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James Hildreth shows his class in successful Somerset chase

Somerset made 299 for 4, winning with two overs to spare. Davies led the way with an imperious 72-ball innings, before Hildreth weighed in with 110, including nine fours and three sixes

Lancashire ease to Royal London win over Gloucestershire

Keaton Jennings registered a patient 47 to afford the reply solid foundations to Lancashire's reply after Danny Lamb's five-wicket haul

Haseeb Hameed century leads Nottinghamshire to win over Warwickshire

It means that Nottinghamshire open their Royal London Cup campaign with commanding win while handing the home side a second defeat in two games

Hamish Rutherford leads Glamorgan to second Royal London win

Despite 65 from Tom Taylor, Glamorgan's target proved beyond Northamptonshire’s reach in their opening game of the tournament

The Analysis: Calvin Harrison, Phoenix fail to fly, and pantomime villains

ELIZABETH BOTCHERBY looks back on the key moments from Manchester Originals versus Birmingham Phoenix at Emirates Old Trafford

Maiden century for Harry Duke leads Yorkshire to high-scoring victory

At 19 years and 322 days, Duke is the youngest Yorkshire player to make a List A century since Sachin Tendulkar (19 yrs, 100 days) in 1992

Blitz from Joe Leach gives Worcestershire thrilling victory

Leach and Ed Barnard came together at 184 for 6 in the 34th over and their stand of 134 in 15.2 overs was a new Worcestershire record for the seventh wicket in all List A cricket

Some things never change: The reassuring certainty of Alastair Cook

NICK FRIEND AT CHELMSFORD: A knock brutal in its serenity, Cook showed no concern for an 82nd professional century, more worried instead about seeing the job through. Whoever his opponent, whatever the format, some things don't change

The Analysis: Atmosphere falls flat at Emirates Old Trafford

ELIZABETH BOTCHERBY IN MANCHESTER: Heading into the clash between Manchester Originals versus Birmingham Phoenix, I was full of optimism. Then the first 120 balls had less atmosphere than a train station WH Smiths

Alice Capsey and the fearfulness of youth

CAMERON PONSONBY AT LORD'S: At 16, you are being confronted with so many firsts. Your first love interest, your first drink, your first major set of exams. It’s just that unlike us, Capsey has added her first innings at Lord’s to that list

IPL confirm revised 2021 schedule: Full fixture list for UAE leg of Indian Premier League

The tournament was suspended in May following a series of Covid-19 cases within the franchises' bubbles

IPL fixtures 2021: Full Indian Premier League schedule, dates

Find out when your team is in action in the 2021 IPL

25/07/2021 | The Cricketer | Fixtures |

Sussex replace Ben Brown as captain

Batsman Tom Haines is leading the club in the Royal London Cup, while Luke Wright remains in charge of Sussex’s T20 Blast side

The Timeline: London Spirit Women v Oval Invincibles Women

London Spirit hosted their first match of The Hundred at Lord's as Oval Incvincibles visited the Home of Cricket. Here's what happened...

Spinners in charge and Southern Brave show how not to construct an XI: The Men's Hundred in focus

KIERAN PARMLEY - ANALYSIS: We have now seen all eight teams in the men's Hundred play their first games. So what have we learnt about the new format?

25/07/2021 | Kieran Parmley | The Hundred | 1Banner |

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