Jerome Taylor's five puts Hampshire to the sword in high-scoring showdown

James Hildreth carves away during his fifty © Getty Images Somerset 197 for 7 (Hildreth 57, Wood 5-32) beat Hampshire 181 for 9 (Dawson 82, Vince 74, Taylor 5-15) by 16 runsScorecard West Indies paceman Jerome Taylor claimed five wickets as Somerset beat Hampshire by 16 runs in a high-scoring Vitality Blast South Group match at Taunton. The home side posted 197 for 7 after losing the toss, recovering from…

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Michael Rippon's all-round display denies ODI debutants Nepal

Netherlands 189 (Rippon 51, Khadka 4-26, Kami 3-34) beat Nepal 134 (Malla 51, Seelar 3-20, Rippon 3-23, Klaassen 3-30) by 55 runs © Peter Della Penna Nepal captain Paras Khadka‘s sensational four-wicket haul gave the ODI debutants a stirring start, but his opposite number Pieter Seelaar answered the challenge with a stifling spell of left-arm spin to defend 189 in a 55-run win at the VRA Ground, denying Nepal’s effort…

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English game 'in a lot of trouble' without free-to-air TV, says Australia TV chief

10:39 AM ET English cricket’s custodians have been warned to return more of the game to free-to-air television or face the prospect of a further shrink in the game’s audience, in the wake of sluggish ticket sales for the Edgbaston Test match. David Barham, the Australian television executive who helmed the Ten Network’s lauded Big Bash League coverage from 2013 to this year and has now moved to the new…

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Rajitha, Prabhat Jayasuriya debut as Sri Lanka bat

Toss Sri Lanka chose to bat v South Africa Angelo Mathews asked South Africa to chase for the second match in a row, although this time they will have to do it under lights in Dambulla. The second ODI will be played on the same surface as the first match, but batting is expected to be tougher. The pitch has dried up since Sunday and there are significant cracks visible,…

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West Indies bowl; Powell in for rested Gayle

Toss won by West Indies who chose to bowlLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details © CWI West Indies captain Carlos Brathwaite decided to field first in the first T20I against Bangladesh in Basseterre. Shortly thereafter, the rains came down in St Kitts, bringing the covers on and delaying start. The home side are without Chadwick Walton, Sherfane Rutherford and Sheldon Cottrell from their 14-man squad. Chris Gayle, who has been rested…

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Glamorgan make light of missing key names by downing Surrey

Kiran Carlson works the ball behind square © Getty Images Glamorgan 195 for 6 (Carlson 58, Wagg 46*, Meschede 43) beat Surrey 194 for 4 (Maddinson 70) by four wicketsScorecard Glamorgan revived their hopes of reaching the knockout stages of the Vitality Blast after chasing down 195 with six balls to spare to beat Surrey by four wickets at the Kia Oval. They lost openers Aneurin Donald and Usman Khawaja…

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Classy Williamson puts Yorkshire back on course

3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Yorkshire 187 for 5 (Williamson 77, Kohler-Cadmore 53) beat Leicestershire 127 for 9 (Brooks 3-23) by 60 runsScorecard New Zealand captain Kane Williamson hit a superb 77 and showed why he was this season’s leading run-scorer in the IPL as Yorkshire brushed Leicestershire aside by 60 runs at Headingley to get their Vitality Blast campaign back on track. The Vikings had lost their last…

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Harmanpreet Kaur's late show ensures Nicole Bolton's effort isn't wasted

Harmanpreet Kaur celebrates her winning boundary © Getty Images Lancashire Thunder 151 for 5 (Bolton 87) beat Surrey Stars 148 for 5 (Sciver 95) by five wicketsScorecard India’s Harmanpreet Kaur held her nerve to secure a third successive Kia Super League win for Lancashire Thunder as they squeezed past Surrey Stars by five wickets with one ball to spare at The Oval. In front of a crowd of 2257, Surrey…

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