Essex crushed Hampshire at Chelmsford and now face a huge match against league leaders Somerset next weekBy Gary Naylor for the 99.94 Cricket BlogSomerset really can do no wrong! With a week off to contemplate their view from the summit of Division One…
Keep up with all the action from around the county groundsMoeen back from daughter’s birth and ready to face West IndiesFeel free post BTL, email Tanya or to tweet @tjaldred 11.28am BST A bit of Morne Morkel. Fifteen pace run-up, green-soled shoes, ter…
Keep up with all the action from around the county groundsMoeen back from daughter’s birth and ready to face West IndiesFeel free post BTL, email Tanya or to tweet @tjaldred 11.28am BST A bit of Morne Morkel. Fifteen pace run-up, green-soled shoes, ter…
Keep up with all the action from around the county groundsAustralia v Pakistan: Cricket World Cup 2019 – live!Feel free to email Tanya or to tweet @tjaldred 11.13am BST My esteemed colleague has suggested that Jordan Thompson has the look of a young Fr…
Keep up with all the action from around the county groundsFollow South Africa v West Indies at the Cricket World CupFeel free to email Tanya or to tweet: @tjaldred 11.47am BST Worcestershire 22 for three – another for Onions and one for Anderson. Come …
George Bartlett hit a career-best 137 as Somerset won at Guildford to return to the top of the tableBy Gary Naylor for the 99.94 Cricket BlogSomerset made Surrey feel like they were playing the 2018 version of themselves, as they won their fourth match…
Gary Ballance hit a century for Yorkshire but Hampshire dug in at Headingley to leapfrog Somerset at the top of the tableBy Gary Naylor for the 99.94 Cricket BlogHampshire leapfrogged inactive Somerset to go top of the table after time ran out in a wea…
Updates from Headingley and around the groundsGet in touch below the line or tweet @tykestravels 9.49am BST Good morning from Headingley, where we realistically need a full day’s play to produce a positive result. Yorkshire hold the advantage with a le…
Sri Lankan great succeeds Anthony Wreford in OctoberWorcestershire hammer Notts in Royal London CupThe former Sri Lanka batsman Kumar Sangakkara has been appointed as the first non-British president of Marylebone Cricket Club. Sangakkara will begin his…
• Pace bowler finishes with 5-14 from his 10 overs• Nottinghamshire maintain perfect start against YorkshireSaqib Mahmood became the first Lancashire bowler to take five wickets in successive List A games as his side overwhelmed Leicestershire by nine …
• Pace bowler finishes with 5-14 from his 10 overs• Nottinghamshire maintain perfect start against YorkshireSaqib Mahmood became the first Lancashire bowler to take five wickets in successive List A games as his side overwhelmed Leicestershire by nine …
• Home side fall short of victory in last-ball drama at Headingley• Sussex thrash Kent; Glamorgan give Somerset a frightLancashire successfully defended 311 to win a nailbiting Easter Sunday Roses match by one run at Headingley and end their losing sta…
Jack Leach was superb for Somerset as they beat Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge to maintain their 100% recordBy Gary Naylor for the 99.94 Cricket BlogJack Leach gets all those wickets because he plays at “Ciderabad” doesn’t he? And it’s April, so why p…
• Notts lose last eight wickets for 60 in second innings• Essex hold off Surrey pacemen, Dan Lawrence falls short of 100England spinner Jack Leach’s six for 36 inspired Somerset to their second successive victory of the season. Leach, playing in his fi…
• Ryan Patel, Ben Foakes and Will Jacks all pass 50 against Essex• Gary Ballance and Joe Root in the runs again for YorkshireSurrey’s title defence got under way with a flourish at The Oval as a succession of their young batsmen gamboled in the spring …
Only one team will be relegated this season, so captains should throw caution aside and try to build a title chaseBy Gary Naylor for the 99.94 Cricket BlogThere is always a bit more than the points at stake when Yorkshire visit Trent Bridge but, at the…
• Pair share partnership of 253 to frustrate Nottinghamshire• Somerset pull off unlikely 74-run victory against KentUnbeaten centuries from Joe Root and Gary Ballance helped Yorkshire secure a draw at Trent Bridge.Nottinghamshire had declared overnight…
The latest updates and news from day four of the opening roundCounty Championship roundup: Yorkshire struggle at NottsAny thoughts? You can email Tanya | tweet @tjaldred 12.02pm BST Root pulls on a new helmet and the old firm resume. Root and Ballance…
• Joe Root leaves field with hand injury but expected to bat• Notts’ Joe Clarke closing in on second century of the matchAn injury scare for Joe Root could not overshadow Yorkshire’s predicament as another super innings from Joe Clarke helped Nottingha…
Updates from around the county groundsYou can email Tanya here or tweet her hereDay two: Kent take control against Somerset 11.27am BST And by the way, Gal says Gill Sans Serif, and Tim agrees with some sort of Gill (“like John Lewis”). 11.25am BST Hav…
