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
Croft suggested a return to Lancashire’s County Championship XI, where he would face higher quality bowlers compared to the Hundred-depleted One-Day Cup attacks, may not be far away. “He has put himself in a great position,” Croft said. “The way he is striking the ball. He has stuck to what he is good at.” Lancashire
An excellent first-team best score of 91 from youngster Will Bennison was the cornerstone of Yorkshire’s 273-9, but it maybe should have been more as they lost momentum in mid-innings. And, ultimately, it did not prove quite enough as in-form South African Verreynne came in to help Notts from their stuttering start with 105 off
Madeira’s most famous son is Cristiano Ronaldo, and the island changed the name of its airport in honour of the Portuguese football star. Henriques joked he “might get a helicopter pad” named after him, if he is able to skipper Portugal to the World Cup. Portugal, ranked 37th in the world, will first have to
Yorkshire secured second spot in Group B with a seven-wicket win over Essex to book a home quarter-final at York on Friday. Captain Dom Bess (3-32) and seamer Ben Coad (3-22) helped bowl out already-eliminated Essex for 151 inside 41 overs. The Tykes then slipped to 15-2, but a second first-team half-century for England Under-19s