Posting Date Archive - 16/04/2021

James Bracey produces timely hundred on competitive day between local rivals

SAM DALLING AT THE COOPER ASSOCIATES COUNTY GROUND: According to many observers there is a lot to like about Bracey, and this evidence suggests they are fine judges of character

16/04/2021 | Sam Dalling | Somerset Men | News | Gloucestershire Men | County Cricket | County Championship |

Few teams have Essex in a position like this, so can Durham finish the job?

NICK FRIEND AT CHELMSFORD: Two wickets fell in each of the first two sessions and four in the last, but otherwise this was the kind of occasion for which many county cricket observers live

16/04/2021 | Nick Friend | News | Essex Men | Durham Men | County Cricket | County Championship |

Pope and Foakes allow daydreams of normality as cricket's hollow reality continues in Oval sunshine

SAM MORSHEAD AT THE KIA OVAL: Pope was considered, calm, elegant and in control throughout, and in those minutes before stumps, as the sun shone and Surrey made runs at this glorious old venue, normality felt as close as it has for months.

16/04/2021 | Sam Morshead | Surrey Men | Leicestershire Men | County Cricket | County Championship |

MS Dhoni chalks up 200th appearance for Chennai Super Kings

The 39 year old wicketkeeper has scored 4,507 runs and completed 148 dismissals for the franchise across 176 IPL appearances and 24 Champions League T20 matches

16/04/2021 | The Cricketer | IPL | Chennai Super Kings |

Deepak Chahar collects career-best IPL figures against Punjab Kings

The 28-year old collected four wickets for just 13 runs as Chennai Super Kings reduced Punjab Kings to 26 for five inside seven overs

16/04/2021 | The Cricketer | IPL | Chennai Super Kings |

Not giving Ashwin four overs was a mistake, admits Ponting

The spinner conceded just 14 runs from his three overs but Delhi Capitals captain Rishabh Pant opted not to give him a fourth during his side's three-wicket defeat against Rajasthan Royals

16/04/2021 | The Cricketer | IPL | Delhi Capitals |

QUIZ! IPL orange and purple cap winners

Can you name the leading run-scorer and leading wicket-taker from every Indian Premier League season?

16/04/2021 | The Cricketer | Quizzes | News |

Dom Sibley is third England player to suffer finger injury after fracturing digit on Warwickshire duty

Sibley sustained a minor fracture to the index finger on his right hand when dropping Steven Mullaney at slip off Tim Bresnan on Thursday, and is being assessed by the club's medical team

16/04/2021 | The Cricketer | Warwickshire Men | News | England | County Cricket | County Championship |

Mohammad Abbas blitzes Middlesex with hat-trick and 17-ball five-wicket haul on home debut for Hampshire

Abbas's hat-trick is the first in first-class cricket at the Ageas Bowl since 2015, when Chris Rushworth of Durham ran through the Hampshire order

16/04/2021 | The Cricketer | News | Middlesex Men | Hampshire Men | County Cricket | County Championship |

Anrich Nortje available for Delhi Capitals are testing negative for Covid-19

The South African pace bowler, who took 22 wickets in last season’s IPL, had to spend an extended period in quarantine after recording a positive test

16/04/2021 | The Cricketer | IPL | Delhi Capitals |

Ben Stokes ruled out for 12 weeks with fractured finger

The England allrounder suffered the injury during Rajasthan Royals’ defeat against Punjab Kings in their opening match of the tournament

16/04/2021 | The Cricketer | News | England |

Warwickshire keen to host exhibition tournament to "reflect communities" in Birmingham

Chief executive Stuart Cain wants to stage a tournament at Edgbaston which would see Birmingham Bears playing against overseas T20 franchises

16/04/2021 | Elizabeth Botcherby | Warwickshire Men | News | Global Game |

IPL 2021 – Mumbai Indians v Sunrisers Hyderabad: Match preview

Find out team news, TV and streaming information, odds, weather forecasts and much, much more ahead of the ninth game of the new Indian Premier League season

16/04/2021 | The Cricketer | Sunrisers Hyderabad | News | Mumbai Indians | IPL | Global Game |

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