Somerset 199 for 6 (Buttler 48) beat Glamorgan 135 (Allenby 69, Waller 4-27) by 64 runsScorecard Jos Buttler smashed 48 off 19 balls as Somerset returned to form in the Friends Life t20 with an emphatic 64-run victory over Glamorgan at Taunton. The hosts posted an impressive 199 for 6 after losing the toss, Craig Kieswetter contributing a rapid 37 off 18 deliveries and Dean Cosker escaping the...
Stokes' blast earns last-ball win
Durham 160 for 7 (Stokes 72*, Gurney 3-26) beat Nottinghamshire 159 for 7 (Taylor 54) by three wicketsScorecard A stunning innings of 72 not out from Ben Stokes took Durham to a three-wicket victory over Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge and lifted his side from the foot of the Friends Life t20 North Group. Stokes had arrived at the crease in the sixth over with the Dynamos in some difficulty...
Wood impresses as Hampshire go top
Hampshire 127 for 3 beat Surrey 126 for 6 by seven wicketsScorecard Unbeaten Hampshire returned to the top of the South Group in the Friends Life t20 following a comfortable seven-wicket victory over Surrey at The Oval. Sean Ervine, who made a run-a-ball 28, and Liam Dawson, who finished with an unbeaten 24, added 37 in seven overs to see Hampshire home with 10 deliveries to spare after Surrey...
Swann admits to outrageous fortune
Graeme Swann admitted to some "outrageous fortune" on his way to claiming his best Ashes figures of 5 for 44 and even dubbed his dismissal of Chris Rogers as the worse piece of cricket in Test historyWhen a bowler takes a wicket with a full toss as ugly as the one Graeme Swann delivered to Chris Rogers, he can be fairly confident it is going to be his day. Certainly Swann admitted to some "outrageous...
Jul
19
Mickleburgh and Napier take control
Essex 216 for 4 (Mickleburgh 121*) trail Leicestershire 365 (Eckersley 147, Napier 5-77) by 149 runsScorecard Graham Napier's superb bowling and Jaik Mickleburgh's unbeaten century enabled Essex to enjoy the better of their second day against Leicestershire. The hosts finished on 216 for 4 at Chelmsford, in reply to an all out total of 365 by Division Two's bottom side. The morning session...
Roderick shines in familiar surrounds
Worcestershire 182 and 31 for 0 trail Gloucestershire 326 (Dent 79, Roderick 71, Gidman 62) by 113 runsScorecard Gareth Roderick justified his promotion in Gloucestershire's batting order by scoring 71 as the hosts gained a first innings lead of 144 over Worcestershire at Cheltenham. Starting the second day on 83 without loss in reply to 182, Gloucestershire were bowled out for 326, Chris Dent...
Tredwell's belated success, but pitch wins
Hampshire 405 for 9 dec (Carberry 154) and 200 for 4 dec (Dawson 78*, Carberry 66) drew with Kent 513 (Key 180, Nash 126)Scorecard A placid St Lawrence pitch dictated that Kent's County Championship clash with second division rivals Hampshire ended in a dull draw in Canterbury. After four days of slow scoring on a docile wicket that led to the loss of only 23 wickets and three centuries, the...
John Buchanan to leave New Zealand cricket
John Buchanan will leave his job as New Zealand's director of cricket more than two years after taking the influential post. A NZC press release said Buchanan has moved out of the role due to family circumstances, and that he would be moving back to Australia. More to follow...
Jul
18
Fuller joins Cheltenham hat-trick club
Gloucestershire 83 for 0 (Dent 56*) trail Worcestershire 182 (Leach 82*, Fuller 5-43) by 99 runsScorecard James Fuller became only the fourth Gloucestershire player to take a hat-trick at Cheltenham as Worcestershire were bowled out for 182 on the opening day. Having won the toss, the visitors crashed to 22 for 6, Fuller removing Matthew Pardoe with the final ball of the eighth over and then striking...
Eckersley hundred cheers Leicestershire
Leicestershire 328 for 4 (Eckersley 133* v Essex Ned Eckersley took full advantage of a friendly pitch to collect his second century of the season on the opening day of their LV= County Championship Division Two match against Essex at Chelmsford. The right-hander combined disciplined defence with controlled aggression as he reached the close on 133 not out, including 15 fours and two sixes off...
Warne relaxed over Clarke-Watson rift
Shane Warne believes fierce arguments between Michael Clarke and Shane Watson over the latter's place in Australia's Test match batting order have been at the root of a rift that is nowhere near as dramatic as the former coach Mickey Arthur has alleged. A close friend and mentor to both Clarke and Watson, Warne paralleled his relationship with Steve Waugh, another pair who disagreed fundamentally...
