Cricket

Half-centuries from Emilio Gay, George Bartlett and captain Luke Procter enabled Northamptonshire to shade the opening day of their County Championship match against Leicestershire as they finished on 337-6. Gay’s 88 from 110 balls was the most eye-catching batting performance but Bartlett’s unbeaten 71 and Procter’s 64 were commendable. Scott …

Gloucestershire seamer Marchant de Lange claimed his 350th first-class wicket as he took 6-49 to help bowl oute Middlesex for 203 on the opening day of the County Championship Second Division match at Bristol. The 33-year-old South African only took six Championship wickets in the whole of last summer, his …

Jake Libby and Adam Finch safely negotiated five overs as Worcestershire closed on 14-0. After Somerset had been sent in, Sean Dickson was dropped before scoring but it did not prove a costly miss as he fell lbw for 16 in Matthew Waite’s first over. The return of Ben Gibbon …

A dramatic opening day of the County Championship match at the Kia Oval saw 15 wickets fall as Surrey just about forged a position of strength over Hampshire. Ryan Patel and Rory Burns guided Surrey to 123-5 at stumps after they had earlier dismissed Hampshire for 151. Patel, coming in …

England duo Joe Root and Harry Brook shared an entertaining and unbroken fourth-wicket partnership of 71 as Yorkshire dominated Derbyshire on day one of the County Championship game at Headingley. Root and Brook came together at 205-3 after Yorkshire had lost the toss in this Division Two fixture, and they …

Watch as England’s T20 captain Jos Buttler tries his hand at baseball with former Philadelphia Phillies second baseman Chase Utley. The Phillies will face the New York Mets at this year’s MLB World Tour: London Series. WATCH: Baseball star’s home run caught in kayak Watch MLB World Tour: London Series …

Latest scorecard from the fourth Twenty20 international between Pakistan and New Zealand in Lahore. Source link

Latest scorecard from the Indian Premier League match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bangalore in Hyderabad. Source link

Indonesia’s Rohmalia Rohmalia took an astonishing 7-0 to claim the best figures in T20 international history. Off-spinner Rohmalia, 17, achieved the feat on her international debut in the fifth T20 against Mongolia in Bali. Mongolia were all out for just 24 in 16.2 overs, after being set 152 to win. …

“He really captured the cricket world’s attention in Australia,” said Warwickshire performance director Gavin Larsen. “He took the Aussies on with good pace, bounce, and a combative approach, all attributes you want in a fast bowler. “Pat Cummins was named Player of the Series but you could have made a …

IPL 2024 LIVE: SRH v RCB cricket score & radio commentary – Live – BBC Sport Summary Use audio icon at top of page to listen to BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra commentary Sunrisers are third in table with five wins from seven matches RCB are bottom with just one …

Latest scorecard from the Indian Premier League match between Delhi Capitals and Gujarat Titans in Delhi. Source link

The pitches used in the United States at this summer’s men’s T20 World Cup will have had quite the journey when the first ball is bowled at the tournament – being transported over 14,000 miles. They have come in by ship from Adelaide in Australia, via Florida, as organisers run …

The fiasco around the announcement of the 50-over squad, whether it was provisional or final, and the eventual axing of Jason Roy in favour of Brook, destabilised England before they boarded the plane to India. This time England have to be crystal clear in their messaging to both players and …

Sir Michael Palin joins Greg James, Jimmy Anderson and Felix White for a very special episode of the Tailenders podcast. Source link

South East Stars and Northern Diamonds made it two wins from two in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy on Wednesday. Hollie Armitage smashed a century to help Diamonds beat Western Storm in dramatic fashion while Ryana MacDonald-Gay collected five wickets to inspire Stars to a big win over The Blaze. …

IPL 2024 LIVE: DC v GT cricket score & radio commentary – Live – BBC Sport Summary Use audio icon at top of page to listen to BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra commentary Capitals sit eighth with three wins from eight games Titans are sixth with four wins from eight …

IPL 2024 LIVE: DC v GT cricket score & radio commentary – Live – BBC Sport Summary Use audio icon at top of page to listen to BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra commentary Capitals sit eighth with three wins from eight games Titans are sixth with four wins from eight …

IPL 2024 LIVE: DC v GT cricket score & radio commentary – Live – BBC Sport Summary Use audio icon at top of page to listen to BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra commentary Capitals sit eighth with three wins from eight games Titans are sixth with four wins from eight …

Rocky Flintoff, the teenage son of former England all-rounder Andrew, has made his maiden century for Lancashire second XI. Flintoff compiled 116 from 165 balls against Warwickshire on Tuesday in the first innings of a four-day Second XI Championship match at Edgbaston. The 16-year-old brought up his century on day …