Tag: captain

“I love domestic cricket, but I also love international cricket and we have to keep protecting that” – Justin Langer

9 July 2024 0 comments

By Paul Eddison, Sportsbeat FORMER Australia cricket coach and opener Justin Langer has urged decision-makers to protect international cricket at […]

“My contests against Jimmy were some of my favourites” – Graeme Smith

8 July 2024 0 comments

By Paul Eddison, Sportsbeat GRAEME Smith has paid tribute to Jimmy Anderson, citing their battles among his favourite contests of […]

England spin it to win it in first T20I

7 July 2024 0 comments

By Matt Thacker July 6, Southampton England 197 for 3 (Wyatt 76, Sciver-Brunt 47) New Zealand 138 for 9 (Bates […]

Masterclass from Payne in vain as Bell-Drummond nicks the win for Kent

7 July 2024 0 comments

By Andrew Stockhausen July 5, Cheltenham Kent Spitfires 150 (Bell-Drummond 76, Payne 4-25) Gloucestershire 29-2 Kent won by 8 runs […]

Jones fireworks put Durham out of reach

7 July 2024 0 comments

By Thomas Ridley July 5, Chester-le-Street Durham 190-5 Worcestershire Rapids 168 Durham won by 22 runs Toss: Durham, who elected […]

Maiden ton for Bouchier in comfortable England win

7 July 2024 0 comments

June 30, Worcester, 2nd ODI New Zealand Women 141 England Women 142-2 England Women won by 8 wickets Toss: England […]

Ali stars in first Worcestershire win of the season

7 July 2024 0 comments

June 30-July 3, Chester-le-Street Durham v Worcestershire Toss: Worcestershire, who elected to field Key man: Kashif Ali scored two half-centuries […]

Abell guides Somerset to Warwickshire win

7 July 2024 0 comments

June 30-July 3, Taunton Somerset v Warwickshire Toss: Somerset, who elected to field TOM ABELL hit a perfectly-paced century as […]

Mike the man as Leicestershire beat Middlesex

7 July 2024 0 comments

June 30-July 3, Leicest Leicestershire v Middlesex Toss: Leicestershire, who elected to bat DESPITE MISSING eight senior players through injury […]

Once in a lifetime

7 July 2024 0 comments

Richard Edwards talks to Sam Northeast about the greatest game he has ever played in Always leave them wanting more. […]

Vipers, Sunrisers win to stay level

7 July 2024 0 comments

SUNDAY 30 JUNE NORTHERN DIAMONDS V CENTRAL SPARKS AT SCARBOROUGH Superb performances from Katie Levick and Bess Heath led Northern […]

Wanstead & Snaresbrook snatch one-run win in Essex

7 July 2024 0 comments

WANSTEAD & SNARESBROOK came out on top in an incredibly tight match in the Essex League, bowling out Hadleigh & […]

82-year-old bags five for Boxmoor

7 July 2024 0 comments

Age is just a number: 82-year-old Rasheed bagged five AZAD RASHEED showed the youngsters how it’s done in Boxmoor fourth […]

Gibson tells England to beware the Windies

7 July 2024 0 comments

As the West Indies prepare for the start of the Test series beginning at Lord’s on Wednesday, their former coach, […]

Glamorgan narrowly miss out on record run chase to draw with Gloucestershire

3 July 2024 0 comments

Glamorgan finished one run shy of a world-record run chase as they draw with Gloucestershire in Division Two of the […]

Bigger is better but England need rebuild – what we learned from T20 World Cup

1 July 2024 0 comments

The T20 World Cup is over, with India walking away as champions after a memorable final against South Africa. Here, […]

England T20 World Cup player ratings

30 June 2024 0 comments

How we thought Jos Buttler’s men fared on the way to their semi-final exit PHIL SALT 6/10 188 runs at […]

World beaters

30 June 2024 0 comments

By Ollie Wright This might not have been the most thrilling edition of the T20 World Cup but there was […]

South Africa batter Afghanistan to break semi-final hoodoo

30 June 2024 0 comments

June 27, Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Tarouba Afghanistan v South Africa Toss: Afghanistan, who elected to bat Officials: Nitin Menon, […]

Sharma assault finds Aussies wanting

30 June 2024 0 comments

Rohit rampage: the Indian skipper looked likely to break the record for the quickest T20 World Cup hundred PICTURES: Alamy […]

Dean, openers make light work of New Zealand

30 June 2024 0 comments

June 26, Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street, 1st ODI New Zealand Women 156 (Halliday 51, Plimmer 29, Dean 4-38, Ecclestone 2-28) England […]

Big-hitting Kimber makes history at Hove

30 June 2024 0 comments

June 23-26, County Ground, Hove Sussex v Leicestershire Toss: Leicestershire, who elected to field Leicestershire’s Louis Kimber rewrote the record […]