Australia A 212 and 164 for 7 (Darke 54*, de Broughe 58, Mani 5-47) lead India A 184 (Peterson 5-16) by 192 runs Ball dominated on the second day between Australia A and India on the Gold Coast as Minnu Mani took her match haul to 10 wickets, after Kate Peterson had taken five for the hosts to earn a narrow first-innings lead, but Maddy Darke ensured what could be…
Jemimah Rodrigues would have it no other way than test herself in a competitive environment and in clutch moments wherever possible, especially when there’s a bigger picture, like the upcoming women’s T20 World Cup in the UAE this October. “These are the matches that I’m actually going to get before going and playing like proper team matches [T20 World Cup],” Rodrigues said at a media interaction organised by FanCode. Related…
Allrounder Paul Walter, who was a key figure in Brisbane Heat’s BBL title success last season, could be in line for a return to the competition after he was confirmed among the latest batch of nominations for next month’s draft. Walter, a left-arm seamer and hard-hitting batter, became a cult hero for Heat as he claimed 17 wickets, celebrating with a trademark aeroplane each time, and was named in the…
Marcus Trescothick will act as England’s interim head coach in their T20I and ODI series against Australia next month, but has not yet decided whether he wants to be considered as a long-term option for the white-ball role. Trescothick, one of England’s assistant coaches, is working with the Test team during their series against Sri Lanka and will leave the team during the third Test at The Oval. He will…
Derbyshire 119 for 2 (Came 58*) trail Glamorgan 168 (van der Gugten 46*, Chappell 6-47) by 49 runs Zak Chappell lifted Derbyshire’s hopes of securing an elusive County Championship victory at Derby by demolishing Glamorgan on the opening day of the Division Two match. The fast bowler took 6 for 47, his best figures for the county, as the visitors were bowled out for 168 with Timm van der Gugten…
As more and more New Zealand international players opt out of central contracts for T20 deals overseas, their Test captain Tim Southee is hoping that boards and franchise leagues “work together in some way” to make the club-versus-country choice easier for players. New Zealand have been among the hardest hit as high-profile names such as Kane Williamson, Trent Boult, Lockie Ferguson and Adam Milne have opted out of central contracts…
Leicestershire 291 for 7 (Holland 104, Rehan 60, Patel 47) vs Gloucestershire Ian Holland’s fifth first-class century helped Leicestershire achieve a respectable position on the opening day of the Vitality County Championship Second Division match with Gloucestershire at Bristol. The 33-year-old opener hit 104 off 173 balls, with 15 fours and a six, receiving good support from Rehan Ahmed (60) and Rishi Patel (47) as the visitors ran up 291…
Warwickshire 277 for 6 (Yates 69, Burgess 63*, Bethell 60*) vs Somerset Warwickshire fought back superbly in the final session to reach 277 for 6 against Somerset on a hard-fought opening day of their Vitality County Championship match at Edgbaston Needing a win to maintain their pursuit of Division One leaders Surrey, Somerset chose to bowl and their seamers reduced the home side to 165 for 6, but Jacob Bethell,…
Worcestershire 137 for 2 (Roderick 53*) trail Kent 171 (Muyeye 56, Leach 6-52) by 34 runs Worcestershire all-rounder Joe Leach made a successful return to action after injury with a six-wicket haul on day one of the Vitality County Championship encounter with Kent at Visit Worcestershire New Road. Leach finished with 6 for 52 from 11.5 overs – the second-best figures of his career – as Kent were dismissed for…
Northamptonshire 167 for 7 (Gay 42, Roland-Jones 3-34) vs Middlesex Toby Roland-Jones led the hunt for wickets as Middlesex had the better of a rain-affected opening day against Northamptonshire at Merchant Taylors’ School. The Seaxes skipper, Middlesex’s leading red-ball wicket-taker this season in this his benefit year, made good on his decision to bowl first under murky skies, returning 3 for 34. Tom Helm , who produced a fiery opening…