Somerset 184 for 2 (Trescothick 87, Trego 75*) beat Unicorns 183 for 8 (Elstone 75*, Meschede 2-15) by 8 wicketsScorecard Marcus Trescothick blasted eight sixes in a whirlwind 87 to lead Somerset to an emphatic eight-wicket win over Unicorns in a one-sided game at Taunton. The hosts needed only 15.3 overs to chase down a target of 184, with Trescothick making his runs off just 49 balls and opening...
Taylor ton hands Notts opening win
Nottinghamshire 287 for 4 (Taylor 108) beat Northamptonshire 204 for 8 (Patel 3-30) by 83 runsScorecard James Taylor hit a fine century as Nottinghamshire opened their Yorkshire Bank 40 campaign in some style with an 83-run win over Northamptonshire at Wantage Road. The difference in quality was marked as the visitors, fielding six internationals, batted with real purpose, Taylor scoring 108...
Essex bounce back but Bopara fails again
Essex 212 for 6 (Westley 71, Quiney 50) beat Durham 209 for 5 (Stokes 51) by four wicketsScorecard Essex recovered from their mauling at home to Yorkshire Bank 40 holders Hampshire on Friday with a four-wicket victory over Durham at Chester-le-Street. Chasing Durham's 209 for 5, Essex turned a stroll into a scramble before getting home with an over to spare. Openers Tom Westley and Rob Quiney...
Career-best added bonus for Williams
Sean Williams said his personal career-best score was the last thing on his mind after his match-winning unbeaten 78 that finished the six-wicket win for Zimbabwe and levelled the three-match ODI series in Bulawayo. He guided the chase from the moment he walked into the crease. It was 94 for 3 in the 18th over and Zimbabwe had just lost Vusimuzi Sibanda and Sikandar Raza in the space of five balls,...
May
05
Cobb and O'Brien embarrass Gloucestershire
Leicestershire 289 (Cobb 107, O'Brien 104, Payne 3-45) beat Gloucestershire 174 (Cobb 3-34, Williams 3-34) by 115 runsScorecard Niall O'Brien and Josh Cobb both hit centuries as Leicestershire launched their Yorkshire Bank 40 campaign in style with a resounding victory against Gloucestershire at Grace Road. Cobb smashed 107 and O'Brien hit 104 in an opening partnership of 193 that was the cornerstone...
Record-breaking Middlesex move ahead
Middlesex 166 and 283 for 2 (Rogers 131*, Robson 129) lead Surrey 338 by 111 runsScorecard Chris Rogers and Sam Robson set a new record for the highest ever first-wicket stand for Middlesex against Surrey on a day that saw the home side wrestle back the initiative from their south of the river rivals. It was in the 69th over that the record set by Pelham Warner and Johnny Douglas in 1907 at The...
Nepal pip USA to WC Qualifiers
Nepal have leapfrogged USA to earn a place in the World Cup Qualifiers after a dramatic day at the World Cricket League Division 3 tournament in Bermuda. It was a plausible, but unlikely, scenario at the start of the day with Nepal needing to thrash Italy then hope that Bermuda overcame USA. In the end, that is exactly what happened. Nepal raced to victory with a massive 211 deliveries to spare...
Dwayne Bravo replaces Sammy as ODI captain
Dwayne Bravo has replaced Darren Sammy as the West Indies ODI captain for the Champions Trophy. Sammy will continue to lead them in Tests and Twenty20 internationals. Under Sammy, West Indies won the World Twenty20, but have won only three ODI series over the last three years, two of them against Bangladesh and Zimbabwe. "Our results in Tests and T20s have been showing consistent improvement, and...
May
04
Substance over style works for Dernbach
Middlesex 161 for 9 (Dernbach 3-59, Batty 2-23) trail Surrey 338 (Murtagh 3-54, Collymore 3-72) by 177Scorecard On a day where the sun shone bright and the sky remained spotless, Middlesex produced an inept batting display to leave themselves with one first innings wicket remaining and a deficit of 177 runs. Collectively, the Surrey bowling unit operated with a determined nature that would have...
Pakistan regroup for Champions Trophy camp
Pakistan's six-day conditioning camp ahead of the Champions Trophy began on Friday in Abbottabad. On the opening day at the Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, the team had a two-hour session, spending most of it in physical and fielding drills. The stadium is at an altitude of 1260 metres above sea level, surrounded by hills, and the players wanted to ensure they acclimatised themselves with the conditions...
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