Month: April 2024

Sophie Molineux has returned to Cricket Australia’s central contract list following her successful comeback across formats. Molineux, who was dropped from the list two years ago, has played Tests, ODIs and T20Is over the last two months after an extended period on the sidelines due to a variety of injuries, most recently an ACL. Those appearances had been enough for her to earn an upgrade to a contract before confirmation…

Mayank Yadav walked off after bowling just one over against Gujarat Titans in Lucknow on Sunday. Before he left the field, Mayank’s pace was down, and he was hit for three boundaries – in the fourth over of GT’s unsuccessful chase of Lucknow Super Giants’ 163 for 5. With the pace frontman off, Krunal Pandya dented Titans’ middle order by taking 3 for 11 in his four overs. And he…

Surrey 15 for 0 trail Lancashire 202 (Bohannon 84, Steel 5-25, Lawrence 4-91) by 187 runs The Vitality County Championship match between Lancashire and Surrey looks certain in a draw after only 21 balls were bowled on the third day of the game at Emirates Old Trafford. Surrey had progressed to 15 without loss in their first innings when rain forced an early lunch to be taken at 1.10 p.m….

Middlesex 460 for 5 (Higgins 127*, Stoneman 97, Carlson 2-89) trail Glamorgan 620 for 3 dec by 160 runs Ryan Higgins struck the eighth first-class hundred of his career to steer Middlesex towards the safety of a draw on day three of their high-scoring encounter with Glamorgan at Lord’s. The all-rounder, in his second spell with the Seaxes, made the most of a benign Lord’s pitch to plunder an unbeaten…

Sussex 351 for 6 (Haines 133, Coles 78, Zaib 3-61) trail Northamptonshire 371 (Procter 92, Nair 57, Seales 4-86) by Sussex opener Tom Haines made 133 – his first hundred in the Vitality County Championship since September 2022 – although their game against Northamptonshire at the 1st Central County Ground looks likely to end in a draw. The 25-year-old left-hander – who hit six fifties last season without converting any…

Lucknow Super Giants 163 for 5 (Stoinis 58, Umesh 2-22) beat Gujarat Titans 130 all out (Sudharsan 31, Thakur 5-30, Krunal 3-11) by 33 runs Lucknow Super Giants claimed their third win in a row, and first over Gujarat Titans in five attempts, with a fighting defence of 163 in Lucknow. Marcus Stoinis‘ first half-century of the season provided the ballast after the home side had chosen to bat first…

Somerset 374 for 7 (Lammonby 90, Renshaw 66, Garrett 2-61) trail Kent 284 by 90 runs Kent and Somerset look to be heading for a draw in the Vitality County Championship at Canterbury after the visitors reached 374 for 7 at stumps on day three. Tom Lammonby hit 90 and Matt Renshaw 66 as the visitors survived an early evening wobble to overhaul Kent’s first innings score of 284. Kent…

Smriti Mandhana has been named one of the icon players for the inaugural edition of the Women’s Maharashtra Premier League (WMPL). The tournament will be held at the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) Stadium in Gahunje from June 24. The MCA announced that the franchise-based T20 tournament featuring four teams will be held under the aegis of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). “MCA will be the first…

Essex 253 and 329 for 7 lead Nottinghamshire 293 (Clarke 104, Haynes 77, Cook 4-59) by 289 runs Nottinghamshire look likely to be chasing a 300-plus target on the last day of their Vitality County Championship against Essex after the visitors hauled themselves out of a tricky situation on day three at Trent Bridge. At 129 for 5 shortly before lunch – just 89 runs in front – Essex looked…

Worcestershire 360 and 237 for 2 (Kashif 133, Libby 75*) lead Warwickshire 333 (Barnard 89, Rhodes 64) by 265 runs Kashif Ali followed his impressive first innings maiden century with an even better knock as Worcestershire dominated the third day of their Vitality County Championship Division One derby with Warwickshire at Edgbaston. Kashif’s 110 first time round was stylish work, but the South Asian Cricket Academy graduate surpassed it with…