Hampshire 367 (Dawson 86, Prest 85, Vince 56, Gubbins 50) and 179 for 4 (Gubbins 69*, Prest 45*) drew with Lancashire 484 (Jennings 172, Bell 99, Dawson 4-156) Nick Gubbins batted out the final day to make sure Hampshire and Lancashire drew their Vitality County Championship fixture at the Utilita Bowl – and maintained the visitors’ unbeaten record on the ground. Gubbins added an unbeaten 69 to his first-innings 50…
Mustafizur available for CSK till May 1
The BCB has extended Mustafizur Rahman‘s NOC for Chennai Super Kings by one day. Instead of returning to Bangladesh on April 30, he is now available for the team’s May 1 match against Punjab Kings as well. Mustafizur is now available for CSK’s back-to-back matches against Lucknow Super Giants on April 19 and 23, Sunrisers Hyderabad on April 28 and the Kings on May 1. Thereafter, he will be available…
Asha, Sajana earn maiden call-ups for Bangladesh series
S Sajana and S Asha have earned maiden India call-ups for the five-match T20I series in Bangladesh later this month, while Jemimah Rodrigues misses out due to a niggle. Rodrigues is understood to have a back niggle for which she’s currently being treated at the NCA in Bengaluru. The move to rest her from the Bangladesh tour is precautionary keeping in mind the upcoming T20 World Cup. Hemalatha, 29, last…
Johnson, Sadler question Kookaburra trial after high-scoring draw
Middlesex 553 for 2 (Holden 211, du Plooy 196, Fernandes 103) drew with Northamptonshire 552 for 6 declared (Gay 261, Sales 113*, Procter 73) Heavy rain and blustery winds ruled out any play on the final day of this Vitality County Championship match between Northamptonshire and Middlesex at Wantage Road, both teams taking away eight points for a high-scoring draw. The players took an early lunch but with winds buffeting…
High-scoring KKR vs miserly Royals as IPL's top two square off
Match details Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR – 2nd; P5 W4 L1) vs Rajasthan Royals (RR – 1st; P6 W5 L1) Kolkata, 7.30pm IST (2pm GMT) Big picture First versus second. Bowling versus batting. On Tuesday at Eden Gardens, Rajasthan Royals, the team with the best combined economy rate in the IPL (8.33) will come up against Kolkata Knight Riders, the team with the best scoring rate (10.43). Royals have an…
Farbrace takes positives as rain denies Sussex at Leicester
Leicestershire 338 (Patel 87, Trevaskis 82, Hudson-Prentice 5-50) and 86 for 1 drew with Sussex 694 for 9 declared (Simpson 205*, Lamb 134, Haines 108, Karvelas 55) Frequent heavy showers killed off any prospect of a positive result from Sussex’s visit to Leicestershire in the Vitality County Championship, meaning no play was possible at all on the final scheduled day of their Division Two clash. Skipper John Simpson’s maiden double…
Derek Underwood, England and Kent's legendary spinner, dies aged 78
Derek Underwood, arguably the greatest spin bowler in England’s Test history, has died at the age of 78. Underwood, who claimed 297 wickets in 86 Tests between 1966 and 1982, played his entire first-class career at Kent, for whom he made his first-team debut at the age of 17, and went on to make over 900 appearances across three decades, from 1963-1987, taking 2,523 wickets at an average of just…
Slater remanded in police custody on charges of assault and stalking
Former Australia Test cricketer Michael Slater has been remanded in police custody after being charged with more than a dozen offences. Slater, 54, had his case mentioned in Maroochydore Magistrates Court on Monday. He is facing 19 charges relating to alleged offences perpetrated on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast on various dates between December 5, 2023 and April 12, 2024. The charges include domestic violence offences of unlawful stalking or intimidation, breaking…
Travis Head joins Steven Smith at Washington Freedom for Major League Cricket 2024
Travis Head has elected not to rest following the T20 World Cup and will instead join Steven Smith to play in Major League Cricket’s second season after signing with Washington Freedom. Head, who is currently playing in the IPL with Sunrisers Hyderabad, was clearly fatigued at the end of the Australian summer having required a rest during the home white-ball series against West Indies in February before another four months…
Under 19 World Cup trio Konstas, Hicks and Anderson earn NSW contracts
NSW unveiled their 2024-25 contract list with the Under-19 trio added alongside recruits Maddinson, who returns to NSW after six seasons with Victoria, and Philippe who has crossed from Western Australia. Konstas, 18, made his first-class debut for NSW last November before the Under-19 World Cup in South Africa and played four Shield matches in his debut season. He made a century at the Under-19 World Cup against West Indies…