Sep
17

Libby emulates Taylor with debut ton

Nottinghamshire 310 for 3 (Libby 108, Taylor 101*, Hales 57) trail Sussex 391 by 81 runsScorecard Centuries from Jake Libby and James Taylor helped Nottinghamshire close on 310 for 3 on the second day of their Championship match against Sussex at Trent Bridge. On his county debut Libby scored 108 from 262 balls, hitting 16 fours and sharing in a stand of 181 in 48 overs with Taylor, who ended the...
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Match swings after Roy resistance

Surrey 181 and 279 (Roy 81, Footitt 3-62, Wainwright 3-62) lead Derbyshire 210 (Madsen 63, Meaker 4-39, Linley 4-79) by 250 runsScorecard Jason Roy hit an aggressive 81 from 86 balls to lead a dramatic Surrey counterattack on the second day of their Championship Division Two match against Derbyshire at The Oval. Roy's thrilling strokeplay either side of tea transformed a contest which seemed to...
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Borthwick, Collingwood punish Northants

Durham 362 for 8 (Borthwick 136, Collingwood 101, Wagner 4-95) v NorthamptonshireScorecard Centuries by Scott Borthwick and Paul Collingwood helped Durham to 362 for 8 at Chester-le-Street after an opening-day washout. Bad light ended play 10 overs prematurely, but 181 runs were added in the afternoon session as relegated Northants threatened to fall apart. After reducing Durham to 110 for 4 they...
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Tamim's wicket was key - Ramdin

West Indies captain Denesh Ramdin said that changing Suleiman Benn's end during the Tamim Iqbal-Mominul Haque third-wicket partnership was what swung the St Lucia Test his way. As soon as Benn had Tamim caught off a top edge, the home side took the next seven wickets in 18.5 overs to win by 296 runs. Bangladesh were reeling at 48 for 2 when Tamim and Mominul consolidated to add 110 runs for the third...
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Sep
16

Dhoni glad to have Bravo back

After Chennai Super Kings were knocked out of the IPL earlier this year, MS Dhoni had highlighted the injury to West Indies allrounder Dwayne Bravo as one of the main reasons for the campaign ending early. Bravo had been the leading wicket-taker in the 2013 IPL but could play only one game in the 2014 season before being sidelined by a shoulder problem. One of the five players retained by Super...
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Parvez Rasool tells of flood horror

Parvez Rasool, the India offspinner, has spoken of the hardship he and his family have endured during the on-going floods in his home state of Jammu & Kashmir. He said his home in the Anantnag district had been flooded and they had been without proper communication for about ten days. The northern Indian state of Jammu & Kashmir has suffered extensive damage to life and property since the...
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Trent Bridge brings out Nash's best

Sussex 358 for 9 (Nash 178, Fletcher 3-49) v NottinghamshireScorecard Chris Nash continued his special relationship with Trent Bridge by scoring his third County Championship century on the ground to help Sussex to 358 for 9 on the first day of their match against Nottinghamshire. Nash scored 178, the first time he had reached three figures this summer, his runs coming from 235 balls with 32 fours....
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Kieswetter puts career fears behind him

Somerset 266 for 5 (Hildreth 70, Kieswetter 69, Abell 50) v MiddlesexScorecard It might be pushing the truth a little to claim that Craig Kieswetter was blind but now can see, but the Somerset keeper has admitted he feared his career might be over after sustaining a serious eye injury a little over two months ago. Kieswetter sustained a broken nose and fractured orbital socket after he was struck...
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Sep
15

Roach leaves Bangladesh in tatters

Bangladesh 104 for 7 (Tamim 48, Roach 5-33) trail West Indies 380 (Chanderpaul 84*, Johnson 66, Al-Amin 3-80) by 276 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Kemar Roach thrilled on his way to a five-wicket haul, leaving the Bangladesh batsmen dazed and confused. His 12-over spell after the tea interval gave West Indies full command at the end of the second day, with the visitors left lurching at...
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Saqlain Sajib wrecks Zimbabwe A

Bangladesh A 30 for 0 trail Zimbabwe A 206 (Chakabva 64, Sajib 9-82) by 176 runsScorecard Bangladesh A left-arm spinner Saqlain Sajib blew Zimbabwe A away on the first day of the unofficial four-day match in Cox's Bazar, as he collected 9 for 82 - the best bowling figures in first-class cricket by a Bangladesh player, beating Abdur Razzak's 9 for 84 in 2012. The visitors were bowled out for...
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