Cricket

Despite a tough day in the dirt at Trent Bridge, courtesy of Tammy Beaumont‘s career-best 208, Ashleigh Gardner says that Australia remain quietly confident of forcing victory in their one-off Test against England, and claiming four precious points in their bid to retain the Women’s Ashes. Gardner’s attacking offspin returned Australia’s best figures of the

Spectators attending day three of the Women’s Ashes Test at Trent Bridge on Saturday are being encouraged to wear red and show their support for this year’s #RedforRuth campaign to raise funds and awareness for the charity established in memory of Sir Andrew Strauss’ late wife. The initiative begins the build-up towards day two of

Lancashire 177 for 4 (Buttler 83, Livingstone 47) beat Derbyshire 150 for 7 (Came 45) by 27 runs A blistering 83 off 36 balls by England captain Jos Buttler clinched two precious points for Lancashire Lightning as they improved their chances of securing a place in the Vitality Blast quarter-finals with a 27-run win against

Heather Knight has called on her batters to “go again tomorrow” and earn the right to be dominant on a run-laden surface in the Women’s Ashes Test at Trent Bridge, after closing the second day on a promising 218 for 2, thanks to an outstanding century from Tammy Beaumont. Although England still trail Australia’s first-innings

Former West Indies batter Robert Samuels has been appointed interim head coach of the West Indies women’s side for their upcoming limited-overs series against Ireland at home. Samuels had been assistant coach to Courtney Walsh until April, when Cricket West Indies (CWI) had decided not to renew their contracts as well as that of the

Middlesex 254 for 3 (Eskinazi 73, Holden 68*, Higgins 48) beat Surrey 252 for 7 (Jacks 96, Evans 85) by seven wickets Will Jacks just missed out on smashing six sixes in an over in a massive Surrey total of 252 for seven, but Stephen Eskinazi and Max Holden still emerged as the heroes of

Durham have signed Callum Parkinson on a three-year contract. Parkinson’s club, Leicestershire, had previously announced that the left-arm spinner had turned down a new contract. As reported by ESPNcricinfo, Durham made an approach to sign Parkinson after he entered the final months of his contract. They are also set to sign Parkinson’s team-mate Colin Ackermann,

Former Australia and Queensland paceman Peter Allan, who played one Test and is one of only three men to have taken 10 wickets in a Sheffield Shield innings, has died at the age of 87. Allan played his sole Test for Australia in the 1965-66 Ashes against England on his home ground at the Gabba.

Derbyshire 160 for 4 (Came 43, du Plooy 40*) beat Northamptonshire 156 for 8 (Gay 47, Zaman 3-26) by six wickets Derbyshire Falcons skipper Leus du Plooy led from the front with a crucial unbeaten 40 from 23 balls to keep his side’s Vitality Blast quarter-final hopes alive with victory over Northamptonshire Steelbacks. Du Plooy

Leus du Plooy is considering an offer from Middlesex as he weighs up his future as a Derbyshire player. Derbyshire gave du Plooy his first opportunity in county cricket in 2019 and he has become one of their senior players during his five seasons at the club. He was appointed captain earlier this year but

The spin duo of Shreyanka Patil and Mannat Kashyap starred with the ball after a sedate batting effort to guide the India A team to the Women’s Emerging Teams Asia Cup title with a 31-run win over Bangladesh A in the final in Mong Kok. Electing to bat, India A first posted a modest 127

England hope that a week’s gap between the first and second Ashes Tests will enable their bowling attack time to recover ahead of back-to-back fixtures at Lord’s and Headingley, following a heavy workload at Edgbaston this week. The second men’s Test starts on June 28 at Lord’s and England are only expected to train twice

Nepal 211 for 4 (Sharki 77*, Airee 39*, Bhurtel 39) beat USA 207 (Jahangir 100*, Karan 4-33) by six wickets Nepal medium pacer Karan KC left a devastated USA top order in his wake with 4 for 11 in a seven-over new-ball burst to set up a six-wicket win at Takashinga Sports Club. For the

The inclusion of Madushanka, a left-armer able to swing the ball at pace, follows impressive recent outings against South Africa A, where he picked up nine wickets across three 50-over games and then another four in a four-day encounter, and comes on the back of him becoming the most expensive signing at $92,000 at the

It’s hard to believe Pat Cummins had ever seen anything like it. Against the first ball of the day, Joe Root attempted to reverse scoop him over the slips. The stroke, even though Root didn’t connect, heralded a passage of play that sent Australia from attack to defence in five overs. They started with three

Matt Parkinson will leave Lancashire at the end of the season to join Kent on a three-year-deal. The 26-year-old leg-spinner has found his opportunities limited at his boyhood county, despite starting the season with a five-wicket haul in the first round of this season’s County Championship against Surrey. He then played one match on loan

Bangladesh’s fast bowlers showed maturity during the one-off Test against Afghanistan, something that impressed head coach Chandika Hathurusinghe. The pace trio finished with their best match haul as the home side beat Afghanistan by 546 runs. It was a significant win, particularly at the Shere Bangla National Stadium, regarded as Bangladesh’s spin stronghold. During his

Australia’s lower order was an immediate target for England with Ollie Robinson terming them as having “three No. 11s” after they successfully ran through the tail on the third day at Edgbaston. Though Pat Cummins, batting at No. 8, contributed 38 – his highest score as captain and best since he made 63 against India