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After being asked to bat first, The Blaze were bowled out for 166. They were missing Ireland all-rounder Orla Prendergast because of the white-ball series against England, which also deprived the Sparks of leading wicket-taker Hannah Baker. But, after losing Sarah Bryce, caught at point in Grace Potts’ opening over, …

Kent are bottom of the table and facing relegation back to Division Two at the end of this campaign, having won only one County Championship match with three remaining. They also finished bottom of the southern group in the Blast and seventh in the One-Day Cup group to miss out …

Watch the best shots as Australia’s Josh Inglis scores a brilliant century against Scotland during their T20 international in Edinburgh. Source link

Northamptonshire have parted company with head coach John Sadler after three years in the role. The decision was announced the day after the Steelbacks lost to Somerset by 17 runs in the T20 Blast quarter-finals. It was their final chance of silverware, having failed to reach the knockout stage of …

Dan Lawrence gets himself in an “awful tangle” and is caught by Pathum Nissanka to leave England on 45-1 in the third Test match against Sri Lanka at The Oval. Source link

Hampshire seam bowler Chris Wood has signed a new one-year contract to stay with the county until at least the end of 2025. Wood, 34, has played 176 T20 games for the club and taken 191 wickets, the third most of anyone to play in English T20 cricket. The academy …

Hunter created headlines in world cricket in October 2021 on her 16th birthday in a match against Zimbabwe in Harare, when she became the youngest player – male or female – to hit a one-day international century. “It’s been quite a journey. Three years ago feels like a lifetime ago,” …

Ireland all-rounder Simi Singh is facing “life-threatening health circumstances” after it was reported he is suffering from acute liver failure and requires a transplant. Cricket Ireland chief executive Warren Deutrom, who confirmed the situation, described it as “shocking” to learn that 37-year-old Singh was seriously ill, and sent him “best …

Given the busy nature of England’s schedule, McCullum confirmed he will miss some series and hand responsibility to his assistant coaches. He also said there will be times when he tours with his family, who live in New Zealand. England have won all five Tests they have played this summer …

Brendon McCullum says he “didn’t take a lot of persuading” to become England men’s white-ball coach and is looking forward to working with captain Jos Buttler. The New Zealander will combine the limited-overs job with his current role as Test coach. READ MORE: England appoint McCullum as white-ball coach Source …

Worcestershire have signed pace bowler Jack Home on a three-year contract. The 18-year-old has been part of Worcestershire’s junior pathways for more than a decade, and was brought into the senior squad in July after a series of injuries disrupted the side. He played in five matches during Worcestershire’s 2024 …

Henry Moeran is with Jonathan Agnew and Stephan Shemilt to preview England’s final test Source link

Durham have signed former Warwickshire captain Will Rhodes on a three-year contract to start next summer. It was announced in July that the 29-year-old all-rounder, who led Warwickshire to the County Championship title in 2021, would leave Edgbaston at the end of the season. He has scored almost 8,500 runs …

Shahriar Nafees joins us following Bangladesh men’s historic Test-series win in Pakistan. Source link

Hampshire wicketkeeper Ben Brown has signed a one-year contract extension keeping him at the club until the end of the 2025 season. Brown, 35, has made 66 appearances since joining from Sussex in 2022, winning the club’s Red-Ball Batter of the Year award in his first season after making 969 …

Despite the inclusion of their England players and T20 specialists, Lancashire were bowled out for 114 in just over 15 overs at Hove. Sussex then cruised to Finals Day with 35 balls to spare, making it another miserable evening for Jennings’ team. It followed on from successive Championship defeats by …

England captain Jos Buttler has been ruled out of the three-match Twenty20 series against Australia and is a doubt for the five one-day internationals that follow. Buttler, 33, has not played since the T20 World Cup in June because of a calf injury. In his absence, Phil Salt will captain …

The 34-year-old ended the 2013 final with a hat-trick as Northants won the Blast for the first time, and they did so again three years later. But Thursday’s game is only their second appearance in the quarter-finals since then, losing by seven wickets to Gloucestershire in the amended-format 2020 tournament. …

Jarvis said the “model” of how the club generates money needs to be addressed, with it “being very difficult to survive on cricket alone”. With the club’s 20-year-old seamer Josh Hull about make his England debut, following Foxes team-mate Rehan Ahmed on to the international stage, Jarvis said the “direction …

Jonathan Agnew speaks to actor and screenwriter Ben Willbond. Source link