Middlesex 77 for 2 (Denly 34) beat Essex 74 (Shah 39, Mills 3-4) by eight wicketsScorecard Essex were booed off the field by some members of the crowd after being crushed by Middlesex at Chelmsford. Essex were bowled out for 74, their lowest-ever Flt20 total, and lost by eight wickets. Only Owais Shah, with 39 from 43 balls, posed any threat as the rest of his colleagues were swept aside with...
Glamorgan thrash sorry Somerset
Glamorgan 126 for 1 (Allenby 47*) beat Somerset 125 for 6 (Trego 42*, Wagg 3-29) by nine wicketsScorecard Jim Allenby produced a fine all-round performance to help unbeaten Glamorgan to their fourth Friends Life t20 win thrashing Somerset by nine wickets at Cardiff. In front of a crowd of nearly 9,000 Glamorgan, who remain top of the Midlands, Wales and West Group, restricted Somerset to 125...
Lancs spinners strangle Derbyshire
Lancashire 165 for 9 (Moore 74, Turner 4-35) beat Derbyshire 153 for 6 (Durston 48) by 12 runsScorecard Tight bowling by spinners Simon Kerrigan and Arron Lilley aided by some athletic fielding helped Lancashire to defeat Derbyshire by 12 runs at Old Trafford. The young pair returned identical figures of 1 for 25 from their four overs as Steven Croft's side restricted the visitors to 153 for 6...
Nerveless McKenzie does it again
Hampshire 122 for 6 (Carberry 41) beat Sussex 118 for 7 (Nash 40) by four wicketsScorecard Neil McKenzie hit the last ball of the match for four to guide champions Hampshire to a four-wicket win over Sussex in the Friends Life t20 South group clash at the Ageas Bowl. Experienced McKenzie kept his nerve as wickets tumbled in Hampshire's pursuit of Sussex's modest total of 118 for 7. They went...
Jul
12
Ponting ends first-class career with a flourish
Surrey 198 (Burns 57, Davies 65*) and 395 for 8 (Ponting 169*, Harinath 69) drew with Nottinghamshire 410 (Mullaney 104, Patel 110, Dernbach 3-84, Tremlett 3-77)Scorecard Ricky Ponting was committed to the last. He closed the first class chapter of his career with an unbeaten 169 to earn Surrey a draw against a Nottinghamshire side which was powerless to build on an impressive opening two days....
England freeze when faced by the unknown
Ashton Agar's historic Test debut revealed England's over-reliance upon James Anderson and a worrying trend to freeze under pressureTo allow one No. 11 to set a world record score against you might be considered unfortunate, but to allow it to happen twice in a year suggests, as Oscar Wilde so almost said, something approaching carelessness. Tino Best last year, Ashton Agar this: it is all hard for...
Cox's Bazar stadium to be temporary structure
The stadium that is being built in Cox's Bazar for the World Twenty20 next year will only be a temporary one, the country's civil aviation and tourism minister Faruk Khan said. The stadium near the beach will make way for a proposed five-star hotel, although BCB president Nazmul Hassan said a permanent stadium will eventually be built in the beach town. The announcement was made after an inter-ministerial...
Agar joins Waugh in Ashes pantheon
As a boy, Ashton Agar was inspired by Steve Waugh's legendary SCG century, achieved with a box office boundary from the final ball of the day. As a teenager, Agar found himself joining Waugh in the pantheon of Ashes history, after conjuring 98 of the most staggeringly nonchalant runs ever made by a Test debutant, let alone a No. 11. If there was any momentary grief in Agar at managing to pick out...
Jul
10
Chopra's double drains Middlesex
Middlesex 177 for 4 (Voges 81*, Simpson 50*) trail Warwickshire 486 for 6 (Chopra 228*) by 309 runsScorecard Warwickshire bagged four wickets for four runs in the space of 10 deliveries to take command of their clash with Middlesex in Uxbridge. After their acting captain Varun Chopra declared unbeaten on 228 and with his Warwickshire side sitting pretty on 486 for 6, Middlesex crumbled to 28...
Rushworth leaves Durham Onions dilemma
Durham 253 and 208 for 2 (Borthwick 117, Jennings 65*) lead Derbyshire 113 (Rushworth 6-64) by 348 runsScorecard Six wickets for Chris Rushworth, who began the match expecting to be a temporary stand-in for Graham Onions, and a century by Scott Borthwick put Durham in a position of total command on the second day of their LV= County Championship match against Derbyshire at Chester-le-Street....
Rees makes immediate impact
Glamorgan 196 for 3 (Rees 84*, Goodwin 57*) trail Hampshire 341 (Dawson 72, Vince 80, Hogan 3-48, Cosker 3-82) by 145 runsScorecard Gareth Rees scored 84 not out on his first appearance of the season as Glamorgan fought back on the second day of their LV= County Championship Division Two clash with Hampshire at Cardiff. Out of favour all summer, left-handed opener Rees was only in the Glamorgan...
Brooks' five demolishes Leicestershire
Yorkshire 117 for 3 (Hodgson 52*) beat Leicestershire 113 for 9 (Brooks 5-21) by seven wicketsScorecard Jack Brooks sensationally ran through Leicestershire's top order inside the first eight overs to put Yorkshire on track for a seven-wicket victory and their first Friends Life t20 win of the season at Headingley. He single-handedly left Leicestershire reeling on 38 for 5 and although they...
