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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
Climax: The Hundred wraps up this week PICTURE: ECB Images SUNDAY AUGUST 24 THE HUNDRED Welsh Fire Women v Trent Rockets Women (Cardiff, 11am) Welsh Fire Men v Trent Rockets Men (Cardiff, 2.30pm) Manchester Originals Women v Birmingham Phoenix Women (Old...
24.08.2025
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24.08.2025
PAKISTAN HAVE named their squad for the upcoming Asia Cup, with two stalwart batters, Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan, missing out. Salman Ali Agha will lead the 17-strong group in the UAE, with star quicks Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf and Hasan Ali all...
24.08.2025
ENGLAND’S MEN have announced that they will make their first white-ball tour of Sri Lanka since 2018 next January. The three ODIs and three T20is will act as preparation for the T20 World Cup in Sri Lanka and India in February. The ODI leg of the tour is...
24.08.2025
Teams Finalised for 2026 U19 World Cup THE USA have qualified for next year’s men’s U19 World Cup, completing the lineup of sixteen teams. They came through regional qualifiers unscathed in home conditions, notching up six wins from six to book their tick...
24.08.2025
AN INCREDIBLE all-round display from Townville’s Conor Harvey saw him guide his side to victory in the Bradford Premier League’s Priestley Cup Final against Pudsey St Lawrence at New Farnley’s Barry Jackson Ground. Harvey blasted 94 not out from 43 balls...
24.08.2025
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24.08.2025
YOUNG BREDGAR CC player Jack Louden is set to run the Frankfurt Marathon in order to raise funds for his team. The seventeen-year-old, great-grandson of Bredgar CC founder Harold Ingram,decided to take on the challenge after seeing the club’s pavilion fal...
24.08.2025
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24.08.2025
IT’S STILL all to play for in the Birmingham & District League with just seven points separating top of the table Smethwick and second place Knowle & Dorridge, while Shrewsbury are still in the race in third. Leaders Smethwick kept their place on top of t...
24.08.2025
Brothers in arms: Thjis and Eli Geraits had a day out for Boxgrove PICTURE: Boxgrove CC TWO BROTHERS made club history with bat and ball for Boxgrove last Sunday. Thjis and Eli Geraits became the youngest players to take a five-for and score a ton respect...
24.08.2025
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24.08.2025
The veteran Derbyshire strokemaker on leaving behind the sport he loved to pursue a career as a professional cricketer. Interview by Jo Harman-McGowan I’d say I was a better hockey player than a cricketer as a youngster. My hockey journey moved faster tha...
24.08.2025
The great stylist opens up to Phil Walker about Northants, his England career, and his coaching ambitions Ravi Bopara is enjoying himself. He has just been telling me about his 110* in 55 balls at Leeds against India’s Legends last month, and why Ian Bell...
24.08.2025
AUGUST 17 Manchester Originals Women v Northern Superchargers Women at Old Trafford Southern Brave made Deandra Dottin starred as Manchester Originals clinched a thriller, her 26-ball 51 giving a stellar Originals bowling attack something to defend in a l...
24.08.2025
August 21, The Kia Oval, Kennington Trent Rockets Men 171-7 Oval Invincibles Men 173-4 Oval Invincibles Men won by 6 wickets Toss: Oval Invincibles won the toss and decided to field A REMARKABLE 10-ball hitting barrage from Sam Curran and Jordan Cox turne...
24.08.2025
August 21, The Kia Oval, Kennington Oval Invincibles Women 109-7 Trent Rockets Women 113-4 Trent Rockets Women won by 6 wickets Toss: Trent Rockets won the toss and decided to field Crucial: Trent Rockets secured an important win PICTURE: ECB Images TRENT...
24.08.2025
August 22, Edgbaston, Birmingham Phoenix Men 138-9 Welsh Fire Men 140-2 Welsh Fire Men won by 8 wickets Toss: Welsh Fire Men won the toss and decided to field Anchor: Steve Smith saw Welsh Fire to a win PICTURE: ECB Images STEVEN SMITH steered Welsh Fire...
24.08.2025
August 23, Headingley, Leeds Oval Invincibles Women 125-6 Superchargers Women 127-3 Northern Superchargers Women won by 7 wickets Toss: Oval Invincibles Women won the toss and decided to bat NORTHERN SUPERCHARGERS solidified their position in the top thre...
24.08.2025
August 23, Lord’s Cricket Ground London Spirit Women 125-8 Southern Brave Women 126-2 Southern Brave Women won by 8 wickets Toss: Southern Brave won the toss and decided to field Mighty Bouch: Maia Bouchier and Laura Wolvaardt shared a 95-run stand PICTUR...
24.08.2025
August 23, Headingley, Leeds Superchargers Men 198-4 Oval Invincibles Men 182-7 Northern Superchargers Men won by 16 runs Toss: Oval Invincibles won the toss and decided to field THE BLOCKBUSTER tie at Headingley between two of The Hundred’s real glamour...
