LIVE: NatWest T20 Blast
Follow this evening’s eight NatWest T20 Blast games, the highlight of which sees Essex Eagles and Surrey, the South Group’s top two, clash.By Dominic FarrellLive Scores / Follow NatWest T20 Blast on...
View ArticleFoxes hopes washed away
Leicestershire Foxes’ faint hopes of reaching the quarter-finals of the NatWest T20 Blast were all but extinguished whenrain denied them a great chance of victory against Northamptonshire Steelbacks at...
View ArticleRapids top of North despite rain
North Group front-runners Worcestershire Rapids and top-four rivals Yorkshire Vikings suffered a NatWest T20 Blast washout for the second Friday in succession as rain set in at New Road from 5pm.Having...
View ArticleGloucestershire close on top four
Ian Cockbain hit a 33-ball half-century as Gloucestershire beat Sussex Sharks by 13 runs at Bristol to keep alive their hopes of reaching the NatWest T20 Blast quarter-finals.A match reduced to 15...
View ArticleHampshire send Spitfires spiralling
Hampshire cruised to a 47-run away win over South Group rivals Kent Spitfires to cement their place in the NatWest T20 Blast qualification places.Full value for their seventh win of the campaign,...
View ArticleEagles flying high
Essex Eagles eased to an eighth victory in this year's NatWest T20 Blast, beating Surrey by five wickets to retain top spot in the South Group.In front of a capacity Essex County Ground crowd, the...
View ArticleNatWest T20 Blast, July 4: As it happened
A wrap of Friday evening’s NatWest T20 Blast games, where leaders Essex Eagles, Hampshire and Gloucestershire claimed South Group wins as rain ruined the entertainment elsewhere.By Dominic...
View ArticleHampshire blueprint in full swing
By Matt SomerfordThe most bankable constant in county cricket is on the verge of being realised yet again.Hampshire have not quite booked their NatWest T20 Blastquarter-final ticket, but the...
View ArticleKey clash for patched-up basement rivals
Sussex will head into their bottom-of-the-table clash with Northamptonshire fighting an injury crisis.The south-coast county are in desperate need of a win – they have not tasted success in the LV=...
View ArticleOliver ready to face childhood hero
For Worcestershire Rapids opener Richard Oliver tomorrow’s top-of-the-table NatWest T20 Blast clash with Lancashire Lightning could offer the chance to go head-to-head with a childhood hero.Andrew...
View ArticleJordan aims to put right the wrongs
By Callum DentChris Jordan sees the Investec Test Series against India as the perfect opportunity for England to bounce back from their agonising defeat to Sri Lanka.Alastair Cook’s side were two balls...
View ArticleFinch steals the limelight
Aaron Finch stole the show from the great and good of cricket's recent past as his unbeaten 181 carried MCC to a seven-wicket victory over the Rest of the World in the Lord's bicentenary...
View ArticleJordan aims to right the wrongs
By Callum DentChris Jordan sees the Investec Test Series against India as the perfect opportunity for England to bounce back from their agonising defeat to Sri Lanka.Alastair Cook’s side were two balls...
View ArticleBlack Caps take first blood
New Zealand won a rain-affected first Twenty20 international against West Indies by 12 runs under the Duckworth/Lewis method at Windsor Park.Light rain was falling for much of the contest and 90...
View ArticlePain of defeat will motivate Pujara
Cheteshwar Pujara will be driven on this summer by the pain of India’s Test-series defeat to England on home soil 18 months ago.England ended their 27-year wait for a five-day success in India when...
View ArticleBrooks back for Yorkshire
A rejuvenated Jack Brooks returns to Yorkshire’s squad for their LV= County Championship encounter with defending champions Durham at Headingley from tomorrow.The former Northamptonshire seamer was...
View ArticleNatWest T20 Blast, July 6: As it happened
A recap of the day's NatWest T20 Blast action, with Andrew Flintoff taking 2-36 for Lancashire Lightning, who beat Worcestershire Rapids to move top of the North Group. By Callum Dent Follow NatWest...
View ArticleLightning victorious on Flintoff return
Andrew Flintoff made his long-awaited return to county cricket in front of a packed crowd at New Road but was hardly needed as Lancashire Lightning took charge of the NatWest T20 BlastNorth Group in a...
View ArticleFletcher helps Windies to victory
Andre Fletcher struck his second half-century in successive days as West Indies claimed a 39-run Twenty20 international victory over New Zealand to draw the series at 1-1.The home side dominated with...
View ArticleAmla ton puts Proteas ahead
Hashim Amla led the way as South Africa drew first blood in the three-match one-day international series against Sri Lanka with a 75-run victory in Colombo.Amla struck a superb 109 and skipper AB de...
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