Sussex 267 for 5 (Alsop 84, Clark 53) trail Gloucestershire 417 (Gohar 60) by 150 runs Tom Alsop‘s 84 and an unbeaten 75 from Cheteshwar Pujara formed the backbone of Sussex’s solid response to Gloucestershire’s 417 on an attritional day at Hove. Sussex reached stumps at the 1st Central County Ground on 267 for 5 – trailing by 150 – after Gloucestershire enjoyed some late success when left-arm spinner Zafar…
Lancashire 146 and 10 for 1 trail Essex 377 (Westley 81, Elgar 79) by 221 runs Tom Westley kick-started his season with an innings that helped underpin Essex’s commanding position against Lancashire in the Vitality County Championship at Chelmsford. The Essex captain chalked up 1,130 runs last season but had contributed just 56 in four innings this time around. However, his fluent 81 from 138 balls signalled a personal return…
Durham 244 and 319 for 5 (Bedingham 138, Borthwick 75) lead Worcestershire 184 (Libby 61, Potts 3-40) by 379 runs Centurion David Bedingham and Scott Borthwick propelled Durham into a position of considerable strength to push for a first victory of the season in the battle of the two promoted teams in the Vitality County Championship at Chester Road. Their bowlers went to work in the morning session and collected…
Nottinghamshire 193 and 38 for 1 trail Somerset 454 (Overton 95*, Pretorius 77, Banton 83, Dickson 72) by 223 runs Craig Overton hit an unbeaten 95 off 111 balls as Somerset tightened their grip on the second day of the Vitality County Championship First Division match with Nottinghamshire at Taunton. From an overnight 116 for one, the hosts were bowled out for 454, building a first-innings lead of 261 after…
South East Stars 274 for 6 (Farrant 94, Dunkley 48*) beat Southern Vipers 273 for 9 (Kemp 50, McDonald-Gay 3-46) by four wickets Tash Farrant made a fairytale return to cricket as South East Stars beat reigning champions Southern Vipers by four wickets in a thriller on the opening day of the 2024 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy at Beckenham. England star Farrant, after missing almost two years of cricket with…
Central Sparks 213 for 9 (Freeborn 53, Ballinger 3-47) The Blaze 135 (de Klerk 43, Baker 3-29) by 78 runs Central Sparks ended their 50-over hoodoo against the Blaze with an emphatic 78-run victory on the opening day of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy season at Edgbaston. Eve Jones’ side had never beaten Blaze in the 50-over format but took advantage of the visitors’ long absentee list due to injury…
Northern Diamonds 166 for 1 (Winfield-Hill 69*, Armitage 61*) beat Thunder 165 (Levick 4-38) by nine wickets Northern Diamonds cruised their way to an opening-day nine-wicket victory over Thunder at Chester-le-Street thanks to commanding performances from three of their most experienced players. Veteran legspinner Katie Levick claimed 4 for 38 as the visitors were bowled out for 165 off 43.1 overs before England internationals Lauren Winfield-Hill and Hollie Armitage both…
Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter Azam Khan has been ruled out of the ongoing five-match T20I series against New Zealand after picking up a grade one tear in his right calf muscle. After radiology reports confirmed the injury, Azam was advised rest for ten days. A statement from the PCB said that Azam will now leave the Pakistan squad and report to the National Cricket Academy in Lahore, where he will “commence his…
Sunrisers 116 for 2 (Scrivens 63*) beat Western Storm 114 (Wraith 42, Hancock 3-15, Grewcok 3-28) by eight wickets Jodi Grewcock and Nicola Hancock claimed three wickets apiece as Sunrisers launched their Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy campaign with a comprehensive eight-wicket victory over Western Storm at Cardiff’s Sophia Gardens. Seamer Hancock took 3 for 15 in 5.4 overs and teenager Grewcock bowled unchanged for 10 overs to return impressive figures…
Toss Pakistan opt to bowl vs New Zealand Pakistan won the toss and chose to bowl in the second T20I against New Zealand in Rawalpindi on Saturday evening. Babar Azam announced an unchanged side from the first T20I, which was rained out after just two balls on Thursday. Fortunately, the forecast for the second T20I is clear. New Zealand made one forced change to their XI from the previous match….