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...
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