Crook aids impressive narrow win
Northamptonshire 150 for 8 (Crook 63, Arafat 3-21) beat Somerset 140 for 8 (Kieswetter 38, Azharullah 3-16) by 10 runsScorecard Northamptonshire moved top of the group in the Friends Life t20 after clinching a narrow 10-run victory over Somerset at Wantage Road. Rejuvenated Northamptonshire continued their impressive season with a fifth win in six matches and heaped more pressure on struggling...
Jul
16
Evans binds brittle Warwickshire
Warwickshire 254 for 6 (Evans 85*, Westwood 68) v NottinghamshireScorecard A first Championship win since April and a couple of Friends Life t20 successes and Warwickshire's dismal season suddenly appeared to be looking up. Then came another in a succession of injuries that have blighted their defence of the title they claimed so emphatically in 2012. Chris Wright is the latest victim in this...
Warner admits guilt over Arthur sacking
David Warner's days as a Test opening batsman are done, and perhaps so too those as a serial source of trouble in Australian cricket. Speaking for the first time since the former national coach Mickey Arthur was replaced by Darren Lehmann, Warner admitted his repeated poor behaviour contributed directly to the sacking, and acknowledged that another misstep will mean he is "on the first plane home"....
'I think I'm a bit more mature now'
Before heading to South Africa with Australia A, David Warner spoke to the media about the problems of the last month, missing the Ashes and what the future holds. Here are some more of his thoughts The past month "Yeah, it's been tough, reading the stuff that you [Malcolm Conn, Daily Telegraph] have been writing about me, it's been hard but the thing that happens - you make mistakes and you...
Greg Smith out shines Ponting
Essex 149 for 2 (Smith 62, Shah 46*) beat Surrey 148 for 6 (Ponting 65) by eight wicketsScorecard Ricky Ponting hit a masterly 65, his highest score in the Friends Life t20, but it was not enough to prevent Essex from ending Surrey's run of four successive victories with an eight-wicket triumph in front of a crowd of nearly 15,000 at The Oval. Hamish Rutherford, the New Zealand batsman, gave...
Jul
15
Haddin epitomises Australia fight
The first Test ebbed and flowed right up until the moment of uncertainty surrounding Brad Haddin's dismissal before the waters finally closed over AustraliaBrad Haddin re-marked his guard like a man who had given the possibility of losing barely a nanosecond's thought. England's fielders swarmed around him, convinced of the edge that would deliver them victory. James Anderson was not so sure, having...
England lean on Anderson again
Whatever they may say to the contrary, England are increasingly reliant on the skill, fitness and reliability of James AndersonIt was entirely fitting that James Anderson took the match-winning wicket at Trent Bridge. Never has England's reliance on him been so painfully exposed. Over recent months, England have lent on him like an elderly person might a zimmer frame, or like an alcoholic in search...
Azam, Talat give Zarai Taraqiati Bank last-over win
Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited 156 for 2 (Azam 77*, Talat 37*) beat Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited 155 for 6 (Waqas 41, Rehan 2-26) by 8 wicketsScorecard A flamboyant knock of 77 from 18-year-old Baba Azam and a stable 37 from Hussain Talat helped Zarai Taraqiati Bank chase 156 with two balls to spare against Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited in Karachi. Azam and Talat put on 112 for the third...
Finn must fly
Some say he is 24, with time on his side. Others say his Test career is going sidewaysTry telling Steven Finn that victory has a thousand fathers but defeat is an orphan. As England celebrated their victory over Australia at Trent Bridge he will have felt if not alone then certainly detached. Finn's relief at victory was probably greater than anybody's - had England lost, he might have been a Fred...
Jul
14
An English plan made in Australia
Something that David Saker had seen in Chris Rogers' batting led to a wicket and an on-pitch tribute from England's leading bowlerJames Anderson wasn't looking at his captain. James Anderson wasn't looking at the catcher. And James Anderson wasn't even looking at Graeme Swann in the seconds after his Chris Rogers wicket. Anderson was looking at someone though. He was pointing. He was screaming. He...
Australia lose openers' thread
The partnership between Shane Watson and Chris Rogers rattled England and made Australia's target look eminently achievable - but the men that followed could not keep it upFor 84 runs and 24 overs, Shane Watson and Chris Rogers left England's bowlers more bereft of ideas about how to confound Australian batsmen than at any time in recent memory. As a promising opening combination read faultlessly...
Hundred was Ashes best - Bell
Ian Bell rated his century his "best Ashes innings" after helping England into a strong position going into the final day at Trent Bridge. Bell, playing his fourth Ashes series, contributed 109 to help set Australia a target of 311 to win the first Investec Test. While it was Bell's second successive century in Ashes Tests - he also made one at Sydney in early 2011 - he admitted that the context...
Clarke draws line under Broad debate
With deed and then word, Australia's captain Michael Clarke has ruled a line under the debate that surrounded Stuart Broad's decision not to walk in the second innings of the Trent Bridge Ashes Test. Clarke himself declined to depart after none other than Broad procured a thin edge to Matt Prior behind the stumps as the tourists slid badly in their chase of 311 to win. Afterwards he said that while...
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