In 1988, as a 17-year-old amateur golfer, Rose managed a fourth-placed finish at The Open at the Royal Birkdale. He finished runner-up in 2018 and will compete at Portrush next month. After missing out on final qualifying by just one shot in the previous two years, Wheeler was able to get across the line as...
England’s Zak Crawley survives a scare on the opening morning of the final day at Headingley after being dropped by India’s Jasprit Bumrah on 42, with England 112-0, chasing 371 to win the first Test. WATCH / READ MORE: England v India first Test – day five Available to UK users only. Read full article...
A demerit point is given to someone in international cricket who commits an offence that breaches the code of conduct for players and player support personal. The code was first introduced by the International Cricket Council (ICC) in September 2016. Offences that can lead to players and support staff being given demerit points include dissent,...
Ben Duckett’s half-century helps England reach 82-0 on the final morning of the first Test against India, with the home side set 371 to win at Headingley. Read full article at source...
India wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant has been handed a demerit point after he admitted showing dissent towards the umpires during the first Test with England. Pant, 27, was deemed to have committed a level one offence by the International Cricket Council (ICC) under article 2.8 of its code of conduct., external The incident occurred in the...
BBC Sport pundit Michael Vaughan believes England’s tactics in the morning session on the final day will decide whether they win the first Test against India at Headingley, with Ben Stokes’ side needing 350 more to win, with all 10 wickets in hand. MATCH REPORT: England v India first Test – day four Read full...
Asked whether a draw had been discussed, Tongue said: “Hopefully we’re not in that situation anyway. We’ll try and be as positive as we can in that first session, then see where we are at lunch – then we’ll take things from there. “With our batting line-up I feel we can chase down anything. Their...
Nottinghamshire piled 155 in the morning session on to their overnight 298-6 for the loss of only two more wickets. Kishan, dropped at mid-wicket off Jack White without addition to his 44 overnight, advanced to 87 from 98 balls before being caught there off Dom Bess, having struck 12 fours and a six down the...
Careless batting and missed opportunities in the field cost Somerset a position of dominance against Warwickshire on the second day of their County Championship match at Edgbaston. On a pitch which is excellent for batting, Somerset were 407-3 but collapsed to 498 all out – a total that insures against defeat but does not apply...
Having watched Kent bat for nearly a day and a half to make 374, Lancashire produced a determined response in the long evening session at Blackpool to finish on 120-1 and leave their County Championship match fairly evenly poised with two days left to play. Ben Compton’s 135 was the centrepiece of his side’s 374...
Resuming on 305-5, Glamorgan hit early trouble as Green removed Colin Ingram and Timm van der Gugten with his third and fourth balls of the day. Mason Crane fell for a single, and Tom Scriven had James Harris caught at mid-on for five. But Glamorgan scrambled a third batting point off the last available ball...
Four late wickets for Surrey saw them take control of the County Championship game at New Road, as Worcestershire ended day two on 69-4, trailing by eight runs. Ben Allison led the way for the hosts, with his 5-44 helping restrict Surrey to 291 all out, were Dom Sibley top scored with a measured 73....
Beginning the day just three runs short of a fourth batting bonus point, Middlesex quickly secured that when Toby Roland-Jones hooked Procter to the boundary – and a fifth even looked within the realm of possibility. Those hopes were dashed when Calvin Harrison pouched an outstanding one-handed catch at point, leaping to his right to...
A half-century from Colin Ackermann helped Durham fight back on day two of their County Championship game with Sussex after Jofra Archer picked up a wicket on his return to red-ball cricket. James Coles picked up where he left off for Sussex in the morning and took his side to a competitive total of 361...
Tilak Varma demonstrated on Hampshire debut that he is not just a big-hitting white-ball player by constructing a patient, unbeaten 98 in the County Championship at windswept Chelmsford. The 22-year-old Indian left-hander, starting a four-game stint on the south coast, was playing only his 19th first-class game, compared to 119 in T20 competitions, including 25...