11:48 PM IST ECB Reporters Network Glamorgan 203 (Root 51*) and 9 for 0 need 322 to beat Warwickshire 186 (Bell 50) and 347 for 7 dec (Bell 90, Mousley 71, Hain 65) The third day of Warwickshire’s Bob Willis Trophy match against Glamorgan at Cardiff will be remembered as the day when Ian Bell left the batting crease for the final time at the end of an illustrious 20-year…
Joe Clarke century drives Notts, but Rushworth keeps elusive victory waiting
11:26 PM IST ECB Reporters Network Durham 294 (Harte 72, Poynter 50, Chappell 4-92) and 131 for 2 lead Nottinghamshire 422 (Duckett 150, Clarke 133, Rushworth 7-108) by three runs Despite centuries from Ben Duckett and Joe Clarke, Nottinghamshire still have work to do if they are to end county cricket’s most unwanted record. Without a first-class victory since June 2018, Notts will go into the final day of their…
Tom Lammonby carries his bat, and carries Somerset to brink of Lord's final
11:14 PM IST Worcestershire 200 (Libby 58) and x for x need another xx to beat Somerset 251 (Abell 59) and 193 (Lammonby 107*, Barnard 4-25) Tom Lammonby‘s unbeaten century has given Somerset an excellent chance of making the final of the Bob Willis Trophy. Lammonby, a 20-year-old who made his first-class debut in August, became the youngest man in Somerset’s first-class history* to carry his bat in making 107…
Dan Moriarty spins Surrey to brink of victory in final-session surge
11:05 PM IST ECB Reporters Network Sussex 415 (Haines 117, Moriarty 5-154) and 109 for 9 (Moriarty 6-60, Virdi 3-31) lead Surrey 388 (Burns 103, Jacks 84*, Overton 55, Borthwick 50) by 136 runs Spinners Dan Moriarty and Amar Virdi put the skids under Sussex’s second innings at the Kia Oval to reduce them to 109 for 9 in a frenetic final session of the day and bowl Surrey dramatically…
Jordan Thompson stars with bat and ball as Yorkshire close in
11:01 PM IST ECB Reporters Network Leicestershire 124 (Coad 5-18) and 78 for 5 (Thompson 3-13) trail Yorkshire 252 (Tattersall 71, Thompson 62, Brook 53) by 50 runs Yorkshire are closing in on a resounding Bob Willis Trophy victory over Leicestershire at Emerald Headingley, but it will not be enough for them to reach the Lord’s final later this month. The White Rose county’s fate was sealed just before tea…
CPL 2020: Hosein, Pierre and Simmons help Trinbago Knight Riders cruise into CPL final
10:36 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Trinbago Knight Riders 111 for 1 (Simmons 54*, Webster 44*) beat Jamaica Tallawahs 107 for 7 (Bonner 41, Powell 33, Hosein 3-14, Pierre 2-29) by nine wickets On the back of a domineering performance with both bat and ball in the fist CPL 2020 semi-final, Trinbago Knight Riders sealed a spot in the final for the fourth time after demolishing Jamaica Tallawahs by nine wickets…
Covid resurgence would leave global game 'in crisis', warns Ian Watmore, new ECB chairman
10:38 PM IST Matt Roller Close Matt Roller is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo. He tweets at @mroller98 The ECB could be left facing “very severe cash constraints and a global game in crisis” if the 2021 season is disrupted significantly by Covid-19, according to new chairman Ian Watmore. Watmore, who took up his position as Colin Graves’ successor last week, said that the game in England and Wales would…
Australia bowl first as Moeen Ali takes over as England captain
10:26 PM IST Valkerie Baynes Close Valkerie Baynes is a general editor at ESPNcricinfo Australia win toss, bowl first, vs England Australia won the toss and elected to bowl first in the third and final T20I against England at the Ageas Bowl. With England holding an unassailable 2-0 series lead, the match is a dead rubber but not as we know it, with the old foes returning to battle with…
Anil Kumble: Would like to see more Indian coaches in IPL
9:26 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Anil Kumble, who came on board as the head coach of Kings XI Punjab in October 2019, has said that the number of Indian coaches in the IPL is not a “true reflection” of the coaching resources in the country, and that he’d like to see more home-grown coaches in charge of IPL sides. Kumble is the only Indian head coach in the IPL. While…
Zak Crawley cuts loose for century as Kent make light work of Hampshire
9:16 PM IST ECB Reporters Network Kent 170 (Currie 3-42) and 185 for 3 (Crawley 105, O’Riordan 52*) beat Hampshire 191 and 159 (Scriven 68, McManus 50, Podmore 5-43, Stevens 4-35) by seven wickets England Test batsman Zak Crawley hammered an imperious 94-ball century to help Kent to a comfortable seven-wicket Bob Willis Trophy win over Hampshire in Canterbury. Crawley, who stroked 18 boundaries during his 146-minute stay, joined forces…