Under 19 World Cup trio Konstas, Hicks and Anderson earn NSW contracts

NSW unveiled their 2024-25 contract list with the Under-19 trio added alongside recruits Maddinson, who returns to NSW after six seasons with Victoria, and Philippe who has crossed from Western Australia. Konstas, 18, made his first-class debut for NSW last November before the Under-19 World Cup in South Africa and played four Shield matches in his debut season. He made a century at the Under-19 World Cup against West Indies…

April 15, 2024
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Hardik Pandya says Mumbai undone by CSK bowlers' 'smart approach'

Pathirana, who missed CSK’s last two games with a hamstring niggle, was a late inclusion. And he finished with figures of 4 for 28; this included the wickets of Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav in his very first over, the eighth of the innings, to put the skids on Mumbai after a 70-run opening stand. “Definitely it was gettable,” Hardik said of Mumbai’s 207-run target. “But I think they bowled…

April 14, 2024
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Jordan Cox slams 85-ball hundred to set up Essex victory shot

Essex 530 for 7 dec and 254 for 7 (Cox 116*) lead Kent 413 (Compton 165, Bell-Drummond 135, Critchley 5-105) by 374 runs Jordan Cox pulverised his former Kent team-mates with a whirlwind century as Essex piled on the runs towards a declaration in the Vitality County Championship at Chelmsford. Cox, 23, reached his first three-figure score for his new county with a mighty six over square leg, one of…

April 14, 2024
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Pathirana's four-for overshadows Rohit's ton as Mumbai go down

Chennai Super Kings 206 for 4 (Gaikwad 69, Dube 64, Hardik 2-43) beat Mumbai Indians 186 for 6 (Rohit 105*, Pathirana 4-28) by 20 runs Sensational defensive bowling from Chennai Super Kings did what might have seemed unthinkable: successfully defend a total in the night at Wankhede Stadium. And it was not a huge total: pushed just over 200 by an MS Dhoni cameo of 20 off the last four…

April 14, 2024
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Chris Cooke century allows Glamorgan to pull in front in tight tussle with Derbyshire

Derbyshire 198 and 40 for 1 need a further 361 runs to beat Glamorgan 237 and 361 for 7 dec (Cooke 126*, Harris 61*, Ingram 51, Thomson 5-136) Glamorgan pulled in front on day three of their Vitality County Championship match against Derbyshire after they posted 361 for seven declared to set a target of 401 for the visitors. The mainstay for Glamorgan was Chris Cooke who finished on 126…

April 14, 2024
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Adam Lyth century underpins Yorkshire push as Gloucestershire slump in stiff chase

Gloucestershire 263 and 97 for 4 (Price 44*) need another 400 runs to beat Yorkshire 326 (Masood 140, Akhter 5-85) and 434 for 6 dec (Lyth 113, Bean 73, Brook 68, Hill 58, Root 51) An Adam Lyth hundred and fluent half-centuries from England’s Joe Root and Harry Brook strengthened Yorkshire’s grip on the third day of the Vitality County Championship match with Gloucestershire at the Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol….

April 14, 2024
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Keaton Jennings' 172 puts Hampshire on the ropes

Hampshire 367 and 39 for 2 (Gubbins 20*, Williams 2-12) trail Lancashire 484 (Jennings 172, Bell 99, Dawson 4-156) by 78 runs Keaton Jennings quickly disproved a Utilita Bowl jinx with a fine century to ease Lancashire into a large first-innings lead over Hampshire. Five batters – Nick Gubbins, James Vince, Tom Prest, Liam Dawson and Luke Wells – had scored fifties without converting to three figures in the first…

April 14, 2024
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John Simpson 205*, Danny Lamb 134 as Sussex pile up 694-9 declared

Leicestershire 338 and 86 for 1 trail Sussex 694 for 9 dec (Simpson 205*, Lamb 134, Karvelas 54) by 270 runs New captain John Simpson struck a maiden double-century as Sussex put Leicestershire to the sword on day three of their Vitality County Championship clash, piling up the third-highest total in their first-class history before declaring on 694 for 9. Leicestershire closed on 86 for 1 in their second innings,…

April 14, 2024
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Cameron Steel, Dan Lawrence turn the screw on Somerset as Surrey scent victory

Somerset 285 and 204 for 6 (Goldsworthy 58, Lammonby 51) trail Surrey 428 (Sibley 100, Burns 75, Foakes 57, Aldridge 5-64) by 61 runs Half-centuries from Lewis Goldsworthy and Tom Lammonby could not prevent Surrey from squeezing Somerset into near-submission at the Kia Oval, where the champions will be pressing for a first win of the new Vitality County Championship season on the final day. Goldsworthy made 58 and Lammonby…

April 14, 2024
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