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Maia Bouchier hit a debut Test century and Nat Sciver-Brunt the fastest in women’s Tests as England largely dominated day one of the one-off game against South Africa in Bloemfontein. Opening batter Bouchier (126) reached three figures from 124 balls., while it took Sciver-Brunt (128) just 96 deliveries to secure her second Test ton, and...

England were dismissed for a dismal 143 on day two of the third Test as their hopes of a series clean sweep faded against a dominant New Zealand side who built a commanding lead in Hamilton. The hosts, who were bowled out for 347 in the morning having resumed their first innings on 315-9, ran...

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State and private schools are both well represented in the special 10th anniversary edition of the guide, with the best all-girls and prep/junior schools also picked out by The Cricketer’s judging panel for a place in the coveted 2025 Schools Guide The UK’s best schools for cricket have been revealed in The Cricketer’s Schools Guide...

England slumped with the bat and then dropped Laura Wolvaardt twice as they slipped to a six-wicket loss to South Africa in the first one-day international at Kimberley. England laboured to 186 all out on a sticky pitch after electing to bat, with No 8 Charlie Dean (47no off 57) top-scoring after South Africa all-rounder...

Danni Wyatt-Hodge says England have given their top order a licence to play brave and fearless cricket as the tourists hunt for a whitewash against South Africa in the T20 series. Wyatt-Hodge became the first England women’s player to reach 3,000 T20I runs during the 36-run victory on Wednesday which saw the visitors clinch the...

The Cricketer Schools Guide 2025 In a remarkable achievement, Haberdashers’ Monmouth has been named one of the top 100 cricketing schools in the UK by The Cricketer magazine. Featured in the Cricketer Schools Guide 2025, this accolade recognises the school’s exceptional commitment to cricket, cementing its place among the elite institutions for the sport.   The Cricketer Schools...

As we ready ourselves for the Jacob Bethell era to begin, the man the debutant has already ousted from the No 3 position in England’s Test team may well be playing for the right to remain part of it. Ollie Pope is himself only 26 but, as England hand over the reins to a 21-year-old...

Sophie Ecclestone hailed England team-mate Nat Sciver-Brunt as “one of the greatest of all time” after her match-winning knock in the first T20 of their tour of South Africa. Sciver-Brunt’s 59 from 54 balls helped rescue the tourists from 65-4 to chase down 143 in a jittery four-wicket win in the series-opening clash in East...

Zak Crawley hit a quick-fire 94 after Brydon Carse struck four times with the ball as 20 wickets fell on day one of England’s sole Test warm-up match in New Zealand. Opener Crawley struck 14 fours and two sixes in his 90-ball knock, with Ollie Pope (42) – deputising as captain for Ben Stokes –...

Captain Jos Buttler scored a brilliant 83 and put on a game-changing partnership with Will Jacks to guide England to a seven-wicket win over the West Indies and move 2-0 up in the five-match T20I series. Saqib Mahmood (2-20) and the returning Jofra Archer (1-31) despatched West Indies’ top order in the power play, with...