ROYAL LONDON England v India 3rd ODI 2018 At HeadingleyNeil Whitaker ReportsENGLAND’s highest third wicket partnership of 186 between Joe Root and Eoin Morgan saw England home as they beat India by eight wickets with 5.3 overs to spare to seal the Royal London One Day series 2-1.Root hit the winning runs when he pulled Hardik Pandya to mid wicket boundary to reach his century while Morgan was unbeaten on 88. The pair came together in the last over of the first power play when E...
April 6, 2018 12:00 am
Derbyshire CCC-Falcons v Yorkshire CCC-Vikings at July 30thFOR the first time in their history Derbyshire Falcons have beaten Yorkshire Vikings four consecutive times in a competition to keep their Vitality Blast T20 hopes alive.After losing their first four matches they have now won four in a row and their margin of victory by 77 runs is their biggest margin in T20 cricket. Calum Ferguson said: “It’s not how you start but how you finnish. A couple of the early games which we l...
April 4, 2018 12:00 am
1st Test England v India at Edgbaston August 1-5.Neil Whitaker reportsDay 1RAVI Ashwin took four wickets for 60 on the first day of the first Specsavers Test at Edgbaston as India ended the day on top.Keaton Jennings said: “I think Ashwin is a very good bowler and puts the ball in good areas.”At tea there was no hint of the drama that the evening session bring as England went into tea on 163 for three with Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow in total command as the Indians looked out o...
April 3, 2018 12:00 am
England v India 3rd Test at Trent BridgeNeil Whitaker reportsDay 1A FOURTH wicket partnership of 159 in 40 overs between India captain Virat Kohli and vice captain Ajinkya Rahane rebuilt India’s first innings on the first day of the third Specsavers Test match at Trent Bridge.The pair came together after India’s had lost three wickets for 22 runs in eight overs and their fans feared another batting collapse following their display at Lord’s in the second Test. Chet Pujara became Chris Woak...
April 2, 2018 12:00 am
County Championship Yorkshire v Somerset August 29th -September 1st at Headingley Neil Whitaker reportsDay 1A DAY after it was announced that Jack Brooks will leave Yorkshire at the end of the season to join Somerset he gave them a glimpse of what they can expect by taking four wickets against them at Emerald Headingley.He gave Yorkshire an early breakthrough in the fifth over when he got one to rise at Eddie Byrom who gloved it to Andy Hodd. Hodd, who is retiring at the end of ...
April 1, 2018 12:00 am
County Championship Nottinghamshire v Yorkshire at Trent Bridge SeptemberNeil Whitaker reportsDay 1ALL three of Nottinghamshire’s new signings came to the party on the first day of their clash with Yorkshire at Trent Bridge but the Tykes fought back well with the new ball before bad light stopped play two overs early.The trio scored 260 out of Nottinghamshire’s 332 four seven. Ben Slater hit his first century since signing for them from neighbours Derbyshire, in his ...
March 31, 2018 12:00 am
County Championship Lancashire v Yorkshire at Headingley SeptemberNeil Whitaker reportsDay 1THE first day of the Roses match at Emerald Headingley was Lancashire’s after they dismissed Yorkshire for 209 and at close they 104 behind with all 10 wickets standing.Yorkshire only made it to 209 thanks to to a fifth wicket stand of 105 between Tom Kohler-Cadmore and Jonathan Tattersall. Kohler-Cadmore hit his second century in consecutive matches as he dominated the Yorkshire innings....
March 30, 2018 12:00 am
Vitality Blast T20 County Finals at Egbaston Saturday September 15thSemi Final Sussex v SomersetSUSSEX Sharks turned a thoroughly professional performance to beat Somerset by 35 runs to reach the Vitality Blast T20 final.They hit 202 the highest score on finals day at Edgbaston and skipper Luke Wright hit the highest individual score of 92 beating the 88 made by Keaton Jennings for Durham two years ago.Wright won the toss and decided to bat. They lost two early wickets inside t...
March 29, 2018 12:00 am
County Championship Yorkshire v Hampshire September 2018 at HeadingleyNeil Whitaker reportsDay 1YORKSHIRE bowlers fought back after they had been dismissed for 184 to have Hampshire struggling at 79 for five at the close.The visitors had 24 overs to face but by the end of the sixth over they were three down as they lost three wickets in ten balls. Joe Weatherley was the first to go after he had blasted five fours in his 21 when he was trapped leg before by Jack Brooks. Weatherley was...
March 26, 2018 12:00 am
County Championship Nottinghamshire v Somerset at Trent BridgeNeil Whitaker reportsDay 2THE biggest cheer at Trent Bridge on the second day of their Specsavers County Championship match against Somerset came at 2.02 when news came through that Lancashire couldn’t claim a third batting point and couldn’t overtake Nottinghamshire, the Nottinghamshire players celebrated by losing five wickets for 48 runs.Replying to Somerset’s first innings total of 463 Nottinghamshire came up against Craig Overton...
March 25, 2018 12:00 am