Somerset pace bowler Jake Ball has signed a one-year contract extension which will see him stay at the County Ground until at least the end of the next season. The 35-year-old arrived at Taunton from Nottinghamshire in 2024 and has made 59 appearances, taking 97 wickets across the three formats. Ball helped Somerset win the
Charlie Dean will lead England for their one-day international series against Ireland in September, with regular captain Nat Sciver-Brunt among a number of senior players rested. Sophie Ecclestone, Lauren Bell and Amy Jones will also miss the three-match series while Danni Wyatt-Hodge and Sciver-Brunt are absent as they manage their fitness and recovery. England have
Amid the Wellington fallout, Brook led England to important ODI and T20 series wins in Sri Lanka, as well as the semi-finals of the World Cup that followed. His own form was superb. In the maelstrom, he drew on an experience from three years earlier. In 2023, his only season in the pressure cooker of
The Hundred men’s competition: Final, Lord’s Trent Rockets 158-8 (100 balls): Donald 38 (19); Noor 3-33 Manchester Super Giants 162-5 (98 balls): Seifert 72 (38); Amir 3-29 Manchester Super Giants won by five wickets Scorecard Manchester Super Giants survived a late wobble with the bat to beat Trent Rockets by five wickets and win the
One-Day Cup, men’s semi-final, Uptonsteel Grace Road Leicestershire 303-7 (50 overs): Shaikh 104, Kelly 53; Pennington 3-65 Nott Outlaws 280 all out (49 overs): McCann 64, Hameed 54; A Green 4-40 Leicestershire beat Notts Outlaws by 23 runs Scorecard Leicestershire reached their second One-Day Cup final in four years, overcoming Notts Outlaws by 23 runs
One-Day Cup, men’s semi-final, Radlett Middlesex 255-8 (48.4 overs): Hollman 83*, Fernandes 44, Helm 40; Ackermann 3-46 Durham 254-7 (50 overs): Rhodes 80, Ackermann 71*; Hollman 3-53 Middlesex beat Durham by two wickets Scorecard Luke Hollman scored a sensational unbeaten 83 to help Middlesex stun Durham with a two-wicket win in their One-Day Cup semi-final