s captain for the ODIs against Ireland, gave a debrief after the most forgettable of three-match series ended with a second washout. With the help…
West Indies T20 sensation, Nicholas Pooran, was unveiled as the Durban’s Super Giants wildcard pick ahead of the SA20 auction that took place in Johannesburg on Wednesday. This will be Pooran’s first time playing the tournament and he will represent the same owners he plays for in the Indian Premier League. The 27-year old delivered a recent reminder of his capabilities with a 51-ball hundred at the Caribbean Premier League…
Nottinghamshire 92 for 2 (Slater 49*, Clarke 25*, Bamber 2-33) trail Middlesex 366 (Higgins 137, Eskinazi 58, Yadav 56, Hutton 5-94) by 274 runs In a match they may need to win to avoid an instant return to Division Two in the LV= Insurance County Championship, Middlesex have at least given themselves a chance after all-rounder Ryan Higgins became only their second player to make a century this season. Higgins…
Warwickshire 112 for 3 (Rhodes 42) trail Somerset 215 (Wagner 72, Davey 46, Rushworth 5-47) by 103 runs Neil Wagner, who struck a career-best 72 for Somerset against Warwickshire, will long-remember the second day of their weather-damaged LV=Insurance County Championship tussle at Edgbaston, but nobody else will. To the 35 overs lost on day one, another 36 were wiped out on day two which ended with Warwickshire on 112 for…
Glamorgan 22 for 0 (Zain-ul-Hassan 15*, Bryom 5*) trail Derbyshire 450 for 8 dec (Reece 139, Guest 96, Wagstaff 78) by 428 runs Mitchell Wagstaff notched his highest first-class score in only his third game with an exciting 78 runs that included 12 fours and a six to help steer Derbyshire to 450-8 before declaring. Wagstaff, the 20-year-old middle-order batter, struck 12 fours and a six in an entertaining knock…
Fall of wickets: 1-14 (Emilio Gay, 3.4 ov), 2-23 (Luke Procter, 4.6 ov), 3-63 (Hassan Azad, 17.2 ov), 4-95 (Karun Nair, 24.2 ov), 5-202 (Saif Zaib, 49.2 ov), 6-214 (Lewis McManus, 51.2 ov), 7-312 (Rob Keogh, 71.3 ov), 8-327 (Tom Taylor, 74.4 ov), 9-365 (Ben Sanderson, 82.6 ov), 10-369 (Jack White, 84.2 ov) Source: ESPN Crickinfo
As England head to India on Wednesday evening to defend their ODI World Cup title, head coach Matthew Mott says they are close to deciding upon their starting XI for the tournament opener against New Zealand. The defending 50-over champions depart from London with a well-rested group of 15, plus Jofra Archer as the only travelling reserve. A second-string squad contested this week’s three-match ODI series against Ireland, culminating with…
Sussex 202 and 256 for 3 (Clark 72, Orr 67, Coles 51*) lead Gloucestershire 195 (Hammond 48, Carson 3-19, Currie 3-36, Hunt 3-52) by 263 runs It’s been a disappointing season for Sussex County Cricket Club – and their two left-handers, Ali Orr and Tom Clark, have suffered more than most. Orr has missed almost the entire season through injury and though Clark has played he has consistently struggled to…