Posting Date Archive - 25/08/2019

When adrenaline dismantled logic: Ben Stokes' bloody-minded Headingley miracle

NICK FRIEND: Even among teammates, nobody truly knows the sheer depths to which their peers can dig. It must be some thrill to work alongside such skill, learning of its limitlessness only as it unfolds before your beleaguered eyes

25/08/2019 | Nick Friend | 1 First double | England | Australia | The Ashes |

Lancashire secure home T20 Blast quarter-final after overcoming Worcestershire

Steven Croft hit 95 before Glenn Maxwell took three wickets to leave the Rapids disappointed but still with a chance of qualification

25/08/2019 | The Cricketer | Worcestershire Men | Men's T20 Blast | Lancashire Men | County Cricket |

Northants keep last eight hopes alive to send the Bears bottom

Faheem Ashraf hit the winning runs at Edgbaston as a target of 151 was chased down successfully with two balls remaining

25/08/2019 | The Cricketer | Warwickshire Men | Men's T20 Blast | Northamptonshire Men | County Cricket |

Southern Vipers qualify for Kia Super League finals day as Jemimah Rodrigues century proves in vain

The Diamonds knew only a bonus-point victory would keep their chances alive. To secure that, they needed to chase 185 inside 16 overs

25/08/2019 | The Cricketer | Women's Cricket | Kia Super League |

Billy Godleman leads Derbyshire thrashing of Leicestershire as Blast quarter-finals loom

A nine-wicket win for the Falcons means they are all-but assured of a top-four finish in the North Division while the Foxes have work to do

25/08/2019 | The Cricketer | Men's T20 Blast | Leicestershire Men | Derbyshire Men |

Hampshire and Essex share spoils in dramatic but frustrating tie

The shared points helps neither side in their hopes of progressing to the quarter-finals – as they both sit on 11 points, two points adrift of Somerset and Middlesex

25/08/2019 | The Cricketer | Men's T20 Blast | Hampshire Men | Essex Men | County Cricket |

Joe Root urges England to use Headingley success as inspiration ahead of Ashes tilt

NICK HOWSON AT HEADINGLEY: The one-wicket win in Leeds could be a major factor ahead of the final two Tests of the series at Old Trafford and The Oval

25/08/2019 | Nick Howson | News | England | The Ashes |

Harry Gurney holds his nerve as Nottinghamshire clinch dramatic victory over Yorkshire

Gurney, with two for 29, including a crucial wicket in the final over, derailed the run-chase, with Luke Fletcher taking two for 31

25/08/2019 | The Cricketer | Yorkshire Men | Men's T20 Blast | Nottinghamshire Men | County Cricket |

Rachel Priest stars for dominant Western Storm as Surrey Stars' poor campaign continues

The New Zealand international blazed 89 in just 55 balls with six sixes and 10 fours as Storm won by 77 runs

25/08/2019 | The Cricketer | Women's Cricket | Kia Super League |

Tim Paine urges Australia to ignore the hysteria around Headingley defeat after cruel Ashes near-miss

NICK HOWSON AT HEADINGLEY: Missed run-out, dropped catches and misused reviews cannot be focused on with two Tests remaining

25/08/2019 | Nick Howson | News | Australia | The Ashes |

Ben Stokes revels in the role as England's knight in shining armour

NICK HOWSON AT HEADINGLEY: The Durham allrounder rose to the occasion again with the most breathtaking of centuries to keep the Ashes series alive

25/08/2019 | Nick Howson | Testing | News | England | The Ashes |

ASHES PLAYER RATINGS: Ben Stokes' miracle knock wins the day as batsmen struggle on both sides

NICK HOWSON AT HEADINGLEY runs the rule over all the players on each side at the end of a historic, unfathomable Test match

25/08/2019 | Nick Howson | News | England match centre | England | Australia | The Ashes |

England must improve all-round after Ben Stokes' heroics provide Ashes lifeline, says Stuart Broad

After accruing just three runs from his first 72 deliveries and then seeing five wickets fall around him for just 41 runs, Stokes breathed new life into this Ashes series almost on his own

25/08/2019 | The Cricketer | News | England match centre | England | Australia | The Ashes |

Jack Leach: "I wanted to give Stokes a big hug really because what he did there was very special"

The 17 deliveries he survived allowed his more illustrious teammate to take his side to an unprecedented victory

25/08/2019 | The Cricketer | News | England match centre | England | Australia | The Ashes |

Drama embraces Test cricket like an old friend as Ben Stokes completes mission impossible

NICK HOWSON AT HEADINGLEY: 1981. Ian Botham. Bob Willis. Your boys took one hell of a beating.

25/08/2019 | Nick Howson | England match centre | England | 1Banner | Australia | The Ashes |

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