Tag: Vitality Blast

It’s been a Blast!

30 June 2024 0 comments

As the gentler pace of the County Championship coincided with a period of settled weather, there was time to take […]

Durham’s Raine washes the Bears clean away

9 June 2024 0 comments

By Brian Halford June 8, Edgbaston, Birmingham Durham 194-9 (Bedingham 63, Turner 33, Garton 3-41, Mousley 2-23, Lintott 2-32) Birmingham […]

‘No excuses’ from England despite disrupted World Cup preparations – Mark Wood

30 May 2024 0 comments

Mark Wood says there will be “no excuses” from England following a frustrating preparation period for the T20 World Cup. […]

Malan looking to the future with England career likely to be over

4 April 2024 0 comments

Dawid Malan accepts his time with England has likely run its course but is planning his future in cricket by […]

Surrey keeper Smith eager to prove England credentials

3 April 2024 0 comments

Surrey wicketkeeper-batter Jamie Smith will relish the chance to take on Nathan Lyon in Friday’s season opener at Lancashire but […]

ECB releases county cricket schedule for packed 2024 summer

23 November 2023 0 comments

Reduced rounds of County Championship fixtures and more time between formats can help manage player workload, according to the England […]

Urban Plan opens up to community

13 August 2023 0 comments

By Bruce Talbot With Ashes fever having gripped the nation this summer the interest in cricket has been noticeable at […]

Eagles knock out holders in tense finale

16 July 2023 0 comments

Essex Eagles continued to make Edgbaston a happy home as they reached the Vitality Blast final with a thrilling five-wicket […]

Sharks upset Hawks’ bid

18 June 2023 0 comments

OLI Carter and Brad Currie were the unlikely heroes as Sussex Sharks edged past Hampshire Hawks by six runs at […]

Lightning are put to the sword

4 June 2023 0 comments

June 2, Emirates Riverside, Chester-le-Street Durham 153-4 Lancashire 152-9 Durham won by 6 wickets Toss: Lancashire, who elected to bat […]

Adil Rashid to miss England’s India white-ball series to make Mecca pilgrimage

24 June 2022 0 comments

Adil Rashid will miss England’s white-ball series against India after being given clearance to make the holy pilgrimage to Mecca. […]

Ravi Bopara returns to haunt old pals Eagles

11 July 2021 0 comments

SUSSEX Sharks had Ravi Bopara to thank after his unbeaten 62 guided them past former side Essex Eagles in the […]

Finn Allen is key to Lightning’s last 8 hopes

11 July 2021 0 comments

LANCASHIRE Lightning kept their Vitality Blast quarter-final hopes alive with a dominant win over Northamptonshire Steelbacks at Old Trafford. Set […]

Harry Brook and Jordan Thompson break record-partnership en route to Yorkshire win

23 June 2021 0 comments

Harry Brook and Jordan Thompson shared a Vitality Blast record sixth-wicket partnership of 141 to help Yorkshire recover from 15 […]

Luke made the Wright call

20 June 2021 0 comments

SUSSEX captain Luke Wright had to be patient to make his return to the T20 side. Wright missed the first […]

Hants find themselves a Grand fit

30 May 2021 0 comments

COLIN de Grandhomme has been backed to add some “firepower” to Hampshire Hawks in the T20 Blast. The New Zealand […]

Ahmad up to the task

16 May 2021 0 comments

KENT’S new signing Qais Ahmad is excited that his globe-trotting career has now taken him to Canterbury. The Afghanistan international […]

Rookie Cracknell looks to idol AB

4 October 2020 0 comments

MIDDLESEX youngster Joe Cracknell is looking to boyhood hero AB De Villiers to help him build on his debut Vitality […]

PCA awards bonus for TV viewers

27 September 2020 0 comments

FANS tuning in for the Vitality Blast Finals Day at Edgbaston on Saturday will be treated to an exclusive broadcast […]

Balbirnie can’t wait to start as a Dragon

23 August 2020 0 comments

Andrew Balbirnie IRELAND captain Andrew Balbirnie can’t wait to experience playing in the Vitality Blast after signing for Glamorgan in […]

LAVENDER IS NOT SMELLING SO SWEET AT LORD’S

2 August 2020 0 comments

Absent: Lord’s will not be hosting any Middlesex matches at present AS County Cricket rallies to restart after months of […]

Van Zyl is to stay at home

2 August 2020 0 comments

SUSSEX will be without Stiaan van Zyl for the 2020 season. Problems associated with travelling from South Africa means van […]

Keeper Dan is an all-round sporting hero

28 July 2019 0 comments

By Jeremy Blackmore All-rounder: Dan Lincoln NON-LEAGUE goalkeeper Dan Lincoln had some big shoes to fill when he stepped in […]

Glamorgan sign James Foster as T20 consultant

9 July 2019 0 comments

With over 19,000 runs in domestic cricket, Foster will provide plenty of experience to the Glamorgan setup.

Law men to embark on an Irish adventure

22 February 2019 0 comments

By Jon Couch MIDDLESEX are to take on Irish side Leinster Lightning in an historic Twenty20 Challenge Match this summer. […]