Middlesex were able to breathe a sigh of relief after clinging into Division One status, but are now preparing for life without Chris Rogers, their top-order rock, who is likely to miss next season due to international commitments. However, while the club will need to scour the world for a replacement - no easy task these days - Rogers gave a clear indication that he wanted to see out his first-class...
Panthers and Lions make way into final
Fast bowler Imran Khan held his nerve in the final over of the match to restrict Sialkot Stallions to just five runs, as Peshawar Panthers won by six runs to make the final. Chasing 157, Stallions needed 12 off the last over, but Imran's first two deliveries were dot balls. Immediately put on the back foot, Bilawal Bhatti swung around for a big shot, but could only manage a two. Bhatti and Shakeel...
Super Kings move closer to semifinals with 13-run win
Chennai Super Kings 155 for 6 (Jadeja 44*, Dhoni 35) beat Perth Scorchers 142 for 7 (Coulter-Nile 30, Ashwin 3-20) by 13 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Having made a slow start on a slow Chinnaswamy Stadium pitch, a late-overs blitz from Ravindra Jadeja and MS Dhoni muscled Chennai Super Kings to what proved an amply defendable target, and moved the team a step closer to a semi-final...
Hafeez reported for suspect action
Lahore Lions offspinner Mohammad Hafeez has been reported for a suspect bowling action by the umpires, following the team's Champions League T20 match against Dolphins in Bangalore on Saturday evening. Dolphins offspinner Prenelan Subrayen was also reported. Under Champions League guidelines, both players could request for an official assessment from the BCCI's suspect bowling action committee. For...
Sep
25
Trott and Chopra secure second place
Warwickshire 413 for 8 (Chopra 160, Trott 104, Rushworth 5-94) lead Durham 201 by 212 runsScorecard Warwickshire have secured a second-place finish in the County Championship and with it and top-two finish in all three competitions. Centuries from Varun Chopra and Jonathan Trott helped them accrue the bonus points they required to ensure that - excepting the unlikely event of a points reduction...
Cotton takes limelight from Footitt
Derbyshire 289 and 162 for 1 (Slater 73*, Madsen 66*) lead Leicestershire 141 (Cotton 4-20) by 310 runsScorecard Derbyshire's young seamer Ben Cotton took the bowling honours away from Mark Footitt at Derby as Leicestershire's batting folded again to leave them facing the prospect of another defeat. Footitt's position as the country's leading wicket-taker was rewarded with a place in England's...
Keogh and Stone offer rare bright spots
Northamptonshire 251 for 7 (Keogh 104*, Duckett 60) trail Sussex 368 (Zaidi 88, Wells 81, Yardy 56, Magoffin 51, Stone 5-48) by 117 runsScorecard Rob Keogh led a fightback by Division One basement club Northamptonshire against Sussex on the second day at Wantage Road. The home side are 251 for 7 at the game's midway stage, with an unbeaten 104 from Keogh moving them to within 117 of Sussex's...
Compton rains on Yorkshire's parade
Somerset319 for 3 (Compton 156, Abell 71*, Trescothick 66) lead Yorkshire 253 (Lees 83, Leaning 57*, Trego 4-69) by 66 runsScorecard Barely 24 hours after Yorkshire's chairman Colin Graves announced his plans for world domination - perhaps that is paraphrasing a bit, but you get the general idea - the Championship celebrations are not going awfully well. Rather than do the decent thing and surrender...
Sep
24
Slater maiden ton props up Derbys
Leicestershire 25 for 2 trail Derbyshire 289 (Slater 104, Durston 52, Raine 3-47) by 264 runsScorecard Leicestershire's hopes of ending a two-year wait for an County Championship victory were frustrated by a maiden first-class century from Derbyshire opener Ben Slater on a controversial day that saw India Test batsman Cheteshwar Pujara given out for handling the ball. Pujara became only the 59th...
Claydon five skittles Gloucestershire
Kent 83 for 4 trail Gloucestershire 179 (Payne 54*, Claydon 5-61) by 96 runsScorecard Mitchell Claydon bagged his third five-wicket haul of the season as Kent dismissed Gloucestershire for 179 on the opening day at Canterbury. Responding after tea, Kent fared badly in reaching 83 for 4 in 32 overs, to trail by 96 going into the second day of a Division Two clash that counts for little in the promotion...
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