Aug
16

Malan century dents Gloucestershire hopes

Middlesex 206 for 5 (Malan 113*) beat Gloucestershire 186 for 9 (Klinger 46, Harris 3-30) by 19 runs D/LScorecard Dawid Malan's unbeaten 113, backed up by an impressive bowling display, earned Middlesex a 19-run Duckworth-Lewis win against Gloucestershire at Lord's which keeps alive their hopes of qualifying for the Yorkshire Bank 40 semi-finals. Gloucestershire's own chances of making it out...
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Joyce century keeps Notts waiting

Sussex 293 for 6 (Joyce 123*, Shahzad 3-49) beat Nottinghamshire 290 for 5 (Hales 101, Hatchett 3-65) by four wicketsScorecard Nottinghamshire missed the chance to seal their place in the semi-finals of the Yorkshire Bank 40 after Sussex reached a daunting target of 291 to win by four wickets at Hove. They were led to victory by skipper Ed Joyce who carried his bat for an unbeaten 123, the 13th...
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Ervine stays cool to lead Hants home

Hampshire 220 for 7 (Ervine 65*) beat Surrey 219 for 9 (Ansari 62) by three wicketsScorecard Sean Ervine guided holders Hampshire an important step nearer a place in the Yorkshire Bank 40 semi-finals with an unbeaten 65 as Surrey were beaten by three wickets with eight balls to spare at the Ageas Bowl. Hampshire still have two Group B matches left in which to be sure of contesting the last four...
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Durham fall at the feet of Madsen

Derbyshire 217 for 8 (Johnson 58) beat Durham 110 (Wainwright 4-11) by 107 runsScorecard Durham's hopes of reaching the Yorkshire Bank 40 semi-finals were all but ended when Derbyshire skipper Wayne Madsen inspired his team to a crushing 107-run victory in Group B under the County Ground floodlights. Madsen made 37 and shared a century stand with Richard Johnson as Derbyshire made 217 for 8 before...
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Aug
15

Pietersen undergoes scan on knee

Kevin Pietersen has had a precautionary scan on his troublesome right knee but remains available for selection for the final Ashes Test at The Oval. The ECB said the scan was part of the "ongoing monitoring process" Pietersen has been undergoing since the batsman returned from the tour of New Zealand with bone bruising in his knee. The problem ruled him out of the final Test in Auckland and the return...
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Andy Pick hired as USACA High Performance Manager

The USA Cricket Association announced on Tuesday the appointment of former England Under-19 and Canada coach Andy Pick as USACA High Performance Manager in a move aimed at helping the USA form a more professional administrative cricket structure. Pick has been serving as the ICC Americas High Performance Manager since 2009 and will still be partially employed in that role as he splits his workload...
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Simon Jones' double sinks Middlesex

Glamorgan 153 for 9 (Roland-Jones 3-13) beat Middlesex 142 for 9 (Dexter 54, Cosker 3-32) by 11 runsScorecard Simon Jones took the wickets of Eoin Morgan and Adam Voges with consecutive balls as Glamorgan won their rain-affected Yorkshire Bank 40 Group C match against Middlesex by 11 runs in Cardiff. It was their second win in three games - they beat Somerset on Monday - as they moved up to...
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Fawad Ahmed named in Australia ODI squad

Fawad Ahmed is expected to make his long-awaited debut for Australia during the limited-overs series that follows the Ashes after being named in an 18-man squad at the expense of Xavier Doherty. Fast bowler Josh Hazlewood has also been included and should play his first ODIs in three years, while Doherty and the allrounder Mitchell Marsh were the only players dropped from the squad that contested...
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Aug
14

Record stand revives England

Australia 331 for 6 dec and 64 for 1 lead England 314 (Knight 157, Marsh 55, Osborne 4-67) by 81 runsScorecard Heather Knight made her first Test century as England continued their dogged rearguard action well into the third day at Wormsley. Knight's 157 from 338 balls was the seventh-highest Test score by an England woman and she was joined by the equally obdurate Laura Marsh in a stand of 156...
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Napier, ten Doeschate down Durham

Essex 139 for 4 (ten Doeschate 74*) beat Durham 138 (Smith 53, Napier 5-21) by six wicketsScorecard Essex maintained their hopes of reaching the semi-finals of the Yorkshire Bank 40 competition after crushing Durham by six wickets at Chelmsford. The hosts got home with 13.3 overs to spare, successfully chasing down Durham's meagre 138 all out. Ryan ten Doeschate and Ravi Bopara made light of the...
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