Jul
09
Bowlers set up thrilling win for SBP
State Bank of Pakistan 139 for 8 (Saeed 38, Mudassar 3-15) beat Water and Power Development Authority 136 for 7 (Nasir 26, Waheed 3-31) by three runsScorecard State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) overcame a stop-start batting performance to beat Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) by three runs to record their first win of the Ramadan T20 Cup. Choosing to bat, SBP's openers began brightly with...
Evans, Chalmers put Scotland in command
Scotland 212 and 149 for 4 (Chalmers 79* Varaiya 3-29) lead Kenya 101 (Allan 32, Evans 6-30) by 260 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Derbyshire fast bowler Alasdair Evans took six wickets as Kenya collapsed to 101 all out on day two. Ewan Chalmers led Scotland's reply in the second innings with his second first-class half-century to push the lead to 260. Kenya started well with opener Duncan...
Ashes tradition cannot disguise flaws
England are currently No. 3 in the Test rankings; Australia are No. 4. There is no amount of marketing or jingoistic hubris that can dress up the Investec Ashes series as a battle between the two best Test side.While the careers of most England and Australia players will be judged disproportionately on their performances in Ashes series, it is worth putting this encounter into context. England are...
Let Billy play his trumpet - Swann
England's players' plea to Nottinghamshire to lift the ban on the Barmy Army trumpeter, Billy Cooper, in the first Investec Test at Trent Bridge, has encouraged hopes that the county might yet relax its stance at the eleventh hour. Graeme Swann said he spoke for the England team in saying that it was "a real shame" that his home club would not allow Cooper - nicknamed Billy the Trumpet - to play...
Jul
08
Spinners restrict Scotland to 212
Kenya 11 for 1 trail Scotland 212 (Berrington 62, MacLeod 67, Ngoche 4-58) by 201 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details It was a slow day for runs in a sun-drenched Aberdeen as Kenya's spinners restricted Scotland to 212, with resistance coming from Richie Berrington and Calum MacLeod, who scored half-centuries. Scotland captain Preston Mommsen won the toss and unsurprisingly chose to bat on a...
Rossington blast deepens Kent gloom
Middlesex 142 for 1 (Rossington 74) beat Kent 140 for 6 by nine wicketsScorecard On a day when British thoughts were largely centred around Andy Murray's first Wimbledon title, Middlesex served up a demolition of Kent at Uxbridge. Adam Rossington's domineering 74, taking advantage of a scorching day, flat track and unthreatening bowling, exposed the inadequacy of Kent's 140. Kent's day was rather...
Kervezee ends lean run to lift Worcestershire
Worcestershire 120-5 (Kervezee 42*) beat Gloucestershire 119-8 (Mitchell 3-21) by five wickets Worcestershire overpowered Gloucestershire to register their first Friends Life t20 win of the season by five wickets at New Road. Gloucestershire's dismal batting performance on a slow, dry pitch mustered only 119 for nine and that proved to be plain sailing for Worcestershire, who won with five overs...
New Zealand shake up contract list
New Zealand's contract list has undergone a significant shake-up for 2013-14, with eight changes from last year's group. Tom Latham, Corey Anderson, Bruce Martin, Mitchell McClenaghan, Colin Munro and Hamish Rutherford have all been contracted for the first time, while Peter Fulton and Grant Elliott have returned to the list after missing out for the past couple of seasons. James Franklin, Daniel...
Jul
07
Ireland aim for safe World Cup passage
Ireland will attempt to secure qualification for their third consecutive World Cup by beating Netherlands in two ICC WCL Championship fixtures over the next three days and their captain, William Porterfield, has emphasised how important the achievement would be in the continuing development of Irish cricket. The top two teams in the WCL Championship will qualify automatically for the 2015 World Cup...
Notts roll on thanks to Lumb
Nottinghamshire 156 for 2 (Lumb 96) beat Durham 154 for 4 (Stoneman 51) by eight wicketsScorecard Michael Lumb made the highest T20 score by a Nottinghamshire player to help his side to an eight-wicket win over Durham at Chester-le-Street. Lumb fell just four runs short of a deserved century as the Outlaws made it four wins from four by chasing down 154 for 4 with 4.3 overs to spare. Durham's...
Warks try Rugby but still lose
Glamorgan 132 for 2 (Wallace 69*) beat Warwickshire 126 for 8 (Hogan 3-11) by eight wicketsScorecard If there is an air of old money about Rugby School it is hardly surprising. It was founded in the 16th century in accordance with the will of Lawrence Sheriff, who was Queen Elizabeth's grocer and was keen to do something worthwhile with his fortune for the boys of his home town. Its playing field,...
'England better with Pietersen' - Anderson
James Anderson has praised Kevin Pietersen as "an extraordinary player" and a "vital" part of the England dressing room. At the height of the unrest in the England dressing room in 2012, Anderson was believed to be one of those opposed to the manner in which Pietersen conducted himself. While there was never any doubting Pietersen's ability with the bat - he scored a century of rare class and skill...
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