Yorkshire 270 for 5 (Lyth 111, Bairstow 107*) v HampshireScorecard Jonny Bairstow began the new season where he left off in 2015 (file photo) © Getty Images Anticipation of Yorkshire’s quest for a third successive Championship title has sustained many in the Broad Acres during a long, wet winter. That winter might not be quite over in the north even now – it is one thing to have the title…
De Kock's 48-ball ton helps Daredevils prevail
Delhi Daredevils 192 for 3 (De Kock 108, Nair 54*) beat Royal Challengers Bangalore 181 for 5 (Kohli 79, De Villiers 55, Shami 2-34) by seven wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Quinton de Kock struck 15 fours and three sixes in his 51-ball 108 © BCCI It was a run-fest of the highest quality. Virat Kohli, a machine going by his current form, unfailingly delivered again. His 48-ball 79 powered Royal…
Lyth and Bairstow help Yorkshire recover
Adam Lyth and Jonny Bairstow came to Yorkshire’s rescue by scoring centuries against Hampshire at Headingley on the first day of the home team’s Specsavers County Championship campaign. The pair, who experienced sharply contrasting fortunes last season, put on 205 in 44 overs after Yorkshire had been struggling on 41 for three with Hampshire opting to field first without a toss. The partnership came to an end when Lyth was…
Emotional Nash hundred as Sussex remember Hobden
Sussex 355 for 8 (Nash 119, Joyce 61, Robinson 51) v EssexScorecard In memory: All the Sussex players wore Matthew Hobden’s number © Getty Images Half an hour before play, at the end of a poignant memorial service for Sussex fast bowler Matthew Hobden, Chris Nash wiped away a tear from his eye and walked over to embrace Hobden’s mother. Half an hour after lunch, wearing Hobden’s No. 19 shirt,…
Hughes misses ton but Derbyshire well set
Derbyshire 242 for 3 (Hughes 96, Madsen 58*) v GloucestershireScorecard Chesney Hughes helped Derbyshire to a solid start © Getty Images Chesney Hughes fell four short of a hundred as Derbyshire posted 242 for three against some accurate Gloucestershire bowling on the opening day of the Specsavers County Championship match in Bristol. The left-handed Hughes shared a century opening stand with Ben Slater (42) and had batted for four and…
Specsavers County Championship – LIVE
The second round of Specsavers County Championship fixtures started on Sunday, with three matches in Division One and three in Division Two. Yorkshire begin their quest for a hat-trick of titles, England team-mates Stuart Broad and James Anderson go head-to-head at Emirates Old Trafford, while Essex veteran Graham Napier plays his maiden first-class match at Hove. For all the thrills and spills from the day’s action, check out our matchday centre….
Wagner orchestrates dream debut
Neil Wagner returned the best figures by a Lancashire bowler on first-class debut for the county since 1923 as the home side dominated a toughly-contested first day of their Specsavers County Championship Division One match against Nottinghamshire at Emirates Old Trafford. Wagner took 6-66 to help Steven Croft’s team dismiss Nottinghamshire for 242, with visiting skipper Chris Read offering predictably determined resistance with an innings of 52. In reply Karl…
Mumbai opt for Jaipur as alternative venue
Mumbai Indians have opted for Jaipur as an alternative venue; Kanpur and Raipur were their other options © BCCI Mumbai Indians have opted for Jaipur’s Sawai Mansingh Stadium as their alternative home venue, following a Bombay High Court ruling to shift all IPL matches out of Maharashtra because of a severe state-wide drought. Rising Pune Supergiants, the other franchise based in Maharashtra, had listed Visakhapatnam as their alternative venue. The…
Robson puts Bears to the sword
A sublime, unbeaten century from Sam Robson saw Middlesex take control of their opening Specsavers County Championship match of the season against Warwickshire. Robson finished on 175 not out, having shared in a 180-run opening stand with Nick Gubbins, as Middlesex closed the first day on 317 for four at Lord’s. While it could hardly have gone any better for the hosts, Warwickshire did not enjoy the day captain Ian…
ECB moots points-based system for SL series
SL in England 2016 April 17, 2016 Andrew McGlashan and Andrew Fidel Fernando Sri Lanka last toured England in 2014, winning the Test series 1-0 © Getty Images Sri Lanka Cricket has confirmed that the ECB has made a request for the upcoming series between the two teams to use a points-based system – following the lead of the women’s game – to decide a winner across all formats. England…