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Laura Delany starred for Ireland as they beat Netherlands by 54 runs to finish top of their T20 World Cup Qualifier group. The Irish had already secured a place in the semi-finals and they will play Scotland on Sunday for a place in the World Cup. Ireland skipper Delany hit …

Former New Zealand all-rounder Corey Anderson has been named in the United States squad for the T20 World Cup in June. The 33-year-old made his debut for the USA last month, having qualified for the World Cup co-hosts after emigrating to the country. Anderson played 93 times for New Zealand …

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Worcestershire have lost “a brilliant guy and a fantastic cricketer” with the death of Josh Baker, says his former coach Shaftab Khalid. West Mercia Police are not investigating the death of the 20-year-old spinner on Thursday having deemed there are no suspicious circumstances. Khalid, the England Under-19s spin coach, worked …

Northamptonshire have signed South African top-order batter Matthew Breetzke for this summer’s T20 Blast. The 25-year-old was the leading scorer in the recent CSA T20 Challenge in his home country with 467 runs. And he will fill the second overseas player slot for the Steelbacks alongside Zimbabwe all-rounder Sikander Raza. …

Kate Cross and Alex Hartley discuss a special team-building retreat for the England team. Source link

West Indies international Devon Thomas has been banned from cricket for five years after admitting seven anti-corruption breaches. The 34-year-old has played 34 times for West Indies across all formats, most recently in 2022. His most serious offence was contriving or being party to match-fixing attempts in Sri Lanka’s domestic …

We find out who Jimmy would get out of bed to meet in Mattchin’s brand new quiz. Source link

Scotland’s women are two wins from qualifying for the T20 World Cup – an achievement batter Lorna Jack says would have them “buzzing through life”. The Scots have already beaten the Unites States and Uganda in qualifying but lost to group favourites Sri Lanka. A win over Thailand on Friday …

Vanuatu women beat Zimbabwe at the ICC T20 Qualifiers who are ranked 18 places higher. Source link

“The place and the people here mean a lot to me and I aim to contribute more to the success we are working towards on and off the pitch,” he added. Yates achieved his second highest score for the Bears with 191 runs from 205 balls against Durham in April, …

England captain Heather Knight has joined Somerset’s board as an adviser. Plymouth’s Knight, 33, is a former Somerset academy player and led Western Storm to two Super League titles. She has also played more than 260 times for England in all formats of the game and has captained her country …

Latest scorecard from the Indian Premier League match between Chennai Super Kings and Punjab Kings in Chennai. Source link

Ireland made it through to the semi-finals of Twenty20 World Cup qualifying in Abu Dhabi by beating Vanuatu by nine wickets on Wednesday. Having restricted their opponents to 88-9 from their 20 overs, the Irish women’s side reached their target with 45 balls to spare. It was their third win …

Kent have signed Australian pace bowler Charlie Stobo for the majority of the season. The 29-year-old seamer won this season’s Sheffield Shield competition with Western Australia and will be available for Kent across all formats. Stobo will link up with his new side on 20 May ahead of their home …

Leicestershire will have Australian opener Marcus Harris available for an extra two County Championship games after extending his contract to cover for Wiaan Mulder. Left-hander Harris was set to end his second spell with the Foxes after their game against Middlesex at Lord’s, starting on Friday. But the 31-year-old will …

Sunrisers top the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy table after defeating Central Sparks by five wickets at Kidderminster. Source link

Gloucestershire wicketkeeper-batter Ben Wells has retired from professional cricket at the age of 23 after being diagnosed with a heart condition. Wells received his diagnosis for arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) following a routine test in pre-season. It is the same condition that forced former England and Nottinghamshire batter James …

Bowler Chris Sole returns from injury as Scotland name a squad minus most of their county players for this month’s T20 Tri-Series against Netherlands and Ireland. The event in Amstelveen from 18-24 May is designed as a warm-up for the men’s T20 World Cup, with the Scots starting their campaign …