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May 2, 2026

Surrey v Sussex, Somerset v Yorkshire, and more: county cricket, day two – live

Updates from day two of the latest Championship games
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A wicket at Grace Road, where Notts are pounding Leicestershire round the ground. Jack Haynes a fourth wicket for Ben Green. Joe Clarke is approaching his hundred. Notts 426-5.

A pretty good looking crowd at Taunton, some huddling against a brick wall for warmth. Joe Root at first slip polishes the ball, Will Smeed, slow starting again, still on nought. Jack White on the money.

May 2, 2026

Cricket’s George Costanza: McCullum makes himself look vital by not turning up | Barney Ronay

England head coach survived Ashes review but going missing for 43% of the county season is straight out of Seinfeld

George: Right now I just sit around pretending I’m busy.
Jerry: How do you do that?
George: I look annoyed. Think about it. When you look annoyed all the time, people think you’re busy. [Rolls his eyes, slaps his forehead, does look busy.]

Does anyone remember Brendon McCullum? You know. Baz. It was a thing. People said “Bazball” in parliament. It was probably in the dictionary, one of those new zeitgeisty words, like rofl. Distinguishing marks? Hat. Jawline. A way of standing. Sports socks provocatively splayed on an ornate balcony. Look, it doesn’t really matter. But has anyone actually … seen him?

May 2, 2026

Tailender tons! Ashes villain’s insane 173-run turnaround as Nos. 9 and 10 smash centuries

England bowler Ollie Robinson and Sussex teammate Jack Carson pulled off two of the most remarkable innings by lower order batters in recent memory on day one of a County Championship match at The Oval.

May 1, 2026

‘Why’s he’s a legend’: India gun in awe of Aussie star after superb IPL return

An opening partnership of 110 from 57 balls by Pathum Nissanka and KL Rahul paved the way for Delhi Capitals to record their highest successful chase in the IPL, beating Rajasthan Royals by seven wickets.

May 1, 2026May 1, 2026

Surrey step up security for visit of Sussex: county cricket, day one – as it happened

Day one of the latest round of County Championship matches saw Surrey host Sussex amid beefed-up security at the Oval

Thomas Rew is making his Championship debut, alongside brother James, at Taunton. Yorkshire have lost Adam Lyth, lbw Ogborne, for 8. Yorks 26-1.

And an early wicket in glorious Canterbury sunshine, Dawkins dollies a catch back to Haydon. Kent 21-1.

May 1, 2026

IPL captain cops fine after illegal dressing room act caught on camera

Rajasthan Royals captain Riyan Parag has been fined a quarter of his match fee for vaping in the dressing room during a game, the Indian Premier League said Thursday.

April 30, 2026

Hazlewood’s brutal reality check as defending champs crushed in IPL drubbing

Sparkling cameos by skipper Shubman Gill and Jos Buttler complemented a stellar display with the ball and in the field, carrying Gujarat Titans to a four-wicket victory over defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Thursday.

April 30, 2026April 30, 2026

$600m Big Bash plan put on hold as another state joins Aussie cricket revolt

Cricket Australia’s plan to privatise the Big Bash League has been put on hold after Queensland Cricket joined New South Wales in rejecting the $600 million proposal.

April 30, 2026

‘Don’t see that very often’: Smith’s change room dummy spit after PSL elimination

Steve Smith’s PSL campaign is over, with the Multan Sultans losing their must-win eliminator against Marnus Labuschagne’s Hyderabad Kingsmen at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium on Wednesday.

April 29, 2026

Head stars in 492-run blitz as fifth-straight win puts powerhouse on brink of elimination

Ryan Rickelton’s maiden IPL century came in vain as Sunrisers Hyderabad chased down 244 to beat Mumbai Indians by six wickets in the Indian Premier League on Wednesday.

April 29, 2026

Star’s career-best stunner as $4m man, Aussie hero look for answers: IPL mid-season report card

We’ve entered the second half of this season’s Indian Premier League, with the ladder starting to take shape.

April 28, 2026

IPL 2026: 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi becomes the leading run scorer, Rajasthan Royals end Punjab Kings’ unbeaten run

Fifteen-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi became the leading run-getter in this IPL season with a cracking 43 on Tuesday that helped Rajasthan Royals beat Punjab Kings by six wickets in a high-scoring contest.

April 28, 2026

County cricket: what can be done to reduce the number of draws?

All four matches in Division One this week were drawn – and none of them came close to a positive result

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April 28, 2026

Aussie star ends brutal drought in Ashes boost as forgotten opener fires big reminder — County Wrap

Jake Weatherald’s century drought is finally over, with the Australian Test opener notching his maiden century for Leicestershire in the County Championship over the weekend.

April 28, 2026

Italy representative emerges as smokey to replace struggling Bazballer in England set-up

Pressure is mounting on Test opener Zak Crawley ahead of England’s home summer following another underwhelming outing with the bat as one of the leading candidates to take his spot in the national side produced a match-winning century in the County Championship.