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The Professional County Cricket Clubs (PCCs) have reached agreements to alter the formats of the Vitality Blast men’s competition, the Vitality Blast women’s competitions (Tiers 1 & 2) and the Metro Bank One-Day Cup women’s competitions (Tiers 1 & 2) from...
12.08.2025
Will Jacks is enjoying his cricket again and fully embracing the mantra of England head coach Brendon McCullum to have fun. Jacks was dropped by England midway through last June’s T20 World Cup and then left out of the squad for a disappointing Champions...
12.08.2025
Joe Root has dismissed David Warner’s jibe that he will need to “take the surfboard off his front leg” if he and England are to triumph in Australia this winter. Warner fired the first shots in the phoney Ashes war by highlighting Root’s failure to score...
14.08.2025
A little over three months is all that separates fans from the start of the most anticipated Test series in the English and Australian cricketing calendars. The last time these two sides met in 2023, a home series for England ending in a gripping 2-2 stal...
14.08.2025
London Spirit claimed their second win of The Hundred with a 21-run victory over Trent Rockets. England wicketkeeper Jamie Smith scored a half century for the hosts at Lord’s as they reached a total of 162 for five and Joe Root’s Rockets, who had won thei...
15.08.2025
It’s been twenty years to the day, that England reached the peak of Ashes fever with the fifth day of the drawn Test at Old Trafford, sparking demand for tickets that the sport had never seen before and hasn’t since. It was a perfect storm. A winning Engl...
15.08.2025
England Men have named the squads for the upcoming white-ball series against South Africa and the IT20 internationals away to Ireland. England will contest three Metro Bank One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and three Vitality IT20s against South Africa. The O...
15.08.2025
By Richard Edwards A LOT can happen in six months – and a lot can also stay completely unaltered. Just ask James Vince. The Hampshire T20 and Southern Brave skipper, announced in January that he was heading off to live in Dubai. And since, English cricket...
17.08.2025
FORMER NEW Zealand batter Tom Bruce has been named in Scotland’s squad for the World Cup League 2 series against Namibia and Canada, qualifying through his Scottish heritage. After earning his first T20I call-up for New Zealand in December 2016, Bruce mad...
17.08.2025
WEST INDIES men won their first ODI series in Pakistan for 34 years, Jayden Seales bagging 6-18 in the series decider to see the tourists canter home by 202 runs. However, it’s been tough going for the men from the Caribbean of late, and in the aftermath...
17.08.2025
Somerset player becomes youngest international captain A YOUNG Somerset all-rounder made cricket history last week as he captained his country for the first time. 17-year-old Zach Vukusic, who is part of the academy at Taunton, broke the record for the yo...
17.08.2025
CHESHIRE KEPT alive their hopes of returning to the top-flight of the NCCA Championship at the first attempt by beating Wales NC by an innings and 17 runs inside two days at Abergavenny. Cheshire were relegated from Western Division One last season and be...
17.08.2025
Key man: Christian Purchase is an important player for Penzance PICTURE: Penzance CC THE ECB National Club Championship reaches its semifinal stage today. Ormskirk welcome Knowle and Dorridge to Liverpool. Callum Turner has stood out for the Merseysiders...
17.08.2025
All in vain: Kabir Toor scored 90 and took six wickets in a losing cause PICTURE: Alamy Too good: Aaron Lilley hit 11 sixes in a violent century PICTURE: Alamy IN THE Bradford League, New Farnley passed the 300 points mark, opening up a massive 82-point g...
17.08.2025
Six of the best: Archie Davies took a spectacular six-for PICTURE: Formby CC A REMARKABLE spell of bowling from 18-year-old Archie Davies was the difference as Formby beat Rainford by 15 runs in the quarter-finals of the Liverpool Echo Knockout Cup last S...
17.08.2025
Lauren Winfield-Hill The changes to the domestic schedule for the T20 Blast and One Day Cup which came out this week perhaps show a subtle shift in focus. With an increase of 50-over games and slight decrease of T20 Blast matches, there’s a real chance to...
17.08.2025
By Michael Eden AUSTRALIAN SUPERSTAR Ash Gardner says taking on the Trent Rockets captaincy this summer was a “no-brainer.” This is her second campaign at the Rockets having played for the Nottingham-based outfit for the first time last year. The star all...
17.08.2025
By Tawhid Qureshi Speed merchant: Issy Wong has impressed with her raw pace PICTURE: ECB ISSY WONG has a lot to thank the Hundred for. Having been involved in the tournament since its inception in 2021, Wong emerged as one the biggest stars of the new for...
