Tom Westley and Michael Pepper combined for a 215-run sixth-wicket partnership that frustrated Hampshire and ultimately saved Essex from suffering their third County Championship defeat of the season. The pair came together at 131-5, still 26 runs short of making Hampshire bat again, and were not parted for nearly three-and-a-half hours. Slowly but surely they...
Josh Tongue must also be given praise after he twice blew away India’s tail to finish with seven wickets in the match. India should have buried England and scored 600 in the first innings from their position of 430-3. That Tongue twice quickly wrapped up the innings is a big plus for England, given how...
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...
Lees went to his fifty soon after, with the milestone coming from 96 deliveries and he was joined in the middle by England Lions man Ben McKinney, who looked good in the early stages of his innings. McKinney continued to underline his attacking intentions as he plundered a McCann ball straight down the ground to...
In cricket you have never seen it all. At the Asia qualifier for the 2026 Women’s T20 World Cup in Thailand, the United Arab Emirates were getting twitchy. They had raced to 192-0 in 16 overs against Qatar but rain was looming in Bangkok. With only one team progressing from the group, the UAE needed...
Graham Clark scored a career-best 160 as Durham made 511 on a Utilita Bowl batting paradise in the County Championship. Batter Clark continued Durham’s heavy run-scoring in the sun, with George Drissell scoring 69 and Codi Yusuf 44 not out. Wisden Cricketer of the Year Liam Dawson toiled away for 48 overs and was rewarded...
Sussex opener Tom Haines struck 174 as the batters continued to dominate in their County Championship Division One game against Surrey. Haines batted for seven and a half hours to anchor the Sussex first innings of 435 all out. This followed his 141 in his side’s resounding victory over Somerset last week. When he was...
Tom Haines’ unbeaten 89 and a half-century from opening partner Dan Hughes put Sussex in control on a rain-shortened first day against Surrey at the 1st Central County Ground. Rain arrived just after 15:00 BST and although they returned at 17:40, only 11 more balls were possible. Sussex closed on 227-2 from 53 overs, Haines...
That was when Zaib arrived at the crease and he showed why Northants were keen to hand him a new contract during the winter with some really punchy strokes, including pulling Phillip over mid-wicket for the day’s only six. He showed admirable support for Sales, who looked primed for a century only to hole out...
Bowlers continue to suffer in the Birmingham sunshine as an opening-round runfest unfolds between Warwickshire and Sussex in the County Championship Division One at Edgbaston. Sussex have returned to the top tier in style by amassing 528 all out after captain John Simpson added a superb unbeaten 181 to Tom Clark’s opening day century. Warwickshire’s...
A couple of key scalps for seamer Paul Coughlin in the final session left Nottinghamshire with work to do on day two of their County Championship match against Durham. The Sunderland-born 32-year-old, whose had two injury-plagued years at Trent Bridge, bowled key man Joe Clarke (37) and had 19-year-old prospect Freddie McCann (79) caught behind...
Rory Burns and Ollie Pope retreated into survival mode as Surrey chased an initial target of 433 to make Essex bat again after a chastening day for the reigning champions in the County Championship at Chelmsford. Surrey were still 473 runs adrift of Essex’s formidable first-innings total in the 42 overs they faced under lengthening...
It was a day to forget for Worcestershire, who toiled in the sun and now face a mammoth task if they are to save the game over the course of the next two days. All notion of a Worcestershire fightback on day two was dispelled in a morning session that went altogether in Somerset’s favour,...