Network of 65 hubs for nearly 3,000 children at state schools had their first national finals for boys and girls at the home of cricketLord’s was quiet, and the shout from the Tavern Stand carried right across the ground. “Girls! Girls!” A reply from t…
Danny Briggs stars for Warwickshire to keep them in hunt for championship
Warwickshire 367 all out; Somerset 239-5Briggs hits quick-fire 53 and takes two wicketsThat Warwickshire remain in the hunt for their eighth County Championship and the first since 2012 owes much to the all-round talents of Danny Briggs, a cricketer wh…
Former West Indies all-rounder Marlon Samuels facing corruption charges
Charges relate to spell in Abu Dhabi-based T10 LeagueSamuels starred in 2016 T20 World Cup final against EnglandThe former West Indies all-rounder Marlon Samuels has been charged with four counts of breaching the Emirates Cricket Board’s anti-corruptio…
‘Batters’: Laws of cricket to be amended to use gender neutral terms
MCC has officially replaced the word ‘batsman’Alex Hartley condemns negative response on TwitterMarylebone Cricket Club has officially amended the laws of the game to remove the gendered term “batsman” and replace it with the alternative “batter”, asse…
County cricket finale: Lancs v Hampshire, Warks v Somerset and Essex win Division Two title – live!
Updates from day two of the decisive final round of matchesDay one: Hampshire rally after Lancashire dismiss them cheaplyAnd you can contact Tanya by email, Twitter or comment BTL 11.35am BST Four, four, SIX!! Danny Briggs making whoppee puts Warwicksh…
Maddy Green keeps New Zealand in series after England top order falters
3rd ODI: NZ 181-7, beat England, 178, by three wicketsLea Tahuhu takes five wickets but England lead series 2-1Despite eve-of-game nerves surrounding a potential security threat, the third one-day international between England and New Zealand took plac…
Hampshire rally in county title tussle after Lancashire dismiss them cheaply
Aigburth: Hampshire 143; Lancashire 25-3Abbas and Barker make early inroads into hosts’ replyIf the scene was serene, the bowlers were not. Spectators unfolded in camping chairs and stretched across green benches as the Liverpool sun dipped towards its…
Pakistan feel ‘used and binned’ by England’s withdrawal, says PCB chair
Ramiz Raja has no faith in England’s promise of 2022 tourECB made ‘independent’ decision, says High CommissionerPakistan have lost faith in English cricket and the promise of a tour in 2022, with contingency plans set to be drawn up amid a belief they …
County cricket finale: Lancashire v Hampshire and four-way title fight – live!
Warwickshire host Somerset, Notts face YorkshireJonathan Liew on the endless sprawl of cricketAnd you can email Tanya, tweet her or post BTL 10.35am BST As I type this, not a wicket has fallen round the country. 10.30am BST Division OneHampshire 58.5 C…
Security increased for England v New Zealand ODI after email threat
Third ODI at Leicester will go ahead at 1pm on TuesdayInvestigation deemed the threat against NZ Cricket not credibleSecurity at Tuesday’s third one-day international between England Women and New Zealand Women has been raised after the emergence of a …