17.08.2025
Fat slob: Liam Livingstone had the last laugh over Tom Curran who reportedly called him a “fat slob” PICTURE: ECB Images AUGUST 10 Southern Brave Women v Birmingham Phoenix Women at Southampton Southern Brave made it two from two as Sophie Devine starred...
17.08.2025
August 14, Lord’s Cricket Ground London Spirit Men 162-5Trent Rockets Men 141-6 London Spirit Men won by 21 runs Toss: Trent Rockets Men won the toss and decided to field Battery: London Spirit’s pace attack were brilliant PICTURE: ECB Images LONDON SPIRI...
17.08.2025
August 14, Lord’s Cricket Ground Trent Rockets Women 149-6London Spirit Women 116 Trent Rockets Women won by 33 runs Toss: London Spirit Women won the toss and decided to field AFTER DEFEATS in their first two games, Trent Rockets got their campaign up an...
17.08.2025
August 15, Headingley, Leeds Superchargers Men 193-5Phoenix Men 157-9 Northern Superchargers won by 36 runs Toss: Birmingham Phoenix won the toss and decided to field Spin it to win it: Rashid got rid of the Phoenix dangermen PICTURE: ECB Images AN ABSORB...
17.08.2025
August 15, Headingley, Leeds Phoenix Women 116-6Superchargers Women 117-2 Northern Superchargers won by 8 wickets Toss: Birmingham Phoenix won the toss and decided to bat NORTHERN SUPERCHARGERS soared to the top of the women’s group of The Hundred with a...
17.08.2025
August 16, The Kia Oval, Kennington Oval Invincibles Women 150-5Welsh Fire Women 111 Oval Invincibles Women won by 39 runs Toss: Oval Invincibles Women won the toss and decided to bat Warrior: Marizanne Kapp put in another great performance PICTURE: ECB I...
17.08.2025
August 16, Trent Bridge, Nottingham Southern Brave Men 140-4Trent Rockets Men 145-6 Trent Rockets Men won by 4 wickets Toss: Trent Rockets Men won the toss and decided to field High five: Tom Moores cracked five sixes PICTURE: ECB Images A BRILLIANT innin...
17.08.2025
By Tawhid Qureshi Another maximum: Grace Harris has showcased her immense power for London Spirit PICTURE: ECB Images GRACE HARRIS, the Australian all-rounder, could make a very good claim to be the most in-form player in English domestic cricket. The 31-...
17.08.2025
Joe Root has hailed young all-rounder and Trent Rockets teammate Rehan Ahmed as a special talent who can go on to be an integral part of the England set up. Ahmed, who celebrated his 21st birthday this week, made his Test debut in 2022 as an 18-year-old a...
17.08.2025
The One Day Cup and The Hundred might be dominating the schedules, with thoughts also starting to turn towards the Ashes which start in Perth on 21 November, but that does not mean the county game is dormant. With three rounds of the Championship cricket...
17.08.2025
The to and fro of county players at this stage of the season as sides prepare for next is pretty bewildering so here is a round-up of what’s been going on! Mitch Killeen Essex have signed 20-year-old Durham all-rounder Mitch Killeen on a two-year deal fro...
17.08.2025
Muneeba Ali hit a sensational hundred in the final T20I between Ireland and Pakistan in Dublin earlier this week, in a lone effort which won her side the game. She opened the innings and quickly saw two wickets fall at the other end, neither her opening p...
17.08.2025
Somerset 252-4 (Vaughan 95, J Rew 53*) beat Yorkshire 247 (Revis 85, Ball 4-34) by six wickets Worcestershire 196-5(D’Oliveira 52, Jack 2-34) beat Hampshire 194 (Gubbins 60, Allison 6-35) Warwickshire 283-9(Barnard 60, Smith 58) beat Kent 204 (Denly 52, F...
17.08.2025
Yorkshire v Somerset at York • Aug 14 Four-wicket seamer Jake Ball and opener Archie Vaughan with a career best 95 starred as Somerset ended Yorkshire’s 100 percent winning start to this season’s One-Day Cup by bowling the Group B leaders out for 247 at Y...
17.08.2025
By Brian Halford August 15, Rugby School, Rugby Middlesex 217 Warwickshire 189 Middlesex won by 28 runs Toss: Middlesex won the toss and decided to bat Fortysomethings: Josh de Caires hit 43 during a game in which no batter passed 50 PICTURE: Alamy MIDDLE...
