Northamptonshire 314 for 2 (Vasconcelos 166*, Procter 65, Nair 55*) lead Glamorgan 271 (Ingram 82, Crane 61, Sanderson 5-92) by 43 runs Ricardo Vasconcelos hit a magnificent unbeaten 166, his ninth first-class century and his first in two years, as he indulged his liking for Glamorgan’s bowlers on day two of this Vitality County Championship…

Yorkshire 159 and 216 for 7 (Hill 52*, Higgins 3-41, Roland-Jones 3-54) lead Middlesex 246 (du Plooy 51, De Caires 50, Thompson 5-80) by 129 runs Ryan Higgins struck twice in successive balls, including the scalp of Harry Brook for a golden duck, while Toby Roland-Jones also captured three wickets as Middlesex maintained the upper…

Derbyshire squander more chances in the field before slumping in response to visitors’ 574 for 7 dec source

Lancashire 146 and 10 for 1 trail Essex 377 (Westley 81, Elgar 79) by 221 runs Tom Westley kick-started his season with an innings that helped underpin Essex’s commanding position against Lancashire in the Vitality County Championship at Chelmsford. The Essex captain chalked up 1,130 runs last season but had contributed just 56 in four…

Durham 244 and 319 for 5 (Bedingham 138, Borthwick 75) lead Worcestershire 184 (Libby 61, Potts 3-40) by 379 runs Centurion David Bedingham and Scott Borthwick propelled Durham into a position of considerable strength to push for a first victory of the season in the battle of the two promoted teams in the Vitality County…

South East Stars 274 for 6 (Farrant 94, Dunkley 48*) beat Southern Vipers 273 for 9 (Kemp 50, McDonald-Gay 3-46) by four wickets Tash Farrant made a fairytale return to cricket as South East Stars beat reigning champions Southern Vipers by four wickets in a thriller on the opening day of the 2024 Rachael Heyhoe…

Liam Dawson continues prolific form with another five-wicket haul source

Northern Diamonds 166 for 1 (Winfield-Hill 69*, Armitage 61*) beat Thunder 165 (Levick 4-38) by nine wickets Northern Diamonds cruised their way to an opening-day nine-wicket victory over Thunder at Chester-le-Street thanks to commanding performances from three of their most experienced players. Veteran legspinner Katie Levick claimed 4 for 38 as the visitors were bowled…

Central Sparks 213 for 9 (Freeborn 53, Ballinger 3-47) The Blaze 135 (de Klerk 43, Baker 3-29) by 78 runs Central Sparks ended their 50-over hoodoo against the Blaze with an emphatic 78-run victory on the opening day of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy season at Edgbaston. Eve Jones’ side had never beaten Blaze in…

Azam has so far played eight T20Is, the last of which also came against New Zealand this January. But, despite a big reputation as a hitter, Azam has tallied just 29 runs across seven innings with a highest score of 10. In the latest PSL, for example, although Azam got just 226 runs in ten…

Toss Pakistan opt to bowl vs New Zealand Pakistan won the toss and chose to bowl in the second T20I against New Zealand in Rawalpindi on Saturday evening. Babar Azam announced an unchanged side from the first T20I, which was rained out after just two balls on Thursday. Fortunately, the forecast for the second T20I…

Sunrisers 116 for 2 (Scrivens 63*) beat Western Storm 114 (Wraith 42, Hancock 3-15, Grewcok 3-28) by eight wickets Jodi Grewcock and Nicola Hancock claimed three wickets apiece as Sunrisers launched their Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy campaign with a comprehensive eight-wicket victory over Western Storm at Cardiff’s Sophia Gardens. Seamer Hancock took 3 for 15…