Tag: Team

Cheshire end Berkshire’s Trophy streak

11 August 2024 0 comments

CHESHIRE ENDED Berkshire’s hopes of winning the National Counties Trophy for a fifth successive season with an emphatic semi-final victory […]

Sri Lanka players raise security concerns over UK riots

11 August 2024 0 comments

WITH THE firstTestbetween England and Sri Lanka set to start at Old Trafford on August 21, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) […]

Andrew Flintoff says Top Gear crash caused ‘anxiety, nightmares and flashbacks’

5 August 2024 0 comments

Andrew Flintoff struggled with anxiety, experiencing “nightmares and flashbacks” and was “crying every two minutes” after being seriously hurt in […]

The Hundred: James Vince dazzles as Southern Brave go top

4 August 2024 0 comments

A James Vince masterclass and another brilliant performance by their battery of quicks sent Southern Brave to the top of the Men’s Hundred group and served notice that the competition’s inaugural champions are this year’s team to beat.

Mark Ramprakash backs Andy Flower to replace Matthew Mott

4 August 2024 0 comments

Former England batter Mark Ramprakash has joined a chorus of past players urging England’s top brass to bring “deep thinker” Andy Flower back into the men’s white-ball set-up following the departure of Matthew Mott.

Irreplaceable Woakes leaves England with real dilemma

4 August 2024 0 comments

The quality of the opposition wasn’t the highest by any means, but there was a maturity in the way England went about their business in their 3-0 whitewash of the West Indies.

England v West Indies player ratings from 3-0 whitewash to hosts

4 August 2024 0 comments

Ben Stokes’ England secured an impressive 3-0 whitewash of the West Indies in their recent series – here we rate all the players from both teams out of 10.

Derek Pringle: Fearsome Mark Wood embodies the need for speed

4 August 2024 0 comments

Derek Pringle relished watching England paceman Mark Wood dismantle the West Indies batting during the third Test at Edgbaston.

Bears squeeze past Surrey to maintain perfect start

4 August 2024 0 comments

By Brian Halford August 2, Rugby School, Rugby Warwickshire 311-9 Surrey 308-9 Warwickshire won by 3 runs Toss: Surrey, who […]

Aldridge and Thomas consign Lancs to fourth successive defeat

4 August 2024 0 comments

By Richard Latham August 2, County Ground, Taunton Lancashire Lighting 218 Somerset 220-2 Somerset won by 8 wickets Toss: Somerset, […]

All-round Ackerman gives Durham the win

4 August 2024 0 comments

By ECB Reporters August 2, Chester-le-Street Northants Steelbacks 260 Durham 261-6 Durham won by 4 wickets Toss: Northants Steelbacks, who […]

Filer has eyes on 80mph and Bangladesh World Cup

4 August 2024 0 comments

Need for speed: Lauren Filer (furthest right) thinks she can bowl even faster “THE LAST 18 MONTHS have been a […]

Superchargers crush Invincibles with Sutherland supreme

4 August 2024 0 comments

August 2, The Kia Oval, Kennington Superchargers Women 146-4 Oval Invincibles Women 64 Northern Superchargers won by 82 runs Toss: […]

Pooran lights up The Oval as Superchargers triumph

4 August 2024 0 comments

August 2, The Kia Oval, Kennington Superchargers Men 145-5 Oval Invincibles Men 126-9 Northern Superchargers won by 19 runs Toss: […]

What makes a good captain?

4 August 2024 0 comments

Darren Stevens discusses the role of a captain – and feels Harry Brook has what it takes, but says England need to give him some time to get more experience.

Dattani says South Asian representation still lagging

4 August 2024 0 comments

By Evie Ashton LESS THAN 2% of domestic female cricketers competing in this year’s Hundred are South Asian, despite British […]

Ireland recover to beat Zimbabwe in Belfast

4 August 2024 0 comments

IRELAND DEFEATED Zimbabwe in the one-off Test match in Belfast, recovering from 21-5 overnight in their second innings to reach […]

Joe’s route to the summit opens up

28 July 2024 0 comments

That’s the thing about Joe Root, you barely notice him, and then you look up at the scoreboard to see he’s 33 years old and an elder statesman of the world game.

England’s Harry Brook and Shoaib Bashir show their class

28 July 2024 0 comments

England’s win at Trent Bridge featured some of the best Test cricket I’ve seen for a long time. West Indies did well to stay in the match after England threw everything at them but in the end Ben Stokes’ side were just too strong.

Great survivor Jason Holder keeps holding on vs England

28 July 2024 0 comments

At 115-5 on day one of the Edgbaston Test, having won the toss and elected to bat first on a placid surface, the West Indies threatened to be blown away as they had been five days earlier in Nottingham.