Kent 209 (Finch 48, Green 3-38) beat Lancashire 204 (Jennings 107*, Parkinson 4-30) by five runs Rocky Flintoff became the youngest debutant in Lancashire’s 160-year history when he played against Kent in the Metro-Bank One-Day Trophy but made just 12 in his side’s pulsating five-run defeat at Blackpool. Flintoff, who is 16 years 113 days old, faced 28 balls for his dozen runs before he was drawn forward by a…
Oval Invincibles 118 for 4 (Capsey 59) beat Welsh Fire 116 for 5 (Dunkley 35, Jonassen 32*) by six wickets England star Alice Capsey followed up her opening-day 51 with a well-made 59 as Oval Invincibles defeated Welsh Fire by six wickets at Cardiff. Capsey hit seven boundaries in her 48-ball knock before she was brilliantly caught at long-on by Hayley Matthews off Freya Davies with 27 runs still required….
Hampshire 243 for 5 (Albert 96*, Middleton 50) beat Somerset 242 (Umeed 84, Wheal 2-33) by five wickets Toby Albert dominated Somerset to strike a brilliant 96 not out and give Hampshire a second win from two outings in the Metro Bank One-Day Cup. Homegrown Albert arrived after a top-order wobble but took ownership of the chase of 243 with his highest List A score – with a 100-run alliance…
Warwickshire 174 for 9 (Rhodes 60, Hudson-Prentice 3-34, Crocombe 3-38) beat Sussex 173 (Haines 38, Booth 3-16) by one wicket Warwickshire Bears continued their fine start to the Metro Bank One-Day Cup competition when they made it three wins out of three in five days – and all away from home, with the Test match taking place at Edgbaston. But they made hard work of this victory, scraping home by…
Essex 262 for 8 (Benkenstein 67, Das 52, Goodman 4-43) beat Gloucestershire 199 (Singh Dale 63, Snater 3-39) by 63 runs Shane Snater played an incisive role as Essex defeated Gloucestershire by 63 runs in a one-sided Metro Bank One Day Cup contest at the Seat Unique Stadium in Bristol. Called into the side after missing the competition opener against Warwickshire four days earlier, the 28-year-old seamer took three wickets…
Worcestershire 260 (Libby 89, Singh 60, Coughlin 3-32) beat Durham 167 (McKinney 80, Hinley 5-56, Taylor 3-14) by 93 runs Worcestershire recovered from a disastrous with the bat start to register their second successive win in the Metro Bank One-Day Cup against Durham by 93 runs at Visit Worcestershire New Road. Captain Jake Libby‘s perfectly paced 89 from 117 balls demonstrated how to mastermind a recovery from a challenging position…
Mark Wood‘s pivotal five-wicket haul on the final day of England’s 3-0 Test sweep against West Indies comes as a belated reward for his gut-busting work throughout the series, captain Ben Stokes says. Having missed the first Test, Wood’s memorable spell of searing pace in the second at Trent Bridge netted him just two wickets for the match, but an incisive six-over spell after lunch on the third day at…
Nottinghamshire 209 (James 76, Coad 4-14) beat Yorkshire 126 (Hutton 6-38) by 83 runs Notts Outlaws made it two wins in three days at their attractive Welbeck Cricket Club out ground, Brett Hutton taking 6 for 38 as Yorkshire Vikings were bowled out for 126 and the home side registered an 83-run victory in the Metro Bank One-Day Cup. Seamer Ben Coad had earlier bowled superbly for Vikings, taking 3…
Having hinted for several months that she may be close to an international retirement, Chamari Athapaththu confirmed following Sri Lanka’s Asia Cup victory in Dambulla, that she aims to be around for her national team until next year’s ODI World Cup at least. Athapaththu, 34, has been coy about her future over the last several months. She is Sri Lanka’s captain and almost indisputably their best player. However, she had…
Glamorgan 123 for 3 (Ingram 39*) beat Surrey 121 (Foakes 44, Kellaway 2-16) by seven wickets Glamorgan thumped Surrey by seven wickets in their Metro Bank One-Day Cup group B match at the Kia Oval after bowling them out for 121 in 34 overs. It then took the Welsh county only 15.5 overs to knock off the runs, with Colin Ingram launching one magnificent six over long-off from down the…