Kumar Sangakkara produced a batting masterclass at the Kia Oval as he made 171 to help Surrey dominate the first day of their Specsavers County Championship Division One fixture against Somerset. It was the 38-year-old Sri Lankan’s 56th first-class hundred and his highest Championship score, helping his side pile up 394 for five from 87 overs before play was abandoned for the day because of bad light. Sangakkara went on…
Kolkata Knight Riders batting depth delivers last-over win
Kolkata Knight Riders 162 for 8 (Suryakumar 60, Yusuf 36, Bhatia 2-19) beat Rising Pune Supergiants 160 for 5 (Rahane 67, Smith 31) by two wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Suryakumar Yadav struck six fours and two sixes in his 49-ball 60 © BCCI Before Sunday, Kolkata Knight Riders had won three games out of three while bowling first. On Sunday, they chased again, won again, and went top of the…
Bell-Drummond handles Foxes after Dickson Handles Ball
Kent 227 for 7 (Bell-Drummond 124) v LeicestershireScorecard Daniel Bell-Drummond saved Kent from disaster © Getty Images Daniel Bell-Drummond underlined his potential with a high-quality century to deny Leicestershire control of the opening day of their Specsavers County Championship match against Kent at the Fischer County Ground. The 22-year-old batsman made 124 in an innings spanning four hours and 20 minutes as Kent recovered from 48 for 4 to close…
Suryakumar fifty secures tense Knight Riders win
Kolkata Knight Riders 162 for 8 (Suryakumar 60, Yusuf 36, Bhatia 2-19) beat Rising Pune Supergiants 160 for 5 (Rahane 67, Smith 31) by two wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Suryakumar Yadav struck six fours and two sixes in his 49-ball 60 © BCCI Before Sunday, Kolkata Knight Riders had won three games out of three while bowling first. On Sunday, they chased again, won again, and went top of the…
Bruised Stokes returns to the fray
Middlesex 358 for 7 (Malan 74, Gubbins 60, Voges 50) v DurhamScorecard Ben Stokes returned for Durham after his World T20 final mauling © Getty Images Ben Stokes was back in action and this time he had the final word. Three weeks have passed since Stokes suffered Carlos Brathwaite’s last-over assault in the World Twenty20 final. Three weeks since the bang, bang, bang, bang from Brathwaite’s bat clattered around Eden…
Cook continues to shine for Essex
Alastair Cook made a patient half-century as Essex reached 335 for three to continue their fine start to the Specsavers County Championship Division Two summer by dominating the opening day against Northamptonshire at the Essex County Ground. Like Cook, Nick Browne and Tom Westley were dismissed in the sixties, before Ravi Bopara reached the close 57 not out. Cook struggled for fluency early on after Northamptonshire captain Alex Wakely invited the…
Essex flex batting muscle
Essex 335 for 3 (Cook 65, Westley 64, Browne 60, Bopara 57*) v NorthamptonshireScorecard Tom Westley was one of four Essex batsmen to pass 50 © Getty Images Alastair Cook made a patient half-century as Essex continued their fine start to the Specsavers County Championship summer by dominating the opening day against Northamptonshire at Chelmsford. Like Cook, Nick Browne and Tom Westley – both of whom have been tipped to…
Bragg ton warms up Glamorgan
Glamorgan 308 for 6 (Bragg 129) v DerbyshireScorecard Will Bragg recorded his fifth first-class hundred © Getty Images Will Bragg bathed in the warmth of a career-best 129 in bitterly cold conditions as Glamorgan took the first-day honours at Derby. The 29-year-old celebrated his fifth first-class century and his first in 22 innings before Andy Carter struck twice with consecutive balls to leave Glamorgan on 308 for 6 at the…
Bell-Drummond frustrates Foxes
Daniel Bell-Drummond underlined his potential with a high-quality century to deny Leicestershire complete control of the opening day of their Specsavers County Championship Division Two match against Kent. The 22-year-old batsman made 124 in an innings spanning four hours and 20 minutes as Kent recovered from 48 for four to close on 227 for seven . His opening partner Sean Dickson had provided the other story of the day when…
Marshall rolls back the years
Hamish Marshall hit his 27th first-class century as Gloucestershire recovered from a poor start to post 336 for five on the opening day of the Specsavers County Championship match with Worcestershire. The 37-year-old New Zealander went in with his side struggling on 57 for three and batted for the rest of the day to finish the day unbeaten on 123, having hit 15 fours in his 196-ball innings. Marshall received…