Liam Dawson and Adam Wheater helped Hampshire escape with a draw against Warwickshire in their Specsavers County Championship Division One match at the Ageas Bowl. Hampshire had been put on the ropes by four quick wickets in the afternoon session but the pair batted for 25 overs to save the game for the hosts. Warwickshire were in a great position to attempt to force a result after Ian Bell further…
Top tips: Strauss on early season batting
Club cricketers throughout England and Wales have been busy dusting down their pads, warming up with pre-season nets (or last-minute panic sessions depending on your approach) and are now eagerly counting down to the first big weekend of the 2016 season. But how equipped are you with bat in hand for what’s coming? If you’ve not had ample time to prepare before walking out to the crease this Saturday or…
Injured Simmons out of IPL 2016, Guptill named replacement
Lendl Simmons was Mumbai Indians’ highest run-getter during their title run in IPL 2015 © BCCI Mumbai Indians opener Lendl Simmons has been ruled out of the remainder of the IPL 2016 due to an injury to his lower back. New Zealand batsman Martin Guptill has been named as Simmons’ replacement. The injury is similar to the one that forced Simmons to withdraw from the first stage of the World…
Essex ease to opening victory
Essex opened their Specsavers County Championship campaign with an easy 10-wicket victory over Division Two rivals Gloucestershire at the Essex County Ground. They entered the final day just 59 short of their 93-run target and needed just under an hour to claim success. Alastair Cook and Nick Browne suffered a few anxious moments before Essex completed the task. The visitors thought they had Browne taken at slip by Chris Dent…
Mumbai bowl, Knight Riders leave Narine out
Toss Mumbai Indians chose to bowl v Kolkata Knight RidersLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Kuldeep Yadav is playing his first T20 since taking a matchwinning 2 for 12 as Uttar Pradesh won the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in January © BCCI Mumbai Indians defence of their IPL title did not go according to plan in their opening game at the Wankhede stadium. They also have to make do without home…
Rain ends Duckett's quest for triple century
Ben Duckett was left stranded 18 runs short of a triple century after a wet outfield on the final morning saw Northamptonshire’s Specsavers County Championship Division Two clash with Sussex at Wantage Road abandoned as a draw. Duckett had advanced to 282 not out in a Northants total of 481 for seven until rain washed out the final session on day two and the whole of day three. And the…
Delany named Ireland Women captain
Ireland Women’s coach Aaron Hamilton believes Laura Delany is an astute cricketer with a shrewd cricketing brain © IDI/Getty Images Laura Delany, the 23-year allrounder, has been named captain of the Ireland Women’s team, Cricket Ireland confirmed through a release. Kim Garth, the 19-year old allrounder from Pembroke, will serve as her deputy. Delany will take over from Isobel Joyce, who stepped down last month after the Women’s World T20….
IPL's new franchises brace for spin test
Ravindra Jadeja’s experience at Rajkot could be an influential factor for Gujarat Lions © BCCI Match facts Thursday, April 14, 2016Start time 2000 local (1430 GMT) Big picture Both new franchises had an easy start to their IPL lives but one team will suffer its first loss as Gujarat Lions face off against Rising Pune Supergiants in Rajkot. On Monday, Aaron Finch and Dwayne Bravo used their wealth of T20…
Complete washout at New Road
Worcestershire’s opening Specsavers County Championship Division Two fixture of the season against Kent at New Road was abandoned without a ball being bowled in four days. When the umpires, Ian Gould and Richard Illingworth, made the inevitable decision at midday, the ground was bathed in sunshine but the outfield was still soggy in key areas. Both teams are awarded five points. It is the first time New Road has seen…
Rogers rues 'unforgivable' bowling as Somerset escape with a draw
Durham 256 (Jennings 116, Gregory 4-58, Groenewald 3-54) and 223 for 4 (Jennings 105*) drew with Somerset 179 (Onions 4-62, Rushworth 3-70)Scorecard Chris Rushworth could have been a threat to Somerset had there been any play on the final day © Getty Images The point about fire alarms is that they go off while the fire can still be put out. Somerset’s players skedaddled away from the Riverside before lunch…