Root made his Test debut in 2012 and holds several England Test cricket records, including leading run-scorer with 14,114 runs. He is also the second highest run-scorer of all time behind Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar, who occupies the first place with 15,921 runs. He first took over as captain when Alastair Cook resigned from the
Welcome to a cricket edition of our Who Am I? game. The rules are simple. For each day of The Hundred, there is a cricketer taking part in this year’s tournament that we want you to identify in as few attempts as possible. After each wrong guess, you unlock a new clue. The sooner you
The Hundred Women Pageant, Sophia Gardens Welsh Fire 129-3 (100 balls): Divine 38 (25); Philip 2-17 Trent Rockets 132-2 (83 balls): Mooney 57 (35); Arlott 1-15 Trent Rockets won by eight wickets Scorekeeper. Table Trent Rockets recorded their second victory in The Hundred women’s competition as they recorded an eight-wicket victory against Welsh Fire in
Saltburn’s second team were due to play on Wednesday night in a cup match against Marton’s second team. However, Saltburn conceded the match around lunchtime. BBC Sport was told Saltburn were unable to field a team due to the “Christmas season”. Since the original video was posted on Monday night, other videos involving Saltburn and
On the field, the club’s men’s team sit sixth in the County Championship First Division, winning four of their first eight red-ball games of the season. The white-ball team reached the quarter-finals of the T20 Blast, where they were eliminated by eventual finalists Hampshire Hawks. Essex have now turned their attention to the One-Day Cup
The Hundred Women Contest, El Óvalo MI London 151-4 (100 balls): Kerr 49* (32); Kapp 2-24 London Spirit 151-5 (100 balls): Jones (49); Gordon 2-29, Matthew 2-33 tied match Scorekeeper. Table MI London held London Spirit to a thrilling draw at The Oval after Hayley Matthews conceded just three runs off the last three balls