Upbeat Swann fighting fit
Graeme Swann is fit and raring to go after his man-of-the-match display in England’s 228-run demolition of Essex quashed any concerns about his fitness.Swann returned 5-68 as the Chelmsford hosts were...
View ArticleSwann and Onions sink Essex
Match Scorecard: England (413/9 dec & 279/4) beat Essex (278 & 186) by 228 runs Graeme Swann took five wickets and Graham Onions four as England thrashed Essex by 228 runs on the fourth and...
View ArticleEssex rue Westley blow
Essex opener Tom Westley has had surgery on a broken finger he sustained in the LV= Challenge loss to England and will miss up to six weeks of action.Westley was unable to bat in his side’s second...
View ArticleRoses among trio of sell-outs
Yorkshire Vikings versus Lancashire Lightning is one of three Friends Life t20 games tomorrow to have sold out, along with Derbyshire Falcons against Nottinghamshire Outlaws and Surrey’s meeting with...
View ArticleInjury forces Suppiah to retire
Somerset's Arul Suppiah has retired at the age of 29 due to injury.Suppiah, a top-order batsman whose occasional spin earned him world-record Twenty20 figures of 6-5 in 2011, has been suffering from...
View ArticleBresnan extends Yorkshire deal
England seam-bowling all-rounder Tim Bresnan has signed a new contract with Yorkshire, the county have announced.The 28-year-old, who scored 105 not out to help England beat Essex in the LV= Challenge...
View ArticleNewcomer Sciver enjoys England chance
All-rounder Natalie Sciver is relishing being part of England’s new-look set-up after making her senior bow in the NatWest Women’s one-day international series victory over Pakistan.The 20-year-old was...
View ArticleMalan makes hay while sun shines
Dawid Malan tamed Essex Eagles’ Australian pace ace Shaun Tait at Lord's as his 55-ball 86 helped to propel Middlesex Panthers to a seven-wicket victory in a Friends Life t20 South Group game played...
View ArticleWorcestershire v Australia, Day 3
Live images from New Road where Australia captain Michael Clarke scored his first century of the summer as the tourists dominated the third day of their final Investec Ashes warm-up against...
View ArticleClarke hundred keeps Australia on top
Australia captain Michael Clarke scored his first century of the summer as the tourists dominated the third day of their final Investec Ashes warm-up against Worcestershire at New Road.Clarke, who came...
View ArticleHughes hails "outstanding" Clarke
Phil Hughes believes Australia captain Michael Clarke laid down an Ashes marker with his fluent century against Worcestershire today.When Clarke arrived in England for the Champions Trophy he was beset...
View ArticleBroad eager for Ashes to start
Stuart Broad insists England will be fully prepared for Australia as the hosts look to live up to the unfamiliar billing of pre-Ashes series favourites.The 27-year-old has only ever known success in...
View ArticleSurrey prevail despite Patel
Ravi Patel, a 21-year-old left-arm spinner playing only his second match in the Friends Life t20, took 4-18 but was unable to prevent South Group leaders Surrey from defeating Middlesex Panthers by 15...
View ArticleKiesy does it for Somerset
Craig Kieswetter blasted a brilliant 89 not out to lead Somerset to a thrilling four-wicket win over arch-rivals Gloucestershire in the Friends Life t20 local derby at Taunton.A sell-out crowd of 7,500...
View ArticleNotts saunter to Derby triumph
Notts Outlaws ended Derbyshire Falcons’ winning run in the Friends Life t20 when they cruised to a six-wicket victory with 15 balls to spare in a top-of-the-table North Group clash.A sell-out crowd of...
View ArticleRoses rivals share the spoils
Yorkshire Vikings and Lancashire Lightning dramatically tied their Friends Life t20 clash in front of a capacity crowd of 15,000 at Headingley.Steven Croft hit the last ball for two when three were...
View ArticleFriends Life t20, July 5: As it happened
10:15pm - Here are all of the results from a thrilling night of Friends Life t20 action:North GroupLeicestershire Foxes beat Durham Dynamos by 11 runs at Grace RoadYorkshire Vikings and Lancashire...
View ArticleEngland women v Pakistan women, T20 double-header
Live images from Loughborough where Sarah Taylor’s first fifty of the summer underpinned England’s crushing 70-run win in the first of two NatWest Twenty20 internationals today. Pakistan hit back by...
View ArticleTaylor shines prior to Pakistan response
Sarah Taylor's first fifty of the summer underpinned England women’s crushing 70-run win over Pakistan women at Loughborough before the tourists hit back with a dramatic one-run triumph in the second...
View ArticleWorcestershire v Australia, Day 4
Live images from New Road where Worcestershire dug in to deny Australia victory in their final tour match before the Investec Ashes.
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