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By Huzaifa Yousafzai SOUTH GROUP The South Group has Hampshire sitting pretty at the top with five wins from six games, unbeaten against all other south group teams, with their only defeat coming during the opening round, in a cross-group encounter agains...
14.06.2026
By Sam Rhymes June 12-15, New Road, Worcester Middlesex 339 (du Plooy 85, Robson 70, Allison 4-77, Finch 4-93) & 5-0 Worcestershire 265 (Waite 69, Swanepoel 34, Roland-Jones 4-41, Morgan 3-67) Toss: Worcestershire won the toss and decided to field Officia...
14.06.2026
By Jeremy Blackmore June 12-15, cinch County Ground, Northampton Northamptonshire 465 (Zaib 142, McSweeney 117, Clarke 6-109, J Taylor 2-11) Gloucestershire 233-5 (van Buuren 75*, Bracey 72, Guthrie 2-48, Procter 1-24) Toss: Gloucestershire won the toss a...
14.06.2026
By ECB Reporters Network June 12-15, Stanley Park, Blackpool Kent 178 (Dawkins 54, Bell-Drummond 33, Livingstone 5-55, Anderson 2-13) & 320-8 (Benjamin 101*, Finch 83, Balderson 3-65, Anderson 2-45) Lancashire 87 (McDermott 23, Jennings 13, Dudgeon 6-21,...
14.06.2026
By Andy Wilson June 12-15, Banks Homes Riverside, Chester-le-Street Durham 377 (Raine 63, Clark 51, Aitchison 5-74, Potts 2-88) Derbyshire 118 (Jewell 37, Andersson 19, Aldridge 5-19, Raine 3-31) & 99-4 (Came 48*, Madsen 18, Potts 4-32) Toss: Derbyshire w...
14.06.2026
Richard Clarke GRUMBLING MY WAY TO A HALF CENTURY Recently, I had an unerring thought. While this is becoming an increasingly regular occurrence these days, whether the subject be life, sport or cricket, this one hit with a jolt. I have followed the count...
14.06.2026
By Mark Baldwin and Bruce Talbot June 7-10, The Kia Oval, Kennington Surrey 421 (Lawrence 218, Pope 76, Abbott 3-76, Potgieter 3-83) & 259-5 dec (Sibley 105*, Lawrence 101, Baker 1-53, Abbott 1-31, Potgieter 1-37) Hampshire 333 (Potgieter 84*, Lehmann 69,...
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By Graham Hardcastle June 12-15, North Marine Road, Scarborough Yorkshire 469 (Luxton 167, Bairstow 68, Bamber 3-132, Barnard 3-66, Suthar 3-85) Warwickshire 225-7 (Yates 65, Barnard 60*, White 3-39, Bess 2-31) Toss: Warwickshire won the toss and decided...
14.06.2026
By Bruce Talbot June 12-15, County Ground, Hove Glamorgan 155 (Kellaway 33, Dickson 31, Unadkat 4-29, Haines 2-12) & 42-0 (Tribe 27*, ul Hassan 5*) Sussex 521 (Coles 224*, Hughes 72, Norton 3-119, van der Gugten 2-74, Kellaway 2-69) Toss: Sussex won the t...
14.06.2026
By Neville Scott June 12-15, Trent Bridge, Nottingham Somerset 310 (Hermann 106, T Rew 68, O’Neill 6-72, Hutton 1-43, Pennington 1-47) & 73-2 (Hermann 40, Thomas 23, Ali 1-16, Patterson-White 1-6) Nottinghamshire 193 (Haynes 57, Clarke 36, Gregory 4-51, L...
14.06.2026
By Jon Culley June 12-15, Uptonsteel Grace Road, Leicester Essex 401 (Cox 204, Critchley 97, Ahmed 4-102, Davey 2-42, B Green 2-73) Leicestershire 187 (Kelly 78, Hill 23, Bennett 3-48, Harmer 3-42) & 51-0 (R Patel 28*, Gumbs 16*) Toss: Leicestershire won...
