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By Jon Culley August 20-23, Uptonsteel Grace Road, Leicester Leicestershire 151 (Holland 23, Gumbs 22, Toole 3-48, Gorvin 2-18) & 257 (Gumbs 93, Scriven 43, ul Hassan 3-46, Toole 2-45) Glamorgan 152 (Crane 44, Dickson 23, Holland 4-30, Mike 4-38) & 126-5...
23.08.2026
By Alex Smith August 20-23, Utilita Bowl, Southampton Yorkshire 173 (Bess*, Revis 33, Abbott 4-17, Neal 3-50) & 301 (Lyth 51, Wharton 47, Organ 4-59, Baker 2-79, Neal 2-64) Hampshire 197 (Prest 46, Gubbins 38, Hill 5-29, Coad 2-48, Lyth 2-15) & 106-3 (Alb...
23.08.2026
Chance to Shine’s Street cricket clubs are bringing cricket to young people in areas where it otherwise might not be accessible Chance to Shine’s Street cricket clubs are aimed at engaging young people across the country living in under-served communities...
23.08.2026
THERE IS something appropriate about Keith Barker ending his professional cricket career where it all began. When the 39-year-old announced his retirement this week, bringing the curtain down on 17 seasons in professional cricket, it was at Warwickshire t...
23.08.2026
Practice makes perfect: Philander going through the motions PICTURE: Alamy OLLIE ROBINSON has given fast medium bowling a shot in the arm. All over the world. That’s the view of former South African great Vernon Philander, who has been credited with playi...
23.08.2026
DEREK PRINGLE Batting order doesn’t mean pecking order with tradition having it that No.3 always used to be the best batter in the team. Against Pakistan at Headingley, Jordan Cox reprised that old belief by looking every bit the top dog despite it being...
23.08.2026
Phil Walker grades the players after their thumping win at Leeds BEN DUCKETT – 2 A quiet game with the bat, trapped on the crease to be leg-before to Mohammad Abbas for 15, but England’s new first slip – with captain Root having moved to mid-off – will be...
23.08.2026
LANCASHIRE AND England bowler Kate Cross has announced that she will retire from professional cricket at the end of the 2026 season, aged 34. Cross made her senior county debut for Lancashire aged just 13 in 2005, having learnt her trade at Heywood Cricke...
23.08.2026
August 19-21, Headingley, Leeds Pakistan 171 (Shafique 61, Robinson 5-51, Tongue 5-46) & 135 (Rizwan 41, Robinson 3-29, Archer 3-50, Tongue 3-43) England 409 (Brook 91, Cox 73, Usman 5-95, Khurram 3-133) England won by an innings and 103 runs Toss: Englan...
23.08.2026
Cameron Green and Nathan Lyon added valuable runs on the second morning
23.08.2026
Epic one-wicket win over Sussex sets up Bears for Championship run-in
22.08.2026
Lancashire blitzed for 137 early in day and then lose two before close after being set 446 to win
22.08.2026
Half-centuries from Ollie Price and Miles Hammond bring Gloucestershire back into their County Championship match with Worcestershire.
22.08.2026
England all-rounder Sam Curran is ruled out of the remainder of the English summer with a groin injury, ending his hope of a potential Test comeback this summer.
20.08.2026
Former England bowler Kate Cross, praised for her "incredible contribution" to the women's game, to retire from cricket at the end of the summer.
21.08.2026
Nottinghamshire beat Surrey by 145 runs at The Oval to maintain aspirations of a second successive County Championship title.
22.08.2026
Half-centuries from Ollie Price and Miles Hammond bring Gloucestershire back into their County Championship match with Worcestershire.
22.08.2026
Half-centuries from Ollie Price and Miles Hammond bring Gloucestershire back into their County Championship match with Worcestershire.
22.08.2026
Hampshire need 172 more runs with seven wickets in hand
22.08.2026
Rookie Leicestershire opener falls for 93 but not before giving hosts a glimmer of victory
22.08.2026
Warwickshire stay in the thick of the Championship title picture following a thrilling one-wicket win over Sussex at Edgbaston.
22.08.2026
Ricardo Vasconcelos scores exactly 100 for Northants, who set Lancashire a huge fourth-innings target on day three of their Championship game.
