Jersey warmed up for their ICC Challenge League A tournament in Kenya with two wins over Uganda ‘A’ in Entebbe. In their opening game the islanders won by an impressive nine wickets as they bowled out the hosts for just 118 in 33 overs with Ben Ward taking 3-20 and Josh Lawrenson 2-17 Harrison Carlyon
Brook remains one of England’s most fascinating cricketers. Despite being white-ball skipper and serving as Test vice-captain, he was overlooked for the red-ball job when Ben Stokes retired, with Joe Root preferred. He averages a formidable 53.08 in Tests – the highest for England in almost 60 years – with 10 centuries, but often draws
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) introduced central contracts in 2000 as a way to give them more control over their best players. Last week, the ECB issued 39 central contracts to men’s players, external for the 2026-27 season. Of them, 30 were full central contracts; the other nine were development contracts. For the
Australia, New Zealand, West Indies, South Africa, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan have all scored slower during the death overs since the rule change. West Indies’ death run-rate has dropped by 2.39 runs per over in that time. As for individual bowlers around the world, Windies quick Alzarri Joseph and South Africa’s Lungi Ngidi have benefited
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Hampshire and Scotland seamer Brad Wheal has retired from professional cricket after a succession of injuries. Wheal, 30, took 51 wickets in 44 appearances in a decade-long international career and featured at four T20 World Cups, most recently in India earlier this year. He has also played for Hampshire from 2015, helping them to win
