Worcestershire 112 and 231 for 4 (Kashif 76*, Hose 50) beat Durham 190 and 152 (Ackermann 40, Taylor 4-48, Smith 4-52) by six wickets Half-centuries from Kashif Ali and Adam Hose led Worcestershire to a six-wicket win against Durham at the Seat Unique Riverside, their first win of the Vitality County Championship season. Ali (76 not out) and Hose (50) came together when the visitors were 65 for three and…
Yorkshire 416 for 6 (Wharton 188, Tattersall 93*) beat Derbyshire 76 (Fernando 5-30, Thompson 4-31) and 171 (Coad 6-30, Fernando 4-58) by an innings and 204 runs A six-wicket haul by Ben Coad carried Yorkshire to a crushing victory over Derbyshire by an innings and 204 runs on the third day of the Vitality County Championship match at Chesterfield. The pace bowler marked his return from a back injury by…
Sussex 143 (White 4-23, Procter 3-37) and 237 (Simpson 40, Procter 4-45) beat Northamptonshire 97 (Robinson 4-42, McAndrew 3-25) and 220 (Gay 67, McAndrew 5-73) by 63 runs Sussex quick bowler Nathan McAndrew took five wickets, including two in three balls, to power his county to victory over Northamptonshire and cement their place at the top of the Vitality County Championship Division Two. Australian overseas signing McAndrew, who removed both…
Archie Vaughan, the 18-year-old son of former England captain Michael, is set to make his Under-19 Test debut against Sri Lanka next week, having been named in a 14-man squad that includes a number of other familiar family connections, including Rocky Flintoff, Farhan Ahmed and Jaydn Denly. Vaughan, a top-order batter and offspinner, signed his first professional contract with Somerset earlier this season, having been part of the county’s academy…
The victorious T20 World Cup squad was expected to land in India on Monday, but their arrival has been delayed because of Hurricane Beryl, which led to the airport in Barbados being shut down. ESPNcricinfo understands that Samson, Dube and Jaiswal will be part of a felicitation ceremony in India before they travel to Zimbabwe. Rinku Singh and Khaleel Ahmed, who were part of the reserves for the World Cup,…
Rahul Dravid was done as India head coach after his initial two-year term ended at the end of last year’s ODI World Cup, where the team finished runners-up to Australia. Then came a call from Rohit Sharma, and everything changed. “Ro, thank you very much for making that call to me in November and asking [me] to continue,” Dravid, whose tenure ended after India’s T20 World Cup 2024 title win,…
Suryakumar Yadav knew he “hadn’t touched the rope” and that he’d made the split-second decision of going all out for the catch the moment he saw Rohit Sharma further away at long-on. Suryakumar was reflecting on the catch he took to dismiss David Miller at the long-off fence in the final over to tilt the T20 World Cup final in India’s favour. “Rohit bhai usually never stands at long-on but…
The Indian team is set to fly home via a charter flight on Tuesday evening after Barbados prime minister Mia Mottley said she expected the airport to become operational in the “next six to 12 hours”, ending the shutdown forced by a category 4 hurricane. The T20 World Cup-winning squad, its support staff, some BCCI officials and the players’ families have been stranded in Barbados for the past two days…
Brisbane Heat have taken a key step towards defending their BBL title by re-signing former New Zealand batter Colin Munro for a further two seasons. Munro, who announced his international retirement earlier this year after missing New Zealand’s T20 World Cup squad, has played 428 T20 matches in multiple competitions and scored 10,961 runs at a career strike-rate of 141.25, with five centuries and 67 half-centuries. Related All the BBL…
Kent 206 for 6 (Leaning 73*, Khushi 53) trail Hampshire 505 for 8 dec (Vince 211, Brown 110, Evison 4-83) by 299 runs James Vince completed his fourth Vitality County Championship double-century before Hampshire’s bowlers cemented the host’s advantage on day two. Hampshire captain Vince showcased the very best of his aesthetically pleasing batting to go from 149 overnight to 211. He was able to declare on 505 for 8,…