Guptill earns Test recall
Martin Guptill has been recalled to the New Zealand Test squad for their two-match Investec Test series against England next month.Guptill, who smashed 237 against the West Indies in the recent World...
View ArticleEWA provide perfect response
Georgia Elwiss continued her fine form with an impressive all-round display to help England Women’s Academy bounce back from yesterday’s defeat to Australia Women Shooting Stars with a 28-run victory...
View ArticleSublime Shantry makes his mark
Jack Shantry started the season in sensational form as his stunning match figures of 10-26 led Worcestershire to a crushing innings-and-20-run victory over Oxford MCCU at the Parks.The left-arm seamer...
View ArticleCook ready to put Trott in pressure cooker
Alastair Cook has backed Jonathan Trott to come to the fore should the pair open the batting together in the upcoming Test series against West Indies.Trott left England’s 2013-14 Ashes tour of...
View ArticleMadsen seeks Derbyshire momentum
Wayne Madsen is looking to lead Derbyshire to the LV= County Championship top flight for a second time in four seasons during 2015, and insists he has the squad at his disposal to match his...
View ArticlePlunkett: I want to ruffle batters up
Caribbean cricket is synonymous with ‘chin music’, the art of short-pitched fast bowling, which paceman Liam Plunkett wants to sample when England play West Indies in three Tests.Plunkett is pushing...
View ArticleEWA edged out in Dubai
England Women’s Academy went behind 2-1 in their 50-over series against Australia Women Shooting Stars, who edged home by two wickets in the third match of four at the International Cricket Council...
View ArticleMoeen to play in warm-up game
Moeen Ali is set to return to action after injury tomorrow after being included in Worcestershire's squad for the two-day friendly match with Northamptonshire.The 27-year-old has been out of action...
View ArticleDurham relying on hulking Hastings
Unlike may other counties, Durham have stuck with a tried and trusted overseas player for 2015, a season in which they could play large parts without England duo Ben Stokes and Mark Wood.Kevin Howells...
View ArticleSt Kitts and Nevis XI v England, Day 1
Images from the opening day of England’s first tour game versus a St Kitts and Nevis XI.
View ArticleCook and Trott shine after Stokes fires
England started their Caribbean tour emphatically, skittling a St Kitts and Nevis XI for 59, before opening pair Alastair Cook and Jonathan Trott shared 158 of 181 for one by stumps.Trott, making his...
View ArticleStokes stoked for Cook and Trott
Ben Stokes was heartened to see Alastair Cook and Jonathan Trott in the runs, having enabled them to bat for much of the day by aiding St Kitts and Nevis’ demise for 59.Stokes grabbed three top-order...
View ArticleECB/Kia partnership shortlisted for award
The Women’s Sport Trust (WST) has today announced that Kia Motors (UK) Ltd’s pioneering sponsorship deal as the official car of England women’s cricket has made the three-strong final shortlist in the...
View ArticleEngland U19s up against it at WACA
England Under-19s face a tall order to save the one-off ‘Test’ at the WACA Ground after large hundreds from Sam Heazlett and Jake Doran gave Australia Under-19s a first-innings lead of 283.Responding...
View ArticleOverseas bowlers lift Fletcher
Nottinghamshire seamer Luke Fletcher cannot wait to operate alongside new overseas signings Vernon Philander and Ben Hilfenhaus at Trent Bridge this season. Kevin Howells (BBC radio) They've got to...
View ArticleCook tons up early on day two
Alastair Cook wasted little time in moving from his overnight 95 to three figures before retiring out on 101 against a St Kitts and Nevis XI on day two of England’s first warm-up game on their...
View ArticleTaylor makes Notts debut
Former Zimbabwe captainBrendan Taylor made his Nottinghamshire debut as they hosted Loughborough MCCU at Trent Bridge.Notts confirmed that Taylor has signed a three-year deal at the club after Steven...
View ArticleSt Kitts and Nevis XI v England, Day 2
Images from the second day of England’s first tour game against a St Kitts and Nevis XI.
View ArticleTredwell backs refreshed Cook to shine
James Tredwellhopes a refreshed Alastair Cook is ready to return to his best in the Test series against West Indies.The skipper began the Caribbean tour with his first century in England colours for 18...
View ArticleEngland U19s make stunning riposte
England Under-19s launched a brilliant fightback, giving themselves real hope of saving the one-off ‘Test’ with Australia Under-19s at the WACA Ground.When the hosts took a first-innings lead of 283,...
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