10.2 to KC Brathwaite, chopped on, Atkinson strikes with his second ball as a Test cricketer! Maybe not quite as he would have pictured it, a wide-ish length ball outside off stump. But Brathwaite chases after it without much foot movement and can only deflect it into his own stumps via the inside edge of his hard-handed swish. 88mph/141kph. 34/1 14.2 to KSA McKenzie, Atkinson makes use of the perfect…
Clive Madande, Brian Bennett and Johnathan Campbell, who are all part of the ongoing T20I series against India, are the new faces in Zimbabwe’s Test squad, which was named earlier today for the one-off fixture against Ireland later this month. Joylord Gumbie, who is yet to be capped in the format, is also in the squad of 15. Zimbabwe, who last played a Test match back in February 2023, in…
There are ambitions to host indoor Test cricket at a new stadium proposed in Hobart as part of a Tasmanian team joining the Australian Football League (AFL). The Tasmania Devils are due to become the AFL’s 19th team in 2028 and part of the deal is based around there being a new stadium constructed. It is being earmarked as a multipurpose 23,000-seater venue at Macquarie Point with a transparent roof…
BBL officials remain hopeful that Australia’s Test players will be able to feature in the latter stages of the regular season in January although availability will come down to workloads after the five-Test series against India. With Australia due to tour Sri Lanka for two Tests from late January, players involved in that squad won’t be available for the BBL finals which run from January 21-27. The India series finishes…
England 142 for 4 (Capsey 67*, Dunkley 35) beat New Zealand 141 for 8 (Devine 58*, Bates 38, Ecclestone 4-25) by six wickets Sophie Ecclestone‘s four-wicket haul smothered Sophie Devine‘s defiance before an unbeaten half-century from Alice Capsey guided an experimental England to victory and an unassailable 3-0 lead in the T20I series in Canterbury. With two matches still to play, the hosts could well continue their contingency planning, which…
Essex 187 for 3 (Walter 46*) beat Kent 165 for 5 (Muyeye 73) by 22 runs Sam Cook returned from injury to linchpin Essex’s 22-run victory over ‘Battle of the Bridge’ rivals Kent Spitfires and put the Eagles in pole position for a Vitality Blast quarter-final place. Fast bowler Cook ended a 49-day hamstring injury lay-off to take one for 21 as Essex defended 187 despite Tawanda Muyeye’s T20 best…
Yorkshire 108 for 3 beat Durham 107 (Chohan 5-14) by seven wickets Legspinner Jafer Chohan claimed a maiden five-wicket haul to help set Yorkshire up for a crucial win by seven wickets over fellow contenders Durham at Headingley, chasing only 108 to boost their Vitality Blast quarter-final hopes. Chohan, who turned 22 today, finished with a superb 5 for 14 from 3.4 overs as Durham were bowled out for 107…
Worcestershire 184 for 8 (Hose 63, Kashif 41) beat Leicestershire 168 (Cox 55, Kimber 53, Waite 5-21) by 16 runs Worcestershire Rapids ended a run of seven successive defeats in the Vitality Blast and dealt a blow to Leicestershire’s hopes of reaching the knockout stages with a 16-run victory at New Road. Worcestershire achieved their highest score of the season thanks chiefly to Adam Hose‘s 63 off just 39 balls,…
Middlesex 181 for 8 (Davies 53, Andersson 52, Payne 3-28) beat Gloucestershire 152 (J Taylor 45, Hollman 3-37) by 29 runs Jack Davies and Martin Andersson staged a gutsy alliance of 101 as Middlesex recovered from adversity to forge a 29-run Vitality Blast victory over Gloucestershire at Cheltenham. Reduced to 32 for 4 in the powerplay, the Londoners were indebted to their fifth wicket pair, Davies raising 53 in 35…
Dion Myers has said that time away from cricket has given him a broader perspective on his game and renewed energy for his second stint. The 22-year-old Zimbabwe batter had taken a break from cricket to pursue his university studies in the UK before returning to the international fold in the ongoing five-match T20I series at home against India. “Over the last few years, there’s been a lot of self-introspection,…