Posting Date Archive - 08/08/2018

Cobb launches Steelbacks to win over Falcons

Josh Cobb followed his century against the Birmingham Bears with an explosive unbeaten 73, including seven sixes, off 37 balls as the Steelbacks chased down a target of 178 with 10 balls to spare

08/08/2018 | The Cricketer | Men's T20 Blast | Northamptonshire Men | Domestic | Derbyshire Men |

Jets still flying after victory over Leicestershire

Durham Jets moved back to the top of the Vitality Blast North Group courtesy of a 14-run win over the Leicestershire Foxes at Emirates Riverside

08/08/2018 | The Cricketer | Men's T20 Blast | Leicestershire Men | Durham Men | Domestic |

Myburgh salvo makes it five wins in five for Somerset

Opening batsman Johann Myburgh, who began his county career at Hampshire, announced he would retire from the sport at the end of the season earlier this week

08/08/2018 | The Cricketer | Men's T20 Blast | Somerset Men | Hampshire Men | Domestic |

Russell reaches No.1 in Player Performance Index standings ahead of CPL

Four of the top seven T20 players in world cricket, according to the Index, are taking part in the competition - Sunil Narine, Dwayne Bravo and Shoaib Malik joining Russell at the festival of cricket in the Caribbean

08/08/2018 | The Cricketer | Domestic | CPL |

Pope to bat at No.4 for England at Lord's

Ollie Pope, who at the age of 20 was called into the national squad in place of Dawid Malan for the second meeting with the Indians, has earned his spot thanks to a glut of runs in the County Championship for Surrey

08/08/2018 | Sam Morshead | England news | England |

CARIBBEAN PREMIER LEAGUE 2018: All you need to know

A host of global T20 stars will flock to the West Indies in the coming weeks. Here are TV times, fixtures, team news, odds and everything else you require to follow the competition...

08/08/2018 | The Cricketer | Domestic | CPL |

De Kock withdraws from Nottinghamshire stint at Cricket South Africa's request

Director of cricket Mick Newell said it will be tough for the county to find a suitable overseas replacement

08/08/2018 | The Cricketer | Nottinghamshire Men | Domestic | County Championship |

Does the punishment match the crime? Our writers go head-to-head

A bowler in the Somerset Cricket League has been banned for nine matches after throwing the ball over the boundary to deny the opposing batsman reaching a century. HUW TURBERVILL and SAM MORSHEAD have conflicting views of the incident...

08/08/2018 | The Cricketer | Opinion | Grass Roots |

Morgan backs twin spin attack for England at Lord’s

Adil Rashid controversially returned to the England Test side in the win at Edgbaston, taking three wickets, and now Eoin Morgan, England’s limited-overs captain, wants to see him paired up with Moeen Ali

08/08/2018 | Huw Turbervill | England news | England |

Trevaskis's extraordinary final over hands Durham remarkable win at Old Trafford

The part-time left-arm spinner from Carlisle, 19, defended just six off the last over and took his first wickets of the campaign as Lancashire Lightning chased a 155 target, slipping badly from a position of strength at halfway

08/08/2018 | The Cricketer | Men's T20 Blast | Lancashire Men | Durham Men | Domestic |

Shot clock penalties are 'worth looking at' to speed up cricket, says Ponting

Teams who fail to complete their allocations within the allotted timeframe could then face an on-the-spot run penalty, which over the course of a five-day Test could add up to a significant contribution to the opponents' scores

08/08/2018 | Sam Morshead | Global Game |

World Cricket committee commends ECB over plans for The Hundred

The ECB's concept, the exact format of which is unlikely to be determined until November although trial matches are due to take place in September, has endured a difficult start to life

08/08/2018 | Sam Morshead | Domestic |

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