Posting Date Archive - 02/08/2019

Essex back on track in T20 Blast after Tom Westley innings proves too much for Gloucestershire

He top-scored with 86 not out and shared in stands of 81 and 105 with Cameron Delport and Dan Lawrence for the first and third wickets respectively as Essex registered their highest score in matches against Gloucestershire

02/08/2019 | The Cricketer | Men's T20 Blast | Gloucestershire Men | Essex Men | County Cricket |

Matt Carter spins Nottinghamshire to victory after Joe Clarke and Tom Moores pass fifty

Birmingham lost the dangerous Ed Pollock to Carter early on and didn’t really recover. The 23-year old off-spinner followed up with the wickets of Michael Burgess and Adam Hose to record figures of three for 14

02/08/2019 | The Cricketer | Warwickshire Men | Men's T20 Blast | Nottinghamshire Men | County Cricket |

Wayne Madsen inspires Derbyshire to victory at Northants after thrilling chase

It was Derbyshire’s highest total of the season so far and earned them a second win in this season’s Vitality Blast

02/08/2019 | The Cricketer | Men's T20 Blast | Northamptonshire Men | Derbyshire Men | County Cricket |

Mason Crane and Liam Dawson spin Hampshire to win over Glamorgan in low-scoring affair

Spin twins Crane and Dawson replicated their middle over removal service for the second night in a row, having stunned Essex at Chelmsford, to claim figures of three for 20 and three for 11 respectively

02/08/2019 | The Cricketer | Men's T20 Blast | Hampshire Men | Glamorgan Men | County Cricket |

Laurie Evans and Phil Salt outshine Jofra Archer as Kent lose 100 percent record

The Sharks, who are unbeaten in the competition, moved to second place in the South Group table with this emphatic victory by nine wickets with four overs remaining

02/08/2019 | The Cricketer | Men's T20 Blast | Sussex Men | Kent Men | County Cricket |

Tom Banton leads charge as Somerset clinch stunning victory over Surrey

Set 204 to win, the hosts got home with eight balls to spare, with Banton smashing 11 fours and two sixes to thrill home supporters in a packed crowd at the Cooper Associates County Ground

02/08/2019 | The Cricketer | Men's T20 Blast | Surrey Men | Somerset Men | County Cricket |

Worcestershire make Yorkshire pay for failure to capitalise on strong start

The Vikings lost their third game in six and will rue not making the most of being 104 without loss in the 12th over

02/08/2019 | The Cricketer | Yorkshire Men | Worcestershire Men | Men's T20 Blast | County Cricket |

Liam Livingstone stars as Lancashire ease past Durham

The 25-year-old displayed his all-round ability by taking two for 21 with his combination of off and leg-spin, before striking 70 off just 48 deliveries

02/08/2019 | The Cricketer | Men's T20 Blast | Lancashire Men | Durham Men | County Cricket |

Rory Burns: "To get over the line today is a wonderful feeling"

JAMES COYNE: Burns turns the clock back with determined innings, and takes a huge step forward in the process as England made Australia toil at Edgbaston

02/08/2019 | James Coyne | News | England | The Ashes |

Steve Waugh layers Rory Burns in praise: "It was a good innings for our players to look and learn from"

SAM MORSHEAD AT EDGBASTON: The Australians beat the opener's bat on numerous occasions, and should have had him lbw to Nathan Lyon, only for umpire Joel Wilson to turn down the appeal, but Burns kept his head to compile an unbeaten 125 by the close

02/08/2019 | Sam Morshead | News | England | Australia | The Ashes |

Yorkshire re-sign South Africa spinner Keshav Maharaj

The 29-year-old has rejoined Yorkshire for all of their T20 and four-day cricket until the conclusion of the club’s County Championship fixture against Somerset

02/08/2019 | The Cricketer | Yorkshire Men | Men's T20 Blast | News | County Cricket | County Championship |

Rory Burns: Ugly duckling, Ashes centurion

SAM MORSHEAD AT EDGBASTON: As first Steve Smith and now Burns have shown, it doesn’t matter if you look like an accident on the chiropractor’s bench or a frog trying to escape from a frying pan while you're at the crease

02/08/2019 | Sam Morshead | England | 1Banner | The Ashes |

Sharp spin for Nathan Lyon, heavy bails and the tough world of captaincy...ASHES TALKING POINTS

SAM MORSHEAD AT EDGBASTON looks back on an excellent Friday for England as Rory Burns' hundred put the hosts in charge on the second day of The Ashes

02/08/2019 | Sam Morshead | News | England | Australia | The Ashes |

Andrew Strauss' sense of reflection touches the right notes in the retelling of the Kevin Pietersen story

NICK FRIEND: Sky are rolling out an episode during each Ashes Test, but it is a tale that encourages a solitary binge. That was the nature of Pietersen as a player – unfailingly watchable, abidingly box-office. Take your eye off him at your peril

02/08/2019 | Nick Friend | News | England |

Cannock club secretary Graham Machin says "life is hell" after fifth week locked out of home ground

The Staffordshire club have been unable to use the site at Chase Park ever since it went into receivership on June 26

02/08/2019 | Kishan Vaghela | News | Grass Roots |

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