Month: May 2024

Warwickshire 397 (Barnard 165, Burgess 108) and 43 for 5 (Yates 28, Porter 2-17) lead Essex 162 (Cox 47, Simmons 3-12, Yates 3-27) by 278 runs Che Simmons made a stunning impact on his first-class debut by blasting a gaping hole in the Essex batting with three wickets in 15 balls as Warwickshire gained a stranglehold on the Vitality County Championship match at Chelmsford. The 20-year-old Barbadian-born, British passport-holder, dubbed…

Kent 108 for 5 (Compton 43, Leach 2-22, Overton 2-23) trail Somerset 554 (Banton 133, Rew 114, Gregory 77, Lammonby 69) by 446 runs England left-arm spinner Jack Leach claimed two wickets on his return to Somerset’s team after a long injury lay-off as they dominated a rain-affected second day of the Vitality County Championship First Division match with Kent at Taunton. The home side added 114 to their overnight…

Nottinghamshire 235 (James 106*, Abbas 4-49) and 33 for 1 trail Hampshire 276 (Dawson 95, Barker 74, Stone 4-62, Pennington 3-70) by eight runs Olly Stone pushed his claims for an England recall with his best Championship bowling figures in four years as Nottinghamshire and Hampshire reached the halfway stage of their Vitality County Championship match almost on level terms. Stone took four for 62 with new-ball partner Dillon Pennington…

Middlesex 303 for 6 (Stoneman 129, Higgins 53*) lead Glamorgan 183 (Helm 4-44) by 120 runs A brilliant hundred from Mark Stoneman put Middlesex in command of their Vitality County Championship fixture against Glamorgan in Cardiff. Having resumed on 62 without loss, Middlesex reached 303 for 6 at the close, 120 runs in front of Glamorgan on first innings. Stoneman’s 129 backed up the excellent bowling effort from Middlesex as…

Leicestershire 133 for 5 (Middleton 2-31) trail Gloucestershire 706 for 6 dec (Bancroft 160, Charlesworth 126, van Buuren 103, Bracey 92) by 573 runs Gloucestershire registered the highest score in their 154-year first-class history before making substantial inroads into the Leicestershire reply on the second day of the Vitality Division Two championship match at the UptonSteel County Ground. Captain Graeme Van Buuren hit a century at better than a run…

Surrey 213 (Lawrence 84, Pope 63, Waite 3-19, Leach 3-62) and 342 for 5 (Lawrence 86*, Smith 72, Burns 70, Clark 69) lead Worcestershire 128 (Worrall 6-22) by 427 runs Leaders Surrey are in a strong position to claim their fourth win of the season in the Vitality County Championship after dominating the second day against Worcestershire at the Kia Oval. Dan Worrall wrapped up Worcestershire’s first innings by claiming…

Derbyshire 170 for 2 (Guest 76*) trail Northamptonshire 422 (Keogh 102, Bartlett 76, Broad 75, Vasconcelos 53) by 252 runs Brooke Guest‘s highest score of the season kept Derbyshire in the Vitality County Championship match against Northamptonshire at Derby. The wicket-keeper scored an unbeaten 76 to steer the home side to 170 for 2 in reply to Northants 422 all out on the second day of the Division Two game….

The Blaze 112 for 9 (Higham 36*, Gordon 29, Taylor 2-12) beat Southern Vipers 109 for 9 (Gordon 2-13, Bryce 2-16) by three runs Kirstie Gordon provided heroics with the bat and ball as The Blaze got revenge over the Southern Vipers in their re-match of last season’s Charlotte Edwards Cup final. Blaze skipper Gordon put on a competition record 62 for the ninth wicket with Lucy Higham, to save…

Match details Rajasthan Royals (second) vs Kolkata Knight Riders (first)Guwahati, 1930 IST (1400 GMT) Big picture – A dress rehearsal of the IPL final? A week or two ago that question would have held more credence because of how KKR and RR had made the top two spots their own, that too with RR holding the top spot for a while. And then came Sunrisers Hyderabad to cast the shadows…

Yorkshire have signed Sri Lanka quick Vishwa Fernando for their next three County Championship matches. The left-arm seamer, who has 64 Test wickets at 33.09 in 23 caps, is due to be available for fixtures against Northamptonshire, Gloucestershire and Derbyshire. Fernando played two matches for Durham last season, taking seven wickets at 22.42 for the eventual Division Two champions. Fernando’s acquisition will bolster Yorkshire’s bowling resources, with Matthew Fisher, Mickey…