Ranajit Dhar 
Ashton Agar has joined Northamptonshire for four Vitality Blast games, as a short-term replacement for Zimbabwe’s Sikander Raza. Agar, who has been named in Australia’s T20 World Cup campaign, will join the squad after the completion of the tournament, and will replace Raza when he heads off on national duty for Zimbabwe in their series … Read more
Australia will be significantly shorthanded for their two T20 World Cup matches with players who were involved late into the IPL given the chance for a short break at home before heading to the Caribbean. They are set to have just nine players available for the match against Namibia on Tuesday (Wednesday morning Australia time) … Read more
England batter Lauren Winfield-Hill has been contracted by Queensland to play in Australia’s WNCL competition next summer after appearing in nine matches in last season’s competition. Queensland released their female contract list for season 2024-25 on Monday, as did New South Wales, after Australia’s domestic state teams had to delay finalising their female squads due … Read more
Mitchell Starc stayed away from the IPL for the best part of his peak years, but after winning the title with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), will consider dropping one format from his life, and that might be ODI cricket. “The last nine years, I’ve prioritised Australian cricket. I have given myself a chance to give … Read more
South Africa were “taught a lesson in how to play in Caribbean conditions” in the opinion of stand-in T20I captain Rassie van der Dussen, who oversaw a 3-0 sweep at the hands of West Indies. Van der Dussen, who is not part of South Africa’s T20 World Cup squad despite being the second-highest run-scorer in … Read more
Derbyshire’s Matthew Lamb and Gloucestershire’s Beau Webster set memorable personal milestones on the second day of the Vitality County Championship Second Division match at the Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol. Unbeaten on 186 overnight, Lamb completed his maiden first-class double century before falling for 207 in a Derbyshire total of 526 all out. Anuj Dal contributed … Read more
Northamptonshire captain Luke Procter marshalled his side’s fightback in their Vitality County Championship game against Yorkshire with a tenacious unbeaten century – his first in almost two years. Procter, who had already passed fifty five times this season without converting any of those knocks into hundreds, remedied that as he sparked Northamptonshire’s recovery from 181 … Read more
An unbeaten century from Warwickshire skipper Alex Davies helped his side reach 284 all out and a first-innings lead of 218 against Lancashire on the second day of this Vitality County Championship Division One game at Emirates Old Trafford. Davies’ 127 off a mammoth 296 balls saw the opener carry his bat against his former … Read more
Blaze continued their flying start to the Charlotte Edwards Cup with a five-wicket victory over Thunder at breezy Loughborough. Put in, Thunder were lifted to 151 for 6 by a pugnacious fifth-wicket partnership of 73 from 50 balls by Emma Lamb, who continued her excellent form with an unbeaten 63, and Ailsa Lister (44). Grace … Read more