Somerset, Surrey and Glamorgan earn victories on a dramatic night of T20 Blast action in the South Group. Read full article at source...
South Africa’s players have “massive belief” they can pull off a sensational victory in the World Test Championship final, says batter David Bedingham. Australia initially put themselves in a strong position on day two, dismissing the Proteas for 138 in response to their own first-innings total of 212. But South Africa roared back into the...
He surpassed the previous best of 175 scored by Calum MacLeod in 2014 and now has more than 5,000 runs for Scotland in all formats. The 32-year-old left-hander looked all set to carry his bat for a double century but was bowled by Vivian Kingma in the 49th over from the 150th ball he faced....
Last time the US Open was held here in 2016, only four players broke par and in 2007, the winning score by Angel Cabrera was at five over. While not quite that penal yet, this tournament does look like living up to its self-proclaimed billing as “the toughest test in golf”. There were more than...
Hugh Dennis presents a tribute to the late Bill Dare. Read full article at source...
Pat Cummins takes his 300th Test wicket before South Africa fight back with the ball to leave Australia on 144-8 in the second innings of the ICC Test Championship final at Lord’s – a lead of 218 heading into day three. MATCH REPORT: ICC Test Championship final – South Africa vs Australia day two Available...
Essex won the toss and elected to bowl first but McCaughan was soon put down on four behind the stumps by Lauren Winfield-Hill after a top-edge, but the breakthrough arrived early as Maia Bouchier got a leading edge to Essex skipper Grace Scrivens in the second over, chipping a catch to Maddie Penna to depart...
Ireland’s first T20 international against West Indies has been abandoned because of consistent rain. The three-match series was due to begin at Bready on Thursday with subsequent meetings scheduled for Saturday and Sunday. The West Indies are returning to the area where they were bowled out for 25 in a famous Irish victory in 1969....
Northamptonshire’s lead bowling coach Rory Kleinveldt will leave the club next month to become head coach of Western Province in his native South Africa. The 42-year-old made 109 appearances as a player for the Steelbacks, taking 217 wickets in total and helping them win the T20 Blast in 2016. The former seamer, who played four...
Legendary Pakistan fast bowler Wasim Akram praised the “effort” that went into his newly unveiled statue, despite it being mocked on social media. The statue is situated outside the Niaz Stadium in Hyderabad and depicts Akram in Pakistan’s 1999 World Cup kit, where they were runners-up. It captures Akram in his slingy bowling action but...
Although the ECB has sold stakes in the Hundred teams, it has retained ownership of the competition itself, meaning the governing body will have final say on any change of format. However, Govil said he and other investors have a preference to change from the 100-ball format, an outlier in terms of the global landscape,...
Australia’s Marnus Labuschagne takes a brilliant diving catch to remove South Africa captain Temba Bavuma for 36 to leave South Africa on 94-5 on day two of the ICC Test Championship final at Lord’s. Read full article at source...
Major League Cricket (MLC) chief executive Johnny Grave says the tournament should not be seen as a danger to The Hundred any more. The third edition of the United States’ franchise league starts on Friday at 02:00 BST when defending champions Washington Freedom face San Francisco Unicorns. MLC’s emergence caused some uneasiness in English cricket...
Temba Bavuma avoids being dismissed lbw by Josh Hazlewood after a review shows a surprising spike on the Ultra-edge, with South Africa 66-4 in their first innings in the Test Championship final against Australia at Lord’s. FOLLOW LIVE: ICC Test Championship final – South Africa vs Australia day two Available to UK users only. Read...
Gloucestershire have signed Australia off-spinner Todd Murphy for their next four County Championship matches. The 24-year-old will arrive in time for the Second Division game against Derbyshire at Bristol on 22 June, and finish with the meeting with Middlesex at the Cheltenham Cricket Festival at the end of July. This will be Murphy’s first experience...