Report Slow grind towards 296-run target makes for a day for the purists at Edgbaston Warwickshire 116 and 139 for 2 (Yates 70*, Sibley 47) require a further 157 runs to beat Hampshire 89 and 322 (Barker 75, Norwell 4-72) TS Eliot’s J Alfred Prufrock measured out his life in …
Read More »Ali Khan, Narine, Rampaul rout Tallawahs for 92 for thumping win
Report Pollard and Seifert smashed 49 in the final two overs to give Knight Riders a fighting total Trinbago Knight Riders 167 for 4 (Simmons 42, Pollard 39*, Wasim 1-13) beat Jamaica Tawallahs 92 (Powell 22, Ali Khan 4-6, Narine 2-11) by 75 runs A masterclass of a bowling performance …
Read More »Lyndon James, Tom Moores rough up Lancashire’s bowlers
Report Mullaney’s declaration challenged Vilas’s batsmen to score 444 in a little over four sessions Lancashire168 and 115 for 1 (Wells 57*, Balderson 45*) need 329 runs vs Nottinghamshire 272 and 339 for 8 dec (Moores 97, James 91, Bailey 3-84) The morning’s warm haze was replaced by the evening’s …
Read More »Brooke Guest, Anuj Dal put on record stand to rescue Derbyshire
Report Pair score maiden first-class tons for Derbyshire’s highest sixth-wicket partnership but hard work remains Derbyshire 318 for 8 (Guest 116, Dal 106) trail Leicestershire 528 by 215 runs A record-breaking stand between Brooke Guest and Anuj Dal rescued Derbyshire on the third day of the LV=Insurance County Championship match …
Read More »Maharaj leads South Africa spin quartet’s dominance to restrict Sri Lanka to 203 in series decider
Report Asalanka top-scored for the hosts in Colombo in the third ODI while de Silva made 31 Sri Lanka 203 for 9 (Asalanka 47, de Silva 31, Maharaj 3-38, Shamsi 2-31, Linde 2-32) vs South Africa South Africa’s quartet of spin bowlers trussed up Sri Lanka’s top three, then continued …
Read More »Darren Stevens – aka ‘God’ – has a hand in hefty Kent victory over Worcestershire
Report Stevens, Gilchrist, Stewart claim three wickets each as visitors lose by an innings and 56 runs Kent 393 (Leaning 97, Billings 72, Stevens 66, Pennington 4-80) beat Worcestershire 133 (Cox 41*, Gilchrist 5-38, Milnes 4-35) and 204 (Leach 49* Gilchrist 3-36, Stevens 3-49, Stewart 3-51) by an innings and …
Read More »Batting in focus as Bangladesh eye another T20I series victory
Preview New Zealand have improved as the tour has gone on, but they still face a massive challenge Big Picture Bangladesh will look to close out the T20I series on Wednesday, even though New Zealand showed that they can level it up. Mahmudullah’s men have a proud record at home, …
Read More »Matt Fisher trawls through Somerset once more as Yorkshire harvest two-day rout
Report Nine-wicket match haul leaves Scarborough faithful with a midweek to kill Yorkshire 308 (Brook 118, Thompson 57, Davey 4-72, de Lange 4-55) beat Somerset 134 (Fisher 5-41) and 141 (Fisher 4-23, Thompson 3-32) by an innings and 33 runs Yorkshire are top of the Championship, albeit perhaps only briefly, …
Read More »Brett Hutton makes his stats count as Nottinghamshire seize the upper hand
Report Lancashire fight back after dismissal for 168 but hosts remain in command Nottinghamshire 272 and 127 for 5 lead Lancashire 168 (Hutton 5-62, Paterson 3-39) by 231 runs The regulars in the Radcliffe Road Stand enjoyed this day’s cricket and Peter Wynne-Thomas would have enjoyed it, too. Like their …
Read More »Rikki Clarke chalks up career milestone as Surrey surge ahead
Report Veteran claims 3-34 as Northants are bowled out 81 in arrears, Amla and Jacks build lead Surrey 252 and 102 for 4 (Amla 26*, Procter 2-24) lead Northamptonshire 171 (Zaib 37, Clarke 3-34) by 183 runs Veteran all-rounder Rikki Clarke chalked up the 800th wicket of his professional career …
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