Posting Date Archive - 21/07/2019

Mark Robinson defends England amid criticism of defensive batting as Australia retain Women's Ashes

England faced questions for allowing the game to drift on the third evening – a spell during which Katherine Brunt and Nat Sciver put on 57 runs in 27.4 overs for the sixth wicket, all but ending any realistic chance of an unlikely win

21/07/2019 | Nick Friend | Women's Cricket | News | England Women |

Alex Blake drags Kent to stunning victory over Hampshire in T20 Blast thriller

Big hitting Blake powered 57 off 38 balls to maintain the Spitfires’ 100 percent record in the competition, having come to the crease with his side in dire straits

21/07/2019 | The Cricketer | Men's T20 Blast | News | Kent Men | Hampshire Men | County Cricket |

Lancashire put on show at Old Trafford in T20 Blast thrashing of Durham

Powerful with the bat and clinical with the ball and in the field, the Lightning claimed their first win in their second North Group game after Friday’s washout at Leicestershire

21/07/2019 | The Cricketer | Men's T20 Blast | News | Lancashire Men | Durham Men | County Cricket |

Ryan Higgins and Tom Smith lead Gloucestershire towards big total at Cheltenham

Higgins’ innings took his tally of Championship runs for the season past the 700 mark at an average of 70.8

21/07/2019 | The Cricketer | Worcestershire Men | News | Gloucestershire Men | County Cricket | County Championship |

Australia retain Women's Ashes as Ellyse Perry stars on a day that petered out...TALKING POINTS

The shortage of women’s Test cricket makes caution a common tendency. With no prospect of a follow-up fixture until two years down the line, to take any kind of gamble is considered a case of undue jeopardy

21/07/2019 | Nick Friend | Women's Cricket | England Women |

WOMEN'S ASHES PLAYER RATINGS: Ellyse Perry stars as debuts give cause for optimism

NICK FRIEND AT TAUNTON runs the rule over the players after England and Australia drew at Taunton, allowing the visitors to retain the Women's Ashes

21/07/2019 | Nick Friend | Women's Cricket | News | England Women |

Fidel Edwards' fast start leads Birmingham Bears to easy T20 Blast victory

Jeetan Patel also took two wickets after the West Indian paceman, making his debut on loan from Hampshire, took wickets with his first, third and sixth balls

21/07/2019 | The Cricketer | Warwickshire Men | Men's T20 Blast | News | Leicestershire Men | County Cricket |

Mark Wood still hopeful of Ashes role despite side injury

The Durham seamer, who took 18 wickets during England’s victorious World Cup campaign, suffered the injury during the final

21/07/2019 | The Cricketer | News | England | The Ashes |

Kumar Dharmasena admits to "error of judgement" in World Cup overthrow controversy

Video replays suggested that five runs rather than six should have been awarded after the ball deflected off Ben Stokes' bat to the boundary

21/07/2019 | The Cricketer | World Cup 2019 | New Zealand | News | England |

MS Dhoni left out as India name squads for West Indies series

Star seamer Jasprit Bumrah has been rested from the ODI and T20 squads, but features in the Test party for a two-match contest

21/07/2019 | The Cricketer | News | India |

Imran Qayyum bowls Kent to T20 Blast victory over Somerset

Qayyum ran through the visiting middle order to inflict a 41-run Vitality Blast defeat on South Group rivals Somerset

21/07/2019 | The Cricketer | Men's T20 Blast | Somerset Men | News | Kent Men | County Cricket |

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