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By Martin Smith June 19-22, Ambassador Cruise Line Ground, Chelmsford Essex 184 (Westley 44, Harmer 31, Patterson-White 6-43, Hutton 1-28, Stone 1-42) & 13-2 (Elgar 10*, Porter 1, O’Neill 2-12, Patterson-White 0-1) Nottinghamshire 457 (Haynes 137*, Hameed...
21.06.2026
JUNE 13 NEW ZEALAND V WEST INDIES West Indies beat New Zealand by seven wickets with one ball remaining in an exciting match at Southampton. Shemaine Campbelle was the star for West Indies, scoring an unbeaten 90 from 62 balls as they chased down a target...
21.06.2026
June 16, Utilita Bowl, Southampton Ireland 118-9 (Prendergast 26, Little 26* Ecclestone 3-22, Dean 2-11, Gibson 2-10) England 119-6 (Sciver-Brunt 48, Knight 26, Maguire 2-23, Prendergast 2-17) England Women won by 4 wickets Toss: England Women won the tos...
21.06.2026
The news of Nat Sciver-Brunt being injured for England’s next two World Cup games is devastating – not just for England’s campaign, but on a human level for her.
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21.06.2026
DAY ONE After a delayed start due to morning rain, Joe Root, back in his old captain’s blazer, won the toss under grey skies and asked New Zealand to bat first. A new-look England side took the field, including three debutants and the returning Matt Fishe...
21.06.2026
Derek Pringle explores the psychology behind wicketkeepers standing up to seamers, England’s struggles against New Zealand and the debate over Harry Brook’s captaincy credentials.
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21.06.2026
Barring a miracle in which England score another 281 runs with their five remaining wickets, New Zealand will go 1-1 in this three-Test series some time today.
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21.06.2026
Sophia Dunkley stepped up in Nat Sciver-Brunt’s absence before an astonishing blitz from Freya Kemp and Dani Gibson steered England to a 38-run win over Scotland at the Women’s T20 World Cup.
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21.06.2026
Ben Stokes’ Test return moved a step closer on Sunday after England pulled him out of Durham’s ongoing match against Northamptonshire.
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21.06.2026
England slumped to a 253-run defeat against New Zealand on the fifth morning of the second Rothesay Test to prompt a swift recall for Ben Stokes ahead of next week’s series decider.
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21.06.2026
England captain Ben Stokes will return to lead the Test side next week after a disciplinary investigation concluded he was not involved in the altercation that saw two “unprovoked attacks” on team-mate Gus Atkinson.
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21.06.2026
The independent Cricket Regulator has taken no action against Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson over the nightclub incident which led to them missing last week’s Test against New Zealand, finding “insufficient evidence” against the pair.
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22.06.2026
Sussex all-rounder James Coles has been handed his first England call-up for next month’s T20 series against India.
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22.06.2026
Brendon McCullum transformed England Test cricket, but the Bazball project has stalled. Here’s why the McCullum–Key era may have reached its ceiling.
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23.06.2026
England head coach Brendon McCullum insists there has been no breakdown in his relationship with returning captain Ben Stokes, declaring “it’s nice to have the band back together”.
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23.06.2026
The County Championship once again produced another captivating round and is perfectly poised for an intriguing second half of the campaign with all to play for, making the near two-month wait until red-ball action resumes all the more frustrating.
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23.06.2026
England have made four changes for their Trent Bridge series decider against New Zealand but Ollie Robinson has been overlooked.
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23.06.2026
Hampshire’s County Championship captain Ben Brown has signed a one-year contract extension, which sees him remain at Utilita Bowl until at least the end of the 2027 season.
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24.06.2026
Danni Wyatt-Hodge powered England into the Women’s T20 World Cup semi-finals with a well-crafted 65 in a professional 38-run victory over the West Indies in Group B at Lord’s.
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25.06.2026
Hampshire Hawks captain James Vince has called on his side to carry their strong Vitality Blast form into the second half of the campaign, as they prepare for Friday’s blockbuster Blast Fest fixture at Utilita Bowl.
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25.06.2026
Ben Stokes’ return as England captain descended into a day of punishment before a late fightback gave his side new hope in the series decider at Trent Bridge against New Zealand.
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25.06.2026
Dom Harris looks at the state of play in the Vitality Blast as Yorkshire, Northants Steelbacks and Hampshire Hawks lead the groups and the race for Finals Day intensifies.
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26.06.2026
Ben Duckett’s century and Ben Stokes’ inspired bowling display help England fightback in the Test series decider against New Zealand at Trent Bridge.
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26.06.2026
By Saj Sadiq ACCORDING TO mystery spinner Usman Tariq, his current stint in county cricket is proving to be the perfect platform to showcase his unique skills and continue an inspiring comeback. Currently playing for the Warwickshire Bears in the Vitality...
28.06.2026
SUNDAY JUNE 28 WOMEN’S T20 WORLD CUP South Africa v Bangladesh (Lord’s, 10.30am) Australia v India (Lord’s, 2.30pm) MEN’S TEST MATCH England v New Zealand (Third Test, Trent Bridge, Day 4 of 5, 11.00am) MEN’S T20 BLAST Derbyshire v Yorkshire (Chesterfield...
