Essex 339 (Walter 134, Critchley 53, Potts 4-71) and 208 for 2 (Elgar 120*, Westley 63*) drew with Durham 587 and 184 for 8 dec (Borthwick 71, Harmer 4-75, Porter 3-18) Dean Elgar reaped his 50th first-class century as he and Tom Westley dropped anchor to secure a draw against Durham in the Vitality County Championship. Former South Africa international Elgar batted the whole of day four, almost exclusively with…
Louis Kimber said he would try to savour the glory of his extraordinary 243 from 127 balls for Leicestershire in Hove, despite falling agonisingly short of what would have been a victory for the ages against Sussex. Set an unlikely 464 to win, Leicestershire were floundering at 144 for 6 when Kimber began his innings in the third over of the final day, and it soon became 175 for 7…
Former Sri Lanka batter Mahela Jayawardene, who had signed a one-year extension as their consultant coach in January, has handed in his resignation six months into his contract. “Sri Lanka Cricket wishes to announce that Mr. Mahela Jayawardene, who served as the ‘Consultant Coach’ of the SLC, has tendered his resignation with immediate effect,” an SLC media release said. “Jayawardene, during his tenure, helped implement significant changes to the structure…
Nottinghamshire 360 and 425 for 2 (Slater 168*, Hameed 91, Young 68*, Stone 63) drew with Somerset 470 (Abell 111, Pretorius 95*, Pennington 5-96) Nottinghamshire opener Ben Slater turned the 13th hundred of his career into an unbeaten 168 but a lifeless final-day pitch had consigned this Vitality County Championship match to a draw long before that conclusion was reached with an exchange of handshakes at ten minutes to five…
Nitish Kumar Reddy will have to wait for his international debut after he was sidelined from India’s T20I tour of Zimbabwe due to an injury. Shivam Dube will take his place in the 15-member squad. The BCCI did not specify the nature of Reddy’s injury, just that the medical team was monitoring his fitness. Reddy, a 21-year-old seam bowling allrounder, had earned his maiden India call-up after an impressive IPL…
Sussex 442 and 296 for 6 dec (Alsop 81*, Hunt 65, Currie 2-28) beat Leicestershire 275 and 445 (Kimber 243, Coles 3-95, Carson 3-99) by 18 runs Leicestershire’s Louis Kimber rewrote the record books with an astonishing 243, but it came in a losing cause against Sussex in Hove. The 27-year-old Kimber produced one of the most memorable innings in County Championship history, scoring the fastest double-hundred in terms of…
Mohammad Wasim, the former Pakistan batter and men’s chief selector, has been appointed head coach of the women’s national team, with the T20 Asia Cup a little under a month away. Junaid Khan and Abdur Rehman, both former Pakistan bowlers, will serve as assistant coach and spin-bowling coach, respectively. No batting coach has been appointed, and it is understood that Wasim will act in that role himself. A PCB statement…
Surrey 490 beat Worcestershire 212 (Libby 77, J Taylor 3-19, Lawrence 3-49) and 273 (Kashif 66, Hose 64, Roderick 63, Clark 5-65) by an innings and five runs Surrey cemented their place at the top of the Vitality County Championship as they completed an innings-and-five-run victory over Worcestershire at New Road with more than half a day to spare. Worcestershire resumed on 207 for 5 – still needing 71 to…
Lancashire 549 for 9 dec (Bohannon 205, Hurst 50, Garrett 3-89) beat Kent 244 and 222 (Stobo 64, Williams 3-26, Bailey 3-36) by an innings and 83 runs Lancashire have routed Kent by an innings and 83 runs in their Vitality County Championship showdown at Canterbury. The visitors bowled Kent out for 222 in their second innings, Will Williams taking three for 26 and Tom Bailey three for 36. Charlie…
New Zealand win toss, bat vs England New Zealand have won the toss and opted to bat first in the opening ODI of their three-match series against England at Seat Unique Riverside in Durham. England have opted to play all three of their spinners – Sophie Ecclestone, Sarah Glenn and Charlie Dean – together on a pitch that is expected to offer something to them at some stage. With Nat…