West Indies 169 for 2 (Brathwaite 68, Edwards 42*) trail New Zealand 293 by 124 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details A resolute half-century from Kraigg Brathwaite was the cornerstone of West Indies progress on the second day. However, the majority of it was lost to rain. Grey clouds had circled Kensington Oval throughout the morning session and limited the day's play to less than six overs after...
Persistent showers force abandonment
Indians 333 for 4 (Dhawan 60*, Pujara 57, Gambhir 54) v LeicestershireScorecard Showers that began the previous night and persisted through Friday morning and afternoon ended any chance of play on the second day of the Indians' warm-up match against Leicestershire. The umpires were meant to carry out an inspection at half past two in the afternoon, but their decision was made easier by the rain,...
WICB discusses Guyana cricket bill with government
The WICB has met with representatives of the Guyana government to discuss its concerns with the Guyana Cricket Administration Bill that was passed by the national assembly in May. Following meetings on June 23 and 24, the WICB issued a statement saying that all parties involved agreed there were issues with the bill that needed to be redressed. The WICB will now prepare a Memorandum of Agreement...
Two-in-two puts Sussex in the mix
Sussex 110 for 4 (Nash 74*) beat Middlesex 107 (Beer 3-22, Hatchett 3-23) by six wicketsScorecard In the ultra-competitive South Group a couple of wins can make a big difference. Before they travelled to Canterbury last week, Sussex, finalists as recently as 2012, had won three of their previous 18 games. They have now won two in a row and have gone from second-bottom in the section and up to...
Jun
27
Poor pitches killing English T20
More than match-fixing, chucking or the absence of cricket from free-to-air television, poor pitches will destroy cricket and turn away spectators from the English game"Take me to Lord's to see someone I've never heard of, nurdle someone else I've never heard of off their legs for a single," is an expression no child has ever uttered. The NatWest T20 Blast is not for the purist. It is not about subtlety....
England prescribe rest to jaded squad
England have decided that rest will be the best cure for the team that slipped to their first series defeat on home soil against Sri Lanka. 10 of the 11 that played in the series are to miss the next round of County Championship games starting on Sunday, as well as NatWest T20 Blast games that precede them. There is an irony in the only exception to the decision. Moeen Ali, who batted throughout...
Bopara 'empty' at Test non-selection
Ravi Bopara admitted he woke up feeling empty the day after England's ODI series against Sri Lanka finished. While Bopara still cherishes playing for Essex, he has tasted life on the bigger stage and knows that little else compares to the thrill of representing England. Waking in his hotel room the day after the ODI series ended knowing that he wouldn't be required for the Investec Test series against...
Podmore takes chance amid Middlesex struggle
Gloucestershire 105 for 6 (Howell 39, Podmore 3-13) v Middlesex match abandonedScorecard Middlesex were meant to embody the brave new world of this season's NatWest Blast. They began the season with an innovative double-header and a new captain perfectly suited to the format in Eoin Morgan. It seemed like an intoxicating mix. It hasn't worked out like that. Two defeats in a day at Lord's was not...
Jun
25
Northants fight a crumb for Peters
Northamptonshire180 (Chapple 5-51, Smith 4-26) and 231 for 8 (Smith 3-56) trail Lancashire 650 for 6 dec by 239 runsScorecard Stephen Peters is a proud man. Quite pardonably unwilling to offer his views on the second evening of this game, after his side had been hammered to the distant shore of oblivion, the Northamptonshire skipper surely hoped against probability that the rest of the Division...
'I never quit on anything' - Cook
Alastair Cook has insisted he has no intention of resigning the England captaincy despite his side slipping to the first home series defeat in their history against Sri Lanka. Under Cook's captaincy, England are now without a win in eight successive Tests - six of which they have lost - which is their worst run since 1996-97. They have also dropped two places to fifth in the Test rankings. Cook's...
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