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T20I vice-captain Tilak Varma has emerged as a potential replacement for Shreyas Iyer in India’s long-term plans for the 2027 ICC Cricket World Cup. The 23-year-old left-hander is being considered as a middle-order option as the Indian team management loo...
30.08.2026
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has provided a fresh selection update on Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devdutt Padikkal ahead of India’s upcoming ODI series. The selectors and team management want batters to continue playing in their top-order role...
30.08.2026
Jamaica Kingsmen were 127 for 3 in 14.4 overs chasing 181 for victory when the rain came down for the second time, ending the game and leaving them seven runs in front
30.08.2026
2-0?: England will win the series if they defeat Pakistan at Lord’s PICTURE: Alamy ... Continue reading... Access all our premium content from as little as 14p per day! SUBSCRIBE Already a subscriber to our website? Login
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30.08.2026
Not to be underestimated: Orla Prendergast and Ireland Women will face England PICTURE: Alamy ... Continue reading... Access all our premium content from as little as 14p per day! SUBSCRIBE Already a subscriber to our website? Login
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30.08.2026
By Eddie Button AUSTRALIA BEAT Bangladesh by an innings and 51 runs to draw the series 1-1 after their shock nine-wicket defeat in Darwin. Mitchell Starc starred for Australia taking a wicket with the first ball of the game and finishing with figures of 6...
30.08.2026
By Eddie Button SONAL DINUSHA carried his bat for a remarkable 133 not out to rescue Sri Lanka from what looked like what was destined to be another defeat to India. The 25-year-old took his side to 429-9, leading to a declaration which brought the end to...
30.08.2026
GUYANA AMAZON Warriors have won three out of three so far in the Caribbean Premier League. Captain Imran Tahir (below) has led from the front taking six wickets across their victories so far in the campaign, supported by Shai Hope with the bat scoring 120...
30.08.2026
THE NEW European T20 League kicked off on Wednesday as the Rotterdam Dockers claimed victory over the Amsterdam Flames. Faf du Plessis starred for the Dockers finishing on an unbeaten 83 comfortably chasing 157 in the all-Netherlands clash. In Ireland, sk...
30.08.2026
NEWS IN BRIEF ANVAY DRAVID and Aaryavir Sehwag, sons of former India stars Rahul Dravid and Verinder Sehwag, have been called up to the India under-19s squad for a three-match series of ODIs against Australia. Anvay Dravid was involved in the tour of Sri...
30.08.2026
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE retained their Eastern Division One title on a tense final day of the regular season and will now make the familiar trip to West Bromwich Dartmouth, venue for the four-day final which starts on September 6. Buckinghamshire needed just 15 b...
30.08.2026
ENGLAND SHARED the title with New Zealand after no play was possible in the Over 60s World Cup final in Canada last weekend due to persistent rain. England, who beat Australia in the semi-finals, were involved in controversy earlier in the tournament agai...
30.08.2026
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30.08.2026
SMETHWICK CLOSED the gap in Birmingham to two points after defeating Knowle & Dorridge by one wicket. Deepak Khatri starred for Smethwick taking 2-37 and scoring 106. Yasir Ali’s unbeaten 30 at No.10 helped Smethwick get over the line with nine balls to s...
30.08.2026
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30.08.2026
BRIDGWATER AND Potterne played out an incredible match in the West of England Premier League, with Potterne knocking off a target of 406 with just one wicket in hand and two balls to spare. Potterne won the toss and put Bridgwater into bat. They scored a...
30.08.2026
NEW FARNLEY defeated Smethwick by four runs in a close game in their ECB National Club Championship semi-final. Smethwick won the toss and put New Farnley in to bat which allowed them to set a big total of 271 from their 40 overs. Ryan McKendry scored 107...
30.08.2026
The Pakistan legend, Zaheer Abbas, on how his father’s foresight allowed him to survive and then getting a pair of glasses saw him thrive . Interview by Matt Thacker I am almost the same age as my country. I was born in 1947, the year the Indian subcontin...