24.08.2025
New Zealand star Rachin Ravindra has flown in for his first taste of The Hundred with the Manchester Originals. The left-hander has recently been playing a Test series in Zimbabwe and scored 165 not out in a huge Kiwi total of 601-3 declared, leading to a...
24.08.2025
Toiling as part of a struggling Welsh Fire side, Shabnim Ismail could be forgiven for feeling slightly down on The Hundred. However, the veteran South Africa speedster could not be more enthusiastic about the competition, going as far as comparing it to t...
24.08.2025
"The IPL of the northern hemisphere.” That was ECB chair Richard Thomspon’s stated ambition for The Hundred, revealed while speaking to Test Match Special during a rain delay in the Oval Test. It’s a bold goal, not least because the northern hemisphere al...
24.08.2025
Charlie Tear was a man in a hurry on Sunday as he tore into the Northamptonshire bowling to smash 159 off just 146 balls to register his maiden hundred for the senior team. It was short and sweet for a player who just two months ago had demonstrated his i...
24.08.2025
The performances of Kira Chathli, for both Surrey and London Spirit, have made her a strong contender for this season’s breakout star. The 26-year-old wicketkeeper batter played a pivotal innings during a Women’s T20 County Cup game, in May against Hampsh...
24.08.2025
Hampshire v Nottinghamshire at Southampton • Aug 20 Jack Haynes and Haseeb Hameed overcame Nick Gubbins’ latest century as Notts beat Hampshire to close up the top of Group A. In-form Gubbins became the first player in this year’s competition to reach 500...
24.08.2025
By Jeremy Blackmore August 21, Northampton Northants Steelbacks 243 Kent Spitfires 247-3 Kent Spitfires won by 7 wickets Toss: Northants Steelbacks won the toss and decided to bat BEN DAWKINS struck a sparkling maiden List A century to steer Kent Spitfire...
24.08.2025
Set by Mash ACROSS 1. Rapped on the pads in front of the wicket (3,6) 9. Sounds like a Yorkshireman’s deliberate plan at the death! (6) 10. Removing Sligo tics from the outfield can be a complex operation! (9) 11. Smoothly graceful and effortless (6) 12....
24.08.2025
August 22, County Ground, Derby Surrey 388-4Derbyshire Falcons 345 Surrey won by 43 runs Toss: Surrey won the toss and decided to bat Record partnership: Ollie Sykes shared a stand of 265 with Adam Thomas PICTURE: Alamy BRILLIANT MAIDEN centuries from Ada...
24.08.2025
August 22, Trent Bridge, Nottingham Gloucestershire 343-7Notts Outlaws 291 Gloucestershire won by 52 runs Toss: Nottinghamshire won the toss and decided to field Brace of big ones: Bracey has Gloucestershire’s two highest List A scores PICTURE: Jas Ghata-...
24.08.2025
By Graham Hardcastle August 22, Scarborough Yorkshire 354-7Durham 142 Yorkshire won by 212 runs Toss: Durham won the toss and decided to field Durham on toast: Fin Bean smashed Yorkshire’s fastest List A ton PICTURE: Allan McKenzie/ SWPix.com FIN BEAN bro...
24.08.2025
August 22, New Road, Worcester Glamorgan 297-7Worcestershire Rapids 298-5 Worcestershire Rapids won by 5 wickets Toss: Worcestershire Rapids won the toss and decided to field Career best: Rob Jones hit his highest one-day score PICTURE: Alamy A CAREER-BES...
24.08.2025
The One-Day Cup has become synonymous with the blooding of new talent and Leicestershire’s fast bowler Alex Green, is at the forefront of English cricket’s next generation. Last Wednesday, 18-year-old Green, took his third five-wicket haul of a remarkable...
24.08.2025
In just over a fortnight, Yorkshire resume playing Championship cricket with the first of three vital games which will decide if they’ll retain their place in Division One next season. Starting at Taunton against Somerset, Yorkshire, who’ve moved up to se...
24.08.2025
Walking from the train station for Somerset’s Metro Bank One Day Cup game against Durham, I joined a trail of people of all ages, uniformly clad in shorts and hats, excitedly chattering. We swelled the population of Taunton and crowded their pavements. So...
24.08.2025
The county’s foundation recently held a free coaching course to support more women to take their first steps into coaching, writes Adam Hopkins With women’s cricket booming in the North East, the Durham Cricket Foundation is encouraging more women and gir...
24.08.2025
Jacob Bethell’s selection as England captain for next month’s T20I series in Ireland is remarkable in a lot of ways. Not turning 22 until October, he will become the youngest ever captain of England’s men’s side when he leads the team out in Dublin, beati...
24.08.2025
England Women have reintroduced a couple of familiar faces into their World Cup squad ahead of the showpiece in India and Sri Lanka at the end of next month. It’s a necessary move, says Phil Walker Heather Knight, Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Tammy Beaumont and Nat...
24.08.2025
Former England skipper Heather Knight and the mercurial Danni Wyatt-Hodge have both been recalled to the England squad for the 50-over Women’s World Cup starting in India on September 30. There is no place for Kate Cross or Issy Wong but Sarah Glenn is ba...
24.08.2025