Month: July 2024

Hampshire 177 for 5 (Howell 62*, Smith 3-35) beat Gloucestershire 176 for 9 (Hammond 66, Wheal 4-35) by five wickets Benny Howell‘s brutal half-century took down his former Gloucestershire team-mates to keep Hampshire Hawks’ Vitality Blast hopes alive. All-rounder Howell had already taken two wickets as Hampshire fought back to restrict their visitors – who have never won a T20 at Utilita Bowl – to 176. But he then clubbed…

Leicestershire 186 for 7 (Neesham 67) Northamptonshire 183 for 7 (Bopara 61, Zaib 50, Mike 3-17) by three wickets New Zealand allrounder Jimmy Neesham‘s 67 from 34 balls led Leicestershire Foxes to a three-wicket victory over Northamptonshire Steelbacks in what was a must-win fixture for the home side as the Vitality Blast group stage nears its conclusion. Sol Budinger earlier matched Neesham’s five sixes in a 25-ball 45 as the…

Somerset 183 for 4 (Kohler-Cadmore 51) beat Surrey 182 for 5 (Burns 62, Curran 59) by six wickets Tom Kohler-Cadmore powered his way to a match-winning half-century as Somerset beat Vitality Blast South Group leaders Surrey by six wickets beneath the floodlights at Taunton. Set 183 to win, Somerset chased down their target with six balls to spare thanks to a forthright knock of 51 in 32 balls from Kohler-Cadmore,…

Durham 160 for 6 (Turner 44*, James 3-31) beat Nottinghamshire 130 for 9 (Parkinson 3-15) by 30 runs Ashton Turner and Callum Parkinson impressed as Durham strengthened their chances of reaching the Vitality Blast quarter-finals with a comfortable 30-run win over Nottinghamshire Outlaws at the Seat Unique Riverside. Having been put in to bat, the hosts made a competitive 160 for six, as Turner (44*) combined with Ben Raine (23*)…

Sussex 203 for 4 (Alsop 87*, Simpson 53*) beat Kent 115 (Muyeye 45, Coles 4-12) by 88 runs Sussex Sharks have thrashed Kent Spitfires by 88 runs in Vitality Blast at Canterbury. The Sharks have one foot in the quarter-finals after recovering from 64 for four to post 203 for four, thanks to an unbroken stand of 139 between Tom Alsop and John Simpson. The hosts’ hopes had soared after…

Western Storm 284 (Wellington 83, Luff 60, George 5-50) beat Central Sparks 102 (Perrin 42, Skelton 3-8, Wong 3-20) by 182 runs Western Storm climbed off the foot of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy table with a 182-run smashing of Central Sparks which relegated their opponents to the bottom instead. Storm were lifted to an imposing 284 all out from 49.5 overs at Worcester by a dazzling 83 from 53…

“Dig deep. Don’t give up. Test cricket is tough.” Kraigg Brathwaite is not expansive with the bat. Ditto with words. But in those pithy sentences, the West Indies captain sent a clear message to his players to not lose heart despite being beaten in two days and an hour at Lord’s . Brathwaite admitted West Indies had arrived at Lord’s with the aim of winning the first Test of the…

Visa issues have prevented Ottneil Baartman, the South African fast bowler, from joining Hampshire for the rest of the T20 Blast. Baartman, who made six appearances at the T20 World Cup during South Africa’s run to the final, was due to play for Hampshire in their final six group games. But his arrival was delayed due to unspecified “visa issues” and the club announced on Friday that, with their quarter-final…

Big picture: Both teams with work to do A series win will be on India’s mind when they take on Zimbabwe in the fourth T20I in Harare. They’ve had two fairly comfortable wins after a defeat in the series opener, but a few questions remain unanswered. The biggest pertain to their selection calls for the third T20I, which raised a few eyebrows. India essentially played four openers on Wednesday in…

James Anderson‘s Test career, spanning 188 matches over 21 years, came to an end where it had begun – at Lord’s – with a three-for in the second innings as England routed West Indies by an innings and 114 runs. “Obviously this morning was quite emotional with the two teams lined up and the reaction from the crowd was pretty special,” Anderson told Sky Cricket after the game. “But yeah,…