Jamaica Tallawahs 162 for 3 (Gayle 111*) beat St Lucia Zouks 161 for 5 (Davids 56, Russell 2-27) by seven wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Chris Gayle may have struggled through IPL 2014 with 196 runs in nine games, modest figures for his lofty standards, but his poor form in India was a distant memory in Grenada on Saturday as he feasted on a tame St Lucia Zouks bowling attack to...
Trescothick returns with century
Somerset 366 for 8 (Trescothick 124, Trego 77, Willey 3-74) v NorthamptonshireScorecard Marcus Trescothick responded to be dropped from the Somerset T20 side to score his fourth century in eight first-class innings as Somerset marginally had the better of day one with Northamptonshire at Wantage Road. Trescothick, who was left out of Friday night's narrow victory over Gloucestershire in the NatWest...
Pujara concerned at plans for tail
Pujara: "We need to figure out new plans for tailenders" Cheteshwar Pujara expressed concern that England's last three wickets added 294 runs after the bowlers had done all the work to have the hosts down at 202 for 3. He was also disappointed at missing a golden chance to score a century on a flat and slow pitch, and leaving unfinished the task of taking India to absolute safety. He went...
England could turn to Kerrigan at Lord's
After a hard slog on a lifeless wicket and similarly docile conditions expected at Lord's, England may recall the Lancashire spinner to inject a bit of bite into their bowling attack 'Root told me to milk it' - Anderson Thomas Hardy probably was not thinking of the Trent Bridge pitch when he wrote that "happiness is but a mere episode in the general drama of pain" but it is a line that...
Jul
12
Ishant's rewards for the dirty work
Ishant Sharma is an odd sort of 'attack leader', averaging over 37 in Test cricket and not given the new ball, but extracting England's middle order on a docile pitch showed why he is persisted with Agarkar: Bhuvneshwar swung the ball consistently Taking the third question in his press conference, Ishant Sharma stropped mid-answer and nearly let out a shriek. "I'm sorry, I'm cramping,"...
Blake, Tredwell keep Kent alive
Kent 149 for 9 (Blake 53, Beer 3-18) beat Sussex 146 for 9 (Jordan 37, Harmison 3-35) by three runsScorecard Disappointment can often be a good motivator and in a week when he lost his Test spot, Chris Jordan almost managed to haul Sussex across the line in the T20 Blast. If truth be told, it was a bitty showing from Jordan and embodied a slapdash performance from Sussex as their faint hopes of...
Lack of leaders a hurdle to England revival
In a batting order containing four or five relatively inexperienced cricketers, it is not obvious who in the dressing room can revitalise England Root steadies England with unbeaten 78 If you were the sort of driver who kept colliding with bollards, the sort of sailor who kept hitting rocks and the sort of pilot who kept crash landing, you might conclude, eventually, that you are not...
Narine steals show for Guyana in win
Guyana Amazon Warriors 140 for 8 (Ramdin 51, Cottrell 3-24) beat Antigua Hawksbills 136 for 8 (Dunk 38, Neesham 3-33, Narine 0-3) by two wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details The Guyana Amazon Warriors laid forth their intentions to get back to the Caribbean Premier League final with a two-wicket win over Antigua Hawksbills on Friday afternoon in the opening match of the Caribbean Premier...
Jul
11
Cook's dismissal betrays frazzled mind
Some may say that the England captain's dismissal was unlucky, but it was the latest example of the demons he is battling as the form slump grows longer Chappell: In trying to cover one weakness, Cook has created others It was days like this that persuaded Edvard Munch to paint The Scream, Thomas Hardy to write Jude The Obscure and Leonard Cohen to pick up a guitar. And it has been...
Broad hopes to grind down India
'We've got to bat big' - Broad Stuart Broad has become the latest England player to bemoan the lack of home advantage after his side conceded a tenth-wicket stand of 111 to India on the second day of the Investec Test series at Trent Bridge. Broad had called for a pitch offering pace and bounce in the lead-up to the game, but was instead presented with a surface that he claimed was slower...
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