Somerset v Notts Semi Final Royal London Cup May 12th at Trent BridgeNeil Whitaker reportsSOMERSET beat the Nottinghamshire Outlaws by 155 runs and over nine overs to to spare to reach their first Lord’s final since they were beaten by Surrey in 2011.Somerset captain Tom Abell said: “It feels very special to be going to a Lord’s final and it’s been a long time since we’ve been involved in one. It’s always tough in a quarter and semi final. And Nott...
May 12, 2019 12:00 am
ECB Newsroom May 08, 2019The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has announced that the Dukes ball for the 2019 Specsavers Test Series against Ireland and Australia will be made to the same specification as those used during the 2017 and 2018 home Test programmes.It is felt that the 2017-18 specification Dukes ball on Test match pitches has produced highly entertaining cricket that has helped promote the Test format.The 2019 Dukes ball, used during this year’s Specsavers County Championship, h...
May 11, 2019 12:00 am
Yorkshire Vikings v Durham at Headingley May 2ndNeil Whitaker reportsDURHAM’S hopes of reaching the eliminator of the Royal London one-day Cup were thawted by the rain at Emerald Headingley when play was abandoned just after 5.o’clock.The forecasted rain came at 1.O5 with Durham on 178 for two, after 85 minutes they returned but only for four minutes and Durham only added another four runs before they were driven from the field again.Earlier Durham who needed a win to qualify for the...
May 8, 2019 12:00 am
Royal London Cup Notts v Yorkshire at Trent Bridge April 28thNeil Whitaker reportsNOTTINGHAMSHIRE Outlaws march to the semi finals of the Royal London one-day cup continues with their fifth win in the competition as they beat the Yorkshire Vikings by four wickets with 15.3 overs to spare.Vikings coach Andrew Gale said: “The match sums up our performance’s in this tournament. I thought we had a grip on the game at first but you can’t afford to lose wickets regularly when yo...
April 28, 2019 12:00 am
Royal London Cup April 26th Yorkshire Vikings v Derbyshire Falcons at HeadingleyNeil Whitaker reportsDERBYSHIRE Falcons wanted two off the last ball to claim their first List A victory since 2012 over the Yorkshire Vikings but the could only manage a single bye.Falcons skipper Billy Godleman hit his third consecutive century becoming the first Derbyshire player in List A cricket to achieve this but was unable to put his bat to the final ball. The Falcons needed 225 off 25 overs thanks to a...
April 28, 2019 12:00 am
Royal London Cup Lancashire Lightning v Northamptonshire Steelbacks at Old Trafford April 24thNeil Whitaker reportsLANCASHIRE Lightning won their second consecutive Royal London one-day cup match as they beat Northamptonshire Steelbacks by 45 runs under DLS.Chasing 270 to win the Lightning openers Haseeb Hameed and Keaton Jennings soon got the Lightning above the rate. To stem the runs the Steelbacks brought on off spinner Josh Cobb on inside the first 10 overs but it made no differe...
April 24, 2019 12:00 am
Royal London Cup Yorkshire Vikings v Lancashire Lightning at Headingly April 21stNeil Whitaker reportsAFTER three matches Lancashire Lightning have got a victory in 2019 Royal London one-cup as they beat Yorkshire Vikings by one run at Emerald Headingley.It was their first List A victory at Emerald Headingley since 2008, but after posting 311 in their 50 overs they nearly lost it. With the Vikings needing 16 off the last over they scored 14 runs with boundaries from Jonny Tatter...
April 21, 2019 12:00 am
Royal London Cup Warwickshire Bears v Yorkshire Vikings Edgbaston April 19thNeil Whitaker reportsWARWICKSHIRE and Yorkshire Vikings tied their Royal London one-cup match at Edgbaston but when the Vikings were 33 for you would have got long odds on even a tie.With two required off the last ball former Warwickshire player Josh Poysden and skipper Steven Patterson managed to scramble a single to tie the match.Chasing 271 to win the Vikings lost their first wicket in the fourth over when...
April 21, 2019 12:00 am
Royal London Cup Yorkshire Vikings v Leicestershire Foxess April 17th at HeadingleyNeil Whitaker reportsYORKSHIRE Vikings got their 2019 Royal London one-day cup season of to great start with a 213 run victory over Leicestershire Foxes at Emerald Headingley.The defeat was the biggest margin of defeat for the Foxes in List A cricket. The foundations for the Vikings victory were laid by a record fourth wicket partnership between Gary Ballance and Harry Brook and then it was wrapped up ...
April 18, 2019 12:00 am
ECB County Cricket Notts v Somerset April 11-15th at Trent BridgeSomerset won by an innings and 14 runsNeil Whitaker reportsDay 1SOMERSET’s Lewis Gregory got his second five wicket haul of the season to dismiss Nottinghamshire for 263.His six for 63 followed on from his five for 19 against Kent at Taunton at the beginning of the week. The Nottinghamshire players must be wondering what went wrong because six of the top eight made starts but only two of them past 50 and one fell three ...
April 12, 2019 12:00 am