22.08.2026
Kiran Carlson's unbeaten 73 leaves Glamorgan's County Championship match against Leicestershire delicately poised going into the final day.
22.08.2026
Middlesex reach 186-4 at close of play and need another 170 to beat Kent in County Championship Division Two.
22.08.2026
Ben Stokes hits 66 not out and takes 5-17 as Durham wrap up a 338-run victory at Derbyshire inside three days in Division Two of the County Championship.
22.08.2026
Nottinghamshire beat Surrey by 145 runs at The Oval to maintain aspirations of a second successive County Championship title.
22.08.2026
Warwickshire stay in the thick of the Championship title picture following a thrilling one-wicket win over Sussex at Edgbaston.
22.08.2026
Ricardo Vasconcelos scores exactly 100 for Northants, who set Lancashire a huge fourth-innings target on day three of their Championship game.
22.08.2026
Kiran Carlson's unbeaten 73 leaves Glamorgan's County Championship match against Leicestershire delicately poised going into the final day.
22.08.2026
Middlesex reach 186-4 at close of play and need another 170 to beat Kent in County Championship Division Two.
22.08.2026
Ben Stokes hits 66 not out and takes 5-17 as Durham wrap up a 338-run victory at Derbyshire inside three days in Division Two of the County Championship.
22.08.2026
Warwickshire stay in the thick of the Championship title picture following a thrilling one-wicket win over Sussex at Edgbaston.
22.08.2026
Ricardo Vasconcelos scores exactly 100 for Northants, who set Lancashire a huge fourth-innings target on day three of their Championship game.
22.08.2026
Kiran Carlson's unbeaten 73 leaves Glamorgan's County Championship match against Leicestershire delicately poised going into the final day.
22.08.2026
Middlesex reach 186-4 at close of play and need another 170 to beat Kent in County Championship Division Two.
22.08.2026
Ben Stokes hits 66 not out and takes 5-17 as Durham wrap up a 338-run victory at Derbyshire inside three days in Division Two of the County Championship.
22.08.2026
Nottinghamshire beat Surrey by 145 runs at The Oval to maintain aspirations of a second successive County Championship title.
22.08.2026
Epic one-wicket win over Sussex sets up Bears for Championship run-in
22.08.2026
Worcestershire blunted after D'Oliveira 83 helps secure 117-run lead on first innings
22.08.2026
Having put in the performance they did in Galle, anything less than a win now will be unsatisfactory for India irrespective of the toss
22.08.2026
Lancashire blitzed for 137 early in day and then lose two before close after being set 446 to win
22.08.2026
Century for opener, and allround onslaught from ex-England captain, floors Derbyshire
22.08.2026
Champions bulldoze rivals at The Oval to maintain hopes of back-to-back successes
22.08.2026
Middlesex stumble after being set 356 to win at Merchant Taylors' School
22.08.2026
The Test series continues with India facing Sri Lanka at Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo, in the second match on 23rd August at 10:00 AM IST.Get the best IND vs SL Dream11 prediction, fantasy cricket tips, probable playing XI, and match insights for the 2n...
22.08.2026
Harry Brook continued his impressive run in Test cricket as England registered a dominant innings-and-103-run victory over Pakistan in the first Test at Leeds. The England batter scored 91 runs in the first innings and played an important role in helping...
22.08.2026
South Africa's pace spearhead Kagiso Rabada has suffered a right hamstring injury during his winter training block ahead of the upcoming international season. Cricket South Africa (CSA) confirmed the injury in an official statement on Friday, August 21, a...
22.08.2026
International Test cricket is back after a long gap from franchise cricket and other white-ball series. Most of the big teams are currently featuring in the Test matches. Amidst this, former India National Cricket Team batter Cheteshwar Pujara has picked...
22.08.2026
India National Cricket Team head coach Gautam Gambhir has backed Shubman Gill's decisions regarding Kuldeep Yadav, insisting that the India captain has the freedom to use the spinner according to the situation in a Test match. The head coach also urged Ku...
22.08.2026
India head coach Gautam Gambhir has dismissed the criticism surrounding the team's recent Test performances, insisting that the side is not struggling and that rankings are not his primary concern. He stressed that India are going through a transition but...
22.08.2026