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...
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