All four matches in Division One this week were drawn – and none of them came close to a positive result
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Continue reading...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.
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.
‘Don’t know what happened’: Hazlewood absolutely destroys IPL rival in nine-year low
Josh Hazlewood and Bhuvneshwar Kumar wreaked havoc as defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru skittled out Delhi Capitals for 75 before romping to a nine-wicket victory in the IPL on Monday.
Mickey Arthur drafted into new coaches panel to mend England’s ties with county cricket
Director of cricket Rob Key keen to ‘work together better’
Arthur is former head coach of South Africa and Pakistan
Mickey Arthur, the former South Africa and Pakistan head coach, is one of four appointments to England’s new County Insight Group as the national team seeks to repair relations with the domestic game in the wake of last winter’s Ashes defeat.
Among the recommendations from the internal Ashes review that saw Rob Key and Brendon McCullum remain as director of cricket and men’s head coach respectively was improved dialogue with the county game, not least regarding selection.
Continue reading...$4m Aussie plays key hand as ‘amazing’ IPL star goes ballistic in super over thriller
Rinku Singh hit an unbeaten 83 and took five catches as Kolkata Knight Riders edged out Lucknow Super Giants in a Super Over in the IPL on Sunday.
Sibley’s century gives Surrey edge over Essex: county cricket, day three – as it happened
Dom Sibley scored 101 as Surrey carved out a 63-run first-innings lead over Essex, who finished the day on 19 for no wicket
Thanks to Tim Maitland who has an eye on the Headingley stream. “Lengthy stoppage after the first ball of the day at Headingley, after Tom Price injured an ankle fielding on the boundary.”
Lawrence tucks into Simon Harmer, muscling him to the rope to reach fifty off 74 balls.
Continue reading...Records shattered in 986-run chaos as teen phenom blasts hundred in Cummins’ IPL return
A monumental unbeaten 152 by KL Rahul, the highest T20 score by an Indian, went in vain as Punjab Kings mounted the largest successful chase in IPL history to extend their lead at the top of the table on a run-soaked Saturday with a six-wicket win over Delhi Capitals.
Former New Zealand cricketer cops two-year ban for using cocaine mid-match
Former New Zealand and Essex all-rounder Doug Bracewell has been given a two-year suspension after testing positive for cocaine during an English County Championship match last year.
Who else? King Kohli leads reigning champs to huge IPL win after first-ball blunder
Virat Kohli punished Gujarat Titans for dropping him on nought with a blistering half-century as Royal Challengers Bengaluru breezed to a five-wicket victory in the Indian Premier League on Friday.
Sports quiz of the week: title races, snooker drama and marathon records
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Continue reading...Aussie superstars cleared for long-awaited cricket return in massive IPL boost
Fast bowlers Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins have been cleared to play in the Indian Premier League after missing the first half of the season because of fitness concerns, Cricket Australia confirmed on Thursday.
‘Sitting on his a***’: England legend’s tweet reignites 12-year feud with ex-teammate
England legend Kevin Pietersen has reignited his long-running feud with former national teammate Sir Alastair Cook, declaring his opinion on Jacob Bethell IPL’s involvement “doesn’t matter at all”.
Five-time champs suffer heaviest defeat in IPL history as Indian star cracks ‘elegant’ hundred
Opener Sanju Samson struck his second IPL century of the season to set up a thumping 103-run win for Chennai Super Kings in a battle of heavyweights against Mumbai Indians on Thursday.
‘Captain’s nightmare’: Smith clobbers 47-ball hundred to keep Olympic dream alive
A dazzling century from Australian champion Steve Smith went in vain as the Multan Sultans suffered a tense four-wicket loss to the Hyderabad Kingsmen in Karachi on Wednesday.