Ranajit Dhar 
Matt Renshaw hit an unbeaten 82 as Somerset moved into second place in Vitality County Championship Division One with an eight-wicket victory over Kent at Taunton. The visitors battled their way to 564 all out in their second innings from an overnight 409 for 5, Joe Denly leading the fight with 67 off 129 balls … Read more
Middlesex secured a two-wicket victory over Glamorgan in their Vitality County Championship match in Cardiff with Mark Stoneman top-scoring in a win that came right down to the last few overs on the fourth day. Glamorgan were miles behind in this match before 48 runs and five wickets from Mason Crane took them close to … Read more
Anuj Dal blocked Northamptonshire’s path to victory as Derbyshire emerged with an unlikely draw from the Vitality County Championship Division Two match at Derby. Northants were on course for a first win of the season at tea when Derbyshire crumbled to 149 for 7 chasing an improbable 371 for victory but Dal’s unbeaten 31 from … Read more
Half-centuries from Rishi Patel, Lewis Hill, Peter Handscomb and Rehan Ahmed saw Leicestershire secure a hard-fought draw after being asked to follow on in their Vitality County Championship match against Gloucestershire at the UptonSteel County Ground, Grace Road. But just four overs remained when Gloucestershire captain Graeme Van Buuren shook hands on the draw after … Read more
Jake Fraser-McGurk’s stunning IPL made Australia’s selectors ponder a change to their T20 World Cup planning before it was decided they could not find room for him in the 15-player squad which will travel to the Caribbean. As previously reported, Fraser-McGurk will be with Australia at the World Cup having been confirmed as one of … Read more
The new women’s domestic T20 competition in Australia will now be aligned to the eight WBBL clubs, alongside an ACT side, rather than state teams after pressure from Victoria and New South Wales over the proposed structure. The tournament, designed to make up for the reduced WBBL which has been trimmed to a 40-game regular … Read more
Gautam Gambhir has said that “creating hype” around young Indian players based on specific criteria such as bowling speeds can “backfire” and “deviate” them from hard work. The Kolkata Knight Riders mentor, who’s also one of the frontrunners to take up the India coach job, said team selection in T20Is should be based on IPL … Read more
Mark Nicholas has left his role as chair of Southern Brave’s board. His decision to step down comes as he prepares to take over as Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) chair, at a time when the club – who are proprietors of Lord’s – could become majority owners of London Spirit. Nicholas, who captained Hampshire during … Read more
The Afghanistan Cricket Board has appointed former West Indies allrounder Dwayne Bravo as their bowling consultant for the 2024 T20 World Cup, to be held in the Caribbean and the USA. Afghanistan have already arrived in St Kitts and Nevis and are expected to begin a ten-day preparatory camp, during which Bravo will join the … Read more