30.08.2026
katya witney A t the end of this summer, a monumental transition period for women’s cricket in England will begin. First, there are the two high-profile retirement announcements which have been splashed across the headlines – Heather Knight and Tammy Beau...
30.08.2026
By Richard Edwards Seen it all: Joe Denly made his debut before the IPL existed PICTURE: Alamy IT’S NOT unusual to witness a degree of change over the course of a career, regardless of the profession you’re working in. But few cricketers have had a better...
30.08.2026
Somerset 251-7 (Dean 76, Holland 70) beat Durham 248-9 (Marlow 71, Anderson 5-40) by three wickets Ellie Anderson claimed career-best List-A figures as Somerset beat Durham by three wickets at Taunton to improve their chances of qualifying for the knockou...
30.08.2026
Lauren Winfield-Hill The One-Day Cup game I played in for Yorkshire against Surrey this week was eventful for several reasons. First and foremost, it was a really good game of cricket. If we hadn’t batted so terribly in the first innings we could have bee...
30.08.2026
The London Loop children’s activity camp brings children together from across the capital through cricket and physical activity For the last three summers, the Surrey, Essex, Middlesex, and Kent cricket foundations have come together under the banner of C...
30.08.2026
By Sam Rhymes August 27-30, New Road, Worcester Lancashire 180 (Jennings 55, Bailey 34, Swanepoel 4-37, Singh 3-27) Worcestershire 12-1 (Libby 7*, Edavalath 3*, Bailey 1-10) Toss: Worcestershire won the toss and decided to field Officials: Michael Gough,...
30.08.2026
By Jeremy Blackmore & Ben Kosky August 27-30, cinch County Ground, Northampton Kent 345 (Crawley 89, Bell-Drummond 70, Guthrie 2-62, Procter 2-42, Chahal 2-58) Northamptonshire 74-0 (Vasconcelos 43*, Procter 28*) Toss: Northamptonshire won the toss and de...
30.08.2026
By Thomas Ridley & Charlie O’Brien August 27-30, Banks Homes Riverside, Chester-le-Street Gloucestershire 137 (Bracey 60, Price 27, Aldridge 5-16, Potts 2-27, Carse 2-51) & 250 (Hammond 58, Bancroft 46, Aldridge 4-47, Carse 2-44, Ackermann 2-45) Durham 38...
30.08.2026
By Nigel Gardner August 27-30, The OurCoop County Ground, Derby Derbyshire 79-3 (Jewell 32*, Montgomery 30, Higgins 2-18, Helm 1-24) Middlesex (Yet to bat) Toss: Middlesex won the toss and decided to field Officials: Paul Baldwin, Simon Widdup, Simon Hink...
30.08.2026
ANNIE CHAVE The grounds may have been parched the colour of gold, giving the illusion of high summer, but make no mistake, the evenings were drawing in and there was a chill to the air, as the crown of our domestic cricket, the County Championship, return...
30.08.2026
By Graham Hardcastle August 27-30, North Marine Road, Scarborough Yorkshire 263 (Wharton 70, Hill 62, Hull 3-57, Davey 2-44, A Green 2-35) Leicestershire 84-0 (R Patel 41*, Gumbs 39*) Toss: Leicestershire won the toss and decided to field Officials: Ian B...
30.08.2026
By Brian Halford August 27-30, Edgbaston, Birmingham Nottinghamshire 299-7 (Clarke 146*, Martindale 55, Bamber 2-63, Mousley 1-6) Warwickshire (Yet to bat) Toss: Warwickshire won the toss and decided to field Officials: Mark Newell, Martin Saggers, Mike S...
30.08.2026
By Paul Weaver & Bruce Talbot August 27-30, County Ground, Hove Somerset 202 (Abell 72, Overton 54, Crocombe 5-56, Hunt 3-31) & 167-2 (Lammonby 74*, Thomas 48, Unadkat 1-55, Hunt 1-25) Sussex 250 (Clark 85, Simpson 64*, Overton 4-66, Gregory 3-55) When sc...
