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Derbyshire spinner Jack Morley has signed a two-year contract extension with the County Championship Division Two side. The 24-year-old first joined Derbyshire on loan from Lancashire in March 2024 before making his move permanent with a two-year deal later the same year. Morley, who has taken 110 wickets across all …

Can you name the 30 players to have won their first England cap under head coach Brendon McCullum? BBC News

Opener Phoebe Litchfield is expected to miss Australia’s next three matches in the Women’s T20 World Cup after sustaining a quad injury while batting against South Africa. All-rounder Ashleigh Gardner also missed Wednesday’s match against Bangladesh at Headingley with an ankle sprain. The six-time winners, who beat South Africa by …

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Women’s T20 World Cup, Group 2, Southampton Ireland 118-9 (20 overs): Prendergast 26 (18), Little 26* (15); Ecclestone 3-22, Dean 2-11, Gibson 2-10 England 119-6 (17.3 overs): Sciver-Brunt 48 (38); Prendergast 2-17 England won by four wickets Scorecard. Tables. A major injury scare around captain Nat Sciver-Brunt overshadowed England’s four-wicket …

You will have your own views on the rights and wrongs of a grown man being out past the time his employers said he should have been in bed. Maybe that is no longer the main issue preventing Stokes’ return. A Test match will once again break out on Wednesday …

Watch the moment Sri Lanka beat reigning champions New Zealand for the first time at a Women’s World Cup, as Kaushani Nuthyangana’s four seals a chase of 153 with two balls to spare. BBC News

Stokes, a close friend of Root’s, was left out of England’s squad after he breached the team’s midnight curfew the night after victory in the first Test and was present when a member of England’s security staff was struck by a Saracens rugby player. Root said he has spoken to …

Warwickshire head coach Ian Westwood says he is pleased to be “in the hunt” for the County Championship title at the halfway stage of the season. The Bears are fourth in Division One, only five points behind leaders Essex, after two wins, four draws and one defeat in their seven …

Kimberley: Tilly, let’s take it back to where it all started for you. What were your first memories of playing cricket? Tilly: Um, probably at my club, Saint Lawrence & Highland Court. I started because my brother started, and I couldn’t let him be better than me, so that’s what …

Kimberley: Anna, Yolanda – you are a mother and daughter umpiring duo, where did your love for cricket come from in the first place? Anna: I think it really started with me. So, it was a rainy day at primary school, as I remember it, and they just had some …

Rothesay County Championship, Division Two, New Road, Worcester (day four) Middlesex 339 & 283-6 dec: du Plooy 101*, Cracknell 46; Darley 2-32 Worcestershire 265 & 216: Allison 89; Gohar 6-31 Middlesex (21pts) beat Worcestershire (4pts) by 141 runs Match scorecard Zafar Gohar took 6-31 to spin Middlesex to a comfortable …

Rothesay County Championship, Division One, Scarborough (day four) Yorkshire 469 & 246-6 dec: Luxton 69, Hill 65*, Bairstow 62; Hannon-Dalby 2-25 Warwickshire 263 & 333-8: Hain 69, Barnard 58, Webster 49; Hill 3-32 Warwickshire (12 pts) draw with Yorkshire (16 pts) Match scorecard Warwickshire thwarted Yorkshire for the second time …

Rothesay County Championship, Division Two, cinch County Ground, Northampton (day four) Northamptonshire 465 & 191-3: Harrison 92*, Zaib 34*, Vasconcelos 33 Gloucestershire 268 & 367 (f/o): Bracey 137*, Bancroft 64; Sales 3-57, Guthrie 3-89 Northants (23pts) beat Gloucestershire (3 pts) by seven wickets Match scorecard Calvin Harrison blazed 92 off …

Rothesay County Championship, Division One, Uptonsteel Grace Road, Leicester (day four) Essex 401 & 217-4: Walter 110; B Green 1-42 Leicestershire 187 & 428 (f/o): Hill 127, Patel 58; Snater 3-69, Harmer 3-124 Essex (23 pts) beat Leicestershire (3 pts) by six wickets Match scorecard Essex moved top of the …

Rothesay County Championship, Division One, Trent Bridge (day four) Somerset 310 & 355-7 dec: T Rew 127* Nottinghamshire 193 & 166: O’Neill 54*; Overton 5-29 Somerset (21 pts) beat Notts (3 pts) by 306 runs Match scorecard Needing seven more Nottinghamshire wickets at the start of the day, Somerset got …

Rothesay County Championship, Division Two, Blackpool (day three) Kent 178 & 332: Benjamin 103, Finch 83; Anderson 3-45, Balderson 3-65 Lancashire 87 & 283: Harris 91*, Jennings 61, Livingstone 47; Mahmud 6-69 Kent (19 pts) beat Lancashire (3 pts) by 140 runs Match scorecard Hasan Mahmud returned career-best innings and …

Rothesay County Championship, Division One, Trent Bridge (day three) Somerset 310 & 355-7 dec: T Rew 127*, J Rew 50; Patterson-White 2-68, Ali 2-69 Nottinghamshire 193 & 47-3: Slater 16; Overton 1-5, Leach 1-1, Ball 1-9 Notts (3pts) trail Somerset (5pts) by 426 runs with 7 wickets remaining Match scorecard …

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Smriti Mandhana’s 68-run knock and Deepti Sharma’s five-wicket haul helped India secure an impressive 64-run win over Pakistan in Group One of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup. MATCH REPORT: Mandhana and Deepti star as India beat Pakistan Available to UK users only. BBC News