Manav Suthar, fresh off his Test debut for India, made an immediate impact for Warwickshire in the County Championship, taking two wickets on his first day against Yorkshire. He also dismissed opener William Luxton for 167. Meanwhile, Jaydev Unadkat took 4/29 for Sussex.
An 8-year-old boy, Marley, showed remarkable calmness and maturity by using a mobile phone to call his grandmother after he and his grandfather, Dai Jones, capsized their kayak off the coast of Wales. They drifted over two miles in strong currents before being rescued by the RNLI, with Marley receiving a special medal for his bravery.
Jersey-born batter Asa Tribe scored a century for England Lions against South Africa A, strengthening his case for a senior England call-up. Tribe's resilient performance, including an unbeaten 88 overnight and a century on Sunday, helped stabilize the Lions' second innings after a first-innings collapse.
County cricket sees Jake Lehmann score a century for Hampshire, Yorkshire dominate Surrey, and Glamorgan continue their strong start to the season. Durham leads Division Two, while Northamptonshire secured a thrilling win.
18-year-old Tom Norton becomes the youngest player to achieve a first-class hat-trick for Glamorgan on debut, with his mum missing the historic moment.
Nightwatchman Ryan Hadley scored 50 not out from 231 balls in Glamorgan’s two-wicket victory at Sophia GardensWith four overs lost. Things are about to sprout into action elsewhere.“Now then, Tanya!” Hell0 there Tim Maitland. Continue reading...
Updates on day four from the latest round of games Counties face points deductions for financial losses | Mail TanyaWith four overs lost. Things are about to sprout into action elsewhere.“Now then, Tanya!” Hell0 there Tim Maitland. Continue reading...
Updates on day four from the latest round of games Counties face points deductions for financial losses | Mail TanyaWith four overs lost. Things are about to sprout into action elsewhere.“Now then, Tanya!” Hell0 there Tim Maitland. Continue reading...
Updates on day four from the latest round of games Read the Spin | Mail Tanya or post BTLWith four overs lost. Things are about to sprout into action elsewhere.“Now then, Tanya!” Hell0 there Tim Maitland. Continue reading...
Updates on day four from the latest round of games Read the Spin | Mail Tanya or post BTLAn Australian prodigy? Excellent.A memorable three-wicket over from Naavya Sharma, sailing in from the Brian Statham end, whippy action and fast arm, knocked the beans out of Lancashire, who slumped to a high-drama six-wicket defeat against their promotion rivals Middlesex after being sent packing for 84. Continue reading...
Updates on day three from the latest round of games Sign up for The Spin newsletter | Mail Tanya or post BTLEighteen-year-old Tom Norton charged about Sophia Gardens chased by cock-a-hoop Glamorgan teammates, who clapped his back and rubbed his beard, as he became the youngest County Championship debutant to take a hat-trick, ruining Somerset’s innings in the process. Norton first removed James Rew for a duck, in what will count as a failed experiment to push him up the order, before Tom Lammonby pecked behind and Archie Vaughan doddered in front of his stumps.“I don’t think I can put it into words to be honest. It’s the most mental 45 minutes I’ve ever had on a cricket field,” said Norton, the first championship debutant to take a hat-trick since 1906. Continue reading...
Glamorgan teenager Tom Norton pegged back Somerset while Warwickshire skittled Yorkshire to take control of their match at EdgbastonNo hundred for Falconer on Championship debut, a chorus of bouncing slips and an imploring Tom Bailey enough for the umpire to raise an off-you-go finger to an lbw shout.Poor Zak Crawley out again cheaply, chopping on . I really hope this doesn’t disintegrate into a Haseeb Hameed 2019 summer and that someone has an arm round his shoulder. Kent 13-1. Continue reading...
Updates from the latest round of Championship games Sign up for The Spin newsletter | Mail Tanya or post BTLAs some possibly cheap wickets arrive at Hove in the form of Leicestershire, Ali ponders an England return for Ollie Robinson.1 Durham 71 Continue reading...
Joe Root and Dom Bess took four wickets each as Yorkshire registered a 75-run win over Somerset in Division One of the County ChampionshipDerbyshire’s unlikely run-chase against Kent is already in tatters at 34 for four. Three wickets for Matt Milnes: Came, Jewell, Montgomery and Madsen all done and dusted.Kevin Hand says that Glamorgan are on track for their biggest ever thrashing of Hampshire. And just to hurry things along, Felix Organ is obligingly lbw to Jamie McIlroy. Hampshire are six down, and still trail by 190. Continue reading...
England have withdrawn Josh Tongue and Gus Atkinson from the Notts and Surrey squads to manage their workloads, while Surrey also face a double blow with Tom Lawes out due to a soft tissue injury. Round five of the County Championship begins with seven matches today, as several teams search for their first wins of the season.