30.08.2026
By Blake Bint August 27-30, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Hampshire 162 (Lehmann 51*, Orr 36, Hamza 3-39, ul Hassan 3-33) & 124-2 (Gubbins 40, Orr 39, van der Gugten 1-26, Hamza 1-35) Glamorgan 161 (Kellaway 57, Ingram 32, Baker 4-34, Abbott 3-33, Jack 3-31) To...
30.08.2026
By Martin Smith August 27-30, Ambassador Cruise Line Ground, Chelmsford Surrey 183 (Thomas 43, Lawes 38, Akhter 3-36, Cook 3-41) & 51-4 (Burns 20, Sibley 10, Harmer 2-19, Cook 1-10, Snater 1-1) Essex 279 (Elgar 113, Allison 43, Chahar 6-80, Worrall 2-32)...
30.08.2026
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE SEAMER Olly Stone was named Rothesay County Championship Player of the Round following last week’s match-winning 10-wicket haul in the champions’ three-day victory over Surrey at The Oval. Notts triumphed by 145 runs, Stone following up fi...
30.08.2026
MARK BUTCHER Less than 48 hours after Joe Root’s side wrapped up a comprehensive win over Pakistan at Headingley and an England cricketer was again making headlines for the wrong reasons. In isolation, there’s not really much to the story. Brydon Carse is...
30.08.2026
DEREK PRINGLE Can there have been a more deserving case for the Lord’s Honours Board than Mohammad Abbas, Pakistan’s wily seam bowler? Three times now Abbas has taken four wickets in a Test innings at the famous venue with his nibble and strife, and three...
30.08.2026
DAY 1 REPORT WHEN ON Thursday morning Babar Azam walked out for the toss under slate-grey skies, his top order would have been cowering on the visitors’ balcony. Undone at Leeds in similarly bleak atmospherics and with England’s bowling cohort of Lord’s s...
30.08.2026
By Matt Thacker August 27-31, Lord’s Cricket Ground England 290 (Smith 61, Cox 55, Abbas 4-73, Ali 3-86) & 177-7 (Lawrence 50*, Brook 34, Abbas 3-48, Ali 2-54) Pakistan 110 (Azan 46, Saud 16, Robinson 4-11, Archer 3-26) Toss: Pakistan won the toss and dec...
30.08.2026
Scotland international sets up win over Surrey with 4 for 18 before unbeaten 38 in rain-reduced Final
29.08.2026
The India head coach said they are trying to play "aggressive cricket" and "set the tone for the next six months"
29.08.2026
Kathryn Bryce stars with bat and ball as The Blaze win the T20 Women's County Cup, leaving Surrey as runners-up again.
29.08.2026
Kathryn Bryce stars with bat and ball as The Blaze win the T20 Women's County Cup, leaving Surrey as runners-up again.
29.08.2026
Kathryn Bryce stars with bat and ball as The Blaze win the T20 Women's County Cup, leaving Surrey as runners-up again.
29.08.2026
Scotland international sets up win over Surrey with 4 for 18 before unbeaten 38 in rain-reduced Final
29.08.2026
The decision to abandon play an hour early after a rain-hit third day of England’s second Test against Pakistan is criticised by former captain Nasser Hussain and fans.
29.08.2026
The decision to abandon play an hour early after a rain-hit third day of England’s second Test against Pakistan is criticised by former captain Nasser Hussain and fans.
29.08.2026
Bad light prevents hosts from sealing three-day win, with four runs needed for victory on final day
29.08.2026
Pakistan face 350-plus chase despite Abbas three-for making life challenging for batters
29.08.2026
Fast bowler accepts that batting failures have put his team right up against it in second Test
29.08.2026
Former captain Michael Vaughan backs batter Dan Lawrence for a run in England's Test side. How would you solve impending selection headache?
29.08.2026