Middlesex 452 (Robson 231, Patel 4-80) and 76-2 lead Warwickshire 468 (Trott 219*, Murtagh 3-68, Finn 3-110) by 60 runsScorecard Jonathan Trott revived memories of when he was indispensible to England © Getty Images For a few hours, as Jonathan Trott brought calm to the chaos at Lord’s, it could have been 2010. That was the year that Trott followed a career-changing innings of 226 against Bangladesh here with an…
Napier and Porter's hard yards revive Essex
Sussex 360 and 282 for 9 (Nash 92, Napier 5-86, Porter 4-82) lead Essex 320 (Westley 86, ten Doeschate 51, Ryder 51) by 322 runsScorecard Ryan ten Doeschate was brilliantly caught by Danny Briggs © Getty Images At one stage in this match, it looked as if Sussex were disappearing off into the distance over the South Downs. Building on a second significant score from opener Chris Nash, the lead…
South Africa's day-night Test concern not 'knee-jerk' says Tony Irish
Play 03:08 Cullinan: Teams need time to adjust to the pink ball South Africa may have considered playing a day-night Test in Australia had they been given more time to prepare with the pink ball in domestic matches at home and if the stakes of the series were lower but for now, they are “not in favour,” of the idea. Tony Irish, CEO of the South African Players’ Association, told…
Wagner heroics leave Lancs on the brink
Neil Wagner continued his outstanding Lancashire debut with five more wickets to keep them on course for victory in their first game back in Division One of the Specsavers County Championship. The New Zealander had taken 6-66 in Nottinghamshire’s first innings and followed that up with a devastating burst in the evening sunshine which scuppered the visitors’ hopes of setting Lancashire a testing victory target. Wagner ended with 5-45 in…
Impressive all-round show puts Leicestershire on victory course
Glamorgan 348 and 172 for 8 (Donald 57, Raine 3-48) lead Leicestershire 427 (O’Brien 93, Horton 67, McKay 65, White 58)Scorecard Ben Raine struck twice during Glamorgan’s collapse © PA Photos Leicestershire are poised for victory on the final day against Glamorgan and, if this all-round performance is an indication of how much they have improved, they are unlikely to finish bottom this season – a position they have occupied…
Vince and Ervine make life difficult for Yorkshire
Centuries from James Vince and Sean Ervine provided bumps in the road for champions Yorkshire as the White Rose’s hopes of kick-starting their Specsavers County Championship season with an opening victory faded at Headingley. Yorkshire’s mammoth 593 for nine declared left them with two-and-a-half days to bowl out the visitors twice, and get their bid for a third successive Division One title up and running. But after one-and-a-half of them,…
Vince's class and Ervine's grit lift Hampshire
Hampshire 450 for 8 (Ervine 123, Vince 119, Wheater 62, McLaren 55*) trail Yorkshire 593 for 9 dec by 143 runsScorecard James Vince could soon be adding Test honours to his England limited-overs caps © Getty Images Hampshire’s coach Dale Benkenstein had been scathing about Hampshire’s inadequate display in the field on the second day at Headingley. He would have been happier with the response. The polish of James Vince,…
Spinners, Uthappa lift Knight Riders to top of table
Kolkata Knight Riders 141 for 4 (Uthappa 53, Gambhir 34, Sahu 2-18) beat Kings XI Punjab 138 for 8 (Marsh 56*, Narine 2-22) by six wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Robin Uthappa’s first fifty of the season helped Kolkata Knight Riders to their third win of the season © BCCI Another dominant bowling performance followed by another effortless chase led Kolkata Knight Riders to their third win of the season and…
Rayudu likely to remain at No. 3 – Ponting
Ambati Rayudu has scored 947 runs from 35 matches he has played at No. 3 for Mumbai Indians © AFP Mumbai Indians coach Ricky Ponting has said it is likely that Ambati Rayudu will continue to bat at No. 3 for the rest of the tournament. Rayudu had scored a half-century when he was promoted in their last game, against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Monday. Rayudu mended an early mini-collapse in…
Norwell goes from No. 11 to nightwatchman hundred
Gloucestershire 563 (Dent 180, Norwell 102, Marshall 72, Noema-Barnett 58) lead Derbyshire 444 by 119 runsScorecard Liam Norwell shows his delighted at reaching an unexpected century © Getty Images Nightwatchman Liam Norwell hit his maiden first-class century as Gloucesestershire claimed maximum batting points on the third day of the Specsavers County Championship match against Derbyshire in Bristol. Norwell, the 24-year-old seam bowler and regular No. 11, made 102 in a…