Leicestershire 251 (Handscomb 46, van der Gugten 4-45, Douthwaite 4-49) and 369 for 6 (Handscomb 139*, Rahane 102) drew with Glamorgan 550 for 9 dec (Ingram 257*, Holland 4-96) by 155 runs Leicestershire’s overseas stars laid the platform for their side to salvage a draw against Glamorgan, Australia’s Peter Handscomb finishing the day unbeaten on 139 to steer his side to safety. It was his last act of the English…
Northern Diamonds 290 for 6 (Kalis 100, Langston 58, Winfield-Hill 50) beat Lancashire Thunder 204 (Jones 57, Turner 6-20) by 86 runs Sterre Kalis hit a thrilling maiden List A century and Phoebe Turner claimed a first five-wicket haul as Northern Diamonds defeated Lancashire Thunder by 86 runs to go top of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy table. The Diamonds are on the verge of qualifying for the semi-finals with…
Surrey 525 (Burns 161, Sudharsan 105, Patel 77, Jacks 59, Farhan 7-140) and 177 for 9 dec (Burns 71, Patterson-White 5-96, Farhan 3-77) drew with Nottinghamshire 405 (McCann 154, Hameed 68, Haynes 68, Verreyne 50*, Jacks 7-129) and 121 for 0 (Hameed 61*, Slater 56*) Surrey saw their romp towards a third consecutive Division One title lose a little momentum as they were forced to settle for a draw against…
Jack Leach said he is “as determined as I ever have been to play for England” after his 12-wicket haul secured Somerset’s win over Durham, and is targeting a place on October’s Test tour to Pakistan. Leach was England’s first-choice spinner for the first year of Ben Stokes’ tenure as captain, but has only played two Tests in the last 18 months due to back and knee injuries. Shoaib Bashir,…
Yorkshire 601 for 6 dec (Hill 169*, Bairstow 160, Lyth 61, Bess 60*, Hollman 4-194) and 150 for 2 (Lyth 62, Wharton 50*) drew with Middlesex 522 (Higgins 155, Robson 108, Davies 61, Holden 51, Bess 7-179) Middlesex and Yorkshire, second and third in Division Two, will head into the final three games of the Vitality County Championship season separated by just one point after they put the finishing touches…
Sussex 607 for 8 dec (Hughes 144, Simpson 121, Carson 97, Haines 72, Alsop 70) beat Derbyshire 290 (Madsen 138, Carson 5-90) and 258 (Came 79, Madsen 77, Carson 6-67) by an innings and 59 runs Sussex took a firm grip on the second division of the Vitality Championship when they defeated Derbyshire by an innings and 59 runs, their sixth win of the season. They took a maximum haul…
Worcestershire 266 (D’Oliveira 68, Taylor 62, Porter 5-52) and 321 (Libby 65, Hose 64, D’Oliveira 51, Cook 4-23) lead Essex 404 (Pepper 112*, Westley 68, Snater 53, Brookes 3-34) and xxx () Two sharp pieces of fielding by Brett D’Oliveira to remove two of the Essex dangermen, Jordan Cox and Robin Das, ultimately turned the tables in Worcestershire’s favour on their way to a stunning 43-run victory at Chelmsford. The…
Somerset 492 (Abell 124, Rew 103, Banton 73, Parkinson 4-136) and 263 for 5 dec (Abell 56) beat Durham 336 (Carse 104*, Raine 64, Lees 59, Leach 5-124) and 126 (Drissell 33, Leach7-50) by 293 runs Jack Leach completed match figures of 12 for 174 as Somerset maintained their challenge for a first-ever Vitality County Championship title with a crushing 293-run victory over Durham at Taunton. The left-arm spinner claimed…
Sri Lanka 196 and 53 for 2 (Mathews 34*, Chandimal 15*) need a further 347 runs to beat England 427 and 251 Sri Lanka made a solid start with the bat on day four of the second Test at Lord’s, Dimuth Karunaratne notching his first half-century of the series, but England knocked over two of the eight wickets they required for a series-sealing victory. Karunaratne was one of the batters…
Ben Duckett and Laurie Evans were among a host of England players drafted in for the 14th edition of the Big Bash League (BBL). Duckett, who had played for Brisbane Heat in 2021-22, was the first pick of the evening for Melbourne Stars (platinum category), while Perth Scorchers opted to not use their retention pick for Laurie Evans, who was selected by Melbourne Renegades. Renegades, who had pick No. 2,…