Tears, drama and disagreements… but it all felt worth it as Lauren Bell claimed her maiden international five-wicket haul to help seal a 3-0 sweep for England in their ODI series against New Zealand. Speaking after her figures of 5 for 37 from nine overs had helped contain an improved White Ferns batting performance, Bell went into detail for the first time about the difficulties of remodelling her bowling action…
As Sophie Ecclestone‘s domination of world bowling rankings moves well into a fifth year, keeping her motivated has become a priority for the England Women’s team. Ecclestone assures them they have nothing to worry about. After Ecclestone ripped through New Zealand’s line-up with her indomitable left-arm spin, snaring 5 for 25 in nine overs during Sunday’s second ODI in Worcester, captain Heather Knight told the post-match presentation: “She loves taking…
England U19 268 for 9 (Benkenstein 102) beat Sri Lanka U19 260 (Weerasinghe 80, Perera 53) by four runs – DLS Skipper Luc Benkenstein’s century and a disciplined bowling performance helped England Men’s U19s clinch their three-match one-day series against Sri Lanka with a four-run victory under the Duckworth-Lewis method in the decider at Hove. The Essex batter made 102 in England’s 268 for 9 in a contest reduced to…
Hampshire 505 for 8 dec (Vince 211, Brown 110, Evison 4-83) and 180 for 4 (Dawson 56*) beat Kent 343 and 340 (Compton 92, Finch 84, Leaning 43, Abbott 5-89) trail by six wickets Liam Dawson produced a remarkable innings of 56 in 29 balls to give Hampshire a sensational six-wicket in the Vitality County Championship victory over Kent. Hampshire were given 179 runs to chase in 31 overs, and…
Glamorgan 197 (Crane 44, Webster 7-17) and 592 (Northeast 187, Labuschagne 119, Crane 43*) tied with Gloucestershire 179 and 610 for 5 dec (Bracey 204*, Bancroft 159*, Hammond 121) Glamorgan narrowly missed out on making history on the final day of a thrilling Vitality County Championship Second Division match against Gloucestershire which ended in a remarkable tie at Cheltenham. Charged with the task of pursuing what would have been a…
Somerset 284 (Banton 78, Abell 61, Hannon-Dalby 6-56) and 413 for 5 (Abell 152*, Banton 81, Rew 57*) beat Warwickshire 412 and 281 for 8 dec (Bethell 66, Yates 57, Davies 50, Overton 4-57) by five wickets Tom Abell hit a perfectly-paced century as Somerset chased down 410 to beat Warwickshire by five wickets on the final day of an absorbing Vitality County Championship Division One game at Taunton. The…
First-Class Counties Select XI 15 for 0 trail West Indies 339 (Hodge 112, Athanaze 74, McKenzie 73, Louis 50, Ahmed 4-48, Turner 4-60) by 324 runs Fast bowler Shamar Joseph and left-arm spinner Gudakesh Motie were late to link up with the West Indies Test squad in England after their flight from Guyana was cancelled because of Hurricane Beryl, which has left the Caribbean in distress over the past few…
Surrey 262 and 278 (Patel 107, Smith 70) beat Essex 180 (Walter 64, Clark 3-33, Worrall 3-40) and 215 (Elgar 60, Lawes 4-26) by 145 runs Tom Lawes was Surrey’s last-day hero with four for 26 as they bowled out Essex for 215 to complete a 145-run victory over their nearest rivals at the Kia Oval and increase their lead at the top of the Vitality County Championship table. Dean…
Nottinghamshire 126 (Slater 64*, Anderson 7-35) and 270 for 4 (Clarke 115*, James 43*) drew with Lancashire 353 for 9 dec (Jennings 183, James 4-61) by 143 runs Joe Clarke made his fourth century of the season and blunted the threat posed by Lancashire’s James Anderson to ensure that Nottinghamshire drew their Vitality County Championship match with Lancashire at Southport. Clarke passed fifty for the seventh time in 14 first-class…
England won the toss and chose to bowl first against New Zealand England have won the toss and elected to bowl first in the third and final ODI against New Zealand in Bristol. The toss went ahead on time, despite heavy rain earlier in the day but, as soon as it was done, a heavy shower arrived and the covers were put back on, delaying the start of play. England,…