A crowded calendar is causing injuries and a player like Jos Buttler could miss matches because of his young familyCricket has become a sport that never stops, but though the Indian Premier League restarts this weekend and the bandwagon keeps rolling w…
England’s Danni Wyatt and Charlie Dean edge out New Zealand in second ODI
2nd ODI: England, 197, beat New Zealand, 169, by 13 runs (DLS)Wyatt leads recovery with 63*; Dean’s 4-36 secures 2-0 series leadThe idea that someone could play 199 internationals for England, score two Twenty20 international hundreds and yet never hit…
Chris Cairns faces ‘long road to recovery’ after spinal stroke and heart surgery
Former New Zealand cricketer posts video on TwitterCairns is paralysed in both legs after suffering strokeChris Cairns has said he faces a “long road to recovery” after suffering a spinal stroke following emergency heart surgery last month.The former N…
England v New Zealand: second women’s one-day international – live!
Live updates from the 11pm (BST) match at New RoadFirst ODI report: Ecclestone seals victory for EnglandGet in touch! Email Geoff or tweet @GeoffLemonSport 12.09pm BST 15th over: England 73-4 (Winfield-Hill 26, Dunkley 5) Rowe keeps hitting a full leng…
‘Credible threat’: Black Caps arrive in Dubai after aborting Pakistan tour
NZ government security alert prompts swift exit from Pakistan‘No way we could stay in the country,’ says NZ cricket chiefNew Zealand was warned of a “specific, credible threat” against its team, the country’s cricket board said on Sunday, elaborating o…
England v New Zealand: first women’s one-day international – live!
Live over-by-over updates, 1pm BST startEmma John: ICC must stand with Afghan womenAnd you can email Tanya with your thoughts 3.28pm BST 36th over: England 149-5 (Knight 54, Brunt 3) England are struggling to get stuck into Tahuhu, jsut three from the …
Former West Indies bowler Michael Holding retiring as TV commentator
Holding has spent 31 years working behind the microphone His first TV broadcast was England’s 1990 tour of West IndiesMichael Holding is retiring after 31 years as a TV commentator. The former West Indies fast bowler played 60 Tests and 102 one-day int…
Rikki Clarke prepares to leave crease for the last time … with one regret | Andy Bull
Surrey’s indefatigable 39-year-old is retiring at the end of the season, and is left to rue how his international career endedSomewhere among his old kit and other bits, Rikki Clarke has a fat scrapbook, full of dog-eared clippings from the summer of 2…
County cricket: Yorkshire v Warwicks, Surrey v Essex and more – live!
Updates from day four around the county groundsHampshire go top and Lancashire rout SomersetEmail Tanya, tweet her or comment below the line 11.56am BST Right, elsewhere round the grounds:Gloucestershire 419 and 15-0 have beaten Glamorgan 309 and 124 b…
England’s summer of frustration does not augur well for unique Ashes series | Ali Martin
One win in six Tests before an abrupt ending mean Joe Root’s side have more questions than answers as Australia tour loomsDuring the discussions that preceded the postponement of England’s one-day series in South Africa last December, Tom Harrison is s…