28.06.2026
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28.06.2026
JAMES HOPES has been appointed the new head coach of Queensland’s men’s set-up, including the Brisbane Heat in the BBL, following the late withdrawal of former Australia captain Tim Paine. The move comes less than two months after Hopes was named Sydney S...
28.06.2026
KIERON POLLARD went past Chris Gayle to become the leading run-getter in men’s T20 cricket history. He fittingly got there with a six, smashing Asif Mehmood over long-off to go from 14,561 runs to 14,567 on overall aggregate, en route to an unbeaten ton f...
28.06.2026
NEWS IN BRIEF AUSTRALIAN ALL-ROUND-ER Marcus Stoinis smashed five sixes in an over for Seattle Orcas against Washington Freedom at the MLC. The bowler on the receiving end was Leicestershire all-rounder Ian Holland. Stoinis blasted 42 from 16 balls as the...
28.06.2026
VAIBHAV SOORYAVANSHI has broken yet another record, this time smashing the fastest List A fifty ever scored. The 15-year-old came into his own in the final of the A team triseries, against hosts Sri Lanka A in Dambulla, slamming the fastest List A fifty e...
28.06.2026
Captain’s knock: Dhananjaya de Silva reached three figures PICTURE: Alamy IT’S HONOURS pretty much even between West Indies and Sri Lanka after the first two days of the first Test at North Sound. West Indies reached 271-5 in reply to the tourists’ score...
28.06.2026
STARTING WITH 265 clubs all dreaming of being named ‘the best in the country’, and after five rounds of knockout cricket, we now look forward to Round 4 after another absorbing Sunday in the ECB National Club Championship, with the Round 3 Group Finals se...
28.06.2026
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28.06.2026
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE CAPTAIN Conner Haddow returned the remarkable figures of 4-1-9-6 to dismiss Berkshire for their lowest-ever National Counties T20 total at Wokingham. The slow left-armer’s figures were Buckinghamshire’s best in the competition – no-one had...
28.06.2026
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28.06.2026
KNOWLE & DORRIDGE are on top in Birmingham after a defeat for champions Smethwick saw them slip into third place. Knowle & Dorridge beat Halesowen by three wickets, Henry Brookes bagging five wickets for K&D as Raynard van Tonder made 131 for Halesowen. 7...
28.06.2026
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28.06.2026
MERCHANT TAYLORS’ were the last of the schools to advance from the round of 16 in the National Schools Boys Under 18 T20, holding off Epsom in a tight contest in the London play-off. Batting first, Merchant Taylors’ posted 162, a total that looked competi...
28.06.2026
The former Ireland captain, England opener and Ireland women’s head coach speaks to Jo Harman-McGowan about participating in two World Cups for two different countries, his run-laden county career, and bowing out immediately after his long-awaited Test de...
28.06.2026
Yorkshire and Derbyshire have both received funding to further grow the women’s game.
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28.06.2026
JUNE 23 DURHAM V SURREY Excellent performances from Katie Levick and Hollie Armitage helped Durham secure a comfortable six-wicket win in their One-Day Cup clash with Surrey. Surrey batted first on a scorching day in Chester-le-Street, but their innings w...
28.06.2026
Richard Clarke reflects on his father's avid club career, memories of his own playing days and the prospect of donning the whites once again.
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28.06.2026
A 17-PLAYER squad for the Vitality IT20 series against India was named this week, with uncapped all-rounder James Coles called up for the first time. The squad is: Harry Brook (Yorks – captain); Rehan Ahmed (Leics); Jofra Archer (Sussex); Sonny Baker (Han...
28.06.2026
Veteran seamer Kyle Abbott has been named Rothesay County Championship Player of the Round after his spectacular nine-wicket match haul saw relegation-threatened Hampshire upset title challengers Sussex by 118 runs at Hove to pick up a second win of the s...
28.06.2026
County Championship Division Two produced another dramatic round of fixtures between 19–22 June before the competition paused for the Vitality Blast break.
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28.06.2026
County Championship Division One produced a packed round of fixtures between 19–22 June before the competition paused for the Vitality Blast break.
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28.06.2026
By Andrew Stockhausen June 26, County Ground, Taunton Somerset 155-7Durham 158-4 Durham Women won by 6 wickets Toss: Somerset Women won the toss and decided to bat HOLLIE ARMITAGE hit a well-judged unbeaten half century to guide Durham to a six-wicket win...
28.06.2026
By Alex Smith June 26, Utilita Bowl, Southampton Hampshire Hawks 174-5Yorkshire 132-7 Hampshire Hawks Women won by 42 runs Toss: Hampshire Hawks won the toss and decided to bat GEORGIA ADAMS impressed with bat and ball as Hampshire Hawks sailed to the top...
28.06.2026
By Joe Chapman June 26, dgBLASTon, Birmingham Warwickshire Bears 172-5Surrey 130 Warwickshire Bears Women win by 42 runs Toss: Warwickshire Bears won the toss and decided to bat WARWICKSHIRE BEARS posted their first Blast win of the season as they demolis...
28.06.2026
For Usama Mir, his three-year contract with Worcestershire in 2025 represented far more than job security – it was an escape from a system which he believes failed him.
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28.06.2026