Benn dropped for Grenada
West Indies have left spinner Sulieman Benn out of their squad for the second Test against England.The tall left-armer had match figures of 2-200 in the first match in Antigua and has not been retained...
View ArticleLIVE: LV= County Championship
Live coverage of the second round of LV= County Championship matches, where Matt Machan, Alex Hales and Alviro Petersen all compiled centuries while Jesse Ryder and Boyd Rankin claimed five-wicket...
View ArticleRankin makes his mark
Fast bowler Boyd Rankin seized a career-best 6-75 as Warwickshire and Hampshire exchanged blows on a fascinating opening day of their LV=County Championship match at Edgbaston.Hampshire were bowled out...
View ArticleWorcs fight back after Machan ton
Matt Machan scored a blistering 100-ball 135 but Sussex rather squandered his good work on the first day of their LV= County Championship Division One meeting with Worcestershire at the...
View ArticleHales double-ton blows Yorkshire away
The first double-hundred of Alex Hales’ career helped Nottinghamshire into a position of strength on the opening day of their LV= County Championship match against Yorkshire at Trent Bridge.The England...
View ArticleSurrey ride Sangakkara century
Kumar Sangakkara scored a brilliant century on debut for Surrey, who clocked up 363 for three on day one of their LV= County Championship Division Two clash against Glamorgan.Sangakkara racked up 112...
View ArticleBell backs England to find winning formula
Ian Bell is banking on a versatile England’s experiences of sub-continental conditions for when they next face West Indies, with the vice-captain not at all surprised at the challenges thrown up in...
View ArticleWales Minor Counties make strong start
Michael Clayden’s century helped Wales Minor Counties to a strong start to the Unicorns Knockout Trophy, as they excelled with the bat to beat Wiltshire by 72 runs at Newport.Clayden got his campaign...
View ArticleCross makes Lancashire League history
England women’s fast bowler Kate Cross has become the first woman to play in the 123-year-old Central Lancashire League (CLL), after making her debut for Heywood Cricket Club men’s first XI away at...
View ArticleJoe Blogs from the Caribbean part two
Greetings from Grenada, where we’ve had a couple of days to let the dust settle on everything that happened in the first Test in Antigua.It was obviously a slight disappointment that we didn’t manage...
View ArticleLIVE: LV= County Championship
Live coverage of day two of the second round of LV= County Championship fixtures, where Steven Davies has hit an unbeaten double-century to allow Surrey to declare on 563 for seven at the SWALEC...
View ArticleCook determined to lead from front
England captain Alastair Cook is desperate to lead from the front when the second Test against West Indies begins in Grenada tomorrow. Cook was short of runs in the drawn first Test last week and is...
View ArticleHafeez cleared to bowl by ICC
Pakistan batting all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez is free to resume bowling in international cricket after remedial work and a re-test on his action.Off-spinner Hafeez, 34, was banned from bowling after...
View ArticleThomason impresses as series lost
England Under-19s suffered a seven-wicket defeat to Australia in Perth to concede an unassailable 3-1 deficit in the five-match youth one-day international series.Aaron Thomason’s gutsy 70, from 114...
View ArticlePiolet penalised under ECB Discipline Code
The England and Wales Cricket Board’s Cricket Discipline Commission (CDC) today confirmed that Steffan Piolet (Sussex) has received a penalty under the ECB’s Directives.Piolet was reported by umpires...
View ArticleECB and Waitrose continue Club Open Day push
The ECB and England Team Sponsor Waitrose are once again inviting clubs nationwide to open their pavilion doors to the local community, by hosting a Club Open Day this summer.Over one thousand clubs...
View ArticleDerbyshire snaffle Amla
Derbyshire have filled the void created by Martin Guptill's international commitments by snapping up South Africa Test skipper Hashim Amla.The 32-year-old batsman, ranked the third best in the world in...
View ArticleFoster guides Essex home
James Foster led from the front as Essex opened their LV= County Championship Division Two campaign with a five-wicket triumph against Kent at the Essex County Ground.The home skipper hit an unbeaten...
View ArticleLIVE: LV= County Championship
Live blog from the LV= County Championship where Essex wrapped up an early win over Kent, Yorkshire's Jack Leaning hit a maiden first-class century, while Worcestershire, Derbyshire and Warwickshire...
View ArticleWest Indies v England, 2nd Test, Day 1
Images from the opening day of the second Test between West Indies and England at the National Cricket Stadium in Grenada.
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