Posting Date Archive - 24/07/2018

Surrey march on towards Championship title with thrashing of second-placed Notts

Morne Morkel swept aside limited resistance from Nottinghamshire’s batsmen as Surrey powered to their sixth win in eight matches to extend their lead at the top of Division One of the Specsavers County Championship

24/07/2018 | The Cricketer | Domestic | County Championship |

India's tour match at Chelmsford reduced to three days with the weather in mind

The Indian team's management made the request earlier this week, partly with the recent soaring temperatures in mind and the potential impact of four full days on their players ahead of the first Test against England

24/07/2018 | Sam Morshead | India | Domestic |

Kent handed major boost as Henry signs on for Championship run-in

The New Zealand seamer, who terrorised opposition batting line-ups during the early stages of the campaign, will return to Canterbury for the final five matches of the current campaign

24/07/2018 | The Cricketer | Domestic | County Championship |

ECB working party discussed seven-ball overs and 20-ball free for all in plans for The Hundred

HUW TURBERVILL - EXCLUSIVE: Four seven-ball overs plus 12 lots of six and a free-for-all with no overs were among the ideas; salaries for new tournament ranging from £30,000–£125,000; PCA want squads of 16, ECB 15

24/07/2018 | Huw Turbervill | Domestic |

Lancashire captain Livingstone bats with a shin pad to protect broken thumb in Roses clash

GALLERY: Despite breaking his thumb earlier in the Roses battle at Old Trafford, having not batted in the first innings and with 119 runs still required for victory with just one wicket remaining, Livingstone strode to the crease on Tuesday morning

24/07/2018 | The Cricketer | Domestic | County Championship |

Yorkshire claim Roses bragging rights as Root spins Lancashire out at Old Trafford

Lancashire, who claimed only three points, were 194 for six with only Tom Bailey, unbeaten on 38, Graham Onions, Jimmy Anderson, Matthew Parkinson and injured Liam Livingstone to bat as they pursued another 129 runs to win

24/07/2018 | The Cricketer | Domestic | County Championship |

'No decision made on new competition's format' say ECB amid reports of 15-a-side matches

Today’s newspaper revelations speculate on 12-a-side matches and 15-man squads, facilitating the interchanging of batsmen and bowlers between innings. However, the ECB say nothing has been formally agreed upon

24/07/2018 | Sam Morshead | Domestic |

Croft adamant he can stop Glamorgan's slump: 'We are fully committed to making this work'

The Welsh county have endured a torrid 2018 so far, losing five of their eight Championship matches to sit second bottom of the Division Two table. They are just two points ahead of the current basement side Gloucestershire, who have a game in hand

24/07/2018 | The Cricketer | Domestic | County Championship |

'To tarnish one of the best moments of my career was pretty brutal': Maxwell on spot-fixing allegations

An Al Jazeera documentary claimed that Australia had become involved in spot-fixing during the Ranchi Test against India in 2017, Maxwell was not named by the investigation but the sequences of footage appeared to allude to him

24/07/2018 | The Cricketer | Global Game | Australia |

BIG CRICKET SURVEY 2018: 72 per cent of fans think international cricket is too expensive

There are considerations to make when it comes to pricing, including the overheads incurred by the venues, but compared to county pricing, the international game has a long way to go to change the opinions of its customers

24/07/2018 | Sam Morshead | Domestic | Big Cricket Survey |

BIG CRICKET SURVEY 2018: County Championship is the most popular competition among fans

Just over 66 per cent of those who responded to our online poll put the four-day tournament top of the pile, ahead of the Royal London One-Day Cup and the Vitality T20 Blast, while a further 18.06 per cent said they liked all three events equally

24/07/2018 | Sam Morshead | Domestic | Big Cricket Survey |

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