Category: Cricket

The 17th season of the Indian Premier League is reaching its conclusion with the final between the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) scheduled for Sunday, May 26 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai Bet here on IPL 2024 and other cricket matches! It’s been a rollercoaster ride throughout the season...

Ireland defeated Scotland by five wickets in The Hague on Thursday to secure victory in the T20 Tri-Nations series, which also included hosts the Netherlands. Andrew Balbirnie and Lorcan Tucker were the star performers with the bat for the Irish as their half-centuries helped them reach 158-5 off 19.3 overs in reply to Scotland’s 157-8....

23 hours ago Jonny Manning,BBC News, North East and Cumbria Team handout The teams carried their equipment and the pitch up Helvellyn to play England’s highest match England’s highest cricket match has been played on top of a Lake District mountain, raising £13,000 for charity. The Helvellyn Eleven – players from Ambleside, Keswick and other...

This series has been one-sided but there remains both positives and negatives for England as they build towards the World Cup in the autumn. Wyatt will, once again, be a key player in Bangladesh and after scores of one and six in the first two matches of the series, showed her familiar range of wristy...

Che Simmons made a stunning impact on his first-class debut by blasting a hole in the Essex batting with three wickets in 15 balls as Warwickshire gained a stranglehold in the County Championship match at Chelmsford. Simmons, 20, sent back Tom Westley, Nick Browne and Matt Critchley in a venomous opening spell that reduced Essex...

With preparation for the autumn’s T20 World Cup in Bangladesh dominating this series’ narrative, England’s spinners are consistently performing at a very convenient time. Ecclestone, at the age of just 25, overtook Katherine Sciver-Brunt as England’s leading T20 wicket-taker with her three-wicket haul taking her overall tally to 137. Sarah Glenn shone with 4-12 at...

John Neville John Neville has Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease A group of cricketers are aiming to play England’s highest ever match to raise money for a rare muscle condition. Eleven players from Henley Cricket Club will play the match at the summit of Helvellyn, in the Lake District. They will be playing against a team made-up of...

The 2024 Men’s T20 World Cup is the biggest yet with 20 sides taking part and there’s a return to an old format. All of the teams are involved from the off in an initial group stage, with each side playing four games and the top two progressing to the Super 8s. The Super 8s,...

Key discussed the future of Ollie Robinson, who possesses a one-year central contract, but had a disappointing tour of India. Robinson struggled with a back injury in the only Test of the five he played, continuing a long history of fitness problems. “We have been pretty clear with Ollie. When he is at his best...

With the T20 World Cup approaching in the autumn, England’s top order is an area of concern with its inconsistency, alongside their adaptability. Star all-rounder Nat Sciver-Brunt was absent but England were crying out for her stability to support the relative inexperience of Bouchier, Capsey and Kemp. England are committed to their aggressive approach under...