Kent won at Old Trafford for the first time in the 21st century, while weather ended Yorkshire’s push to beat GlamorganIt’s suddenly looking sticky for Kent. Hartley and Lyon have the bit between their teeth. At least Anderson isn’t pawing the turf in the deep.No play, incidentally, at Lord’s – where it is raining and the forecast is miserable. Continue reading
Day two action updates from the 11am BST startGet in touch! Email Tanya or have your say in the commentsPatel and Harris rattling away at Lord’s, Ryan Higgins meanwhile, named player of the month.At Old Trafford, the Lancashire players are kicking a ball around, a groundsman is brushing the pitch and they’re having an inspection at noon. Continue reading
England’s Test captain thrilled Stanley Park on his county comeback but Keaton Jennings helped Lancashire hold firmI don’t want to sound like an obsessive, but I’ve just watched Stokes doing up his shoelaces through my binoculars. Do all cricket boots have velcro straps and laces, or just if you’re superman? And here he comes: on to bowl at the South End.Hello Mike Daniels in the Grace Road scorebox! “Cloudy morning at Grace Road. One stand full of school children which livens the place up....
Mark Robinson said his side are ‘aspiring to get level’ with Surrey after a nine-wicket defeat to the Division One leadersAnd with a little lap round the corner, Ollie Pope wins it for Surrey. A third win on the trot and, after missing a week, straight back to the top of the table for the defending champs – with a 21-point lead over second-placed Essex. Very friendly handshakes all round.The Oval: Surrey 464 and 89-1 BEAT Warwickshire 343 and 209 by nine wickets. Continue reading
Gareth Roderick paid tribute to Josh Baker after hitting a century on a poignant return to the field for WorcestershireAgar, paint dabbed on his nose, is looking to do to Worcestershire, what he did to Lancashire last week. Lancashire, meanwhile, are 6-0 against Notts, boosted by the return of Saqib Mahmood – with Nathan Lyon taking a round off this week.Canterbury looks beautiful on the live stream, lime grass and sunshine. Worcestershire and Kent lined up before play on the boundary edge to...
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Skywatchers throughout North America got an eyeful the evening of May 10 but they had to be vigilant, because the intense Aurora Borealis created by unusual solar activity earlier in the week weren’t always the dancing lights that make the phenomenon so spectacular. Nevertheless, professional and amateur photographers throughout southwestern Ontario have been posting […]
Extra overseas slots to open up in first months of ChampionshipClubs can in theory block homegrown talent from joining leagueEnglish counties face losing more of their leading homegrown talents during the first two months of next season – and potentially in years to come – amid a proposal for the Pakistan Super League (PSL) to run concurrently with the Indian Premier League (IPL).The 10-team IPL is the only franchise T20 league to overlap with the start of the County Championship in April and...
Men’s players report physical and mental strain of fixture listResearch shows concerns about safety when travelling to gamesThe Professional Cricketers Association has called for a cut in domestic cricket, warning that fixture congestion is compromising performance and could even result in “disaster” on the roads as exhausted players bounce from match to match.Figures released by the union after a country-wide study at the start of the current season show that 81% of men’s players have concerns...
Root scored 156 and Bean 173 at Headingley.
Gregory and team-mate Josh Davey took three wickets each.