14.06.2026
New Zealand Kane Williamson announced his international cricket retirement with immediate effect on Friday.
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14.06.2026
ROBIN SMITH’S memorial service at Winchester cathedral last Friday was a celebration of a wonderful, generous, but flawed human being who happened to be a very fine batter. But it also offered a cautionary tale about drinking culture and top-level cricket...
14.06.2026
Derek Pringle argues the furore over Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson’s curfew breach risks making the England captaincy an impossible job.
The post Derek Pringle: If Ben Stokes falls, English cricket will never live it down appeared first on The Cricket Paper...
14.06.2026
The legacy of the Women’s T20 World Cup must be felt throughout the domestic game, says England World Cup winner Lauren Winfield-Hill.
The post Lauren Winfield-Hill: Blanket coverage the sign that we’ve arrived appeared first on The Cricket Paper.
14.06.2026
England enter the Women’s T20 World Cup with renewed belief after signs of progress against India and a favourable route to the knockout stages.
The post Women’s T20 World Cup: Can England use home comforts once more? appeared first on The Cricket Paper.
14.06.2026
Australia still top the ICC T20 rankings but no longer the dominant force of old, as a tightly packed field of contenders – led by England, India, South Africa and New Zealand – sets up a wide-open Women’s T20 World Cup where any side could realistically...
14.06.2026
England opener Danni Wyatt-Hodge struck a fabulous unbeaten 105 not out as England were much too strong for Sri Lanka at Edgbaston on the opening night of the T20 World Cup as a boisterous but chilly crowd of 14,865 enjoyed every minute.
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14.06.2026
It was part one of the County Championship's mid-season return and also marked the halfway stage, in what is shaping up to be one of the most absorbing campaigns in recent times.
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16.06.2026
Nat Sciver-Brunt played the perfect captain's innings to help guide her side to a four-wicket win in their ICC T20 World Cup group match against Ireland.
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17.06.2026
Birmingham Phoenix have secured the signing of Meg Austin as an injury replacement for Cordelia Griffith, who has been ruled out for the remainder of the season.
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17.06.2026
The Blaze batter Marie Kelly has signed a new contract that will keep her at Trent Bridge until the end of the 2027 season.
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17.06.2026
Derbyshire spinner, Jack Morley, has signed a contract extension until the end of the 2028 season.
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17.06.2026
Olly Hannon-Dalby will remain at Warwickshire County Cricket Club until the end of the 2029 season after signing a three-year extension at Edgbaston Stadium.
The post Olly Hannon-Dalby signs Warwickshire contract extension appeared first on The Cricket Pa...
18.06.2026
Two wickets from debutant Sonny Baker helped England move from off-field drama to on-pitch matters as a new-look team held New Zealand in check on day one of the second Rothesay Test.
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18.06.2026
England Women have named a 15-player squad for their historic maiden Test match at Lord’s against India this July.
The post England Women name 15-player squad for inaugural Lord’s Test match appeared first on The Cricket Paper.
18.06.2026
Birmingham Phoenix have added four players to their respective squads through The Hundred’s Vitality Wildcard Draft, strengthening both the men’s and women’s teams ahead of the 2026 edition of the tournament.
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18.06.2026
England captain Ben Stokes is close to returning in next week’s third Test against New Zealand, finally ending doubts over his international future.
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19.06.2026
ENGLAND HAVE named a 15-player squad for the first-ever women’s Test at Lord’s, against India, starting on July 10. Five potential debutants have been named in the squad, which will be led, fitness permitting, by Nat Sciver-Brunt. The England captain is c...
21.06.2026
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21.06.2026
Standings Home field advantage: England face West Indies and New Zealand at the Women’s T20 World Cup PICTURE: Alamy ... Continue reading... Access all our premium content from as little as 14p per day! SUBSCRIBE Already a subscriber to our website? Login...
