Stewart rates Roy among hardest of hitters
Alec Stewart has seen plenty of hard hitters in his 951 competitive games and subsequent career in cricket, but believes Jason Roy is among the best.Roy has taken the NatWest T20 Blast by storm,...
View ArticleFlintoff firing Lightning - Prince
By Rob BarnettAndrew Flintoff has “lifted” an already buoyant Lancashire Lightning side, according to his team-mate Ashwell Prince.Flintoff’s much-publicised return to competitive cricket finally...
View ArticleLIVE: NatWest T20 Blast
Live coverage of eight NatWest T20 Blast matches, where North Group leaders Lancashire Lightning could secure their passage to the quarter-finals and Surrey and Glamorgan face a potentially pivotal...
View ArticleEngland v India, 1st Investec Test, Day 3
Live images from Trent Bridge on day three of the first Investec Test between England and India.
View ArticleLIVE: England v India, 1st Investec Test, Day 3
By Matt SomerfordEngland lost six afternoon-session wickets as they plunged into trouble in the first Investec Test against India at Trent Bridge.Ishant Sharma struck three times in the hour after...
View ArticleRoot and bowlers apply late fix
By Matt SomerfordA plucky last-wicket stand between Joe Root and James Anderson ensured England narrowly completed their primary task of batting through the third day of the first Investec Test against...
View ArticleRoot up for the fight
Joe Root talks to us after day threeBy Matt SomerfordJoe Root has vowed to fight on tomorrow morning when he and James Anderson will look to extend their last-wicket stand and limit India’s...
View ArticleSouth Africa claim series win
Centuries from Quinton de Kock and AB de Villiers earned South Africa a first ever one-day international series win in Sri Lanka as they sealed victory in the third ODI at Hambantota by 82 runs.De Kock...
View ArticleSenanayake receives international ban
Sri Lanka spinner Sachithra Senanayake has been banned from bowling in international cricket due to an illegal action.The 29-year-old was reported by the on-field umpires during last month's one-day...
View ArticleBairstow best of Blast bunch
By Rob BarnettOn an evening of high scores Jonny Bairstow stole the show with his first Twenty20 ton.Although Yorkshire Vikings’ 186 for eight in victory over Durham Jets was only the day’s fifth-best...
View ArticlePrince targets Notts scalp
Ashwell Prince is hopeful that Lancashire can kick-start their bid for LV= County Championship survival with victory over Nottinghamshire this week.The Red Rose currently lie second bottom in the...
View ArticleEagles soar into last eight
Tom Westley destroyed the Kent attack with a magnificent century, his first in the competition, to help table-topping Essex claim a 63-run NatWest T20 Blast victory at Colchester and a spot in the...
View ArticleEngland v India, 1st Investec Test, Day 4
Live images from Trent Bridge on day four of the first Investec Test between England and India.
View ArticleLIVE: England v India, 1st Investec Test, Day 4
By Matt SomerfordA world-record last-wicket partnership between Joe Root and James Anderson set up the likely prospect of a draw in the first Investec Test against India at Trent Bridge.Their 198-run...
View ArticleRecords tumble in extraordinary stand
By Matt SomerfordA world-record last-wicket partnership between Joe Root and James Anderson gave England an unlikely sniff of victory in the first Investec Test against India at Trent Bridge.Their...
View ArticleAnderson stunned by dream partnership
Joe Root and James Anderson speak about their world-record partnershipBy Matt SomerfordJames Anderson was still pinching himself at the end of the fourth day of the first Investec Test against India...
View ArticleHampshire mourn Sainsbury
Hampshire chairman Rod Bransgrove has led the tributes to ex-coach and player Peter Sainsbury, who has passed away aged 80.The former all-rounder, a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1974, is the only...
View ArticleColchester clash washed out
Essex and Hampshire were thwarted by the weather at Colchester as rain completely washed out the opening day's play in the LV= County Championship.In between heavy showers, the sun occasionally...
View ArticleVikings close on quarter-final spot
Yorkshire Vikings planted one foot firmly in the quarter-finals when they beat Derbyshire Falcons by 59 runs with 15 balls to spare in their NatWest T20 Blast North Group game at Chesterfield.Alex Lees...
View ArticleLIVE: LV= County Championship
Follow all the action in the LV= County Championship, with Somerset and Nottinghamshire in control of their respective clashes. By Callum Dent & Tom White Live scores / Follow ECB_cricket on...
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