Extra Cover Cricket
Collated cricket news from around the world
JULY 21 MI London Women v SunRisers Leeds Women Sunrisers Leeds produced a slick all-round performance to open the 2026 season of The Hundred with a statement win over MI London at The Oval. Phoebe Litchfield, the tournament’s leading run-scorer in 2025,...
26.07.2026
A STAGGERING display of sustained hitting from Birmingham Phoenix’s brilliant top four propelled them to a statement win, with a raucous home crowd treated to a slugfest that yielded 29 sixes across both innings as Trent Rockets, chasing 215 to win, brief...
26.07.2026
AN INSPIRED bowling performance from Gus Atkinson and Sonny Baker propelled Manchester Super Giants to a stirring victory against London Spirit in front of a Lord’s crowd of 23,847. The England pace pair took two wickets apiece but it was as much a test o...
26.07.2026
A DEVASTATING bowling performance from Trent Rockets saw them thrash Birmingham Phoenix by nine wickets in The Hundred at Edgbaston. The Rockets rolled the Phoenix for just 64, the joint-second lowest total in the history of the women’s competition. Saman...
26.07.2026
A DOMINANT bowling display saw Manchester Super Giants kick off their campaign in The Hundred with a seven-wicket win over London Spirit at Lord’s. Figures of 4-17 from Ryana MacDonald-Gay and a return of 1-7 from 20 balls from Sophie Ecclestone saw Londo...
26.07.2026
July 25, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Welsh Fire Women 177-4MI London Women 117 Welsh Fire Women won by 60 runs Toss: MI London Women won the toss and decided to field SOPHIE DEVINE and Georgia Wareham headlined a powerful display from Welsh Fire to sweep asid...
26.07.2026
July 25, Headingley, Leeds SunRisers Leeds Women 116 Southern Brave Women 117-5 Southern Brave Women won by 5 wickets Toss: Southern Brave Women won the toss and decided to field SOUTHERN BRAVE made it two from two after Jemimah Rodrigues’ classy knock sa...
26.07.2026
July 25, Headingley, Leeds SunRisers Leeds Men 187-5Southern Brave Men 182-5 SunRisers Leeds Men won by 5 runs Toss: Southern Brave Men won the toss and decided to field Brutal: Mitch Marsh scores at a strike rate of over 200 PICTURE: ECB Images MITCHELL...
26.07.2026
Who needs The Hundred?: Ben Stokes hit a ton on his return to One-Day Cup action PICTURE: Alamy JULY 21 DERBYSHIRE V DURHAM A remarkable century from former England captain Ben Stokes took Durham to a dramatic five-wicket One-Day Cup win over Derbyshire a...
26.07.2026
By Brian Halford theCRICKETpap ONE DAY CUP - F July 24, New Road, Worcester Derbyshire Falcons 138 Worcestershire Rapids 143-7 Worcestershire Rapids won by 3 wickets Toss: Worcestershire Rapids won the toss and decided to field Five of the best: Fateh Sin...
26.07.2026
By Mark Baldwin July 24, Woodbridge Road, Guildford Surrey 270-9Leicestershire Foxes 273-5 Leicestershire Foxes won by 5 wickets Toss: Leicestershire Foxes won the toss and decided to field Rishi in a rush: Rishi Patel helped the Foxes chase down Surrey’s...
26.07.2026
By Richard Latham July 24, County Ground, Taunton Somerset 352-7Gloucestershire 317 Somerset won by 35 runs Toss: Gloucestershire won the toss and decided to field A CAREER best List A score of 97 not out from Josh Thomas helped Somerset record their firs...
26.07.2026
By Fred Atkins Northants Steelbacks 253 Kent 254-5 Kent won by 5 wickets Toss: Kent won the toss and decided to field Match-winners: Harry Finch and Chris Benjamin ensured Kent took the points PICTURE: Alamy KENT BEAT the Northamptonshire Steelbacks by fi...
