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...
Jul
06
Pakistan hold nerve for historic win
Pakistan 116 for 8 (Abidi 45) beat England 115 (Brindle 39, Yousuf 3-22) by one runScorecard Pakistan claimed their first victory over England in any form of the women's game with a nerve-jangling one-run win in the second T20 at Loughborough. Having been comprehensively beaten earlier in the day, Pakistan fought tenaciously to defend what seemed a below-par total as Arran Brindle narrowly failed...
Clarke encourages Warner return
Australia's captain Michael Clarke has given a decidedly strong indication he wants David Warner in his first Test team, despite the left-hander's lack of match preparation. It will now be a matter of whether or not the selectors agree with reinstating Warner immediately after his suspension for punching Joe Root, or demure for reasons of Test match readiness. Speaking for the first time since the...
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