South Africa 342 for 8 (Bavuma 86, de Zorzi 78, Warrican 3-66) vs West Indies Tony de Zorzi, South Africa’s opening batter who was dismissed for 78 before lunch, sat on the change-room balcony with a copy of Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World. Ironic, because what played out in front of him was nothing like the novel’s dystopian reality. Instead, it was as his coach Shukri Conrad predicted: same, old…
Oval Invincibles 120 for 4 (Cox 46*, Curran 35, Jordan 1-14) beat Southern Brave 118 for 8 (Vince 52, Tom Curran 4-24) by six wickets Oval Invincibles claimed the most significant scalp of their title defence so far with a six-wicket over Southern Brave in their top-of-the-table clash at The Kia Oval. Tom Curran claimed four wickets, his younger brother Sam chipping in with two, to restrict Brave to 118…
Southern Brave 85 for 3 (Wyatt 46*) beat Oval Invincibles 79 for 4 (Kapp 26, Cheatle 2-6, Corteen-Coleman 2-19, ) by seven wickets (DLS method) England star Danni Wyatt led Southern Brave to a breakthrough win and moved top of the women’s runscorers list in a seven-wicket rain-affected win against Oval Invincibles. Wyatt hit an unbeaten 46 from 37 balls, after twice being dropped, to guide the defending champions to…
Leicestershire 152 for 2 (Hill 71*, Holland 42) beat Yorkshire 236 for 7 (Bess 60, Revis 55, Scriven 2-35, Holland 2-39) by eight wickets (DLS method) Ian Holland starred for champions Leicestershire with ball and bat as they maintained hopes of a Metro Bank One-Day Cup title defence with a rain-affected eight-wicket win over Yorkshire at Scarborough, the Foxes chasing a revised 22-over target of 150. All-rounder Holland took the…
Middlesex 236 for 5 (Cracknell 98, Robson 87*) beat Lancashire 233 for 9 (Flintoff 88, Brookes 4-43) by five wickets Rocky Flintoff hit his maiden fifty for Lancashire in their Metro Bank One-Day Cup match against Middlesex at Emirates Old Trafford but his 115-ball 88 could not prevent the visitors securing a vital five-wicket victory in their bid to qualify for the knockout stages of the competition The 16-year-old’s polished…
Bangladesh’s political and social upheaval has touched its cricketers in several ways. Wicketkeeper-batter Nurul Hasan was directly involved in the protests, even at times chased by the police in Dhaka. Others like Akbar Ali and Kamrul Islam Rabbi have openly supported the students right from the early days of the protests. Anamul Haque, the Bangladesh batter, suffered a more direct loss. His close friend Akram died in the student protest…
England’s decision to call Olly Stone up when Dillon Pennington went down with a hamstring injury underlined their belief in the value of high pace at Test level. Essex’s Sam Cook has been the outstanding seamer in the County Championship over the last few seasons, but Stone’s ability to hit speeds of 90mph/145kph won him a spot in the 14-man squad. Cook has only played six of Essex’s nine Championship…
The Sri Lanka men’s team has raised concerns about the security situation in England in light of the anti-immigrant riots that have erupted in various cities. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has responded by reassuring Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) and the team about the security arrangements in place. Players already in England for the pre-series training have also expressed anxiety about the unrest, particularly as they do not…
Sutherland, who made his ODI debut against West Indies last season, will captain Renegades. He has spent the winter recovering from another stress fracture of the back which ruled him out of a second consecutive county stint having lined up a deal with Somerset. Brown, meanwhile, was one of the big off-season moves after he was lured away from Brisbane Heat having lit up last season’s BBL with some spectacular…
Sri Lanka left-arm spinner Praveen Jayawickrama has been charged by the ICC for breaching three counts of the anti-corruption code relating to corrupt approaches in international matches and the Lanka Premier League. According to an ICC statement Jayawickrama, 25, was charged under articles 2.4.4 and 2.4.7 of the code as follows: Failing to report to the Anti-Corruption Unit, without unnecessary delay, details of an approach he received to carry out…