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...
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