LV=CC, July 23: As it happened
A wrap of today's LV= County Championship action with Worcestershire increasing their lead at the top of Division Two while Kent boosted their promotion bid with victory over Surrey. Jonathan Trott...
View ArticleJordan banking on Ageas Bowl support
By Callum DentChris Jordan believes the Ageas Bowl crowd can inspire England to victory in the third Investec Test against India.The hosts need to win to square the series with two games to play,...
View ArticleLightning eye top spot
Lancashire Lightning will finish top of the NatWest T20 Blast North Group with victory over Durham Jets at Emirates Old Trafford tomorrow night.The Lightning have already sealed a home quarter-final...
View ArticleEpisode 137
Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni reflects on his team’s 95-run win over England in the second Investec Test, only the second victory at Lord’s in India’s Test history.England captain Alastair Cook...
View ArticleAfghanistan claim series draw
Afghanistan benefited from a stunning Zimbabwe collapse to claim an historic 100-run win to draw their four-match one-day international series in Bulawayo.Zimbabwe slumped to 29 for six, in pursuit of...
View ArticleAnother century for Jayawardene
Mahela Jayawardene's unbeaten century helped Sri Lanka recover from a shaky start to finish 305 for five on day one of the second and final Test against South Africa.Jayawardene, who will retire from...
View ArticleRapids ready to progress
Worcestershire Rapids will seal their place in the NatWest T20 Blast quarter-finals if they avoid defeat against Derbyshire Falcons at New Road tomorrow night.The Rapids could even snatch a home...
View ArticleGrayson demands return to form
Essex Eagles head coach Paul Grayson has called on his side to get back to winning ways before the NatWest T20 Blastquarter-finals.The Eagles were the first team in the competition to secure a...
View ArticleShrubsole takes responsibility in her stride
Anya Shrubsole has relished the opportunity to lead the England Women bowling attack in the absence of the injured Katherine Brunt.With a back problem sidelining Brunt for some time, Shrubsole stepped...
View ArticleTaylor to lead Lions in triangular series
The England selectors today announced a 13-man squad captained by Nottinghamshire’s James Taylor for England Lions’ forthcoming series against New Zealand ‘A’ and Sri Lanka ‘A’ next month.The squad,...
View ArticleLyth urges Finch to floor Outlaws
By Rob BarnettAdam Lyth wants to see Aaron Finch "go out on a high and smack Notts Outlaws everywhere” tomorrow evening to give Yorkshire Vikings a NatWest T20 Blast quarter-final place.Australia...
View ArticleJordan and Tredwell skittle Bears
Chris Jordan warmed up for the third Investec Test with three wickets while on-loan James Tredwell took 4-7 as Sussex beat Warwickshire by 226 runs in the LV= County Championship Division One clash at...
View ArticleWWI veterans to be remembered
The England and Wales Cricket Board and Hampshire Cricket today announced plans to commemorate those cricketers who lost their lives in World War One during the third Investec Test between England and...
View ArticleJadeja fined by ICC
India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has been found guilty of "conduct contrary to the spirit of the game" and fined 50 per cent of his match fee, the International Cricket Council has announced.Jadeja,...
View ArticleNorthants aim to ground Jets
Defending champions Northants Steelbacks will bid to end a disappointing NatWest T20 Blast campaign on a high note away to Durham Jets.The Steelbacks’ slim hopes of reaching the quarter-finals were...
View ArticleKent outsiders to reach last-eight
Kent Spitfires will bid to pull off an unlikely NatWest T20 Blast quarter-final place when they host high-flying Surrey tonight.The Spitfires thrashed Somerset by 40 runs on the Duckworth-Lewis method...
View ArticleSomerset aim to sneak through
Somerset will only concentrate on completing their half of the bargain as they aim to sneak into the NatWest T20 Blast quarter-finals tonight.Somerset must beat South Group cellar-dwellars Middlesex at...
View ArticleRare quarter-final awaits Glamorgan
Glamorgan can uncomplicate a three-way battle for the last remaining quarter-final place in the NatWest T20 Blast South Group – simply by beating Gloucestershire at the SWALEC Stadium.While Somerset...
View ArticleECB begin search for Chief Executive
The England and Wales Cricket Board has engaged the renowned global search firm, Sports Recruitment International, to lead the search for a new ECB Chief Executive following David Collier’s decision to...
View ArticleBallance targets key moments
Gary Ballance believes England can turn around their series against India ahead of the third Investec Test at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton.England are 1-0 down following the 95-run defeat at Lord’s...
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