Barbados Tridents 130 for 9 (Carter 35, Brathwaite 2-17) beat Antigua Hawksbills 129 for 8 (Samuels 66, Rampaul 4-15) by one wicketScorecard and ball-by-ball details Antigua Hawksbills' luckless 2014 Caribbean Premier League campaign continued with a one-wicket defeat at the hands of Barbados Tridents Friday night at Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados. Akeal Hosein shook off a kamikaze run-out...
Wright makes record 153 in huge chase
Sussex 226 for 3 (Wright 153*) beat Essex 225 for 3 (Westley 109*, Ryder 75) by seven wicketsScorecard Luke Wright produced an incredible innings as he smashed an unbeaten 153 from 66 balls to lead Sussex to a seven-wicket triumph over a shell-shocked Essex side at Chelmsford. It represented the highest score in English domestic Twenty20 cricket, eclipsing the unbeaten 152 by Graham Napier when...
Hales, Taylor dump Yorkshire out
Nottinghamshire 201 for 4 (Hales 67, Taylor 35*) beat Yorkshire 200 for 5 (Finch 89, Bairstow 60) by six wicketsScorecard On a hot Friday evening suitable for a Meatloaf lyric or a William Faulkner novel the hopes of fervid home supporters at Headingley were dashed when Yorkshire lost to Nottinghamshire by six wickets in their final North Group match in the NatWest T20 Blast. Their defeat means...
Dungarpur a guiding force - Tendulkar
Sachin Tendulkar acknowledged the "instrumental role" Raj Singh Dungarpur had played "in making me the cricketer I am" by terming the former cricketer-turned-administrator as a guiding force. Tendulkar was speaking at the release of the the book Raj Singh Dungarpur - A Tribute, compiled and edited by Samar Singh and Harsh Vardhan, at the Cricket Club of India, Dungarpur's home in Mumbai ever since...
Jul
25
Cook's lonely battle to survive
West End, a village to the north-east of Southampton and home to the Ageas Bowl, is a bit of a ghost town nowadays. Southampton is a university town, full of students. The students have all gone back home for the summer break. For those left behind it has simply been too hot to venture out. It has not been raining yet, it has been humid because of the proximity to the sea, and temperatures have been...
Khawaja makes immediate impact
Lancashire 164 for 8 (Khawaja 44, Prince 43, Breese 3-19) beat Durham 137 for 7 (Mustard 49, Ali 3-19) by 27 runsScorecard Lancashire sealed top spot in the NatWest T20 Blast North Division with a routine victory by 27 runs over out of contention Durham at Old Trafford. The home side won their sixth match in succession and their 10th of out of 14 in all as they completed their group campaign...
Last-ball finish for record crowd
Surrey 138 for 8 beat Middlesex 137 for 8 (Morgan 43, Meaker 4-30) by two wicketsScorecard Highlights: Surrey prevail in last-ball finish at Lord's When the ECB's top table formulated their plans for the recast T20 Blast, it was doubtlessly evenings such as this that headed their blueprint. A crowd of 28,500 was expected and although pockets of seats suggested it was a little less...
Nicol, Broom and Nethula switch teams
Former New Zealand internationals Rob Nicol, Neil Broom, Dean Brownlie and Tarun Nethula have all switched domestic teams for next summer, while spinner Bruce Martin has missed out on a first-round contract for 2014-15. The six major associations have named their initial contract lists for next summer, although further contracts can be awarded in the second round on August 8. Nicol has returned to...
Jul
23
Chopra, Trott keep contest even
Warwickshire 163 for 3 (Chopra 81, Trott 62*) trail Sussex 413 by 250 runsScorecard With pitches such a talking point over the last two weeks, it is only right to commend the one here at Horsham. Offering bounce for the seamers and turn for the spinners, while also rewarding patience from the batsmen, the surface puts those of some full-time county grounds to shame. After a flurry of wickets on...
Red Steel franchise name issue resolved
The issue regarding the name of the Caribbean Premier League franchise Red Steel has been resolved and the team will once again be called "Trinidad & Tobago Red Steel", the CPL has said. The CPL had earlier agreed to omit the words "Trinidad & Tobago" from the name, based on a request from the Minister of Sport Anil Roberts. According to Roberts, the use of the country name infringed "on...
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
Copyright © Natural Herb. All rights reserved.
Design 
