Posting Date Archive - 26/07/2019

Hampshire overcome stylish Babar Azam for first T20 Blast win of 2019

Somerset looked favourites for most of the evening after Babar Azam marked his home debut with an extraordinary innings of 95 from 61 balls

26/07/2019 | The Cricketer | Men's T20 Blast | Somerset Men | News | Hampshire Men | County Cricket |

Sussex and Surrey play out thrilling tie as Jofra Archer returns to standing ovation

The 24-year-old showed no ill effects from the side injury which troubled him throughout the World Cup during four hostile overs

26/07/2019 | The Cricketer | Men's T20 Blast | Sussex Men | Surrey Men | News | County Cricket |

Northants break Wantage Road duck by beating Birmingham in front of bumper crowd

Without a T20 win at home since 2017, Northants responded to a bumper crowd to snap a losing streak of eight matches

26/07/2019 | The Cricketer | Warwickshire Men | Men's T20 Blast | Northamptonshire Men | News | County Cricket |

Jos Buttler signs contract extension at Lancashire, ending Somerset speculation

The England international had been recently linked with a possible return to Somerset but he will now remain part of the squad at Old Trafford until the end of the 2022 county summer

26/07/2019 | The Cricketer | News | Lancashire Men | County Cricket |

South Africa captain Faf du Plessis joins Belfast Titans ahead of Euro T20 Slam

Du Plessis joins compatriots Colin Ingram and JP Duminy in the squad, which will be overseen by head coach Ian Pont

26/07/2019 | The Cricketer | South Africa | News |

Ireland deserve more blue-riband Tests after scaring England, says William Porterfield

NICK HOWSON AT LORD'S: The Irish have 10 Tests scheduled over the next three years but none of them are against India, Australia or England

26/07/2019 | Nick Howson | News | Ireland |

THE WEEK IN NUMBERS: Lord's records and Lasith's farewell

It's a numbers game! Here The Cricketer takes a look back at some of the stats to come out of the world of cricket this week...

26/07/2019 | The Cricketer | News |

Mark Footitt leaves Nottinghamshire after two years back at home county

The 33-year-old made four first team appearances after joining the club from Surrey in July 2017, having previously made his name at Derbyshire after beginning his career at Trent Bridge

26/07/2019 | The Cricketer | Nottinghamshire Men | News | County Cricket | County Championship |

Cricket remains behind the times as Woakes passes Edgbaston audition... TEST MATCH TALKING POINTS

NICK HOWSON AT LORD'S: Thunderbolts and lightning prove very, very frightening and Ireland find out what it is like to be on the wrong end of the record books

26/07/2019 | Nick Howson | News | Ireland | Features | England |

Joe Root critical of Lord's pitch: "It was not even close to a fair contest between bat and ball"

SAM MORSHEAD: Ireland's 38 all out meant both sides had been dismissed inside a session in the same Test for the first time since 1887, while Ireland's paltry effort in pursuit of 182 was the seventh lowest team score in men's Test history

26/07/2019 | Sam Morshead | News | England |

T20 Blast essentials: All you need to know ahead of Saturday's matches

The Cricketer looks ahead to Saturday in the T20 competition, with two games looking to beat a concerning weather forecast

26/07/2019 | The Cricketer | Men's T20 Blast | Nottinghamshire Men | News | Leicestershire Men | Gloucestershire Men | Essex Men | County Cricket |

Sarah Taylor to miss final part of Women's Ashes

Taylor has worked with the ECB for the last three years in order to manage her mental health. She has, therefore, chosen to step away from the upcoming three-match mini-series, which concludes the Women’s Ashes

26/07/2019 | The Cricketer | Women's Cricket | News | England Women |

Chris Woakes loves Lord's but batsmen on all sides struggle... PLAYER RATINGS

The Cricketer runs the rule over the individual performances of both sets of players during England's clash with Ireland...

26/07/2019 | The Cricketer | News | Ireland | England match centre | England |

Ireland fail to join pantheon of sporting greats but their performance cannot be forgotten

NICK HOWSON AT LORD'S: William Porterfield's side spooked an England side caught between two stools in another encouraging boost for Test cricket

26/07/2019 | Nick Howson | News | Ireland | Features |

Talent Cricket Young Player of the Month: Dan Stevens

This month has seen a trio of centuries for the Lancashire prodigy

26/07/2019 | The Cricketer | Grass Roots |

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