21.06.2026
Former South Africa captain Faf du Plessis became the oldest to score a men’s T20 hundred when he struck a 52-ball 113 not out during the 2026 Major League Cricket opener between Texas Super Kings and Seattle Orcas.
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21.06.2026
Day to remember: Joel Davies took three-for on Australia debut PICTURE: Alamy AUSTRALIA BOUNCED back from losing the ODI series against Bangladesh to take an unassailable 2-0lead in their three-match T20I series. They sealed the series after a seven-run v...
21.06.2026
FORMER SOUTH Africa skipper Graeme Smith has described India prodigy Vaibhav Sorryavanshi as potentially the best T20 batting prospect he’s ever seen. “There have been some unbelievable prospects in different formats of the game over the years, but I can’...
21.06.2026
BRAZIL LEGEND Roberta Moretti has retired from international cricket. A huge advocate for cricket in the country, she captained Brazil Women in 33 T20Is and twice lifted the South American Women’s Championship as well as leading Brazil at two T20 World Cu...
21.06.2026
NEWS IN BRIEF INDIA CAPTAIN Shubman Gill made a fantastic 154 from 110 balls as India crushed Afghanistan by 170 runs at Lucknow. India posted 402, Ishan Kishan blazing 125 from 79 balls in a 224-run stand with Gill, before Afghanistan were bowled out for...
21.06.2026
UPPINGHAM, SHREWSBURY and St Edward’s supplied the sharpest statements as the National Schools Boys Under 18 T20 reached its quarter-final stage, with regional titles, commanding chases and two superb centuries shaping the road to the national finals. Per...
21.06.2026
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21.06.2026
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21.06.2026
American boy: Srivastava shone for Earby last weekend PICTURE: World Sports Xchange USA INTERNATIONAL Utkarsh Srivastava is enjoying his first season of English club cricket with Earby in Lancashire in the North West Cricket League Championship. Srivastav...
21.06.2026
Rolling back the years: Kumar Sangakkara was at it again in Dorset PICTURE: Alamy SRI LANKAN legend Kumar Sangakkara put on a masterclass for Shillingstone in Division 1 of the Dorset County League, scoring an unbeaten 168 against Broadstone 2XI. Coming i...
21.06.2026
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21.06.2026
TOWNVILLE AND Woodlands are joint top of the Bradford League after convincing victories last weekend. Townville beat Pudsey Congs by 115 runs after centuries from Johnny Booth (133 not out) and Abdul Wahid (130) saw them to a total of 344-4. Congs replied...
21.06.2026
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21.06.2026
Ton up: Feroze Khushi is in great form for Suffolk PICTURE: Alamy SUFFOLK’S FEROZE Khushi joined an elite group of players to have scored two career centuries in the National Counties T20 competition with a match-winning knock against Lincolnshire at Hadl...
21.06.2026
The South Asian Cricket Academy (SACA) Women’s programme, run in collaboration with Take Her Lead, a charity dedicated to advancing equity, diversity, and the inclusion of women and girls in cricket, was established in March this year to support the progr...
21.06.2026
JUNE 17 ESSEX V HAMPSHIRE Maia Bouchier and Ella McCaughan both struck unbeaten centuries as Hampshire thrashed Essex by 10 wickets at Chelmsford. Bouchier, overlooked by England for their T20 World Cup squad, dominated Essex for the second time in 10 day...
21.06.2026
Annie Chave explores how cricket’s traditional social culture is under threat, from village teas and pub trips to modern curfews and professionalisation at the elite level.
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21.06.2026
Sussex star James Coles has been named Rothesay County Championship Player of the Round after a masterful unbeaten maiden Championship double-century helped his side to a crushing victory over Glamorgan at Hove.
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21.06.2026
When Glamorgan announced the late signing of Australian seamer Ryan Hadley ahead of their first season back in Division One for 21 years, you could forgive the Cardiff faithful for the collective head-scratching that followed.
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21.06.2026