26.07.2026
By Alex Smiith July 24, Utilita Bowl, Southampton Middlesex 284-8Hampshire 124 Middlesex won by 160 runs Toss: Middlesex won the toss and decided to bat JOSH DE Caires enjoyed the dream all-round day with two career-bests as Middlesex thrashed Hampshire....
26.07.2026
By Peter Miller July 24, Neath Cricket Club, Neath Glamorgan 186 Yorkshire 190-8 Yorkshire won by 2 wickets Toss: Glamorgan won the toss and decided to bat Clifftop: Ben Cliff was Yorkshire’s star bowler PICTURE: Alamy YORKSHIRE CLAIMED victory over Glamo...
26.07.2026
By Thomas Ridley July 24, Chester-le-Street Durham 352-5Sussex Sharks 280 Durham won by 72 runs Toss: Durham won the toss and decided to bat A MAGNIFICENT century from Alex Lees helped Durham continue their winning start as they beat Sussex Sharks by 72 r...
26.07.2026
Evan Gallagher speaks to players from Old imperials ahead of an exciting venture East Most amateur cricket clubs planning an overseas tour might consider Australia, India or the Caribbean. Old Imperials have chosen somewhere rather less conventional. This...
26.07.2026
BEN DUCKETT 8/10 184 runs at 61.33, one hundred, HS 141 Duckett impressed at the top of the order. Most notably, he hit a stylish, record-breaking 141 at Lord’s to help England clinch the series. He is a critical player and will be relied upon to consiste...
26.07.2026
By Evan Gallagher July 19, Lord’s Cricket Ground, St John’s Wood England 387-3 (Duckett 141, Bethell 91, Krishna 2-69, P Yadav 1-79) India 360-7 (Rohit 138, Gill 77, Curran 4-75, Archer 1-63, Rashid 1-64, Bethell 1-49) England won by 27 runs Toss: England...
26.07.2026
Tanya Aldred goes back to the Lancashire club graced by Sobers The tram from the city rattles through Prestwich, Besses o’ th’ Barn and Whitefield to where the accents start to lose their twang and creep towards Lancashire burr. It is late May and the sun...
26.07.2026
Patrick Murphy remembers a player who made fans swoon In any discussion about Garry Sobers, two things are immutable. To those of a certain age, comparisons with other cricketers are a complete waste of time because he was simply the best. And secondly, f...
26.07.2026
1966 AND ALL THAT Garry Sobers arrived in England in the spring of 1966 as the finest cricketer in the world. He departed that autumn having laid claims to being the greatest of all time. By Phil Walker Garfield Sobers made five tours to England, enjoyed...
26.07.2026
SIR GARFIELD SOBERS Sir Garfield Sobers was the cricketer other great cricketers wanted to be. Revered across generations, he combined extraordinary natural ability with a range of skills the game may never see again. A commanding left-handed batter, a bo...
26.07.2026
MARK BUTCHER Last week saw the passing of Sir Garfield Sobers, arguably the greatest cricketer ever to have played the game. cricketers.” That burst the bubble of 22 young hopefuls! But in comparison to a man of his talent, adequate is probably the right...
26.07.2026
GARRY SOBERS was not merely an all-rounder. He was the most complete cricketer ever to play the game. A batsman of breathtaking elegance, a bowler who could confound opponents with pace, left-arm spin or wrist spin, and a fielder whose athleticism bordere...
26.07.2026
West Indies pulled ahead after the first session was curtailed by rain
26.07.2026
Trent Bridge, Nottingham, will host the eighth match of the English Men’s 100 League 2026 as Trent Rockets meet London Spirit on 26th July at 10:30 PM IST.Get the best TRT vs LNS Dream11 prediction, fantasy cricket tips, probable playing XI, and match ins...
26.07.2026
Indian wicket-keeper batter Ishan Kishan opens up on his match-winning 81 and smart approach against Zimbabwe.
The post Ishan Kishan reveals smart thinking behind match-winning 81 vs Zimbabwe appeared first on Cricket Country.
