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You couldn’t write it – Brydon Carse amazed by catch that toppled Ollie Pope

8 October 2024 0 comments

Debutant Brydon Carse claimed “you couldn’t write it” after watching England captain Ollie Pope fall to a jaw-dropping catch moments […]

England rally at end of tough day against Pakistan but concerns over Ben Duckett

8 October 2024 0 comments

England suffered a chaotic second day in Multan, watching Pakistan pile up 518 to take control of the first Test […]

England feel the heat in opening Test as Pakistan pile on runs in baking Multan

7 October 2024 0 comments

Pakistan made England feel the heat on day one of the Test series in Multan, where a stand of 253 […]

Season review: Essex

6 October 2024 0 comments

By Essex’s usually high standards, it has been a disappointing season of cricket for the men from the east coast.

Season review: Middlesex

6 October 2024 0 comments

Middlesex will be kicking themselves over two poor Championship performances that cost them the chance to keep promotion in their own hands.

Sunrisers claim the final trophy

6 October 2024 0 comments

By Phil Walker The Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy (RHFT) came to an end this summer, marking its final season before […]

Western Storm – gone but not forgotten

6 October 2024 0 comments

By Jeremy Blackmore Hundred and out: Sophie Luff celebrates a hundred games for Western Storm in June PICTURE: Alamy FOR […]

SUNRISERS ON THE UP AS SUN SETS ON RHFT

6 October 2024 0 comments

katya witney Regional cricket bowed out last weekend with the final of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. While the game […]

Triple tons build big Essex lead

6 October 2024 0 comments

By Martin Smith September 26-29, The Cloud County Ground, Chelmsford Essex 508-8d (Elgar 182, Westley 135, Critchley 112, Patel 3-41, […]

ACE announces the first professional rookie contracts

6 October 2024 0 comments

This month the African-Caribbean Engagement programme [ACE] took another giant leap forward in their extraordinary story with the announcement of […]

Alvaston & Boulton clinch title

6 October 2024 0 comments

ALVASTON & BOULTON defeated Sawley by eight wickets on the final day of the season to seal the Derbyshire Premier […]

England's Ben Stokes

England unsure if Ben Stokes will be fit for Test series opener in Pakistan

4 October 2024 0 comments

England could be without Ben Stokes for next week’s opening Test in Pakistan, with Zak Crawley admitting the tourists do […]

Alec Stewart accepts new role as Surrey’s high-performance cricket adviser

3 October 2024 0 comments

Alec Stewart has accepted a new role as high-performance cricket adviser at Surrey from the start of next year, with […]

England thrash Australia at Lord’s to level ODI series 2-2

29 September 2024 0 comments

An almost perfect one-day performance from Harry Brook’s England saw them win their second game of the week against Australia on Friday.

England's Harry Brook

Rampant quicks tear Aussies apart at Lord’s

29 September 2024 0 comments

Phil Walker England turned in their most dynamic ODI performance since the glory days of 2019 to swat aside an […]

Western Storm – gone but not forgotten

29 September 2024 0 comments

By Jeremy Blackmore For Sophie Luff, the end of Western Storm after nine years is bittersweet, but she says its […]

Katya Witney: Sunrisers win Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy send-off

29 September 2024 0 comments

Regional women’s cricket bowed out last weekend with the final of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, won by Sunrisers.

Triple tons build big Essex lead

29 September 2024 0 comments

By Martin Smith After a rain-dominated first two days in which Essex reached 116 for 1, Essex batters Dean Elgar, […]

Lees gets a shift on as Durham dominate

29 September 2024 0 comments

By Thomas Ridley A SPARKLING century from Alex Lees gave Durham the upper hand in their Vitality County Championship clash […]

ACE announces the first professional rookie okie contracts

29 September 2024 0 comments

Blazing a trail: ACE graduate Amy Wheeler has secured a deal with The Blaze This month the African-Caribbean Engagement programme […]

Alvaston & Boulton clinch title

29 September 2024 0 comments

Sealing the deal:Mitch Wagstaff took three-for as Alvaston & Boulton won the Derbyshire Premier League PICTURE: Alamy ALVASTON & BOULTON […]

Surrey win the County Championship for a three-peat

22 September 2024 0 comments

Surrey have been crowned County Championship winners after Somerset’s surprise loss to Lancashire at Old Trafford.

Northants in form with back-toback wins

22 September 2024 0 comments

SCOTT CURRIE’S valiant maiden first-class century proved in vain despite helping to stage a remarkable Leicestershire fightback as Northamptonshire completed […]

Pirates win Disability Premier League after unbeaten campaign

22 September 2024 0 comments

Pirates won their first Disability Premier League (DPL) title at Sophia Gardens last weekend, completing a dominant unbeaten season.

Gloucestershire trounce Sussex in T20 Blast semi

15 September 2024 0 comments

Underdogs Gloucestershire flattened much-fancied Sussex for just 106 on the way to an eight-wicket victory in the second semi at Edgbaston.