England spinner Charlie Dean will captain London Spirit in this year’s Hundred in place of Heather Knight, who is recovering from a hamstring injury. Former England skipper Knight led Spirit to their first title last year but has been ruled out for the summer after sustaining the injury in the third T20 against West Indies...
Charlie Allison made it back-to-back centuries as he steered Essex into a commanding position on the first day of their County Championship match against Hampshire at Chelmsford. Before his 140 against Surrey last month, Allison’s highest first-class score was 28. But the 20-year-old right-hander followed up his heroics at the Oval with 101 as the...
Forwards: Fin Baxter (Harlequins), Richard Capstick (Exeter), Arthur Clark (Gloucester), Alex Coles (Northampton), Chandler Cunningham-South (Harlequins), Ben Curry (Sale), Theo Dan (Saracens), Trevor Davison (Northampton), Alex Dombrandt (Harlequins), Afolabi Fasogbon (Gloucester), Nick Isiekwe (Saracens), Manny Iyogun (Northampton), Jack Kenningham (Harlequins), George Kloska (Bristol), Curtis Langdon (Northampton), Tom Lockett (Northampton), Gabriel Oghre (Bristol), Tom Pearson (Northampton),...
Charlie Woods has won his first American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) event to follow in father Tiger’s footsteps. The 16-year-old American claimed a three-shot victory at the Team TaylorMade Invitational in Bowling Green, Florida. Tiger Woods played in 13 AJGA tournaments from 1991 to 1993, winning eight – the joint highest behind Phil Mickelson. In...
Exeter Chiefs have signed scrum-half Charlie Chapman from Gloucester for next season. The 26-year-old has been with the Cherry and Whites since the age of 14 and has made more than 90 appearances for the club since his senior debut in 2018. He will have competition from scrum-half, and former Gloucester team-mate, Stephen Varney, who...
Charlie Mulgrew has resigned as Kelty Hearts manager after one win in 11 games since taking charge. The former Aberdeen, Celtic, Dundee United and Scotland defender, 39, was appointed of the Scottish League 1 club in January and leaves them seventh in their division, four points above the relegation play-off spot. Assistant and former midfielder...
Dean, who made her England debut in 2021, said she is trying to avoid “outside noise” regarding the captaincy as she prepares for her first season with Somerset as part of the new women’s domestic system, which sees eight counties aligned with the men’s first-class teams. She added the month in Australia was “brutal” but...