Rothesay County Championship, Division Two, Chester-le-Street (day three) Gloucestershire 137: Aldridge 5-16 & 250: Hammond 58; Aldridge 4-47 Durham 384: Bedingham 122; Langridge 3-89 Durham (6 pts) need four runs to beat Gloucs (3 pts) Match scorecard Bad light prevented Kasey Aldridge’s superb nine-wicket match haul from delivering league leaders Durham a three-day County Championship
The decision to abandon play an hour before scheduled at the end of the third day of England’s second Test against Pakistan was called “a joke” by Nasser Hussain. On a Saturday badly affected by persistent showers at Lord’s, players left the field at 17:08 BST. At that point, prospects of conditions improving sufficiently for
Lawrence, 29, was recalled after an international absence of almost two years, having averaged 26.84 across 14 previous Tests including a stint as a makeshift opener. By picking him, England prioritised having four pace bowling options over a frontline spinner, with Lawrence backed to provided the overs of slow bowling if needed. He has only
Second Rothesay Test, Lord’s (day three of five) England 290 (Smith 61, Cox 55; Abbas 4-73) & 177-7 (Lawrence 50*; Abbas 3-48) Pakistan 110 (Awais 46; Robinson 4-11, Archer 3-26) England lead by 357 runs Scorecard Dan Lawrence impressed in devilishly difficult batting conditions to advance England’s push for a series win over Pakistan on
Rothesay County Championship, Division One, Scarborough (day three) Yorkshire 263: Wharton 70, Hill 62; Hull 3-57 Leicestershire 84-0: Patel 41, Gumbs 39 Yorkshire 1 pt, Leicestershire 3 pts Match scorecard Leicestershire batted through bowler-friendly conditions on a heavily weather-affected day three of the County Championship clash with Yorkshire at Scarborough. The Division One match is
A groom is trying to secure a helicopter ride so he can play in a dream cricket match at Lord’s immediately after his wedding in North Wales. Peter Melhuish, from Guildford in Surrey, is due to play at Lord’s on 6 September for his club Blackheath after they made it to the final of the