Month: July 2024

Australia’s multi-format stars have been handed their best red-ball preparation for a summer in five years, with players to have up to four Sheffield Shield matches to fine tune for the Test series against India. Cricket Australia announced the schedule for the domestic summer on Thursday, which includes the new women’s T20 competition before the WBBL. As has been the case in recent seasons, the Sheffield Shield while the men’s…

Leicestershire 369 for 6 (Hill 81, Budinger 75, James 3-105) beat Nottinghamshire 89 for 6 (Slater 24, Scriven 3-20) by 15 runs (D/L method) Leicestershire Foxes began their defence of the Metro Bank One-Day Cup with a victory over Group B rivals Notts Outlaws, albeit one achieved in unexpected fashion after India Test star Ajinkya Rahane had excited his latest home crowd with a debut innings of 71 – the…

Southern Brave 139 for 3 (Vince 56, Hughes 45) beat London Spirit 138 for 9 (Dawson 45, Overton 3-16) by seven wickets A superb display from Southern Brave’s lethal seamers and a ruthless run-chase orchestrated by James Vince ensured the men’s competition’s inaugural winners prevailed against London Spirit at Utilita Bowl. Invited to field first, Brave’s attack dominated the opening stages, with left-arm spinner James Coles inducing a miscued lofted…

“I want to be my own batter. I want to be Harry Brook, not anybody else.” Harry Brook is not the first athlete to trot out this line in response to comparisons of the greats of yesteryear. Brook himself has used it in the past when others have sought similarities in his traits to some of the greatest batters of the modern era. If such comparisons are a burden, it…

Derbyshire 236 for 8 (Chappell 94*, Whiteley 65, Weatherall 4-50) beat Northamptonshire 235 (Gay 59, Bartlett 50, Chappell 4-39) by two wickets Zak Chappell smashed a List A career-best unbeaten 94 to propel Derbyshire to an unlikely eight-wicket victory over Northamptonshire in their Metro Bank One-Day Cup clash at Wantage Road. Chappell came together with his skipper Ross Whiteley with Derbyshire in tatters at 79 for seven chasing 236 to…

London Spirit 153 for 4 (Knight 65*, Redmayne 45) beat Southern Brave 151 for 6 (Wyatt 59, Burns 2-6) by six wickets Heather Knight produced a batting masterclass as London Spirit shocked reigning champions Southern Brave in a thrilling contest in The Hundred at Utilita Bowl. Chasing 152 for victory, the England captain made an unbeaten 65 from 31 balls to steer her team to a six-wicket victory with three…

Durham 344 for 4 (Lees 111, de Leede 72, Ackermann 59) beat Lancashire 287 (Bohannon 147, de Leede 3-33, Ackermann 3-37) by 57 runs Captain Alex Lees starred with a superb 111 added to impressive all-round contributions from Dutch internationals Bas de Leede and Colin Ackermann as Durham claimed an opening day Metro Bank One-Day Cup win over Lancashire at Sedbergh School. Opener Lees cleanly struck eight fours and a…

Warwickshire 328 for 3 (Barnard 173) beat Essex 324 for 7 (Browne 75, Hannon-Dalby 3-69) by seven wickets Ed Barnard continued his summer love affair with the Cloud County Ground, Chelmsford, by hammering his highest score in List A cricket. Warwickshire’s Metro Bank One-Day Cup captain followed up his personal-best 165 in the Vitality Championship reverse in May by carrying his bat with a 140-ball 173 to underpin a seven-wicket…

Worcestershire 371 for 3 (Pollock 180, Roderick 115) beat Middlesex 188 (Stoneman 75, Sturgess 3-37, Darley 3-45, Home 3-54) by 183 runs Centurions Ed Pollock and Gareth Roderick rewrote the record books in spectacular style for Worcestershire during their 183-run Metro Bank One Day Cup triumph over Middlesex at New Road. The opening pair smashed 259 off just 35.2 overs, Worcestershire’s highest first wicket List A partnership, in a total…

Beth Mooney, Australia’s opening batter, says that women’s cricket must “keep pushing the boundaries” when it comes to demanding equal pay for global competitions, as she prepares to return to the Hundred after a year’s absence, this time as Manchester Originals’ star overseas signing. Mooney, 30, was Originals’ first pick in this year’s draft, landing herself a top-tier £50,000 deal, two years after her only previous stint in the competition,…