17.08.2025
By Bruce Talbot August 15, County Ground, Hove Lancashire 338-7Sussex Sharks 342-9 Sussex Sharks won by 1 wicket Toss: Sussex Sharks won the toss and decided to field Class act: Tom Clark made 139 PICTURE: Alamy SUSSEX’S HOPES of progressing to the knocko...
17.08.2025
By Alex Smith August 15, Utilita Bowl, Southampton Leicestershire Foxes 252 Hampshire 253-3 Hampshire won by 7 wickets Toss: Leicestershire Foxes won the toss and decided to bat ALI ORR’S first List A century for three years made sure Hampshire got their...
17.08.2025
By Andrew Stockhausen Quality innings: Cameron Bancroft made a well-paced ton PICTURE: Alamy August 15, Bristol Glamorgan 288-9Gloucestershire 289-5 Gloucestershire won by 5 wickets Toss: Gloucestershire won the toss and decided to field CAMERON BANCROFT...
17.08.2025
By Martin Smith August 15, Chelmsford Essex 417-6Surrey 173 Essex won by 244 runs Toss: Surrey won the toss and decided to field ESSEX’S SHORT-TERM signing Curtis Campher made an instant impression with a whirlwind century amid a multi-record victory over...
17.08.2025
By Graham Hardcastle August 15, Chester-le-Street Northants Steelbacks 321-8Durham 171 Northamptonshire Steelbacks won by 150 runs Toss: Northamptonshire Steelbacks won the toss and decided to bat A SUPERB maiden List A century from James Sales set Northa...
17.08.2025
By Nigel Gardner August 15, Repton School Ground Derbyshire Falcons 315 Worcestershire Rapids 316-6 Worcestershire Rapids won by 4 wickets Toss: Worcestershire Rapids won the toss and decided to field BRETT D’OLIVEIRA’S List A best 138 led Worcestershire...
17.08.2025
I can’t claim to have walked out to bat with one arm in a sling like Chris Woakes at The Oval. But I did once hit 85 not out for Kent on one leg, an innings which taught me a lot about how, when it comes to batting, moving your feet is often overrated. It...
17.08.2025
Hampshire Cricket Board recently hosted an annual cricket festival, designed to bring young people of the county into the game. On Monday, August 4, it welcomed 141 youngsters from across its urban programmes in the area for a day of cricket-based games....
17.08.2025
The fifth edition of The Hundred is underway and this feels very much like a holding year. Several of the new franchise owners are in town, keeping an eye on their investments and showing their faces at the stadiums. Given the money they’re pumping into T...
17.08.2025
The professional County Cricket Clubs (PCCs) have reached agreements to alter the formats of the T20 Blast men’s and women’s competitions and the One-Day Cup women’s competition from next season, the ECB has announced. The majority of counties voted to re...
17.08.2025
By Michael Eden Jacob Bethell is set to become England’s youngest-ever men’s captain when he takes charge of a youthful T20 side to tour Ireland in September. Despite calls for Bethell to find form for Warwickshire in the County Championship, England’s se...
17.08.2025
There’s a gentle cadence to Tawanda Muyeye making his ground, a bearing that makes it seem as though he has all the time in the world. Chewing gum between deliveries, eyes glinting, shoulders loose, he bats with a poised boldness, as if the game of crick...
18.08.2025
England batter Zak Crawley struck a superb half-century as Northern Superchargers coasted to an eight-wicket win over London Spirit in the men’s Hundred at Lord’s to move third in the table. Ollie Pope had hit his own 37-ball 50 as the Spirit – second fro...
21.08.2025
Joe Root versus Steven Smith. Harry Brook versus Travis Head. Two mouthwatering head-to-heads that will undoubtedly captivate fans from Test to Test. Add to that a showdown involving two all-rounders, one grizzled and the other with a point to prove, the...
21.08.2025
When the cricket season winds down, the withdrawal symptoms can hit hard. The roar of the crowd fades, the crease lies empty, and weekends feel oddly quiet. But for fans who can’t bear the silence, cricket video games and themed slots can provide that muc...
22.08.2025
By Richard Edwards ”ONE OF the most diligent cricketers I’ve ever worked with,” says Jason Kerr, the Somerset coach who oversaw the development of Sonny Baker at Taunton. Baker has been hard to keep out of the headlines in 2025. A bolter for an England De...
24.08.2025
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24.08.2025