Lancashire 274 (Salt 56, Clark 4-47) and 293 (Williams 61, Salt 54, Worrall 3-69) beat Surrey 360 (Abott 87, Jacks 64, S Curran 52, Worrall 51) and 84 (Bailey 5-48, Williams 4-23) by 123 runs Lancashire’s Tom Bailey and Will Williams took just 45 minutes to complete their team’s 123-run triumph against Surrey on day four at the Kia Oval – the county champions’ first defeat at their home ground…

Haris was part of the senior T20I squad in the most recent series that Pakistan played against New Zealand at home. In all, he has represented the senior side in five ODIs and nine T20Is. Others in the squad who have senior international experience include Arshad Iqbal, Kamran Ghulam, Wasim, Ayub, Dahani, and Tayyab Tahir. Wasim is the most experienced out of the lot, with two Tests, 14 ODIs and…

The first morning of the second Ashes Test at Lord’s was briefly disrupted by two climate change protesters from the activist group Just Stop Oil, who invaded the pitch carrying orange powder paint but were prevented from reaching the strip by players and security staff. Before the start of the second over, the two men wearing Just Stop Oil t-shirts ran on from the Grand Stand, past perimterer security and…

Uncapped allrounder Danielle Gibson has been called up to England’s squad for the T20 leg of the Women’s Ashes, with Issy Wong earning a recall. Gibson had been part of a 15-strong squad named for the Trent Bridge Test, which Australia won by 89 runs, alongside her Western Storm team-mate Lauren Filer, but did not make the final XI while Filer impressed on her international debut, taking four wickets for…

After the riveting league phase, the men’s ODI World Cup qualifier has reached the Super Sixes, where Zimbabwe, Netherlands, West Indies, Sri Lanka, Scotland and Oman will contest for two spots at the main event in India later this year. The cut-throat nature of the qualifier has already left West Indies, who were pre-tournament favourites along with Sri Lanka, on the brink of elimination. Unless the stars align in their…

Surrey 360 and 57 for 5 (Bailey 4-34) need a further 151 to beat Lancashire 274 and 293 (Williams 61, Salt 54, Worrall 3-69) Tom Bailey took four wickets in 16 balls in an 11-over opening spell of 4 for 34 to reduce Surrey to 57 for 5 in an extraordinary final hour at the Kia Oval and give Lancashire the chance of inflicting a first defeat of the season…

Durham 517 for 6 dec and 296 for 2 (Lees 138*, Bedingham 112*) lead Leicestershire 422 (Ackermann 146, Mulder 56, Raine 4-114) by 391 runs Division Two leaders Durham will seek to turn a lead of 391 runs into a fifth win of the season on the final day of their LV= Insurance County Championship meeting with Leicestershire after opener Alex Lees posted his second hundred of the match. Lees,…

Sussex 203 (Hudson-Prentice 59, Harris 3-38, Swepson 3-52) and 27 for 1 need another 332 runs to beat Glamorgan 242 and 319 (Northeast 104, Carlson 59, McAndrew 4-47) Sam Northeast‘s first century of the season put Glamorgan in a commanding position, setting Sussex a target of 359 in the final innings to win this game. Glamorgan captain Kiran Carlson changed the tempo of the innings with his half century at…

Gloucestershire 421 for 8 (O Price 97*, Hammond 92, Moriarty 4-131) trail Yorkshire 550 for 9 dec by 129 runs Gloucestershire were rewarded with some brotherly love as Ollie Price and older brother Tom batted in entertaining fashion to take their team to almost certain safety in the ongoing LV= Insurance County Championship clash with Yorkshire at Headingley. Gloucestershire started a weather-affected day three at 2.15pm on 232 for 5,…

Worcestershire 237 and 70 for 2 trail Derbyshire 578 for 5 dec (du Plooy 238*, Dal 141*) by 271 runs Captain Leus du Plooy struck his maiden double century as Derbyshire took control of a record-breaking day against Worcestershire in the LV=Insurance County Championship encounter at New Road. Du Plooy and Anuj Dal came together at 320-5 and put on an unbroken 258, the Peakites record stand for the sixth…