26.07.2026
Trent Bridge, Nottingham, will host the eighth match of the English Men’s 100 League 2026 as Trent Rockets meet London Spirit on 26th July at 10:30 PM IST.Get the best TRT vs LNS Dream11 prediction, fantasy cricket tips, probable playing XI, and match ins...
25.07.2026
India and Zimbabwe are set to clash in the third T20I at Harare Sports Club, Harare, on 26th July at 4:30 PM IST. Get the best IND vs ZIM Dream11 prediction, fantasy cricket tips, probable playing XI, and match insights for the 3rd T20I match of the India...
26.07.2026
West Indies pulled ahead after the first session was curtailed by rain
25.07.2026
Rachin Ravindra's superb 98 from 44 balls helps Welsh Fire win their second game in a row in The Hundred, beating MI London by 15 runs.
25.07.2026
Rachin Ravindra's superb 98 from 44 balls helps Welsh Fire win their second game in a row in The Hundred, beating MI London by 15 runs.
25.07.2026
Welsh Fire continue their winning start to the men's Hundred with a 15-run win over MI London, after Sunrisers Leeds beat Southern Brave in the earlier game.
25.07.2026
Welsh Fire continue their winning start to the men's Hundred with a 15-run win over MI London, after Sunrisers Leeds beat Southern Brave in the earlier game.
25.07.2026
Prince Yadav also chipped in with two wickets before walking off with a suspected left hamstring strain
25.07.2026
West Indies added 107 runs in the afternoon session after the first session was reduced by rain
25.07.2026
Ravindra struck 98 before Ferguson took 4 for 25 to topple three-time winners MI London
25.07.2026
Welsh Fire's Rachin Ravindra produces a breathtaking display, smashing 98 runs off just 44 balls. His innings included 14 boundaries, half of which were cleared for six.
25.07.2026
Welsh Fire's Rachin Ravindra produces a breathtaking display, smashing 98 runs off just 44 balls. His innings included 14 boundaries, half of which were cleared for six.
25.07.2026
NZ coach hails Nicholls' determination to force his way back into the Test XI after racking up the runs in domestic cricket
25.07.2026
He said India put aside thoughts of a 250-plus total and chose to "build a partnership and take the innings deep" after losing early wickets
25.07.2026
The student and public protest was organized by the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar area and nearby areas as well. This made headlines across the whole world, and the cricketing fraternity also joined the protest through social media...
25.07.2026
Former India captain Kris Srikkanth has raised a big question over India’s plans for the 2027 ODI World Cup. He is surprised that the Indian team management has almost completely moved away from experienced fast bowler Mohammed Shami despite his big impac...
25.07.2026
Babar Azam has returned officially as the Test format captain of the Pakistan National Cricket Team. The match against West Indies in Trinidad and Tobago will mark his return as the captain of the team in this format on Saturday, July 25.Pakistan cricket...
25.07.2026
Former Team India keeper-batter Dinesh Karthik shared a meaningful post on his social media account 'X ' after the resignation of India's education minister, Dharmendra Pradhan. Pradhan informed that he submitted his resignation letter to Prime Minister N...
25.07.2026
In the India vs Zimbabwe second T20I match at Harare Sports Club, Harare, both India and Zimbabwe cricketers were wearing black armbands in honour of the passing of the former Zimbabwe Cricket Board Vice Chairman, Mr. Sylvester Matshaka. He passed away on...
25.07.2026
Injury threat for the India National Cricket Team pacer Prince Yadav, who had to abort his bowling in the middle of the seventh over of the second innings of the India vs Zimbabwe 2nd T20I match in Harare. Soon after he went to start his run-up for the t...
25.07.2026
The Bangladesh National Cricket Team has suffered a massive injury blow ahead of their much-awaited Test tour of Australia. Fast bowler Nahid Rana has been ruled out of the entire two-match Test series after suffering a serious side injury on Saturday, Ju...
25.07.2026
Former India cricketer Rajesh Chauhan has been booked for allegedly cheating a man of more than Rs 15 lakh with the promise to help him in the transport industry through a fraudulent contract deal.According to the application, the promise made by the form...
25.07.2026