The Blaze 112 for 3 (Beaumont 34*) beat Thunder 111 for 9 (Collins 30. Gordon 5-12, Higham 3-24) by seven wickets Kirstie Gordon took 5 for 12 and Sarah Bryce completed four stumpings as The Blaze maintained their 100% record in the Charlotte Edwards Cup with a seven-wicket victory over Thunder at Emirates Old Trafford. Slow left-armer Gordon’s fine bowling and Bryce’s sharp work behind the stumps restricted Thunder to…
Yorkshire 186 for 6 (Malan 41, Bopara 4-34) beat Northamptonshire 157 for 8 (Vasconcelos 37, Bopara 35, Thompson 3-18) by 29 runs Jordan Thompson claimed three wickets for just 18 runs and hit a crucial quickfire 20 as Yorkshire Vikings inflicted a comprehensive win over Northamptonshire Steelbacks in this Vitality Blast clash at Wantage Road. Dom Bess and Matt Revis also shared two wickets apiece as the Vikings restricted the…
Glamorgan 183 for 7 (Northeast 61*, Mills 4-33) beat Sussex 158 for 6 (Coles 69*, Crane 2-22) by 25 runs Glamorgan claimed their first win of the 2024 Vitality Blast with a 25-run victory over Sussex in Cardiff, with Sam Northeast‘s 61 not out enough to set up a winning target. Four wickets for Tymal Mills helped to restrict Glamorgan to 183 for 7 from their 20 overs but a…
Gautam Gambhir “would love to coach India” if he is given the opportunity. Gambhir, fresh from playing a key role – as mentor – in Kolkata Knight Riders’ (KKR) run to the IPL 2024 title, has been contacted by the BCCI for the job after Rahul Dravid’s tenure ends following the conclusion of the ongoing T20 World Cup, though it’s not confirmed whether he has applied for it. The deadline…
South East Stars 146 for 4 (Dunkley 53, Scholfield 50, Knott 2-29) beat Southern Vipers 142 for 6 (Monaghan 44*, Gregory 3-23) by six wickets Leg-spinner Dani Gregory demolished Southern Vipers’ middle order as South East Stars triumphed by six wickets at the Kia Oval to cement their status as Charlotte Edwards Cup front-runners. Gregory’s spell of 3 for 23 reduced the defending champions to 73 for 6 before Alice…
Hampshire 166 for 7 (Weatherley 49, Evison 3-31) beat Kent 165 for 9 (Billings 43, Bell-Drummond 42) by three wickets The Hawks required 42 off the last three overs but three maximums in a row from Fuller turned the game before Howell and Dawson smashed over the ropes in clutch circumstances to win by three wickets. Allrounder Joey Evison picked up 3 for 31 – his second-best T20 figures –…
Toss West Indies chose to bowl vs Papua New Guinea Rovman Powell won the toss and chose to bowl as West Indies kicked off their T20 World Cup campaign with a morning start against Papua New Guinea in Providence, Guyana. West Indies opted to pick Roston Chase as an all-round spin option in the middle order, above Shimron Hetmyer, with Alzarri Joseph as the frontline quick alongside Andre Russell and…
Lancashire Lightning 179 for 7 (Bohannon 39, Bruce 35) beat Derbyshire Falcons 122 (Guest 42, Green 4-12) by 57 runs Lancashire Lightning inflicted a second defeat in three matches on Derbyshire Falcons when they eased to a comfortable 57-run victory in the Vitality Blast match at Emirates Old Trafford. After posting 179 for 7 in their 20 overs, Lightning restricted the Falcons to 122 all out, with highly-rated Australian signing…
Sunrisers 126 for 6 (Scrivens 64*, Armitage 3-16) beat Northern Diamonds 123 for 8 (Armitage 39, Villiers 2-22, Hancock 2-30) by four wickets Grace Scrivens played a captain’s knock of 64 not out to power Sunrisers to a final-ball victory over Northern Diamonds in this Charlotte Edwards Cup clash at Wantage Road. Chasing just 124 to win on a slow surface, Sunrisers were behind the run rate from the start,…
USA batter Aaron Jones hoped that his knock in the T20 World Cup 2024 match against Canada “opens eyes of some people around the world” that he is “good enough” to play T20s. Jones struck an unbeaten 94, the second highest individual score on T20 World Cup debut, after walking in at 42 for 2 in the seventh over, when USA’s target of 195 seemed a step too far. But…